Fastest Openers to Score
Runs
as Opener
All Players
Openers Only
|
Player
|
Country
|
5000 Runs as Opener
|
Career
|
Innings
|
Match
|
Runs
|
Matches
|
Runs
|
Avg
|
1 |
Amla, H M
|
South Africa
|
102
|
18/01/2015
|
5140
|
181
|
8113
|
49.47
|
2 |
Warner, D A*
|
Australia
|
115
|
14/01/2020
|
5097
|
161
|
6932
|
45.31
|
3 |
Dhawan, S*
|
India
|
118
|
23/01/2019
|
5065
|
167
|
6793
|
44.11
|
4 |
de Kock, Q*
|
South Africa
|
118
|
09/02/2020
|
5010
|
155
|
6770
|
45.74
|
5 |
Finch, A J*
|
Australia
|
126
|
27/11/2020
|
5077
|
146
|
5406
|
38.89
|
6 |
Smith, G C
|
South Africa
|
131
|
14/03/2008
|
5001
|
197
|
6989
|
37.98
|
7 |
Hayden, M L
|
Australia
|
136
|
08/04/2007
|
5035
|
161
|
6133
|
43.81
|
8 |
Ganguly, S C
|
India
|
138
|
30/05/2000
|
5117
|
311
|
11363
|
41.02
|
9 |
Stirling, P R*
|
Ireland
|
138
|
21/01/2023
|
5014
|
161
|
5700
|
37.75
|
10 |
Kirsten, G
|
South Africa
|
139
|
10/10/2000
|
5005
|
185
|
6798
|
40.95
|
11 |
Haynes, D L
|
West Indies
|
141
|
22/10/1988
|
5033
|
238
|
8648
|
41.38
|
12 |
Saeed Anwar
|
Pakistan
|
143
|
18/01/1998
|
5078
|
247
|
8824
|
39.22
|
13 |
Gayle, C H*
|
West Indies
|
144
|
18/10/2006
|
5023
|
301
|
10480
|
37.83
|
14 |
Guptill, M J*
|
New Zealand
|
148
|
08/01/2018
|
5062
|
198
|
7346
|
41.74
|
15 |
Tamim Iqbal*
|
Bangladesh
|
158
|
12/10/2016
|
5007
|
243
|
8357
|
36.65
|
16 |
Astle, N J
|
New Zealand
|
161
|
29/12/2002
|
5074
|
223
|
7090
|
34.93
|
17 |
Gilchrist, A C
|
Australia
|
162
|
30/05/2003
|
5013
|
287
|
9619
|
35.89
|
18 |
Tharanga, W U
|
Sri Lanka
|
168
|
02/11/2014
|
5001
|
235
|
6951
|
33.74
|
19 |
Tharanga, W U
|
Sri Lanka
|
169
|
08/03/2015
|
5001
|
235
|
6951
|
33.74
|
20 |
Tharanga, W U
|
Sri Lanka
|
170
|
11/07/2015
|
5001
|
235
|
6951
|
33.74
|
|