10 ODI matches with most inning extras in Cricket history

10 ODI matches with most inning extras in Cricket history

Bowling department in cricket sometimes gets really cruel. Although it is one of the most fun facet as well when skill and speed merges together nothing can substitute the feeling. Fastest bowlers in cricket are a real asset of their respective sides. Speed, swing and variation – three most lethal weapons for any cricket team to conquer the opposition. However the most important ingredient in any bowlers attack is still absent. The factor that keeps both pace and swing affective for any bowler is his precise line and length. Cricket history is full of fast and spin bowlers however only a few of them fulfill the economical bowler’s criterion. Raw strength often leads to vast speed however that pace needs to be controlled in cricket to become a useful bowler. Otherwise the results could be devastating for the home side.

Cricket matches with most inning extras conceded in them are an outcome of the same rash bowling. As a matter of fact some fielders also play further role in getting the opposition most inning extras but chief credit goes to the bowlers. Spin bowlers conversely can be less responsible for most innings extras conceded because their line and length usually remains under control. Modern day cricket is a lot more speedy and competitive. With so much talented players emerging each day nobody has a sure top spot when it comes to winning percentage. Similarly the advent of T20 format has made the game a whole more unpredictable. Now a day, teams strive to block a single run on the field. Considering the value of a single score today, extra inning runs are of much importance.

Most innings extras record in One day International inning belongs to Pakistan Cricket team. The side which is well reputed for their unpredictable style of cricket conceded a total of 59 extras against Scotland. The numbers included 5 leg bye, 6 bye, 33 wide and 15 no balls in a match during 1999 ICC World Cup. Although at the end they managed to win the game quite easily, it has been written in record books. More interestingly in the second inning  also gave away a total of 37 extra runs. Thus the game turned out to be the match with most extra runs in cricket history. Top 10 of these matches, having conceded most inning extras are as under;

Top 10 ODI matches with most inning extras in Cricket history

Team 1	Team 2	Total score (both innings)	Wickets	Overs	Extras	Byes	Leg bye	wide	No balls
Pakistan	Scotland	428	16	88.5	96	6	17	50	23
Pakistan	West Indies	461	17	90.4	90	8	25	50	7
India	Zimbabwe	501	19	95.0	90	1	18	45	26
Pakistan	West Indies	431	18	98.5	73	2	20	43	8
India	Kenya	564	9	100.0	72	0	15	52	5
India	New Zealand	504	11	98.2	70	8	19	29	14
India	Australia	388	18	87.3	69	8	15	46	0
Bangladesh	Pakistan	384	19	94.3	69	1	11	49	8
Pakistan	West Indies	323	13	84.2	68	0	10	46	12
India	West Indies	383	14	97.0	68	6	17	28	17