The second string team of India will be facing the host country in Sri Lanka from 18 July 2021. The Indian team will be playing a 6 match white ball series against the Sri Lankan team. The series will be comprising 3 ODI matches and 3 T20I matches. The reason for selecting new cricketers in the squad is that the experience and First choice Indian players will be playing against England in a Test series. It is always exciting to see what the cricketers on the field can do within the given time in limited-overs. Many pass cricketers have proved themselves way too many times I have scored thousands of runs for the team in different matches. Right before the series between India vs Sri Lanka starts, let's take a look at the most runs in ODIs in India vs Sri Lanka series.

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1. Sachin Tendulkar

The batsman with the most runs in ODI among all the players of both teams is Sachin Tendulkar. Not only this, but the God of Cricket is also the highest scorer of runs in ODI history. The former Indian captain played in 84 matches against the island nation and scored a total of 3113 runs. Also, he is the only player from both teams who has crossed the mark of 3000 runs. His statistics in ODIs against Sri Lanka include 17 half-centuries and 8 centuries with an average of 43.84.

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2. Sanath Jayasuriya

The Sri Lankan batsman with the most runs in ODI is Sanath Jayasuriya. The former captain of the Sri Lanka cricket team is regarded as one of the best-attacking batsmen during his time. His stunts in winning matches and using powerful striking skills are something that made him famous and what he is today in cricket history. Against India, he has played in 89 matches and scored 2899 runs where the highest score was 189. His total score included 14 half-centuries and 7 centuries with an average of 36.23.

3. Kumar Sangakkara

The third batsman with the most ODI runs between India and Sri Lanka is Kumar Sangakkara with 2700 runs in 76 matches. He is one of the finest and best batsmen cricket ever had. His contribution has been always helpful to the team. In 14 years, he has played in 76 matches against India in ODIs with an average of 39.70 with 18 half-centuries and 6 centuries.

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4. Mahela Jayawardene

The next cricketer on this list is from Sri Lanka, Mahela Jayawardene. The legendary batsman is considered as one of the best batsmen cricket ever had and also the most successful captain of Sri Lanka. He spoke both with his captaincy and his bat. He was one of the pivotal cricketers of the Sri Lankan team and always had a huge hunger for runs. In 16 years, he played in 87 matches against India and scored a pile of 2666 runs. His highest score in ODIs has been 128 against India. His statistics in ODIs against India is 17 half-centuries and 4 centuries with an average of 35.07.

5. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

The next Indian cricketer on this list of most run in ODI in India vs Sri Lanka series is the former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni played in 67 matches against Sri Lanka and piled up 2383 runs. His highest individual score in ODI is 183, that too against Sri Lanka. This is also the highest individual score in ODI matches by a wicketkeeper-batsman. In the first year of his international cricket career in 2005, he scored such impressive runs against Sri Lanka. Every contribution of this legend is appreciated and proved to be very beneficial for the team but his biggest match against Sri Lanka has been for the 2011 world cup final where Dhoni scored threshing 91 runs and defeated the island country.

Sri Lankan mystery spinner Jeffrey Vandersay became the only fifth Sri Lankan bowler to take six wickets in an inning in ODI cricket against India on Sunday in Colombo. Jeffrey Vandersay joined bowlers like Muthiah Muralidaran to join the elite list. Muthiah Muralidaran was the first Sri Lankan bowler to take six wickets against India in an ODI inning.

Jeffrey Vandersay first dismissed Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who tried to go for a reverse sweep and was caught at backward point by Pathum Nissanka after a solid 64 from 44 balls. Then, he got rid of Shubman Gill, who went for a big drive and only managed to knick the ball to first sleep where Kaminu Mendis took a screamer to give him the second wicket.

In the same over, he trapped Shivam Dube in front of the wicket who could not understand the variation and missed the ball completely. Virat Kohli found it hard to judge the spin of the ball in his next over and Jeffrey Vandersay had his fourth wicket soon. 

Shreyas Iyer was his fifth strike and then clean bowled KL Rahul to get this sixth. With the wicket of KL Rahul, he joined the elite list of Sri Lankan bowlers to take six wickets in an inning against India in ODIs.

Sri Lankan bowlers to take six wickets in an inning against India in ODIs

Batsmen play responsibly and often score big totals, even double centuries. Only a few batters have consistently performed at the highest level and scored the most runs. The ODI fixture of 2023 was a bit hectic compared to other years on account of cricket's biggest festival, the 13th edition of the ODI Cricket World Cup which was recently played in India. It makes quite difficult for many players to adjust their approach in every format, especially in test cricket where patience and technique play vital roles. Despite all the odds, there are a bunch of players who do not allow themselves to mix up their playstyle and have managed to perform equally in every format of cricket in 2023. It's time, we look at the players who have scored the Most International Runs in 2023 in this article of SportzPoint.

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Top Five Players with Most International Runs in 2023

Shubman Gill had his breakthrough year in international cricket where he scored 2,154 runs in 48 matches with an average of 46.82 and currently ranking as the player with most international runs in 2023 across all formats. Gill has managed to surpass players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from the Indian team.

Shubman Gill has made 7 centuries in the 2023 calendar year. Shubman Gill might not have played a big knock in the recently played ODI World Cup, but surely he has contributed well enough with Captain Rohit Sharma on other end. He is only 24 years old and has plenty of time to improve in his career.

