Chris Gayle holds the record for most matches, most runs, most centuries, highest individual score, most sixes and fours, most ducks, most catches and highest partnership for West Indies.
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The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties, all round records and partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for West Indies only, and are correct as of February 2022[update].
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Player or umpire is currently active in ODI cricket
As of June 2023[update], West Indies has played 865 ODI matches resulting in 417 victories, 407 defeats, 11 ties and 30 no results for an overall winning percentage of 50.00.[4]
The highest innings total scored in ODIs came in the match between England and Australia in June 2018. Playing in the third ODI at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, the hosts posted a total of 481/6.[8] The fourth ODI against England in February 2019 saw West Indies set their highest innings total of 389.[9]
An ODI match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.[22]
Greatest win margins (by runs)
The greatest winning margin by runs in ODIs was New Zealand's victory over Ireland by 290 runs in the only ODI of the 2008 England tour. The largest victory recorded by West Indies was during the 2011 Cricket World Cup by 215 runs against the Netherlands in Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India.[23]
The greatest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs was England's victory over Canada by 8 wickets with 277 balls remaining in the 1979 Cricket World Cup. The largest victory recorded by West Indies is during the 1999 Cricket World Cup when they won by 8 wickets with 239 balls remaining against Scotland at Grace Road, Leicester, England.[25]
South Africa holds the record for the highest successful run chase which they achieved when they scored 438/9 in response to Australia's 434/9.[27] West Indies's highest innings total while chasing is 331/5 in a successful run chase against Ireland at Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland during the 2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series.[28]
The narrowest run margin victory is by 1 run which has been achieved in 31 ODI's with Australia winning such games a record 6 times.[29] West Indies have recorded a victory by such margin on three occasions.[30]
The narrowest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs is by winning of the last ball which has been achieved 36 times with South Africa winning seven times. West Indies has achieved a victory by this margin on six occasions.[31]
The greatest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs was England's victory over Canada by 8 wickets with 277 balls remaining in the 1979 Cricket World Cup. The largest defeat suffered by West Indies was against Australia in Australia during the West Indies tour of Australia in 2012-13 when they lost by 9 wickets with 244 balls remaining.[25]
The narrowest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs is by winning of the last ball which has been achieved 36 times with both South Africa winning seven times. West Indies has suffered a loss by this margin seven times.[31]
A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings.[22]
There have been 37 ties in ODI's history with West Indies involved in ten such games.[4]
A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of 22 yards (20 m) of the pitch.[35]
India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in ODIs with 18,246. Second is Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka with 14,234 ahead of Ricky Ponting from Australia in third with 13,704. Chris Gayle is the leading West Indian on this list.[36]
Last updated: 21 March 2023. Qualification: Min 20 innings batted at position
Most half-centuries
A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.
Qualification: 500 balls faced. Last updated: 14 July 2022[100]
Highest strike rates in an inning
James Franklin of New Zealand's strike rate of 387.50 during his 31* off 8 balls against Canada during 2011 Cricket World Cup is the world record for highest strike rate in an innings. Andre Russell holds the top position for a West Indies player with his innings of 42* off 13 balls against Pakistan during the 2015 Cricket World Cup.[101]
Tendulkar holds the record for most runs scored in a calendar year with 1894 runs scored in 1998. Brian Lara scored 1349 runs in 1993, the most for a West Indies batsmen in a year.[103]
A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[107]Sanath Jayasuriya has scored the equal highest number of ducks in ODIs with 34 such knocks. West Indies's Chris Gayle with 24 ducks is the highest West Indian on the all-time list.[108]
Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[137]
Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas holds the world record for best figures in an innings when he took 8/19 against Zimbabwe in December 2001 at Colombo (SSC). Winston Davis holds the West Indian record for best bowling figures.[138]
A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken.
