Top 5 successful run chases in ODI cricket without losing a wicket
Here we look at the top five successful chases during 10-wicket victories in ODI cricket.
1. South Africa vs Bangladesh, 2017 – Target 279
South Africa started their 2017/18 home series with a grand win against the touring Bangladesh team. In the first of the 3-match ODI series, Bangladesh posted 278/7 in their 50 overs as Mushfiqur Rahim scored an unbeaten 110 off 116 balls. South Africa, in reply, kept scoring runs at run-a-ball pace from the start and didn’t let Bangladesh have any chance in defending the total.
Quinton de Kock smashed a 145-ball 168 while Hashim Amla scored 110 off 112 balls as South Africa chased down the target in 42.5 overs. They thus set record for the highest successful chase without losing a wicket in ODI cricket breaking the record held by England with their 255-run chase in 2016. South Africa’s 279-run chase is also the then highest during a 10-wicket win in List A cricket.
They thus broke the record set by Delhi against Punjab with a 275-run chase thanks to hundreds from Shikhar Dhawan (139*) and Aakash Chopra (130*). However, South Africa’s List A record was eclipsed in the 2018 Pakistan One-Day Cup. The opening pair of Khurram Manzoor (190*) and Shan Masood (100*) helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to chase down 298 in only 38.1 overs against Punjab (Pakistan).
(Stats as on January 14, 2020)
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