In
the Part I of this analysis (Last over
Heroics – Part I, dated on Nov 1, 2014), we have seen how well the batsmen
fared in the last over of ODIs when stiff targets were to be achieved. Coming
back to the Australia - Pakistan ODI at Abu Dhabi last month, we saw Glenn
Maxwell bowling a maiden in the 50th over and thereby defending the
runs he had in his kitty at the start of the over. In the process he became the
second bowler in ODI history, after Chris Pringle on New Zealand, to bowl his
side to victory with a maiden of the last over of the match. In this article we
see how well the bowlers fared when they had too little with them to defend.
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| Maxwell : Held his nerve while Pak batsmen chocked under pressure |
PREMISE: The details are included of all the ODIs
for which the last over details are available from the free public domains.
Fewest runs successfully defended in the last over of ODIs
|
Bowler
|
Runs Required
|
Runs Given
|
For
|
vs
|
Venue
|
Date
|
Batsmen Facing
|
|
Chris Pringle
|
2
|
0
|
NZ
|
Aus
|
Hobart
|
18-Dec-90
|
Bruce Reid
|
|
Glenn Maxwell
|
2
|
0
|
Aus
|
Pak
|
Abu Dhabi
|
12-Oct-14
|
Sohail Tanvir, Zulfiqar Babar,
Mohammed Irfan
|
|
Imran Khan
|
4
|
1
|
Pak
|
Aus
|
Sydney
|
20-Feb-90
|
Simon O'Donnell, Greg Campbell,
Carl Rackemann, Terry Alderman
|
|
Charl Langeveldt
|
4
|
2
|
SA
|
WI
|
Bridgetown
|
11-May-05
|
Dwayne Bravo, Ian Bradshaw, Darren
Powell, Corey Colleymore
|
|
Manoj Prabhakar
|
5
|
3
|
Ind
|
SL
|
Colombo (RPS)
|
25-Jul-93
|
Ruwan Kalpage, P Wickramasinge
|
|
Chris Cairns
|
5
|
0
|
NZ
|
WI
|
Georgetown
|
3-Apr-96
|
Courtney Walsh, Roland Holder
|
|
Chris Gayle
|
5
|
1
|
WI
|
Eng
|
Trent Bridge
|
20-Jul-00
|
Alec Stewart, Paul Franks, Darren
Gough, Alan Mullally
|
|
Dennis Lillee
|
6
|
3
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
Birmingham
|
06-Jun-81
|
Mike Gatting, Bob Willis, Mike
Hendricks
|
|
Stephen Boock
|
6
|
2
|
NZ
|
Zimb
|
Hyderabad
|
10-Oct-87
|
Iain Butchart, John Traicos
|
|
Winston Davis
|
6
|
3
|
WI
|
Ind
|
Ahmedabad
|
07-Jan-88
|
Chetan Sharma, Sanjeev Sharma
|
|
Curtly Ambrose
|
6
|
4
|
WI
|
Aus
|
Sydney
|
13-Dec-88
|
Ian Healy, Craig McDermott
|
|
Sachin Tendulkar
|
6
|
3
|
Ind
|
SA
|
Kolkata
|
24-Nov-93
|
Brian MacMillian, Faine de
Villiers, Allan Donald
|
|
Damien Fleming
|
6
|
4
|
Aus
|
SA
|
Bloemfontein
|
8-Apr-94
|
Dave Richardson, Tim Shaw
|
|
Sachin Tendulkar
|
6
|
0
|
Ind
|
Aus
|
Mohali
|
3-Nov-96
|
Brad Hogg, Glenn McGrath
|
|
Steve Waugh
|
6
|
4
|
Aus
