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Sehwag posts highest score in ODIs: 219
Virender Sehwag registered the highest individual score in the 50-over format on Thursday, blasting 219 in the fourth One-Day International against West Indies at Indore.
Playing his 240th one-day international, the 33-year-old right-handed batsman overtook compatriot Sachin Tendulkar, a player he was often compared to early in his career.
- Congratulate Virender Sehwag
Tendulkar was the first person to get a double century in ODIs when he had scored 200 not out against South Africa in Gwalior on February 24, 2010.
A look at the top ten innings in ODIs:
V Sehwag (India) 219 from 149 balls vs West Indies at Indore in December 2011
4s: 25, 6s:7, SR: 146.97
Sachin Tendulkar: 200 not out
Sachin Tendulkar (India) 200 not out from 147 balls vs South Africa at Gwalior in February 2010.
4s: 25, 6s:3, SR: 136.05
Result: India won by 153 runs
Charles Coventry: 194 not out
Charles Coventry (Zimbabwe) 194 not out from 156 balls vs Bangladesh at Bulawayo in August 2009
4s: 16, 6s:7, SR: 124.35
Result: Bangladesh won by 4 wickets
Saeed Anwar: 194
Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) 194 from 146 balls vs India at Chennai in May 1997
4s: 22, 6s:5, SR: 132.87
Result: Pakistan won by 35 runs
Viv Richards: 189 not out
Viv Richards (West Indies) 189 not out from 170 balls vs England at Manchester in May 1984
4s: 21, 6s:5, SR: 111.17
Result: West Indies won by 104 runs
Sanath Jayasuriya: 189
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 189 from 161 balls vs India at Sharjah in October 2000
4s: 21, 6s:4, SR: 111.17
Result: Sri Lanka won by 245 runs
Gary Kirsten: 188 not out
Gary Kirsten (South Africa) 188 not out from 159 balls vs UAE at Rawalpindi in February 1996
4s: 13, 6s:4, SR: 118.23
Result: South Africa won by 169 runs
Sachin Tendulkar: 186 not out
Sachin Tendulkar (India) 186 not out from 150 balls vs New Zealand at Hyderabad in November 1999
4s: 20, 6s:3, SR: 124.00
Result: India won by 174 runs
Shane Watson: 185 not out
Shane Watson (Australia) 185 not out from 96 balls vs Bangladesh at Dhaka in April 2011
4s: 15, 6s:15, SR: 192.70
Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
Mahendra Singh Dhoni: 183 not out
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India) 183 not out from 145 balls vs Sri Lanka at Jaipur in October 2005
4s: 15, 6s:10, SR: 126.20
Result: India won by 6 wickets