Top three highest scoring tied matches in the 50 over

The ODI format has produced many thrilling and exciting matches. Many teams have pulled off a great victory in nail-biting contests. However, there are also some matches that were entertaining but ended without a result.

Fans didn’t witness a lot of matches last year, however, this year will bring many thrilling and jaw-dropping contests as the 50-over World Cup will take place this year. Meanwhile, here we will talk about the top three highest-scoring tied matches in the 50-over format.

340 –England vs New Zealand in Napier,2008

England and New Zealand clashed against each other in an ODI match in 2008 in Napier. While batting first, the three lions scored 340 runs in the first innings, as almost every batter from the team contributed to the scoreboard.

However, that wasn’t enough as the Kiwis provided a nail-biting chase. The middle order batter Jamie How smashed a brilliant century and scored 139 runs off just 116 balls which included 10 fours and 3 sixes. But he couldn’t take his team to victory and the match ended up in a draw.

338 –England vs India in Bengaluru, 2011 World Cup

India and England faced off in a group match in the 50-over World Cup in 2011. The game was all about batters from both teams as batting first India achieved a mammoth total of 338 runs, courtesy of Virender Sehwag’s brilliant century.

England came to chase and started aggressively, the then-skipper Andrew Strauss was leading the chase and played a brilliant inning of 158 runs. However, Zaheer Khan brought the Indian team back into the game as he removed Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood, and the match ended in a draw.

321 –India vs West Indies in Vishakapatnam, 2018

West India toured India for an ODI series in 2018. The second match of the series saw a brilliant batting performance from the Caribbean batters. Batting first, the Indian team didn’t get a great start, however, it was former captain Virat Kohli’s day as he completed his 10,000 ODI runs in that match and also smashed a century which helped the team achieve a huge total of 321 runs.

However, the Indian team wasn’t expecting a nail-biting chase from West Indies but Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer had the Indian spinners scratching their heads. But the Indian bowlers made a brilliant comeback in the end and the match ended without a result.