A fifty plus score in an ODI is a decent contribution made by a batsman to his side. However, when a batsman scores fifties or hundreds innings after innings, it speaks loads about his consistency and talent, and the value that he adds to the team. ES presents its list of players with fifty plus scores in the most number of consecutive innings.
1. Javed Miandad (9 Innings)
The Pakistani batsman made fifty plus scores in a record number of 9 consecutive ODI innings.
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78 | 1 | Pakistan | v India | Nagpur | 24 Mar 1987 | |
78* | 2 | Pakistan | v India | Jamshedpur | 26 Mar 1987 | |
74* | 2 | Pakistan | v Australia | Sharjah | 3 Apr 1987 | |
60 | 1 | Pakistan | v England | Sharjah | 7 Apr 1987 | |
52* | 2 | Pakistan | v India | Sharjah | 10 Apr 1987 | |
113 | 1 | Pakistan | v England | The Oval | 21 May 1987 | |
71* | 2 | Pakistan | v England | Nottingham | 23 May 1987 | |
68 | 1 | Pakistan | v England | Birmingham | 25 May 1987 | |
103 | 1 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Hyderabad (Sind) | 8 Oct 1987 |
2. Gordon Greenidge (6 Innings)
The former West Indies opening batsman registered fifty plus scores in 6 consecutive innings. These came in Australia, New Zealand and England.
85* | 2 | West Indies | v England | Brisbane | 23 Dec 1979 | |
50 | 1 | West Indies | v England | Adelaide | 16 Jan 1980 | |
80 | 1 | West Indies | v England | Melbourne | 20 Jan 1980 | |
98* | 2 | West Indies | v England | Sydney | 22 Jan 1980 | |
103 | 1 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 6 Feb 1980 | |
78 | 1 | West Indies | v England | Leeds | 28 May 1980 |
3. Andrew Jones (6 Innings)
The less-known New Zealand batsman played 87 ODIs, but has this commendable achievement of scoring fifties in 6 innings consecutively.
57 | 1 | New Zealand | v India | Vadodara | 17 Dec 1988 | |
55* | 2 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Dunedin | 6 Feb 1989 | |
62* | 2 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 4 Mar 1989 | |
67 | 2 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Wellington | 8 Mar 1989 | |
82 | 1 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Auckland | 11 Mar 1989 | |
63* | 2 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Hamilton | 14 Mar 1989 |
4. Mark Waugh (6 Innings)
The elegant right-handed batsman from Australia made fifty plus scores in 6 innings on the trot. Within a span of 14 days against Sri Lanka and England, he notched six fifties to give his team good starts in the 1999 ODI tri-series in Australia.
63 | 2 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Sydney | 13 Jan 1999 | |
83* | 2 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 15 Jan 1999 | |
85 | 2 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 17 Jan 1999 | |
65 | 1 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Hobart | 21 Jan 1999 | |
57 | 1 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1999 | |
65 | 1 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 26 Jan 1999 |
5. Yousuf Youhana (6 Innings)
The Pakistani batsman (prior to his conversion to Islam in 2005) scored 6 fifty plus scores in six innings from 12 September 2003 to 5 October 2003.
106 | 1 | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Faisalabad | 12 Sep 2003 | |
65 | 1 | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Lahore | 15 Sep 2003 | |
94* | 2 | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Rawalpindi | 18 Sep 2003 | |
52 | 1 | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Karachi | 21 Sep 2003 | |
68 | 1 | Pakistan | v South Africa | Lahore | 3 Oct 2003 | |
65 | 1 | Pakistan | v South Africa | Lahore | 5 Oct 2003 |
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Player to Watch Out For: Steven Smith
If he scores more than fifty runs in his next ODI outing, Steven Smith will be second on this list with six consecutive half centuries.
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