The most thrilling matches in ODI World Cup history
Ivy Sarkar
THIS FINAL OF 2019 WAS ONE OF THE MOST NAIL-BITING CONTESTS IN THE WORLD CUP HISTORY. THE MATCH ENDED IN A TIE AND THEN THE SUPER OVER WAS ALSO TIED.
ENGLAND EVENTUALLY WON THE TITLE ON THE BOUNDARY COUNTBACK RULE. IN THE FACE OF CRITICISM, ICC SCAPED THE BOUNDARY COUNTBACK RULE.
IN THE 2011 FINAL AT WANKHEDE STADIUM, SRI LANKA SET A TARGET OF 275 RUNS. INDIA STARTED POORLY, HOWEVER 97 BY GAMBHIR AND A BRILLIANT UNBEATEN INNINGS OF 91 BY MS DHONI.
DHONI PUSHED HIMSELF UP THE ORDER AHEAD OF IN-FORM YUVRAJ SINGH, AND TURNED THE GAME IN INDIA'S FAVOR. EVENTUALLY INDIA WON BY 6 WICKETS TO CLINCH THEIR 2ND WORLD CUP
AUSTRALIA VS SOUTH AFRICA
THIS MATCH , KNOWN AS THE "TIE OF THE CENTURY" WAS A ROLLERCOASTER OF EMOTIONS. SOUTH AFRICA NEEDED NINE RUNS FROM LAST OVER.
AUSTRALIA VS SOUTH AFRICA
BUT DUE TO RUN-OUTS AND INCREDIBLE BOWLING BY DAMIEN FLEMING, THE MATCH ENDED IN A TIE. AUSTRALIA ADVANCED TO THE FINAL DUE TO SUPERIOR RUN RATE
THE CO-HOSTS NEW ZEALAND SHOT OUT AUSTRALIA FOR A PALTRY 151. BUT IN RESPONSE, MITCHELL STARC TOOK A STUNNING SIX-WICKET HAUL RIPPING THROUGH THE NEW ZEALAND BATTING LINE-UP
BUT IN THE END THAT WASN'T ENOUGH AS THE NEW ZEALAND PLAYERS WON THE ENCOUNTER BY 1 WICKET FINISHING WITH 152/9
THE CLASH BETWEEN ARCH-RIVALS DURING THE 2003 WORLD CUP WAS A MEMORABLE ONE. PAKISTAN PUT UP A DAUNTING 273/6 IN THE FIRST.