Top 10 highest totals batting second in ODIs

Top 10 highest totals batting second in ODIs: Chasing has been the most exciting part of One day cricket.It brings the excitement into the game as one team tries to overhauls other’s total and the other team’s bowlers trying to stop them from doing so. Here are the highest totals batting second in ODIs: 10. England 338- tie vs India 2011 World cup Sachin Tendulkar scored 120 in the Indian innings. (Photo Source : AFP) India batted first and thanks to Sachin Tendulkar’s 120, India made 338 in their 50 overs. England’s chase was anchored by Captain Andrew Strauss’ 158 runs. Needing 14 runs off the last over and despite a six from Shahzad, Munaf Patel managed to keep his cool and India tied a match that they could have easily lost. 9. New Zealand 340/7- tie vs England 2008 Jamie How’s 139 helped New Zealand tie the match. (Photo Source: AFP) Phil Mustard (83), Alistair Cook (69) and Paul Collingwood (54) took England to 340/6 in Napier. Jamie How anchored the Kiwi innings with his 139 and Brendon McCullum’s 58 runs took New Zealand to 7 runs short in the last over. Luke Wright kept his cool and Jamie How was run out trying to come back for the 2nd run which would have won New Zealand the match. 8. New Zealand 340/5-won vs Australia 2007 Ross Taylor’s century was significant in New Zealand beating Australia. (Photo Source: AFP) Mike Hussey’s 105 and Brad Hodge’s 97 took Australia to a huge 340/4 in 50 overs against New Zealand at Auckland. New Zealand’s chase was anchored by Ross Taylor who made 117 and Peter Fulton whose 76 combined with Craig McMillan (52) and Brendon McCullum (22 off 12) took New Zealand to an improbable victory. 7. Pakistan 344/8- lost vs India 2004 Inzamam’s 122 was not enough for Pakistan to win the match. (Photo Source: Getty Images ) India toured Pakistan after 15 years and the 1st ODI of the 5 match series turned out to be a classic. India batted first and Virender Sehwag (76) and Rahul Dravid (99) took India to a huge 349 runs. Pakistan’s reply was as exciting as Indian innings with Mohd. Yousuf (73), Inzamam-ul-Haq (122) almost took Pakistan to the victory. But wickets in final overs left them 5 runs short of the Indian total. 6. India 347-lost vs Australia 2009 Sachin Tendulkar’s 175 went in vain as India lost by 3 runs. (Photo Source: AFP) Sachin Tendulkar’s valiant 175 went in vain as India lost the match by just 3 runs after he was dismissed in the penultimate over. Australia had made 350 runs with Shaun Marsh (112) and Shane Watson (93) top scoring for the Australians. Sachin single handedly tried to take India to the win with some help from Suresh Raina (59). But it was not to be and India lost a close fought match. 5. New Zealand 350/9-won vs Australia 2007 Hayden top scored for Australia with 181 runs. (Photo Source: AFP) Matthew Hayden (181), Shane Watson (68) took Australia to an imposing 346 runs. New Zealand slipped to 5-116 in the chase. But Craig McMillan (117) and Brendon McCullum (86) gave enough fire power to Kiwi chase and took New Zealand to the brink of victory which they completed thanks to some last minute hitting by Mark Gillespie (28 off 15). 4. India 351/4- won vs Australia 2013 Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma gave India a solid foundation for victory. (Picture Source: CricketCountry) George Bailey (156) and Shane Watson (102) made Indian bowlers pay on a flat Nagpur pitch. Australia made a huge 350 runs in 50 overs. India began their chase with Rohit Sharma (79) taking India to 178/1 in 29 overs. Then Shikhar Dhawan (100) and Virat Kohli (115*) along with Captain Dhoni took India to victory in the last over. 3. India 362/1-won vs Australia 2013 Virat Kohli scored 100 in 52 balls, the fastest by an Indian. (Photo Source: BCCI) The same series saw Australia make 359/5 in a match in Jaipur. Phil Hughes (83), George Bailey (92) and Glen Maxwell (53 off 32) helped Australia to this big total. India lost just 1 wicket in the chase, that of Shikhar Dhawan (95) and Rohit Sharma (141*) and Virat Kohli (100 off 52) took India to victory in 43rd over. Virat Kohli scored India’s fastest century. 2. Sri Lanka 411/8-lost vs India 2009 Tillakaratne Dilshan’s 160 went in vain as Sri Lanka lost by 3 runs. (Photo Source: BCCI) India scored their second highest total in 414/7 with Virender Sehwag (146), Sachin Tendulkar (69), MS Dhoni (72) scoring the majority of that runs. Sri Lanka’s chase was held together by Tillakaratne Dilshan (160) and Kumar Sangakkara (90 off 43). But SriLanka slipped briefly before Angelo Mathews (38) took Sri Lanka 3 runs closer to the target, but could not finish the game. 1. South Africa 438/9- won vs Australia 2006 This match is often regarded as the greatest ODI of all time. (Photo Source: Getty Images) This is the match termed as the greatest match of all time. Australia made the first ever score of 434/4 thanks to Ricky Ponting (164) and Mike Hussey (81 off 51). South Africa came all cylinders firing with Graeme Smith (90 off 55) and Herschelle Gibbs (175) took South Africa within touching distance of the total. Mark Boucher (50) made sure South Africa over haul the target in the final over with just 1 wicket remaining. This is the highest total chased and the highest score made batting second in an ODI.