Most matches to score first run - Tests | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs |
HS | Ave | 0 | | | Opposition | Start Date | Scorecard | | CR Rangachari (India) | 1948-1948 | 4 |
6 | 8 | 8* | 2.66 | 3 | | | v West Indies | Dec 9, 1948 | Test 305 | | SP Gupte (India) |
1951-1953 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | | | v West Indies | Jan 21, 1953 | Test 363 | | ERH Fuller (SA) | 1953-1953 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
17 | 8.50 | 1 | | | v New Zealand | Mar 13, 1953 | Test 370 | | DR Smith (Eng) | 1961-1962 | 4 | 3 |
2 | 2 | 0.66 | 2 | | | v India | Dec 30, 1961 | Test 518 | | JDF Larter (Eng) | 1962-1963 | 4 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | | | v New Zealand | Mar 15, 1963 | Test 542 | | Tauseef Ahmed (Pak) |
1980-1982 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5* | 5.00 | 1 | | | v Sri Lanka | Mar 5, 1982 | Test 923 | | MG Hughes (Aus) | 1985-1986 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
8 | 2.00 | 3 | | | v England | Dec 26, 1986 | Test 1062 | | Aaqib Javed (Pak) | 1989-1990 | 4 | 3 |
7 | 7 | 2.33 | 2 | | | v New Zealand | Oct 18, 1990 | Test 1152 | | BN Schultz (SA) | 1992-1993 | 4 |
4 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 | 1 | | | v Sri Lanka | Sep 6, 1993 | Test 1233 | | AG Huckle (Zim) |
1997-1998 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 3.80 | 4 | | | v New Zealand | Feb 19, 1998 | Test 1401 | | Mohammad Sami (Pak) | 2001-2002 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
6* | 6.00 | 1 | | | v Australia | Oct 3, 2002 | Test 1615 |
Most matches to score 10 career runs - Tests
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 0 | | | Opposition | Start Date | Scorecard |
| JDF Larter (Eng) | 1962-1965 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 3.20 | 2 | | | v South Africa | Aug 5, 1965 | Test 595 |
| CN McCarthy (SA) | 1948-1950 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1.66 | 4 | | | v Australia | Feb 10, 1950 | Test 321 |
| DR Doshi (India) | 1979-1979 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 2.60 | 3 | | | v Pakistan | Dec 4, 1979 | Test 863 |
| JV Saunders (Aus) | 1902-1902 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1.37 | 3 | | | v South Africa | Nov 8, 1902 | Test 77 |
| AN Connolly (Aus) | 1963-1967 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
7* | 3.66 | 3 | | | v India | Dec 23, 1967 | Test 624 | | Mohammad Akram (Pak) | 1995-1999 | 7 | 11 |
18 | 10* | 2.57 | 4 | | | v Australia | Nov 26, 1999 | Test 1472 | | A Nel (SA) | 2001-2004 | 7 |
6 | 11 | 7 | 1.83 | 4 | | | v West Indies | Jan 2, 2004 | Test 1681 | | HAPW Jayawardene (SL) |
2000-2006 | 7 | 5 | 81 | 42 | 16.20 | 1 | | | v South Africa | Aug 4, 2006 | Test 1812 | | TWJ Goddard (Eng) | 1930-1939 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
8 | 13.00 | 0 | | | v South Africa | Feb 18, 1939 | Test 270 | | ERH Toshack (Aus) | 1946-1947 | 6 | 5 |
14 | 6 | 4.66 | 1 | | | v England | Feb 28, 1947 | Test 283 | | SP Gupte (India) | 1951-1953 | 6 |
6 | 25 | 17* | 6.25 | 1 | | | v West Indies | Feb 19, 1953 | Test 367 | | CD Watson (WI) |
1960-1961 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3.00 | 1 | | | v Australia | Dec 30, 1960 | Test 500 | | M Hendrick (Eng) | 1974-1974 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
6 | 4.00 | 1 | | | v Australia | Nov 29, 1974 | Test 746 | | MB Owens (NZ) | 1992-1994 | 6 | 10 |
10 | 8* | 2.00 | 5 | | | v Pakistan | Feb 10, 1994 | Test 1248 | | M Mbangwa (Zim) | 1996-1998 | 6 |
11 | 11 | 4 | 1.22 | 6 | | | v Pakistan | Mar 21, 1998 | Test 1412 | | BT Watambwa (Zim) |
2001-2002 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4* | 3.66 | 2 | | | v India | Feb 28, 2002 | Test 1591 | | SL Malinga (SL) | 2004-2005 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
6* | 2.75 | 3 | | | v New Zealand | Apr 11, 2005 | Test 1748 | | CB Mpofu (Zim) | 2005-2005 | 6 | 12 |
17 | 7 | 2.83 | 3 | | | v New Zealand | Aug 15, 2005 | Test 1761 |
