5 Players With Most Not-Outs In Successful ODI Run Chases

Chasing a target in the game of cricket is a challenging job. Especially in ODI and T20I cricket, the team batting second always have to chase the target to claim the victory; and if they fail to chase the target, they lose.

In T20I cricket, batsmen have to play only 20 overs and hence, the chasing job in T20I is not as tiring as it is ODIs. In 50-overs cricket, batsmen have to face the pressure for 50 overs while chasing a target and have to bat for a comparatively long time.

In the past, there have been some batsmen who have done an incredible job while chasing targets in ODIs. These batsmen were brilliant at handling batting pressure while chasing targets and played many memorable knocks for their teams while successfully chasing the target.

They also remained not-outs in many such games and tasted the victory with their wonderful knocks. In this listicle, we take a look at 5 players with the most not-outs in successful ODI run chases.

5 Players With Most Not-Outs In Successful ODI Run Chases

Virat Kohli- 30

Virat Kohli gets the 5th spot in this list as the Indian skipper has been not out 30 times during successful ODI run chases. During these 30 matches, the right-handed batsman has smashed 2501 runs with 12 centuries and 11 half-centuries.

While being unbeaten in successful run chases in 50-overs cricket, Kohli has maintained an amazing strike rate of 107+. The 32-year-old batsman’s highest knock in successful ODI chases is unbeaten 154 runs, which he smashed in a match against New Zealand in October 2016 while successfully chasing the 286-run target.

Ricky Ponting- 31

Former Australia cricketer Ricky Ponting takes the 4th spot in this list. The former Aussie skipper has played unbeaten knocks in successful ODI chases 31 times. In such matches, the right-handed batsman accounts for 1765 runs. Ponting has also smacked 4 centuries and 10 half-centuries during these 31 matches and batted at a strike rate of 86.40.

His highest knock in a successful run chase in 50-overs cricket is unbeaten 124, smashed in a match against Pakistan in November 1998. With his unbeaten century, Ponting bagged victory for his team while chasing a 316-run target against Pakistan in the match.

Inzamam-Ul-Haq- 32

Former Pakistan cricketer Inzamam-Ul-Haq takes the 3rd spot in his list. Inzamam has been not-out in successful ODI chases 32 times. The former Pakistani skipper has scored 1787 runs in these 32 matches. The right-handed batsman has also smashed 3 hundreds and 15 fifties in such matches and owns a strike rate of 86.91.

Inzamam’s highest knock while being not-out in successful chases in 50-over format was a century of 118 runs. He played this innings in a match against Sri Lanka in November 2001 while chasing a 273-run target in the match.

Jonty Rhodes- 33

Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes grabs the 2nd spot in this list with 33 not-out knocks in successful ODI run chases. In these matches, the right-handed batsman scored 941 runs at a strike rate of 82.61. The former Proteas batsman has also shattered unbeaten 5 fifties in successful run-chases in One-Day Internationals and has a strike ate of 82.61.

Jonty’s highest knock in such matches was unbeaten 75 runs, which he smashed in a match against Sri Lanka in January 2001. With his unbeaten 75 runs, Rhodes bagged victory for South Africa in the match while chasing 248 runs.

MS Dhoni- 47

MS Dhoni earns the top spot in this list. With 47 not-out in successful ODI run chases, the former Indian skipper is too ahead of other players in this list. In these 47 matches, the wicketkeeper-batsman has smashed 2030 runs at a strike rate of 91.85.

Dhoni has smashed 2 centuries and 14 half-centuries while successfully chasing targets for India in 50-overs cricket. His highest score in such matches was unbeaten 183 runs against Sri Lanka in October 2005. The right-handed batsman shattered this unbeaten knock against Sri Lanka while chasing a target of 299 runs in the match.