Top 5 batters with the most runs in ODIs in 2025

Cricket in 2025 produced a string of memorable one-day performances, with batters from established Test nations and emerging teams dominating scoreboards. This article ranks the five highest run-scorers in ODIs across the calendar year and explains what made their seasons special with technique, timing, and a knack for converting starts into match-winning innings.

1. Joe Root (England) - 808 runs

Joe Root finished 2025 as the year’s leading run-scorer in ODIs, piling up 808 runs in 15 innings. What stands out is the combination of volume and consistency. Root converted starts into big scores more often than anyone, notching three centuries and four fifties in a calendar year where England gave him plenty of responsibility in the middle order. 

His technique against both pace and spin allowed him to anchor chases and rebuild innings when needed — the kind of dependability that turns a solid ODI side into a serious one. Root’s 2025 reads like a masterclass in timing, placement and innings-building.

2. Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) - 761 runs

Daryl Mitchell had an excellent 2025 with 761 runs across 17 matches, reinforcing his role as New Zealand’s most reliable white-ball batter. Mitchell’s year combined one big hundred with a string of six fifties, yielding an average north of 50 and the knack for finishing or consolidating as the team required. 

His balance between strike rotation and boundary-hitting, plus the ability to bat through long partnerships, made him a constant threat, especially on pitches that demanded measured aggression. Mitchell’s form gave New Zealand a clear platform in a season where middle-order stability proved decisive.

3. George Munsey (Scotland) - 735 runs

George Munsey’s 2025 was a statement year for Associate cricket. The Scotland left-hander finished with 735 runs, including a monumental 191 against the Netherlands, which is one of the biggest individual ODI scores by an Associate player, and a string of other big contributions. 

Munsey combines an aggressive power game with the ability to bat a full innings. His strike-rate and capacity to convert starts into mammoth scores lifted Scotland in the fixtures that mattered. That 191 didn’t just pad his tally, but it announced Munsey as a batter who can single-handedly change lower-profile matches and, increasingly, games against stronger sides.

4. Matthew Breetzke (South Africa) - 706 runs

South Africa’s Matthew Breetzke ended 2025 with 706 ODI runs, a remarkable total for a player who announced himself with a record-breaking ODI debut. Breetzke’s year combined brute power with temperament, with several long innings, a high average, and consistent sixty-plus knocks underlined that he was not a one-off novelty. 

His ability to bat long and accelerate when needed gave South Africa a flexible top-order option, and his 150 on debut, covered widely in international outlets, set the tone for a season of big numbers. 

5. Shai Hope (West Indies) - 670 runs

Shai Hope’s 2025 was another reminder of his value in 50-over cricket. 670 runs across 15 innings, with a tidy average and multiple big scores. Hope’s game is built on timing, placement and the knack for pacing an innings, which are valuable traits in both run-chases and setting totals. 

He combined solid starts with the ability to find late-over boundaries, giving the West Indies a reliable scorer who rarely collapses under pressure. That steadiness made him one of the most important contributors in matches where small margins often decided the outcome.

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