Published: Nov 02, 2013, 09:45 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 24, 2015, 01:08 PM (IST)
Nov 2, 2013
UPDATE: Chris Gayle smashed double century against Zimbabwe in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match at Canberra. India opener Rohit Sharma recorded the second-highest score in One-Day International (ODI) history when he scored 209 against Australia in the seventh match of the series at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday. In the process, he became the third batsmen to score an ODI double century, after Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag.
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During the course of the knock, he also surpassed the 1,000-run mark in 2013 and surpassed the record of most number of sixes earlier held by Shane Watson. Rohit slammed 16 sixes in his 209-run innings.
Here’s a list of top scorers in an innings in ODIs:
| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| Virender Sehwag | 219 | 149 | 25 | 7 | 146.97 | Ind | WI | Indore | Dec 8, 2011 |
| Rohit Sharma | 209 | 158 | 12 | 16 | 132.27 | Ind | Aus | Bangalore | Nov 2, 2013 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 200* | 147 | 25 | 3 | 136.05 | Ind | SA | Gwalior | Feb 24, 2010 |
| Charles Coventry | 194* | 156 | 16 | 7 | 124.35 | Zim | Ban | Bulawayo | Aug 16, 2009 |
| Saeed Anwar | 194 | 146 | 22 | 5 | 132.87 | Pak | Ind | Chennai | May 21, 1997 |
| Viv Richards | 189* | 170 | 21 | 5 | 111.17 | WI | Eng | Manchester | May 31, 1984 |
| Martin Guptill | 189* | 155 | 19 | 2 | 121.93 | NZ | Eng | Southampton | June 2, 2013 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 189 | 161 | 21 | 4 | 117.39 | SL | Ind | Sharjah | Oct 29, 2000 |
| Gary Kirsten | 188* | 159 | 13 | 4 | 118.23 | SA | UAE | Rawalpindi | Feb 16, 1996 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 186* | 150 | 20 | 3 | 124.00 | Ind | NZ | Hyderabad (Deccan) | Nov 8, 1999 |
Later in the day, more records tumbled as Glenn Maxwell equaled Simon O’Donnell’s Australian record of fastest ODI half-century and James Faulkner struck the fastest ton by an Australian. While Maxwell brought up his 50 off 18 balls, Faulkner scored a ton in 57 deliveries. Tendulkar scored his double ton against South Africa at Gwalior in 2010. Sehwag achieved his double century against the West Indies in 2011 in Indore.
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