Players who completed ODI centuries with a six on last ball of the innings

Here we look at all the instances of a player reaching his ton with a six on the last ball of 50th over in ODIs.

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3. Craig McMillan vs Pakistan in 2001

Craig McMillan
Craig McMillan. (Photo Source: Darren England/ALLSPORT)

New Zealand stood in a must-win situation during the 5-match ODI series against Pakistan in 2001 as they were 1-2 down ahead of the 4th ODI to be hosted by Christchurch. The Kiwis started off well reaching 165/3 in only 30 overs but the wicket of Nathan Astle (71 off 88) in the 31st over slowed down their scoring rate. Craig McMillan, who came to bat at No.5, was batting on 32 off 32 balls when Astle departed. He faced only 19 balls between 31st and 43rd overs and reached his fifty from 50 balls.

Only 24 runs came from 56 balls from the other end as New Zealand’s scoring rate dropped under 5. McMillan changed the gears after his fifty and raced to 85 from 70 balls by end of 49 overs with the hosts getting to 260/5. Saqlain Mushtaq, who conceded only 40 runs in his nine overs, was given the responsibility to bowl the final over. The first ball of the 50th over was hit over the extra-cover region by McMillan while the following delivery went wide of the deep-midwicket for yet another six.

He picked a leg-bye on the 3rd ball and returned to strike on the final ball when on 97. Mushtaq then bowled a no-ball where McMillan picked a single and lost the strike but the spinner overstepped yet again which brought Craig back to strike for the final delivery. Craig McMillan, batting on 98, smashed the final ball over mid-wicket region to raise his maiden ODI hundred. The 24-run last over helped New Zealand to finish with 284/5 and win the match by 138 runs by bowling out Pakistan to just 146.

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