Most Runs in ODI

Most Runs in ODI is the definitive benchmark for a batter’s longevity, consistency, and dominance in the limited-overs format. This prestigious record is held by the legendary "Little Master," Sachin Tendulkar.
Over a career spanning 23 years (1989–2012), Tendulkar amassed a colossal 18,426 runs in 463 matches, a feat that remains the gold standard of the sport. He is followed by Kumar Sangakkara and the modern icon Virat Kohli. As of April 2026, Kohli continues to be the only active player within striking distance, having crossed the 13,900-run mark with a record-breaking century conversion rate. This statistic is more than just a cumulative tally; it reflects a player's ability to adapt to the evolution of the white-ball game, sustaining elite performance levels across decades and cementing their status as a global sporting icon.

RANK 1

Sachin Tendulkar

Runs

18426

AVG

44.83

RANK 2

Virat Kohli

IND

Runs

14797

AVG

58.71

RANK 3

Kumar Sangakkara

Runs

14234

AVG

41.98

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	Virat Kohli IND	311	299	14797	15771	183	58.71	93.82	47	1376	168	77	54
3	Kumar Sangakkara	404	380	14234	18048	169	41.98	78.86	41	1385	88	93	25
4	Ricky Ponting	375	365	13704	17046	164	42.03	80.39	39	1231	162	82	30
5	Sanath Jayasuriya	445	433	13430	14725	189	32.36	91.2	18	1500	270	68	28
6	Mahela Jayawardene	448	418	12650	16020	144	33.37	78.96	39	1119	76	77	19
7	Inzamam-ul-Haq	378	350	11739	15812	137	39.52	74.24	53	971	144	83	10
8	Jacques Kallis	328	314	11579	15885	139	44.36	72.89	53	911	137	86	17
9	Rohit Sharma IND	282	274	11577	12482	264	48.84	92.74	37	1090	357	61	33
10	Sourav Ganguly	311	300	11363	15416	183	41.02	73.7	23	1122	190	72	22
11	Rahul Dravid	344	318	10889	15285	153	39.16	71.23	40	950	42	83	12
12	MS Dhoni	350	297	10773	12303	183	50.57	87.56	84	826	229	73	10
13	Chris Gayle WI	301	294	10480	12019	215	37.83	87.19	17	1128	331	54	25
14	Brian Lara	299	289	10405	13086	169	40.48	79.51	32	1042	133	63	19
15	Tillakaratne Dilshan	330	303	10290	11933	161	39.27	86.23	41	1111	55	47	22
16	Mohammad Yousuf	288	273	9720	12942	141	41.71	75.1	40	785	90	64	15
17	Adam Gilchrist	287	279	9619	9922	172	35.89	96.94	11	1162	149	55	16
18	AB de Villiers SA	228	218	9577	9473	176	53.5	101.09	39	840	204	53	25
19	Mohammad Azharuddin	334	308	9378	12669	153	36.92	74.02	54	622	77	58	7
20	Aravinda de Silva	308	296	9284	11443	145	34.9	81.13	30	0	0	64	11
21	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	268	251	8778	12408	150	41.6	70.74	40	722	85	59	11
22	Yuvraj Singh	304	278	8701	9924	150	36.55	87.67	40	908	155	52	14
23	Desmond Haynes	238	237	8648	13707	152	41.37	63.09	28	0	0	57	17
24	Ross Taylor NZ	236	220	8607	10330	181	47.55	83.32	39	713	147	51	21
25	Marvan Atapattu	268	259	8529	12594	132	37.57	67.72	32	734	15	59	11
26	Mark Waugh	244	236	8500	11053	173	39.35	76.9	20	651	57	50	18
27	Tamim Iqbal BAN	243	240	8357	10642	158	36.65	78.52	12	925	103	56	14
28	Virender Sehwag	251	245	8273	7929	219	35.05	104.33	9	1132	136	38	15
29	Hashim Amla	181	178	8113	9178	159	49.46	88.39	14	822	53	39	27
30	Herschelle Gibbs	248	240	8094	9721	175	36.13	83.26	16	930	128	37	21
31	Shahid Afridi GER	398	369	8064	6892	124	23.57	117	27	730	351	39	6
32	Stephen Fleming	280	269	8037	11242	134	32.4	71.49	21	823	63	49	8
33	Michael Clarke	245	223	7981	10104	130	44.58	78.98	44	665	53	58	8
34	Mushfiqur Rahim BAN	274	256	7795	9780	144	36.42	79.7	42	617	100	49	9
35	Eoin Morgan	248	230	7701	8447	148	39.29	91.16	34	654	220	47	14
36	Joe Root ENG	189	178	7577	8650	166	49.52	87.59	25	614	54	45	20