|
Ind
|
Chennai
|
9-Oct-87
|
Maninder Singh, Kiran More
|
|
Brett Lee
|
6
|
0
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
Melbourne
|
25-Jan-03
|
Andrew Caddick, James Anderson
|
|
Mick Lewis
|
6
|
3
|
Aus
|
NZ
|
Wellington
|
7-Dec-05
|
Brendon McCullum, Daniel Vettori,
Kyle Mills
|
|
Steve Waugh
|
7
|
3
|
Aus
|
NZ
|
Indore
|
19-Oct-87
|
Martin Crowe, Ian Smith, Martin
Snedden, Ewen Chatfield, Willie Watson
|
|
Abdul Qadir
|
7
|
0
|
Pak
|
SL
|
Lucknow
|
27-Oct-89
|
Roshan Mahanama, Kapila
Wijegunawardene
|
|
Merv Hughes
|
7
|
2
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
Manchester
|
19-May-93
|
Richard Illingworth, Andrew Caddick
|
|
Kyle Mills
|
7
|
2
|
NZ
|
Pak
|
Wellington
|
17-Jan-04
|
Mohammed Sami, Shabbir Ahmed
|
|
Kevin O'Brein
|
7
|
5
|
Ire
|
Neth
|
Belfast
|
11-Jul-07
|
Billy Stelling, Geert-Maarteen-Mol
|
|
Kapil Dev
|
8
|
1
|
Ind
|
NZ
|
Adelaide
|
23-Dec-80
|
Martin Snedden, Gary Troup, Ewen
Chatfield
|
|
Martin Snedden
|
8
|
6
|
NZ
|
Aus
|
Sydney
|
13-Jan-81
|
Shaun Graf, Doug Walters
|
|
Kapil Dev
|
8
|
1
|
Ind
|
SL
|
Ahmedabad
|
22-Oct-89
|
Ravi Ratnanayake, Ashoka de Silva, Kapila
Wijegunawardene
|
|
Chris Cairns
|
8
|
5
|
NZ
|
Zimb
|
Auckland
|
8-Mar-98
|
Paul Strang, John Rennie, Andy
Whittall
|
|
Chaminda Vaas
|
8
|
6
|
SL
|
Aus
|
Dambulla
|
22-Feb-04
|
Andrew Symmonds, Michael Bevan
|
|
Shane Watson
|
8
|
6
|
Aus
|
WI
|
Basseterre
|
4-Jul-08
|
Denesh Ramdin, Darren Sammy
|
|
Shane Watson
|
8
|
4
|
Aus
|
Ind
|
Hyderabad
|
5-Nov-09
|
Munaf Patel, Praveen Kumar
|
|
Jacob Oram
|
8
|
0
|
NZ
|
Pak
|
Abu Dhabi
|
9-Nov-09
|
Saed Ajmal, Mohammed Amir
|
|
Mohammed Nabi
|
8
|
6
|
Afg
|
Can
|
Sharjah
|
16-Feb-10
|
Ashish Bagai, Khurram Chohan
|
|
Rubel Hossain
|
8
|
4
|
Bang
|
NZ
|
Mirpur
|
17-Oct-10
|
Kyle Mills
|
|
Christopher Mpofu
|
8
|
2
|
Zimb
|
Bang
|
Harare
|
16-Aug-11
|
Mushfiqur Rahim, Nazmul Hossain
|
|
Shane Watson
|
8
|
2
|
Aus
|
Eng
|
Adelaide
|
26-Jan-14
|
James Tredwell, Chris Jordan
|
|
Merv Hughes
|
9
|
6
|
Aus
|
WI
|
Melbourne
|
14-Jan-89
|
Ian Bishop, Courtney Walsh
|
|
Shaun Pollock
|
9
|
2
|
SA
|
Aus
|
Melbourne
|
23-Jan-98
|
Tom Moody, Shane Warne, Paul Wilson
|
|
Ajit Agarkar
|
9
|
2
|
Ind
|
SL
|
Colombo (RPS)
|
7-Jul-98
|
P Wickramasinge, M Muralitharan
|
|
Saqlain Mushtaq
|
9
|
6
|
Pak
|
Eng
|
Lord's
|
12-Jun-01
|
Marcus Trescothick, Andrew Caddick,
Alan Mullally
|
|
Darren Gough
|
9
|
6
|
Eng
|
Ind
|
Delhi
|
31-Jan-02
|
Ajit Agarkar, Sarandeep Singh
|
|
Vasbert Drakes
|
9
|
5
|
WI
|
SA
|
Cape Town
|
9-Feb-03
|
