Fastest 3000 Runs in ODI Cricket

Former South African opening batsman Hashim Amla holds the record for scoring the fastest 2000 runs in ODI cricket and tops the list. He has scored 3000 ODI runs in just 59 matches & 57 innings.

Hashim Amla is followed by West Indies Wicketkeeper-batsman Shai Hope. He completed his 3000 ODI runs in just 72 matches & 67 innings. Shai Hope also holds the record for most runs in a calendar year.

Till date, only 5 players have completed 3000 ODI runs by playing 70 or fewer innings. The toppers in the list comprise players from Pakistan, South Africa & West Indies. There are 2 players each from Pakistan and West Indies. From Pakistan – Fakhar Zaman (67 innings) & Babar Azam (68 innings) From West Indies – Shai Hope (67 innings) & Vivian Richards (69 innings) From South Africa – Hashim Amla (57 innings).

S No.	Player	Team	Opposition	Ground	Matches	Innings
1	Hashim Amla	South Africa	v England	Southampton	59	57
2	Shai Hope	West Indies	v India	Cuttack	72	67
3	Fakhar Zaman	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	67	67
4	Babar Azam	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Birmingham	70	68
5	Vivian Richards	West Indies	v England	Manchester	74	69
6	Gordon Greenidge	West Indies	v Pakistan	Peshawar	72	72
7	Gary Kirsten	South Africa	v New Zealand	Adelaide	72	72
8	Shikhar Dhawan	India	v Australia	Canberra	73	72
9	Joe Root	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	77	72
10	Jonny Bairstow	England	v Ireland	Southampton	79	72
11	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	78	73
12	Quinton de Kock	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	74	74
13	Virat Kohli	India	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	78	75
14	Graham Gooch	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	77	76
15	Jason Roy	England	v Pakistan	Nottingham	78	76
16	Kyle Coetzer	Scotland	v U.A.E.	Aberdeen	79	77
17	Kevin Pietersen	England	v India	Cuttack	87	78
18	Navjot Singh Sidhu	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	83	79
19	Brian Lara	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	79	79
20	Boeta Dippenaar	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Perth	91	79
21	Steven Smith	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	93	79
22	Michael Bevan	Australia	v England	Brisbane	89	80
23	Chris Gayle	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	82	80
24	Graeme Smith	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne (Docklands)	81	80
25	George Bailey	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	85	80
26	David Warner	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	83	81
27	Dean Jones	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Melbourne	83	82
28	Geoff Marsh	Australia	v India	Hamilton	82	82
29	Saurav Ganguly	India	v New Zealand	Napier	87	82
30	Nick Knight	England	v India	The Oval	82	82

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