Teams with most scores of 400 plus in ODIs

Teams with most scores of 400 plus in ODIs: There was once a time in cricket when a score of 300 was considered to be untouchable in a chase. Nowadays, even 350 is chase able thanks to big bats, new hard balls and rules favoring batsmen. The first score of 400 was touched in 2006 and since then, the barrier has been breached 19 times. Here are Teams with most scores of 400 plus in ODIs. 6 – England – 3 times Highest score 481/6 vs Australia, 2018 England’s Alex Hales. (Photo by MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images) England has scored above 400 in One Day International cricket for 3 times, the team which has been playing the game since its inception got its first 400-score against New Zealand at Birmingham. Multiple centuries from Joe Root and Jos Buttler, 104 and 129 respectively aided England in getting there and they ended with a score of 408-9 in their quota of 50-overs. The second time England went past 400-run mark was against Pakistan at Trentbridge. Opener Alex Hales registered the highest individual score ever by an English batsman. Whereas, Jos Buttler scored the fastest half-century by an English player. The third time against Australia in 2018. 5 – New Zealand – 1 time Highest score 402/2 vs. Ireland 2008 New Zealand has scored 400 just once in ODIs. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Despite being one of the most explosive ODI sides, New Zealand has scored 400 just once in ODIs. They scored 402/2 against Ireland in 2008 thanks to centuries from James Marshall (161) and Brendon McCullum (166) and an opening stand of 274 runs. They also got a nitro boost in the end by Ross Taylor who scored 59 runs in 24 balls. This is the first and only instance of both openers scoring 150+ in one ODI inning. Ireland managed to score just 112 runs and lost the match by record 290 runs. 4 – Australia 2 times Highest score 434/4 vs. South Africa 2006 Australia breached the 400 run barrier for the very 1st time in ODI history against South Africa in 2006. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Australia breached the 400 run barrier for the very 1st time in ODI history against South Africa in 2006. Ricky Ponting scored a wonderful 164 runs and thanks to Michael Hussey’s 81 of 51 balls, Australia scored a mammoth 434 runs. But South Africa manage to upstage the Australians by chasing down the 434 run target thanks to Herschelle Gibbs’ 175 and half centuries from captain Graeme Smith and Mark Boucher in the end. 3 – Sri Lanka 2 times Highest score 443/9 vs. Netherlands 2006 Sri Lanka has the World record for the highest score in One Day matches with their 443 runs in 2009. (Photo Source: Charly Booker) Sri Lanka has the World record for the highest score in One Day matches with their 443 runs in 2009. Sanath Jayasuriya scored 157 in the record score. Their second score of 400 came in a chase of 414 runs. Sri Lanka managed to score 411 against India with the help of Tillakaratne Dilshan’s 160 and Kumar Sangakkara’s 90 runs of 40 odd balls. 2 – India – 5 times Highest score 418/5 vs. West Indies 2011 (Photo Source: BCCI) India has scored 400 5 times in ODI, which is a record till now. They scored 400 for the first time in World cup against Bermuda. India scored 413/5, a World cup record, thanks to Virender Sehwag’s 114 and half centuries from Yuvraj Singh (83) and Sachin Tendulkar (57 off 29 balls). 3 of India’s scores of 400 include Double hundreds from Indian batsmen. India scored 401/3 against South Africa in Gwalior in 2010 which included 200* by Sachin Tendulkar. Then they scored 418/5, India’s highest ODI score in Indore against West Indies, in which Virender Sehwag scored 219 runs. And at last, India scored 404/5 against Sri Lanka recently which included a record 264 from Rohit Sharma. All of the scores of 400 have resulted in wins for India. 1 – South Africa – 6 times Highest score 439/2 vs. West Indies 2015 (Photo Source: BCCI) South Africa was the 1st team to chase a target of 400 runs in the match of century against Australia in 2006. They scored 400 again recently against India. And before that against West Indies. The match will always be remembered for the innings AB de Villiers played, 144 runs of just 46 balls. HE made 50 off just 16 balls, 100 of just 31 deliveries, both now a world record. He came in after the fall of 1st wicket on 279 runs. Rilee Russouw (129) and Hashim Amla (153*) helped with a strong foundation. (All stats updated till 25th June 2018)

Topics

Featured Section

Current Series

Cricket Fantasy Tips

Cricket Stats

IPL Teams

ICC Rankings

Interviews

Twitter Reactions

Cricket Appeal

Social Tracker

More Links

# Follow Us

Other Sports

Teams with most scores of 400 plus in ODIs

5 – New Zealand – 1 time
Highest score 402/2 vs. Ireland 2008

Latest Articles

PCB appoint Azhar Ali as head of youth development

WBBL 2024: Match 37, MR-W vs ST-W Match Prediction

November 22 Social Media Trends - Trending tweets, memes