To find out the best ODI batsmen in run chases, we considered all the batsmen who had a chance of coming in the top 25 based on our criteria. We then judged the batsmen who qualified on the basis of five criteria to arrive at the final top 25 batsmen in run chases. It is to be noted that we have mentioned only the final 25 batsmen in all the criteria to make things uncomplicated.

The Trend Setter (TS) is the batsmen who does the best in a criteria. It is not necessary that he is ranked among the top 25. However, his rating is taking as the benchmark.

It is to be noted that all stats in the article are till 31/12/2020. We will update the Rankings periodically. So, without further ado, lets find out who are the best ODI batsmen in run chases.

PROLIFIC

This criteria gives points for number of runs scored in successful run chases. Runs scored by batsmen in ODI cricket have increased with time as more cricket has been played. To make things fair, we have divided the time from when ODI cricket began into three eras. All batsmen who have made their debut from 1971 to 1984 come under ERA 1. All batsmen who have made their debut from 1985 to 1999 come under ERA 2. All batsmen who have made their debut after 1999 come under ERA 3.

Now, pay attention as this is a complicated feature of the rating:-

• Sachin Tendulkar in ERA 2 has scored the most runs in successful run chases, i.e. 5490. So he will get the maximum 200.00 points in this criteria. All batsmen in his era are given points as a ratio to his runs.
• Desmond Haynes has scored the most runs in ERA 1, i.e. 3321 runs. If we compare him to Sachin, he will only get 120.98 (3321/5490X200) points.
• To allow batsmen of his era to compete in the rating, we took the percentage of the runs scored by Haynes compared to Sachin, i.e. 60.49%. We then arrived at the round figure of 40 (100% – 60%) and deducted it from the total points to arrive at a figure of 160.00 points for Haynes.
• All batsmen in the ERA of Haynes will get points as a ratio to his runs and not of Sachin’s runs.
• We have applied similar mathematics to all the Eras. I hope this has made things clear.

To be a TS in Prolific, the batsman should have scored the maximum runs in his era.

RANK	ERA 1	NAT	FP	LP	MAT	RUNS	C RUNS	RAT
TS	DL Haynes	WI	1978	1994	91	3321	3321	160.00
1	DL Haynes	WI	1978	1994	91	3321	3321	160.00
2	PA de Silva	SL	1984	2003	73	2643	3321	127.34
3	CG Greenidge	WI	1975	1991	52	2482	3321	119.58
4	IVA Richards	WI	1975	1991	75	2203	3321	106.14
5	A Ranatunga	SL	1982	1999	62	2007	3321	96.69
6	AR Border	AUS	1979	1994	58	1815	3321	87.44
7	MD Crowe	NZ	1982	1995	32	1470	3321	70.82

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MAT	RUNS	C RUNS	RAT
TS	SR Tendulkar	IND	1989	2012	127	5490	5490	200.00
1	SR Tendulkar	IND	1989	2012	127	5490	5490	200.00
2	RT Ponting	AUS	1995	2012	111	4186	5490	152.50
3	JH Kallis	SA	1996	2014	110	3950	5490	143.90
4	BC Lara	WI	1990	2007	83	3498	5490	127.43
5	Saeed Anwar	PAK	1989	2003	61	2837	5490	103.35
6	Inzamam-ul-Haq	PAK	1991	2007	96	2778	5490	101.20
7	TM Dilshan	SL	1999	2016	75	2614	5490	95.23
8	MG Bevan	AUS	1994	2004	75	1725	5490	62.84
9	DR Martyn	AUS	1992	2006	68	1334	5490	48.60

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MAT	RUNS	C RUNS	RAT
TS	V Kohli	IND	2008	2021	89	5388	5388	200.00
1	V Kohli	IND	2008	2021	89	5388	5388	200.00
2	RG Sharma	IND	2007	2021	84	3676	5388	136.45
3	MS Dhoni	IND	2004	2019	116	2876	5388	106.76
4	AB de Villiers	SA	2005	2018	64	2566	5388	95.25
5	MJ Guptill	NZ	2009	2021	52	2517	5388	93.43
6	MJ Clarke	AUS	2003	2016	68	2142	5388	79.51
7	SR Watson	AUS	2002	2015	56	2094	5388	77.73
8	JE Root	ENG	2013	2020	45	1942	5388	72.09
9	SK Raina	IND	2005	2018	78	1865	5388	69.23

CONSISTENT

In this criteria, points are given for your average in successful run chases. Average of batsmen in ODI cricket has gone up with time. Moreover batsmen who play in the top order usually have a higher average. To negate these advantages, we found out the averages of all batsmen in the period a player was active and at a particular position in the batting order. Also, we found out their averages against different opposition so that a player doesn’t get advantage of playing against weak oppositions. All this data was combined to get the Comparative Average or the C AVE. This average is the average of players who played in the same era as the batsmen, at similar positions and against same oppositions.

