SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
03 had some really good knocks...Aravinda...Symonds...but John Davison's knock is still vivid in my head.
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Greatest knock in each of the ODI World Cups
- Thread starter Rob Wesley
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SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
KOB got me on the edge of my seat the same way Maxwell did later in 2023
thierry henry
International Coach
If you completely ignore both how he batted generally and how he batted in the clutch moments then yeah I guess 2019 must be Stokes
ankitj
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ataraxia
International Coach
Chatfield going at 9s? Absurd.
MasterBlaster24
U19 Cricketer
I think the best knock in the 1987 World Cup was Houghton's century against the Kiwis. That was an incredible innings in a near impossible run chase.
Kenneth Viljoen
International Regular
1975 - Clive Lloyd 102 vs Aus
Captains knock , ahead of its time aggression)
1979 - Viv Richards 135 vs Eng
(Big player , big game , great innings )
1983 - Kapil Dev 175 vs Zim
(One man Army)
1987 - Dave Houghton 142 vs NZ
(Houghton scored 142 off 137 in a total of 239 , won MoM despite being on the losing side)
1992 - Inzamam Ul Haq's 73 vs NZ
(Destructive clutch innings in a must win game)
1996 - Aravinda De Silva 107* vs Aus
(Classy knock in the Final)
1999 - Steve Waugh 120* vs SA
(Knock that started a WC dynasty)
2003 - Andrew Symonds 143 vs PAK
(The best WC debut innings of all time)
2007 - Adam Gilchrist 149 vs SL
(Probably the most destructive WC final innings)
2011 - Gambhir 97 vs SL
(A very underrated but important knock)
2015 - Grant Elliott 84* vs SA
(Clutch knock in one of the best games ever)
2019 - Carlos Braithwaite 101 vs NZ
(Brilliant knock that made a game out of a hopeless situation)
2023 - Glenn Maxwell 201* vs Afg
(Lol honestly think this is the greatest ODI knock of all time , don't think people have processed yet how special this knock is.)
Captains knock , ahead of its time aggression)
1979 - Viv Richards 135 vs Eng
(Big player , big game , great innings )
1983 - Kapil Dev 175 vs Zim
(One man Army)
1987 - Dave Houghton 142 vs NZ
(Houghton scored 142 off 137 in a total of 239 , won MoM despite being on the losing side)
1992 - Inzamam Ul Haq's 73 vs NZ
(Destructive clutch innings in a must win game)
1996 - Aravinda De Silva 107* vs Aus
(Classy knock in the Final)
1999 - Steve Waugh 120* vs SA
(Knock that started a WC dynasty)
2003 - Andrew Symonds 143 vs PAK
(The best WC debut innings of all time)
2007 - Adam Gilchrist 149 vs SL
(Probably the most destructive WC final innings)
2011 - Gambhir 97 vs SL
(A very underrated but important knock)
2015 - Grant Elliott 84* vs SA
(Clutch knock in one of the best games ever)
2019 - Carlos Braithwaite 101 vs NZ
(Brilliant knock that made a game out of a hopeless situation)
2023 - Glenn Maxwell 201* vs Afg
(Lol honestly think this is the greatest ODI knock of all time , don't think people have processed yet how special this knock is.)
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MasterBlaster24
U19 Cricketer
Ross Taylor’s century against Pakistan was also a special knock.
thierry henry
International Coach
Braithwaite’s innings vs Stokes’s innings is such a lopsided comparison that it’s ridiculous anyone could even imagine Big Ginge the Gay Avenger played better. Ugh.
Molehill
International Coach
You could argue that one innings had the World Cup on the line and the other was basically a fella swinging with nothing to lose with his team already out of the tournament.
trundler
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Double century from #7 is so statistically unlikely that the other things don't really matter
Athlai
Not Terrible
He was batting at 6 (same as Kapil Dev's 175)
Ronchi's 170* (99) at 7 is the highest from there and no one is going to pretend we think thats one of the GOATs because of how unlikely it is for a 7.
I think it is becoming statistically extremely likely we do see a 200 from 7.
thierry henry
International Coach
mmm yes fascinating
At a minimum I’d just want a good innings out of Stokes, some good batting, before giving him the prize. But it’s very evident that even that goes well beyond the infinitesimally low standard he’s held to.
Kenneth Viljoen
International Regular
I have thought about this and would like to disagree.
● Injury
Maxwell being injured doesn't only add to the drama , it also adds to the degree of difficulty of that innings, most monster scores are achieved with good health , without scoreboard pressure, some help from a recognised batsman at the other end , Maxwell had none of that.
●Afghan bowling attack
Think you've done the Afghanis a disservice there, the spin trio of Rashid Khan , Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb are quality bowlers especially in the subcontinent and they have beaten big teams, also in that match under lights the ball was nipping around and Afghan had two good young seamers in Omarzai and Naveen that were moving the ball appreciably, If they were rubbish they wouldn't have had the eventual World champs at 91/7 at one stage. They did lose their composure but a lot of that was due to the brilliance of Maxwell , Maxwell's injury again adds to the degree of difficulty.
●Context
Hardest thing to deal with in ODI cricket is scoreboard pressure , Australia were chasing,
They had been written off at the start of the Tournament, badly beaten by India and South Africa and now found themselves on the ropes against a pumped up side in with a chance of qualifying for the semi finals. When Pat Cummins enters the field , there is about 200 runs to get with 3 wickets left and the only recognised batter can barely walk ..
The chances of winning a game of cricket in that context got to be less than 5%.
That game must have given Australia so much self belief , and what happens after ? The Aussies just go up a level and brush aside South Africa , and then beat an Indian side that looked practically unbeatable until they met Australia in the final.
Athlai
Not Terrible
I'm pretty on the record for seeing Rashid as severely overrated in ODIs. It's just a solid spin attack.
The eventual world champs are perfectly capable of collapsing to spuds.
Keep in mind that I do acknowledge most of these points, it was dramatic, it was an okay attack, it was a WC match and salvaged the game.
Definitely top 25, possibly top 10. Greatest ever? Nah
The eventual world champs are perfectly capable of collapsing to spuds.
Keep in mind that I do acknowledge most of these points, it was dramatic, it was an okay attack, it was a WC match and salvaged the game.
Definitely top 25, possibly top 10. Greatest ever? Nah
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
That Cummins knock in that partnership was legendary. I remember his knock more than some other players in that World Cup