One Day International (ODI) cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as well as the top four Associate members. Unlike Test matches, ODIs consist of one inning per team, having a limit in the number of overs, currently 50 overs per innings - although in the past this has been 55 or 60 overs.
ODI cricket is List-A cricket, so statistics and records set in ODI matches also count toward List-A records. The earliest match recognised as an ODI was played between England and Australia in January 1971; since when there have been over 4,000 ODIs played by 28 teams.
A typical cricket field diagram.
This article provides a compilation of Zimbabwe Cricket team's One Day International records, using the List of One Day International cricket records. The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties, all round records and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate.
Team Records
An ODI match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side.
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The greatest winning margin by runs in ODIs was England's victory over South Africa by 342 runs in the third and final ODI of South Africa's 2025 tour of England. The greatest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs was England's victory over Canada by 8 wickets with 277 balls remaining in the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
The narrowest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs is by winning of the last ball which has been achieved 36 times with both South Africa winning seven times. The narrowest margin of victory by wickets is 1 wicket which has settled 55 such ODIs. Both West Indies and New Zealand have recorded such victory on eight occasions.
In a bilateral series winning all matches is referred to as whitewash. First such event occurred when West Indies toured England in 1976.
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Individual Records
Batting Records
A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Sachin Tendulkar of India has scored the most half-centuries in ODIs with 96. Tendulkar has also scored the most centuries in ODIs with 49.
James Franklin of New Zealand's strike rate of 387.50 during his 31* off 8 balls against Canada during 2011 Cricket World Cup is the world record for highest strike rate in an innings. Tendulkar holds the record for most runs scored in a calendar year with 1894 runs scored in 1998.
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The 1980-81 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup in Australia saw Greg Chappell set the record for the most runs scored in a single series scoring 685 runs. He is followed by Sachin Tendulkar with 673 runs scored in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Sanath Jayasuriya has scored the equal highest number of ducks in ODIs with 34 such knocks.
The fourth ODI of the Sri Lanka's tour of India in 2014 saw Rohit Sharma score the highest Individual score.
Bowling Records
Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas holds the world record for best figures in an innings when he took 8/19 against Zimbabwe in December 2001 at Colombo (SSC). West Indies' Joel Garner, holds the ODI record for the best career economy rate with 3.09.
The best economy rate in an inning, when a minimum of 30 balls are delivered by the player, is West Indies player Phil Simmons economy of 0.30 during his spell of 3 runs for 4 wickets in 10 overs against Zimbabwe at Sydney Cricket Ground in the 1991-92 Australian Tri-Series.
The best strike rate in an inning, when a minimum of 4 wickets are taken by the player, is shared by Sunil Dhaniram of Canada, Paul Collingwood of England and Virender Sehwag of Zimbabwe when they achieved a striekk rate of 4.2 balls pr wicket.
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The worst figures in an ODI came in the 5th One Day International between South Africa at home to Australia in 2006. Mick Lewis also holds the dubious distinction of most runs conceded in an ODI during the aforementioned match.
Fielding and Umpiring Records
The 2019 Cricket World Cup, which was won by England for the first time, saw the record set for the most catches taken by a non-wicket-keeper in an ODI series.
An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the Laws of Cricket. Two umpires adjudicate the match on the field, whilst a third umpire has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire looks after the match balls and other duties. Rudi Koertzen of South Africa holds the record for the most ODI matches umpired with 209. The current active Aleem Dar is currently at 208 matches. They are followed by New Zealand's Billy Bowden who officiated in 200 matches.
Miscellaneous Records
The youngest player to play in an ODI match is claimed to be Hasan Raza at the age of 14 years and 233 days. The Netherlands batsmen Nolan Clarke is the oldest player to appear in an ODI match. In cricket, two batsmen are always present at the crease batting together in a partnership. A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls.
A cricket stadium at night.
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