Top 10 batsman who have faced most balls in a 50 overs ODI innings

Top 10 batsman who have faced most balls in a 50 overs ODI innings: A 50 over ODI innings contain 300 legal deliveries for 11 batsmen to play. A batsman making a century may play 100 of those deliveries, but it is rarely seen a batsman playing more than 50% of the legal deliveries single-handedly. Here are Top 10 batsmen who played the most balls in a 50 over innings. 10. Desmond Haynes (West Indies) 164 138* v England Gwalior 1989 Haynes played 164 balls for his 138*. (Photo Source : Getty Images ) Desmond Haynes carried his bat through the innings with 138* to his name against England in 1989 Nehru Cup. He played 164 balls for his score. West Indies scored 265/5 in 50 overs with Richie Richardson scoring 44. England was dismissed for 239 runs thanks to Malcolm Marshall’s 4/33 in 10 overs giving West Indies the win by 26 runs. 9. Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 165 160* v India Hobart 2012 Tillakaratne Dilshan’s 160 went in vain as India won the match. (Photo Source: BCCI) Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 160* against India at Hobart facing 165 balls in total. Sri Lanka made 320 runs with Kumar Sangakkara scoring 105. But their score was not enough since India overhauled the total in just 36.4 overs to remain in contention for the final of the tri-series. Virat Kohli made 133* in 86 balls to take India to victory. 8. Chris Gayle (West Indies) 165 132* v England Lord’s 2004 Chris Gayle scored 132* from 165 balls. (Photo Source: Gallo Images) Chris Gayle took 165 balls to score his 132* while chasing 285 runs against England at Lord’s. England scored 285 with centuries from Andre Strauss (100) and Andrew Flintoff (123). West Indies chased the match successfully with Gayle’s century and 89 from Ramnaresh Sarwan. 7. Matthew Hayden (Australia) 166 181* v New Zealand Hamilton 2007 Hayden top scored for Australia with 181 runs. (Photo Source: AFP) Matthew Hayden scored the then highest ODI score for Australia with his 181* off 166 balls. Australia scored a massive 347/5 in their 50 overs. But it didn’t seem enough for New Zealand as they chased it down with one wicket and 3 balls remaining. Craig McMillan (117) and Brendon McCullum (86) were the main contributors to Kiwi win. 6. Hamilton Masakadza (Zimbabwe) 167 178*v Kenya Harare 2009 Hamilton Masakadza’s 178* is the second highest score for Zimbabwe.(Photo Source: AFP) Hamilton Masakadza remained not out for 178* playing 167 balls against Kenya. Zimbabwe scored 329/2 runs with Forster Mutizwa (55) and Brendan Taylor (52) making significant contributions. Kenya could only muster 189 runs to lose the match by 142 runs. 5. Aamer Sohail (Pakistan) 167 87 v West Indies Kingston 1993 Opener Aamer Sohail could muster 87 runs from 167 balls played. (Photo Source:Pakistan Cricket Board) West Indian fast bowlers stifled Pakistani batsmen on Kingston pitch for just 223 runs. Opener Aamer Sohail could muster 87 runs from 167 balls played. West Indies made 224 thanks to 114 from Brian Lara, though Sohail returned to pick up 3/43 in 9 overs. West Indies won by 4 wickets and 6 overs remaining. 4. Javed Miandad (Pakistan) 167 63* v West Indies Perth 1989 Javed Miandad scored just 63* from 167 balls. (Photo Source: Getty Images) West Indies stopped Pakistani batsmen for just 140 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs on a bouncy Perth pitch. Ian Bishop took 5/27 in his 10 overs while Javed Miandad slogged for 167 balls making 63* runs. West Indies won the match easily with Richie Richardson amking 50* and Desmond Haynes making 33. They won the match by 7 wickets and 13 overs remaining. 3. David Boon (Australia) 168 102* v India Hobart 1991 David Boon scored 102* in 168 balls. (Photo Source:Getty Images) India batted first against Australia at Hobart and made 175 runs with Sanjay Manjrekar and Sachin Tendulkar both scoring 57 runs. Craig McDermott took 3/19 in his 10 overs. Australian reply was built around David Boon’s 102 * from a leisurely 168 balls, with Dean Jones scoring 48 from 99 balls. Australia won by 8 wickets in hand. 2. Ashish Bagai (Canada) 172 137* v Scotland Nairobi (Ruaraka) 2007 Ashish Bagai took 172 balls for his 137*. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Scotland met Canada in the ICC World Cricket League Division 1 match in Nairobi. Scotland made 276 runs batting first thanks to Fraser Watts (70) and Gavin Hamilton’s 64 runs. The Canadian chase was centered on Ashish Bagai’s 137* with Ashif Mulla making 48 runs. Ashish Bagai took 172 balls for his 137* but lost the match by just 7 runs. 1. Rohit Sharma (India) 173 264 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 2014 Rohit played a world record 173 balls in his innings of 264. (Photo Source: AFP) Rohit Sharma demolished Sri Lanka on a flat Kolkata wicket with a record shattering 264 in 173 balls. He not only set the world record for highest ODI score by a batsman, most fours, most runs by boundaries and a second double hundred by a batsman in ODIs, but also played the most balls in one 50 over ODI match. India scored a mammoth 404/5 in their 50 overs. Sri Lanka could only muster 251/10 with Captain Angelo Mathews top scoring with 75 runs. India won by 153 runs. *All stats updated till 22nd Feb 2015.