Sehwag scores 219, smashes Sachin's record of highest ODI score

Sehwag scores 219, smashes Sachin's record of highest ODI score Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag have an uncanny resemblance in the way they appear in their cricketing gear. They have been two of India's biggest batsmen. But now Tendulkar and Sehwag have a lot more in common, an ODI double-century each. They are the only two cricketers to have achieved the magic figure of 200 or more. While Tendulkar made his 200 in 147 balls, Sehwag eclipsed the score in 140 balls with 23 fours and 6 sixes. Headlines Today made a look at the pace in which the two greats crossed mini milestones on way to their respective double tons. On his way to 200 against South Africa in Gwalior on February 24, 2010, Tendulkar achieved his 100 in 94 balls with 13 fours. His 150 came from 118 balls with 22 fours and 1 six. He became first cricketer to score 200 in ODIs, made from 147 balls and studded with 25 fours and 3 sixes. Sehwag's 100 came in just 69 balls with 10 fours and five sixes, 150 in 112 balls comprising 16 fours and 5 sixes and 200 from 140 deliveries with 23 fours and 6 sixes. Sehwag's innings ended at 219 as he tried to hit a six on Pollard's delivery. He achieved his individual score with the help of 25 fours and 7 sixes in 149 balls. Incidentally, both the double centuries came in Madhya Pradesh. Highest individual scores by a batsman in one day matches (ODI). Batsman (Country) Score Balls 4s 6s Versus Venue Date Virender Sehwag (India) 219 149 25 7 West Indies Indore 8 Dec 2011 Sachin Tendulkar (India) 200* 147 25 3 South Africa Gwalior 24 Feb 2010 Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) 194 146 22 5 India Chennai 21 May 1997 Charls Coventry (Zimbabwe) 194* 156 16 7 Bangladesh Bulawayo 16 Aug 2009 Vivian Richards (West Indies) 189* 170 21 5 England Old Trafford 31 May 1984 Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 189 170 21 5 India Sharjah 29 Oct 2000 Gary Kirsten (South Africa) 188* 159 23 4 UAE Rawalpindi 16 Feb 1996 Sachin Tendulkar (India) 186* 150 20 3 New Zealand Hyderabad 8 Nov 1999 Shane Watson (Australia) 185* 96 15 15 Bangladesh Mirpur 11 Apr 2011 MS Dhoni (India) 183* 145 15 10 Sri Lanka Jaipur 31 Oct 2005 Sourav Ganguly (India) 183 158 17 7 Sri Lanka Taunton 26 May 1999 Vivian Richards (West Indies) 181 125 16 7 Sri Lanka Karachi 13 Oct 1987 Mathew Hayden (Australia) 181* 166 11 10 New Zealand Hamilton 20 Feb 2007 Hamilton Masakadza (Zimbabwe) 178* 167 17 4 Kenya Harare 18 Oct 2009 Paul Stirling (Ireland) 177 134 21 5 Canada Toronto 7 Sep 2010 Kapil Dev (India) 175* 138 16 6 Zimbabwe Tunbridge 18 Jun 1983 Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 175 111 21 7 Australia Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006 Sachin Tendulkar (India) 175 141 19 4 Australia Hyderabad 5 Nov 2009 Virendra Sehwag (India) 175 140 14 5 Bangladesh Mirpur 19 Feb 2011 Mark Waugh (Australia) 173 148 16 3 West Indies Melbourne 9 Feb 2001 Craig Wishart (Zimbabwe) 172* 151 18 3 Namibia Harare 10 Feb 2003 Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 172 126 13 3 Zimbabwe Hobart 16 Jan 2004 Lou Vincent (New Zealand) 172 120 16 9 Zimbabwe Bulawayo 24 Aug 2005 Glenn Turner (New Zeland) 171* 201 16 2 East Africa Edgbaston 7 Jun 1975 Dave Callaghan (South Africa) 169* 143 19 4 New Zealand Centurion 11 Dec 1994 Brian Lara (West Indies) 169 129 15 4 Sri Lanka Sharjah 16 Oct 1995 Robin Smith (England) 167* 163 17 3 Australia Edgbaston 21 May 1993 Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 166 135 12 10 Ireland Aberdeen 1 Jul 2008 Ricky Ponting (Australia) 164 105 13 9 South Africa Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006 Sachin Tendulkar (India) 163* 133 16 5 New Zealand Christchurch 8 Mar 2009 Shane Watson (Australia) 161* 150 12 4 England Melbourne 16 Jan 2011 Andrew Hudson (South Africa) 161 132 13 4 Netherlands Rawalpindi 5 Mar 1996 James Marshall (New Zealand) 161 141 11 4 Ireland Abderdeen 1 Jul 2008 Imran Nazir (Pakistan) 160 121 14 8 Zimbabwe Kingston 21 Mar 2007 Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 160 124 20 3 India Rajkot 15 Dec 2009 Dinesh Mongia (India) 159 147 17 1 Zimbabwe Guwahati 19 Mar 2002