Top 10 greatest upsets in ODI cricket

8. Zimbabwe vs Australia (Trent Bridge – 1983 World Cup)

Cricket World Cup 1983, Australia v Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge: Duncan Fletcher hits Jeff Thomson on his way to 69

Zimbabwe stunned the cricketing world for the first time when they defeated a powerful Australian side in the 1983 World Cup by 13 runs at Trent Bridge. Not many gave them a chance after Australian skipper Kim Hughes won the toss and chose to field first.

Very quickly, Zimbabwe were in deep trouble at 94/5, with Dennis Lillee, Graham Yallop and Allan Border taking those wickets. But skipper Duncan Fletcher led from the front with an unbeaten 69, forging useful partnerships with the tail, and steered his side to a respectable 239.

In the chase, left-hander Kepler Wessels top scored with 76, but Australia soon fell behind the run rate, and could manage to score only 226/7 thanks to a hard-hitting 42-ball half century from wicket-keeper Rodney Marsh. Fletcher took four wickets and was adjudged the Man of the Match – incidentally, he embarked on a long coaching spell in South Africa and is the current coach of the Indian team, while Wessels led South Africa in the 1992 World Cup where they beat Australia at Sydney.