On Wednesday (13th March), Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja created an incredible record in the ODI series against the host side India.
The left-handed batsman is in the brilliant form with the bat at present. Coming to bat as an opener in the present ODI series against the host side India, Usman Khawaja not only provided good starts consistently, he also guided the team for the big totals.
The 32-year-old scored 383 runs with an average of 76.60 in the five-match bilateral ODI series against the host side India. Which is most for a visiting batsman in a five-match bilateral ODI series against India in India. Moreover, it is also the most by any batsman against India in a five-match bilateral ODI series.
Here are the top five run-scorers in a five-match bilateral ODI series against India
| Player (Team) | Host country | Matches (innings) | Runs scored | Average | Year |
| Usman Khawaja (Australia) | India | 5 (5) | 383 | 76.60 | 2019 |
| Kane Williamson (New Zealand) | New Zealand | 5 (5) | 361 | 72.20 | 2014 |
| AB de Villiers (South Africa) | India | 5 (5) | 358 | 89.50 | 2015 |
| Gordon Greenidge (West India) | India | 5 (5) | 353 | 88.25 | 1983 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) | India | 5 (5) | 353 | 70.60 | 2009 |
In this five-match ODI series, Usman Khawaja hit two centuries and two half-centuries. He scored 50, 38, 104, 91 and 100 runs respectively in this series. Before this series, he didn’t score an ODI century. His previous best (before this series) was 98 runs against West Indies at Basseterre on 13th June 2016. However, the situation has remarkably changed with his two ODI centuries in this away ODI series.
Other incredible records for Usman Khawaja in this series
- Third most run-scorer in a five-match bilateral ODI series in India. Here is the list:
| Player (Team) | Opposition | Matches (innings) | Runs scored | Average | Year |
| Virat Kohli (India) | Windies | 5 (5) | 453 | 151.00 | 2018 |
| Rohit Sharma (India) | Windies | 5 (5) | 389 | 129.66 | 2018 |
| Usman Khawaja (Australia) | India | 5 (5) | 383 | 76.60 | 2019 |
| AB de Villiers (South Africa) | India | 5 (5) | 358 | 89.50 | 2015 |
| Virat Kohli (India) | New Zealand | 5 (5) | 358 | 119.33 | 2016 |
- Fifth most run-scorer in a bilateral ODI series in India (no number of match restrictions). Here is the list:
| Player (Team) | Matches (innings) | Runs scored | Average | Year |
| George Bailey (Australia) | 6 (6) | 478 | 95.60 | 2013 |
| Chris Gayle (West Indies) | 7 (7) | 455 | 65.00 | 2002 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) | 7 (7) | 436 | 109.00 | 2002 |
| Ian Bell (England) | 7 (7) | 422 | 70.33 | 2007 |
| Usman Khawaja (Australia) | 5 (5) | 383 | 76.60 | 2019 |
- Second most run-scorer as an Australian batsman in a five-match away bilateral ODI series. The record holder is David Warner who scored 386 runs in the five-match ODI series against South Africa in 2016.
- Third most run-scorer as an Australian batsman in an away bilateral ODI series (no number of match restrictions). George Bailey holds the record with 478 runs (six innings) which he scored during Australia’s tour of India in 2013, while David Warner is in the second position with 386 runs (five innings). None of the Australian batsmen has scored more runs than these three even in the home bilateral ODI series (no number of match restrictions).