Batsmen who have scored six or more consecutive fifties in the history of one-day internationals – CH Gayle is the new entrant to the elite list

Batsmen who have scored six or more consecutive fifties in the history of one-day internationals – CH Gayle is the new entrant to the elite list

CH Gayle’s 50 in the game against Pakistan at Nottingham on 31.05.19 was his sixth consecutive fifty in one-day internationals. He became the eighth batsman in the history of one-day internationals to score six or more consecutive fifties. The feats of these eight batsmen are tabulated below. Javed Miandad of Pakistan with nine consecutive fifties owns the record for most consecutive fifties.

No Player 50s Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 Javed Miandad 9 78 1 Pak v Ind Nagpur 24 Mar 1987
      78* 2 Pak v Ind Jamshedpur 26 Mar 1987
      74* 2 Pak v Aus Sharjah 03 Apr 1987
      60 1 Pak v Eng Sharjah 07 Apr 1987
      52* 2 Pak v Ind Sharjah 10 Apr 1987
      113 1 Pak v Eng The Oval 21 May 1987
      71* 2 Pak v Eng Nottingham 23 May 1987
      68 1 Pak v Eng Birmingham 25 May 1987
      103 1 Pak v Srl Hyd-Pak 08 Oct 1987
                 
2 CG Greenidge 6 85* 2 Win v Eng Brisbane 23 Dec 1979
      50 1 Win v Eng Adelaide 16 Jan 1980
      80 1 Win v Eng Melbourne 20 Jan 1980
      98* 2 Win v Eng Sydney 22 Jan 1980
      103 1 Win v NZl Christchurch 06 Feb 1980
      78 1 Win v Eng Leeds 28 May 1980
                 
3 AH Jones 6 57 1 NZl v Ind Vadodara 17 Dec 1988
      55* 2 NZl v Pak Dunedin 06 Feb 1989
      62* 2 NZl v Pak Christchurch 04 Mar 1989
      67 2 NZl v Pak Wellington 08 Mar 1989
      82 1 NZl v Pak Auckland 11 Mar 1989
      63* 2 NZl v Pak Hamilton 14 Mar 1989
                 
4 ME Waugh 6 63 2 Aus v Srl Sydney 13 Jan 1999
      83* 2 Aus v Eng Melbourne 15 Jan 1999
      85 2 Aus v Eng Sydney 17 Jan 1999
      65 1 Aus v Srl Hobart 21 Jan 1999
      57 1 Aus v Srl Adelaide 24 Jan 1999
      65 1 Aus v Eng Adelaide 26 Jan 1999
                 
5 Yousuf Youhana 6 106 1 Pak v Ban Faisalabad 12 Sep 2003
      65 1 Pak v Ban Lahore 15 Sep 2003
      94* 2 Pak v Ban Rawalpindi 18 Sep 2003
      52 1 Pak v Ban Karachi 21 Sep 2003
      68 1 Pak v RSA Lahore 03 Oct 2003
      65 1 Pak v RSA Lahore 05 Oct 2003
                 
6 KS Williamson 6 93 1 NZl v Eng The Oval 12 Jun 2015
      118 2 NZl v Eng Southampton 14 Jun 2015
      90 1 NZl v Eng Nottingham 17 Jun 2015
      50 1 NZl v Eng Ch-le-St 20 Jun 2015
      97 1 NZl v Zim Harare 02 Aug 2015
      90 1 NZl v Zim Harare 07 Aug 2015
                 
7 LRPL Taylor 6 181* 2 NZl v Eng Dunedin 07 Mar 2018
      80 1 NZl v Pak Abu Dhabi 07 Nov 2018
      86* 1 NZl v Pak Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2018
      54 1 NZl v Srl Mt Maunganui 03 Jan 2019
      90 1 NZl v Srl Mt Maunganui 05 Jan 2019
      137 1 NZl v Srl Nelson 08 Jan 2019
                 
8 CH Gayle 6 73 2 Win v Ban Basseterre 28 Jul 2018
      135 1 Win v Eng Bridgetown 20 Feb 2019
      50 1 Win v Eng Bridgetown 22 Feb 2019
      162 2 Win v Eng St George’s 27 Feb 2019
      77 2 Win v Eng Gros Islet 02 Mar 2019
      50 2 Win v Pak Nottingham 31 May 2019

CH Gayle’s 50 in the game against Pakistan at Nottingham on 31.05.19 was his sixth consecutive fifty in one-day internationals. He became the second West Indies batsman in the history of one-day internationals to score six consecutive fifties after CG Greenidge. The feats of these two batsmen are tabulated below.

No Player 50s Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 CG Greenidge 6 85* 2 Win v Eng Brisbane 23 Dec 1979
      50 1 Win v Eng Adelaide 16 Jan 1980
      80 1 Win v Eng Melbourne 20 Jan 1980
      98* 2 Win v Eng Sydney 22 Jan 1980
      103 1 Win v NZl Christchurch 06 Feb 1980
      78 1 Win v Eng Leeds 28 May 1980
                 
2 CH Gayle 6 73 2 Win v Ban Basseterre 28 Jul 2018
      135 1 Win v Eng Bridgetown 20 Feb 2019
      50 1 Win v Eng Bridgetown 22 Feb 2019
      162 2 Win v Eng St George’s 27 Feb 2019
      77 2 Win v Eng Gros Islet 02 Mar 2019
      50 2 Win v Pak Nottingham 31 May 2019
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