16 January,2017 01:50 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
India defeated England by chasing down a mammoth total of 350 runs and in the process recorded their second highest successful run chase in ODI history; we look at the top 5 run chases by the 'Men in Blue'
Virat Kohli, Kedar Jadhav, Rohit Sharma, Manish Pandey
India defeated England by 3 wickets chasing down a mammoth total of 350 runs in Pune in the first ODI of the three-match series. Virat Kohli and Kedhar Jadhav scored breathtaking centuries to help India secure victory.
In the process, Team India recorded their second highest successful run chase in ODI history. Here's a look at the top 5 run chases by the 'Team India in One Day International matches.
362/1 vs Australia in Jaipur on 16 October 2013
India chased down a mammoth score of 359 against Australia in just 43.3 overs, thanks to exceptional batting performances by Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan. This is India's highest ODI chase. Rohit Sharma was adjudged the Man of the Match.
356/7 vs England in in Pune on January 15, 2017
Quickfire centuries from Virat Kohli (122 off 105 balls) and Kedar Jadhav (120 off 76 deliveries) helped India defeat England by three wickets in their first ODI cricket match in Pune on Sunday. England scored 350-7 in their 50 overs, which the hosts chased down with 11 balls to spare. Kedar Jadhav won the Man of the Match.
351/4 vs Australia in Nagpur on October 30, 2013
Virat Kohli, India's most dependable batsman in recent years comes to the rescue again with an unbeaten 115 runs partnered by Shikhar Dhawan's century and a fifty by Rohit Sharma as the team chased down Australia's total with 6 wickets to spare. Kohli went on to bag the man of the match award.
331/4 vs Australia in Sydney on January 23, 2016
India were put to the test once again by the Aussies after tons from David Warner and Mitchell Marsh that saw them to a total of 330. After Rohit Sharma fell one short of a hundred and Dhawan's handy 78 runs, it was Manish Pandey to the rescue who scored an unbeaten 104 runs to take India to victory.
330/4 vs Pakistan in Dhaka on March 18, 2012
Arch-rivals Pakistan posted a huge total of 329 after opening duo Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed scored centuries and Younis Khan followed it up with a fifty. After Gambhir fell in the first over, Virat Kohli went on to produce his finest innings in ODIs with a career-best 183. Fifties from Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma helped India to victory. But it was Kohli again who outshone Mumbai's batsmen to win the man-of-the-match award.
(All Pics/ AFP)
