Stats: Top 5 highest team scores in ODI cricket

Discover the top 5 highest team scores in ODI cricket history. Find out which teams dominate the record books with their outstanding batting performances.

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Top 5 highest team scores in ODI cricket

ODI cricket has changed completely over the last decade or two. Batting-friendly pitches and rules along with the emergence of the T20 format have made anything possible with teams' unreal scores. For the same reason, the 400-run mark which seemed to be a dream at one stage, is being breached more often now while 300 is now considered a cakewalk. On that note, let us have a look at the top five highest team scores in ODIs

It is no surprise that England feature in the top three of this list. They almost breached the 500-run mark against the Netherlands in June 2022. Batting first, the Brits posted 498 runs for the loss of four wickets, the highest team total in the history of ODI cricket. They broke their own record in this aspect having plundered 481 runs against Australia in June 2018 in Nottingham.

The third-highest ODI score also belongs to England who had left the Pakistan bowlers clueless yet again in Nottingham in August 2016. Batting first, the Brits had smashed 444 runs for the loss of only three wickets. It goes without saying that on all three aforementioned occasions, England went on to win by 232, 242, and 169 runs respectively.

Before England went on a run-scoring spree, Sri Lanka had done the unthinkable of going past the 400-run mark way back in July 2006. The Netherlands were again in the firing line as Sri Lanka smashed 443 runs for the loss of nine wickets in their 50 overs.

South Africa got extremely close to breaking this record in January 2015 when they amassed a massive total of 439 runs for the loss of two wickets against the West Indies at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. 

As cricket continues to witness some crazy records being broken, it remains to be seen if any team breaches the elusive 500-run mark in the 50-over format at the international level.

Top 5 highest team scores in ODI cricket

Team

Score

Opposition

Venue

Year

England

498/4

Netherlands

Amstelveen

2022

England

481/6

Australia

Nottingham

2018

England

444/3

Pakistan

Nottingham

2016

Sri Lanka

443/9

Netherlands

Amstelveen

2006

South Africa

439/2

West Indies

Johannesburg

2015


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