Highest Batting Average in ODI

Highest Batting Average in ODI is the definitive measure of a batter's scoring reliability and their ability to remain "not out," representing the average runs scored per dismissal. Among players with a minimum of 50 innings, the record is statistically led by the Netherlands' Ryan ten Doeschate with a stunning 67.00.
However, in the context of Full Member nations, the benchmark is set by modern icons Virat Kohli and Babar Azam. As of April 2026, Kohli continues to defy the laws of longevity, maintaining an average above 58.0 after nearly 300 matches—a feat widely considered the greatest in the history of the format. This statistic is more than just a numerical value; it reflects a batter's technical mastery and psychological strength in anchoring an innings, ensuring they provide maximum value to their team before losing their wicket.

RANK 1

Milind Kumar

USA

AVG

67.73

Runs

1016

RANK 2

Ryan ten Doeschate

AVG

Runs

1541

RANK 3

Virat Kohli

IND

AVG

58.71

Runs

14797

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	Milind Kumar USA	22	21	1016	994	155	67.73	102.21	6	89	27	7	3
2	Ryan ten Doeschate	33	32	1541	1757	119	67	87.7	9	130	29	9	5
3	Virat Kohli IND	311	299	14797	15771	183	58.71	93.82	47	1376	168	77	54
4	Daryl Mitchell NZ	59	54	2690	2810	137	58.47	95.72	8	216	71	12	9
5	Lindsay Reeler	23	23	1034	0	143	57.44	0	5	0	0	8	2
6	Dawid Malan	30	30	1450	1488	140	55.76	97.44	4	150	32	7	6
7	Shubman Gill IND	61	61	2953	2982	208	55.71	99.02	8	334	63	17	8
8	Babar Azam PAK	140	137	6501	7458	158	53.72	87.16	16	601	68	37	20
9	Meg Lanning	103	102	4602	4991	152	53.51	92.2	16	572	40	21	15
10	AB de Villiers SA	228	218	9577	9473	176	53.5	101.09	39	840	204	53	25
11	Beth Mooney AUS-W	62	56	2120	2444	133	53	86.74	16	213	9	14	3
12	Ibrahim Zadran AFG	39	39	1869	2269	177	51.91	82.37	3	178	30	9	6
13	Jonathan Trott	68	65	2819	3658	137	51.25	77.06	10	216	3	22	4
14	KL Rahul IND	94	86	3360	3715	112	50.9	90.44	20	259	76	20	8
15	Ellyse Perry AUS-W	135	109	3662	4776	112	50.86	76.67	37	310	32	32	2
16	MS Dhoni	350	297	10773	12303	183	50.57	87.56	84	826	229	73	10
17	Shai Hope WI	148	143	6113	7659	170	50.52	79.81	22	487	120	30	19
18	Rassie van der Dussen SA	71	65	2657	3053	134	50.13	87.02	12	206	50	17	6
19	Georgia Wareham AUS-W	28	9	150	139	37	50	107.91	6	9	5	0	0
20	Joe Root ENG	189	178	7577	8650	166	49.52	87.59	25	614	54	45	20
21	Hashim Amla	181	178	8113	9178	159	49.46	88.39	14	822	53	39	27
22	Rohit Sharma IND	282	274	11577	12482	264	48.84	92.74	37	1090	357	61	33
23	Kane Williamson NZ	175	167	7256	8893	148	48.69	81.59	18	667	60	47	15
24	Michael Hussey	185	157	5442	6243	109	48.15	87.16	44	383	80	39	3
25	Karen Rolton	141	132	4814	0	154	48.14	0	32	0	0	33	8
26	Janneman Malan	23	22	958	1150	177	47.9	83.3	2	97	16	4	3
27	Zaheer Abbas	62	60	2572	3033	123	47.62	84.8	6	0	0	13	7
28	Ross Taylor NZ	236	220	8607	10330	181	47.55	83.32	39	713	147	51	21
29	Faf du Plessis	143	136	5507	6215	185	47.47	88.6	20	495	66	35	12
30	Ambati Rayudu	55	50	1694	2143	124	47.05	79.04	14	145	30	10	3
31	Imam ul Haq PAK	75	74	3152	3846	151	47.04	81.95	7	253	30	20	9
32	Sir Viv Richards	187	167	6721	7451	189	47	90.2	24	0	0	45	11
33	Quinton De Kock SA	161	161	7123	7367	178	46.55	96.68	8	801	134	32	23
34	Shreyas Iyer IND	76	70	2977	3020	128	46.51	98.57	6	274	73	23	5
35	Harry Tector IRE	54	49	1992	2393	140	46.32	83.24	6	155	46	14	5
36	Adam Voges	31	28	870	998	112	45.78	87.17	9	61	10	4	1
37	Natalie Sciver ENG-W	99	87	3280	3467	148	45.55	94.6	15	348	22	20	7
