A few months back, I looked at teams
scoring 300+ and losing the match. Now let me look at the other side. Teams
scoring below 140 and still finishing on the winning side. This time, I have
given a potted summary and a one-line comment. Nothing more is needed.
ODI
# 593. Pakistan vs India.
Played on 18 December 1989 at Municipal Stadium, Gujranwala.
Pakistan
won by 7 runs. MoM: Saeed Anwar.
Pakistan: 87 for 9 wkt(s)
in 16.0 overs
Saeed Anwar 42*(32)
India: 80 for 9 wkt(s)
in 16.0 overs
Imran Khan
4.0 0 18 3, Waqar Younis 4.0 0 21 3
This was Tendulkar's ODI debut.
ODI
# 772. Australia vs West Indies.
Played on 8 December 1992 at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Australia
won by 14 runs. MoM: Taylor M.A.
Australia: 101 for 9
wkt(s) in 30.0 overs
Jones D.M 21 (49)
West Indies: 87 all out in 29.3 overs
Reiffel P.R 6.0
1 14 3
Taylor got
MoM for his 4 catches and captaincy.
ODI
# 284. India vs England.
Played on 27 January 1985 at Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh.
England
won by 7 runs. MoM: Shastri R.J.
England: 121 for 6
wkt(s) in 15.0 overs
Lamb A.J 33*(19)
India: 114 for 5
wkt(s) in 15.0 overs
Shastri 53 (45)
Why Shastri should have got the MoM
ahead of Lamb is a great mystery.
ODI
# 2129. West Indies vs Bangladesh.
Played on 16 May 2004 at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent.
West Indies won by 23 runs. MoM: Smith D.R.
West Indies: 124 for 7 wkt(s) in 25.0
overs
Smith D.R 62*(62)
Bangladesh: 101 for 8
wkt(s) in 25.0 overs
Bradshaw I.D.R 5.0
1 15 3
ODI
# 325. India vs Pakistan.
Played on 22 March 1985 at Sharjah C.A. Stadium.
India won
by 38 runs. MoM: Imran Khan.
India: 125 all out in
42.4 overs
Azharuddin M 47 (93)
Imran Khan 10.0
2 14 6
Pakistan: 87 all out in
32.5 overs
Kapil Dev N 6.5
1 17 3
Inarguably the greatest bowling
performance in a losing cause.
ODI
# 115. West Indies vs England.
Played on 4 February 1981 at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent.
West Indies won by 2 runs. MoM: Croft C.E.H.
West Indies: 127 all out in 47.2 overs
Mattis E.H 62 (147)
England: 125 all out in
48.2 overs
Croft C.E.H 9.0
4 15 6
This time, Croft takes 6 wickets for
nothing to win the match by nothing.
ODI
# 1043. South Africa vs England.
Played on 19 January 1996 at Buffalo
Park, East London.
South Africa won by 14 runs. MoM: Adams P.R.
South Africa: 129 all out in
41.4 overs
McMillan B.M 45*(92)
England: 115 all out in
43.4 overs
Adams
P.R 9.0 1
26 3
The great contortionist Adams at work.
ODI
# 748. England vs Zimbabwe.
Played on 18 March 1992 at Lavington Sports Oval,
Albury.
Zimbabwe
won by 9 runs. MoM: Brandes E.A.
Zimbabwe: 134 all out in
46.1 overs
Houghton D.L 29 (65)
England: 125 all out in
49.1 overs
Brandes E.A 10.0
4 21 4
One of the great World Cup upsets of all
time.
ODI
# 2343. Zimbabwe vs Kenya.
Played on 1 March 2006 at Harare Sports Club.
Kenya won
by 65 runs. MoM: Odoyo T.M.
Kenya: 134 all out in
42.5 overs
Obuya D.O 22 (44)
Zimbabwe: 69 all out in
22.5 overs
Odoyo T.M
6.0 0 13 3, Ongondo P.J 5.5 0 14
4
Odoyo captured the first three wickets.
ODI
# 192. Australia vs New Zealand.
Played on 17 March 1983 at Sydney Cricket Ground.
New Zealand won by 14 runs. MoM: Not awarded.
New Zealand: 138 for 8
wkt(s) in 35.0 overs
Crowe M.D 66 (67)
Australia: 124 all out in
34.0 overs
Chatfield E.J 7.0
0 20 4
In retrospect, let us give the MoM jointly
to Crowe and Chatfield.
ODI
# 1675. West Indies vs Zimbabwe.
Played on 23 January 2001 at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Zimbabwe
won by 47 runs. MoM: Streak H.H.
Zimbabwe: 138 all out in
47.2 overs
Streak H.H 45 (70)
West Indies: 91 all out in 31.5 overs
Streak H.H 8.0
4 8 4
Amongst the top-10 great all-round
performances of all time.
