Befuddling, incomprehensible, alien: the last great ODI
A game magnificent in an inscrutable, otherworldly way
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20 Greatest ODIs
The maximum game
The 438 ODI was like no other before it, and remains astounding even in an age of gigantic scores
Edgbaston is the sensation that never goes away
A game full of glory, which, if it belonged to the performing arts, would probably slot as tragedy
Rahul Bhattacharya
October 2023
Elation and despair duel in Auckland
For New Zealand, it was catharsis; for South Africa, the most bitter heartbreak
Andrew Fidel Fernando
October 2023
Ireland will always have Bangalore
One of the greatest games in Irish cricket history came at the 2011 World Cup when Kevin O'Brien and Co vanquished England
Alan Gardner
September 2023
India's endless dream run
In 1983 the team achieved all of their fans' expectations - and then went where no one had ever dared imagine
Sambit Bal
September 2023
The two-man heist
When Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif did their team proud in a tall chase in England
Where Australia began their domination of the world
A win from out of nowhere in Mohali signalled what an unstoppable one-day force they were going to become
Andrew Miller
September 2023
Javed Miandad and the power of a six
How one shot set the tone for an era and made a mark on the imagination of a country's players and fans
Suresh Menon
September 2023
Inzy, Dravid, Karachi, 349
When India went on the momentous 2004 tour of Pakistan, proceedings started with an utter classic
Rahul Bhattacharya
September 2023