38	Tom Cooper	32	31	1319	1814	101	45.48	72.71	2	115	8	12	1
39	Fakhar Zaman PAK	92	91	3861	4145	210	45.42	93.14	6	432	83	19	11
40	David Warner AUS	161	159	6932	7127	179	45.3	97.26	6	733	130	33	22
41	Salman Agha PAK	50	42	1538	1599	134	45.23	96.18	8	135	29	9	3
42	Gordon Greenidge	128	127	5134	7908	133	45.03	64.92	13	0	0	31	11
43	Haris Sohail	45	44	1749	2046	130	44.84	85.48	5	138	28	14	2
44	Sachin Tendulkar	463	452	18426	21368	200	44.83	86.23	41	2016	195	96	49
45	Stafanie Taylor WI-W	151	145	5501	7993	171	44.72	68.82	22	528	30	40	7
46	Dean Jones	164	161	6068	8362	145	44.61	72.56	25	0	0	46	7
47	Michael Clarke	245	223	7981	10104	130	44.58	78.98	44	665	53	58	8
48	Jacques Kallis	328	314	11579	15885	139	44.36	72.89	53	911	137	86	17
49	Brandon McMullen SCO	40	35	1324	1469	151	44.13	90.12	5	127	36	4	5
50	Shikhar Dhawan	167	164	6793	7436	143	44.11	91.35	10	842	79	39	17
51	Aqib Ilyas	32	30	1234	1645	109	44.07	75.01	2	117	15	9	2
52	Ryan Watson	35	17	528	1286	0	44	47.5	4	101	10	6	1
53	Matthew Hayden	161	155	6133	7767	181	43.8	78.96	15	636	87	36	10
54	Azmatullah Omarzai AFG	42	34	1093	1122	149	43.72	97.41	9	78	46	8	1
55	Sherfane Rutherford WI	22	20	743	737	113	43.7	100.81	3	62	35	7	1
56	Heinrich Klaasen	60	56	2141	1829	174	43.69	117.05	7	200	71	11	4
57	Travis Head AUS	79	76	3007	2844	154	43.57	105.73	7	348	73	17	7
58	Cameron Green AUS	31	27	782	873	118	43.44	89.57	9	63	20	2	1
59	Misbah ul Haq	162	149	5122	6945	96	43.4	73.75	31	342	83	42	0
60	Devon Conway NZ	43	42	1692	1926	152	43.38	87.85	3	210	22	6	5
61	George Munsey SCO	73	71	2642	2937	191	43.31	89.95	10	271	83	18	3
62	Steven Smith AUS	170	154	5800	6669	164	43.28	86.96	20	521	58	35	12
63	Janith Liyanage SL	34	29	990	1159	101	43.04	85.41	6	73	27	7	1
64	Jonny Bairstow	107	98	3868	3758	141	42.97	102.92	8	437	92	17	11
65	Smriti Mandhana IND-W	80	80	3179	3817	135	42.95	83.28	6	379	35	26	5
66	Imad Wasim	55	40	986	894	63	42.86	110.29	17	91	19	5	0
67	Ramnaresh Sarwan	181	169	5804	7663	120	42.67	75.74	33	480	58	38	5
68	Janette Brittin	63	59	2121	0	138	42.42	0	9	0	0	8	5
69	Ishan Kishan IND	27	24	933	913	210	42.4	102.19	2	95	33	7	1
70	Temba Bavuma SA	55	53	2035	2320	144	42.39	87.71	5	203	27	8	5
71	David Miller SA	178	154	4611	4447	139	42.3	103.68	45	342	144	24	7
72	Boeta Dippenaar	107	95	3421	5047	125	42.23	67.78	14	334	16	26	4
73	James Taylor	27	26	887	1107	101	42.23	80.12	5	69	12	7	1
74	Kedar Jadhav	73	52	1389	1367	120	42.09	101.6	19	141	24	6	2
75	Charith Asalanka SL	83	75	2734	3021	127	42.06	90.49	10	225	63	17	5
76	Glenn Phillips NZ	47	39	1262	1223	106	42.06	103.18	9	92	51	5	2
77	Ricky Ponting	375	365	13704	17046	164	42.03	80.39	39	1231	162	82	30
78	Usman Khawaja AUS	40	39	1554	1848	104	42	84.09	2	150	13	12	2
79	Kumar Sangakkara	404	380	14234	18048	169	41.98	78.86	41	1385	88	93	25
80	Keacy Carty WI	46	43	1593	2070	170	41.92	76.95	5	138	26	5	4
81	Debbie Hockley	118	115	4064	0	117	41.89	0	18	0	0	34	4
82	Rachin Ravindra NZ	39	35	1424	1324	123	41.88	107.55	1	156	34	6	5
83	Martin Guptill NZ	198	195	7346	8415	237	41.73	87.29	19	750	187	39	18
84	Mohammad Yousuf	288	273	9720	12942	141	41.71	75.1	40	785	90	64	15
85	Javed Miandad	233	218	7381	11014	119	41.7	67.01	41	0	0	50	8
86	Denise Annetts	43	39	1126	0	100	41.7	0	12	0	0	8	1
87	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	268	251	8778	12408	150	41.6	70.74	40	722	85	59	11
88	Suzie Bates NZ-W	151	145	5359	6648	168	41.54	80.61	16	613	20	32	12
89	Callum Ferguson	30	25	663	777	71	41.43	85.32	9	64	0	5	0
90	Desmond Haynes	238	237	8648	13707	152	41.37	63.09	28	0	0	57	17