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Fastest Double Centuries: There has not been a single ODI score of 200 or more in less than 40 years; there have been a few such instances in the last decade. The pitches have gotten flatter, the boundaries have gotten shorter, the bats have grown stronger, and the white ball doesn’t swing after a few overs, a perfect recipe for the batters to claim dominance over the bowlers. Former India opener Sachin Tendulkar was the first in men’s ODI cricket to break the 200-run mark. Rohit Sharma has done it 3 times in ODIs. Also, he holds the record for the highest ODI score – 264 against Sri Lanka in 2014. But did he do it with the fewer balls? Let us find out.
Fastest Double Centuries In One-Day Internationals.
1. Chris Gayle – 138 balls vs Zimbabwe, 2015 World Cup.
Chris Gayle is the first man to score a double century in an ODI World Cup, accomplishing this feat against Zimbabwe in a group stage game during the 2015 World Cup. The hapless Zimbabwean bowlers were carted around the Manuka Oval in Canberra by the ‘Universe Boss. Gayle holds the record for the fastest double centuries, which he achieved in 138 balls. In that inning, he scored 215 runs on 147 pitches. In his historic knock, he thumped more sixes (16) than boundaries (10) like Chris Gayle.
2. Virender Sehwag – 140 balls vs West Indies in Indore in 2011.
Virender Sehwag made history at the tail end of his career when his powers were waning. In his whirlwind knock of 219 runs off 149 balls against West Indies in Indore in 2011, Sehwag became only the second batsman after Tendulkar to score a double century in ODI cricket; he was also the holder of the highest individual score in ODIs at the time. Sehwag reached his double century in 140 balls, and his innings were peppered with 25 fours and seven sixes.
3. Sachin Tendulkar – 147 balls vs South Africa in 2010.
Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in men’s cricket history to record the fastest double century in ODIs in February 2010 at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior. He did it against players such as Dale Steyn, Charl Langeveldt, Wayne Parnell, and Jacques Kallis. On the 147th ball he faced, the batting maestro scored his 200th run in the final over of the game. Tendulkar had previously come close to a double century – he was unbeaten on 186 against New Zealand, had scored 175 in a losing cause against Australia, and had to retire hurt while on 163 against New Zealand again in Christchurch. However, he took great pleasure, and it was relevant for his legacy as a batsman that he was the first to surpass the seemingly impossible to overcome.
4. Fakhar Zaman – 148 balls vs Zimbabwe, 4th ODI 2018.
When Fakhar Zaman tore into the Zimbabwe bowlers in Bulawayo three years ago, he became the first Pakistan batsman, and the only one to date, to record a double century in ODI cricket. In his 210* innings off 156 balls, the left-handed opener smashed 24 boundaries and 5 sixes. On his 148th delivery, he had reached the historic mark.
5. Rohit Sharma – 151 balls vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI 2014.
When a single man defeated the entire team – statistically, quite literally. The entire Sri Lanka batting line-up fell 13 runs short of Rohit Sharma’s 264-run total. There were records galore at the Eden Gardens in 2014, just a little over a year after Sharma hit his maiden double century in ODI cricket.
But it wouldn’t have happened if it hadn’t been for a stroke of luck – Rohit was dropped by Thisara Perera when he was on 4 off 16. Perera’s drop would prove to be the most costly drop in an ODI game. He would then go on to score 264 runs off 173 balls, the highest score ever in one-day international cricket. He hit 50 out of 72 balls, 100 out of 100, 150 out of 125, 200 out of 151, and 250 out of 166.
“It’s embarrassing that we’re not even competing. It’s not good enough. Our bowlers had no responses “Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka’s captain, then spoke in an unhappy tone, owing to magnificent innings from a special batsman in Rohit Sharma.
6. Rohit Sharma – 151 balls vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI 2017.
Rohit Sharma has posted the 3 fastest double centuries in ODI cricket along with this double century off 151 balls against Sri Lanka in Mohali in 2017. He is the only man to achieve it on more than one occasion. The opener harrumphed the Lankan bowlers to all corners of the stadium for 208 unbeaten runs in 153 balls. In the 40th over, he had reached his century and then teed off on the bowlers mercilessly. He accelerated unpredictably after reaching his century; all three of his double-tons exemplify his approach to 50-over cricket.
7. Martin Guptill – 153 balls vs West Indies, 2015.
Martin Guptill had a fantastic World Cup in 2015, and he was a key contributor to New Zealand’s run to the finals. He single-handedly won them the quarter-final against the West Indies with 237 unbeaten runs from 163 balls in Wellington. He reached his century off the 111th ball he faced, and he completed his fastest double century in 153 balls. In the last 52 balls, he scored 137 runs! His 237-run performance is the highest in any World Cup game.
8. Rohit Sharma – 156 balls vs Australia, 7th ODI 2013.
Rohit Sharma’s white-ball career reached a tipping point in 2013. After a brilliant Champions Trophy in England, when he was promoted as the opener by captain MS Dhoni, the right-hander posted his first ODI double century against Australia in November 2013. In Bangalore, Rohit went on to score 209 runs off 158 balls in a batting masterpiece – it may seem surprising to understand that that double century, accomplished in 156 balls, is the slowest of the eight. Sharma and Dhoni combined to score 101 runs in the final five overs! His innings included 12 fours and 16 sixes, a record at the time.
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