Days of Grace
International Captain
Inspired by this thread http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/threads/the-greatest-odi-innings-of-all-time.89487/, I decided to begin work on the greatest ODI batting and bowling performances using my own system, which is very similar to the one I use for rating test performances.
The criteria for ODI batting performances:
Runs
Strike-rate
Conditions
Point of entry (the team's situation when the batsman walked out to bat)
Fall of wickets while at the crease
Largest partnership involved in
Runs with the lower order (6th wicket and below)
Match result
Importance of the match
Opposition (measured by ICC bowler ratings at the completion of the match)
Chasing a target (points awarded for any target above 250)
Margin of win (points deducted for first innings performances)
Top 20 ODI batting performances
These are all the innings I have checked so far. Viv Richards magnum opus is at the top and he has some margin over 2nd place. I am sure we can eventually find 100 innings that are rated above 14.00. Let me know which innings you want me to rate. Cheers.
The criteria for ODI batting performances:
Runs
Strike-rate
Conditions
Point of entry (the team's situation when the batsman walked out to bat)
Fall of wickets while at the crease
Largest partnership involved in
Runs with the lower order (6th wicket and below)
Match result
Importance of the match
Opposition (measured by ICC bowler ratings at the completion of the match)
Chasing a target (points awarded for any target above 250)
Margin of win (points deducted for first innings performances)
Top 20 ODI batting performances

Runs | Strike-rate | Opposition | Opposition Rating | Venue | Year | Rating | |
IVA Richards | 189* | 111.17 | England | 561 | Manchester | 1984 | 20.90 |
ST Jayasuriya | 189 | 117.39 | India | 541 | Sharjah | 2000 | 18.81 |
N Kapil Dev | 175* | 126.81 | Zimbabwe | 289 | Tunbridge Wells | 1983 | 18.71 |
MJ Guptill | 237* | 145.39 | West Indies | 503 | Wellington | 2015 | 18.69 |
HH Gibbs | 175 | 157.65 | Australia | 531 | Johannesburg | 2006 | 18.42 |
LRPL Taylor | 181* | 123.12 | England | 557 | Dunedin | 2018 | 18.16 |
DI Gower | 158 | 133.89 | New Zealand | 651 | Brisbane | 1983 | 18.15 |
Javed Miandad | 116* | 101.75 | India | 652 | Sharjah | 1986 | 17.42 |
RG Sharma | 264 | 152.6 | Sri Lanka | 478 | Eden Gardens | 2014 | 17.26 |
AC Gilchrist | 149 | 143.26 | Sri Lanka | 664 | Bridgetown | 2007 | 17.18 |
IVA Richards | 138* | 87.89 | England | 487 | Lord's | 1979 | 17.14 |
KJ O'Brien | 113 | 179.36 | England | 589 | Bengaluru | 2011 | 17.07 |
A Symonds | 143* | 114.4 | Pakistan | 609 | Johannesburg | 2003 | 16.96 |
MG Bracewell | 127* | 154.87 | Ireland | 461 | Dublin (Malahide) | 2022 | 16.65 |
MS Dhoni | 183* | 126.2 | Sri Lanka | 640 | Jaipur | 2005 | 16.62 |
MG Bevan | 78* | 88.63 | West Indies | 598 | Sydney | 1996 | 16.59 |
Abdul Razzaq | 109* | 151.38 | South Africa | 558 | Abu Dhabi | 2010 | 16.34 |
AR Border | 127* | 90.71 | West Indies | 757 | Sydney | 1985 | 16.31 |
MP Stoinis | 146* | 124.78 | New Zealand | 546 | Auckland | 2017 | 16.23 |
SR Waugh | 120* | 109.09 | South Africa | 676 | Leeds | 1999 | 16.16 |
DJ Malan | 114* | 78.62 | Bangladesh | 595 | Mirpur | 2023 | 16.07 |
SR Watson | 185* | 192.7 | Bangladesh | 545 | Mirpur | 2011 | 16.05 |
Saeed Anwar | 194 | 132.87 | India | 520 | Chennai | 1997 | 16.03 |
V Sehwag | 110 | 118.27 | New Zealand | 497 | Dambulla | 2010 | 15.97 |
V Sehwag | 219 | 146.97 | West Indies | 495 | Indore | 2011 | 15.89 |
CD McMillan | 117 | 121.87 | Australia | 570 | Hamilton | 2007 | 15.81 |
BC Lara | 169 | 131 | Sri Lanka | 497 | Sharjah | 1995 | 15.76 |
JC Buttler | 110* | 90.16 | Australia | 385 | Manchester | 2018 | 15.60 |
GA Gooch | 115 | 84.55 | India | 681 | Wankhede | 1987 | 15.52 |
EJG Morgan | 148 | 208.45 | Afghanistan | 586 | Manchester | 2019 | 15.49 |
BC Lara | 111 | 118.08 | South Africa | 572 | Karachi | 1996 | 15.35 |
MG Bevan | 102* | 107.36 | New Zealand | 538 | Melbourne | 2002 | 15.09 |
BA Stokes | 84* | 85.71 | England | 613 | Lord's | 2019 | 15.09 |
NJ Astle | 117 | 78 | India | 413 | Colombo (RPS) | 2001 | 14.97 |
SR Tendulkar | 200* | 136.05 | South Africa | 524 | Gwalior | 2010 | 14.85 |
MG Bracewell | 140 | 179.48 | India | 553 | Hyderabad | 2023 | 14.81 |
PA de Silva | 107* | 86.29 | Australia | 697 | Lahore | 1996 | 14.80 |
SR Tendulkar | 134 | 102.29 | Australia | 590 | Sharjah | 1998 | 14.55 |
CL Cairns | 102* | 103.03 | South Africa | 572 | Brisbane | 2002 | 14.35 |
RT Ponting | 140* | 115.7 | India | 598 | Johannesburg | 2003 | 14.30 |
GD Elliott | 84* | 115.06 | South Africa | 655 | Auckland | 2015 | 14.26 |
CH Lloyd | 102 | 120 | Australia | 459 | Lord's | 1975 | 14.20 |
BB McCullum | 86* | 94.5 | Australia | 570 | Hamilton | 2007 | 14.06 |
CL Cairns | 102* | 90.26 | India | 499 | Nairobi | 2000 | 13.99 |
AB de Villiers | 149 | 338.63 | West Indies | 469 | Johannesburg | 2015 | 13.96 |
V Kohli | 133* | 154.65 | Sri Lanka | 578 | Hobart | 2012 | 13.57 |
IVA Richards | 153* | 117.69 | Australia | 430 | Melbourne | 1979 | 13.38 |
MS Dhoni | 91* | 115.18 | Sri Lanka | 590 | Wankhede | 2011 | 13.08 |
ME Waugh | 110 | 98.21 | New Zealand | 532 | Chennai | 1996 | 13.01 |
CZ Harris | 130 | 104.83 | Australia | 582 | Chennai | 1996 | 12.43 |
BB McCullum | 59 | 226.92 | South Africa | 655 | Auckland | 2015 | 10.61 |
These are all the innings I have checked so far. Viv Richards magnum opus is at the top and he has some margin over 2nd place. I am sure we can eventually find 100 innings that are rated above 14.00. Let me know which innings you want me to rate. Cheers.
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