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Dashing opening batsman Virender Sehwag has
maintained good strike-rate throughout his glowing
international career. His strike-rate in the Vizag
one-dayer against Pakistan - wherein he scored 74
off just 40 balls - touched 185!
Players who scored a minimum of 70 in an ODI
innings and had the best strike rate: |
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| SR |
Runs |
Balls |
Players |
Opponents |
Venue |
Season |
| 271.43 |
76 |
28 |
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) |
Pakistan |
Singapore |
1995-96 |
| 255.17 |
74 |
29 |
Simon O'Donnell
(Aust) |
Sri Lanka |
Sharjah |
1989-90 |
| 255.00 |
102 |
40 |
Shahid Afridi(Pak) |
Sri Lanka |
Nairobi |
1996-97 |
| 223.53 |
76 |
34 |
Yousuf Youhana(Pak) |
Zimbabwe |
Bulawayo |
2002-03 |
| 222.50 |
89 |
40 |
Abdul Razzaq(Pak) |
New Zealand |
Wellington |
2003-04 |
| 206.15 |
134 |
65 |
Sanath Jayasuriya(SL) |
Pakistan |
Singapore |
1995-96 |
| 200.00 |
72 |
36 |
Saleem Malik (Pak) |
India |
Kolkata |
1986-87 |
| 189.47 |
72 |
38 |
Kapil Dev (Ind) |
West Indies |
Guyana |
1982-83 |
| 188.71 |
117 |
62 |
Brian Lara (WI) |
Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
1999-00 |
| 185.00 |
74 |
40 |
Virender Sehwag
(Ind ) |
Pakistan |
Visakhapatnam |
2004-05 |
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Note: Eight of the batsmen are from
the sub-continent
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Sehwag the Supremo |
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INDIA'S HIGHEST AGAINST PAKISTAN
India registered their highest score against
Pakistan in the second encounter of the ongoing
one-day series at Vizag. It was India's
fifth-highest score in one-day internationals.
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| Score |
Opponent |
Venue |
Season |
Result for India |
| 376-2/50 |
New Zealand |
Hyderabad |
1999-00 |
Won by 174 runs |
| 373-6/50 |
Sri Lanka |
Taunton |
1999 |
Won by 157 runs |
| 356-9/50 |
Pakistan |
Visakhapatnam |
2004-05 |
Won by 58 runs |
| 353-5/50 |
New Zealand |
Hyderabad |
2003-04 |
Won by 145 runs |
| 351-3/50 |
Kenya |
Paarl |
2001-02 |
Won by 186 runs |
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Dhoni raises his bat after completing his hundred |
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DHONI IN AN ELITE CLUB
Mahendra Dhoni posted the highest individual score
by an Indian wicketkeeper-batsman in the second
one-day international against Pakistan at Vizag. He
fell short of the highest score by any
keeper-batsman, a distinction held by Australian
Adam Gilchrist - 172 vs Zimbabwe at Hobart, 2003-04
and 154 vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne, 1998-99. Highest
individual scores by Indian players in ODIs |
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| Players |
Runs |
Balls |
4/6 |
Opponent |
Venue |
Season |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
186 |
150 |
20/3 |
New Zealand |
Hyderabad |
1999-00 |
| Sourav Ganguly |
183 |
158 |
17/7 |
Sri Lanka |
Taunton |
1999 |
| Kapil Dev |
175 |
138 |
16/6 |
Zimbabwe |
Tunbridge Wells |
1983 |
| Dinesh Mongia |
159* |
147 |
17/1 |
Zimbabwe |
Guwahati |
2001-02 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin |
153* |
150 |
17/1 |
Zimbabwe |
Cuttack |
1997-98 |
| Sourav Ganguly |
153* |
150 |
18/3 |
New Zealand |
Gwalior |
1999-00 |
| Rahul Dravid |
153 |
153 |
15/2 |
New Zealand |
Hyderabad |
1999-00 |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
152 |
151 |
18/0 |
Namibia |
Pietermaritzburg |
2002-03 |
| Mahendra Dhoni |
148 |
123 |
15/4 |
Pakistan |
Visakhapatnam |
2004-05 |
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