Most matches to score 50 career runs - Tests
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 0 | | | Opposition | Start Date | Scorecard |
|---|
| CS Martin (NZ) | 2000-2006 | 33 | 44 | 52 | 7 | 2.26 | 17 | | | v Sri Lanka | Dec 15, 2006 | Test 1822 |
| GD McGrath (Aus) | 1993-1996 | 22 | 24 | 62 | 24 | 3.26 | 10 | | | v West Indies | Nov 29, 1996 | Test 1343 |
| Aaqib Javed (Pak) | 1989-1995 | 19 | 21 | 66 | 28* | 4.12 | 7 | | | v Sri Lanka | Sep 8, 1995 | Test 1304 |
| AN Connolly (Aus) | 1963-1969 | 17 | 25 | 75 |
37 | 6.25 | 8 | | | v West Indies | Jan 3, 1969 | Test 644 | | A Nel (SA) | 2001-2005 | 17 | 15 |
52 | 14 | 5.20 | 5 | | | v Australia | Dec 26, 2005 | Test 1779 | | SL Boock (NZ) | 1978-1984 | 16 |
23 | 52 | 8 | 3.25 | 5 | | | v Sri Lanka | Mar 16, 1984 | Test 982 | | ND Hirwani (India) |
1988-1996 | 16 | 20 | 54 | 17 | 6.00 | 4 | | | v South Africa | Nov 20, 1996 | Test 1338 | | SL Malinga (SL) | 2004-2006 | 16 | 20 | 73 |
26 | 6.08 | 6 | | | v England | May 25, 2006 | Test 1803 | | K Farnes (Eng) | 1934-1939 | 15 | 17 |
58 | 20 | 4.83 | 4 | | | v South Africa | Mar 3, 1939 | Test 271 | | R Tattersall (Eng) | 1951-1953 | 15 |
17 | 50 | 10* | 5.00 | 1 | | | v Australia | Jun 11, 1953 | Test 372 | | JSE Price (Eng) |
1964-1972 | 15 | 15 | 66 | 32 | 7.33 | 5 | | | v Australia | Jun 22, 1972 | Test 699 | | M Hendrick (Eng) | 1974-1978 | 15 | 16 | 52 |
15 | 4.72 | 4 | | | v New Zealand | Aug 10, 1978 | Test 829 | | TM Alderman (Aus) | 1981-1982 | 15 | 21 |
51 | 12* | 5.10 | 5 | | | v Pakistan | Oct 14, 1982 | Test 937 | | GB Troup (NZ) | 1976-1986 | 15 |
18 | 55 | 13* | 4.58 | 7 | | | v Australia | Feb 28, 1986 | Test 1038 | | FJ Cameron (NZ) |
1961-1965 | 14 | 22 | 54 | 12 | 7.71 | 2 | | | v Pakistan | Feb 12, 1965 | Test 577 | | BS Chandrasekhar (India) | 1964-1967 | 14 | 19 | 71 |
22 | 7.88 | 3 | | | v England | Jul 13, 1967 | Test 620 | | Iqbal Qasim (Pak) | 1976-1978 | 14 | 17 |
63 | 29* | 5.72 | 5 | | | v India | Nov 14, 1978 | Test 833 | | BA Reid (Aus) | 1985-1987 | 14 |
17 | 53 | 13 | 6.62 | 0 | | | v New Zealand | Dec 4, 1987 | Test 1082 | | SB O'Connor (NZ) |
1997-2000 | 14 | 22 | 51 | 7 | 3.92 | 3 | | | v Zimbabwe | Sep 19, 2000 | Test 1511 | | RD King (WI) | 1999-2001 | 14 | 19 | 50 |
12* | 3.57 | 5 | | | v Zimbabwe | Jul 27, 2001 | Test 1553 | | Manjural Islam (Ban) | 2001-2002 | 14 | 27 |
69 | 21 | 3.63 | 10 | | | v West Indies | Dec 16, 2002 | Test 1632 | | Enamul Haque jnr (Ban) | 2003-2009 | 14 |
24 | 53 | 13 | 5.88 | 3 | | | v West Indies | Jul 17, 2009 | Test 1926 |
Most matches to score 100 career runs - Tests
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 0 | | | Opposition | Start Date | Scorecard |
| GD McGrath (Aus) | 1993-1997 | 32 | 36 | 102 | 24 | 4.08 | 14 | | | v England | Jul 24, 1997 | Test 1373 |
| AL Valentine (WI) | 1950-1958 | 29 | 39 | 102 | 14 | 3.77 | 11 | | | v Pakistan | Jan 17, 1958 | Test 446 |
| BS Chandrasekhar (India) | 1964-1975 | 28 | 40 | 103 | 22 | 6.05 | 9 | | | v West Indies | Dec 27, 1974 | Test 750 |
| PCR Tufnell (Eng) | 1990-1997 | 27 | 37 | 111 | 22* | 6.52 | 9 | | | v New Zealand | Feb 14, 1997 | Test 1355 |
| Danish Kaneria (Pak) | 2000-2005 | 27 | 37 | 103 | 15 | 5.72 | 12 | | | v West Indies | May 26, 2005 | Test 1752 |
| M Hendrick (Eng) | 1974-1980 | 26 | 30 | 107 | 15 | 5.63 | 8 | | | v West Indies | Jun 5, 1980 | Test 880 |
| DR Doshi (India) | 1979-1982 | 25 | 29 | 103 |
20 | 4.90 | 10 | | | v England | Jun 10, 1982 | Test 928 | | SP Gupte (India) | 1951-1959 | 24 | 25 |
117 | 17* | 7.31 | 2 | | | v West Indies | Dec 31, 1958 | Test 463 | | NAT Adcock (SA) | 1953-1960 | 24 |
36 | 100 | 17 | 4.16 | 9 | | | v England | Aug 18, 1960 | Test 496 | | AN Connolly (Aus) |
1963-1969 | 22 | 32 | 113 | 37 | 8.07 | 8 | | | v India | Nov 28, 1969 | Test 667 | | Aaqib Javed (Pak) | 1989-1995 | 21 | 25 | 100 |
28* | 5.26 | 7 | | | v Sri Lanka | Sep 22, 1995 | Test 1306 | | CRD Fernando (SL) | 2000-2006 | 21 | 29 |
103 | 15 | 5.42 | 5 | | | v Bangladesh | Feb 28, 2006 | Test 1784 | | S Ramadhin (WI) | 1950-1954 | 20 |
