6 batsmen who scored the most runs in their respective last ODIs    

#1 James Marshall - 161 against Ireland (2008)

James Marshall could not hold on to his place in the team despite the heroics in his last ODI

Not many batsmen would have hammered a mammoth score and subsequently fallen out of favour with the team management. Yet, the unusual manifestation befell James Marshall. Along with his twin brother Hamish, he played several matches for New Zealand in the mid 2000s. Unlike Hamish who made his international debut in 2000, James had to wait until 2005 before representing the Blackcaps. His tryst with the highest level lasted for just three years.

Extra Cover: 5 highest opening partnerships in ODIs

During the opening game of the 2008 Tri-series, New Zealand and Ireland locked horns in Aberdeen. On a benign track against a pedestrian bowling unit, James and Brendon McCullum made merry by putting on a 274-run opening partnership. Even though they fell 12 runs short of the record stand for the first wicket, both batsmen had done enough to propel the Kiwis to a daunting total of 402 for the loss of just two wickets. In reply, the Irish could only muster a paltry 112.

McCullum and James smashed their career best ODI scores of 166 and 161 respectively. While the wicket-keeper batsman continued to surge to greater heights across all formats, the latter was discarded permanently from the New Zealand set-up.