Most Runs In ODI World Cup History (1975 – 2023)

Most Runs In ODI World Cup History: Star batsman Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most runs in ODI World Cup history, with 2,278 runs scored in 45 matches. His impressive record includes six centuries and 15 half-centuries, with an average of 56.95​.

The inaugural tournament was held in 1975, with West Indies emerging as the champions, defeating Australia by 17 runs in a 60-over match.

Let’s Check into Leading Run Scorers in Cricket World Cup History. Also read, Most Centuries In ODI World Cup.

Most Runs In ODI World Cup 2023 – Virat Kohli ( 765 runs)

Virat Kohli was the top run-scorer in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, scoring 765 runs. Rohit Sharma finished second with 597 runs. In the final against Australia, Kohli’s sixth half-century secured his spot as the tournament’s leading scorer. Kohli played 11 innings with an average of 95.62 and hit three centuries.

Most Runs In ODI World Cup 2019 – Rohit Sharma ( 648 runs)

Most Runs Scorer in World Cup 2019 – Rohit Sharma of India secures the top spot as the leading run scorer in the 2019 Cricket World Cup, scored a total of 648 runs.

Kane Williamson (578 runs) and Joe Root (556 runs) couldn’t make a big impact in the final at Lord’s, scoring 30 and 7 runs, respectively. They finished in fourth and fifth positions. David Warner from Australia (647 runs) and Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan (606 runs) took second and third places, respectively.

Read also, Fastest Fifties in ODI World Cup History.

Most Runs Scorer In World Cup 2015 – Martin Guptill ( 547 runs)

In the 2015 Cricket World Cup, New Zealand’s opening batsman Martin Guptill was the top run-scorer. He accumulated 547 runs in 9 matches, with an average of 68.37. Guptill’s aggressive batting style led to 2 centuries and 1 half-century. His standout performance was an unbeaten 237 against the West Indies, marking the highest individual score in World Cup history.

Most Runs Scorer In World Cup 2011 – Tillakaratne Dilshan ( 765 runs)

Tillakaratne Dilshan, the former Sri Lankan opener, was the highest run-scorer in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. In 9 matches, he scored 500 runs at an excellent average of 62.50. He scored 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries during the tournament.

Also read, Fastest Century In ODI World Cup History.

Most Runs Scorer In World Cup 2007 – Matthew Hayden ( 659 runs)

Matthew Hayden, the former opening batsman from Australia, scored the most runs in ODI World Cup 2007. Hayden scored 659 runs across 11 matches, maintaining an average of 73.22. He marked his performance with a remarkable total of 3 centuries and 1 half-century.

Notably, his top score during the tournament was against the West Indies in the quarter-final, where he hit 143 runs off 143 balls.

Most Runs Scorer In World Cup 2003 – Sachin Tendulkar ( 673 runs)

Sachin Tendulkar scored the most runs in ODI World Cup 2003. This was the second instance where Sachin became the top run-scorer in a World Cup. He scored total of 673 runs in 11 matches, an average of 61.18 and a strike rate of 89.25.

Throughout the tournament, he scored six half-centuries and one century. Sachin’s highest individual score was 152, achieved against Namibia.

Most Runs Scorer In World Cup 1999 – Rahul Dravid ( 461 runs)

Former Indian player Rahul Dravid scored the most runs in ODI World Cup 1999. Dravid successfully scored 461 runs throughout 8 matches with an average of 65.86. He scored 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries.

During the tournament, India’s journey ended in the super-six stage. Dravid’s standout performance was his remarkable 145 against Sri Lanka in the group stage, held at Taunton.

Most Runs Scorer In World Cup 1996 – Sachin Tendulkar ( 523 runs)

The former Indian cricket star Sachin Tendulkar was leading run-scorer in World Cup 1996. Across 7 matches, he scored a total of 523 runs with average of 87.16. His scored 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries.

Sachin’s display in that World Cup was truly exceptional. Despite his outstanding batting, India ultimately secured the 4th position in the tournament. Also read, Indian Batsmen in the History of ODI World Cup.

Most Runs Scorer In World Cup 1992 – Martin Crowe ( 456 runs)

Martin Crowe, the prominent batsman from New Zealand, was top run-scorer in the 1992 World Cup, amassing a total of 456 runs across 9 matches.

His performance with the bat was impressive, achieving 1 century and 4 half-centuries. Despite his strong showing, New Zealand faced a defeat against Pakistan in the semi-final, leading to their exit from the tournament.

Most Runs Scorer In World Cup 1987 – Graham Gooch ( 471 runs)

Graham Gooch, an English cricketer, shone as the leading run-scorer in World Cup 1987, scored 471 runs throughout 8 matches, showcasing an intriguing average of 58.87. Notably, the 1987 World Cup introduced the concept of 50-over matches.

Despite Gooch’s outstanding performance, England couldn’t clinch the title, as they faced a defeat from Australia in the Final match.

Most Runs Scorer In World Cup 1983 – David Gower ( 384 runs)

David Gower, a best batsman from the 90s, wrapped up the top run-getter in 1983 World Cup. Across 7 matches, he gathered 384 runs, maintaining an impressive average of 76.80 throughout the tournament. He achieved a century and a half-century during his performances. However, despite Gower’s contributions, England faced elimination in the Semi-finals against India.

