5 highest ODI scores of Sourav Ganguly

#3 144 vs Zimbabwe, Ahmedabad, 2000

Ganguly exploded for 144 against Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe toured India for a 5-matches ODI series. After losing the first match, Zimbabwe were looking to come back into the series by registering a win in the second ODI. India won the toss and chose to bat first. Sachin Tendulkar was sent back to the pavilion by Travis Friend for just 8 off 20. Ganguly once again came to the rescue and exploded for 144 off 152 balls with 8 fours and 6 sixes. India scored 306-5 in 50 overs.

Chasing a target of 307, Zimbabwe lost wickets in quick succession and only managed to score 245-8 in 50 overs. S Sriram was the pick of the bowlers for India with 3/47 in 8 overs.

Ganguly was awarded the Man of the Match award for his match-winning knock. Later, India won the series 4-1 and Ganguly went on to win the Man of the Series for scoring 264 runs at an average of 88.0.