We then found the Relative Average or R AVE. This average is: A batsman’s average divided by C AVE and then multiplied by 35. It may be considered as an average of a batsman if all batsmen played in the same era. A batsman can earn a maximum of 200.00 points for his R AVE.  Everyone else is given points according to their ratio of the average of Trend Setter (TS), i.e. the batsman with the best R AVE. To remind you again, it is not necessary that TS is among the top 25 batsmen.

Note: To be a TS in Consistent, the batsman should have the best R Average while scoring a minimum of 1,500 runs.

RANK	BATSMAN	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	AVE	C AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	MS Dhoni	75	47	2876	2	102.71	34.17	105.20	200.00
1	MS Dhoni	75	47	2876	2	102.71	34.17	105.20	200.00
2	MG Bevan	45	25	1725	3	86.25	32.85	91.90	174.71
3	V Kohli	86	30	5388	22	96.21	38.60	87.24	165.84
4	AB de Villiers	59	28	2566	5	82.77	37.23	77.82	147.94
5	AR Border	46	20	1815	1	69.81	31.52	77.52	147.37
6	A Ranatunga	56	27	2007	1	69.21	31.48	76.95	146.28
7	MD Crowe	32	11	1470	2	70.00	33.17	73.85	140.40
8	MJ Clarke	53	24	2142	3	73.86	36.21	71.40	135.74
9	JE Root	41	16	1942	6	77.68	38.47	70.68	134.36
10	BC Lara	78	27	3498	7	68.59	34.51	69.55	132.22
11	CG Greenidge	51	11	2482	6	62.05	31.77	68.36	129.95
12	DR Martyn	47	27	1334	0	66.70	34.21	68.24	129.73
13	SK Raina	55	27	1865	2	66.61	35.23	66.18	125.81
14	Saeed Anwar	59	14	2837	9	63.04	34.56	63.85	121.38
15	IVA Richards	58	20	2203	3	57.97	32.12	63.18	120.10
16	SR Watson	44	11	2094	5	63.45	35.16	63.17	120.10
17	Inzamam-ul-Haq	76	32	2778	3	63.14	35.09	62.98	119.73
18	TM Dilshan	60	18	2614	9	62.24	34.64	62.88	119.55
19	MJ Guptill	52	14	2517	8	66.24	37.59	61.67	117.24
20	RG Sharma	81	23	3676	11	63.38	36.68	60.47	114.96
21	PA de Silva	66	20	2643	4	57.46	34.01	59.13	112.41
22	RT Ponting	104	31	4186	8	57.34	36.02	55.72	105.93
23	SR Tendulkar	124	25	5490	14	55.45	34.84	55.72	105.92
24	JH Kallis	100	30	3950	3	56.43	36.10	54.70	104.00
25	DL Haynes	91	20	3321	4	46.77	32.03	51.11	97.16

DOMINANT

This criteria gives points for Strike Rates (SR) in successful run chases. Like in Average, we have found the Comparative SRs of batsmen and then their Relative SRs. Points too are given in the same way. A maximum of 200.00 points can be earned for your R SR.

Note: To be a TS in Dominant, the batsman should have the best R Strike Rate while scoring a minimum of 1,500 runs at a R Ave of more than 40.

