A blast from cricketing history: Six times legends went berserk in ODIs in the 1980s

#3 David Gower – 158 (118 balls) – England vs New Zealand (15th Jan 1983)

This was an innings of two extremes for England. David Gower scored 158 runs in 118 balls at a strike rate of 133, while the rest of the England team scored 109 runs in 182 balls at a strike rate of 59.89. The sheer brilliance of Gower was in display on that day in Brisbane.

The disdain with which he attacked the New Zealand bowlers with his trademark elegance and poise was a sight to behold. Dispatching 18 fours and 4 sixes en-route his 158, Gower towered over his peers in a display of batting dominance that very few would have matched since.

There were flicks to fine-leg, punches to cover, lofted strokes in the arc, all that would have looked very much in place even in a T20. It is a gem of an innings lost in the annals of history.