Cricketers who have led their teams in just one one-day international
The following table lists the 30 captains who have captained their teams in one one-day internationals.
| No | Player | Team | M | Runs | C | W | 5 | Ct | St |
| 1 | Abdul Razzaq | Pak | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | M Amarnath | Ind | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | U Bhatti | Can | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | N Boje | SAF | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MV Boucher | SAF | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | RJ Bright | Aus | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | SL Campbell | Win | 1 | 20 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DS de Silva | Srl | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | PJL Dujon | Win | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | JH Edrich | Eng | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | GW Flower | Zim | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DW Hookes | Aus | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | SC Joseph | Win | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Kallicharran | Win | 1 | 34 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | CK Kapugedera | Srl | 1 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Karim Sadiq | Afg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | SMH Kirmani | Ind | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | APE Knott | Eng | 1 | 16 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | A Kumble | Ind | 1 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | WM Lawry | Aus | 1 | 27 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | D Ramdin | Win | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | JR Ratnayeke | Srl | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MN Samuels | Win | 1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Sarfraz Nawaz | Pak | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | TG Southee | NZl | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | ZE Surkari | Can | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | JWA Taylor | Eng | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | WPUJC Vaas | Srl | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | GR Viswanath | Ind | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | CL White | Aus | 1 | 24 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |