20 Greatest ODIs (by ESPNCricinfo)

[Jumno]

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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
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 mentiones:

Ind Vs Sri l 98 final in Sri l
1979 WC final
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

45 mention

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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[TheJediBrah]

another little-known (or at least rarely discussed) part of the 434/438 game is how Australia sent Brett Lee in at no. 6 with a few overs to go as a hitter when they still had the likes of Damien Martyn and Michael Clarke to come in. Now this could be written off as a logical tactic given Lee was known as able to hit a big ball, however he still wasn't actually that good a batsman. He managed 9* (7) which you would think a combination of Martyn and/or Clarke would be able to better most of the time, and I believe that sending Lee up was an act of overconfidence from the Aussies that they thought they had way too many runs already and were just having fun with it at that point.

That Lee was not really used in this role at the end of an innings during his career before or after makes me think that were the game situation more balanced (in Australia's opinion) they wouldn't have done this and could have ended up with a few more runs to play with

 

[honestbharani]

Late 90s onwards has pretty much all been JAMODIs outside of big tournaments. And the farther along we have been in this time frame, the more M the JAMODIs have become.

Within that context, that 434 game was such an awesome one. I still remember hanging out at the beach with friends that evening and then rushing back home with that school friends gang to watch the last 25 overs or so of the chase at my home, which was just 10 mins walk from both the Chepauk and the beach. It is definitely one of the most memorable ODIs for me. Top 3 for sure.

 

[ma1978]

It was a ridiculous scorecard. Ridiculous that Clarke or Martyn didn’t even bat.

and then SA winning despite Kallis and AB scoring at less than a run a ball

 

[OverratedSanity]

Late 90s onwards has pretty much all been JAMODIs outside of big tournaments.

???How do you reckon? Teams took non tournament ODIs pretty seriously up until the mid-late 2000s imo.

 

[honestbharani]

???How do you reckon? Teams took non tournament ODIs pretty seriously up until the mid-late 2000s imo.

I dunno man.. .watching 3 consecutive variations of Ind-Aus/SL-third team at Sharjah got pretty boring for me. Teams took it more seriously than they do today for sure, which is why I said the M has gotten stronger as time has gone by but I think the endless ODI churn was a thing even in the late 90s for me.

 

[Ali TT]

Four games left - going for the 438, 2019 final, 1999 semi and, if any sense in the world, 1992 final. Not in order.

However, still only ones Pakistani game featured and that a loss to India so not sure if Cricinfo will be putting that 1992 final in there.

 

[ma1978]

Four games left - going for the 438, 2019 final, 1999 semi and, if any sense in the world, 1992 final. Not in order.

However, still only ones Pakistani game featured and that a loss to India so not sure if Cricinfo will be putting that 1992 final in there.

think it will be those four

if I had to do the list, I’d add the Viv 189, 1996 final, 2015 semifinal between SA and NZ (assuming they miss it) and blow out the Ind / Eng tie, the ABDV knock and the India / Pak 2003 match.

 

[Bijed]

Preferences differ, which is fine. One question though. Would it be so highly rated if Australia had hold on to win by 1 or 2 runs? Genuine question, and I hold no strong opinion on the matter.

Yeah, probably a bit less so, but world record smashed then a close result either way will always go down as a classic, at least in that era

 

[TheJediBrah]

???How do you reckon? Teams took non tournament ODIs pretty seriously up until the mid-late 2000s imo.

the Tri-Series in Australia was a pretty big deal until about the mid 2000s, probably bigger than the Tests each summer (excluding Ashes/WI series)

 

[Prince EWS]

the Tri-Series in Australia was a pretty big deal until about the mid 2000s, probably bigger than the Tests each summer (excluding Ashes/WI series)

These tri series and the Mercantile Mutual Cup (one day domestic games) are what got me into cricket as a kid.

I eventually learned that Tests were better but those series were huge. I think part of the reason for that was how dominant Australia were in Tests - ODIs were closer (or at least easier to generate upsets in) and hence more exciting. It really took for me to start watching Tests outside Australia to find them interesting.

 

[honestbharani]

Four games left - going for the 438, 2019 final, 1999 semi and, if any sense in the world, 1992 final. Not in order.

However, still only ones Pakistani game featured and that a loss to India so not sure if Cricinfo will be putting that 1992 final in there.

The Miandad 6 was literally a game Pak won. So not sure what u on about.

 

[Sunil1z]

Why would 1992 Final be there ? 1987 final was any day better than 1992 one . I think 2015 SF was better than 1987 F and 1992 SF .

 

[Ali TT]

The Miandad 6 was literally a game Pak won. So not sure what u on about.

True, missed that one sorry

 

[East Bay Ray]

2006 Joburg SA v Aus
Been nothing that comes close to it in quality ODI.

2019 WC Final was a low scoring affair that turned into an absolute farce. Only memorable for being controversial after a tied finish.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

2006 Joburg SA v Aus
Been nothing that comes close to it in quality ODI.

2019 WC Final was a low scoring affair that turned into an absolute farce. Only memorable for being controversial after a tied finish.

99 SF Aus vs SA. The greatest game of cricket ever.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Top 10 for me(in no particular order except the first two)

99 SF Aus vs SA
2019 WC Final
438 game
Ire vs Eng 2011
2015 SF NZ vs SA
2015 WC Aus vs NZ
1987 WC final
1983 WC final
Viv 189(the only match maybe asides of Ksoil 175, that deserves be to here on the merit of once knock)
1975 WC final(historical importance aside, pretty great match, Lloyd‘ ATG innings, Fredericks vs Lillee, Viv’s run outs, the madness at the end).

 

[subshakerz]

One of the 92 Semi and the 2015 Semi will not be on the list, and it's a tragedy.

 

[ankitj]

2019 WC Final was a low scoring affair that turned into an absolute farce. Only memorable for being controversial after a tied finish.

Hear hear

 

[TheJediBrah]

One of the 92 Semi and the 2015 Semi will not be on the list, and it's a tragedy.

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