37	Shakib Al Hasan BAN	247	234	7570	9138	134	37.29	82.84	31	699	54	56	9
38	Steve Waugh	325	288	7569	9971	120	32.9	75.91	58	530	68	45	3
39	Shoaib Malik	287	258	7534	9199	143	34.55	81.9	40	603	113	44	9
40	Arjuna Ranatunga	269	255	7456	9571	131	35.84	77.9	47	0	0	49	4
41	Javed Miandad	233	218	7381	11014	119	41.7	67.01	41	0	0	50	8
42	Martin Guptill NZ	198	195	7346	8415	237	41.73	87.29	19	750	187	39	18
43	Kane Williamson NZ	175	167	7256	8893	148	48.69	81.59	18	667	60	47	15
44	Younis Khan	265	255	7249	9628	144	31.24	75.29	23	578	56	48	7
45	Saleem Malik	283	256	7170	9383	102	32.88	76.41	38	0	0	47	5
46	Quinton De Kock SA	161	161	7123	7367	178	46.55	96.68	8	801	134	32	23
47	Nathan Astle	223	217	7090	9760	145	34.92	72.64	14	720	86	41	16
48	Graeme Smith	197	194	6989	8648	141	37.98	80.81	10	788	44	47	10
49	Upul Tharanga	235	223	6951	9155	174	33.74	75.92	17	798	52	37	15
50	David Warner AUS	161	159	6932	7127	179	45.3	97.26	6	733	130	33	22
51	Shikhar Dhawan	167	164	6793	7436	143	44.11	91.35	10	842	79	39	17
52	Sir Viv Richards	187	167	6721	7451	189	47	90.2	24	0	0	45	11
53	Brendan Taylor ZIM	207	205	6704	8761	145	35.28	76.52	15	599	106	39	11
54	Mohammad Hafeez	218	216	6614	8633	140	32.9	76.61	15	664	110	38	11
55	Grant Flower	221	214	6571	9723	142	33.52	67.58	18	0	0	40	6
56	Allan Border	273	252	6524	9134	127	30.62	71.42	39	500	43	39	3
57	Babar Azam PAK	140	137	6501	7458	158	53.72	87.16	16	601	68	37	20
58	Sir Richie Richardson	224	217	6248	9801	122	33.41	63.74	30	0	0	44	5
59	Matthew Hayden	161	155	6133	7767	181	43.8	78.96	15	636	87	36	10
60	Shai Hope WI	148	143	6113	7659	170	50.52	79.81	22	487	120	30	19
61	Brendon McCullum	260	228	6083	6312	166	30.41	96.37	28	577	200	32	5
62	Dean Jones	164	161	6068	8362	145	44.61	72.56	25	0	0	46	7
63	Paul Stirling IRE	170	162	6005	6864	177	37.76	87.48	3	643	149	32	14
64	Charlotte Edwards	191	180	5992	0	173	38.16	0	23	0	0	46	9
65	David Boon	181	177	5964	9157	122	37.04	65.13	16	494	16	37	5
66	Jonty Rhodes	245	220	5935	7336	121	35.11	80.9	51	392	47	33	2
67	Angelo Mathews SL	226	195	5916	7136	139	40.24	82.9	48	468	90	40	3
68	Ramiz Raja	198	197	5841	9226	119	32.09	63.31	15	0	0	31	9
69	Ramnaresh Sarwan	181	169	5804	7663	120	42.67	75.74	33	480	58	38	5
70	Steven Smith AUS	170	154	5800	6669	164	43.28	86.96	20	521	58	35	12
71	Carl Hooper	227	206	5761	7517	113	35.34	76.63	43	409	65	29	7
72	Shane Watson	190	169	5757	6365	185	40.54	90.44	27	570	131	33	9
73	Mahmudullah BAN	239	209	5689	7327	128	36.46	77.64	53	425	107	32	4
74	Hamilton Masakadza ZIM	209	208	5658	7728	178	27.73	73.21	4	585	86	34	5
75	Suresh Raina	226	194	5615	6005	116	35.31	93.5	35	476	120	36	5
76	Marlon Samuels	207	196	5606	7463	133	32.97	75.11	26	526	118	30	10
77	Jos Buttler ENG	199	171	5515	4787	162	39.11	115.2	30	444	184	29	11
78	Faf du Plessis	143	136	5507	6215	185	47.47	88.6	20	495	66	35	12
79	Stafanie Taylor WI-W	151	145	5501	7993	171	44.72	68.82	22	528	30	40	7
80	Michael Hussey	185	157	5442	6243	109	48.15	87.16	44	383	80	39	3
81	Ian Bell	161	157	5416	7019	141	37.87	77.16	14	525	32	35	4
82	Aaron Finch	146	142	5406	6162	153	38.89	87.73	3	532	129	30	17
83	Ajay Jadeja	196	179	5359	7678	119	37.47	69.79	36	366	85	30	6
84	Suzie Bates NZ-W	151	145	5359	6648	168	41.54	80.61	16	613	20	32	12
85	Damien Martyn	208	182	5346	6877	144	40.8	77.73	51	441	22	37	5
86	Gautam Gambhir	147	143	5238	6144	150	39.68	85.25	11	561	17	34	11
87	Sean Williams ZIM	164	159	5217	6000	174	37.53	86.95	20	470	66	37	8
88	Roshan Mahanama	213	198	5162	8521	119	29.49	60.57	23	0	0	35	4
89	Gordon Greenidge	128	127	5134	7908	133	45.03	64.92	13	0	0	31	11
90	Misbah ul Haq	162	149	5122	6945	96	43.4	73.75	31	342	83	42	0