Afghanistan's Rashid Khan holds the record for the best career average in ODIs with 18.54. Joel Garner, West Indiancricketer, and a member of the highly regarded late 1970s and early 1980s West Indies cricket teams, is second behind Rashid with an overall career average of 18.84 runs per wicket.[140]
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 1 July 2020[141]
Best career economy rate
A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[107]
West Indies' Joel Garner, holds the ODI record for the best career economy rate with 3.09.[142]
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 1 July 2020[143]
Best career strike rate
A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[107]
The top bowler with the best ODI career strike rate is South Africa's Lungi Ngidi with strike rate of 23.2 balls per wicket. Andre Russell not only has the best batting strike rate among West Indians, he is the West Indian bowler as well with a strike rate of 32.7 balls per wicket.[144]
A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.[148]Waqar Younis with 13 such hauls has the most hauls among all the bowlers.[149]
The best economy rate in an inning, when a minimum of 30 balls are delivered by the player, is West Indies player Phil Simmons economy of 0.30 during his spell of 3 runs for 4 wickets in 10 overs against Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground in the 1992-93 Australian Tri-Series.[151]
Qualification: 30 balls bowled. Last updated: 1 July 2020[152]
Best strike rates in an inning
The best strike rate in an inning, when a minimum of 4 wickets are taken by the player, is shared by Sunil Dhaniram of Canada, Paul Collingwood of England and Virender Sehwag of India when they achieved a strike rate of 4.2 balls per wicket. Mudassar Nazar during his spell of 5/1 achieved the best strike rate for a West Indian bowler.[153]
Mick Lewis also holds the dubious distinction of most runs conceded in an ODI during the aforementioned match. Jason Holder holds the most runs conceded distinction for West Indies.[158]
In cricket, a hat-trick occurs when a bowler takes three wickets with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler in the same match. Only wickets attributed to the bowler count towards a hat-trick; run outs do not count.
In ODIs history there have been just 49 hat-tricks, the first achieved by Jalal-ud-Din for West Indies against Australia in 1982.
The wicket-keeper is a specialist fielder who stands behind the stumps being guarded by the batsman on strike and is the only member of the fielding side allowed to wear gloves and leg pads.[166]
Most career dismissals
A wicket-keeper can be credited with the dismissal of a batsman in two ways, caught or stumped. A fair catch is taken when the ball is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing after the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat,[167][168] Laws 5.6.2.2 and 5.6.2.3 state that the hand or the glove holding the bat shall be regarded as the ball striking or touching the bat while a stumping occurs when the wicket-keeper puts down the wicket while the batsman is out of his ground and not attempting a run.[169]
West Indies's Jeff Dujon is 11th in taking most dismissals in ODIs as a designated wicket-keeper with Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara and Australian Adam Gilchrist heading the list.[170]
Ten wicket-keepers on 15 occasions have taken six dismissals in a single innings in an ODI. Adam Gilchrist of Australia alone has done it six times. Ridley Jacobs is the only West Indian wicket keeper to have achieved this.[176]
The feat of taking 5 dismissals in an innings has been achieved by 49 wicket-keepers on 87 occasions including 5 West Indians on 11 occasions.[177]
Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket.[a] The majority of catches are caught in the slips, located behind the batsman, next to the wicket-keeper, on the off side of the field. Most slip fielders are top order batsmen.[182][183]
South Africa's Jonty Rhodes is the only fielder to have taken five catches in an innings.[186]
The feat of taking 4 catches in an innings has been achieved by 42 fielders on 44 occasions including four West Indian fielders on four occasions.[187]
India's Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most ODI matches played with 463, with former captains Mahela Jayawardene and Sanath Jayasuriya being second and third having represented Sri Lanka on 443 and 441 occasions, respectively. Gayle is the most experienced West Indies players having represented the team on 298 occasions.[197]
Tendulkar also holds the record for the most consecutive ODI matches played with 185. He broke Richie Richardson's long standing record of 132 matches.[199]
Ricky Ponting, who led the Australian cricket team from 2002 to 2012, holds the record for the most matches played as captain in ODIs with 230 (including 1 as captain of ICC World XI team). Brian Lara has led West Indies in 125 matches, the most for any player from his country.[200]
The youngest player to play in an ODI match is claimed to be Hasan Raza at the age of 14 years and 233 days. Making his debut for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe on 30 October 1996, there is some doubt as to the validity of Raza's age at the time.[203]
In cricket, two batsmen are always present at the crease batting together in a partnership. This partnership will continue until one of them is dismissed, retires or the innings comes to a close.
Highest partnerships by wicket
A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls. The first wicket partnership is between the opening batsmen and continues until the first wicket falls. The second wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the number three batsman. This partnership continues until the second wicket falls. The third wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the new batsman. This continues down to the tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no batsman left to partner so the innings is closed.
The highest ODI partnership by runs for any wicket is held by the West Indian pairing of Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels who put together a second wicket partnership of 372 runs during the 2015 Cricket World Cup against Zimbabwe in February 2015. This broke the record of 331 runs set by the Indian pair of Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid against New Zealand in 1999.[210]
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 11 October 2022[212]
Umpiring records
Most matches umpired
An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the Laws of Cricket. Two umpires adjudicate the match on the field, whilst a third umpire has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire looks after the match balls and other duties. The records below are only for on-field umpires.
Rudi Koertzen of South Africa holds the record for the most ODI matches umpired, with 209. The current active Aleem Dar is currently at 208 matches. They are followed by New Zealand's Billy Bowden who officiated in 200 matches. Steve Bucknor is the most experienced West Indian umpire ioth 181 matches officiated.[213]
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