<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 four Associate members . Unlike Test matches, ODIs consist of one inning per team, having a limit in the number of overs, 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 recognised as an ODI was played between England and Australia in January 1971; since when there have been over 4,000 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 with the increased popularity of cricket, a process that dates from the time of the Packer Revolution . </P> <P> The most successful team in ODI cricket, in terms of win percentage (barring the Asia XI cricket team who have only played seven games) is South Africa, who overtook previous leaders Australia in 2017, and as of 16 July 2018 have a record of 63.69% . In contrast, three teams have failed to win a single ODI: East Africa, Namibia, and the USA, though they have only played eleven ODIs between them . </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, though this trend is reversing as teams play more Twenty20 Internationals . 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>

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