Pathum Ninaska, the opening batsman for Sri Lanka, has achieved his first career double century. Afghanistan and Sri Lanka are playing a three-match ODI series. Pathum Nissanka scored 210 runs on 139 balls during a record-setting undefeated inning in the opening game.
Sri Lanka amassed a massive 381 runs when batting first against Afghanistan, despite losing three wickets in the process. Against Afghanistan, Nissanka (210*) and Avishka Fernando (88), who stepped in to start the batting, contributed 182 runs for the first wicket, setting a record.
Once this 25-year-old batter reached 200, he smashed the marks held by players such as Chris Gayle, Virender Sehwag, and Sachin Tendulkar. Pathum Nissanka became the first batsman from Sri Lanka and the tenth player in the world to achieve a double century in one-day international cricket.
Ishan Kishan holds the record for scoring a double century in the fewest balls—he reached 200 in 126 balls—while Glenn Maxwell comes in second—he achieved a double century in 128 balls worldwide.
The record for the fewest balls used to score a double century is:
- Ishan Kishan, 126 balls,
- Glenn Maxwell, 128 balls,
- Pathum Nissanka, 136 balls,
- Chris Gayle, 138 balls,
- Virender Sehwag, 140 balls,
List of Double Centuries in ODI Cricket
This list presents the cricketers in chronological order based on the dates of their respective double centuries in ODIs.
- Sachin Tendulkar (200*) vs South Africa, 2010
- Virender Sehwag (219) vs West Indies, 2012
- Rohit Sharma (209) vs Australia (2013)
- Rohit Sharma (264) vs Sri Lanka, 2014
- Chris Gayle (215) vs Zimbabwe, 2015
- Martin Guptill (237*) vs West Indies, 2015
- Rohit Sharma (208*) vs Sri Lanka, 2017
- Fakhar Zaman (210*) vs Zimbabwe, 2018
- Shubman Gill (208) vs New Zealand, 2023
- Ishan Kishan (210) vs Bangladesh, 2023
- Glenn Maxwell (201) vs Afghanistan, 2023
- Pathum Nissanka (210*) vs Afghanistan, 2024
Pathum Nissanka Breaks Records
One of Sri Lanka’s greatest individual scores, recorded twenty-four years ago, came from an innings of 189 runs against India in 2000, courtesy of Sanath Jayasuriya. This record has remained ever since, but today Nissanka shattered the 24-year-old mark. In his inning, he smashed eight lofty sixes and twenty-fours.
Indian opener Rohit Sharma leads the list of greatest individual scores with a stormy 264-run innings against Sri Lanka in 2014; New Zealand opener Martin Guptill is in second with an undefeated 237-run inning during the 2015 World Cup. Was.
How many double centuries are in Odi?
A total of 12 double centuries have been achieved by 10 players. Among them, Rohit Sharma stands out with three double centuries, while the remaining nine players have each scored one.
Fastest double century in odi
Ishan Kishan Achieves Fastest Double Century in ODI Cricket, Scoring in Just 126 Balls
Who scored the first double century in ODI?
Sachin Tendulkar is the first player to score a maiden ODI double century in the world.
