Top 5 ODI batsmen with most runs in winning causes

#4 Kumar Sangakkara - 8301 runs

Sanga has more ODI runs in a winning cause than any keeper-batsman

The greatest Sri Lankan cricketer of all-time, Kumar Sangakkara scored 14234 runs throughout his ODI career. Out of those, Sanga scored 8301 (58.3%) from 201 innings in a winning cause, averaging 48.54. This is the most number of runs scored by any keeper-batsman in a winning cause in ODIs. 5604 of those runs came while batting at No.3. Those are the second most number of runs scored by any No.3 batsman in a winning cause in ODIs.

Most of the legendary southpaw’s finest ODI knocks resulted in Sri Lanka winning the match. 18 of Sanga’s 25 ODI hundreds came in a winning cause. Sangakkara’s highest ODI score of 169 against Sri Lanka at Colombo in 2013 also came in a winning cause. In ICC ODI tournaments, 5 of Kumar Sangakkara’s 6 centuries came in a winning cause including three at the 2015 World Cup.