Top 10 ODI batters with best-chasing records
Virat Kohli’s exceptional 85-run knock against Australia in the 2023 World Cup has put him in a special place on the list of the best batters in run-chases.
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8. Brian Lara
Another Windies batter who holds an incredible record in ODI in chases is the legend Brian Lara. The southpaw amassed 10405 runs in 289 innings of 299 matches in which he racked up 3498 runs with seven centuries and 21 fifties in 78 innings of 83 matches while batting in the second innings.
In November 1993, he scored a scintillating century against Pakistan in the final held in Sharjah. Lara batted as an opener with his senior Desmond Haynes and hit 153 runs off 143 deliveries. Riding on his amazing innings, the Caribbean side successfully chased down a huge score of 285 with six wickets in hand.
After two and a half years, the iconic batter showcased his mettle in Port of Spain. Against New Zealand, the two-time World Cup champions were tasked to chase only 220 but the home side lost their openers Stuart Williams and Shivnarine Chanderpaul early at a score of six. In this crisis, Lara stepped up and scored an unbeaten 146 off 134 to help his side register a comfortable seven-wicket win.
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