When a batter spends a long time on the crease, it not only fills him with confidence, but the entire team feels motivated. With an anchor batter at one end, the others can play freely and thus, prove to be disastrous for the opposition. West Indies has given some of the best power-hitters to the game of cricket. On his day, a Caribbean batter can single-handedly bring defeat to the opposition. In this article, we will take a look at the highest score for West Indies in ODI cricket.

1. Chris Gayle Vs. Zimbabwe

We start off the list with Chris Gayle’s knock of 215 runs against Zimbabwe in the ICC Cricket World Cup of 2015. His inning comprised of ten fours and sixteen sixes. West Indies won this rain affected match after scoring 372 runs in the first inning, and then defending the shortened target by 73 runs.

2. Viv Richards Vs. England

Next up is legendary batter Viv Richards, who played an unbeaten inning of 189 runs against England during the 1984 bilateral series between the two nations. He hit 21 fours and five sixes in his 170-ball inning to push West Indies to a total of 272 runs. Later, the English batters were bowled out for only 168 runs in the second inning.

3. Viv Richards Vs. Sri Lanka

Viv Richards makes it to the list yet again, this time for his knock of 181 runs off 125 balls against Sri Lanka in the Reliance World Cup of 1987. With the help sixteen fours and seven sixes in his innings, he guided West Indies to a total of 360 runs. Sri Lanka failed to even come near to this total and faced a 191-run defeat.

4. John Campbell Vs. Ireland

On the fourth spot, we have John Campbell’s inning of 179 runs from 137 balls. While playing against Ireland in the Tri-Nation Series in 2019, Campbell hit fifteen fours and six sixes to record a strike rate of 130.65. After posting 381 runs on the board in the first inning, West Indies restricted Ireland to only 185 runs.

5. Evin Lewis Vs. England

Evin Lewis makes it to the fifth position of this list with an unbeaten 176-run inning against England during the bilateral series of 2017. His inning was studded with seventeen fours and seven sixes. Despite scoring 356 runs in the first inning, West Indies had to face a defeat in the rain-affected match as England successfully chased down the shortened target.

6. Shai Hope Vs. Ireland

Standing on the sixth place, we have Shai Hope who accumulated 170 runs in 152 balls with the help of 22 fours and two sixes. In the 2019 Tri-Nation Series match against Ireland, Hope played with a strike rate of 111.84 to help West Indies post 381 runs on board. Following this, Ireland was bowled out for only 185 runs in the 35th over.

7. Brian Lara Vs. Sri Lanka

On number seven, we have Brian Lara, who put together 169 runs against Sri Lanka in the Singer Champions Trophy of 1995. Lara hit fifteen fours and four sixes in his 129-ball inning to help West Indies in reaching a total of 333 runs. In reply, Sri Lanka could score only 329 runs before getting bowled out in the final over.

8. Denesh Ramdin Vs. Bangladesh

Moving ahead, Denesh Ramdin makes it to the list with a 169-run inning from just 121 balls. While playing with a strike rate of 139.66 in the bilateral series match against Bangladesh in 2014, Denesh hit eight fours and eleven sixes. West Indies won the match by successfully defending their total of 338 runs.

9. Chris Gayle Vs. England

On the ninth spot, we again have Chris Gayle. In this fast-paced inning, Gayle played with a strike rate of 167.01 to score 162 runs off just 37 balls with the help of eleven fours and fourteen sixes. However, this knock was not enough as West Indies failed to chased down England’s total of 418 runs and faced a 29-run defeat.

10. Xavier Marshall Vs. Canada

The final place on this list belongs to Xavier Marshall for playing an unbeaten knock of 157 runs against Canada during the Scotiabank Series in 2008. With the help of Xavier’s eleven fours and 12 sixes, West Indies posted 303 runs on the board. Canada failed to chase even come close to the target as they got all-out for only 254 runs.