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Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
RN ten Doeschate (Neth) 2006-2011 33 32 9 1541 119 67.00 1757 87.70 5 9 1 130 29
HM Amla (SA) 2008-2013 73 71 6 3580 150 55.07 3931 91.07 11 20 2 356 18
MG Bevan (Aus) 1994-2004 232 196 67 6912 108* 53.58 9320 74.16 6 46 5 450 21
IJL Trott (Eng) 2009-2013 64 61 9 2771 137 53.28 3598 77.01 4 22 3 212 3
MS Dhoni (Asia/India) 2004-2013 223* 197 56 7286 183* 51.67 8254 88.27 8 48 6 559 152
TLW Cooper (Neth) 2010-2013 21 20 2 930 101 51.66 1320 70.45 1 8 0 79 4
AB de Villiers (Afr/SA) 2005-2013 143 137 23 5680 146 49.82 6088 93.29 14 33 6 520 94
V Kohli (India) 2008-2013 102* 98 14 4129 183 49.15 4802 85.98 13 22 7 391 23
MEK Hussey (Aus) 2004-2012 185 157 44 5442 109* 48.15 6243 87.16 3 39 3 383 80
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 1974-1985 62 60 6 2572 123 47.62 3033 84.80 7 13 2 213+ 22+
IVA Richards (WI) 1975-1991 187 167 24 6721 189* 47.00 7451 90.20 11 45 7 600+ 126+
GM Turner (NZ) 1973-1983 41 40 6 1598 171* 47.00 2348 68.05 3 9 1 156+ 7+
Nasir Hossain (Ban) 2011-2013 25 22 5 771 100 45.35 957 80.56 1 6 1 68 9
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA) 1996-2012 321 307 53 11498 139 45.26 15756 72.97 17 85 16 903 136
CG Greenidge (WI) 1975-1991 128 127 13 5134 133* 45.03 7908 64.92 11 31 3 470+ 81+
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2012 463 452 41 18426 200* 44.83 21367 86.23 49 96 20 2016 195
MJ Clarke (Aus) 2003-2013 227 207 42 7375 130 44.69 9427 78.23 7 54 10 598 49
DM Jones (Aus) 1984-1994 164 161 25 6068 145 44.61 8362 72.56 7 46 6 380+ 64+
GJ Bailey (Aus) 2012-2013 24 23 3 878 125* 43.90 1076 81.59 1 6 1 67 13
ML Hayden (Aus/ICC) 1993-2008 161 155 15 6133 181* 43.80 7767 78.96 10 36 9 636 87
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) 2002-2013 120 109 27 3559 96* 43.40 4794 74.23 0 25 4 245 52
RR Sarwan (WI) 2000-2013 181 169 33 5804 120* 42.67 7663 75.74 5 38 8 480 58
HH Dippenaar (Afr/SA) 1999-2007 107 95 14 3421 125* 42.23 5047 67.78 4 26 4 334 16
RT Ponting (Aus/ICC) 1995-2012 375 365 39 13704 164 42.03 17046 80.39 30 82 20 1231 162
Mohammad Yousuf (Asia/Pak) 1998-2010 288 273 40 9720 141* 41.71 12942 75.10 15 64 15 785 90
Javed Miandad (Pak) 1975-1996 233 218 41 7381 119* 41.70 11014 67.01 8 50 8 445+ 44+
KP Pietersen (Eng/ICC) 2004-2013 132 121 16 4369 130 41.60 5036 86.75 9 24 6 419 75
S Chanderpaul (WI) 1994-2011 268 251 40 8778 150 41.60 12408 70.74 11 59 6 722 85
CJ Ferguson (Aus) 2009-2011 30 25 9 663 71* 41.43 777 85.32 0 5 0 64 0
DL Haynes (WI) 1978-1994 238 237 28 8648 152* 41.37 13707 63.09 17 57 13 768+ 53+
SR Watson (Aus) 2002-2013 160 140 24 4795 185* 41.33 5419 88.48 7 29 9 474 101
L Klusener (SA) 1996-2004 171 137 50 3576 103* 41.10 3977 89.91 2 19 13 293 76
SC Ganguly (Asia/India) 1992-2007 311 300 23 11363 183 41.02 15416 73.70 22 72 16 1122 190
G Kirsten (SA) 1993-2003 185 185 19 6798 188* 40.95 9436 72.04 13 45 11 659 20
DR Martyn (Aus) 1992-2006 208 182 51 5346 144* 40.80 6877 77.73 5 37 10 441 22
