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Dec 12, 2012

Top 10 highest One-Day International Innings in Cricket

The highest one-day innings in cricket scored between last two decades by some of greatest players of this game. These Top 10 highest One-Day International Innings in Cricket was extremely an exhibition of skill, passion, ability and the beauty of this sport. So let’s have a look on Top 10 highest One-Day International Innings in Cricket.

1. Virender Sehwag: Sehwag is an Indian hard-hitting batsman who played the highest One-Day innings against West Indies at Indore. It was a blasting innings by Sehwag. He made a score of 219 runs and broke the highest innings record of Shacin Tendulkar. It is in the 1st position of these Top 10 highest One-Day International Innings in Cricket.

2. Shacin Tendulkar: Shacin Tendulkar is an Indian great who got the first double century in the history of One-Day cricket. He scored 200 not out from 149 balls against South Africa in Gwalior on February 24, 2010. There were 25 boundaries and 7 over boundaries in the innings. Because of his wonderful innings India won the match by 153 runs. It is in the 2nd position of these Top 10 highest One-Day International Innings in Cricket.

3. Charles Coventry: The 3rd position of these Top 10 highest One-Day International Innings in Cricket belongs to Charles Coventry. This Zimbabwean player had played a innings of 194 not out from 156 balls against Bangladesh at Bulawayo in August 2009. But his effort end in smoke because Bangladesh won by 4 wickets.

4. Saeed Anwar: In the year of 1997 in May at Chennai Saeed Anwar one of the most famous players of Pakistan played against India including 22 fours and 5 sixes. Approximately it was the record of highest innings in One-Day. It is in the 4th position of these Top 10 highest One-Day International Innings in Cricket.

5. Viv Richards: In the 5th position of these Top 10 highest One-Day International Innings in Cricket we can keep the innings of Sir Viv Richards. He was a West Indian great. May of 1984 he played an innings of 189 runs from 161 balls including 21fours and 5 sixes. The match was won by West Indies by 104 runs.

6. Sanath Jayasuriya: It was blistering innings by Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya. In October 2000 at Sharjah he played this wonderful innings against India. The innings had 21 fours and 4 sixes. Based on his innings Sri Lanka won the match by 245 runs. So it is in the 6th position of these Top 10 highest One-Day International Innings in Cricket.

7. Gary Kirsten: In 7th position of these Top 10 highest One-Day International Innings in Cricket is Gary Kirsten’s 188 not out from 159 balls against UAE at Rawalpindi in February 1996. That innings was a little gentle than others of these top 10 because he played only 13 fours and 4sixes. South Africa won the match by 169 runs.

8. Sachin Tendulkar: In the 8th position of these Top 10 highest One-Day International Innings in Cricket is once again the “Little Master” Sachin Tenulkar’s 186 not out from 150 balls against New Zealand at Hyderabad in November 1999.

9. Shane Watson: The Australian opener and all rounder played a marvelous innings against Bangladesh at Dhaka in April 2011. In that innings Watson played only 96 balls and made 185 runs not out. The innings had 15 fours and same numbers of sixes. It is in the 9th position of these Top 10 highest One-Day International Innings in Cricket.

10. Mahendra Singh Dhoni: In the 10 th position of these Top 10 highest One-Day International Innings in Cricket is India’s captain Dhoni’s 183 not out from 145 balls against Srilanka at Jaipur in October 2005. This is the highest innings of his career.