Most Matches Played in ODI

Most Matches Played in ODI is the ultimate testament to a player’s longevity, physical endurance, and their indispensable role within a national side. This record for iron-man consistency is held by the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
Over a career spanning 23 years (1989–2012), Tendulkar appeared in a staggering 463 matches, a feat that remains unparalleled in the history of the sport. He is followed by Sri Lankan legends Mahela Jayawardene (448) and Sanath Jayasuriya (445). As of 2026, in an era of grueling schedules and high-intensity player management, reaching such a milestone is increasingly rare, with Virat Kohli being the most prominent active player currently surpassing 295 matches. This statistic represents more than just a tally; it is a monument to a player's ability to evolve alongside the game, maintaining elite performance through decades of tactical shifts and physical challenges.

RANK 1

Sachin Tendulkar

Matches

463

Runs

18426

RANK 2

Mahela Jayawardene

Matches

448

Runs

12650

RANK 3

Sanath Jayasuriya

Matches

445

Runs

13430

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	Sachin Tendulkar	463	452	18426	21368	200	44.83	86.23	41	2016	195	96	49
2	Mahela Jayawardene	448	418	12650	16020	144	33.37	78.96	39	1119	76	77	19
3	Sanath Jayasuriya	445	433	13430	14725	189	32.36	91.2	18	1500	270	68	28
4	Kumar Sangakkara	404	380	14234	18048	169	41.98	78.86	41	1385	88	93	25
5	Shahid Afridi GER	398	369	8064	6892	124	23.57	117	27	730	351	39	6
6	Ricky Ponting	375	365	13704	17046	164	42.03	80.39	39	1231	162	82	30
7	Wasim Akram	356	280	3717	4208	86	16.52	88.33	55	0	0	6	0
8	MS Dhoni	350	297	10773	12303	183	50.57	87.56	84	826	229	73	10
9	Muttiah Muralitharan	350	162	674	869	33	6.8	77.56	63	50	12	0	0
10	Mohammad Azharuddin	334	308	9378	12669	153	36.92	74.02	54	622	77	58	7
11	Tillakaratne Dilshan	330	303	10290	11933	161	39.27	86.23	41	1111	55	47	22
12	Jacques Kallis	328	314	11579	15885	139	44.36	72.89	53	911	137	86	17
13	Steve Waugh	325	288	7569	9971	120	32.9	75.91	58	530	68	45	3
14	Virat Kohli IND	311	299	14797	15771	183	58.71	93.82	47	1376	168	77	54
15	Sourav Ganguly	311	300	11363	15416	183	41.02	73.7	23	1122	190	72	22
16	Aravinda de Silva	308	296	9284	11443	145	34.9	81.13	30	0	0	64	11
17	Yuvraj Singh	304	278	8701	9924	150	36.55	87.67	40	908	155	52	14
18	Shaun Pollock	303	205	3519	4059	130	26.45	86.69	72	248	58	14	1
19	Chris Gayle WI	301	294	10480	12019	215	37.83	87.19	17	1128	331	54	25
20	Brian Lara	299	289	10405	13086	169	40.48	79.51	32	1042	133	63	19
21	Daniel Vettori	295	187	2253	2715	83	17.33	82.98	57	175	15	4	0
22	Mohammad Yousuf	288	273	9720	12942	141	41.71	75.1	40	785	90	64	15
23	Adam Gilchrist	287	279	9619	9922	172	35.89	96.94	11	1162	149	55	16
24	Shoaib Malik	287	258	7534	9199	143	34.55	81.9	40	603	113	44	9
25	Saleem Malik	283	256	7170	9383	102	32.88	76.41	38	0	0	47	5
26	Rohit Sharma IND	282	274	11577	12482	264	48.84	92.74	37	1090	357	61	33
27	Mushfiqur Rahim BAN	274	256	7795	9780	144	36.42	79.7	42	617	100	49	9
28	Allan Border	273	252	6524	9134	127	30.62	71.42	39	500	43	39	3
29	Arjuna Ranatunga	269	255	7456	9571	131	35.84	77.9	47	0	0	49	4
30	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	268	251	8778	12408	150	41.6	70.74	40	722	85	59	11
31	Younis Khan	265	255	7249	9628	144	31.24	75.29	23	578	56	48	7
32	Abdul Razzaq	265	228	5080	6252	112	29.7	81.25	57	382	124	23	3
33	Brendon McCullum	260	228	6083	6312	166	30.41	96.37	28	577	200	32	5
34	Virender Sehwag	251	245	8273	7929	219	35.05	104.33	9	1132	136	38	15
35	Glenn McGrath	250	68	115	236	11	3.83	48.72	38	7	0	0	0
