Captains scoring 150 plus runs in one day internationals – SPD Smith joins the elite list
SPD Smith of Australia scored 164 run against New Zealand at Sydney on 04.12.16 to provide the 14th occasion of a captain scoring 150 plus runs in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are listed below. V Sehwag of India is the only captain to score 200 plus runs in the history of one day internationals. He has scored 219 against West Indies at Indore on 08.12.11
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GM Turner | 171* | NZl | EAF | Birmingham | 07 Jun 1975 |
| 2 | N Kapil Dev | 175* | Ind | Zim | Tunbridge Wells | 18 Jun 1983 |
| 3 | IVA Richards | 181 | Win | Srl | Karachi | 13 Oct 1987 |
| 4 | M Azharuddin | 153* | Ind | Zim | Cuttack | 09 Apr 1998 |
| 5 | SR Tendulkar | 186* | Ind | NZl | Hyd-RGS | 08 Nov 1999 |
| 6 | ST Jayasuriya | 189 | Srl | Ind | Sharjah | 29 Oct 2000 |
| 7 | BC Lara | 156 | Win | Pak | Adelaide | 28 Jan 2005 |
| 8 | RT Ponting | 164 | Aus | SAF | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 |
| 9 | AJ Strauss | 154 | Eng | Ban | Birmingham | 12 Jul 2010 |
| 10 | AJ Strauss | 158 | Eng | Ind | Bangalore | 27 Feb 2011 |
| 11 | V Sehwag | 219 | Ind | Win | Indore | 08 Dec 2011 |
| 12 | GJ Bailey | 156 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 30 Oct 2013 |
| 13 | AB de Villiers | 162* | SAF | Win | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| 14 | SPD Smith | 164 | Aus | NZl | Sydney | 04 Dec 2016 |
It also provides the third occasion of an Australian captain scoring 150 plus runs in a one day game. All the three occasions are listed below. SPD Smith and RT Ponting share the record for most runs by an Australian captain in one day games – both have scored an identical 164 runs. RT Ponting had scored 164 runs against South Africa at Johannesburg on 12.03.06
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RT Ponting | 164 | Aus | SAF | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 |
| 2 | GJ Bailey | 156 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 30 Oct 2013 |
| 3 | SPD Smith | 164 | Aus | NZl | Sydney | 04 Dec 2016 |
SPD Smith became the second captain to score 150 plus runs against New Zealand after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar had scored 186 not out against New Zealand at Hyd-RGS on 08.11.99
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 186* | Ind | NZl | Hyd-RGS | 08 Nov 1999 |
| 2 | SPD Smith | 164 | Aus | NZl | Sydney | 04 Dec 2016 |
SPD Smith became the second captain to score 150 plus runs at Sydney. AB de Villiers of South Africa is the other captain. He had made 162 not out against West Indies on 27.02.15. Thus SPD Smith holds the record for most runs by a captain in a one day game at Sydney
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AB de Villiers | 162* | SAF | Win | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| 2 | SPD Smith | 164 | Aus | NZl | Sydney | 04 Dec 2016 |
AJ Strauss of England Is the only captain to score 150 plus runs on two occasions. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AJ Strauss | 154 | Eng | Ban | Birmingham | 12 Jul 2010 |
| 2 | AJ Strauss | 158 | Eng | Ind | Bangalore | 27 Feb 2011 |
The following table lists the teams wise break up of captains who have scored 150 plus runs. Indian captains has the record for scoring 150 plus runs on most occasions – four. Australian captains have accomplished the feat on three occasions
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RT Ponting | 164 | Aus | SAF | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 |
| 2 | GJ Bailey | 156 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 30 Oct 2013 |
| 3 | SPD Smith | 164 | Aus | NZl | Sydney | 04 Dec 2016 |
| 1 | AJ Strauss | 154 | Eng | Ban | Birmingham | 12 Jul 2010 |
| 2 | AJ Strauss | 158 | Eng | Ind | Bangalore | 27 Feb 2011 |
| 1 | N Kapil Dev | 175* | Ind | Zim | Tunbridge Wells | 18 Jun 1983 |
| 2 | M Azharuddin | 153* | Ind | Zim | Cuttack | 09 Apr 1998 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 186* | Ind | NZl | Hyd-RGS | 08 Nov 1999 |
| 4 | V Sehwag | 219 | Ind | Win | Indore | 08 Dec 2011 |
| 1 | GM Turner | 171* | NZl | EAF | Birmingham | 07 Jun 1975 |
| 1 | AB de Villiers | 162* | SAF | Win | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| 1 | ST Jayasuriya | 189 | Srl | Ind | Sharjah | 29 Oct 2000 |
| 1 | IVA Richards | 181 | Win | Srl | Karachi | 13 Oct 1987 |
| 2 | BC Lara | 156 | Win | Pak | Adelaide | 28 Jan 2005 |