Today we discuss the Cricketers with the most ODI runs in 2018. The 2018 season saw Virat Kohli became the first batter to score 500+ runs in a bilateral series. Kohli scored 558 at an average of 186 in a 6 match series. Same year, Fakhar Zaman & Imam-ul-Haq scored the first 300+ opening partnership in ODIs. England scored 481/6, the highest team total in ODIs. Here we talk about the batters who scored the most ODI runs in 2018.
5. Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe)
The right handed wicket-keeper batter from Harare, Zimbabwe, Brendan Ross Murray Taylor, was part of the Zimbabwe Cricket team in One Day Internationals in 2018. Taylor would go on to score 898 runs from 21 innings of the 21 matches he played in 2018 at an average of 42+ and a strike rate of 87+. His scores included 4 fifties and 2 hundreds; Taylor’s 138 against West Indies at Harare during ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Qualifier would be his best scores of the year in the longer version of limited overs cricket. With these runs, Brendan Taylor made to the top 5 list for the most ODI runs in 2018.
4. Joe Root (England)
The Sheffield, United Kingdom born right-handed top order batter, Joseph Edward Root, was a member of the England Cricket team in One Day Internationals in 2018. Root would go on to score 946 runs from 24 innings of the 24 matches he played in 2018 at an average of 59+ and a strike rate of 83+. His scores included 5 fifties and 3 hundreds; Root’s 113 not out against India at Lord’s was his best score of the year in the longer version of limited overs cricket. With these runs, Joe Root made to the top 5 list for the most ODI runs in 2018.
3. Jonny Bairstow (England)
The Bradford, United Kingdom born right handed Wicket keeper batter, Jonathan Marc Bairstow, was part of the England Cricket team in One Day Internationals in 2018. Bairstow would go on to score 1025 runs from 22 innings of the 22 matches he played in 2018 at an average of 45+ and a strike rate of 118+. His scores included 2 fifties and 4 hundreds; Bairstow’s 139 against Australia at Nottingham was his best score of the year in the longer version of limited overs cricket. With these runs, Jonny Bairstow made to the top 5 list for the most ODI runs in 2018.
2. Rohit Sharma (India)
The right-handed opening batter from Mumbai, Rohit Gurunath Sharma was part of the Indian Cricket team in One Day Internationals in 2018. Sharma, who have had some rare records to his name, would go on to score 1030 runs from 19 innings of the 19 matches he played in 2018 at an average of 73+ and a strike rate of 100+. His scores included 3 fifties and 5 hundreds; Rohit’s 162 against West Indies at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai was his best score of the year in the longer version of limited overs cricket. With these runs, Rohit Sharma made to the top 5 list for the most ODI runs in 2018.
1. Virat Kohli (India)
The right-handed top order batter from Delhi, Virat Kohli was captain of the Indian Cricket team in One Day Internationals in 2018. Kohli, who has been among the most successful chasers in World Cricket, would go on to score 1202 runs from 14 innings of the 14 matches he played in 2018 at an average of 133+ and a strike rate of 102+. His scores included 3 fifties and 6 hundreds; Kohli’s 160 not out against South Africa at Cape Town was his best score of the year in the longer version of limited overs cricket. With these runs, Virat Kohli made to the top 5 list for the most ODI runs in 2018.
These were the cricketers who made batting look very easy in the matches they played in 2018 to feature among the top few. 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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