cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council as well as the top four Associate members. Unlike Test matches, ODIs consist of one inning per team, having a limit in the number of overs, currently 50 overs per innings – although in the past this has been 55 or 60 overs. ODI matches are a subset of List A cricket and so records and statistics are recorded both for specifically for ODIs and within List A. The earliest match recognised as an ODI was played between England and Australia in January 1971; since when there have been over 4,000 ODIs played by 28 teams. The frequency of matches has steadily increased, partly because of the increase in the number of ODI-playing countries, and partly as the cricket boards of those nations seek to maximise their revenue with the increased popularity of cricket, a process that dates from the time of the Packer Revolution. The most successful team in ODI cricket, in terms of win percentage is South Africa, who overtook previous leaders Australia in 2017, and as of 16 July 2018 have a record of 63.69%. In contrast, two teams have failed to win a single ODI: East Africa and Oman, though they have only played seven ODIs between them. The trend of countries to increase the number of ODI matches they play means that the aggregate lists are dominated by modern players, though this trend is reversing as teams play more Twenty20 Internationals. Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in ODIs with a total of 18,426. Sri LankanspinnerMuttiah Muralitharan is the highest ODI wicket-taker with a total of 534 wickets. The record for most dismissals by a wicket-keeper is held by Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka while the record for most catches by a fielder is held by Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene.
Listing criteria
In general the top five are listed in each category.
Listing notation
Team notation
indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no overs remained to be bowled.
indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.
Batting notation
indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out.
indicates that a batsman scored 175 runs and was out after that.
Bowling notation
indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while giving away 40 runs.
indicates that a team bowled 49 complete overs, and one incomplete over of just five deliveries.
Currently playing
Record holders who are currently playing ODIs are shown by ‡.
Seasons
Cricket is played during the summer months in most countries. Domestic cricket seasons in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the West Indies may therefore span two calendar years, and are by convention said to be played in "2008–09". A cricket season in England is described as a single year. e.g. "2009". An international ODI series or tournament may be for a much shorter duration, and Cricinfo treats this issue by stating "any series or matches which began between May and September of any given year will appear in the relevant single year season and any that began between October and April will appear in the relevant cross-year season". In the record tables, a two-year span generally indicates that the record was set within a domestic season in one of the above named countries.
