Ever wondered exactly how many batsmen have been left stranded on 99 not out? There have been 10 batsmen till date in the history of ODIs.
|
Player |
Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
Opposition |
Venue |
Date
|
|
Bruce Edgar |
99* |
136 |
6 |
1 |
India |
Auckland |
14-02-81 |
|
Dean Jones |
99* |
77 |
4 |
3 |
Sri Lanka |
Adelaide |
28-01-85 |
|
Richie Richardson |
99* |
141 |
11 |
1 |
Pakistan |
Sharjah |
15-11-85 |
|
Andy Flower |
99* |
111 |
7 |
2 |
Australia |
Harare |
24-10-99 |
|
Alistair Campbell |
99* |
124 |
8 |
0 |
New Zealand |
Bulawayo |
01-10-00 |
|
Ramnaresh Sarwan |
99* |
104 |
8 |
0 |
India |
Ahmadabad |
15-11-02 |
|
Brad Hodge |
99* |
86 |
7 |
1 |
New Zealand |
Melbourne |
04-02-07 |
|
Mohammad Yousuf |
99* |
104 |
7 |
2 |
India |
Gwalior |
15-11-07 |
|
Michael Clarke |
99* |
106 |
7 |
0 |
England |
The Oval |
30-06-10 |
|
Virender Sehwag |
99* |
100 |
11 |
2 |
Sri Lanka |
Dambulla |
16-08-10 |
And while we are on statistics and numbers, here’s a fun fact for you if you’re a bit superstitious about lucky and unlucky numbers. The number 13 is believed to be unlucky for many. And Sehwag was denied what would have been his 13th century.
The compilation of batsmen stuck on 99, and more details on how it all happened can be found on: http://bit.ly/cV1Gl1
