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Bowlers who have defended six or fewer number of runs to win the ODI

Unnati MadanBy Unnati Madan01/12/2014Updated:08/02/2023No Comments3 Mins Read

 




After the advent of T20 cricket, the balance of cricket has shifted massively in the favor of batsmen. Big bats, small boundaries, aggressive mindset and fielding restriction & powerplays; the game of cricket is slowly becoming more of a “batsman’s game”.

These days, scoring 300 runs in an ODI match is no big deal. In fact, chasing 300 has become  a joke. India’s fast bowler Ishant Sharma recently said on a Television show that the way batsmen are scoring runs, bowlers will be soon replaced by bowling machines. Although, Ishant said it in a comedy show, he very briefly defined how difficult the game has become for the bowlers in limited-overs cricket.

There was a time when 300 used to be a very big score and teams used to be sure of a win after scoring 300. But now, the game has changed. Forget about the entire team, an individual scores 264 runs in a 50 overs match. In the last 4 years, we have seen 4 double centuries in ODI cricket.




READ: Rohit Sharma becomes the first batsman to score two double hundreds in ODI cricket

In this article, we will have a look at all those occasions where a bowler has defended six or fewer runs in the last over in a One Day International (ODI) match.

The table below contains the occasions when the team defended six or fewer number of runs to win the ODI.

To defendWin byTargetFinal TotalBowlerForAgainstVenueYear
21194193 (50)Chris PringleNew ZealandAustraliaHobart1990
21231230 (50)Glenn MaxwellAustraliaPakistanAbu Dhabi2014
42221218 (49)Imran KhanPakistanAustraliaSydney1990
51212211 (49.2)Manoj PrabhakarIndiaSri LankaColombo1993
54159154 (49.1)Chris CairnsNew ZealandWest IndiesBourda1996
53196192 (49.5)Chris GayleWest IndiesEnglandTrent Bridge2000
62250247 (54.5)Dennis LilleeAustraliaEnglandEdgbaston1981
63243239 (49.4)Stephen BoockNew ZealandZimbabweHyderabad1987
61271269 (49.5)Steve WaughAustraliaIndiaChepauk1987
61221218/9 (49)Curtly AmbroseWest IndiesAustraliaSCG1988
62197194/9 (50)Winston DavisWest IndiesIndiaMotera1988
62196193/9 (50)Sachin TendulkarIndiaSouth AfricaEden Gardens1993
61204202/8 (50)Damien FlemingAustraliaSouth AfricaBloemfontein1994
65290284 (49.1)Sachin TendulkarIndiaAustraliaMohali1996
65230224 (49.3)Brett LeeAustraliaEnglandMCG2003
62323320 (49.5)Mick LewisAustraliaEnglandWellington2005

Interestingly, India’s star batsman Sachin Tendulkar features twice in this list. Recently, Australia’s all-rounder Glen Maxwell defended 2 runs against Pakistan in UAE.

If you have a closer look, the last time a bowler defended six or fewer runs before Glenn Maxwell’s performance in the UAE, was way back in 2005 when Australia’s Mick Lewis defended 6 runs against England in 2005. Australia won that match by 2 runs.

This list isn’t that long and considering the way cricket is played these days, there will not be many more entries in this list.

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Unnati is a passionate cricket writer with a deep love and understanding of the game. As a female cricket writer, she brings a unique perspective to the sport, having had to overcome various challenges to pursue her passion for cricket. She has an experience of more than 5 years in the field of cricket writing.

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