RANK	BATSMAN	RUNS	BF	SR	C SR	R SR	RAT
TS	BB McCullum	1837	1598	114.96	84.28	115.94	200.00
1	IVA Richards	2203	2456	89.70	70.24	108.55	187.27
2	SK Raina	1865	1833	101.75	85.38	101.29	174.73
3	SR Tendulkar	5490	6094	90.09	77.59	98.70	170.26
4	PA de Silva	2643	3086	85.64	74.53	97.68	168.51
5	AB de Villiers	2566	2648	96.90	84.37	97.62	168.41
6	V Kohli	5388	5511	97.77	85.60	97.08	167.47
7	MJ Guptill	2517	2551	98.67	87.32	96.05	165.69
8	Saeed Anwar	2837	3393	83.61	74.56	95.33	164.45
9	A Ranatunga	2007	2454	81.78	73.22	94.94	163.78
10	SR Watson	2094	2237	93.61	84.29	94.40	162.84
11	MD Crowe	1470	1882	78.11	70.91	93.63	161.53
12	TM Dilshan	2614	2841	92.01	83.81	93.32	160.98
13	BC Lara	3498	4203	83.23	76.06	93.01	160.45
14	CG Greenidge	2482	3622	68.53	65.83	88.48	152.63
15	AR Border	1815	2478	73.24	71.21	87.43	150.82
16	MS Dhoni	2876	3268	88.00	85.85	87.13	150.31
17	JE Root	1942	2208	87.95	86.44	86.49	149.20
18	RG Sharma	3676	4200	87.52	86.50	86.01	148.37
19	Inzamam-ul-Haq	2778	3583	77.53	76.96	85.63	147.73
20	DR Martyn	1334	1764	75.62	77.46	82.98	143.15
21	RT Ponting	4186	5352	78.21	83.64	79.49	137.12
22	MJ Clarke	2142	2756	77.72	83.59	79.03	136.34
23	DL Haynes	3321	5369	61.86	67.25	78.18	134.87
24	JH Kallis	3950	5502	71.79	79.45	76.81	132.50
25	MG Bevan	1725	2597	66.42	77.32	73.02	125.97

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

In this criteria; we found out the top 5 scores of a batsman in successful run chases. Ave Big Score (BS) is simply the top 5 scores divided by 5. As in the Prolific criteria, we have split the batsmen in ERAs and given points accordingly.

Note: To be a TS in BIP, the batsman should have the best Average High Score in his era.

RANK	ERA 1	TS 1	TS 2	TS 3	TS 4	TS 5	AVE TS	C ATS	RAT
TS	CG Greenidge	133	117	110	106	105	114.20	180.00	180.00
1	CG Greenidge	133	117	110	106	105	114.20	180.00	180.00
2	DL Haynes	133	123	104	102	93	111.00	180.00	174.96
3	PA de Silva	127	107	105	102	96	107.40	180.00	169.28
4	IVA Richards	119	110	103	95	85	102.40	180.00	161.40
5	A Ranatunga	131	93	90	88	87	97.80	180.00	154.15
6	MD Crowe	107	105	94	91	87	96.80	180.00	152.57
7	AR Border	105	91	90	86	85	91.40	180.00	144.06

RANK	ERA 2	TS 1	TS 2	TS 3	TS 4	TS 5	AVE TS	C ATS	RAT
TS	ST Jayasuriya	152	151	134	120	111	133.60	190.00	190.00
1	SR Tendulkar	134	127	127	124	122	126.80	190.00	180.33
2	BC Lara	153	146	114	111	104	125.60	190.00	178.62
3	RT Ponting	126	124	111	111	107	115.80	190.00	164.69
4	Saeed Anwar	131	113	112	111	108	115.00	190.00	163.55
5	TM Dilshan	123	116	115	113	108	115.00	190.00	163.55
6	JH Kallis	139	121	100	96	93	109.80	190.00	156.15
7	Inzamam-ul-Haq	118	116	116	91	90	106.20	190.00	151.03
8	MG Bevan	107	103	102	87	79	95.60	190.00	135.96
9	DR Martyn	92	78	74	73	69	77.20	190.00	109.79

RANK	ERA 3	TS 1	TS 2	TS 3	TS 4	TS 5	AVE TS	C ATS	RAT
TS	V Kohli	183	154	140	139	136	150.40	200.00	200.00
1	V Kohli	183	154	140	139	136	150.40	200.00	200.00
2	SR Watson	185	161	136	126	105	142.60	200.00	189.63
3	RG Sharma	152	141	137	125	124	135.80	200.00	180.59
4	MJ Guptill	180	118	117	116	105	127.20	200.00	169.15
5	MS Dhoni	183	101	91	91	87	110.60	200.00	147.07
6	AB de Villiers	136	107	106	101	101	110.20	200.00	146.54
7	JE Root	133	106	104	102	100	109.00	200.00	144.95
8	MJ Clarke	105	103	100	97	82	97.40	200.00	129.52
9	SK Raina	116	110	89	84	81	96.00	200.00	127.66

FINISHING THE CHASE

In this criteria, we found out the number of times a batsman had the chance of finishing the chase, that is the number of 2nd innings. We then found out the number of times he was Not Out in successful chases. Points are then given for the percentage of times he was successful in being at the crease in a successful chase. The maximum points in this criteria is 200.00.

Note: To be a TS in this criteria, the batsman should have the best Not Out percentage while playing a minimum of 50 second innings.

RANK	BATSMAN	2ND INNS	NO	%AGE	RAT
TS	DR Martyn	75	27	36.00	200.00
1	DR Martyn	75	27	36.00	200.00
2	MS Dhoni	145	47	32.41	180.08
3	MJ Clarke	75	24	32.00	177.78
4	MG Bevan	81	25	30.86	171.47
5	SK Raina	99	27	27.27	151.52
6	AB de Villiers	103	28	27.18	151.02
7	JE Root	69	16	23.19	128.82
8	IVA Richards	87	20	22.99	127.71
9	V Kohli	136	30	22.06	122.55
10	Inzamam-ul-Haq	151	32	21.19	117.73
11	RT Ponting	153	31	20.26	112.56
12	JH Kallis	158	30	18.99	105.49
13	A Ranatunga	143	27	18.88	104.90
14	MD Crowe	60	11	18.33	101.85
15	RG Sharma	126	23	18.25	101.41
16	AR Border	110	20	18.18	101.01
17	SR Watson	63	11	17.46	97.00
18	BC Lara	157	27	17.20	95.54
19	MJ Guptill	88	14	15.91	88.38
20	TM Dilshan	116	18	15.52	86.21
21	CG Greenidge	73	11	15.07	83.71
22	DL Haynes	137	20	14.60	81.10
23	Saeed Anwar	105	14	13.33	74.07
24	PA de Silva	163	20	12.27	68.17
25	SR Tendulkar	232	25	10.78	59.87

FINAL SUCCESSFUL CHASES RATING

The total of the above five criteria comes out to be 1000.00 points. The Successful Chases (SC) Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the five criteria. So, here are the top 25 Chase Masters in ODI cricket.

RANK	BATSMAN	NAT	PRO	CONS	ATT	BIP	FTC	SC RAT
1	V Kohli	IND	200.00	165.84	167.47	200.00	122.55	855.86
2	MS Dhoni	IND	106.76	200.00	150.31	147.07	180.08	784.22
3	SR Tendulkar	IND	200.00	105.92	170.26	180.33	59.87	716.37
4	AB de Villiers	SA	95.25	147.94	168.41	146.54	151.02	709.17
5	IVA Richards	WI	106.14	120.10	187.27	161.40	127.71	702.62
6	BC Lara	WI	127.43	132.22	160.45	178.62	95.54	694.27
7	RG Sharma	IND	136.45	114.96	148.37	180.59	101.41	681.78
8	RT Ponting	AUS	152.50	105.93	137.12	164.69	112.56	672.80
9	MG Bevan	AUS	62.84	174.71	125.97	135.96	171.47	670.95
10	CG Greenidge	WI	119.58	129.95	152.63	180.00	83.71	665.87
11	A Ranatunga	SL	96.69	146.28	163.78	154.15	104.90	665.80
12	MJ Clarke	AUS	79.51	135.74	136.34	129.52	177.78	658.88
13	SK Raina	IND	69.23	125.81	174.73	127.66	151.52	648.94
14	DL Haynes	WI	160.00	97.16	134.87	174.96	81.10	648.09
15	SR Watson	AUS	77.73	120.10	162.84	189.63	97.00	647.30
16	PA de Silva	SL	127.34	112.41	168.51	169.28	68.17	645.70
17	JH Kallis	SA	143.90	104.00	132.50	156.15	105.49	642.03
18	Inzamam-ul-Haq	PAK	101.20	119.73	147.73	151.03	117.73	637.42
19	MJ Guptill	NZ	93.43	117.24	165.69	169.15	88.38	633.89
20	DR Martyn	AUS	48.60	129.73	143.15	109.79	200.00	631.27
21	AR Border	AUS	87.44	147.37	150.82	144.06	101.01	630.70
22	JE Root	ENG	72.09	134.36	149.20	144.95	128.82	629.42
23	MD Crowe	NZ	70.82	140.40	161.53	152.57	101.85	627.17
24	Saeed Anwar	PAK	103.35	121.38	164.45	163.55	74.07	626.80
25	TM Dilshan	SL	95.23	119.55	160.98	163.55	86.21	625.51