26 | 113 | 16* | 6.64 | 5 | | | v England | Mar 30, 1954 | Test 386 | | CEH Croft (WI) |
1977-1981 | 20 | 27 | 100 | 23* | 9.09 | 3 | | | v Pakistan | Dec 30, 1980 | Test 892 | | TM Alderman (Aus) | 1981-1984 | 20 | 29 | 102 |
23 | 7.28 | 6 | | | v West Indies | Nov 9, 1984 | Test 997 | | BP Patterson (WI) | 1986-1991 | 20 | 25 |
109 | 21* | 7.78 | 5 | | | v Australia | Mar 23, 1991 | Test 1167 | | DE Malcolm (Eng) | 1989-1992 | 20 |
27 | 103 | 15* | 5.42 | 6 | | | v Pakistan | Jul 2, 1992 | Test 1191 | | BKV Prasad (India) |
1996-1999 | 20 | 27 | 117 | 30* | 6.88 | 6 | | | v New Zealand | Jan 2, 1999 | Test 1438 | | M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2001 | 20 | 19 | 104 |
23 | 8.00 | 4 | | | v Australia | Dec 14, 2001 | Test 1576 | | FH Edwards (WI) | 2003-2005 | 20 | 33 |
111 | 20 | 4.44 | 9 | | | v Australia | Nov 25, 2005 | Test 1773 | | A Nel (SA) | 2001-2006 | 20 |
20 | 105 | 18 | 7.00 | 5 | | | v Australia | Mar 24, 2006 | Test 1792 |
Most matches to score 200 career runs - Tests
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 0 | | | Opposition | Start Date | Scorecard |
| GD McGrath (Aus) | 1993-1999 | 46 | 56 | 215 | 39 | 5.51 | 19 | | | v West Indies | Mar 5, 1999 | Test 1448 |
| Danish Kaneria (Pak) | 2000-2006 | 43 | 57 | 205 | 29 | 7.06 | 17 | | | v West Indies | Nov 27, 2006 | Test 1818 |
| TM Alderman (Aus) | 1981-1991 | 40 | 51 | 203 | 26* | 6.76 | 12 | | | v England | Feb 1, 1991 | Test 1163 |
| FH Edwards (WI) | 2003-2009 | 37 | 61 | 206 | 21 | 4.68 | 18 | | | v England | Feb 4, 2009 | Test 1906 |
| PR Adams (SA) | 1995-2002 | 35 | 43 | 255 | 35 | 8.22 | 6 | | | v Australia | Mar 8, 2002 | Test 1593 |
| M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2003 | 35 | 32 | 209 | 32* | 9.95 | 6 | | | v England | Aug 21, 2003 | Test 1656 |
| BKV Prasad (India) | 1996-2001 | 33 | 47 | 203 |
30* | 7.51 | 10 | | | v Sri Lanka | Aug 29, 2001 | Test 1559 | | DK Morrison (NZ) | 1987-1993 | 32 | 47 |
204 | 27* | 6.37 | 19 | | | v Australia | Dec 3, 1993 | Test 1238 | | MJ Hoggard (Eng) | 2000-2004 | 32 |
42 | 216 | 32 | 9.00 | 8 | | | v West Indies | Aug 12, 2004 | Test 1711 | | DE Malcolm (Eng) |
1989-1995 | 31 | 45 | 208 | 29 | 6.93 | 11 | | | v Australia | Jan 26, 1995 | Test 1284 | | SL Boock (NZ) | 1978-1989 | 30 | 41 | 207 |
37 | 6.27 | 10 | | | v Pakistan | Feb 24, 1989 | Test 1116 | | Iqbal Qasim (Pak) | 1976-1981 | 29 | 36 |
205 | 32 | 8.20 | 8 | | | v Australia | Dec 11, 1981 | Test 913 | | WA Johnston (Aus) | 1947-1953 | 28 |
33 | 208 | 29 | 11.55 | 6 | | | v South Africa | Jan 24, 1953 | Test 364 | | CA Walsh (WI) |
1984-1988 | 27 | 33 | 206 | 18* | 10.30 | 7 | | | v Australia | Dec 2, 1988 | Test 1110 | | A Nel (SA) | 2001-2007 | 27 | 31 | 200 |
23* | 8.33 | 9 | | | v Pakistan | Jan 19, 2007 | Test 1829 | | JM Anderson (Eng) | 2003-2008 | 27 | 38 |
231 | 34 | 15.40 | 0 | | | v South Africa | Jul 18, 2008 | Test 1881 | | S Ramadhin (WI) | 1950-1956 | 26 |
34 | 217 | 44 | 9.04 | 7 | | | v New Zealand | Feb 18, 1956 | Test 422 | | AN Connolly (Aus) |
1963-1970 | 26 | 39 | 202 | 37 | 10.10 | 9 | | | v South Africa | Feb 5, 1970 | Test 671 | | PT Collins (WI) | 1999-2004 | 26 | 39 | 202 |
24 | 6.12 | 11 | | | v England | Jul 29, 2004 | Test 1708 |
Most matches to score 500 career runs - Tests
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 0 | | | Opposition | Start Date | Scorecard |
| GD McGrath (Aus) | 1993-2004 | 102 | 115 | 538 | 61 | 7.27 | 29 | | | v New Zealand | Nov 18, 2004 | Test 1721 |
| M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2006 | 62 | 66 | 502 | 32* | 10.68 | 12 | | | v Australia | Mar 16, 2006 | Test 1789 |
| CA Walsh (WI) | 1984-1993 | 59 | 81 | 518 | 30* | 9.25 | 16 | | | v Pakistan | May 1, 1993 | Test 1222 |
| RGD Willis (Eng) | 1971-1980 | 57 | 80 | 512 | 24* | 12.19 | 8 | | | v West Indies | Jul 24, 1980 | Test 883 |
| AA Donald (SA) | 1992-1999 | 52 | 70 | 504 |
34 | 11.45 | 11 | | | v West Indies | Jan 15, 1999 | Test 1441 | | JB Statham (Eng) | 1951-1960 | 51 | 63 |
