ODI Records : Quick Centuries

SL	Player Name	Teams	Opposition	Venue	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Date
1	ShahidAfridi	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	Nairobi	102	37	6	11	04-10-1996
2	Mark Boucher	South Africa	Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	147*	44	8	10	20/09/2006
3	Brian Lara	West Indies	Bangladesh	Dhaka	117	45	18	4	09/10/1999
4	ShahidAfridi	Pakistan	India	Kanpur	102	45	10	9	15/04/2005
5	SanathJayasuriya	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	Singapore	134	48	11	11	02/04/1996
6	Kevin O'Brien	Ireland	England	Ireland	113	50	13	6	02/03/2011
7	ShahidAfridi	Pakistan	Bangladesh	Dambulla	124	53	4	17	21/06/2010
8	SanathJayasuriya	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh	Karachi	130	55	16	6	30/06/2008
9	AB de Villiers	South Africa	India	Ahmedabad	102*	58	11	3	27/02/2010
10	VirenderSehwag	India	New Zealand	Hamilton	125*	60	14	6	11/03/2009
11	Mohammad Azharuddin	India	New Zealand	Baroda	108	62	10	3	17/12/1988
12	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	104	63	9	4	11/08/2009
13	SanathJayasuriya	Sri Lanka	Netherlands	Amstelveen	157	64	23	1	04/07/2006
14	Yuvraj Singh	India	England	Rajkot	138*	64	16	6	14/11/2008
15	Matthew Hayden	Australia	South Africa	St Kitts	101	66	14	4	24/03/2007
16	Suresh Raina	India	Hong Kong	Karachi	101	66	7	5	25/06/2008
17	VirenderSehwag	India	Sri Lanka	Rajkot	146	66	17	6	15/12/2009
18	John Davison	Canada	West Indies	Centurion	111	67	6	7	23/02/2003
19	Basit Ali	Pakistan	West Indies	Sharjah	127*	67	12	5	05/11/1993
20	Adam Gilchrist	Australia	Sri Lanka	Brisbane	122	67	13	4	14/02/2006
21	Craig McMillan	New Zealand	Australia	Hamilton	117	67	13	5	20/02/2007
22	Ijaz Ahmed	Pakistan	India	Lahore	139*	68	10	9	02/10/1997
23	Mohammad Yousuf	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	Harare	100*	68	8	2	27/11/2002
24	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Mirpur	105*	68	15	3	29/10/2009
25	ShahidAfridi	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	Dambulla	109	68	8	7	15/06/2010

ODI Records : Most Double Centuries

SL	Player Name	Teams	Mat	Inns	No	Runs	Ave	HS	200s	100s	50s	0s	Period
1	Sachin Tendulkar	Ind	463	452	41	18426	44.8321	200*	1	49	96	20	1989-2012
2	Virender Sehwag	Ind	251	245	9	8273	35.0551	219	1	15	38	14	1999

