Top 5 highest successful ODI chases losing only 1 or no wicket

Top 5 highest successful ODI chases losing only 1 or no wicket: Chasing more than 200 runs in an ODI is a challenging task, but chasing it by losing the least amount of wickets possible is even a much bigger task. But field restrictions and innovative batting nowadays has resulted in totals of 250 and more being chased with least number of wickets lost in the process. Here are the top 5 chases in ODIs while losing only 1 or no wicket. 5. 251- Pakistan v Australia Rawalpindi 1994 251- Pakistan v Australia Rawalpindi 1994. (Photo Source:Pakistan Cricket Board) Australia made 250 batting first against Pakistan in the 6th match of the Wills Triangular Series in Rawalpindi. Mark Waugh made 121* and was supported by Justin Langer (27). Pakistan’s reply was based on a brilliant 104*from Saeed Anwar and 91* from Inzamam-ul-Haq. Aamer Sohail was dismissed for 45 by Peter May. Pakistan won by 9 wickets in hand and 66 balls remaining. 4. 258- Australia v England Centurion ICC Champions Trophy 2009 258- Australia v England Centurion ICC Champions Trophy 2009. (Photo Source : Getty Images ) Australia and England met in the 1st semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy in Centurion in 2009. England batted first scoring 257 all out. The heroes for them were Tim Bresnen who scored 80 and Luke Wright who made 48 runs lower down the order. Australia overhauled that total in just 41 overs losing 1 wicket in the process. Shane Watson scored 136* off 132 balls and Ricky Ponting scored 111* off 115 balls. The unlucky fella to get out was Tim Paine for 4, dismissed by Graham Onions caught by Steven Davies. 3. 267- Australia v Sri Lanka Brisbane 2006 267- Australia v Sri Lanka Brisbane 2006. (Photo Souce: Getty Images ) Australia and Sri Lanka met in the 3rd final of the VB series in 2006 in Brisbane. Sri Lanka batted first and scored 266/9 thanks to Mahela Jayawardene’s 86 and Russell Arnold’s 76. Australia’s reply was slam-bang action from their opening pair. Adam Gilchrist scored 122 off 91 balls and Simon Katich remained unbeaten on 107 off 142 balls. Ricky Ponting scored 28* after Gilchrist fell to Muralidharan and Australia finished the match in 45.3 overs with 9 wickets in hand. 2. 312- Sri Lanka v England Wellington ICC World Cup 2015 312- Sri Lanka v England Wellington ICC World Cup 2015. (© Getty Images) Sri Lanka scored 312/1 chasing England’s 309/6. Joe Root’s 121 and Ian Bell’s 49 took England to 309 and Sri Lanka went after the target form ball one. Openers Lahiru Thirimanne (139*) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (44) gave Sri Lanka the start they needed before Dilshan fell with score on 100 in 18 overs. Kumar Sangakkara then joined Thirimanne and added 212 runs with Sangakkara scoring 117* off 86 balls to take Sri Lanka to win with 9 wickets in hand and 16 balls remaining. 1. 362- India v Australia Jaipur 2013 362- India v Australia Jaipur 2013. (Photo Source : PTI). This run feast of a match was played in the Sawai Mansingh stadium in Jaipur between India and Australia. Australia batted first on a flat deck and scored 359/5 thanks to George Bailey’s 92* and contributions from Phil Hughes (83), Shane Watson (59)and Glen Maxwell (53 off 32 balls). Indian reply was a hurricane of runs from Rohit Sharma (141*) and Shikhar Dhawan (95) who added 176 runs in 26 overs. After Dhawan departed caught Haddin bowled Faulkner, it was the Virat Kohli show all along. Kohli hit 7 sixes and 8 fours in his 100* of just 52 balls. It is the fastest hundred by an Indian in ODI cricket and India scored 362 for the loss of just 1 wicket in 43.3 overs at a run rate of 8.32 RPO. It is also the highest total chased with 1 or no wicket lost by the chasing team. Quick Link: Top 10 biggest wins for India in ODIs *All stats are updated till 2 March 2015.