Today we discuss the Cricketers with the most ODI runs in 2015. There were some maverick performances of teams and individuals which lit the year. The 2015 season saw Australia winning the ICC Cricket World Cup. South Africa scored their highest ODI total against West Indies. Hashim Amla reached 5000 & 6000 ODI runs, and fastest also to these two milestones. Here we talk about the batters who scored the most ODI runs in 2015.
5. Hashim Amla (South Africa)
The Durban, South Africa born right handed opening batter, Hashim Mahomed Amla, was part of the South Africa Cricket team in One Day Internationals in 2015. Hashim would go on to score 1062 runs from 23 innings of the 23 matches he played in 2015 at an average of 50+ and a strike rate of 94+. His scores included 3 fifties and 4 hundreds; Amla’s 159 against Ireland at Manuka Oval, Canberra during the Cricket World Cup was his best score of the year in the longer version of limited overs cricket. With these runs, Hashim Amla made to the top 5 list for the most ODI runs in 2015.
4. AB de Villiers (South Africa)
The right handed Wicket keeper batter, Abraham Benjamin de Villiers, was part of the South Africa Cricket team in One Day Internationals in 2015. AB would go on to score 1193 runs from 18 innings of the 20 matches he played in 2015 at an average touch below 80 and a strike rate of 137. His scores included 5 fifties and 5 hundreds; AB’s 162 not out against West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground during the Cricket World Cup was his best score of the year in the longer version of limited overs cricket. With these runs, AB de Villiers made to the top 5 list for the most ODI runs in 2015.
3. Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
The Kalutara, Sri Lanka born right handed top order batter, Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan, was part of the Sri Lanka Cricket team in One Day Internationals in 2015. Dilshan would go on to score 1207 runs from 24 innings of the 25 matches he played in 2015 at an average of 52+ and a strike rate of 90+. His scores included 6 fifties and 4 hundreds; Dilshan’s 161 not out against Bangladesh at Melbourne Cricket Ground during the Cricket World Cup was his best score of the year in the longer version of limited overs cricket. With these runs, Tillakaratne Dilshan made to the top 5 list for the most ODI runs in 2015.
2. Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
The right handed batter from Tauranga, New Zealand, Kane Stuart Williamson, was part of the New Zealand Cricket team in One Day Internationals in 2015. Kane would go on to score 1376 runs from 26 innings of the 27 matches he played in 2015 at an average of 57+ and a strike rate touch below 90+. His scores included 9 fifties and 3 hundreds; Williamson’s 107 against England at Rose Bowl, Southampton would be his best scores of the year in the longer version of limited overs cricket. With these runs, Kane Williamson made to the top 5 list for the most ODI runs in 2015.
1. Martin Guptill (New Zealand)
The right handed batter from Auckland, New Zealand, Martin James Guptill, was part of the New Zealand Cricket team in One Day Internationals in 2015. Guptill would go on to score 1489 runs from 32 innings of the 32 matches he played in 2015 at an average of 55+ and a strike rate of 96+. His scores included 8 fifties and 4 hundreds; Martin’s 237 not out against West Indies at Westpac Stadium, Wellington during the Cricket World Cup would be his best scores of the year in the longer version of limited overs cricket. This was the highest score of the Cricket World Cup as well. With these runs, Martin Guptill made to the top 5 list for the most ODI runs in 2015.
These were the cricketers who led the batting firepower through the 2015 and featured among the top few on runs-scorers list. This is it for today. Hope you liked it, don’t forget to comment in your thoughts and questions. Stay well and keep reading about our ODI stars.
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