Three longest ODI innings by balls faced

Utilizing the crease for a longer period of time and scoring runs requires a lot of courage. Batters need calmness and composure to spend time in the middle. In Test cricket, it is usually the case where batters tend to occupy a lot of time on 22 yards. But in ODI cricket as well there have been instances with players facing a lot of deliveries while scoring runs.

Let’s take a look at the 3 longest innings (in terms of balls faced) in history (including 60-overs ODIs)

3. Mohsin Khan (176 balls)

In the early days of ODI cricket, matches had 60 overs per side. Speaking about the longest ODI innings, in the second semi-final of the 1983 World Cup, Pakistan faced West Indies at The Oval. Batting first, Pakistan’s Mohsin Khan scored 70 runs in 176 deliveries with just a solitary four and no sixes. He batted with a strike rate of a mere 39.77 as Pakistan posted only 184/8 in 60 overs. Mohsin’s slow innings resulted in Pakistan’s defeat by eight wickets margin.

2. Glenn Turner (177 balls)

New Zealand’s Glenn Turner played out the second-longest innings in ODIs when he scored 114 runs off 177 deliveries against India in the 1975 World Cup in Manchester. Chasing a target of 231, captain Turner opened the innings for the Kiwis and remained not out till 180 minutes with 13 fours and a strike rate of 64.40 to his name. His knock helped his side in winning the match by six wickets.

1. Glenn Turner (201 balls)

It’s the same batter in the same tournament again as Turner also holds the record for the longest innings in ODI cricket. In the 1975 World Cup match against East Africa, New Zealand batted first and he came out to open the innings with John Morrison. Turner amassed unbeaten 171 runs off 201 balls with 16 fours and two sixes. His innings lasted for 190 minutes as Kiwis scored 309/5 in 60 overs. He again was responsible for the victory over the Africans by 181 runs.