5 batsmen who scored most runs in a single bilateral ODI series

#4. George Bailey (6 matches, 478 runs, Avg 95.60, Sr 116.01)

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The 2013 bilateral series between India and Australia was probably the biggest run fest. In a series that ended as nightmares for bowlers of either team, several batting records were made and broken. We saw 300+ scores in nine out of eleven completed innings, out of which five were 350+ scores. We also saw the records of some lightning-fast chases and some blazing knocks.

Bailey began the series in resounding fashion, scoring 85 off 82 in the first game that Australia won, and he also became man-of-the-match. This was followed by a 50-ball-92 not out which however couldn't help his team win again.

In the third ODI, he gathered a 60-ball-43 which would eventually play a role in Australia winning the game. In the fourth game, he missed out on a very deserving hundred as he was dismissed for a 92-ball-98 as the match yielded no resulted due to the rain that followed.

The fifth game was abandoned, and the sixth game saw him reach the three-figure mark finally as he went on to score 156 off 114 balls, including 13 fours and 6 sixes, however, India won to level the series once again.

The seventh and the crucial final game of the series was where he faltered for the first time, running himself out after scoring just four runs, as India won the game and the series.

Bailey ended the series with figures of 478 runs from 6 matches at an average of 95.60 and a strike rate of 116.01, including 42 fours and 15 sixes. Only Rohit Sharma (covered in the next slide) would feature above him in the list of run-getters in the same series.