Top 5 successful chases in last over of an ODI

4. 17 runs by Pakistan vs West Indies in 2008:

Pakistan and West Indies clashed in a 3-match ODI series in November 2008. The first game was hosted by Abu Dhabi where the home team got off to a great start. Captain Chris Gayle smashed 11 fours and five sixes on his way to a 106-ball 113. Ramnaresh Sarwan’s 55 and top-order contributions helped West Indies to reach 294/9. Shoaib Malik, the then Pakistan skipper walked out at No.5 when his team were 159/3 in 32.1 overs and still needed 134 runs to win from 107 balls.

Malik was quite effective in getting runs at a quick rate despite not scoring many boundaries. He reached 66 from only 49 balls with seven boundaries by the end of 47th over. With 33 runs required from 18 balls, Malik went for a big heave in the bowling of Jerome Taylor but was caught at the edge of the circle. Fawad Alam (Batting on 19 off 17) and new batsman Kamran Akmal were left to chase 33 runs from 17 balls.

The next 11 balls yielded only 16 runs as Pakistan found just one boundary in that period; a six by Kamran in the 48th over. Jerome, who had figures of 9-0-37-2, was due to defend 17 runs in the final over. Fawad picked a single on the first ball while Kamran found sixes on successive balls – first hit over long-on and the next over deep point. The 4th ball fetched three runs thanks to an overthrow as Pakistan levelled the scores and finish off the chase with a single on the penultimate ball.