Most Fifties in ODI Cricket History
At the forefront of the list for most fifties in ODI cricket stands Sachin Tendulkar , who has notched up 96 half-centuries across 463 matches. In pursuit, Kumar Sangakkara follows with an admirable tally of 93 fifties, closely pursued by Jacques Kallis with 86 fifties.
Here is the list of batsmen with most fifties in ODI format.
| Sr. | Player | Team | Mat | Inn | 50s | 100s | HS | Runs | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 463 | 452 | 96 | 49 | 200* | 18426 | 44.83 |
| 2 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 404 | 380 | 93 | 25 | 169 | 14234 | 41.98 |
| 3 | Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 328 | 314 | 86 | 17 | 139 | 11579 | 44.36 |
| 4 | Rahul Dravid | India | 344 | 318 | 83 | 12 | 153 | 10889 | 39.16 |
| 5 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan | 378 | 350 | 83 | 10 | 137* | 11739 | 39.52 |
| 6 | Ricky Ponting | Australia | 375 | 365 | 82 | 30 | 164 | 13704 | 42.03 |
| 7 | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 448 | 418 | 77 | 19 | 144 | 12650 | 33.37 |
| 8 | MS Dhoni | India | 350 | 297 | 73 | 10 | 183* | 10773 | 50.57 |
| 9 | Virat Kohli | India | 295 | 283 | 72 | 50 | 183 | 13906 | 58.18 |
| 10 | Sourav Ganguly | India | 311 | 300 | 72 | 22 | 183 | 11363 | 41.02 |
| 11 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 445 | 433 | 68 | 28 | 189 | 13430 | 32.36 |
| 12 | Mohammad Yousuf | Pakistan | 288 | 273 | 64 | 15 | 141* | 9720 | 41.71 |
| 13 | Aravinda De Silva | Sri Lanka | 308 | 296 | 64 | 11 | 145 | 9284 | 34.90 |
| 14 | Brian Lara | West Indies | 299 | 289 | 63 | 19 | 169 | 10405 | 40.48 |
| 15 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | West Indies | 268 | 251 | 59 | 11 | 150 | 8778 | 41.60 |
