With a flurry of matches and records in 2023, 2023 has proven all opinions wrong in an era where T20 cricket has revolutionized cricket and most experts say that the ODI format should be reduced to about 40 overs. In the format, numerous records were set and surpassed, including playing the most ODIs in a year, hitting the most hundreds, and hitting the most sixes.
Two major events took place in 2023 under the ODI format: the Asia Cup and the World Cup. India defeated Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup and ultimately came in second in the latter tournament, falling to the formidable Australians.
In this format, up to 218 games were played between about 22 teams, 211 of which were result-oriented games and seven of which ended in a tie.
Let’s examine some statistics and figures generated and broken down in ODI format in 2023:
218: In 2023, 218 matches were played in the One-Day Internationals (ODIs), the most ever in a single calendar year. 191 was the second-highest in 2007.
481: In 2023, 481 players participated in the format, which is a record for the most in a single year. With 440 players in 2022, it was the second-highest number of players in a calendar year.
142: The highest number of centuries ever recorded in a calendar year was 142, which occurred in 2023. 2015 is the following year on the list with 107 centuries.
9110-With 9110 fours hit off the bat, this was the most fours hit in a calendar year. Next on the list are 7135 fours in 2007.
2306: In 2023, 2306 maximums were broken, marking the first time that more than 2000 sixes were scored in this format in a single year. With 1332 sixes hit, 2019 was the second-highest year.
488: In 2023, there were 488 fifty-scores, which is the highest number for a calendar year. Next on the list is 428 half-centuries in 2007.
41: The most five-wicket hauls in a calendar year occurred in 2023, with a total of 41. Next on the list is a 27-wicket haul in 2019.
1. For the first time in the history of the ODI World Cup, every participating country won at least two games in the 2023 competition.
5.54: The team’s 2023 total of 5.54 runs per over was a record for the calendar year. The next number on the list is 5.50 runs per over in 2015.