2024-07-18 03:53:42
There have been very few bilateral ODI series in the last few years. In the series that have taken place, only three matches have been played. Because of this, batsmen are not able to score many runs. However, this was not the case earlier. There was a time when ODI series used to be of 7 matches. A series of 5 matches was a common thing. In such a situation, batsmen playing all the matches were successful in making big scores. Today we are going to tell you about the top-5 batsmen who have scored the most runs in a bilateral ODI series.
Virat Kohli – 558 runs
The Indian team was on a tour of South Africa in early 2018. A 6-match ODI series was played there. The then Indian captain Virat Kohli scored 558 runs in that series. During this, Virat scored three centuries and his highest innings was of 140 runs.
Fakhar Zaman- 515 runs
Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has also scored more than 500 runs in a bilateral ODI series. He scored 515 runs in 5 matches during the tour of Zimbabwe in 2018. In this series, he also scored his only double century of his ODI career.
Rohit Sharma- 491 runs
Rohit Sharma’s name is also included in this list. Rohit scored 491 runs in 6 innings in the home series against Australia in 2013. In the last match of this series, Rohit scored 209 runs. At that time, this was the record for most runs in a series.
George Bailey- 478 runs
In the same series with Rohit Sharma, George Bailey scored 478 runs for Australia. Bailey played the biggest innings of his career of 156 runs in this series. However, even after this, India won that 7 match series 3-2.
Hamilton Masakadza- 467 runs
Hamilton Masakadza is one of the most successful batsmen in Zimbabwe cricket history. He has 5678 runs in ODI cricket. He scored 467 runs in the ODI series against Kenya in 2009. This was then a world record for most runs in an ODI series.