Top 10 greatest upsets in ODI cricket

9. Kenya vs Sri Lanka (Nairobi – 2003 World Cup)

Collins Obuya

In one of the more stirring incidents of the 2003 edition of the World Cup, Kenya crushed Sri Lanka by 53 runs as they went on to reach the semi-finals of the quadrennial event for the first time.

After SL captain Jayasuriya won the toss and invited the Africans to bat, Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan wrecked the batting line-up as they shared seven of the nine wickets to fall; only Kennedy Otieno showed some fight with a courageous 60 from 88 balls. Kenya finished with 210 in their full quota of 50 overs.

In reply, leg-spinning all-rounder Collins Obuya destroyed the Lankans with a superb five-wicket haul – notably dismissing Jayawardene, Aravinda de Silva, Sangakkara and Hashan Tillakaratne – as Kenya restricted the Lankans to 157, with de Silva top-scoring with 41. Obuya took home the Player of the Match award for his fine bowling efforts.