511 | 38 | 11.61 | 9 | | | v South Africa | Jun 9, 1960 | Test 492 | | BS Bedi (India) | 1966-1977 | 51 |
78 | 507 | 50* | 8.45 | 19 | | | v England | Jan 14, 1977 | Test 793 | | M Muralitharan (SL) |
1992-2000 | 50 | 65 | 512 | 39 | 13.12 | 12 | | | v Pakistan | Mar 5, 2000 | Test 1487 | | Iqbal Qasim (Pak) | 1976-1988 | 49 | 55 | 525 |
56 | 12.80 | 10 | | | v Australia | Sep 23, 1988 | Test 1105 | | DL Underwood (Eng) | 1966-1974 | 47 | 60 |
506 | 45* | 14.45 | 7 | | | v Pakistan | Aug 22, 1974 | Test 744 | | Waqar Younis (Pak) | 1989-1997 | 46 |
60 | 508 | 45 | 10.36 | 9 | | | v South Africa | Oct 24, 1997 | Test 1382 | | SJ Harmison (Eng/ICC) |
2002-2006 | 45 | 60 | 505 | 42 | 11.47 | 15 | | | v Pakistan | Aug 17, 2006 | Test 1814 | | JN Gillespie (Aus) | 1996-2003 | 43 | 53 | 502 |
46 | 13.94 | 9 | | | v West Indies | May 9, 2003 | Test 1645 | | Z Khan (India) | 2000-2006 | 42 | 54 |
507 | 75 | 12.67 | 15 | | | v Pakistan | Jan 29, 2006 | Test 1783 | | Shoaib Akhtar (Pak) | 1997-2006 | 42 |
62 | 537 | 47 | 10.74 | 10 | | | v India | Jan 29, 2006 | Test 1783 | | J Garner (WI) |
1977-1984 | 41 | 49 | 503 | 60 | 12.26 | 13 | | | v England | Jul 26, 1984 | Test 992 | | GR Dilley (Eng) | 1979-1989 | 40 | 57 | 510 |
56 | 13.07 | 10 | | | v Australia | Jun 22, 1989 | Test 1122 | | JR Thomson (Aus) | 1972-1982 | 39 | 54 |
508 | 49 | 12.39 | 12 | | | v West Indies | Jan 30, 1982 | Test 919 | | MA Holding (WI) | 1975-1983 | 39 |
53 | 549 | 58* | 12.20 | 9 | | | v India | Nov 12, 1983 | Test 967 |
Most matches to score 1000 career runs - Tests
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 0 | | | Opposition | Start Date | Scorecard |
| M Muralitharan (SL) | 1992-2005 | 95 | 121 | 1023 | 67 | 13.11 | 25 | | | v Bangladesh | Sep 20, 2005 | Test 1766 |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) | 1989-2002 | 86 | 118 | 1001 | 45 | 10.31 | 20 | | | v South Africa | Dec 26, 2002 | Test 1635 |
| JN Gillespie (Aus) | 1996-2006 | 70 | 92 | 1017 | 54* | 15.64 | 13 | | | v Bangladesh | Apr 9, 2006 | Test 1797 |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-1997 | 69 | 99 | 1015 | 53 | 13.01 | 15 | | | v India | Apr 4, 1997 | Test 1364 |
| J Srinath (India) | 1991-2002 | 67 | 92 | 1009 | 76 | 14.21 | 13 | | | v West Indies | Oct 30, 2002 | Test 1622 |
| Abdul Qadir (Pak) | 1977-1989 | 62 | 73 | 1015 | 61 | 16.11 | 6 | | | v India | Dec 1, 1989 | Test 1130 |
| Harbhajan Singh (India) | 1998-2008 | 62 | 85 | 1063 |
66 | 15.86 | 12 | | | v Australia | Jan 2, 2008 | Test 1857 | | SK Warne (Aus) | 1992-1997 | 58 | 80 |
1027 | 74* | 14.46 | 14 | | | v England | Aug 21, 1997 | Test 1377 | | A Kumble (India) | 1990-1999 | 56 |
71 | 1018 | 88 | 17.25 | 8 | | | v New Zealand | Oct 29, 1999 | Test 1465 | | Sarfraz Nawaz (Pak) |
1969-1984 | 55 | 72 | 1045 | 90 | 17.71 | 6 | | | v England | Mar 19, 1984 | Test 984 | | Wasim Bari (Pak) | 1967-1979 | 53 | 79 | 1007 |
85 | 17.06 | 14 | | | v India | Dec 16, 1979 | Test 865 | | B Lee (Aus) | 1999-2006 | 53 | 60 |
1033 | 64 | 21.08 | 9 | | | v Bangladesh | Apr 9, 2006 | Test 1797 | | MG Hughes (Aus) | 1985-1994 | 52 |
69 | 1032 | 72* | 16.91 | 9 | | | v South Africa | Mar 4, 1994 | Test 1252 | | MD Marshall (WI) |
1978-1987 | 49 | 59 | 1015 | 92 | 18.79 | 8 | | | v New Zealand | Feb 20, 1987 | Test 1068 | | RW Taylor (Eng) | 1971-1983 | 47 | 67 | 1010 |
97 | 18.03 | 7 | | | v Australia | Jan 2, 1983 | Test 944 | | WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 1994-2001 | 47 | 68 |
1020 | 57 | 17.89 | 6 | | | v England | Mar 7, 2001 | Test 1532 | | DL Vettori (NZ) | 1997-2003 | 47 |
68 | 1000 | 90 | 17.24 | 12 | | | v India | Oct 8, 2003 | Test 1660 | | JE Emburey (Eng) |
1978-1987 | 46 | 68 | 1027 | 75 | 19.01 | 12 | | | v Pakistan | Aug 6, 1987 | Test 1079 | | IWG Johnson (Aus) | 1946-1956 | 45 | 66 | 1000 |
77 | 18.51 | 10 | | | v India | Nov 2, 1956 | Test 433 | | Wasim Akram (Pak) | 1985-1993 | 45 | 58 |
1013 | 123 | 20.67 | 10 | | | v New Zealand | Jan 2, 1993 | Test 1207 |