36	Herschelle Gibbs	248	240	8094	9721	175	36.13	83.26	16	930	128	37	21
37	Eoin Morgan	248	230	7701	8447	148	39.29	91.16	34	654	220	47	14
38	Shakib Al Hasan BAN	247	234	7570	9138	134	37.29	82.84	31	699	54	56	9
39	Michael Clarke	245	223	7981	10104	130	44.58	78.98	44	665	53	58	8
40	Jonty Rhodes	245	220	5935	7336	121	35.11	80.9	51	392	47	33	2
41	Mark Waugh	244	236	8500	11053	173	39.35	76.9	20	651	57	50	18
42	Tamim Iqbal BAN	243	240	8357	10642	158	36.65	78.52	12	925	103	56	14
43	Mahmudullah BAN	239	209	5689	7327	128	36.46	77.64	53	425	107	32	4
44	Desmond Haynes	238	237	8648	13707	152	41.37	63.09	28	0	0	57	17
45	Ross Taylor NZ	236	220	8607	10330	181	47.55	83.32	39	713	147	51	21
46	Harbhajan Singh	236	128	1237	1526	49	13.3	81.06	35	92	35	0	0
47	Upul Tharanga	235	223	6951	9155	174	33.74	75.92	17	798	52	37	15
48	Javed Miandad	233	218	7381	11014	119	41.7	67.01	41	0	0	50	8
49	AB de Villiers	228	218	9577	9473	176	53.5	101.09	39	840	204	53	25
50	Carl Hooper	227	206	5761	7517	113	35.34	76.63	43	409	65	29	7
51	Angelo Mathews SL	226	195	5916	7136	139	40.24	82.9	48	468	90	40	3
52	Suresh Raina	226	194	5615	6005	116	35.31	93.5	35	476	120	36	5
53	Lasith Malinga SL	226	119	567	761	56	6.83	74.5	36	45	21	1	0
54	Kapil Dev	225	198	3783	3979	175	23.79	95.07	39	291	67	14	1
55	Sir Richie Richardson	224	217	6248	9801	122	33.41	63.74	30	0	0	44	5
56	Brett Lee	221	110	1176	1407	59	17.81	83.58	44	69	35	3	0
57	Mashrafe Mortaza BAN	220	158	1787	2041	51	13.74	87.55	28	150	62	1	0
58	Moin Khan	219	183	3266	4017	72	23	81.3	41	218	61	12	0
59	Mohammad Hafeez	218	216	6614	8633	140	32.9	76.61	15	664	110	38	11
60	Roshan Mahanama	213	198	5162	8521	119	29.49	60.57	23	0	0	35	4
61	Elton Chigumbura ZIM	213	198	4340	5423	117	25.23	80.02	26	343	106	19	2
62	Ravindra Jadeja IND	210	142	2905	3396	87	32.27	85.54	52	210	55	13	0
63	Hamilton Masakadza ZIM	209	208	5658	7728	178	27.73	73.21	4	585	86	34	5
64	Brendan Taylor ZIM	207	205	6704	8761	145	35.28	76.52	15	599	106	39	11
65	Marlon Samuels	207	196	5606	7463	133	32.97	75.11	26	526	118	30	10
66	Courtney Walsh	205	79	321	451	30	6.97	71.17	33	0	0	0	0
67	Jhulan Goswami	204	121	1228	0	57	14.61	0	37	0	0	1	0
68	Hashan Tillakaratne	200	168	3789	6588	104	29.6	57.51	40	0	0	13	2
69	Zaheer Khan	200	101	792	1078	34	12	73.46	35	69	24	0	0
70	Jos Buttler ENG	199	171	5515	4787	162	39.11	115.2	30	444	184	29	11
71	Jean Paul Duminy	199	179	5117	6052	150	36.81	84.55	40	347	75	27	4
72	Martin Guptill NZ	198	195	7346	8415	237	41.73	87.29	19	750	187	39	18
73	Ramiz Raja	198	197	5841	9226	119	32.09	63.31	15	0	0	31	9
74	Andrew Symonds	198	161	5088	5504	156	39.75	92.44	33	449	103	30	6
75	Graeme Smith	197	194	6989	8648	141	37.98	80.81	10	788	44	47	10
76	Paul Collingwood	197	181	5092	6614	120	35.36	76.98	37	365	74	26	5
77	Shane Warne	194	107	1018	1413	55	13.05	72.04	29	60	13	1	0
78	James Anderson	194	79	273	561	28	7.58	48.66	43	23	0	0	0
79	Charlotte Edwards	191	180	5992	0	173	38.16	0	23	0	0	46	9
80	Ajit Agarkar	191	113	1269	1574	95	14.58	80.62	26	103	22	3	0
81	Shane Watson	190	169	5757	6365	185	40.54	90.44	27	570	131	33	9
82	Joe Root ENG	189	178	7577	8650	166	49.52	87.59	25	614	54	45	20
83	Heath Streak	189	159	2943	4008	79	28.29	73.42	55	203	48	13	0
84	Scott Styris	188	161	4483	5645	141	32.48	79.41	23	353	68	28	4
85	Sir Viv Richards	187	167	6721	7451	189	47	90.2	24	0	0	45	11
86	Michael Hussey	185	157	5442	6243	109	48.15	87.16	44	383	80	39	3
87	Nuwan Kulasekara SL	184	123	1327	1629	73	15.43	81.46	37	95	39	4	0
88	Hashim Amla	181	178	8113	9178	159	49.46	88.39	14	822	53	39	27
89	David Boon	181	177	5964	9157	122	37.04	65.13	16	494	16	37	5
90	David Miller SA	178	154	4611	4447	139	42.3	103.68	45	342	144	24	7