Most runs in bilateral one-day series

Most runs in bilateral one-day series by Muhammad Asim

In the recently concluded ODI series against South Africa, England’s Kevin Pietersen accumulated 454 runs in seven games with three hundreds and a fifty. Pietersen interestingly missed the chance of equalling the world record of most runs by a batsman in a bilateral ODI series by just a single run. Chris Gayle of West Indies holds the world record of 455 runs in same number of games against India in 2002 series. For reader’s interest the accompanying table has the complete details.

Most runs by a batsman in a bilateral one-day series [Qualification: 350 runs or more in a series consisting four matches or more] [15]

Player          for   Vs    Series    M  Inn  NO   BF   Runs   Ave     HS   100s 50s 0s 90s
Gayle, CH       WI    Ind   2002-03   7   7   -   479   455   65.00   140    3   1   -   -
Pietersen, KP   Eng   SA    2004-05   7   6   3   430   454   151.3   116    3   1   -   -
Sarwan, RR      WI    Ind   2002-03   7   7   3   515   436   109.0    99*   -   4   -   1
Yousuf Youhana  Pak   Zim   2002-03   5   4   3   342   405   405.0   141*   2   2   -   -
Haynes, DL      WI    NZ    1984-85   5   5   2   486   404   134.6   145*   2   2   -   -
Gayle, CH       WI    Zim   2003-04   5   5   2   396   385   128.3   153*   2   2   -   -
Cronje, WJ      SA    Aus   1993-94   8   8   1   510   380   54.29   112    1   2   -   1
Yousuf Youhana  Pak   Ban   2003      5   5   1   429   366   91.50   106    1   3   -   1
Kallis, JH      SA    WI    2003-04   5   5   3   388   361   180.5   139    2   1   -   1
Gibbs, HH       SA    Eng   2004-05   7   7   -   427   356   50.86   118    2   2   1   -
Yasir Hameed    Pak   NZ    2003-04   5   5   1   476   356   89.00   127*   1   4   -   -
Boje, N         SA    NZ    2000-01   6   6   2   365   355   88.75   129    2   1   -   -
Greenidge, CG   WI    Ind   1983-84   5   5   1   502   353   88.25   115    1   2   -   1
Hinds, WW       WI    Aus   2002-03   5   5   2   445   352   117.3   125*   2   1   -   -
Astle, NJ       NZ    Zim   1997-98   5   5   1   476   351   87.75   104*   1   3   -   -

All data updated to February 15, 2005.