Fastest Double Hundreds In ODIs

Fastest Double Hundreds In ODIs: Scoring a double century is slowing become a common occurrence in ODI cricket. The first double century was scored exactly on the same day 24th February, 2010 by Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar against the strong South African side at Gwalior. Five years after the remarkable achievement by the batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, there have been four double centuries scored. Apart from the extraordinary skills, scoring a double century requires aggressive batting technique and the batsmen seem to have no problem in hitting the bowlers all over the ground. So, here is the list of the Fastest Double Hundreds In ODIs: 1. Chris Gayle 215 vs Zimbabwe: 138 Balls The beefy West Indian opener Chris Gayle became the first non-Indian batman and the fourth batsman overall to score a double century in an ODI fixture. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The beefy West Indian opener Chris Gayle became the first non-Indian batman and the fourth batsman overall to score a double century in an ODI fixture. Co-incidentally, Gayle achieved this feat exactly on the same date (24th February 2010) on which Sachin Tendulkar scored the first ODI double century. He has also become the first batsman ever to score a double century in a world cup match. He did it against lowly ranked Zimbabwe in just 138 deliveries and has become the fastest to reach the double hundred. He started slowly but accelerated his innings after completing his century. Also Read – Top 10 Fastest centuries (by balls received) in Recognized cricket 2. Virender Sehwag 219 vs West Indies: 140 Balls On the 8th December 2011, Virender Sehwag scored his double ton in 140 balls and finished at a score of 219. (Photo Source: AFP) On the 8th December 2011, Virender Sehwag scored his double ton in 140 balls and finished at a score of 219. He became the second batsman after Sachin Tendulkar achieves this feat. The nawab of najafgarh hit 25 boundaries and seven sixes in his innings overall and bettered the previous highest score of 200* by Sachin Tendulkar. The record stood for a long period before being broken by Rohit Sharma. 3. Sachin Tendulkar 200* vs South Africa: 147 Balls Sachin Tendulkar was the first batsman ever in the history of ODI cricket to score a double century. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Sachin Tendulkar was the first batsman ever in the history of ODI cricket to score a double century. He achieved this outstanding feat against South Africa at Gwalior five years ago on 24th February 2010. He reached the double century mark in just 147 deliveries. He remained not out at the score of 200 at the end of the innings and is till date the only batsman to stay unbeaten. 4. Rohit Sharma 264 vs Sri Lanka: 151 Balls Rohit Sharma reached this milestone for the second time in his career, but this time against Sri Lanka at the Eden gardens in Kolkata. (Photo Source: BCCI) Rohit Sharma reached this milestone for the second time in his career, but this time against Sri Lanka at the Eden gardens in Kolkata. Sharma took only 151 deliveries to reach his double century this time. He smashed every Lankan bowlers that day and was at his best batting form. He scored a world record 264 in that match with the help of 33 boundaries and 9 sixes. 5. Martin Guptill 237* vs West Indies: 153 balls Martin Guptill now has the second highest score in ODIs: 237* (© Getty Images) Quick Link : Twitter Reactions on Maverick Martin Gorgeous Guptil’s fantastic Double Hundred Martin Guptill of New Zealand stunned the West Indies in the 2015 World Cup QFs with an innings of high magnitude. He hit 237* in 163 balls with his double hundred coming in 153 balls. He hit 24 fours and 11 sixes in his record innings. This is the highest score in World Cup history now, breaking the record of Chris Gayle who scored 215 earlier in this World Cup. 6. Rohit Sharma 209 vs Australia: 156 Balls On November 2nd 2013, Rohit Sharma scored his first double century against Australia at M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. (Photo Source : PTI). On November 2nd 2013, Rohit Sharma scored his first double century against Australia at M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. He also became the youngest batsman to achieve this extraordinary feat. It took him 156 deliveries to reach this milestone which is the most by any batsman till date and his innings ended at the score of 209. His double century included 12 boundaries and 16 sixes. Also Read – Top 10 batsmen with most sixes in an ODI innings (All Stats Updated Till 23rd August, 2015)

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