Top 10 greatest ODI cricket matches of all time

#6. New Zealand vs Australia - 3rd ODI at Hamilton (20 Feb 2007)

New Zealand completed a clean sweep of the series with a memorable win

The Aussies have been involved in some fantastic ODI matches which is why they feature more number of times than any other team in this Top 10 list. The match in question is the third and final ODI of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy after the Kiwis had already won the series.

Australia were without many of their key players for the tournament but they were determined to win the final match to save some face. After winning the toss, they chose to bat and scored 346 runs with Matthew Hayden scoring an unbeaten 181 off only 166 balls.

New Zealand’s chase got off to a terrible start as they were reduced to 4/41 after 9.1 overs. A quick half-century from Peter Fulton got them to 116/5 leaving Craig McMillan and Brendon McCullum in the middle.

McMillan scored the then fastest century by a Kiwi player by reaching triple figures in only 67 balls. He went on to score 117 runs which is his highest individual score and the innings involved 13 fours and five sixes. However, when he was dismissed, the home side still needed 66 runs off 52 balls with four wickets left.

Australia tightened the screw by dismissing two tail-enders cheaply but a timely cameo from Mark Gillespie who scored 28 runs from 15 balls meant that in the final over, New Zealand needed seven runs. McCullum hit a six off the first ball to level the score before winning the game with a boundary with three balls and one wicket left.