Highest Individual Score By Captains In ODI's Sunday Dec 04,2016

1. Virender Sehwag (India) – 219 (149 balls 25×4 7×6)
vs West Indies, Indore,2011

Virender Sehwag hit One Day’s second double hundred and the then record of 219 against West Indies at Indore in 2011. India had batted first and Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag gave India a start of 176 in 22 overs. Gambhir scored 67 runs and Sehwag hit 219 off 149 balls with 25 fours and 7 sixes. It was the highest score in ODIs until Rohit Sharma hit 264 against Sri Lanka in 2014.
Sehwag’s 219 took India to its highest ODI total of 418/5 in 50 overs. West Indies scored 265 losing the match by 153 runs.

2. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) – 189(161 balls 21×4 4×6)
vs India, Sharjah, 2000

Sanath Jayasuriya had a special affection towards India which resulted in India’s most humiliating defeat. India met Sri Lanka in the final of Coca Cola Champions Trophy in 2000-01 and Sri Lanka batted first. Sri Lanka scored 299/5 with Jayasuriya scoring 189 off 161 balls with 21 fours and 4 fours. Jayasuriya lost the chance to break the then world record of 194, but it was enough for Sri Lanka to score 299. India could only manage to score 54 runs with Chaminda Vaas taking 5/14 and Muralidharan taking 3/6. Sri Lanka won the match and the trophy by 245 runs

3.  Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 186*(150 balls 20×4 3×6)
vs New Zealand, Hyderabad , 1999

Sachin Tendulkar made 186* in his return to Captaincy in 1999 against New Zealand in Hyderabad. Sachin along with Rahul Dravid   (153 off 153 balls) made 331 runs together, a world record that was beaten recently. Sachin scored 186* with 20 fours and 3 sixes and with Dravid took India to 376/2 in 50 overs. New Zealand tried hard but could only make 202 all out to lose the match by 174 runs.


4. Sir Viv Richards (West Indies) – 181(125 balls 16×4 7×6)   
vs Sri Lanka, Karachi, World Cup 1987

Sir Viv Richards scored 181 off 125 balls against Sri Lanka in Karachi in the 1987 World Cup encounter. Desmond Haynes made 105 to give support to the skipper in every form and formed a 182 run partnership with Richards who hit 16 fours and 7 sixes in his innings. West Indies scored 360 /4 and stopped Sri Lanka at 169/4 to win the match by 191 runs.

5. Kapil Dev (India) – 175*(138 balls 16×4 6×6)
vs Zimbabwe, Tunbridge Wells, World Cup 1983

Kapil Dev broke Glen Turner’s record for highest score in an ODI innings when he made 175* from 138 balls. Kapil Dev walked in to bat with India 17/5 against minnows Zimbabwe and with the help from Roger Binny (22) and Syed Kirmani (24*), Kapil hit India out of trouble because had India lost the match, it would have been very difficult for India to qualify for the semis. Kapil’s daredevil innings consisted of 16 fours and 6 sixes and took India to 266/8, a truly Captain’s innings.
Zimbabwe was bowled out for 235 with Madan Lal taking 3/42 in 11 overs giving India the win by 31 runs.

6. Glenn Turner (New Zealand) – 171* (201 balls 16×4 2×6)
vs East Africa, Birmingham, World cup 1975

New Zealand Captain Glen Turner scored the first score of 150 of ODI history against East Africa in the very first World Cup in 1975. Turner scored 171* from 201 balls with 14 fours and 2 sixes, making the highest ODI score of that time. He got support from John Parker (66 off 68 balls). New Zealand scored 309/5 in 60 overs. Glen Turner also played the most balls in an ODI innings given the match had 60 overs per innings.
East Africa managed  128/8 and lost the match by 181 runs

7. Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 164 (105 balls 13×4 9×6)
vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2006

8. AB de Villiers (South Africa) – 162* (66 balls 17×4 8×6)
vs West Indies, Sydney, World Cup 2015

AB de Villiers recently hit 162*, his highest ODI score off just 66 balls with 17 fours and 8 sixes. South Africa went on to score 408 runs in their 50 overs. West Indies proved to be no match for South African bowling and were dismissed for 151 runs to lose by a World Cup record of 257 runs.
AB de Villiers came in 30th over and destroyed the West Indian bowlers. West Indian Captain Jason Holder went for 104 runs in his 10 overs, the first ever.

9)Steve Smith hit a record-breaking century and took two superb catches as Australia beat New Zealand by 68 runs in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy ODI opener in Sydney on Sunday Dec 04,2016

Steve Smith's knock, the seventh highest by an Australian in a ODI, surpassed South Africa's AB de Villers 162 at the same ground in the 2015 ICC World Cup

It was also the joint-highest by an Australia captain. Ricky Ponting also made 164 against South Africa in Johannesburg in 2006

The Australia skipper smashed 164, the highest ODI score at the Sydney Cricket Ground, to lead Australia to 324 for eight.

Man of the match Steve Smith struck 14 fours and four sixes in his seventh ODI century after winning the toss to give the Black Caps a tough target to chase down.

The Kiwis were dismissed for 256 in 44.2 overs.

NZ Opener Martin Guptill raised his 11th ODI century with a six off Marsh over long-on off 93 balls and was his side's major hope of reeling in Australia's huge target.

Scorecard

Australia 324/8 in 50 Overs

New Zealand 256/10 in 44.2 Overs(Target 325 Runs)

Match Result - Australia won by 68 Runs

MOM - Steve Smith (Australia)for his 164(157 Balls 4x14 and 6x4)

Series Result - Australia led the 3-Match ODI Series 1-0

10. Andrew Strauss (England) – 158 (145 balls 18×4 1×6)
 vs India, Bangalore, World Cup 2011

Andrew Strauss’ 158 set up an exciting match against India in World Cup 2011. India had made 338 in their 50 overs with help from Sachin Tendulkar (120), Yuvraj Singh (58) and MS Dhoni (31). England began their chase in good fashion with Ian Bell scoring (69) and got support from Kevin Pietersen (31). England needed 14 runs off the last over bowled by Munaf Patel. Despite getting hit for a six on the 3rd ball, England could not cross the finish line and tied the match. Andrew Strauss was named Man of the match for his 158.

11. Brian Lara (West Indies) – 156 (138 balls 12×4 5×6)
vs Pakistan, Adelaide, 2005

Brian Lara made 156 runs batting first against Pakistan in the 2005 VB series match. West Indies made 339/4 with Shivnarine Chanderpaul making 85 and Wavell Hinds scoring an invaluable 30 off 18 balls.
Lara led from the front coming in at 56/2 and Ramnaresh Sarwan retired hurt. He hit 12 fours and 5 sixes in his innings facing 138 balls. West Indies won the match by 58 runs dismissing Pakistan for 281 runs.