As India and Sri Lanka meet in the finals of the Caribbean tri-series, opener Mahela Jayawardene will be making his 400th ODI appearance, making him one of the most-capped ODI players in the world. Let’s take a look players who have played the maximum number of ODI games.
PLAYERS WITH MOST ODI CAPS
PLAYER | TEAM | NO OF MATCHES |
S Tendulkar | Ind | 463 |
S Jayasurya | SL, Asia | 445 |
M Jayawardene | SL, Asia | 399 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pak, Asia | 378 |
R Ponting | Aus, ICC | 375 |
W Akram | Pak | 356 |
S Afridi | Pak, Asia, ICC | 354 |
M Muralitharan | SL, Asia, ICC | 353 |
K Sangakkara | SL, Asia, ICC | 348 |
R Dravid | Ind, Asia, ICC | 344 |
PLAYERS WITH MOST INTERNATIONAL CAPS
PLAYER | TEAM | NO OF MATCHES |
S Tendulkar | Ind | 662 |
S Jayasurya | SL, Asia | 586 |
M Jayawardene | SL, Asia | 583 |
R Ponting | Aus, ICC | 560 |
R Dravid | Ind, Asia, ICC | 509 |
J Kallis | SA, Africa, ICC | 508 |
K Sangakkara | SL, Asia, ICC | 508 |
Inzamam-Ul-Haz | Pak, Asia, ICC | 499 |
M Muralitharan | SL, Asia, ICC | 495 |
S Waugh | Aus | 493 |
In his 399 ODIs, Mahela Jayawardene has led Sri Lanka in 129 matches, including the final of 2007 ICC ODI World Cup.
As | MATCHES | RUNS | HS | AVG | 100 |
Player | 270 | 7668 | 144 | 33.48 | 12 |
Captain | 129 | 3569 | 126* | 33.66 | 4 |
He has been on the winning side on 215 instances.
RESULT | MATCHES | RUNS | HS | AVG |
Won | 215 | 7091 | 144 | 43.50 |
lost | 165 | 3881 | 103* | 23.95 |
Tied | 3 | 45 | 43 | 15.00 |
NR | 16 | 220 | 77 | 31.42 |
Jayawardene, unlike many others, has played more away games than home games.
VENUE | MATCHES | RUNS | HS | AVG |
Home | 132 | 3477 | 123 | 34.77 |
Away | 144 | 3706 | 144 | 29.41 |
Neutral | 123 | 4054 | 128 | 37.19 |
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