Nasir Jamshed (Pak) 2008-2013 31 31 3 1134 112 40.50 1388 81.70 3 7 2 129 15
JP Duminy (SA) 2004-2013 99 90 21 2794 150* 40.49 3311 84.38 3 15 6 169 38
BC Lara (ICC/WI) 1990-2007 299 289 32 10405 169 40.48 13086 79.51 19 63 16 1035+ 133+
NV Knight (Eng) 1996-2003 100 100 10 3637 125* 40.41 5085 71.52 5 25 6 327 21
GS Chappell (Aus) 1971-1983 74 72 14 2331 138* 40.18 3079 75.70 3 14 7 195 7
BC Broad (Eng) 1987-1988 34 34 0 1361 106 40.02 2447 55.61 1 11 2 81 3
GR Marsh (Aus) 1986-1992 117 115 6 4357 126* 39.97 7790 55.93 9 22 4 302 22
MJ Guptill (NZ) 2009-2013 75 73 9 2555 189* 39.92 3086 82.79 4 17 6 254 50
KWR Fletcher (Eng) 1971-1982 24 22 3 757 131 39.84 1134 66.75 1 5 0 64+ 6+
PR Stirling (Ire) 2008-2013 40 40 1 1551 177 39.76 1615 96.03 5 6 2 172 39
A Symonds (Aus) 1998-2009 198 161 33 5088 156 39.75 5504 92.44 6 30 15 449 103
G Gambhir (India) 2003-2013 147 143 11 5238 150* 39.68 6144 85.25 11 34 11 561 17
CH Lloyd (WI) 1973-1985 87 69 19 1977 102 39.54 2434 81.22 1 11 1 160+ 30+
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia/Pak) 1991-2007 378 350 53 11739 137* 39.52 15812 74.24 10 83 20 971 144
NH Fairbrother (Eng) 1987-1999 75 71 18 2092 113 39.47 2903 72.06 1 16 2 140 20
AN Cook (Eng) 2006-2013 71 71 3 2679 137 39.39 3411 78.54 5 18 7 306 8
ME Waugh (Aus) 1988-2002 244 236 20 8500 173 39.35 11053 76.90 18 50 16 651 57
AJ Lamb (Eng) 1982-1992 122 118 16 4010 118 39.31 5308 75.54 4 26 8 328 30
Saeed Anwar (Pak) 1989-2003 247 244 19 8824 194 39.21 10938 80.67 20 43 15 938 97
GN Yallop (Aus) 1978-1984 30 27 6 823 66* 39.19 1288 63.89 0 7 1 64 3
R Dravid (Asia/ICC/India) 1996-2011 344 318 40 10889 153 39.16 15284 71.24 12 83 13 950 42
SB Smith (Aus) 1983-1985 28 24 2 861 117 39.13 1319 65.27 2 8 1 67+ 0+
KC Sangakkara (Asia/ICC/SL) 2000-2013 344* 322 35 11232 138* 39.13 14796 75.91 15 75 10 1076 57
RA Smith (Eng) 1988-1996 71 70 8 2419 167* 39.01 3473 69.65 4 15 4 239 22
DS Lehmann (Aus) 1996-2005 117 101 22 3078 119 38.96 3784 81.34 4 17 4 227 14
RG Twose (NZ) 1995-2001 87 81 11 2717 103 38.81 3603 75.40 1 20 5 240 33
WJ Cronje (SA) 1992-2000 188 175 31 5565 112 38.64 7277 76.47 2 39 8 366 94
GC Smith (Afr/SA) 2002-2013 193 190 10 6942 141 38.56 8565 81.05 10 47 8 785 44
MD Crowe (NZ) 1982-1995 143 140 18 4704 107* 38.55 6476 72.63 4 34 3 378 29
A Bagai (Can) 2003-2011 60 59 8 1961 137* 38.45 2979 65.82 2 16 2 182 8
LRPL Taylor (NZ) 2006-2013 125 113 15 3755 131* 38.31 4598 81.66 7 24 7 304 96
CH Gayle (ICC/WI) 1999-2013 245 240 17 8538 153* 38.28 10134 84.25 20 45 21 987 195
PN Kirsten (SA) 1991-1994 40 40 6 1293 97 38.02 2308 56.02 0 9 0 90 8

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India v Sri Lanka at Cardiff, ICC Champions Trophy 2nd Semi-Final, Jun 20, 2013 [ODI # 3376 - Live]
    » Sri Lanka 18/1 (6.2 ov, KC Sangakkara 1*, HDRL Thirimanne 1*, B Kumar 1/7)
England v South Africa at The Oval, ICC Champions Trophy 1st semi final, Jun 19, 2013 [ODI # 3375]
Australia v Sri Lanka at The Oval, 12th match, Jun 17, 2013 [ODI # 3374]

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