20 Greatest ODIs (by ESPNCricinfo)

[Prince EWS]

It's funny there are probably 200 or 300 ODIs at least which would not be out of place on a list of great ODIs

but then they put the ABdV fast 100 game on there which is definitely not one of them

Yeah I said early in the thread that it'd be just be cricinfo clickbait fan service and people shouldn't get mad as if it's some sort of authoritative list that matters at all. As you said there are heaps you could make good cases for - which they decided to include is meh. I've enjoyed it for the write-ups of the games which have mostly been great. I don't care if good games miss out or games involving India are too high or whatever.

But even despite all that I was still mad about the de Villiers game getting in there. An awful game containing a good innings. Shouldn't be in a list of the top 200 ODIs.

 

[Socerer 01]

if de Villiers didn’t have that career he had at rcb then that game would have never made it there lol

 

[TheJediBrah]

Indians ruining our lists!

I'm mad

 

[Jumno]

My list:

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
1975 WC final
Ind Vs pak 98 kantikar
Underarm incident
2002 icc champions trophy sf Ind Vs sa
Kapil Dev 175
Aus Vs wi 1996 WC SF
WI Vs pak 87 wc group game/1998 Sri l Vs Ind f
That Chappell Hadlee odi McCullum knock 340

Other mentions:

Ind Vs Sri l 98 final in Sri l
Lamb 19 last over
1996 WC final
Bevan 96 Vs wi
1985 Benson and hedges
Cairns 100 icc trophy final 2000
Cairns and parore knock
Jos buttler 140 Vs Sri L at lord's
Tendulkar 200
NZ Vs aus 2015
Kohli knock
Viv 189
Sri Lanka Vs aus mcg Sri L win 86
Pak Perth Wasim game 87
Ind Vs pak 2003 wc
Tied Ind Vs eng 2011 WC game
Bevan 102 Vs NZ 2002
Titan cup Ind Vs aus 96
Jadeja 90 in Sri l
NZ Vs aus 96 wc qf
Ind Vs pak 96 wc qf
Aus Vs Ind 92 wc
Bang Vs pak 99 wc
De villiars 100
O Brian
438
349 Ind Vs pak

46

Others:

Not to mention Sehwag 100 Vs NZ 2001
CB series 2nd final 2008 were aus almost came close
1993 hero cup sf
Waqur younis destroying sa game
Pak Vs Sri l defending 195 game
1987 WC SF Pak Vs aus



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[ataraxia]

It's funny there are probably 200 or 300 ODIs at least which would not be out of place on a list of great ODIs

but then they put the ABdV fast 100 game on there which is definitely not one of them

It's funny how you say that when there have been less than 20 ODIs with a winning margin less than 26.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

It's funny how you say that when there have been less than 20 ODIs with a winning margin less than 26.

I just Googled "closest ODIs by runs" and there are 35 won by 1 run.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

It's funny how you say that when there have been less than 20 ODIs with a winning margin less than 26.

Extremely close and exciting = average ODI
Likely to increase Cricinfo clicks = one of the 20 greatest of all time.

 

[ankitj]

Half the posts here are just cribbing. Why don't you ***** actually share your best memories or some such thing?

 

[Daemon]

I was thinking about the greatest T20Is and genuinely apart from 5-6 I struggle to remember any (Nidahas Trophy final wins obviously)

 

[subshakerz]

Extremely close and exciting = average ODI
Likely to increase Cricinfo clicks = one of the 20 greatest of all time.

Even by that measure the 2003 Pak India game missing is baffling.

 

[subshakerz]

Half the posts here are just cribbing. Why don't you ****s actually share your best memories or some such thing?

There are plenty of posts like that in this thread, sharing some random college memory nobody asked for.

 

[Socerer 01]

in this thread, sharing some random college memory nobody asked for.

dont think GS Kohli has posted in this thread yet

 

[Adorable Asshole]

I was thinking about the greatest T20Is and genuinely apart from 5-6 I struggle to remember any (Nidahas Trophy final wins obviously)

2007 final was better

 

[The Sean]

I'm now more vexed about how they're going to finish the countdown before the World Cup starts (which I thought was the point) - the first match is on Thursday, and there are still four entries left!

 

[Sunil1z]

I'm now more vexed about how they're going to finish the countdown before the World Cup starts (which I thought was the point) - the first match is on Thursday, and there are still four entries left!

I think 1st and 2nd will be released on same day .

 

[Socerer 01]

I was thinking about the greatest T20Is and genuinely apart from 5-6 I struggle to remember any (Nidahas Trophy final wins obviously)

random ones i remember

remember the name

Yuvraj 11 off 21 in 2014

Yuvraj 6 6s

2007 bowl off

2007 final

2009 and 2010 finals

Hussey tearing Ajmal a new one

Wade against Pakistan in 2021

Bangladesh collapse against India 2016

Malinga 4 wickets in 1 over against NZ but idk if this was t20i

the super over shenanigans in NZ vs India jam t20 just few months after the 2019 odi final

Christian smoking Shakib in Mirpur

Pakbean 2022

Netherlands upsetting South Africa 2022

 

[Daemon]

random ones i remember

remember the name

Yuvraj 11 off 21 in 2014

Yuvraj 6 6s

2007 bowl off

2007 final

2009 and 2010 finals

Hussey tearing Ajmal a new one

Wade against Pakistan in 2021

Bangladesh collapse against India 2016

Malinga 4 wickets in 1 over against NZ but idk if this was t20i

the super over shenanigans in NZ vs India jam t20 just few months after the 2019 odi final

Christian smoking Shakib in Mirpur

Pakbean 2022

Netherlands upsetting South Africa 2022

Yeah about half of these register for me

 

[ataraxia]

the super over shenanigans in NZ vs India jam t20 just few months after the 2019 odi final

Was T20I – double hattrick. I think this was at Eden Park after having set a small total. NZ totally collapsed before some late Southee chips for 6 reduced the losing margin.

the super over shenanigans in NZ vs India jam t20 just few months after the 2019 odi final

Happened against England too in the same season. We lost both.

 

[Molehill]

random ones i remember

remember the name

Yuvraj 11 off 21 in 2014

Yuvraj 6 6s

2007 bowl off

2007 final

2009 and 2010 finals

Hussey tearing Ajmal a new one

Wade against Pakistan in 2021

Bangladesh collapse against India 2016

Malinga 4 wickets in 1 over against NZ but idk if this was t20i

the super over shenanigans in NZ vs India jam t20 just few months after the 2019 odi final

Christian smoking Shakib in Mirpur

Pakbean 2022

Netherlands upsetting South Africa 2022

If you were putting together a top 20 I suspect Brathwaite would probably be Number 1. It's ironic how we were told to remember the name and then he's basically done **** all since.

Others I'd throw in would be Netherlands beating England, the Hales/Buttler destruction of India, England chasing down 230 against SA.

It seems it's tough to remember games your own team didn't play in. And absolutely no idea outside of World Cups.

 

[_Ed_]

Happened against England too in the same season. We lost both.

Wasn't there more than one super over in that India series alone?

Just checked - there were two in a row, within a three-day period.

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