Most run outs in a single One Day International match
There are unusual ways of getting dismissed in cricket and there is the run out. Perhaps the most unfortunate way of getting dismissed and certainly the most excruciating one. The reason run out is considered to be the most miserable way of getting out is because in most of the cases it creates problems for the whole team. When a player gets run out it is not necessarily his own fault, there have been many incidents where a partner batsman causes the run out of the player playing beautifully on the other end. Thus while speaking of the most run outs in a single ODI inning, the attention swiftly goes for the careless running between the wickets of a side.
On the other hand most run outs in one ODI inning depicts the level of fielding for the side which effected these run outs. There is no doubt that cricket teams with some of the best fielders in world get a better chance to win the games as compared to those with sloppy hands. A crucial run out, a catch which would have been a difficult one for ordinary fielders or 5 to 10 runs saved in fielding can surely effect the outcome of a game. Run outs in particular cause the quake even in a strongest batting line up. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are considered to be the best fielding sides in the world. Also Indian cricket team has improved its fielding standards in recent times and so is West Indies with some exceptions. The inclusion of fresh blood has aided cricket greatly especially in fielding perspective.
Most run outs in one ODI inning record is also held by the sides like Australia and New Zealand. However another team comes up in top 3 as a huge surprise. One of the most unpredicted team in cricket world, and clearly really poor in terms of its fielding, Pakistan, has also run out five batsmen of West Indies in a single match. Check the full list of matches with most run outs in its one innings.
Most run outs in a single One Day International match
| Team | Score | Run outs | Result | Opposition | Ground |
| Australia | 274 | 5 | lost | v West Indies | Lord’s |
| New Zealand | 258/8 | 5 | won | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah |
| Pakistan | 173 | 5 | lost | v West Indies | Adelaide |
| Australia | 258 | 5 | won | v India | Mumbai |
| New Zealand | 213 | 5 | lost | v India | Napier |
| Sri Lanka | 192 | 5 | lost | v Pakistan | Dhaka |
| West Indies | 178 | 5 | won | v Zimbabwe | Perth |
| Australia | 252 | 5 | lost | v Sri Lanka | Adelaide |
| Zimbabwe | 206 | 5 | lost | v South Africa | Bulawayo |
| South Africa | 252 | 5 | lost | v New Zealand | Kimberley |
