Most ODI wins as captains
| Captain | Competitions | Won | Lost | Bound | No result | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting (AUS) | 230 | 165 | 51 | 2 | 12 | 71.73 |
| MS Dhoni (IND) | 200 | 110 | 74 | 5 | 11 | 55:00 |
| Allan Grens (AUS) | 178 | 107 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 60.11 |
| Hansie Cronje (SA) | 138 | 99 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 71.73 |
| Stephen Fleming (NZ) | 218 | 98 | 106 | 1 | 13 | 44.95 |
| Graeme Smith (SA) | 150 | 92 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 61.33 |
| Mohammed Azharuddin (IND) | 174 | 90 | 76 | 2 | 6 | 51.72 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga(SL) | 193 | 89 | 95 | 1 | 8 | 46.11 |
| Sourav Ganguly (IND) | 147 | 76 | 66 | 0 | 5 | 51.70 |
| Eoin Morgan (ENG) | 126 | 76 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 60.31 |
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Key insights on the most successful ODI captains based on wins
The exclusive 50+ Wins Club
General, 25 captains have won 50 or more matches in ODIs, with four skippers each from Australia, IndiaAnd South Africa.
That of Namibia Gerhard Erasmus is the only captain of associated countries to win more than 30 ODIs.
All-time success and world records
Ricky Ponting is the most successful captain in ODI cricket, where Australia leads 165 wins in 230 games.
Van Ponting 230 games are also the most mentioned by a captain in ODIs, followed by Stefan Fleming (218) And MS Dhoni (200).
Cleef Lloyd‘s win rate of 76.19 is the highest among captains who have at least led 50 ODIs.
Lloyd and Ponting are the two captains to lead their teams two ODI World Cup wins each.
Tournament dominance and winning streaks
Ponting has also won the most matches in the ODI World Cup as skipper and led Australia there 26 wins in 29 games.
Ponting is also the most successful captain in the Champions Trophy, having won the tournament twice, the only skipper to achieve this feat, along with 12 wins in 26 games.
Ponting led Australia to 21 wins in a row between January and May 2003most by a captain in ODIs.
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Unique records and player longevity
Stefan Fleming is the only skipper who loses more than 100 matches in ODIs, after they have suffered 106 defeats for New Zealand.
MS Dhoni is the only captain participating five draws in ODI cricket. Here is a list of all tiered matches in the ODI World Cup.
Ponting has also won the most ODIs as a player after participating 262 wins in his 375 agreement career.
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