Saturday, January 29, 2005

Highest score against each country in ODIs

Brian Lara made a blistering 156 in the seventh match of VB Series against Pakistan at Adelaide. His innings is now the highest ever made against Pakistan in the shorter version of the game.Who held this record previously? Lara himself! He had made 153 (off 143 balls) at Sharjah in the 1993-94 Champions Trophy final.
The following table lists the highest innings played against each country.

Vs Runs Batsman For Venue Date
Aus 167* RA Smith Eng Birmingham 21-05-1993
Eng 189* IVA Richards WI Manchester 31-05-1984
NZ 186* SR Tendulkar Ind Hyderabad 08-11-1999
Pak 156 BC Lara WI Adelaide 28-01-2005
WI 173 ME Waugh Aus Melbourne 09-02-2001
Ind 194 Saeed Anwar Pak Chennai 21-05-1997
SL 183 SC Ganguly Ind Taunton 26-05-1999
Zim 175* Kapil Dev Ind T.Wells 18-06-1983
BD 153 HH Gibbs SA P'stroom 03-10-2002
SA 152* CH Gayle WI J'burg 04-02-2004

Note : The above list is confined to Test playing
countries only