Best innings by a batsman in a losing cause
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Gurjot95
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I haven't seen any great innings than this yet :hpraise
I dont think any innings can beat this
Dabi
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Sachin's century against Pakistan in tests has to be right up there. Although when I think about 'centuries in a losing cause' my mind automatically goes to the fourth innings of a match where someone almost gets the team home. I guess going by the general statement, 'the best innings in a losing cause', I'd have to rate the multitude of Lara's double centuries and the whole tour to Sri Lanka in general.
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Sangakkara's 192 against Australia at Hobart is a contender. He got Sri Lanka really close to a massive target of 507 (lost by 95 runs). If someone else had hung around who knows (3 ducks in middle order).
Oh and the big thing: He was given a shocker by Rudi K.
Sangakkara's 192 against Australia at Hobart is a contender. He got Sri Lanka really close to a massive target of 507 (lost by 95 runs). If someone else had hung around who knows (3 ducks in middle order).
Oh and the big thing: He was given a shocker by Rudi K.
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Inzamam-ul-Haq's 122 against India in Karachi. When score above 300 were an anomaly specially something near 350.... Inzi nearly got Pakistan home....
1st ODI: Pakistan v India at Karachi, Mar 13, 2004 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
1st ODI: Pakistan v India at Karachi, Mar 13, 2004 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
Dare
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He would have brought them home with Malinga supporting him well on the other side. Too bad he got a bad call.
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Dabi
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i remember the innings, one of the best ODI knocks (although eclipsed by the 175).
I've always held the belief that a target of around 350 is more difficult to chase than something around 400.
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Robelinda
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I'm afraid I dont get why Sachin's 175 in a meaningless one dayer rates ahead of some of history's famous innings. Sanga's 192 was great, Lara'a SL knocks, Gilchrist 133 v England, Ponting's superb batting vs SA at the MCG in 2009.
Dabi
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You have to see the innings within the context of the game itself, especially because within the heat of battle in a pressure situation, their mentality is the same and it doesn't matter whether only the match or the whole series hangs in the balance. As for your examples, those are in Test cricket, I'm sure those citing the Tendulkar innings refer to it as the best in ODI, not both combined.
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Gurjot95
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If we talk about One Day Sachin 175 from losing side is one of the best knocks imo. I dont get why calling it meaningless. It's not like Indian batsman were scoring and they helped Tendulkar or they were batting first.
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Spot on!
Dabi
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I think by meaningless, he meant that the series itself wasn't a very important one and that if I'm not mistaken, the series had already been decided.
Gurjot95
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No,
India and Australia level the series 2-2. So India needed to win this match in 5th ODI to stay in series and gain lead and hence it was the most important match of series.
Dabi
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Oh ok! Well I agree with you a 100% either way, series in the balance or already lost, the innings is (one of)the best in a losing cause in ODIs
Oops..I forgot about that innings.It was really a special one for him.Bad decision by the umpire, but after all he is only human.
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I dont think they would have sealed the victory even if he wasn't given out, the target was a massive one.
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