Delhi: In an exciting match of the ICC ODI World Cup League-2 (2023-27), the Netherlands defeated Scotland by 4 wickets to register a historic victory. In this match, the Netherland opener Max O ‘Dodd played an outstanding innings of 158 not out and brought his team on the path of victory. This victory is one of the biggest successes in the Netherlands’s ODI history. Let’s look at the top-5 in the history of ODI cricket so far on such victories, which have come chasing the biggest score:
South Africa vs Australia, 438/9 (49.5 overs), 2006, Johannesburg
The biggest run chase of ODI cricket took place in Johannesburg on 12 March 2006, when Man in Green, South Africa chased Australia’s huge score of 435/4. In Australia’s innings, Ricky Ponting scored 164 runs in 105 balls, which made the game almost unilateral. However, the South African batsmen did not give up. Herschel Gibbs played an explosive innings of 175 runs in 111 balls, including 21 fours and 7 sixes. His 187 -run partnership with captain Graeme Smith (90) laid the foundation for the victory. In the final overs, Mark Boucher and Johan Van Dar Wath performed well and achieved the target with 1 ball remaining.
South Africa vs Australia, 372/6 (49.2 overs), 2016, Durban
South Africa once again achieved a target of 372 runs in Durban in 2016 against Australia. Australia scored 371/6 thanks to David Warner’s century (173). In response, South Africa started poorly, but David Miller played a brilliant innings of 118 not out in 79 balls. Quinton de Kock (70) and Hashim Amla (45) also contributed significantly. Miller’s aggressive batting won South Africa by 6 wickets with 4 balls remaining.
Netherlands vs. Scotland, 374/6 (49.2 overs), 2025, Dunedin
In a very exciting match of the ICC ODI World Cup League-2 (2023-27), the Netherlands registered a historic victory by defeating Scotland by 4 wickets. Opener Max O’Dod, who was the hero of this match, played a magnificent and memorable innings of 158 not out and gave his team one of the biggest victories in ODI history. Batting first, Scotland started vigorously. George Munsey scored a stormy 191 runs in just 150 balls with the help of 14 fours and 11 sixes. Captain Matthew Cross also contributed significantly by adding 59 runs, making Scotland scored a huge score of 369 runs for 6 wickets in the prescribed 50 overs.
The Netherlands team made a restrained and strategic start to chase the target. Max O’Dod laid the foundation of the innings with the help of 12 fours and 4 sixes off 130 balls. With him, Teja Nidamanuru played 51 runs and Noh Crows played useful innings of 50 runs. The Netherlands took this historic match by scoring 374 runs for 6 wickets with 4 balls remaining.
England vs Pakistan, 359/4 (44.5 overs), 2019, Bristol
England’s white-ball cricket was at its peak between 2015-2021, and the chase of 359 runs against Pakistan in Bristol in 2019 is proof. Pakistan scored 358/9 thanks to 151 runs of Imam ul Haq. For England, Johnny Bairstow hit 128 runs in 93 balls, while Joe Root (43) and Moin Ali (46) supported well. England achieved the target by 6 wickets with 37 balls remaining.
India vs Australia, 362/1 (43.3 overs), 2013, Jaipur
India’s biggest run chase came against Australia in Jaipur on 16 October 2013, when he achieved the target of 360/5 by 9 wickets. Shane Watson, George Bailey and Glenn Maxwell scored half -centuries for Australia. In response, Rohit Sharma (141*) and Shikhar Dhawan (95) shared a 176 -run opening partnership. Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 100 in 52 balls, including 8 fours and 7 sixes. India achieved the target with 39 balls remaining.
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