In the ongoing 1st ODI match between Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan at Pallekele, the young batting sensation Pathum Nissanka went on to create history by becoming the first batsman to smash a double century for Sri Lanka in ODIs.
Nissanka went onto score 210 runs off 139 balls which comprised off 20 boundaries and 8 sixes respectively and helped his team to post one of their team a huge total of 381/3 in 50 overs.
Here, in this article, we will have a look at the list of batsmen who scored double century in ODIs and more.
List of batters to score double century in men's ODI:
- Sachin Tendulkar - 200* vs South Africa in Gwalior, 2010
- Virender Sehwag - 219 vs West Indies in Indore, 2011
- Rohit Sharma - 209 vs Australia in Bengaluru, 2013
- Rohit Sharma - 264 vs Sri Lanka in Kolkata, 2014
- Chris Gayle - 215 vs Zimbabwe in Canberra, 2015
- Martin Guptill - 237* vs West Indies in Wellington, 2015
- Rohit Sharma - 208* vs Sri Lanka in Mohali, 2017
- Fakhar Zaman - 210* vs Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, 2018
- Ishan Kishan - 210 vs Bangladesh in Chattogram, 2022
- Shubman Gill - 208 vs New Zealand in Hyderabad, 2023
- Glenn Maxwell - 201* vs Afghanistan in Mumbai-WS, 2023
- Pathum Nissanka - 210* vs Afghanistan in Pallekele, 2024
Nissanka went on to become the 10th batsman to smash a double century in ODIs.
Youngest to score a double century in men's ODI:
- Shubman Gill - 23 yrs & 132 days
- Ishan Kishan - 24 yrs & 145 days
- Pathum Nissanka - 25 yrs & 267 days