Answer: 50
New Zealand were struggling towards the end but Daniel Vettori led them to victory, hitting a four to win the game.
From Quiz: Australia vs New Zealand
Answer: Rajkot
This match was held in Rajkot, Gujarat. Chief Minister Narendra Modi was also in attendance to see the match.
From Quiz: Hero-Honda Cup: 1st ODI
Answer: For the first time a 400+ target was set and also chased down
For the first time in the history of one day cricket, a team had scored 400 runs. The match played at the Wanderers ground in Johannesburg saw a target of 434 being set which by itself was a world record. The match was played till the last over and this huge target being chased down successfully. The plethora of records created resulted in many newspapers calling this match as the greatest one day match ever played.
From Quiz: The Greatest Ever ODI: RSA v AUS
Answer: 2
The first and second over (bowled by James Anderson and Jon Lewis) resulted in maidens. Tendulkar and Ganguly had to make runs.
From Quiz: India vs England: 5th ODI
Answer: The series was level at 2-2, the South Africans having surrendered a 2-0 series lead
The tag of 'chokers' was once again rearing its head in the South African and Australian media.
From Quiz: ODI: SA vs. Australia, 12Mar06
Answer: 5th January, 1971
Australia and England played the first ODI on 5 January 1971 at Melbourne.
From Quiz: First is Best
Answer: Bangladesh, 1998
The tournament was initially called the "ICC Knockout Trophy." It was changed to "ICC Champions Trohy" from 2002 onwards. Held once every two years, it is one of the two major tournaments of international cricket, alongside the Cricket World Cup and is the only competition which brings together all 10 Test-playing nations to compete in one event.
From Quiz: ICC Champions Trophy
Answer: David Hookes
David Hookes, coach of the Victorian team and former Test cricketer, was killed a week earlier. His death deeply affected the cricket world.
From Quiz: Australia v Zimbabwe Game 9, VB Series 2004
Answer: 33
Shane Watson was actually born in Ipswich Queensland, but moved to Tasmania to play for the Tigers. He is not the only player to do so.
From Quiz: ODI Players: Your Number's Up!
Answer: Nathan Bracken
Nathan Bracken was the best bowler for Australia, with his three wickets including the prize scalp of Sachin Tendulkar for 100.
From Quiz: TVS Cup 2nd Game: Australia v India
Answer: Pakistan
Pakistan then ended up with a total of 7/258. These extras were made up of 8 byes, 10 leg byes, 37 wides, and 4 no-balls.
From Quiz: Extra! Extra! Extras in Cricket!
Answer: Australia and England
Quite fittingly, the two countries that played the first Test Match also played the first ODI. It was arranged to give the Melbourne public some cricket to watch after the scheduled Test Match was washed out. Therefore, the first ODI was played on 5th January, 1971, at Melbourne. Also fittingly, the same team that won the first Test won the first ODI (Australia!).
From Quiz: ODI Firsts
Answer: 7
He was out c Fulton b Mills
From Quiz: Australia vs New Zealand
Answer: Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir
The couple opened the innings at Rajkot. There was a fabulous match ahead of this. Sourav Ganguly had already retired after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against the Aussies.
From Quiz: Hero-Honda Cup: 1st ODI
Answer: South Africa
The 5th ODI between Australia and South Africa was the last match of the series that was tied 2-2. Australia won the toss and elected to bat first and put up a massive record score of 4/434 in 50 overs. Most people had assumed that the result of the match was a foregone conclusion, they were stunned when South Africa chased down this score scoring 9/438 winning with one ball to spare. Thus South Africa won the series 3-2.
From Quiz: The Greatest Ever ODI: RSA v AUS
Answer: 116
This included a very fast innings of Tendulkar (who was dismissed so that the partnership broke)-71 off 59 balls. Jon Lewis bowled in a little medium pace and Tendulkar was caught by prior. A solid innings, by the time Sourav Ganguly had gotten his 50.
From Quiz: India vs England: 5th ODI
Answer: The world's best all-rounder, Shaun Pollock, would be missing the game due to an injury picked up in the last game
A potentially disastrous loss, which in the end made the result all the more incredible-or possibly was a crucial factor in determining the course of this game. Would the Aussies have made 434 if Pollock had bowled 10 overs?
From Quiz: ODI: SA vs. Australia, 12Mar06
Answer: 8
A bowler can bowl maximum of 8 overs (64 balls).
From Quiz: First is Best
Answer: New Zealand
New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets in the inaugural match of the tournament at Dhaka on October 24, 1998.
From Quiz: ICC Champions Trophy
Answer: Bucknor and Davis
Steve Bucknor and Steve Davis were the umpires on the field, and the TV umpire was Darrell Harper.
