Indore: Indian opener Virender Sehwag smashed the highest score in one-day cricket when he scored 219 in the fourth ODI against the West Indies in Indore on Thursday.
The 33-year-old joined compatriot Sachin Tendulkar as the only batsmen to hit double-centuries in the 50-over format as he moved past 200 in the 44th over of India's innings at the Holkar stadium in Indore.
Tendulkar, the world's leading Test and one-day batsman, made 200 not out against South Africa in Gwalior in February 2010.
Sehwag surpassed Tendulkar's score when, on 197, he cut Andre Russell to the point fence for his 23rd boundary.
It was Sehwag's 15th three-figure knock in one-day cricket and the first since making 175 against Bangladesh in the opening match of the World Cup in Dhaka in February this year.
Sehwag was closing in on the highest score ever in an ODI — 229 by Australian women's cricket legend Belinda Clark — when he was dismissed by Kieron Pollard.
Sehwag scored his 219 runs off just 149 balls, scoring 25 fours and seven sixes. The 32 hits to the boundary are also an ODI record, beating Tendulkar's 28 in the Gwalior game.
Sehwag's innings was the third highest in all limited overs cricket. The record is still held by Alistair Brown, who had made 268 in a county game for Surrey against Glamorgan in 2002.
The only other score above Sehwag's is 222 not out by Graeme Pollock for Eastern Province against Border in 1974-75.
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