STAT ATTACK: List of best finishers in ODI cricket history

Virat Kohli is hailed as the best limited-overs batsman not only because he scores runs, but for his ability to stay till the end and finish the matches for his team. Finishing is the most crucial job in limited-overs cricket and this is why teams give a lot of importance to their number 6 batsman, these days. Over the years, we have seen many great finishers in ODI cricket. From Michael Bevan to MS Dhoni, the game of cricket has witnessed some brilliant finishers. In this post, Umang Pabari lists the best finishers in ODI cricket, with their, runs, balls faced, average, strike rate and other relevant numbers.

Player name	Country	Innings	Runs	Balls faced	Average	Strike rate	100s	50s	No. of ducks	Highest score
Virat Kohli	India	91	4408	4771	61.22	92.39	15	22	4	183
AB de Villiers	SA	91	3812	4046	57.75	94.21	7	26	2	136*
Michael Bevan	Australia	81	2882	4263	56.50	67.60	3	19	2	107
Michael Clarke	Australia	75	2696	3532	53.92	76.33	3	21	4	105*
Shane Watson	Australia	63	2640	2909	52.80	90.75	5	15	2	185*
MS Dhoni	India	117	3933	4727	51.07	83.20	2	27	4	183*
Matthew Hayden	Australia	62	2450	3095	50.00	79.15	1	20	4	109
Gordon Greenidge	West Indies	73	2996	4621	49.11	64.83	7	16	1	133*
Sunil Gavaskar	India	48	1905	3100	48.84	61.45	3	18	2	103*
Ashish Bagai	Canada	32	1191	1646	47.64	72.35	2	9	2	137*
Hansie Cronje	South Africa	77	2658	3530	47.46	75.29	0	20	3	98*
Peter Kirsten	South Africa	21	739	1200	46.18	61.58	0	6	0	97
Misbah-ul-Haq	Pakistan	69	2331	3207	45.70	72.68	0	19	3	93*
Gautam Gambhir	India	78	3093	3590	45.48	86.15	6	21	5	150*
Shikhar Dhawan	India	43	1814	1978	45.35	91.70	5	10	2	126

Here’s the list of top 15 batsmen with best average in successful chases:

Player name	Country	Innings	Runs	Balls faced	Average	Strike rate	100s	50s	No. of ducks	Highest score
MS Dhoni	India	60	2327	2572	105.77	90.47	2	15	2	183*
Michael Bevan	Australia	45	1725	2597	86.25	66.42	3	12	2	107
Virat Kohli	India	57	3275	3398	83.97	96.38	13	14	3	183
AB de Villiers	South Africa	53	2363	2457	81.48	96.17	5	17	2	136*
Michael Hussey	Australia	27	741	993	74.10	74.62	0	4	1	75*
Michael Clarke	Australia	53	2142	2756	73.86	77.72	3	17	0	105*
Hansie Cronje	South Africa	43	1682	2093	70.08	80.36	0	15	1	94
Martin Crowe	New Zealand	32	1470	1882	70.00	78.10	2	12	1	107*
Allan Border	Australia	46	1815	2478	69.80	73.24	1	18	0	105*
Arjuna Ranatunga	Sri Lanka	56	2007	2454	69.20	81.78	1	13	3	131*
Abdul Razzaq	Pakistan	37	1033	1274	68.86	81.08	1	5	1	109*
Brian Lara	West Indies	78	3498	4203	68.58	83.22	7	21	2	153
Misbah-ul-Haq	Pakistan	38	1359	1847	67.95	73.57	0	12	1	93*
Eoin Morgan	England/ Ireland	36	1403	1492	66.80	94.03	4	7	2	124*
Damien Martyn	Australia	47	1334	1764	66.70	75.62	0	11	2	92*