Slowest ODI century: VDay cricket is known for fast batting and big shots. Batsmen hit a lot of fours and sixes in this format. Many stormy innings have been seen in the ODI format, but there are many such batsmen in this format, who are infamous for their slow innings. Actually, today we will talk about the slowest century in ODI format. Many big names are included in this list.
Scott Styris- New Zealand’s Scott Styris has been a great all-rounder of his time, but do you know that this player is included in the list of players who have scored the slowest century in ODI format. Actually, Scott Styris completed a century in 152 balls against Sri Lanka in the World Cup 2007. This is one of the slowest hundreds in ODI cricket history.
Rameez Raja- Former Pakistan player Rameez Raja completed a century in 152 balls against Sri Lanka. This match was played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the year 1990. However, in this match, the Pakistan team made a big score of 315 runs in 50 overs.
Geoff Marsh- Geoff Marsh, father of Australian cricketers Mitchell Marsh and Shaun Marsh, completed a century in 156 balls against England. This match was played between Australia and England in the year 1989. At the same time, Geoff Marsh scored an inning of 111 runs in 162 balls in this match.
Rameez Raja- Former Pakistan player Rameez Raja completed a century in 157 balls in the match against West Indies. This match was played between Pakistan and West Indies in the year 1992. Actually, this match between Pakistan and West Indies was the ODI World Cup 1992 match. In this match, Pakistan scored 220 against West Indies.
David Boone- Former Australian player David Boon completed the century in 166 balls in the match against India. This match was played between India and Australia in December 1991. In this match, Australia had to score 175 runs to win. Thanks to David Boon’s century, Australia won the match with 9 balls to spare.
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