Who has scored the most runs in ODI cricket?

Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in ODIs, with 18426 runs in 452 innings.

Who are the top four ODI run-scorers?

The current top four are Sachin Tendulkar (18426), Virat Kohli (14941), Kumar Sangakkara (14234) and Ricky Ponting (13704).

How many hundreds has Sachin Tendulkar scored in ODIs?

Sachin Tendulkar has 49 ODI hundreds and 96 fifties alongside 18426 runs.

What is considered an elite ODI run tally?

Passing 10,000 ODI runs is regarded as an elite milestone reached by only a small group of batters in the history of the 50-over game.

Most Runs in ODI Cricket

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#	Player	M	Inns	Runs	S/R	4s	6s
1	Sachin Tendulkar	463	452	18426	86.23	2016	195
2	Virat Kohli	314	302	14941	93.95	1389	171
3	Kumar Sangakkara	404	380	14234	78.86	1385	88
4	Ricky Ponting	375	365	13704	80.39	1231	162
5	Sanath Jayasuriya	445	433	13430	91.20	1500	270
6	Mahela Jayawardene	448	418	12650	78.96	1119	76
7	Inzamam-ul-Haq	378	350	11739	74.24	971	144
8	Rohit Sharma	285	277	11720	92.97	1107	363
9	Jacques Kallis	328	314	11579	72.89	911	137
10	Sourav Ganguly	311	300	11363	73.70	1122	190
11	Rahul Dravid	344	318	10889	71.23	950	42
12	MS Dhoni	350	297	10773	87.56	826	229
13	Chris Gayle	301	294	10480	87.19	1128	331
14	Brian Lara	299	289	10405	79.51	1042	133
15	Tillakaratne Dilshan	330	303	10290	86.23	1111	55
16	Mohammad Yousuf	288	273	9720	75.10	785	90
17	Adam Gilchrist	287	279	9619	96.94	1162	149
18	AB de Villiers	228	218	9577	101.09	840	204
19	Mohammad Azharuddin	334	308	9378	74.02	622	77
20	Aravinda de Silva	308	296	9284	81.13	0	0
21	Saeed Anwar	247	244	8824	80.67	938	97
22	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	268	251	8778	70.74	722	85
23	Yuvraj Singh	304	278	8701	87.67	908	155
24	Desmond Haynes	238	237	8648	63.09	0	0
25	Ross Taylor	236	220	8607	83.32	713	147
26	Marvan Atapattu	268	259	8529	67.72	734	15
27	Mark Waugh	244	236	8500	76.90	651	57
28	Tamim Iqbal	243	240	8357	78.52	925	103
29	Virender Sehwag	251	245	8273	104.33	1132	136
30	Hashim Amla	181	178	8113	88.39	822	53
31	Herschelle Gibbs	248	240	8094	83.26	930	128
32	Shahid Afridi	398	369	8064	117.00	730	351
33	Stephen Fleming	280	269	8037	71.49	823	63
34	Michael Clarke	245	223	7981	78.98	665	53
35	Mithali Raj	232	211	7805	67.54	805	19
36	Mushfiqur Rahim	274	256	7795	79.70	617	100
37	Eoin Morgan	248	230	7701	91.16	654	220
38	Joe Root	189	178	7577	87.59	614	54
39	Shakib Al Hasan	247	234	7570	82.84	699	54
40	Steve Waugh	325	288	7569	75.91	530	68
41	Shoaib Malik	287	258	7534	81.90	603	113
42	Arjuna Ranatunga	269	255	7456	77.90	0	0
43	Javed Miandad	233	218	7381	67.01	0	0
44	Martin Guptill	198	195	7346	87.29	750	187
45	Kane Williamson	175	167	7256	81.59	667	60
46	Younis Khan	265	255	7249	75.29	578	56
47	Saleem Malik	283	256	7170	76.41	0	0
48	Quinton De Kock	161	161	7123	96.68	801	134
49	Nathan Astle	223	217	7090	72.64	720	86
50	Graeme Smith	197	194	6989	80.81	788	44