Lance Klusener, Makaya Ntini, Allan
Donald, Nicky Boje
|
|
Sanjay Bangar
|
9
|
5
|
Ind
|
Zimb
|
Adelaide
|
24-Jan-04
|
Andy Blignaut, Heath Streak, Dion Ebrahim
|
|
Ashish Nehra
|
9
|
3
|
Ind
|
Pak
|
Karachi
|
13-Mar-04
|
Moin Khan, Rana Naved ul Hasan
|
|
Jacques Kallis
|
9
|
7
|
SA
|
Eng
|
Cape Town
|
26-Jan-06
|
Chris Read, Andrew Caddick, Darren
Gough
|
|
Peter Siddle
|
9
|
4
|
Aus
|
Ind
|
Vadodara
|
25-Oct-09
|
Praveen Kumar, Harbhajan Singh,
Ashish Nehra
|
|
Aizaz Cheema
|
9
|
6
|
Pak
|
Bang
|
Mirpur
|
22-Mar-12
|
Mahmadullah Riad, Abdur Razzak,
Shahadat Hossain
|
|
Junaid Khan
|
9
|
7
|
Pak
|
SA
|
Port Elizabeth
|
27-Nov-13
|
David Miller, JP Duminy, Ryan
McLaren
|
|
Greg Chappell
|
10
|
0
|
Aus
|
WI
|
Sydney
|
18-Jan-80
|
Colin Crpft, Clive Lloyd
|
|
Waqar Younis
|
10
|
8
|
Pak
|
WI
|
Sharjah
|
21-Oct-91
|
Ian Bishop, Patrick Patterson
|
|
Craig McDermott
|
10
|
0
|
Aus
|
WI
|
Melbourne
|
12-Dec-91
|
Anderson Cummins, Patrick Patterson
|
|
Malcom Jarvis
|
10
|
0
|
Zimb
|
Eng
|
Albury
|
18-Mar-92
|
Gladstone Small, Phil Tufnell
|
|
Wasim Akram
|
10
|
0
|
Pak
|
SA
|
East London
|
15-Feb-93
|
Allan Donald, Faine de Villiers
|
|
Damien Fleming
|
10
|
4
|
Aus
|
WI
|
Mohali
|
14-Mar-96
|
Richie Richardson, Curtly Ambrose,
Courtney Walsh
|
|
Heath Streak
|
10
|
8
|
Zimb
|
NZ
|
Christchurch
|
4-Mar-98
|
Adam Parore, Daniel Vettori, Shane
O'Conner
|
|
Scott Styris
|
10
|
0
|
NZ
|
SL
|
Dambulla
|
19-May-03
|
Mahela Jayawardene, Prabath
Nissanka
|
|
M Muralitharan
|
10
|
4
|
SL
|
Zimb
|
Harare
|
24-Nov-08
|
S Matsikenyeri, T Mupariwa, S
Williams
|
|
Kevin O'Brein
|
10
|
5
|
Ire
|
Ken
|
Dublin
|
12-Jul-09
|
Collins Obuya, Nehemiah Odhiambo
|
|
Praveen Kumar
|
10
|
8
|
Ind
|
SA
|
Jaipur
|
21-Feb-10
|
Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn, Charl
Langeveldt
|
|
Shahiful Islam
|
10
|
4
|
Bang
|
Eng
|
Bristol
|
10-Jun-10
|
Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell
|
|
Nuwan Kulasekhara
|
10
|
0
|
SL
|
Aus
|
Adelaide
|
2-Mar-12
|
David Hussey, Ben Hilfenhaus
|
* Aus have defended less than 10 runs off
the last over maximum times -15. The team at the receiving end was also Aus
along with Eng and WI with 8 times each.
* Shane Watson is the
only bowlers to succesfully defend 10 or fewer runs in the last over
thrice. Kapil Dev,Merv Hughes, Steve
Waugh, Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Cairns, Damien Fleming and Kevin O’Brein did it
twice each.
* Chris Pringle &
Glenn Maxwell are the only ones to bowl a maiden. Incidentally both had just 2
runs to defend.
