Record for Fifty plus scores in consecutive ODI innings

Published 06/05/2015, 3:41 AM EDT

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.

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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

Player to Watch Out For: Steven Smith

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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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