51	Upul Tharanga	235	223	6951	75.92	798	52
52	David Warner	161	159	6932	97.26	733	130
53	Michael Bevan	232	196	6912	74.16	450	21
54	Gary Kirsten	185	185	6798	72.04	659	20
55	Shikhar Dhawan	167	164	6793	91.35	842	79
56	Andrew Flower	213	208	6786	74.59	0	0
57	Sir Viv Richards	187	167	6721	90.20	0	0
58	Brendan Taylor	207	205	6704	76.52	599	106
59	Babar Azam	143	140	6626	86.59	610	69
60	Mohammad Hafeez	218	216	6614	76.61	664	110
61	Grant Flower	221	214	6571	67.58	0	0
62	Ijaz Ahmed	250	232	6564	80.30	0	0
63	Allan Border	273	252	6524	71.42	500	43
64	Sir Richie Richardson	224	217	6248	63.74	0	0
65	Shai Hope	150	144	6169	79.85	489	122
66	Matthew Hayden	161	155	6133	78.96	636	87
67	Brendon McCullum	260	228	6083	96.37	577	200
68	Dean Jones	164	161	6068	72.56	0	0
69	Paul Stirling	170	162	6005	87.48	643	149
70	Charlotte Edwards	191	180	5992	-	0	0
71	David Boon	181	177	5964	65.13	494	16
72	Jonty Rhodes	245	220	5935	80.90	392	47
73	Angelo Mathews	226	195	5916	82.90	468	90
74	Ramiz Raja	198	197	5841	63.31	0	0
75	Ramnaresh Sarwan	181	169	5804	75.74	480	58
76	Steven Smith	170	154	5800	86.96	521	58
77	Carl Hooper	227	206	5761	76.63	409	65
78	Shane Watson	190	169	5757	90.44	570	131
79	Mahmudullah	239	209	5689	77.64	425	107
80	Hamilton Masakadza	209	208	5658	73.21	585	86
81	Suresh Raina	226	194	5615	93.50	476	120
82	Marlon Samuels	207	196	5606	75.11	526	118
83	Hansie Cronje	188	175	5565	76.47	366	94
84	Jos Buttler	199	171	5515	115.20	444	184
85	Faf du Plessis	143	136	5507	88.60	495	66
86	Stafanie Taylor	151	145	5501	68.82	528	30
87	Michael Hussey	185	157	5442	87.16	383	80
88	Ian Bell	161	157	5416	77.16	525	32
89	Aaron Finch	146	142	5406	87.73	532	129
90	Ajay Jadeja	196	179	5359	69.79	366	85
91	Suzie Bates	151	145	5359	80.61	613	20
92	Damien Martyn	208	182	5346	77.73	441	22
93	Gautam Gambhir	147	143	5238	85.25	561	17
94	Sean Williams	164	159	5217	86.95	470	66
95	Alistair Campbell	188	184	5185	66.18	0	0
96	Roshan Mahanama	213	198	5162	60.57	0	0
97	Gordon Greenidge	128	127	5134	64.92	0	0
98	Misbah ul Haq	162	149	5122	73.75	342	83
99	Jean Paul Duminy	199	179	5117	84.55	347	75
100	Paul Collingwood	197	181	5092	76.98	365	74

Most Runs in ODI Cricket — All-Time Run-Scorers

Sachin Tendulkar is the leading run-scorer in One Day International history, with 18426 runs from 452 innings at a strike rate of 86.23, including 49 hundreds and 96 fifties. He is followed by Virat Kohli (14941), Kumar Sangakkara (14234) and Ricky Ponting (13704), among the most prolific batters the 50-over game has seen.

Topping the ODI run charts demands rare longevity and consistency, usually across four or five World Cup cycles, and passing 10,000 runs remains a milestone reached by only a small group of batters. The table below ranks every leading scorer with innings, strike rate, hundreds and fifties. Figures cover men’s ODIs and update as new matches are played. Last updated 9 September, 2026.

Most Runs in ODI Cricket

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