ODI Records (One Day International Cricket Records) : Most ODI Centuries

SL	Player Name	Teams	Mat	Inns	No	Runs	Ave	HS	100s	50s	0s	Period
1	Sachin Tendulkar	Ind	463	452	41	18426	44.8321	200*	49	96	20	1989-2012
2	Ricky Ponting	Aus	375	365	39	13704	42.0368	164	30	82	20	1995-2012
3	SanathJayasuriya	SL	445	433	18	13430	32.3614	189	28	68	34	1989-2011
4	SouravGanguly	Ind	311	300	23	11363	41.0217	183	22	72	16	1992-2007
5	Chris Gayle	WI	254	249	17	8743	37.6853	153*	21	45	21	1999
6	Herschelle Gibbs	SA	248	240	16	8094	36.1339	175	21	37	22	1996-2010
7	Saeed Anwar	Pak	247	244	19	8823	39.2133	194	20	43	15	1989-2003
8	Brian Lara	WI	299	289	32	10405	40.4864	169	19	63	16	1990-2007
9	Mark Waugh	Aus	244	236	20	8500	39.3519	173	18	50	16	1988-2002
10	Desmond Haynes	WI	238	237	28	8648	41.3780	153*	17	57	13	1978-1994
11	Jacques Kallis	SA	321	307	53	11498	45.2677	139	17	85	17	1996
12	TillakaratneDilshan	SL	267	242	38	7643	37.4657	160*	17	30	9	1999
13	Kumar Sangakkara	SL	354	331	36	11798	39.9932	169	16	79	12	2000
14	Adam Gilchrist	Aus	287	279	11	9619	35.8918	172	16	55	19	1996-2008
15	Nathan Astle	NZ	223	217	14	7090	34.9261	145*	16	41	19	1995-2007
16	MahelaJayawardene	SL	404	378	38	11354	33.3941	144	16	70	26	1998
17	VirenderSehwag	Ind	251	245	9	8273	35.0551	219	15	38	14	1999
18	ViratKohli	Ind	113	108	16	4575	49.7283	183	15	24	7	2008
19	Mohammad Yousuf	Pak	288	273	40	9720	41.7167	141*	15	64	15	1998-2010
20	AB de Villiers	SA	148	142	23	5817	48.8824	146	14	34	6	2005
21	Gary Kirsten	SA	185	185	19	6797	40.9458	188*	13	45	11	1993-2003
22	UpulTharanga	SL	171	163	9	5228	33.9481	174*	13	28	14	2005
23	Yuvraj Singh	Ind	282	260	38	8211	36.9865	139	13	50	15	2000
24	Rahul Dravid	Ind	344	318	40	10889	39.1691	153	12	83	13	1996-2011
25	HashimAmla	SA	76	73	6	3675	54.8507	150	11	21	2	2008
26	Gordon Greenidge	WI	128	127	13	5134	45.0351	133*	11	31	3	1975-1991
27	Viv Richards	WI	187	167	24	6721	47.0000	189*	11	45	7	1975-1991
28	ShivnarineChanderpaul	WI	268	261	40	8778	39.7195	150	11	59	6	1994-2011
29	MarvanAtapattu	SL	268	259	32	8529	37.5727	132*	11	59	13	1990-2007
30	Aravinda de Silva	SL	308	296	30	9284	34.9023	145	11	64	17	1984-2003
31	GautamGambhir	Ind	147	143	11	5238	39.6818	150*	11	34	11	2003
32	Matthew Hayden	Aus	161	155	15	6133	43.8071	181*	10	36	9	1993-2009
33	Ijaz Ahmed	Pak	250	232	29	6564	32.3350	142*	10	37	14	1986-2000
34	Graeme Smith	SA	193	190	10	6942	38.5667	141	10	47	8	2002
35	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	378	350	53	11739	39.5253	137*	10	83	20	1991-2007

(One Day International Cricket) ODI Records: Most Fifties

SL	Player Name	Teams	Mat	Inns	No	Runs	Ave	HS	100s	50s	0s	Period
1	Sachin Tendulkar	Ind	463	452	41	18426	44.8321	200*	49	96	20	1989-2012
2	Jacques Kallis	SA	321	307	53	11498	45.2677	139	17	85	17	1996
3	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	378	350	53	11739	39.5253	137*	10	83	20	1991-2007
4	Rahul Dravid	Ind	344	318	40	10889	39.1691	153	12	83	13	1996-2011
5	Ricky Ponting	Aus	375	365	39	13704	42.0368	164	30	82	20	1995-2012
6	Kumar Sangakkara	SL	354	331	36	11798	39.9932	169	16	79	12	2000
7	SouravGanguly	Ind	311	300	23	11363	41.0217	183	22	72	16	1992-2007
8	MahelaJayawardene	SL	404	378	38	11354	33.3941	144	16	70	26	1998
9	SanathJayasuriya	SL	445	433	18	13430	32.3614	189	28	68	34	1989-2011

One Day International Cricket (ODI) Records : Highest Individual Scores

SL	Player Name	Teams	Opposition	Venue	Runs	Balls	Year
1	Virender Sehwag	India	West Indies	Indore	219	149	08 Dec 2011
2	Sachin Tendulkar	India	South Africa	Gwalior	200*	147	24 Feb 2010
3	Saeed Anwar	Pakistan	India	Chennai	194	146	21 May 1997
4	Charles Coventry	Zimbabwe	Bangladesh	Bulawayo	194*	156	16 Aug 2009
5	Martin Guptill	New Zealand	England	Southampton	189 *	155	2 Jun 2013
6	SanathJayasuriya	Sri Lanka	India	Sharjah	189	161	29 Oct 2000
7	Viv Richards	West Indies	England	Manchester	189*	170	31 May 1984
8	Gary Kirsten	South Africa	Sri Lanka	Rawalpindi	188*	159	16 Feb 1996
9	Sachin Tendulkar	India	New Zealand	Hyderabad Ind)	186*	150	8 Nov 1999
10	Shane Watson	Australia	Bangladesh	Dhaka	185*	96	11 Apr 2011
11	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	India	Sri Lanka	Jaipur	183*	145	31-Oct-2005
12	ViratKohli	India	Pakistan	Dhaka	183	148	18-Mar-2012
13	SouravGanguly	India	Sri Lanka	Taunton	183	158	26-May-1999
14	Viv Richards	West Indies	Sri Lanka	Karachi	181	125	13-Oct-1987
15	Matthew-Hayden	Australia	New-Zealand	Hamilton	181*	166	20-Feb-2007

