Most Runs in 1997: Test, ODI & T20I Leaders Updated 27 Oct 2026, 3:19 PM IST · Data: Cricsheet (ODC-By) + CRIX
Most Runs
Most Runs in 1997
# Player Team Span M Inn Runs Ave 1 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 1997 1 1 79 79.00 2 Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka 1997 1 1 66 66.00 3 Chris Harris New Zealand 1997 1 1 38 4 Saleem Malik Pakistan 1997 1 1 36 36.00 5 Sourav Ganguly India 1997 1 1 32 32.00 6 Stephen Fleming New Zealand 1997 1 1 31 31.00 7 Chris Cairns New Zealand 1997 1 1 27 27.00 8 Sachin Tendulkar India 1997 1 1 25 9 Nathan Astle New Zealand 1997 1 1 23 23.00 10 Bryan Young New Zealand 1997 1 1 21 21.00
Most Wickets
Most Wickets in 1997
# Player Team Span M Inn Wkts Econ 1 Debasis Mohanty India 1997 1 1 3 2.14 2 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 1997 1 1 3 2.60 3 Abey Kuruvilla India 1997 1 1 2 2.90 4 Chris Harris New Zealand 1997 1 1 2 3.80 5 Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 1997 1 1 2 4.20 6 Nuwan Zoysa Sri Lanka 1997 1 1 2 4.14 7 Robin Singh India 1997 1 1 2 3.67 8 Sourav Ganguly India 1997 1 1 2 1.78 9 Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka 1997 1 1 1 2.00 10 Azhar Mahmood Pakistan 1997 1 1 1 2.95
Highest Individual Scores
Highest Individual Scores in 1997
# Player Team Span M Inn Score SR 1 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 1997 1 1 79 127.42 2 Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka 1997 1 1 66 95.65 3 Chris Harris New Zealand 1997 1 1 38* 102.70 4 Saleem Malik Pakistan 1997 1 1 36 62.07 5 Sourav Ganguly India 1997 1 1 32 37.21 6 Stephen Fleming New Zealand 1997 1 1 31 73.81 7 Chris Cairns New Zealand 1997 1 1 27 45.76 8 Sachin Tendulkar India 1997 1 1 25* 55.56 9 Nathan Astle New Zealand 1997 1 1 23 63.89 10 Bryan Young New Zealand 1997 1 1 21 67.74
Top Bowling Figures
Top Bowling Figures in 1997
# Player Team Span M Inn Figures Econ 1 Debasis Mohanty India 1997 1 1 3-15 2.14 2 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 1997 1 1 3-26 2.60 3 Sourav Ganguly India 1997 1 1 2-16 1.78 4 Robin Singh India 1997 1 1 2-22 3.67 5 Abey Kuruvilla India 1997 1 1 2-29 2.90 6 Nuwan Zoysa Sri Lanka 1997 1 1 2-29 4.14 7 Chris Harris New Zealand 1997 1 1 2-38 3.80 8 Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 1997 1 1 2-42 4.20 9 Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka 1997 1 1 1-4 2.00 10 Gavin Larsen New Zealand 1997 1 1 1-23 4.60
Most Sixes
Most Sixes in 1997
# Player Team Span M Inn 6s SR 1 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 1997 1 1 4 127.42 2 Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka 1997 1 1 3 95.65 3 Chris Harris New Zealand 1997 1 1 1 102.70
Highest Team Totals
Highest Team Totals in 1997
# Team Opposition Date Total Overs 1 Sri Lanka New Zealand 25 Mar 1997 202-4 35.5 2 New Zealand Sri Lanka 25 Mar 1997 201-9 50 3 India Pakistan 13 Sep 1997 117-3 34.4 4 Pakistan India 13 Sep 1997 116 45
Lowest Team Totals
Lowest Team Totals in 1997
# Team Opposition Date Total Overs 1 Pakistan India 13 Sep 1997 116 45 2 India Pakistan 13 Sep 1997 117-3 34.4 3 New Zealand Sri Lanka 25 Mar 1997 201-9 50 4 Sri Lanka New Zealand 25 Mar 1997 202-4 35.5
Biggest Wins by Wickets
Biggest Wins by Wickets in 1997
# Team Opposition Date Margin 1 India Pakistan 13 Sep 1997 7 wickets 2 Sri Lanka New Zealand 25 Mar 1997 6 wickets
Key facts Sanath Jayasuriya leads the most runs list for men's and women's internationals in 1997 with 79, 13 runs ahead of Aravinda de Silva on 66. 10 of the top 10 have played in this scope in the 12 months up to 13 Sep 1997. The top 10 has not changed since CRIX started tracking this list on 27 Oct 2026, 3:19 PM IST. Sanath Jayasuriya built the total across 1997, in 1 matches. The list covers 2 matches up to 13 Sep 1997, from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data plus CRIX scorecards for the newest games, and is rebuilt every 30 minutes.