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Every ODI Double Century in Cricket, Ranked and Explained

As of August 2026, 10 men have scored an ODI double century across 12 innings. Sachin Tendulkar was first (200*, 2010); Rohit Sharma is the only player with th…

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TENDULKAR'S HISTORIC 200*

Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first man to score an ODI double century

Tendulkar became the first man in ODI history to reach 200, finishing unbeaten on 200 off 147 balls (25 fours, 3 sixes) against South Africa as India made 401/3 and won…

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SEHWAG'S 219

Virender Sehwag proves it wasn't a one-off

Less than two years after Tendulkar, Sehwag scored 219 off 149 balls (25 fours, 7 sixes) against West Indies, briefly taking the world-record individual ODI score.

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ROHIT'S FIRST

Rohit Sharma's first double century, 209

Rohit made 209 off 158 balls (12 fours, 16 sixes) against Australia, becoming the third man to reach an ODI double century and starting a run that would make him the for…

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WORLD RECORD 264

Rohit Sharma smashes the record: 264

Rohit scored 264 off 173 balls (33 fours, 9 sixes) against Sri Lanka - still the highest individual score in ODI history more than 11 years later.

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GAYLE AT THE WORLD CUP

Chris Gayle's 215 at the World Cup

Gayle scored 215 off 147 balls (10 fours, 16 sixes) against Zimbabwe, at the time the fastest double century by balls faced (138 balls to 200) - a record that stood unti…

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GUPTILL'S 237*

Martin Guptill's 237* - still 2nd-highest ever

Guptill made an unbeaten 237 off 163 balls against West Indies in a World Cup quarter-final - still the second-highest individual score in ODI history, and the only doub…

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FASTEST EVER

Ishan Kishan sets the fastest double century in ODI history

Kishan reached 200 in just 126 balls against Bangladesh - beating Chris Gayle's previous fastest mark of 138 balls - and finished on 210 off 131, becoming the youngest d…

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GILL, AGE 23

Shubman Gill becomes the second-youngest double centurion

Gill made 208 off 149 balls against New Zealand, five weeks after Ishan Kishan's innings - two Indian double centuries inside 40 days.

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MAXWELL'S CRAMPING CLASSIC

Glenn Maxwell's 201* while barely able to run

Australia had collapsed to 91/7, needing 201 to win, when Maxwell scored 201* off 128 balls despite severe cramps - widely regarded as one of the greatest ODI innings ev…

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MOST RECENT

Pathum Nissanka becomes the 10th man to a double century

Nissanka finished unbeaten on 210 off 139 balls against Afghanistan, becoming Sri Lanka's first ODI double centurion and the tenth different man to reach the mark.

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