One Day Cricket (ODI) Records : Most Runs

1. Sachin Tendulkar (India): 18426 runs

He played 463 Matches, 452 Innings. He scored total 18426 runs. His average run rate 44.8321 and his highest ODI run is 200*. He gives us 49 ODI hundreds and 96 fifties within period of 1989-2012.

2. Ricky Ponting (Australia): 13704 runs

He played 375 Matches, 365 Innings. He scored total 13704 runs. His average run rate 42.0368 and his highest ODI run is 164. He gives us 30 ODI hundreds and 82 fifties within period of 1995-2012.

3. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) : 13430 runs

He played 445 Matches, 433 Innings. He scored total 13430 runs. His average run rate 32.3614 and his highest ODI run 189. He gives us 28 ODI hundreds and 68 fifties within period of 1989-2011.

4. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) : 11798 runs

He played 354 Matches, 331 Innings. He scored total 11798 runs. His average run rate 39.9932 and his highest ODI run 169. He gives us 16 ODI hundreds and 79 fifties within period of 2000.

5. Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) : 11739 runs

He played 378 Matches, 350 Innings. He scored total 11739 runs. His average run rate 39.5253 and his highest ODI run 137. He gives us 10 ODI hundreds and 83 fifties within period of 1991-2007.

Wasim marries Australian girlfriend

Famed Pakistan paceman Wasim Akram on Wednesday announced that he had married his Australian girlfriend, Shaniera Thompson, saying he has started a new life on a happy note.
"I married Shaniera in Lahore last week in a simple ceremony and this is the start of a new life for me, my wife and for my kids," Wasim told AFP.
The 47-year-old's first wife Huma died in 2009 after multiple organ failure.
Wasim proposed to the 30-year-old former public relations consultant on bended knee last month and they married on August 12.

Australia's Watson presses on to rare hundred

Shane Watson scored just the third hundred of his Test career as England checked Australia's progress on the first day of the Ashes finale at The Oval on Wednesday.
At tea Australia were 183 for three, having been 112 for one at lunch, with Watson, dropped on 104, 121 not out and Steven Smith 15 not out.
The second session saw England spearhead James Anderson (two for 21) bowl Australia captain Michael Clarke to go clear in second place on England's all-time list of leading Test wicket-takers.
It was no surprise when Clarke, trying to avoid becoming the first Australia captain to lose a Test series in England 4-0, chose to bat first after winning the toss on a good pitch.
England, though, had an early breakthrough when left-hander David Warner played a loose shot outside off-stump to Anderson and was caught behind by wicketkeeper Matt Prior for six to leave Australia 11 for one.
Anderson's 325th Test wicket saw him draw level with Bob Willis in second place in an England all-time list headed by Ian Botham with 383 wickets.

Nadal edges Federer as Murray, Djokovic crash out

The world's top two tennis players, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, both suffered shock defeats Friday, while Rafael Nadal stormed back to beat longtime rival Roger Federer at the Cincinnati Masters. Number three Nadal booked a spot in the semi-finals by rallying past Federer, with the Swiss player saving four match points in a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 loss.
The pair have met a total of 31 times, with Nadal winning 21 of those.
"My movement got better, with more intensity," said Nadal, undefeated on hardcourts in 2013. "I put in more balls on the return, and controlled the baseline, something that didn't happen the first set and a half.
"The match was very close. I played some good points in important moments."
Federer suffered only his second loss in the last five editions in Cincinnati. "Credit to him for hanging in and getting back some tough shots," said five-time champion Federer, who will fall to seventh in the world as a result of his defeat.

