Top 10 greatest ODI cricket matches of all time

#7. India vs England - Final, NatWest Series at Lord’s (13 Jul 2002)

Ganguly celebrated wildly after India won the final

The 2002 NatWest Series was a tri-series involving the hosts England, India and Sri Lanka. After playing six games each in the league stage, India and England played the final at Lord’s.

In the final, England set India a target of 326 runs thanks to centuries from Marcus Trescothick and Nasser Hussain. India started their chase well and reached 106 in only 14.2 overs with captain Sourav Ganguly scoring a blistering half-century. However, they were soon reduced to 5/146.

At the crease were the young Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif and the duo added 121 runs for the sixth wicket before Yuvraj was dismissed. India still needed 59 runs off 50 balls which was reduced to 12 runs off 15 balls after a 47-run partnership for the seventh wicket between Kaif and Harbhajan Singh.

Kaif scored nine runs in the 49th over which left India only two runs short of the target but Zaheer Khan was on strike for the final over. Khan scored those two runs in the third ball of the over to give India a famous victory and it also sparked an iconic celebration from the Indian captain.