Most matches to score first run - ODIs
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 0 | | | Opposition | Start Date | Scorecard |
|---|
| S Sreesanth (India) | 2005-2006 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1* | 0.50 | 2 | | | v West Indies | May 23, 2006 | ODI 2380 |
| BP Patterson (WI) | 1986-1987 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4* | - | 0 | | | v England | Oct 26, 1987 | ODI 468 |
| BKV Prasad (India) | 1994-1995 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5* | 2.50 | 2 | | | v South Africa | Feb 18, 1995 | ODI 977 |
| RA Harper (WI) | 1983-1985 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
25* | 25.00 | 1 | | | v Pakistan | Mar 6, 1985 | ODI 317 | | NW Bracken (Aus) | 2001-2003 | 12 | 1 |
7 | 7* | - | 0 | | | v India | Oct 26, 2003 | ODI 2052 | | ARC Fraser (Eng) | 1989-1990 | 11 |
1 | 3 | 3* | - | 0 | | | v West Indies | Mar 15, 1990 | ODI 621 | | A Kumble (India) |
1990-1992 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 2 | | | v Zimbabwe | Oct 25, 1992 | ODI 764 | | VB John (SL) | 1982-1983 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
12* | - | 0 | | | v Pakistan | Jun 9, 1983 | ODI 198 | | RL Sanghvi (India) | 1998-1998 | 10 | 2 |
8 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 | | | v Zimbabwe | Sep 30, 1998 | ODI 1356 | | JS Patel (NZ) | 2005-2006 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | | | v South Africa | Oct 16, 2006 | ODI 2430 | | Tauseef Ahmed (Pak) |
1982-1984 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 27* | - | 0 | | | v New Zealand | Dec 2, 1984 | ODI 278 | | Aaqib Javed (Pak) | 1988-1989 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
1* | 1.00 | 1 | | | v New Zealand | Feb 6, 1989 | ODI 554 | | M Dillon (WI) | 1997-1998 | 9 | 1 |
5 | 5* | - | 0 | | | v Pakistan | Oct 29, 1998 | ODI 1361 | | M Hayward (SA) | 1998-2000 | 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | | | v Pakistan | Mar 28, 2000 | ODI 1582 | | SB O'Connor (NZ) |
1997-1997 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 | | | v Australia | Dec 17, 1997 | ODI 1265 | | L Balaji (India) | 2002-2004 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
11 | 11.00 | 0 | | | v Australia | Feb 1, 2004 | ODI 2093 | | GJ Hopkins (NZ) | 2004-2007 | 8 | 3 |
9 | 9 | 3.00 | 2 | | | v Australia | Dec 20, 2007 | ODI 2657 |
Most matches to score 10 career runs - ODIs
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 0 | | | Opposition | Start Date | Scorecard |
|---|
| CK Langeveldt (SA) | 2001-2007 | 44 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 2.83 | 1 | | | v Bangladesh | Apr 7, 2007 | ODI 2564 |
| M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2002 | 42 | 9 | 10 | 3* | 2.50 | 2 | | | v Australia | Mar 24, 2002 | ODI 1820 |
| Aaqib Javed (Pak) | 1988-1991 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2.00 | 2 | | | v West Indies | Nov 20, 1991 | ODI 689 |
| DS Mohanty (India) | 1997-2000 | 41 | 10 | 10 |
4* | 2.00 | 3 | | | v Australia | Jan 26, 2000 | ODI 1548 | | A Nel (SA) | 2001-2005 | 36 | 7 |
12 | 4* | 6.00 | 0 | | | v New Zealand | Oct 28, 2005 | ODI 2288 | | S Sreesanth (India) | 2005-2007 | 31 |
10 | 14 | 7* | 2.80 | 3 | | | v Australia | Oct 2, 2007 | ODI 2623 | | Shabbir Ahmed (Pak) |
1999-2005 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1.66 | 0 | | | v West Indies | May 18, 2005 | ODI 2246 | | BKV Prasad (India) | 1994-1996 | 29 | 9 | 16 |
7 | 2.66 | 3 | | | v Sri Lanka | Apr 3, 1996 | ODI 1089 | | AA Donald (SA) | 1991-1993 | 26 | 7 |
14 | 5* | 4.66 | 2 | | | v Pakistan | Feb 21, 1993 | ODI 806 | | SP Davis (Aus) | 1986-1987 | 25 |
8 | 12 | 6 | 4.00 | 1 | | | v West Indies | Jan 25, 1987 | ODI 424 | | CA Walsh (WI) |
1985-1987 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 4.00 | 1 | | | v England | Jan 17, 1987 | ODI 418 | | Saleem Jaffar (Pak) | 1986-1987 | 23 | 6 | 17 |
8* | 17.00 | 1 | | | v West Indies | Oct 30, 1987 | ODI 473 | | EE Hemmings (Eng) | 1982-1990 | 23 | 6 |
12 | 4* | 6.00 | 0 | | | v West Indies | Mar 15, 1990 | ODI 621 | | WW Davis (WI) | 1983-1985 | 21 |
3 | 15 | 8* | - | 0 | | | v Australia | Feb 6, 1985 | ODI 303 | | NW Bracken (Aus) |
2001-2005 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 7* | - | 0 | | | v New Zealand | Dec 3, 2005 | ODI 2301 | | BP Patterson (WI) | 1986-1988 | 20 | 5 | 20 |
13* | - | 0 | | | v India | Jan 7, 1988 | ODI 489 | | M Muralitharan (SL) | 1993-1995 | 20 | 7 |
14 | 8 | 4.66 | 0 | | | v New Zealand | Mar 26, 1995 | ODI 990 |
Most matches to score 50 career runs - ODIs
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 0 | | | Opposition | Start Date | Scorecard |
|---|
| GD McGrath (Aus) | 1993-1999 | 97 | 30 | 51 | 10 | 3.92 | 5 | | | v Sri Lanka | Aug 26, 1999 | ODI 1488 |
| AA Donald (SA) | 1991-1997 | 91 | 23 | 51 | 11 | 3.92 | 10 | | | v Australia | Dec 4, 1997 | ODI 1254 |
| Aaqib Javed (Pak) | 1988-1993 | 84 | 24 | 51 | 8 | 5.10 | 4 | | | v West Indies | Oct 29, 1993 | ODI 840 |
| M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2003 | 78 | 16 | 55 |
14 | 5.50 | 4 | | | v England | Jul 8, 2003 | ODI 2035 | | DW Fleming (Aus) | 1994-2000 | 67 | 23 |
62 | 14* | 7.75 | 4 | | | v India | Jan 12, 2000 | ODI 1539 | | A Nel (SA) | 2001-2007 | 56 |
14 | 51 | 22 | 8.50 | 2 | | | v Pakistan | Feb 7, 2007 | ODI 2513 | | M Muralitharan (SL) |
1993-1996 | 54 | 21 | 52 | 8 | 5.20 | 3 | | | v New Zealand | Nov 7, 1996 | ODI 1139 | | BKV Prasad (India) | 1994-1996 | 48 | 19 | 50 |
19 | 5.55 | 4 | | | v South Africa | Oct 29, 1996 | ODI 1132 | | DK Morrison (NZ) | 1987-1992 | 45 | 15 |
58 | 12 | 6.44 | 4 | | | v Pakistan | Mar 18, 1992 | ODI 747 | | HK Olonga (Zim) | 1995-2002 | 44 |
25 | 61 | 13* | 5.54 | 6 | | | v Pakistan | Nov 23, 2002 | ODI 1899 | | A Nehra (India) |
2001-2004 | 44 | 15 | 61 | 24 | 12.20 | 2 | | | v Australia | Feb 8, 2004 | ODI 2098 | | CA Walsh (WI) | 1985-1988 | 43 | 14 | 50 |
9* | 6.25 | 1 | | | v India | Jan 2, 1988 | ODI 483 | | JM Anderson (Eng) | 2002-2005 | 43 | 14 |
52 | 11 | 5.77 | 3 | | | v Pakistan | Dec 19, 2005 | ODI 2307 | | Shahadat Hossain (Ban) | 2006-2008 | 43 |
22 | 58 | 12* | 7.25 | 3 | | | v New Zealand | Oct 14, 2008 | ODI 2765 | | RGD Willis (Eng) |
1973-1983 | 41 | 13 | 55 | 24 | 11.00 | 2 | | | v Australia | Jan 16, 1983 | ODI 169 | | EJ Chatfield (NZ) | 1979-1983 | 40 | 17 | 63 |
19* | 15.75 | 3 | | | v Sri Lanka | Jun 18, 1983 | ODI 214 | | RM Hogg (Aus) | 1979-1983 | 40 | 19 |
53 | 19* | 8.83 | 1 | | | v India | Jun 20, 1983 | ODI 219 | | PS de Villiers (SA) | 1992-1994 | 40 |
16 | 54 | 15 | 6.75 | 4 | | | v England | Aug 27, 1994 | ODI 920 |
Most matches to score 100 career runs - ODIs
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 0 | | | Opposition | Start Date | Scorecard |
| GD McGrath (Aus/ICC) | 1993-2005 | 201 | 55 | 100 | 11 | 3.84 | 11 | | | v Pakistan | Feb 6, 2005 | ODI 2222 |
| Aaqib Javed (Pak) | 1988-1995 | 112 | 31 | 102 | 21 | 7.84 | 5 | | | v Sri Lanka | Oct 1, 1995 | ODI 1004 |
| M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2004 | 96 | 20 | 122 | 42* | 12.20 | 4 | | | v New Zealand | Mar 2, 2004 | ODI 2109 |
| BKV Prasad (India) | 1994-1998 | 87 | 36 | 110 | 19 | 5.78 | 6 | | | v Kenya | May 28, 1998 | ODI 1336 |
| CRD Fernando (SL) | 2001-2006 | 87 | 32 | 110 | 13* | 8.46 | 5 | | | v Bangladesh | Feb 22, 2006 | ODI 2336 |
| M Muralitharan (SL) | 1993-1998 | 86 | 35 | 108 | 13* | 6.00 | 4 | | | v South Africa | Apr 5, 1998 | ODI 1306 |
| CD Collymore (WI) | 1999-2007 | 82 | 34 | 103 |
13* | 6.05 | 8 | | | v South Africa | Apr 10, 2007 | ODI 2567 | | EJ Chatfield (NZ) | 1979-1986 | 81 | 34 |
101 | 19* | 12.62 | 4 | | | v Pakistan | Apr 15, 1986 | ODI 384 | | Shoaib Akhtar (Pak) | 1998-2003 | 77 |
34 | 101 | 36 | 7.76 | 3 | | | v Namibia | Feb 16, 2003 | ODI 1954 | | CA Walsh (WI) |
1985-1989 | 76 | 24 | 104 | 18 | 6.93 | 1 | | | v Pakistan | Oct 17, 1989 | ODI 574 | | DW Fleming (Aus) | 1994-2000 | 76 | 26 | 101 |
29 | 9.18 | 5 | | | v South Africa | Apr 12, 2000 | ODI 1587 | | JM Anderson (Eng) | 2002-2007 | 69 | 29 |