Forum takes strong stance against Nazmul

The District and Divisional Sports Organisers Forum categorically declared their stance against Nazmul Hasan, the president of the ad-hoc committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, saying they would not support him in the upcoming election.
In a press conference held at the National Sports Council yesterday, the Forum leaders accused that the current president has transformed the Bangladesh Cricket Board to Bangladesh ‘Clubs’ Board and they warned the any anomaly and attempt to influence the normal procedure will be provided with due answer.
Yusuf Jamil Babu, the president of the Forum, said Nazmul is not an efficient cricket organiser. “He is not a seasoned cricket organiser, but now he is holding the post of BCB president. Now the BCB does not represent the whole country rather it’s an organisation of the clubs,” said Babu.

Red and Greens win ‘closed door’ practice match

Bangladesh national football players warm-up prior their 'closed door' practice match against BFF XI at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. (Source: Mumit M)

Bangladesh national team registered a 1-0 victory over the BFF XI that comprised six foreign players in a practice match that was called as a “close door match” at the Bangabandhu National stadium yesterday.
The press people were surprised to learn that the Dutch head coach of the national football team asked the press to leave the Big Bowl as he did not want the media inside the venue. Not only the press people, but former footballers and a number of local coaches were also evicted from the venue.
However, the concept of “close door” was not successful as Bangabandhu National Stadium has a lot of alternatives to watch the match as it is surrounded by the many sports federations and the press people easily occupied those spots to see the match.

SBNS satisfies ICC troop, next stop Sylhet

The four-member venue inspection team from International Cricket Council (ICC) visited the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS) in Mirpur and two grounds at BKSP yesterday ahead of next year’s World T20 championships to be hosted by Bangladesh. The inspection team will be visiting the venue in Sylhet today.
Headed by the event director Chris Tetley, stadium consultant Eugene Van Vuuren, event manager Dhiraj Malhotra and chief curator Andy Atkinson, the ICC team visited SBNS yesterday morning where they observed the facilities and some pending works.

Noor spins U-23 to easy victory

BCBpresident Nazmul Hassan (L) handing over the player of the match trophy to Bangladesh Under 23 leg-spinner Noor Hossain after the Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup 2013 Group B match against hosts Singapore at the Kallang ground yesterday (Source: BCB)

Leg spinner Noor Hossain’s four-wicket haul gave Bangladesh U-23 a winning start to their ACC Emerging Teams Cup campaign after they beat hosts Singapore by eight wickets at Kallang ground yesterday.
The hosts were bundled out for a paltry 121 runs after opting to bat first. Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam pinned de Lange in front of the stumps to get the first break through in the 7th over after which they never looked back. Noor joined the party and wrecked through the opposition batting as the leggy ended up claiming four wickets for just 25 runs.
Bangladesh lost Rony Talukdar (6) early, but Soumya Sarkar and Mithun Ali maintained their dominance with a superb second wicket partnership of 95 runs.
Mithun was out on 43, but Soumya held his nerve to remain not out on 65 and carry Bangladesh to 122-2 in 26.4 overs.

Author: MUK

Bolt thunders to third world 200m title

Usain Bolt underlined his amazing sprinting prowess on Saturday by powering to a third successive world 200m title. (AFP)

Usain Bolt underlined his amazing sprinting prowess on Saturday by powering to a third successive world 200m title at the World Athletics Championships for his seventh world gold medal. The 26-year-old Jamaican destroyed the field to finish in 19.66 seconds, teammate Warren Weir claiming silver in a personal best of 19.79sec and American Curtis Mitchell taking bronze in 20.04. It was Bolt's seventh world gold medal after winning the 100 and 200m at the Berlin worlds in 2009, the 200m in Daegu in 2011, the 100m in Moscow on Sunday and golds as part of the winning Jamaican 4x100m relay squads in both 2009 and 2011.

Brazil great Cafu helps slum kids chase their dreams

Source: AFP,SAO PAULO

In a Sao Paulo shantytown, hundreds of children are chasing dreams of football glory thanks to a foundation set up by Cafu, a two-time world champion with Brazil's national squad. It is midday Saturday in Jardim Irene, one of the city's poorest and most violent favelas, where Marcos Evangelista de Moraes -- better known as Cafu -- was born and grew up. After a stellar career notably with Sao Paulo, Roma and Milan, Cafu, the only man to have played in three straight World Cup finals, set up the foundation as a way to give back to his community. Every year, the academy welcomes around 750 children, aged between three and 17, using football as a vehicle to promote social integration and teach good citizenship. From its two-story building, children are heard shouting and kicking balls as they learn the fundamentals of football, a national passion in a country which has won five world titles and prepares to host the 2014 World Cup.