This analysis breaks down the most prolific batting performances and statistical milestones achieved during home One Day International run chases.
Most Runs at Home in ODI Run Chases
| Player | Innings | Runs | High Score | Average | Strike Rate | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 68 | 3778 | 154* | 68.69 | 98.20 | 14/20 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 85 | 3593 | 175 | 47.27 | 86.59 | 7/25 |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 52 | 2731 | 152* | 59.36 | 99.09 | 7/18 |
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 65 | 2585 | 162 | 41.03 | 89.88 | 4/16 |
| Jacques Kallis (SA) | 67 | 2446 | 139 | 47.03 | 73.51 | 3/18 |
| Eoin Morgan (ENG) | 60 | 2145 | 113 | 45.63 | 90.81 | 2/15 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) | 69 | 2123 | 130 | 34.80 | 89.08 | 5/12 |
| Brian Lara (WI) | 49 | 1961 | 146* | 53.00 | 78.47 | 4/12 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 59 | 1931 | 133 | 38.62 | 77.48 | 2/11 |
| Joe Root (ENG) | 43 | 1929 | 166* | 60.28 | 90.35 | 6/10 |
Key Insights on Leading Run Scorers in Home ODI Chases
Virat and Sachin’s Monstrous Numbers in Home ODI Chases
Virat Kohli has scored the most runs at home in ODI run chases, tallying 3700-plus runs.
Kohli is the only batter to aggregate 2500-plus runs in successful chases at home in ODIs.
Virat is the only batter to smash more than 10 centuries in home run chases in ODIs. See Virat’s ODI centuries list here.
Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar are the only two batters with more than 30 fifty-plus scores in home chases in ODIs.
Sachin scored 3186 of his 3778 runs while opening for India, the most by an opener in home ODI chases.
Separately, find out players with most centuries at home ODIs and during ODI run chases, here and here.
Record-Breaking Performances by Wicketkeeper-Batters
MS Dhoni has struck the highest individual score in a home run chase, smashing an unbeaten 183 off 145 balls against Sri Lanka in the 2005 Jaipur ODI.
Dhoni’s unbeaten 183 is the highest individual score by a wicketkeeper-batter in an ODI innings.
Quinton de Kock has aggregated the most runs in a calendar year in home ODI chases, tallying 570 runs at an average of 95 in seven innings in South Africa in 2016. See the overall top-run scorers in a calendar year in ODI here.
De Kock’s run tally included three centuries, the joint-most in a year in home chases, along with Desmond Haynes, Babar Azam, and Sikandar Raza.
Venue Dominance and Opposition Specific Stats
Sanath Jayasuriya scored 1380 of his 2123 runs at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the most by a batter at a home ground in ODI chases.
Kohli aggregated 1021 of his runs against Australia, the most by a batter against an opposition in home ODI chases.
Tendulkar is the only other batter with 1000-plus runs against a team, with 1008 runs coming against Australia in 17 chases.
See who is the overall highest run-scorer against Australia in ODIs.
Leading Averages and Strike Rates in Chases
New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum has the highest strike rate in home chases, having struck at 121.29 while scoring 1606 runs in 53 innings.
Australia’s Steven Smith has the highest batting average in home ODI chases, having scored 1324 runs at 69.68 in 28 innings.