Ricardo Powell (West Indies) – 222.22 vs South Africa (at Cape Town on 9th February 2003)
Once again, we have brought out the opening game of the 2003 ODI World Cup (Group Stage). After the Caribbean top-order and top-middle-order batsmen handled the situation very well, their next players batted powerfully at the end moment of that innings.
Ricardo Powell came to bat in 44th over of the first innings and scored 40 not out off just 18 balls with the strike-rate of 222.22. During that knock, Powell hit five fours and only six. It helped the West Indies team to score 278/5 (50 overs) in the first innings, and later, they won that match by just three runs (South Africa – 275/9 in 49 overs).