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Best match winning innings you have seen?

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gap2

Banned
Laxman's 281, vs Australia
It could probably be seen as a match saving innings but from this magnificent inning, Laxman (with the help of Dravid) did put us in a position where we had a chance to win the match and the rest was just history. Laxman's innings was characterized by his audacious wrist work and timing. Of course I was only about 7 at the time when the match was played and probably didn't appreciate how significant his innings really was, but it really was one of the greatest moments if not the greatest moment in world cricket in the eyes of an Indian.

So share some of the greatest match winning innings that you have been able to witness!
 
Burgey

Burgey

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Ooooo no.

Batsmen can't win matches they can only draw them blah blah ****ing blah. It's all about bowlers blah blah ****ing blah. Batsmen can only react to things blah blah ****ing blah.

Sorry mate, not slagging you at all and welcome aboard. I'm just innoculating you to the inevitable responses you'll get.

You will know them when you see them.

And fwiw, I agree with you - very hard to go past Laxman's innings. It was superb.
 
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Xuhaib

Xuhaib

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Lara at Bridgetwon in 99 vs Aus my fav innings ever:)

As for a match winning performace in any role hard to look past after Kamran Akmal at Sydney.
 
GIMH

GIMH

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My personal favourite will always be Freddie's second innings knock at Edgbaston in 2005, I wouldn't call it the 'best' though, but it's the one that stands out for me :)

Overall Laxman's is indeed hard to go past. Lara's 153* (I think, cbf to look it up) against Australia must be up there as well.
 
fredfertang

fredfertang

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Graham Gooch's remarkable 154* against the WIndies at Leeds in 1991

........... for which of course Goughy must take some credit :)
 
honestbharani

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
Lara's 153*


followed very very closely by Laxman's 281... Hard to split between them.. But I tend to put Lara higher simply because he did with Ambrose and Walsh while Laxman had Dravid.
 
GuyFromLancs

GuyFromLancs

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Yes, Smith's was a good one for sure. But give me Sehwag over Smith from a spectator's point of view anyday.
 
Shri

Shri

Mr. Glass
Xuhaib said:
Lara at Bridgetwon in 99 vs Aus my fav innings ever:)

As for a match winning performace in any role hard to look past after Kamran Akmal at Sydney.
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After Laxman's knock, the best innings in my opinion is Kamran Akmal's innings in that test match at Pakistan where Pathan got a first over hattrick. Rescued Pakistan who were 39/6 at one stage and helped them post a decent first innings total which helped them win in the end.
 
zaremba

zaremba

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Apart from those mentioned (Lara 153*, Gooch 154*, Laxman), Botham at Leeds and Manchester in 1981. True, he had to rely on others to finish the job but so did both Gooch and Laxman.
 
GuyFromLancs

GuyFromLancs

State Vice-Captain
Sachin Tendulka is now soely in the business of securing runs and maintaining stats for Sachin Tendulka, thus fending of the challenge from RT Ponting.

He would never open up his play enough to win a match for his team where he can register a not out and boost his average.
 
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