6 most destructive hundreds in World Cup history

2. Sourav Ganguly 183 (158) vs Sri Lanka, 1999 Cricket World Cup

Sourav Ganguly is one of the best One-day players to have ever played and automatically makes it to any playing eleven. Ganguly has amassed over 11000 runs with an average of little over 40 in 311 One-day cricket. His career-best 183 came against the then defending champions Sri-Lanka at Taunton.

The early wicket of Ramesh came as a blessing for the Indian side Sourav Ganguly, along with the no. 3 batsman Rahul Dravid built a partnership of 318 for the 2nd wicket which remained the highest in the World Cup until the 2015 World Cup.

Ganguly's innings of 183 came off just 158 balls which included 17 fours and seven sixes. Ganguly's 183 and Dravid's 145 lead India to a mammoth total of 373 for the loss of six wickets. No other batsman could chip in with a substantial contribution however, the heroics from Ganguly and Dravid proved too much for Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka were practically never in the chase with Arvinda de Silva top scoring with 56. Sri Lanka were ultimately bundled out for 216, succumbing to a heavy defeat by a whopping margin of 157 runs. Ganguly's crackling innings earned him the man of the match award and will remain one of the greatest innings in World Cup cricket.

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