Most Centuries while Chasing in ODIs
| Player | Innings | 100s | 50s | High Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 161 | 28 | 41 | 183 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 153 | 17 | 52 | 175 |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 232 | 17 | 38 | 152* |
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 152 | 12 | 34 | 133* |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) | 116 | 11 | 15 | 160 |
| Saeed Anwar (PAK) | 210 | 10 | 20 | 131 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) | 105 | 10 | 30 | 152 |
| Martin Guptill (NZ) | 94 | 9 | 18 | 180* |
| Brian Lara (WI) | 157 | 9 | 28 | 153 |
| Joe Root (ENG) | 81 | 9 | 17 | 166* |
Key Insights on Most Hundreds Scored While Chasing in ODI Cricket
Top Accumulators in ODI Run Chases
Virat Kohli has smashed the most centuries while batting second in ODI cricket.
Kohli has also scored the most hundreds in successful run chases in ODIs, being the only batter with more than 20 such knocks.
Sachin Tendulkar leads the run chart in ODI chases, with 8720 runs in 232 innings.
Kohli is the only batter to bring up 70 or more fifty-plus scores in the second innings in ODIs.
Record-Breaking Individual ODI Chase Performances
Glenn Maxwell is the only double centurion in ODI run chases.
Maxwell’s unbeaten 201 against Afghanistan in 2023 is the highest individual score while chasing in ODIs.
MS Dhoni has recorded the highest individual score in a run chase at home in ODIs. He smashed an unbeaten 183 against Sri Lanka to help India gun down 299 runs in the 2005 Jaipur ODI.
Shahid Afridi has struck the fastest century in an ODI run chase, taking 45 balls against India in a successful chase of 250 runs in the 2005 Kanpur match.
Key Conversion and Situational Records in Chases
Kohli’s conversion rate is the best among all batsmen who’ve scored at least five second-innings hundreds.
Kohli is the only batter with more ODI centuries while chasing than when he bats first, among the players with more than 10 ODI centuries while batting second. Explore all Virat Kohli ODI centuries here.
Kohli is the only batter with more than 10 centuries in home and overseas conditions in ODI run chases.
Rohit Sharma and Sachin Tendulkar are other batters with 10 or more centuries in overseas ODI chases.
Tendulkar and Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) took a special liking to batting at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, scoring five tons while batting second. This is the joint-most centuries by a batter at a single ground in ODI chases.
Captaincy, Opener, and Opposition Century Milestones
Tendulkar scored seven of his 17 hundreds in 1998, the most by a batter in a calendar year in ODI run chases. His seven tons were part of his run tally of 1347 runs in chases that year. It is in 1998, he scored the record 9 ODI centuries.
Kohli scored 13 of his hundreds in chases while leading India, the most by a captain in ODIs.
Tendulkar and Rohit have scored 15 or more hundreds as openers in ODI run chases.
Kohli has enjoyed the battles against Australia, hammering six hundreds in the second innings, the most by a batter against a team in ODI run chases.
Kohli has also scored five centuries each against Sri Lanka and the West Indies in ODI chases.
Tendulkar and Rohit have smashed five hundreds each against Australia while batting second in ODIs. The duo also holds the overall record for scoring most tons against Australia in ODIs.