<P> One Day International (ODI) cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as well as the top six Associate and Affiliate members . Unlike Test matches, ODIs consist of one innings per team, having a limit in the number of overs . The limit of overs is currently 50 overs per innings, although in the past this has been 55 or 60 overs . ODI cricket is List - A cricket, so statistics and records set in ODI matches also count toward List - A records . The earliest match now recognised as an ODI was played between England and Australia in January 1971; since then there have been over 3,000 ODIs played by 26 teams . The frequency of matches has steadily increased, partly because of the increase in the number of ODI - playing countries, and partly as the cricket boards of those nations seek to maximise their revenue and also due to increase of popularity of Cricket . </P> <P> The most successful team in ODI cricket, in terms of win percentage, barring the Asia XI cricket team, is Australia, having won 556 of their 911 ODIs (63.91%). Out of whole nations, its South Africa which dethroned Australia in terms of highest win percentage in ODIs in the year 2017 and currently hold record for having 64.08 (teams with more than 500 ODIs to their name). In contrast, four teams have failed to win a single ODI: East Africa, Hong Kong, Namibia, and the USA . Notable ODI records include longest winning sequence (Australia, 21), longest losing sequence (Bangladesh, 23), highest match by any player (Sachin, 463) highest individual score (Rohit Sharma, 264), best bowling figures (Chaminda Vaas, 8--19), most runs in an over (Herschelle Gibbs, 36) and fastest century (AB De Villiers, 31 deliveries). </P> <P> The trend of countries to increase the number of ODI matches they play means that the aggregate lists are dominated by modern players . Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in ODIs with a total of 18,426 . Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is the highest ODI wicket - taker with a total of 534 wickets . The record for most dismissals by a wicket - keeper is held by Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka while the record for most catches by a fielder is held by Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene . </P> <P> In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted). </P>

Highest wicket taker in the world in one day cricket