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Greatest ODI Game of All-time
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subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Hmm maybe I am confusing it with the 5th game of the series where the stadium gave them a cheer upon winning.
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
5th game was in Lahore, not Karachi.
_00_deathscar
International Regular
What did you *** on?
WC SF is the second most important game sure, but the 99 WC had so many ATGS(unlike 2019), and was even more exhilarating, swinging here and there, and it was SA's(finding a way to lose important matches, and collapsing under pressure, look at the final runout)well as Australia's(finding a way when it is important most of all and keeping calm under pressure, look at the final runout here also from an Aussie perspective) story crystallised in a match. You see al the shades of performance possible. It is alsmot too perfect to be true: life represented in a cricket match. It is also a very very sad match then.
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
That catch was Badani's and I will die on that hill. Kaif just wanted to steal some thunder. Badani would have pouched it easily.Glad OP included the India Pakistan 04 Karachi odi. Voted for it because it's my favourite non world cup game and it'd be boring just voting for the usual suspects . Sehwag's blitz at the top, Dravid's silky innings, Akhtar getting him on 99 with a sassy slower ball, Inzi's glorious ton, Kaif taking maybe the one of greatest outfield catches ever, and then that hilarious last ball where Miandad was on the balcony instructing Moin how to emulate his famous last ball six
Everything about it was great, and it's one of the last non WC ODIs that felt like a truly epic occasion because it was the first game of India's historic tour of Pakistan (first one to actually have tests and odis since 1989). The entire tour was very batting friendly but also extremely entertaining and memorable.
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
You didn't
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
The 2019 game had the greatest finish ever but as an overall quality game, 99 Aus SA was much more quality.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
No Indian fan here has the NatWest 2002 final as their favorite?
Ah that old chestnut - you'd better tell the record books
Sunil1z
International Regular
It was a good game. But not as good as some of the other options.
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
Sure.
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subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
I was thinking about it but not sure if it ranks as high as the others.
thierry henry
International Coach
I can acknowledge that the 1999 SF had more ATG players, given it was in an era where most of the gun test players also played ODIs and it was basically 1 v 2 of the era. That basically can’t be replicated now. However, I feel like it’s unfair to act like this is a massive contrast with the 2019 Final, because that England white ball side from 2015 onwards is an ATG side full of great white ball players - it just doesn’t resonate quite the same because the team wasn’t full of test greats. It’s still an exceptionally high quality team/game in the format. tbf the NZ team was not quite as strong but that adds another element, of the genuine underdog who were also desperately searching for an overdue first win.
thierry henry
International Coach
Also totally biased but the 2015 semi should at least have some votes. Super evenly-poised run chase, two teams trying to make their first final, a delirious home crowd and an iconic finish. Also, that NZ team were on fire (much more so than 2019) and SA were full of big name players, so the quality was there
That game had some rank bowlers, rain and a dodgy political cloud over it. Great game, but can't justify it ahead of the 99 semi or 2019 final. Also prefer the 438 game. Might prefer others on the list as well, but there were plenty I didn't actually see.
thierry henry
International Coach
Rank bowlers? NZ had a very strong attack by our standards (especially cos Southee was in a good ODI bowler phase at the time), so you’re basically writing off the standard of the game because SA went in with 4 specialist bowlers -something extremely common throughout ODI history?
Dodgy political cloud?
Rain sure, although I feel like it just added another layer of drama to the game
Anyway, I tend to agree it’s not the winner, but not sure I follow some of your criticisms
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
It wasn't just that the 99 game had more ATGs, but that several of them performed in the same game.
Donald and Pollock took four and five wickets respectively.
Bevan and Steve Waugh saved Australia.
Warne produced one of the greatest spells ever by an ODI spinner.
Kallis and Rhodes rescued SA, and then Klusener took them near the finishing line.
So in the same game, you saw worldclass pace, seam, spin, middle order scoring and late order hitting.
The 2019 game, I didn't feel NZ was an underdog but a near competitor. England had a great side too. There were some great batting heroics and the finish was the best ever, but not the all-round excellence of the 99 game where we saw ODI skills of the highest order.