Virat Kohli ended with 765 runs, the highest in the world cup 2023. King Kohli smashed 2048 runs out of 35 matches including 8 centuries and 10 half-centuries in the year 2023 which makes him the 2nd player to have most runs in 2023 across all formats. This is the 7th time, Kohli has made more than 2000 International Runs in a calendar year in his career.

Virat made the biggest comeback of his career after his rough patch. The impact of Virat Kohli was huge in the recently played ODI World Cup as he scored 3 Centuries and crossed Sachin Tendulkar's record of highest ODI centuries which was 49. He has also contributed in Test Cricket with 671 runs with 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries.

New Zealand's middle-order batter Daryl Mitchell smashed 1,988 runs in 50 matches with an average of 41.41 across all formats in 2023. He consistently delivered pretty impactful and big knocks to New Zealand. He started the calendar year with some important knocks in Test Cricket and then scored 552 runs in just 9 matches in the ODI World Cup 2023.

Batting at numbers 4 and 5 that too in crucial situations of the match is not everyone's cup of tea. Therefore, Daryl Mitchell gets 3rd place in the list of most international runs in 2023 in all formats.

The Indian Captain Rohit Sharma makes his way by displaying his aggressive approach this entire year. He scored 1,800 runs in 35 matches with 4 centuries and 11-fifties. Rohit Sharma had many chances to score centuries by playing a bit passive, but he decided to set the tone of the innings by playing attacking and always putting his team ahead.

Rohit Sharma brought back the old hit-man whom we used to know and luckily he delivered his typical performances this year that too on crucial stages like the Asia cup and ODI World Cup.

Travis Head, a key player for the Australian cricket team, consistently performed well in T20s, ODIs, and Tests this year. He was the gamechanger for the Aussies in the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 with 329 runs in just 6 matches with a match-winning inning at the Final against India.

The lefthanded batter scored 1698 runs in just 31 matches with a healthy average of 43.53 including three centuries and nine half-centuries. He was the key player for Australia in their WTC and ODI World Cup glory.

Top Ten Players with Most International Runs in 2023

Batsmen play responsibly and often score big totals, even double centuries. Only a few batters have consistently performed at the highest level and scored the most runs. The ODI fixture of 2023 was a bit hectic compared to other years on account of cricket's biggest festival, the 13th edition of the ODI Cricket World Cup which was recently played in India. It's time, we look at the players who have scored the Most ODI Runs in 2023 in this article of SportzPoint.

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Top Five Batters with Most ODI Runs in 2023

Shubman Gill has been incredible in the ODIs and gained the top position on the chart of the most ODI runs in 2023. The 23-year-old from Punjab has represented his country in 29 matches and scored 1584 runs at a staggering average of 63.36 and an impressive strike rate of 105.45. His best inning of 208 in 149 balls came against New Zealand in Hyderabad in the 1st ODI of the New Zealand tour of India.

The Indian opener also had a brilliant ICC CWC 2023 outing but unfortunately couldn't help India lift the title. He scored 350 runs in 9 matches with an average of 43.75.

King Virat Kohli has been at his absolute best this calendar year. He finds himself in 2nd place on the list of most ODI runs in 2023. Kohli's role has been significant in winning games for the Indian team. Averaging a staggering 72.47, the 36-year-old has scored 1377 runs in 27 matches, including 6 centuries and 8 fifties.

His performance for India throughout the World Cup had been terrific. Virat Kohli finished the tournament as the top scorer with 765 runs with an unbelievable average of 95.62.

The Indian skipper is in the 3rd spot on the most ODI runs in the 2023 tally. Rohit scored 1255 runs in just 27 ODIs at a healthy average of 52.29. The Hitman has smashed 2 centuries and 9 fifties to support his great run while one of his centuries came in the grand ODI World Cup 2023.

Rohit had a terrific World Cup with the bat, scoring 597 runs, the second-most after his teammate Virat Kohli in just 11 matches at a dominating strike rate of 125.

In ODIs this year, Mitchell became the fourth player with 1,200-plus runs. He owns 1,204 runs at 52.34. Mitchell slammed his fifth ODI hundred in 2023 and ended as the second-highest scorer for NZ at the 2023 World Cup. Daryl Mitchell struck 552 runs at 69.00 in the competition.

Nissanka was one of the reasons for Sri Lanka's qualification in the 2023 World Cup in India. He occupies the 5th place on this honorable list. Having played 29 matches, the right-handed batter has scored 1151 runs at an outstanding average of 44.26. His 417 runs out of 687 runs appeared in the WC qualifiers 2023, the 2nd highest in the event. His tally of runs consists of 2 centuries and 9 fifties.

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Top Ten Batters with Most ODI Runs in 2023

Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Mohan de Silva has resigned after the national team's disappointing run in the ODI World Cup and especially after the disastrous loss against India. Sri Lanka lost to India by a massive 302 runs in Mumbai on Thursday. They are virtually out of the semifinal race. Ranasinghe blamed the selection committee and the SLC administration for the debacle in a statement.

The SLC administration led by Shammi Silva called for a rport from the team management over the Wankhede disaster which saw the side being all out for 55. Silva was elected uncontested, his third successive term at SLC. His current term was supposed to expire in 2025.

Sri Lanka will play their next game against Bangladesh in Delhi on November 6. They have only two wins from seven games so far.