Top 5 hundreds in ODI chases

#4 MS Dhoni 183* (145) vs Sri Lanka at Jaipur, 2005

Sri Lanka 298/4, India 303/4 in 46.1 overs

This was the time when Indian cricket had found a new hero. The long-haired boy from Ranchi had announced his arrival in international cricket with a sensational 123-ball 148 against Pakistan not so long ago.

In the third one-day international of the series against Sri Lanka, India, chasing a challenging total of 299, lost Sachin Tendulkar with just 7 runs on board. In a surprising move, Dhoni walked in at no. 3. He counter-attacked the Sri Lankan bowlers initially and then continued to accumulate runs with his swift running between the wickets.

India kept losing wickets at the other end but Dhoni ensured that India reached the target with nearly 4 overs left. His knock of 183 (148 balls) included 15 fours and 10 sixes. To put things into perspective, the next best score was 39 by Virender Sehwag.

Dhoni accounted for a whopping 60% of the team's runs. 183* still remains the highest score by a wicket-keeper in one-day internationals.