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One day Internationals have always been a source of entertainment for cricket fans around the world even before the invention of T20 cricket. Over the years the ODI format produced many intriguing contests and magnificent individual innings. The 1996 World Cup was the turning point in the history of ODI cricket as Sri Lanka revolutionized the format by their innovative style of play. Sanath Jayasuriya and Kaluvitharana are the pioneers of this innovation.
They introduced an attacking brand of batting in the Powerplays. The Australian greats Mathew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist followed the same blueprint and became one of the most devastating opening pairs of all time. This attacking mindset resulted in many record-breaking innings in the last decade and a half. This list contains many players who single-handedly took their teams to a winning position from an unlikely position.
Let's take a look at batsmen who scored maximum runs at each position of the batting order
#11: Mohammad Amir - 58(28 balls) vs Eng, 2016
After England put on a mammoth score of 444-3 ( highest score at that time) in the first innings of the match Pakistan always struggled to make a comeback in the match. Pakistan's top order and middle order could not withstand the pressure of scoring at high run-rate continuously and they perished in the process.
They were reeling at 199-9 when Amir made his way into the middle. Amir managed to score some quick runs at the end and decrease the margin of defeat to some extent. This is the highest individual score to date by a player batting at number 11 position. Amir's 58 runs innings included 5 fours and 4 sixes. He scored at a strike rate of an astonishing 207.14 in the innings.
#10 R Rampaul - 86*(66 balls) vs India, 2011
Forgotten West Indies pacer Ravi Rampaul rescued his team from getting all-out for a below average score in this match. After the failures of the top and middle order batsmen, West Indies were on the verge of getting all-out cheaply when Ravi Rampaul made his way into the middle.
He came in when the team's score was 149-8 (30.5 overs) and took it to a highly respectable total of 269-9 in 50 Overs. Rampaul hit 6 fours and 6 sixes on his way to the record-breaking score at the number 10 position in the batting order.
#9 Andre Russell - 92*(64 balls) vs India, 2011
Most of the highest scores at the tail end of the innings have come after the collapse of the batting order and this innings from Russell also belongs to the same category. His team was struggling at 96-7(29.3 overs) when he went into bat.
He played his natural aggressive game and hit the Indian bowlers all around the park. He remained unbeaten on 92 and took his team's total to a respectable 225-8 in 50 overs. This is the knock which bought him into the limelight and showcased his big hitting prowess. He hit 8 fours and 5 sixes at a strike rate of 143.75 in this innings.
#8 Chris Woakes - 95*(92 balls) vs Sri Lanka, 2016
Another collapse and another rescue act. Sri Lanka, batting first, scored a decent total of 286-9. Chasing the score, England struggled from the start as their top order collapsed, but skipper Eoin Morgan tried to resurrect the innings but he too failed to leave England in the jaws of defeat at 82-6(18 overs).
After tha,t Buttler(93 runs) along with Woakes put on a 138 run partnership to bring England back into the match. Woakes remained unbeaten till the end but could not win it for his team as they managed to tie the game. This was one of the best comebacks from England that ODI cricket has witnessed in the last decade.
#7 Luke Ronchi - 170*(99 balls) vs Sri Lanka, 2015
Forgotten cricketer Luke Ronchi was in sublime form in the summer of 2015. He scored a magnificent 170 run knock off just 99 balls against Sri Lanka to take his team to 360-5 in 50 overs.
He put on a great partnership with Grant Elliot(104 runs) en route to record-breaking score at 5-down in ODI cricket.
#6 Kapil Dev - 175*(138 balls) vs Zimbabwe, 1983
This is the innings that defined the career of one the greatest cricketer to originate from India. Coming in at 9-4, he played one of the best ODI innings and single-handedly took his team to a match-winning total 266-8.
The next highest score in the line-up was 24 which emphasizes the relevance and genius of the great innings.
#5 AB de Villiers - 162*(66 balls) vs West Indies, 2015
The Superman of International cricket played on the most devastating innings in the history of Cricket in this 2015 World cup pool match.
Coming in at 146-3(29.4 overs) AB de Villiers didn't take long to get settled as he started thwarting the ball from the get-go. He scored runs at a mindboggling pace and took his team to an insurmountable 408.
#4 Viv Richards - 189*(170 balls) vs England, 1984
Another one-man show from the 80's in this list. After coming in at 11-2, Viv Richards took the responsibility upon himself to take the team to a respectable total. Wickets kept falling around him but he stood in the middle and kept scoring at a brisk pace.
He managed to take the team to a match-winning score of 269 almost single-handedly as the next highest score in the batting line-up was 26.
#3 Charles Coventry - 194(156 balls) vs Bangladesh, 2009
The Zimbabwean Charles Coventry scored an unbeaten 194 against Bangladesh in 2009. It was a wonderful knock and instilled hope of a resurgence in Zimbabwe cricket circles.
He also equaled long-standing Saeed Anwar's world record with his knock that day.
#2 Rohit Sharma - 264(173 balls) vs Sri Lanka, 2014
Rohit Sharma was just coming from an injury layoff before the match and there were arguments and doubts about his opening position coming into the match. However, Rohit put all doubts to rest once and for all by scoring his double century in this match. He struggled a bit initially but once he got set, he hit the ball elegantly all around the park and played the longest innings in ODI(173 balls).
His score of 264 is the highest individual score in the history of ODI cricket and no one has come close to beating it in the last 4 years.
#1 Martin Guptill - 237*(163 balls) vs West Indies, 2015
Martin Guptill is one of the most destructive batsmen of the modern era. He played a superlative knock of unbeaten 237 in the quarter-final of 2015 World Cup against West Indies to take his team through to the semi-finals single-handedly.
It is one of the best knocks in the history of knock-out games in the ICC tournaments.
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