The Best WC Final Knock

[Socerer 01]

Stokes and Dhonis are finishing knocks, not innings builders, and should be judged as such.

Stokes was a mix of both. calling it just a finisher’s knock does him a disservice

 

[Socerer 01]

Stokes came in when they had only 71 runs scored before the 20th over finished and then also lost his partner 4 overs later at 86 runs. Dhoni walked in the 22nd over with 40 more runs and his partner sticked around till the last 10 overs

this does boost the merit of Stokes’ knock honestly

 

[Socerer 01]

Aravinda. I know the dew was enormous but chasing was considered an easy way to lose games back then and his innings was as cool as they come.

together with 3 wickets and 2 catches, it has to be the best performance in a final by an individual

 

[subshakerz]

Stokes came in when they had only 71 runs scored before the 20th over finished and then also lost his partner 4 overs later at 86 runs. Dhoni walked in the 22nd over with 40 more runs and his partner sticked around till the last 10 overs

this does boost the merit of Stokes’ knock honestly

Yeah true. On reflection, I think Stokes' is better than Dhoni since England were definitely going to lose without him and he had to shepherd the tail. Pressure level was same with Dhoni.

Dhoni had plenty of batting to spare.

 

[Godard]

I feel Lloyd has a much better case now, with Gilly and Aravinda behind. Lloyd faced the best attack any of them did(although Aravinda is close)peak Lilee and Thomson with Gilmour on top, came in a very bad situation, was burdened with captaincy also, was the main aggressor throughout the innings. Plus the first WC final.

 

[Socerer 01]

Yeah true. On reflection, I think Stokes' is better than Dhoni since England were definitely going to lose without him and he had to shepherd the tail. Pressure level was same with Dhoni.

Dhoni had plenty of batting to spare.

like i said the one thing holding it back is that Stokes did not look comfortable for most parts of the innings. he just survived with sheer grit and was also lucky in certain parts. Dhoni’s was far more ice cold and looked like he wasn’t ever going to lose his wicket

 

[ankitj]

Would go with Gilly.

 

[subshakerz]

I feel Lloyd has a much better case now, with Gilly and Aravinda behind. Lloyd faced the best attack any of them did(although Aravinda is close)peak Lilee and Thomson with Gilmour on top, came in a very bad situation, was burdened with captaincy also, was the main aggressor throughout the innings. Plus the first WC final.

Plus scored at a rate well ahead of his time.

 

[subshakerz]

like i said the one thing holding it back is that Stokes did not look comfortable for most parts of the innings. he just survived with sheer grit and was also lucky in certain parts. Dhoni’s was far more ice cold and looked like he wasn’t ever going to lose his wicket

I think that is more due to the sluggish pitch where medium pacers were hard to get away. Dhoni was playing on a belter.

 

[Socerer 01]

I think that is more due to the sluggish pitch where medium pacers were hard to get away. Dhoni was playing on a belter.

Colin was a real handful that day

 

[subshakerz]

Would go with Gilly.

In Gilly's defense, his was easily the most one man batting show in any WC final. He was in poor form that tournament and his level of destruction was simply unheard of. He left Hayden behind and simply gave SL no chance. Murali and Malinga were in excellent form that tournament and both were neutralized. Awesome hitting.

 

[Godard]

In Gilly's defense, his was easily the most one man batting show in any WC final. He was in poor form that tournament and his level of destruction was simply unheard of. He left Hayden behind and simply gave SL no chance. Murali and Malinga were in excellent form that tournament and both were neutralized. Awesome hitting.

The only thing that has Lloyd ahead maybe is the attack he faced was even better, his knock was also ahead of his time and he came in at a very tough time and that he was Captain as well.

 

[subshakerz]

The vote distribution is interesting, no consensus at all.

 

[subshakerz]

Dhoni’s was better from a story perspective but in truth India still had potm Yuvraj and also Raina still left both of whom chased down Australia’s target in quarters. pressure wasn’t as high as you’d believe

I think you may be right from the angle of optics, Dhonis innings was immense. I recall watching that final six thinking I had seen one of the greatest captain knocks of all-time. Now it doesn't even get a vote.

 

[Godard]

I think you may be right from the angle of optics, Dhonis innings was immense. I recall watching that final six thinking I had seen one of the greatest captain knocks of all-time. Now it doesn't even get a vote.

It is one of the greatest captain knocks, just not as good as some other WC final knocks.

 

[Socerer 01]

I think you may be right from the angle of optics, Dhonis innings was immense. I recall watching that final six thinking I had seen one of the greatest captain knocks of all-time. Now it doesn't even get a vote.

the narrative surrounding that team and Dhoni himself was quite the thing, almost magical and brought in a huge new fanbase of India into cricket

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Watched Pontings innings live so that gets my vote, just the cherry on the cake of Australian dominance

 

[subshakerz]

the narrative surrounding that team and Dhoni himself was quite the thing, almost magical and brought in a huge new fanbase of India into cricket

I really admired that 2001 to 2011 side.

 

[subshakerz]

Would put the innings into tiers:

Lloyd and Gilly - one man destruction

DeSilva, Stokes and Dhoni - Chasing knocks

Viv and Ponting - First innings ballast

Posters would rate them based on what they give more value to.

 

[Burgey]

The value of Lloyd’s was it acted as a demolition and a rescue act all at once