Most Runs Scorer In World Cup 1979 – Gordon Greenidge (253 runs)

Gordon Greenidge, a legendary cricketer from the West Indies, scored most runs in 1979 World Cup. The skilled right-handed batsman accumulated an impressive 253 runs over 4 matches, showcasing a remarkable average of 84.33.

One of his standout performances was against India in Birmingham, where he scored an unbeaten 106* off 173 balls. With his remarkable performance, Greenidge contributed to West Indies winning the World Cup for the 2nd consecutive time.

Most Runs Scorer In World Cup 1975 – Glenn Turner ( 333 runs)

In the first-ever Cricket World Cup, Glenn Turner, a former New Zealand batsman, emerged as the top run scorer in ODI World Cup 1975. He gathered an impressive total of 333 runs across 4 matches. Turner showcased an exceptional average of 166.50 during the competition.

Notably, he achieved the feat of hitting two centuries in the tournament, the highest among all the batsmen. His finest performance was a remarkable 171* against East Africa at Birmingham, achieved in 201 balls. During the period from the 1975 to 1983 World Cup, matches were played for 50 overs per innings.

Most Runs In World Cup History

Here are the complete details of the players with the Most Runs In ODI World Cup History.

Player	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SR Tendulkar (IND)	45	2278	152	56.95	88.98	6	15	2	241	27
RT Ponting (AUS)	46	1743	140*	45.86	79.95	5	6	1	145	31
KC Sangakkara (SL)	37	1532	124	56.74	86.55	5	7	1	147	14
BC Lara (WI)	34	1225	116	42.24	86.26	2	7	1	131	17
AB de Villiers (SA)	23	1207	162*	63.52	117.29	4	6	4	121	37
CH Gayle (WI)	35	1186	215	35.93	90.53	2	6	2	116	49
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	38	1165	120	34.26	90.66	3	6	–	120	27
JH Kallis (SA)	36	1148	128*	45.92	74.4	1	9	2	86	13
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	29	1146	124*	45.84	82.26	2	10	1	107	8
TM Dilshan (SL)	27	1112	161*	52.95	92.97	4	4	2	122	9
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	40	1100	115*	35.48	85.93	4	5	3	99	12
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	31	1085	149	36.16	98.01	1	8	1	141	19
Javed Miandad (PAK)	33	1083	103	43.32	68.02	1	8	2	72	3
SP Fleming (NZ)	33	1075	134*	35.83	76.89	2	5	2	134	11
HH Gibbs (SA)	25	1067	143	56.15	87.38	2	8	1	106	28
PA de Silva (SL)	35	1064	145	36.68	86.57	2	6	2	107	15
V Kohli (IND)	26	1030	107	46.81	86.7	2	6	–	91	5
IVA Richards (WI)	23	1013	181	63.31	85.05	3	5	–	84+	22+
SC Ganguly (IND)	21	1006	183	55.88	77.5	4	3	1	79	25
ME Waugh (AUS)	22	1004	130	52.84	83.73	4	4	2	87	9
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	33	1002	131*	37.11	74	1	6	2	76	17
MJ Guptill (NZ)	27	995	237*	43.26	88.36	2	4	2	108	24
DA Warner (AUS)	18	992	178	62	98.12	4	3	–	104	17
ML Hayden (AUS)	22	987	158	51.94	92.93	3	2	–	106	23
RG Sharma (IND)	17	978	140	65.2	95.97	6	3	1	100	23
SR Waugh (AUS)	33	978	120*	48.9	81.02	1	6	–	73	13
S Chanderpaul (WI)	31	970	102*	40.41	62.13	1	7	–	82	13
A Ranatunga (SL)	30	969	88*	46.14	80.95	–	7	3	99	7
F du Plessis (SA)	23	926	109	57.87	86.54	2	7	–	74	11
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	21	915	113*	53.82	79.08	3	3	–	90	6
KS Williamson (NZ)	23	911	148	56.93	78.33	2	3	–	86	6
SB Styris (NZ)	26	909	141	53.47	88.59	2	6	1	69	17
GA Gooch (ENG)	21	897	115	44.85	63.25	1	8	1	80	4
MJ Clarke (AUS)	25	888	93*	63.42	94.16	–	8	–	85	11
MD Crowe (NZ)	21	880	100*	55	83.57	1	8	1	82	7
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	29	877	102*	38.13	79.43	1	6	2	71	10
R Dravid (IND)	22	860	145	61.42	74.97	2	6	–	76	3
