India had not scored 400 in an ODI for more than 30 months. On Wednesday they made 402 against Afghanistan in the second ODI at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Captain Shubman Gill made 154 off 110 balls, his ninth ODI century. Ishan Kishan, back in the side, reached his hundred in 71 balls and finished with 125 off 79. Along the way he passed 1,000 ODI runs, the sixth Indian to get there in 26 innings or fewer. Rohit Sharma added a quick 48 before Rashid Khan bowled him. Afghanistan’s attack, leaning on Rashid and Ghazanfar, had few answers as India sped up late in the innings.
It was India’s eighth 400-plus total in ODI history, made against six different opponents. The last came at the 2023 World Cup in Bengaluru, where centuries from Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul took them to 410/4 against the Netherlands.
Where India sit on the all-time list
Every time India has passed 400, a big century has anchored the innings. Virender Sehwag did it three times, and those innings are India’s three highest ODI totals. One of them came against the West Indies in Indore in 2011, when Sehwag made 219. Sachin Tendulkar’s unbeaten 200 against South Africa also fed a 400-plus total, and made him the first batter to score an ODI double century.
India’s best, 418/5, ranks only seventh in the world. England hold the record with 498/4 against the Netherlands in Amstelveen in 2022. They broke the mark three times between 2016 and 2022, and also own the second and third best totals. Sri Lanka and South Africa fill out the top five. In the bottom half of the top 10, India have three totals between sixth and tenth, and Australia have two.
Sources
- What are India's highest totals in an ODI innings? Top 10 highest ODI totals listed as India cross 400-mark against Afghanistan | Cricket News
- What are India's highest totals in an ODI innings? Top 10 highest ODI totals listed as India cross 400-mark against Afghanistan
