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20 Greatest ODIs (by ESPNCricinfo)

Jumno

First Class Debutant
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
 

OverratedSanity

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Some other great JAMODIs:

India vs Pakistan 1st ODI, Karachi 2004 (Pak almost pulling off a huge runchase, Moin failing to replicate the Miandad six with Javed himself giving him instructions from the balcony)

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah 1999 (SL collapse from 173-2 needing only 25 more and only manage a tie because of an epic Razzaq spell)

India vs Pakistan 1998 independence cup final ( Kanitkar vs Saqlain!)

Hope one of these make the list
 
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OverratedSanity

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Looks like ESPNCricinfo is doing a countdown on 20 greatest ODIs. This can be fun build up to the world cup. Their #20 entry is here:

The best part of this game was when Murali hit the winning runs, he went to take a stump as a souvenir but saw that Emerson was doing the same thing and noped out.
 

Jumno

First Class Debutant
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
 

SteveNZ

Cricketer Of The Year
2015 WC SF NZ Vs sa
1992 wc SF NZ Vs pak
The 2015 SF wasn't necessarily a top 20, it just had the most crazy finish. The rain kept us in a game we probably weren't going to compete closely in.

1992, however, I can absolutely go for. Martin Crowe's 91 on one leg, not coming on to field and therefore not captaining, and a young Inzamam absolutely belting us, before Miandad ran around like a lunatic. High drama.
 

Burgey

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Yeah, because were there actually years of resentment and atipathy driving this, or did it simply boil over because of a **** umpire?
I think Emerson just wanted to make a name for himself tbh. I can’t think of another reason he would do it. Then when Ranatunga arced up, Alec Stewart bought into it from behind the sticks when SL batted and it was just a ****ing insane game of cricket to watch. One where you wanted the stump mics on the whole time
 

Nintendo

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Undoubtedly an incredible batting performance, but one of the best ODI matches of all time? :confused:
Yeah, that game wasn't much special bar the AB knock. Insane innings, tbf, but worth a top 20 slot? Would have even put the afridi fastest 100 game in their. Lala atleast built a career of that knock and it was a much closer game allround.
 

OverratedSanity

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The one thing I still remember from that AB knock is the shot timestamped below around 9:15. An inch perfect yorker from Dwayne Smith somehow went for four, remember just laughing in disbelief when it happened.

 

smash84

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Yeah, that game wasn't much special bar the AB knock. Insane innings, tbf, but worth a top 20 slot? Would have even put the afridi fastest 100 game in their. Lala atleast built a career of that knock and it was a much closer game allround.
Agreed, that Afridi 100 might just have been the worst thing to happen to Pakistan cricket. The team was stuck with him for the next 2 decades.
 

number11

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Few of Sachin's matches could be there. 143 and 134 knocks, the 5 wicket haul.. the match where Klusenar and Kallis turned a certain victory to defeat against India..

Kohli's knock against Srilanka, chases by India in Natwest series and that Kanitkar last ball 4..
Why try to shoehorn Sachin into every list? He just has longevity records. Few iconic knocks over 25 years [approx] is no great shakes.
 
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The Sean

Cricketer Of The Year
It does seem that they've taken a somewhat broad definition of "Greatest ODIs" to include best/most memorable individual performances, whether it came in a particularly good game of cricket or not. I couldn't possibly imagine why they would have done such a thing.
 

Nintendo

Cricketer Of The Year
The one thing I still remember from that AB knock is the shot timestamped below around 9:15. An inch perfect yorker from Dwayne Smith somehow went for four, remember just laughing in disbelief when it happened.

That's some video game cricket ****. SKY and AB both have an insane ability to hit boundaries all over the ground, even off good balls when fully on. Way more impressive than dre russes roid infused arms mishitting a ball over a 50 metre straight boundary.
 

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