103 | 15 | 6.86 | 5 | | | v West Indies | Jul 7, 2007 | ODI 2598 | | A Nel (SA) | 2001-2007 | 69 |
20 | 104 | 30* | 13.00 | 2 | | | v New Zealand | Nov 30, 2007 | ODI 2650 | | DK Morrison (NZ) |
1987-1994 | 67 | 27 | 116 | 20* | 7.25 | 6 | | | v England | May 19, 1994 | ODI 913 | | Tauseef Ahmed (Pak) | 1982-1989 | 65 | 22 | 104 |
27* | 11.55 | 3 | | | v Sri Lanka | Mar 23, 1989 | ODI 564 | | SL Malinga (SL) | 2004-2009 | 62 | 30 |
111 | 15 | 6.16 | 6 | | | v New Zealand | Sep 27, 2009 | ODI 2899 | | GP Wickramasinghe (SL) | 1990-1994 | 60 |
22 | 105 | 21* | 7.50 | 6 | | | v South Africa | Dec 15, 1994 | ODI 963 | | J Srinath (India) |
1991-1994 | 59 | 27 | 100 | 14 | 6.66 | 4 | | | v Pakistan | Apr 22, 1994 | ODI 912 | | PS de Villiers (SA) | 1992-1995 | 57 | 24 | 103 |
20 | 8.58 | 5 | | | v New Zealand | Feb 23, 1995 | ODI 981 |
Most matches to score 200 career runs - ODIs
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 0 | | | Opposition | Start Date | Scorecard |
| M Muralitharan (SL) | 1993-2001 | 159 | 72 | 200 | 18 | 4.87 | 14 | | | v New Zealand | Feb 11, 2001 | ODI 1688 |
| BKV Prasad (India) | 1994-2000 | 141 | 57 | 201 | 19 | 6.48 | 8 | | | v Pakistan | Jan 28, 2000 | ODI 1550 |
| Aaqib Javed (Pak) | 1988-1996 | 132 | 40 | 226 | 45* | 14.12 | 5 | | | v South Africa | Apr 13, 1996 | ODI 1095 |
| CRD Fernando (Asia/SL) | 2001-2008 | 127 | 50 | 201 | 20 | 10.05 | 6 | | | v India | Aug 20, 2008 | ODI 2745 |
| GP Wickramasinghe (SL) | 1990-1999 | 104 | 44 | 220 |
21* | 7.85 | 11 | | | v Australia | Jan 24, 1999 | ODI 1392 | | CA Walsh (WI) | 1985-1993 | 102 | 38 |
200 | 29* | 8.69 | 3 | | | v South Africa | Feb 17, 1993 | ODI 804 | | M Dillon (WI) | 1997-2003 | 91 |
45 | 200 | 21* | 7.69 | 8 | | | v Zimbabwe | Nov 26, 2003 | ODI 2067 | | J Srinath (India) |
1991-1996 | 90 | 37 | 201 | 37 | 9.13 | 6 | | | v Sri Lanka | Mar 13, 1996 | ODI 1081 | | J Garner (WI) | 1977-1987 | 86 | 34 | 203 |
37 | 10.68 | 4 | | | v England | Jan 3, 1987 | ODI 411 | | Shoaib Akhtar (Pak) | 1998-2003 | 83 | 38 |
202 | 43 | 12.62 | 3 | | | v New Zealand | May 11, 2003 | ODI 2009 | | A Kumble (India) | 1990-1996 | 80 |
34 | 202 | 24 | 9.18 | 6 | | | v Sri Lanka | Apr 3, 1996 | ODI 1089 | | Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) |
1989-1993 | 74 | 39 | 200 | 17* | 8.33 | 5 | | | v Sri Lanka | Nov 2, 1993 | ODI 843 | | MA Holding (WI) | 1976-1985 | 73 | 32 | 200 |
64 | 8.69 | 7 | | | v Australia | Jan 20, 1985 | ODI 292 | | JN Gillespie (Aus) | 1996-2004 | 71 | 31 |
223 | 33* | 13.11 | 5 | | | v Zimbabwe | May 27, 2004 | ODI 2132 | | Mohammad Sami (Pak) | 2001-2005 | 69 |
36 | 205 | 23 | 11.38 | 4 | | | v India | Apr 9, 2005 | ODI 2237 | | Waqar Younis (Pak) |
1989-1993 | 68 | 30 | 231 | 37 | 13.58 | 6 | | | v West Indies | Feb 27, 1993 | ODI 810 | | SE Bond (NZ) | 2002-2007 | 67 | 28 | 200 |
31* | 14.28 | 1 | | | v Sri Lanka | Apr 24, 2007 | ODI 2579 | | WKM Benjamin (WI) | 1986-1993 | 65 | 40 |
206 | 31 | 6.86 | 9 | | | v India | Nov 16, 1993 | ODI 851 |
Most matches to score 500 career runs - ODIs
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 0 | | | Opposition | Start Date | Scorecard |
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| M Muralitharan (Asia/ICC/SL) | 1993-2008 | 299 | 136 | 502 | 27 | 5.83 | 23 | | | v Australia | Feb 8, 2008 | ODI 2673 |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) | 1989-1998 | 166 | 82 | 504 | 37 | 9.69 | 12 | | | v South Africa | Apr 3, 1998 | ODI 1303 |
| A Kumble (India) | 1990-1998 | 153 | 75 | 506 | 24 | 10.12 | 12 | | | v Sri Lanka | Nov 9, 1998 | ODI 1370 |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-1997 | 144 | 76 | 504 |
31* | 11.20 | 12 | | | v India | Apr 30, 1997 | ODI 1202 | | D Gough (Eng) | 1994-2004 | 128 | 77 |
504 | 45 | 11.45 | 9 | | | v New Zealand | Jun 29, 2004 | ODI 2136 | | J Srinath (India) | 1991-1997 | 120 |
62 | 500 | 53 | 11.62 | 9 | | | v Zimbabwe | Feb 7, 1997 | ODI 1174 | | Z Khan (Asia/India) |
