Hashim Amla Quickest to 3000 ODI Runs

Southampton: South Africa's Hashim Amla became the fastest player to 3,000 one-day international runs during the course of his 150 that set up the Proteas' 80-run win over England at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

Amla's brilliant 124-ball knock yesterday, featuring 16 fours, saw him reach the landmark in 57 innings compared to the 69 it took West Indies' Vivian Richards, one of cricket's all-time great batsmen.

He is the third South African in a top 10 that also includes current Proteas' coach Gary Kirsten.

Below are the 10 fastest players to 3,000 ODI runs, in terms of innings:

57 - Hashim Amla, South Africa
69 - Vivian Richards, West Indies
72 - Gordon Greenidge, West Indies
72 - Gary Kirsten, South Africa
72 - Virat Kohli, India
77 - Graham Gooch, England
78 - Kevin Pietersen, England & ICC-XI
79 - Navjot Singh Sidhu, India
79 - Brian Lara, West Indies
79 - Boeta Dippenaar, South Africa & Africa-XI

Scores	Upcoming	Results
Australia vs India - 4th Test South Africa vs Pakistan - 1st Test Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan - 1st Test 1st T20I - New Zealand v Sri Lanka - December 28, 06:15 GMT 2nd T20I - New Zealand v Sri Lanka - December 30, 06:15 GMT 3rd ODI - South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg Pakistan won by 36 runs (DLS method) 3rd ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining)

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