Stats: Top Ten innings in ODI cricket without a four or a six! 1

 

 

 

mark greatbatch

Mark Greatbatch – Losing continues wickets and chasing a target of 229, well that is not what batsmen want whenever he comes out to bat but Mark Greatbatch encountered the same problem against Australia in Auckland as fall of regular wickets on other end forced him to stick on the wicket and go slow. During the course, he saw five batsmen going back to the pavilion. He after scoring 68 runs lost the battle and got dismissed. The New Zealand team lost the match and still the cricket pandits are confused whether to call it a wise decision or a foolish one.

 

 

david boon

David Boon – The cricketer turned match referee too has his name on this list as during Benson and Hedges World series he opened the innings for his team and went onto score 64 runs in 98 balls. Well, he cannot be blamed for not hitting a single boundary as scorecard shows that the pitch was quite a slower one as there were only 6 boundaries hit during the Australian innings. In the end, the Kangaroos won the match by a margin of 32 runs.

 

 

saeed anwar

Saeed Anwar – Maintaining a healthy strike rate throughout the innings without hitting a single boundary is a tough task but Saeed Anwar made it look too easy as in a match against New Zealand he slammed 62 runs off 67 balls without hitting a single boundary. Pakistan team posted 281 runs on the board and won the match too as they bundled out the Kiwis on a total of 235 runs. Surely this innings can be adjudged as the best innings out of all mentioned in the list.

 

 

Javed Miandad criticises Pakistan Cricket Board
Javed Miandad criticises Pakistan Cricket Board

Javed Miandad – The controversial personality Javed Miandad features in this list.  In the opening game of Benson and Hedges World series, the Pakistan boys were chasing a target of 198 runs. Javed Miandad came in at number 4 and played calm and composed innings of 59 runs off 83 balls. He played with a strike rate of 71.08 and saw his team winning the game in the last over of the innings.  He was praised for his innings but the scene could have been different if the result was an opposite one.