20 Greatest ODIs (by ESPNCricinfo)

[Jumno]

That ab doesn't deserve to be there if we are talking about the 20 greatest odi ever played

 

[TheJediBrah]

Yeah absolutely. Even the one off t20 when England took down the Aussie bowling. Aussies turned up treating it as a bit of a joke, remember the Gillespie headband.

Gillespie was a joke for that whole tour. Just unintentionally

 

[CricAddict]

Why try to shoehorn Sachin into every list? He just has longevity records. Few iconic knocks over 25 years [approx] is no great shakes.

But why not to? He is the second greatest ODI batsman ever after Viv and so some of his knocks are bound to feature in every list.

And the bolded part is funny.

 

[mr_mister]

Does the '96 WC SF between Australia and Windies have any business being talked about in the same breath as the '99 SF?

Bevan had an almost identical performance and Warne had very similar figures(though he took bigger scalps in '99)

The team totals were very similar too, despite it being less of an even arm wrestle like in '99. Windies had their foot on our throat twice and kinda choked twice. They had us 4-15 and let us still get 200, then were like 2-160 and lost. Pretty crazy

 

[Socerer 01]

But why not to? He is the second greatest ODI batsman ever after Viv and so some of his knocks are bound to feature in every list.

And the bolded part is funny.

seems like he is a Sachin h8r

its fair game to include a match with his legendary knock if AB gets one, knowing cricinfo they will do it anyway because they know it will get them more clicks from the Indian crowd

 

[OverratedSanity]

Pretty easy to identify jelly Sachin haters. It's usually the ones who dont like it when he's referred to by his first name for whatever reason.

The Sachin 175 game vs Australia is probably a better contender though. Real thriller and one of the last JAMODIs I felt some kind of emotional investment in.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Does the '96 WC SF between Australia and Windies have any business being talked about in the same breath as the '99 SF?

Bevan had an almost identical performance and Warne had very similar figures(though he took bigger scalps in '99)

The team totals were very similar too, despite it being less of an even arm wrestle like in '99. Windies had their foot on our throat twice and kinda choked twice. They had us 4-15 and let us still get 200, then were like 2-160 and lost. Pretty crazy

Great game. I'd argue there was some real low quality involved in West Indies' choke though, some incredibly ugly hoicks. The SA choke was one moment of madness but felt like a more high quality, epic tussle all the way through.

 

[The Sean]

The first World Cup Final at no.18 today.

 

[number11]

seems like he is a Sachin h8r

its fair game to include a match with his legendary knock if AB gets one, knowing cricinfo they will do it anyway because they know it will get them more clicks from the Indian crowd

Not a hater at all. It was the attempt to shorhorn him specifically into the list that amused me. Imagine I said "hope x or y makes it" - it would be pathetic. Those knocks deemes top draw will make it, some will miss out. Only 1 set of fans will cry foul if a given SRT doesn't make the cut.

These are not cricket fans, they are Sachin fans.

 

[number11]

To expand on the point, saving "I think x or y" is absolutely fine. It is the hoping [pining] for it so that 1 guy gets on a list which is ridiculous.

 

[Jumno]

2019 WC final
99 wc SF aus Vs sa
2015 WC SF NZ Vs sa
1992 wc SF NZ Vs pak
1999 WC super six aus Vs sa
2002 NatWest series final
1983 wc final
Desert storm

These should feature

The first wc final
Tendulkar 200

2019 WC final
99 wc SF aus Vs sa
2015 WC SF NZ Vs sa
1992 wc SF NZ Vs pak
1999 WC super six aus Vs sa
2002 NatWest series final
1983 wc final
Desert storm
Maindad 6 Sharjah
Anwar 194
Jayasuriya 189 Sharjah
India defending 125 Sharjah
434 Gama aus Vs sa
Ind Vs pak 98 kantikar
Underarm incident

These should feature, these 15

Tendulkar 200
Aus Vs wi 1996 WC SF
WI Vs pak 87 wc group game

There is my list along the others

 

[wpdavid]

I'm glad this got a mention at number 18.

The start of something beautiful

The first World Cup culminated in a chaotic but thrilling contest between the top two teams of the time, and opened cricket up to novel possibilities

www.thecricketmonthly.com

The background info is all well and good, but it's bizarre that the author barely mentions Lloyd's blistering hundred, which was about 15 years ahead of its time in terms of SR, and made against a really strong Australian attack.

EDIT
This match from the 1975 WC probably won't feature in cricinfo's list, but it was the first great ODI.

There's lots to enjoy here, but the stand-out feature was the famous 60-run 10th wicket partnership between Murray and Roberts to win the game when WI looked out of it.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Does the '96 WC SF between Australia and Windies have any business being talked about in the same breath as the '99 SF?

Bevan had an almost identical performance and Warne had very similar figures(though he took bigger scalps in '99)

The team totals were very similar too, despite it being less of an even arm wrestle like in '99. Windies had their foot on our throat twice and kinda choked twice. They had us 4-15 and let us still get 200, then were like 2-160 and lost. Pretty crazy

The 99 SF was more constantly high quality cricket, not just a big choke at the end. The match was swinging from one team to the other since the start. Also from a broader point, it was a match between the two best ODI teams of that era, and kindly of poetically paved the way for Aus to be the best ODI team in the world for the next 8-9 years. Also it was what was the most characteristic of each other, the Aussies’ penchant to win whenever it mattered and do it regularly, and SA’s choking whenever it mattered, was crystallised in a single match. It was the single best game in ODI history

 

[andruid]

Kenya vs Ireland in the 2007 WCL. Thomas Odoyo shephering the home team over the line in a 1 wicket win

 

[The Sean]

I'm glad this got a mention at number 18.

The start of something beautiful

The first World Cup culminated in a chaotic but thrilling contest between the top two teams of the time, and opened cricket up to novel possibilities

www.thecricketmonthly.com

The background info is all well and good, but it's bizarre that the author barely mentions Lloyd's blistering hundred, which was about 15 years ahead of its time in terms of SR, and made against a really strong Australian attack.

Yeah, it was more a personal story about the first World Cup generally, rather than the final specifically. Either that or all his detail on the final itself got edited out!

 

[CricAddict]

The background info is all well and good, but it's bizarre that the author barely mentions Lloyd's blistering hundred, which was about 15 years ahead of its time in terms of SR, and made against a really strong Australian attack.

Clive Lloyd is the most under-rated ODI cricketer of all-time. I frequently pick him up in my ODI drafts but in general, I don't see him getting picked early by anyone.

 

[Nintendo]

Recency bias here, but maybe the Netherlands win vs Scotland in the WC qualifiers?

 

[Burgey]

The background info is all well and good, but it's bizarre that the author barely mentions Lloyd's blistering hundred, which was about 15 years ahead of its time in terms of SR, and made against a really strong Australian attack.

Probably the first genuinely ATG ODI innings tbh. Such an incredible knock

 

[OverratedSanity]

Clive Lloyd is the most under-rated ODI cricketer of all-time. I frequently pick him up in my ODI drafts but in general, I don't see him getting picked early by anyone.

Underrated in both formats imo.

 

[TheBrand]

Game 3 of Chappell Hadlee 2007 worth a shout for mine.