From Quiz: Australia v Zimbabwe Game 9, VB Series 2004
Answer: 24
Brad Williams spent the entire 2002-03 on the edge of an Australian team call-up! His ODI Debut was in the VB Series of Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, 2001/02.
From Quiz: ODI Players: Your Number's Up!
Answer: Sachin Tendulker and Vangipurappu Laxman
Laxman and Tendulker both went on to make centuries, before Tendulkar was out for 100 caught by Hayden bowled by Bracken.
From Quiz: TVS Cup 2nd Game: Australia v India
Answer: 6/261
This match was played at Chester-le-Street, and the extras consisted of: 5 byes, 6 leg byes, 33 wides, and 15 no-balls.
From Quiz: Extra! Extra! Extras in Cricket!
Answer: John Edrich
Somewhat surprisingly, Edrich won it, even though England lost the match. Edrich scored 82 off 119 balls out of England's 190 all out. It wasn't enough to stop Australia.
From Quiz: ODI Firsts
Answer: Michael Hussey
He got 49 off 65 deliveries and 99 minutes, hitting only 1 four and a six
From Quiz: Australia vs New Zealand
Answer: 127
Gambhir fell for 51 and India were 1-127 after 19.5 overs. Replacing him was Suresh Raina, who went out with 43 runs.
From Quiz: Hero-Honda Cup: 1st ODI
Answer: Ponting
Their captain Ricky Ponting who scored a blistering 164 runs in just 105 balls with 13 fours and 9 sixes.
From Quiz: The Greatest Ever ODI: RSA v AUS
Answer: Monty Panesar
This man made a marvelous 59 off 79 balls, the next ball at 150-2 by Monty Panesar took the Wicket of Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir was batting with him, and Sourav Ganguly played his 300th match. A partnership of 34 runs.
From Quiz: India vs England: 5th ODI
Answer: 97
And SA were already contemplating chasing a huge score...of 350 or so maximum...right?
From Quiz: ODI: SA vs. Australia, 12Mar06
Answer: Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth, the right handed batsman captained the England team for the first ODI in 1971.
From Quiz: First is Best
Answer: South Africa & West Indies
West Indies surprised India in the semifinals while South Africa thrashed Sri Lanka in the other semis.
From Quiz: ICC Champions Trophy
Answer: 5
Now retired, Steve Waugh encouraged all the ODI players to give it there all. His nickname referred to in the question was 'Ice Man' although his more commonly known nickname is Tugga.
From Quiz: ODI Players: Your Number's Up!
Answer: 51
Zimbabwe made 9/252. Out of these extras there were 14 leg byes, 21 wides, and 16 no-balls. There were actually no byes.
From Quiz: Extra! Extra! Extras in Cricket!
Answer: David Lloyd
David Lloyd scored 116 (not out) on 31st August, 1974 against Pakistan at Trent Bridge in what if memory serves correctly would have been 55 overs. Lloyd had, earlier in the season, scored 214 not out in his second Test against India, which makes one wonder why he never played a lot more for England.
From Quiz: ODI Firsts
Answer: New Zealand
They won by 6 wickets with 7 balls remaining
From Quiz: Australia vs New Zealand
Answer: 138 not out
He scored a daunting 138 not out off 125 balls at a strike rate of 176.92. He scored 16 fours and 6 sixes. Raina scored 43 and Dhoni finished off with a 39. India scored 387/5. Samit Patel picked 2-78 and Harmison picked 2-75.
From Quiz: Hero-Honda Cup: 1st ODI
Answer: Pollock
South Africa's best bowler Shaun Pollock missed the match because of a back injury. His absence affected the bowling as the Springbok bowlers could not stop the Aussie batting blitzkrieg. An interesting feature that was Glenn McGrath the lead bowler of Australia also did not play the match. The absence of two of the most economical bowlers probably resulted in the run glut.
From Quiz: The Greatest Ever ODI: RSA v AUS
Answer: 72 off 57
The highest scorer of this match was Yuvraj Singh with this marvelous 72, which led India to a brilliant end. The Gambhir-Yuvraj partnership made 94 runs.
From Quiz: India vs England: 5th ODI
Answer: 398 for 5, Sri-Lanka vs. Kenya, 1995/6
The New Zealand score is the only other real one-they came perilously close to breaking the record but didn't quite get there...I made up the other scores...Our match is the first time the 400 mark has been passed (and it happened twice!)
From Quiz: ODI: SA vs. Australia, 12Mar06
Answer: Lawry
Bill Lawry, the left-handed batsmen captained the Australian team.
From Quiz: First is Best