Best ODI innings in a losing cause

[rodzilla1010]

Hayden just scored 181 in a losing cause for aus. What other ODI knocks come to mind that were played in a lsing cause?

Inzimam's 128 in Karachi, where Pakistan was chasing 350 against India and ended up at 346.
Ponting's Hundred against SA in that crazy game
Richie Richardson's knock in the semi final against Aus in 1996

what else?

 

[PhoenixFire]

I think Inzamam's fairly easily for me.

 

[Goughy]

I remember watching Robin Smith playing one of the best ODI innings I had ever seen and England losing

160 odd

Edit- Here it is. 167* out of 277 (a very good total then) and the next highest score was 36.

http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1993/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_TEX_ODI2_21MAY1993.html

I watched that entire innings in awe.

 

[Swervy]

I once scored 310 over 5 lunchtimes at school in Brisbane when I was 9, and I dont remember winning, so I must have lost...does that qualify

 

[rodzilla1010]

I once scored 310 over 5 lunchtimes at school in Brisbane when I was 9, and I dont remember winning, so I must have lost...does that qualify

310 runs when you were 9..i dont about qualification in this thread but that might be the higest score for a 9 year old

 

[Tomm NCCC]

Would say Pontings 164, but that game was just mental To be honest. Nevertheless, still a good knock on a losing cause. Nice

 

[rodzilla1010]

Would say Pontings 164, but that game was just mental To be honest. Nevertheless, still a good knock on a losing cause. Nice

I would say in terms of pressure and situation Inzi's knock is better..primarliy because they chased...secondly it was India's first tour of pak in 26 years or so, so the expectations were very high...and thirdly like always inzi came to bat in a mini collapse
when the score was 35/2 in 7 overs and the required RR was over 7.5....he scored 122 off 102 balls..and when he got out pak needed 68 runs off 8 overs with 6 wickets in hand....it was a very speical knock...i rate it as the best ODI knock by Inzi

 

[ozone]

what else?

Zimbabwe v England, 3rd ODI 2001

Zimbabwe, batting first, collapsed to 19 for 3 before Andy Flower hit 142* off 128 balls. England then chased the total of 261 with 15 balls remaining. Flowers innings was made more incredible by the fact that no one else scored more than 56 (Streak) and no Englishman scored 50 (Ramprakash top scoring with 47).

 

[Sanz]

Tendulkar's 143 @ Sharjah.

 

[rodzilla1010]

Zimbabwe v England, 3rd ODI 2001

Zimbabwe, batting first, collapsed to 19 for 3 before Andy Flower hit 142* off 128 balls. England then chased the total of 261 with 15 balls remaining. Flowers innings was made more incredible by the fact that no one else scored more than 56 (Streak) and no Englishman scored 50 (Ramprakash top scoring with 47).

good un...players like Andy ussually played good innings in a losing cause

 

[ozone]

More Recently...

KP for England in the last ODI against SA in 2004/5. On a bowlers pitch (at least for the English Batsmen), he hit 116. His last 66 came in 30 balls. SA struggled but got there thanks to a partnership between Prince and Boucher.

 

[Swervy]

310 runs when you were 9..i dont about qualification in this thread but that might be the higest score for a 9 year old

it was just dicking about at lunch though..I was eventually caught out by a kid just walking by (ie not playing), and that was the end of my innings I was fuming

 

[vic_orthdox]

Michael Bevan in that Asia vs ROW game, even if it weren't an official ODI.

 

[Richard]

But the thread title states best ODI innings...

If you're going deep down, there's a hundred innings in English domestic cricket and I've played in one game (40 overs) where one guy scored 170 and we still managed to chase it down (I like to think I won that game for us because I got 8-38-0 which was far, far less expensive than anyone else - a rare good performance by myself).

 

[Richard]

I remember watching Robin Smith playing one of the best ODI innings I had ever seen and England losing

160 odd

Edit- Here it is. 167* out of 277 (a very good total then) and the next highest score was 36.

http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1993/AUS_IN_ENG/AUS_ENG_TEX_ODI2_21MAY1993.html

I watched that entire innings in awe.

You and tec both, my friend...

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

The most engaging ODI innings I've seen in a losing cause of late has to be Saleem Mukuddem's 4-ball classic against England. Far from the best, of course, but I just had to mention that and this seemed as good as place as any.

 

[marc71178]

But the thread title states best ODI innings...

If you're going deep down, there's a hundred innings in English domestic cricket and I've played in one game (40 overs) where one guy scored 170 and we still managed to chase it down (I like to think I won that game for us because I got 8-38-0 which was far, far less expensive than anyone else - a rare good performance by myself).

Economy rate of 4.75 - that can never ever be good.

 

[Dasa]

Tendulkar's 143 @ Sharjah.

Good call. Incredible innings.

 

[Richard]

Economy rate of 4.75 - that can never ever be good.

Over a course of a large number of innings, no.

Over one innings, it can.

 

[haroon510]

saeed anwar's century in 2003 world cup vs india.