Top 10 greatest upsets in ODI cricket

Eddo Brandes of Zimbabwe and Graham Hick of England

7. Bangladesh vs Pakistan (Northampton – 1999 World Cup)

Bangladesh fans

The Bangladesh fans gather on the pitch after Bangladesh win the Cricket World Cup Group B match against Pakistan played in Northampton, England. Bangladesh won the game by 62 runs.

Pakistan suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of minnows Bangladesh during the 1999 World Cup in England – they would suffer a worse one at the hands of Australia in the final of the tournament.

Put into bat by Wasim Akram, Bangladesh struggled against the wiles of off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, who took 5/35 in a fine spell; only Akram Khan managed to post a decent score, making 42 runs off 66 balls. The minnows posted 223/9 in 50 overs.

The 1992 World Cup winners lost wickets at regular intervals – Ijaz Ahmed fell for a duck – with only Azhar Mahmood and Wasim making identical scores of 29 and Saqlain’s 21 down the order pushed the total to 161, losing by 62 runs.

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