Top 5 ODI batsmen with most runs in winning causes

#3 Sanath Jayasuriya - 8873 runs

Jayasuriya has more ODI runs in a winning cause than any Sri Lankan cricketer

One of the most explosive batsmen of his time, Sanath Jayasuriya 13430 runs throughout his ODI career. The Matara Mauler scored 8873 of those (66.08%) in a winning cause, averaging 41.26. His strike-rate is also pretty impressive at 96.58. Jayasuriya scored 8628 of those runs as an opener. These are the second most number of runs scored by an opener in a winning cause in ODIs.

Jayasuriya was one of the most feared batsmen in the world during his time and most of his greatest ODI innings resulted in a Sri Lanka win. 24 of Jayasuriya’s 28 ODI centuries came in a winning cause. His highest ODI score of 189 against India at Sharjah in 2000 also came in a winning cause. In ICC ODI tournaments, all of Jayasuriya’s 4 hundreds saw Sri Lanka winning the match.