2000-2007 | 118 | 64 | 505 | 34* | 14.02 | 10 | | | v Bangladesh | Mar 17, 2007 | ODI 2538 | | Harbhajan Singh (India) | 1998-2005 | 114 | 58 | 525 |
46 | 13.12 | 7 | | | v South Africa | Nov 16, 2005 | ODI 2297 | | B Lee (Aus) | 2000-2005 | 110 | 47 |
511 | 51* | 17.62 | 3 | | | v England | Jul 7, 2005 | ODI 2259 | | Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) | 1995-1999 | 106 |
62 | 509 | 30* | 13.05 | 10 | | | v Zimbabwe | Jun 11, 1999 | ODI 1479 | | WPUJC Vaas (SL) |
1994-1999 | 105 | 61 | 506 | 33 | 12.97 | 7 | | | v Australia | Feb 7, 1999 | ODI 1403 | | SK Warne (Aus) | 1993-1999 | 104 | 62 | 500 |
55 | 11.62 | 6 | | | v Sri Lanka | Jan 31, 1999 | ODI 1398 | | DL Vettori (NZ) | 1997-2003 | 100 | 67 |
510 | 30 | 11.33 | 9 | | | v West Indies | Feb 13, 2003 | ODI 1949 | | KD Mills (NZ) | 2001-2009 | 100 |
56 | 545 | 54 | 16.51 | 4 | | | v India | Mar 8, 2009 | ODI 2823 | | GR Larsen (NZ) |
1990-1997 | 90 | 54 | 501 | 37 | 15.18 | 4 | | | v Sri Lanka | Mar 25, 1997 | ODI 1184 | | Wasim Akram (Pak) | 1984-1990 | 87 | 60 | 502 |
48* | 10.24 | 7 | | | v Australia | Jan 3, 1990 | ODI 599 | | MD Marshall (WI) | 1980-1987 | 86 | 45 |
501 | 66 | 16.70 | 3 | | | v England | Feb 3, 1987 | ODI 430 | | KS More (India) | 1984-1992 | 86 |
57 | 509 | 42* | 13.39 | 4 | | | v Zimbabwe | Oct 25, 1992 | ODI 764 | | PAJ DeFreitas (Eng) |
1987-1993 | 85 | 54 | 519 | 49* | 15.26 | 4 | | | v Sri Lanka | Mar 10, 1993 | ODI 815 |
Most matches to score 1000 career runs - ODIs
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 0 | | | Opposition | Start Date | Scorecard |
| Harbhajan Singh (Asia/India) | 1998-2009 | 196 | 102 | 1006 | 49 | 13.41 | 10 | | | v Australia | Oct 25, 2009 | ODI 2913 |
| SK Warne (Aus) | 1993-2002 | 191 | 105 | 1016 | 55 | 13.19 | 9 | | | v England | Dec 15, 2002 | ODI 1919 |
| DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) | 1997-2006 | 171 | 108 | 1043 | 83 | 14.09 | 18 | | | v West Indies | Feb 22, 2006 | ODI 2335 |
| WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 1994-2001 | 164 | 107 | 1002 | 50* | 14.52 | 12 | | | v New Zealand | Jul 31, 2001 | ODI 1741 |
| AB Agarkar (India) | 1998-2004 | 131 | 83 | 1025 | 95 | 17.98 | 7 | | | v Pakistan | Sep 19, 2004 | ODI 2179 |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) | 1984-1992 | 126 | 94 | 1013 |
86 | 13.50 | 10 | | | v England | Aug 24, 1992 | ODI 761 | | Rashid Latif (Pak) | 1992-2002 | 116 | 76 |
1043 | 79 | 18.62 | 6 | | | v West Indies | Feb 14, 2002 | ODI 1807 | | HDPK Dharmasena (SL) | 1994-2001 | 115 |
70 | 1014 | 69* | 24.14 | 0 | | | v India | Aug 1, 2001 | ODI 1742 | | NR Mongia (India) |
1994-1998 | 113 | 75 | 1017 | 69 | 19.55 | 3 | | | v West Indies | Oct 31, 1998 | ODI 1363 | | IA Healy (Aus) | 1988-1994 | 110 | 74 | 1019 |
50* | 20.79 | 6 | | | v Pakistan | Sep 7, 1994 | ODI 923 | | MV Boucher (SA) | 1998-2001 | 97 | 66 |
1026 | 68 | 21.37 | 5 | | | v India | Oct 10, 2001 | ODI 1757 | | Mashrafe Mortaza (Asia/Ban) | 2001-2008 | 95 |
76 | 1004 | 51* | 16.19 | 7 | | | v New Zealand | Oct 14, 2008 | ODI 2765 | | M Prabhakar (India) |
1984-1993 | 94 | 64 | 1010 | 106 | 20.61 | 6 | | | v Sri Lanka | Aug 14, 1993 | ODI 835 | | Mohammad Rafique (Ban) | 1995-2006 | 93 | 86 | 1016 |
77 | 13.91 | 10 | | | v Zimbabwe | Jul 29, 2006 | ODI 2392 | | PJL Dujon (WI) | 1981-1987 | 91 | 58 |
1016 | 82* | 27.45 | 3 | | | v England | Jan 17, 1987 | ODI 418 | | HH Streak (Zim) | 1993-2000 | 91 |
78 | 1005 | 59 | 20.51 | 3 | | | v West Indies | Apr 2, 2000 | ODI 1585 | | Azhar Mahmood (Pak) |
1996-2000 | 91 | 69 | 1022 | 67 | 19.28 | 4 | | | v Sri Lanka | Jul 9, 2000 | ODI 1608 | | IDS Smith (NZ) | 1980-1992 | 90 | 73 | 1008 |
62* | 17.37 | 7 | | | v Australia | Feb 22, 1992 | ODI 714 |
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• ODI # 2914: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Dhaka (SBNS), 1st ODI, Oct 27, 2009
• T20I # 121: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), 2nd T20I, Sep 4, 2009
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