What is the highest individual score in men’s ODI cricket?

Who holds the record?

As checked on 1 October 2026, Rohit Sharma’s 264 is the highest individual score in men’s One Day International cricket. He made it for India against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on 13 November 2014.

What happened in that innings?

Rohit faced 173 balls and was caught off the final ball of India’s innings. His score is therefore 264, without a not-out asterisk. India finished on 404/5 and won by 153 runs.

Did Shubman Gill break that record in 2026?

Gill made 223 not out from 133 balls against West Indies in Guwahati on 30 September 2026. ICC identifies that as the highest individual score in a successful men’s ODI chase. He also reached his double-century in 117 balls, setting the fastest ODI double-century record.

Those are separate records: Rohit holds the overall individual-score record; Gill holds the successful-chase record. [Read the India–West Indies second ODI result](https://janooji.com/cricket/india-vs-west-indies-2nd-odi-squads-players-time).

What does “highest score” mean here?

This answer covers a single batter’s innings in men’s ODIs. Career run totals, team totals and records in other formats are separate statistics.