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Best Matches of the Past Decade

James

Cricket Web Owner
We're putting together a feature on the best Tests, ODIs and T20s of the past decade, basically since Cricket Web opened in October 2001.

So far we have the following matches:

ODIs

South Africa v Australia ODI (the 434 match)
Ireland v England ODI World Cup Match (Kevin O'Brien's innings)
India v Pakistan World Cup 2010 semi final

Tests

Australia v New Zealand Test (the Hobart victory)
England v Australia (2005 Edgbaston Test)

Twenty20

Pakistan v Australia Twenty20 World Cup 2010 Semi Final (Hussey's innings)
Australia v England Twenty20 World Cup 2010 Final
India v Pakistan Twenty20 World Cup 2007 Final

Would be interesting to hear what all your favourite matches are and help us add to the list :)
 
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Dan

Hall of Fame Member
Tests:
  • The entire 2005 Ashes
  • India vs West Indies last year (drawn with the scores level)
  • The entire 2006/07 Ashes series (Harmison's wide, Adelaide, Gilly's ton, Haydos/Roy, McGrath/Warne/Langer's finale).
  • Australia vs South Africa (A raging Johnson vs. Graeme Smith with a broken thumb, on a Sydney pitch cut into three strips by cracks)
  • Steve Waugh's 'Perfect Day' vs England, 2002
  • Murali's 800th vs India

ODIs:
  • Kohli's knock to chase 320 in 40 overs.
  • 2003 World Cup Final
  • Anything involving Steve Tikolo
 

ankitj

Hall of Fame Member
India vs Australia, first test 2010 (Laxman's 70 odd to win it by one wicket)
South Africa v Australia, first test 2011 (Philander routs Australia for 46 all out)

India v Australia Twenty20 World Cup 2007 Semi Final (high quality cricket all around)
 
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dhillon28

U19 Debutant
Tests:

India vs Australia (Kolkatta 2001)
England vs Australia (Edgbaston 2005)
Australia vs RSA (Perth 2008)
India vs England (Chennai 2008)
India vs Australia (Mohali 2010)

ODIs:

RSA vs Australia all time highest chase
India vs Australia (Hyderbad 2009)
RSA vs New Zealand (WC 2011)
Pakistan vs RSA (Abu Dhabi 2010)


T20s

India vs Australia (WC 2007 semi final)
India vs Pakistan (WC 2007 final)
Pakistan vs RSA (WC 2009 semi final)
New Zealand vs Australia (2010 when mcullum went nuts)
Australia vs Pakistan (WC 2010 semi final)
 

Athlai

Not Terrible
Test:

Pakistan vs NZ (Dunedin)

ODI:

NZ vs Aus (Hamiltron city of the future, where we chased Haydens 180 to 3-0 Australia)
 

Andre

International Regular
Aus v NZ 2002 (Bevan miracle innings and Bond awesomeness - 10th Match: Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Jan 29, 2002 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo. Atmosphere was electric in the 'G that night.)
Yep, I remember covering this match for this site - hands down the best ODI I can remember, had a bit of everything.

Would recommend a whole review of the '05 Ashes series tbh - anything less would be doing it an injustice.

Either of the Australia - SA Tests from last summer wouldn't be out of place either.

Adelaide '07 a ripper too.

Whole heap of Eng/Aus/SA Tests could be thrown in that list as well. India vs SL has produced some good Tests the last few years also, as well as Eng-Pak.
 

salman85

International Debutant
Tests
England vs Australia Edgbaston 2005

ODI
South Africa vs Australia (The Record Chase)

T20
Pakistan vs India 2007 WC Final
 

Dazinho

School Boy/Girl Captain
Test - 2nd and 4th tests of 2005 Ashes were astonishing drama.

ODI's - at the risk of copping out, any Associate upset over a test nation. Ireland's wins against Pakistan and England are the standouts.

T20 - in much the same vein, Netherlands nicking it off England on the last ball.
 

SteveNZ

Cricketer Of The Year
Test:

Pakistan vs NZ (Dunedin)

ODI:

NZ vs Aus (Hamiltron city of the future, where we chased Haydens 180 to 3-0 Australia)
Definitely that ODI. Hayden absolutely pumped it, then we were dead and buried at 40-4. There'd be a few Chappell Hadlee matches in the mix, ie the ODI before that one, the 2001 series where Bond/Bichel/Bevin were on fire, 2004 series etc.

Dunno why the love for Hobart. That was close, no doubt, but it wasn't an epic until Lord Doug came along.

Nothing beats Edgbaston 2005. Those three matches from 2-4 could all win it.
 

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