Sanjay Manjrekar’s Top 3 performances in ODIs

Sanjay Manjrekar had a decent run with the Indian team for a decade from 1987 to 1996. In the period, he played 111 international matches and scored over 4000 runs. His best daddy hundreds came in Tests, while crucial match-winning performances came in ODIs. He was a part of some of the major wins with India.

Manjrekar was in India’s squad during their Asia Cup win in the 1990/91 and 1995. While Manjrekar was not highly aggressive by nature, he could up the ante when needed. In the middle order, he played some effective knocks, which helped the Indian team to win some matches in the then shortest format of the game.

Here are the top 3 ODI performances of Sanjay Manjrekar –

82(113) against England, 1st ODI of the 1990 series, Headingley, Leeds

Batting first, England posted a par score of 229 in their 54.3 overs. Chasing the total, India lost the wicket of WV Raman early. That’s when Manjrekar walked in and framed a 75-run stand with Navjot Sidhu for the second wicket and a 68-run stand later with Sachin Tendulkar for the fourth wicket. His 82(133) helped India to win by six wickets.

72(93) against Pakistan, 2nd match of the Wills Trophy 1991/92, Sharjah

India posted a solid total of 238/4 on the board in Sharjah. Manjrekar batted well and anchored the innings with his 72(93), which allowed batters at the other end like Sachin Tendulkar and Mohammad Azharuddin to strike well. His knock came against an attack featuring Imran Khan, Aaqib Javed, Wasim Akram, and Waqar Younis. India won the match comfortably by 60 runs.

105(82) against South Africa, 3rd match of the 1991 series, New Delhi

India posted a competitive 287/4 in their 50 overs in New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Manjrekar played the finest knock of his ODI career, as he scored 105 runs in 82 balls, which included eight fours and two sixes, at a strike rate of 128.05, against an attack consisting of Allan Donald, Clive Rice, Craig Matthews, Brian McMillan, and Richard Snell. However, South Africa won the match by eight wickets.

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