Each and every batsman start their innings with a zero, and slowly build their innings to reach to a half century. Getting off the mark than slowly building their innings they try to get to the magical figure of hundred, but are not always successful. Sometimes a half century is enough to get the team to a good position while setting targets and sometimes enough to help the team win the match. Sachin Tendulkar is at the number one spot in the list of most half centuries in ODI format of the game. Sangakkara is second in the list of most Half centuries in ODI cricket , and is most likely to break Sachin’s record with Sri Lanka expected to play 15 more matches before the World Cup 2015.

Most Half Centuries in ODI

Here is a list of top 10 players who have scored most Half centuries in ODI format of the game:

Names	Matches	Innings	No. of Fifties
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)	463	452	96
Kumar Sangakkara (SL)	386	363	89
Jacques Kallis (SA)	328	314	86
Rahul Dravid (Ind)	344	318	83
Inzamam- ul-Haq (Pak)	378	350	83
Ricky Ponting (Aus)	375	365	82
Mahela Jayawardene (SL)	430	403	76
Sourav Ganguly (Ind)	311	300	72
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)	445	433	68
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak)	288	273	64