DL Haynes (WI)	25	854	105	37.13	57.5	1	3	–	67+	4+
V Sehwag (IND)	22	843	175	38.31	106.17	2	3	1	108	18
HM Amla (SA)	22	842	159	42.1	83.2	2	5	–	76	6
SPD Smith (AUS)	24	834	105	46.33	89.58	1	8	–	74	7
M Azharuddin (IND)	30	826	93	39.33	77.48	–	8	2	69	5
DC Boon (AUS)	16	815	100	54.33	72.96	2	5	–	72	5
A Flower (ZIM)	30	815	115*	32.6	68.2	1	4	2	63	3
G Kirsten (SA)	21	806	188*	47.41	75.46	1	5	2	79	7
AJ Finch (AUS)	18	787	153	43.72	98.25	3	4	2	73	24
MS Dhoni (IND)	29	780	91*	43.33	89.96	–	5	2	59	15
SO Tikolo (KENYA)	28	768	96	29.53	68.08	–	8	1	78	10
JE Root (ENG)	17	758	121	54.14	88.03	3	3	–	67	4
GC Smith (SA)	20	747	91	39.31	86.35	–	6	–	84	6
BB McCullum (NZ)	34	742	101	33.72	120.84	1	6	2	77	29
RR Sarwan (WI)	21	739	92	46.18	75.87	–	3	–	71	10
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	23	738	113	52.71	90.33	1	7	2	68	13
IR Bell (ENG)	21	718	81	35.9	72.16	–	6	1	62	2
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	29	718	95	24.75	73.11	–	4	3	83	4
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	35	717	81	23.9	74.6	–	4	4	54	7
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	16	700	119*	53.84	64.1	3	2	–	50	0
WU Tharanga (SL)	21	697	133	36.68	75.51	2	4	1	79	4
BRM Taylor (ZIM)	15	690	138	46	88.68	2	3	1	68	14
EJG Morgan (ENG/IRE)	29	672	148	25.84	84.84	1	3	4	56	26
N Kapil Dev (IND)	26	669	175*	37.16	115.14	1	1	–	54+	14+
Imran Khan (PAK)	28	666	102*	35.05	65.68	1	4	2	55	8
AJ Lamb (ENG)	19	656	102	50.46	84.1	1	3	–	52	8
SR Watson (AUS)	22	643	94	53.58	108.06	–	6	1	67	17
RB Richardson (WI)	20	639	110	37.58	62.89	1	4	1	52	6
GA Hick (ENG)	20	635	104*	42.33	74	1	6	2	53	6
WTS Porterfield (IRE)	21	627	107	29.85	59.26	1	4	3	50	4
NJ O’Brien (IRE)	21	620	79*	32.63	74.96	–	5	1	57	6
Mahmudullah (BAN)	17	616	128*	51.33	81.58	2	2	–	46	11
GM Turner (NZ)	14	612	171*	61.2	64.01	2	2	–	61+	2+
AJ Stewart (ENG)	25	606	88	28.85	61.52	–	4	2	58	2
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	15	598	83*	49.83	74.56	–	7	1	38	10
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	16	598	114	37.37	70.6	2	4	1	67	1
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	14	597	103*	49.75	78.34	1	4	2	55	4
RS Mahanama (SL)	25	596	89	33.11	56.54	–	5	1	54	1
CG Greenidge (WI)	15	591	106*	45.46	59.15	2	4	–	44+	5+
Saleem Malik (PAK)	27	591	100	32.83	82.65	1	4	2	52	0
DM Jones (AUS)	16	590	90	42.14	72.74	–	5	–	27	12
GR Marsh (AUS)	13	579	126*	48.25	58.66	2	2	–	43	5
KP Pietersen (ENG)	13	575	104	47.91	84.06	2	4	–	53	7
EC Joyce (ENG/IRE)	17	574	112	33.76	78.09	1	4	2	55	7
AC Hudson (SA)	12	571	161	47.58	77.37	1	4	–	64	4
DL Houghton (ZIM)	20	567	142	29.84	63	1	4	3	47	8
CL Cairns (NZ)	28	565	60	33.23	82.6	–	3	1	41	16
SM Gavaskar (IND)	19	561	103*	35.06	57.36	1	4	1	60+	4+
S Dhawan (IND)	10	537	137	53.7	94.21	3	1	–	65	9
MG Bevan (AUS)	26	537	74*	44.75	64.38	–	5	1	35	5
AD Mathews (SL)	22	533	113	38.07	85.82	1	2	3	41	12
JM Bairstow (ENG)	11	532	111	48.36	92.84	2	2	2	67	11
A Jadeja (IND)	21	522	100*	34.79	71.8	1	2	1	39	9
MS Atapattu (SL)	15	521	124	43.41	79.29	2	3	1	62	0
K Srikkanth (IND)	23	521	75	23.68	68.37	–	2	4	62+	4+
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	29	516	70	23.45	71.96	–	4	5	40	5
A Symonds (AUS)	18	515	143*	103	93.29	1	3	1	51	10
GW Flower (ZIM)	21	512	78*	28.44	57.2	–	1	–	44+	2+
CD McMillan (NZ)	25	506	75	23	70.37	–	2	1	43	12
GJ Maxwell (AUS)	18	501	102	38.53	169.25	1	2	1	54	21
RD Shah (KENYA)	17	500	71	29.41	60.97	–	4	1	60	2
KJ O’Brien (IRE)	20	499	113	27.72	90.39	1	1	1	48	17
RG Twose (NZ)	15	493	92	49.3	74.35	–	4	1	41	4

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