* In the Ind - Aus
ODI at Chennai on 9-Oct-87, a four hit by Dean Jones in the 1st
innings was changed to a six during mid-innings which in the end became the
deciding factor.
* In the Ire – Neth
ODI at Belfast, with 6 still needed from 3 balls, shockingly Geert-Maarteen-Mol
shouldered arms to the 4th ball by Kevin O’Brein.
* Charl Langeveldt
took a hat trick - Ian Bradshaw, Darren Powell, Corey Colleymore being the
victims.
* The Aus - NZ ODI at
Indore on 19-Oct-87, the match was a 30 over contest played on the reserve day.
* The SA - WI ODI at
Cape Town on 09-Feb-03 was the opening match of 2003 World Cup. One over was
deducted from SA's innings for slow over rate.
* In the NZ -WI ODI
at Georgetown on 03-Apr-96, Man of the match was awarded to the entire NZ team.
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| The man with the golden arm - Sachin Tendulkar |
Fewest runs defended in the last over of tied ODIs
|
Bowler
|
Runs Needed
|
Score
|
For
|
vs
|
Venue
|
Date
|
Batsmen Facing
|
|
Abdul Razzaq
|
1
|
196
|
Pak
|
SL
|
Sharjah
|
15-Oct-99
|
Chamara Silva, Nuwan Zoysa
|
|
Waqar Younis
|
3
|
161
|
Pak
|
NZ
|
Auckland
|
13-Mar-94
|
Chris Pringle, Matthew Hart,
Richard de Groen
|
|
Keith Athurton
|
6
|
173
|
WI
|
Aus
|
George town
|
21-Apr-99
|
Steve Waug, Shane Warne
|
|
Guy Whittal
|
7
|
219
|
Zimb
|
Pak
|
Harare
|
22-Feb-95
|
Aamer Nazir, Saed Anwar, Wasim
Akram
|
|
Luke Wright
|
7
|
340
|
Eng
|
NZ
|
Napier
|
20-Feb-08
|
Jamie How, Daniel Vettori, Kyle
Mills
|
|
Brett Lee
|
7
|
220
|
Aus
|
WI
|
Kingstown
|
20-Mar-12
|
Darren Sammy, Kemar Roach
|
|
Goeff Allott
|
8
|
237
|
NZ
|
Eng
|
Napier
|
26-Feb-97
|
Craig White, Dominic Cork, Darren
Gough, Robert Croft
|
|
Kabir Ali
|
8
|
270
|
Eng
|
SA
|
Bloemfontein
|
2-Feb-05
|
Shaun Pollock, Mark Boucher,
Ashwell Prince, Andrew Hall
|
|
Damien Fleming
|
9
|
213
|
Aus
|
SA
|
Edgbaston
|
17-Jun-99
|
Lance Klusener, Allan Donald
|
|
Andrew White
|
9
|
221
|
Ire
|
Zimb
|
Kingston
|
15-Mar-07
|
Stuart Matsikeneri, Ed Rainsford
|
|
Lasith Malinga
|
9
|
236
|
SL
|
Ind
|
Adelaide
|
14-Feb-12
|
MS Dhoni, R Vinay Kumar, Umesh
Yadav
|
*Abdul Razzaq cleaned
up Chamara Silva off the 1st ball of the 50th over
thereby tying the match. SL collapsed
from 157/1 to 196 all out.
* The Aus - WI ODI at
George town on 21-Apr-99 was 30 overs a side match. A pitch invasion happened
off the last ball .Match referee Subba Row declared the match ended in a tie. A
similar incident happened at the same venue 6 years earlier in another tied ODI
bw Pak & WI. Subba Row was the match referee in that game too.
* The Aus - SA ODI at
Edgbaston on17-Jun-99 was the semi final of the World Cup. Aus progressed to
the final by virtue of their Super Six win against the same opposition and went
on to win the cup.
* 680 runs scored in
the match bw Eng & NZ at Napier on 20-Feb-08 is the
highest aggregate in a tied ODI.
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| The mother of all mix ups : Aus vs SA semi final, WC 99 |
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