#4 Viv Richards - 189*(170 balls) vs England, 1984
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Viv Richards
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.
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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
Charles Coventry en route to the world record score
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.
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