Best and worst totals in consecutive ODIs

Best and worst totals in consecutive ODIs by Muhammad Asim

On November 23, West Indies were dismissed for a paltry 125 runs in the second ODI by Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, after making a mammoth 347/6 in the first game against the same side a day earlier. The difference of 222 runs (347 — 125) thus provided only the ninth instance in the history of limited overs cricket when a differential of at least 200 runs resulted in a single side’s two consecutive completed innings totals. West Indies’ differential of 222 runs is now the joint-fourth highest by any side in ODI cricket history. For reader interest the accompanying table has the complete details.

Largest differential (difference) of runs in a side’s total in two consecutive ODIs

[Qualification criteria: a differential of 175 runs or more and completed team innings (all-out or atleast where 45 overs (or more) were bowled)] [27]

Diff  Total  Overs      For  Vs   R  Venue             Status  Date          LOI #
-264  338/4  50 [50]    NZ   BD   W  Sharjah           d 1     Apr 28, 1990  626
         74  31.1 [50]       Pak  L  Sharjah           SF d 1  May 01, 1990  629
+244    103  25.1 [50]  Ken  SA   L  Nairobi (Gym)     d 2     Oct 03, 1996  1124
      347/3  50 [50]         BD   W  Nairobi (Gym)     d 1     Oct 10, 1997  1239
+224     74  31.1 [50]  NZ   Pak  L  Sharjah           SF d 1  May 01, 1990  629
      298/6  54.5 [55]       Eng  W  Leeds             d 2     May 23, 1990  632
-222  348/8  50 [50]    NZ   Ind  W  Nagpur            d 1     Nov 26, 1995  1018
        126  35 [50]         Ind  L  Mumbai (BS)       d 1     Nov 29, 1995  1019
-222  347/6  50 [50]    WI   Zim  W  Bulawayo          d 1     Nov 22, 2003  2065
        125  42.3 [50]       Zim  L  Bulawayo          d 1     Nov 23, 2003  2066
-215  335/6  50 [50]    Pak  SA   W  Port Elizabeth    n 1     Dec 11, 2002  1916
        120  36.2 [50]       SA   L  East London       n 2     Dec 13, 2002  1918
+205     45  14 [50]    Nam  Aus  L  Potchefstroom     d 2     Feb 27, 2003  1970
        250  46.5 [50]       NL   L  Bloemfontein      d 2     Mar 03, 2003  1978
+201     54  26.3 [50]  Ind  SL   L  Sharjah           F n 2   Oct 29, 2000  1652
      255/7  47.2 [49]       Zim  W  Cuttack           d 2     Dec 02, 2000  1656
+200  163/7  50 [50]    SA   WI   L  Kingstown         d 1     May 16, 2001  1718
      363/3  50 [50]         Zim  W  Bulawayo          d 1     Sep 23, 2001  1748
-197  290/5  60 [60]    Eng  EA   W  Birmingham        d 1     Jun 14, 1975  27
         93  36.2 [60]       Aus  L  Leeds             SF d 1  Jun 18, 1975  31
-195  320/8  55 [55]    Eng  Aus  W  Birmingham        d 1     Aug 22, 1980  92
        125  48.2 [50]       WI   L  Kingstown         d 2     Feb 04, 1981  115
+195    127  40.1 [50]  Eng  NZ   L  Christchurch      d 2     Feb 26, 1983  185
      322/6  60 [60]         NZ   W  The Oval          d 1     Jun 09, 1983  197
+195    140  42.5 [50]  Pak  SA   L  Durban            d 2     Dec 08, 2002  1914
      335/6  50 [50]         SA   W  Port Elizabeth    n 1     Dec 11, 2002  1916
-192  262/8  50 [50]    Aus  Ind  W  Adelaide          d 1     Jan 26, 1986  357
         70  26.3 [50]       NZ   L  Adelaide          d 2     Jan 27, 1986  358
+190     86  37.2 [60]  SL   WI   L  Manchester        d 1     Jun 07, 1975  22
      276/4  60 [60]         Aus  L  The Oval          d 2     Jun 11, 1975  25
-185  290/5  50 [50]    Zim  SL   W  Harare            d 1     Nov 05, 1994  946
        105  48.1 [50]       SL   L  Harare            d 2     Nov 06, 1994  948
-183    288  49.4 [50]  SL   Pak  W  Benoni            d 1     Apr 15, 1998  1317
        105  36 [50]         SA   L  Bloemfontein      d 1     Apr 19, 1998  1321
-182  273/6  50 [50]    Aus  Pak  L  Perth             n 1     Jan 02, 1987  410
         91  35.4 [50]       WI   L  Perth             d 2     Jan 04, 1987  412
-181  219/3  49.1 [50]  Zim  BD   W  Dhaka             n 2     Nov 26, 2001  1775
         38  15.4 [50]       SL   L  Colombo (SSC)     d 1     Dec 08, 2001  1776
-180  254/4  50 [50]    Pak  Zim  W  Hobart            d 1     Feb 27, 1992  720
         74  40.2 [50]       Eng  NR Adelaide          d 1     Mar 01, 1992  726
+180    119  37.2 [50]  WI   Aus  L  Sydney            F1 n 2  Feb 07, 2001  1685
        299  49.3 [50]       Aus  L  Melbourne         F2 n 2  Feb 09, 2001  1687
+180    163  43 [50]    SL   Aus  L  Perth             n 2     Dec 22, 2002  1925
      343/5  50 [50]         Aus  W  Sydney            n 1     Jan 09, 2003  1931
-179  298/9  50 [50]    NZ   SA   L  Brisbane          d 2     Jan 09, 1998  1270
        119  33.1 [50]       Aus  L  Sydney            d 2     Jan 14, 1998  1275
-178  302/8  50 [50]    Aus  NZ   W  Melbourne         F2 d 1  Feb 13, 1983  182
        124  34 [35]         NZ   L  Sydney            n 2     Mar 17, 1983  188
-177  220/8  50 [50]    Pak  SA   W  Centurion         d 1     Feb 21, 1993  806
         43  19.5 [50]       WI   L  Cape Town         d 1     Feb 25, 1993  808
+176     70  25.2 [55]  Aus  Eng  L  Birmingham        d 2     Jun 04, 1977  43
      246/8  53.2 [55]       Eng  W  The Oval          d 2     Jun 06, 1977  44
+176    114  38.4 [50]  Zim  Eng  L  Manchester        n 1     Jul 13, 2000  1613
      290/4  49.1 [50]       WI   W  Chester-le-Street d 2     Jul 16, 2000  1616

Best for other countries:

Diff  Total  Overs      For  Vs   R  Venue             Status  Date          LOI #
+169    103  30.4 [50]  BD   Zim  L  Harare            d 2     Apr 08, 2001  1703
        272  50 [50]         Zim  L  Bulawayo          d 2     Apr 11, 2001  1706
+166     36  18.4 [50]  Can  SL   L  Paarl             d 1     Feb 19, 2003  1958
        202  42.5 [50]       WI   L  Centurion         d 1     Feb 23, 2003  1963
+112  202/9  50 [50]    NL   Zim  L  Bulawayo          d 2     Feb 28, 2003  1972
      314/4  50 [50]         Nam  W  Bloemfontein      d 1     Mar 03, 2003  1978
-95     163  46.2 [49]  SC   BD   L  Edinburgh         d 2     May 24, 1999  1459
         68  31.3 [50]       WI   L  Leicester         d 1     May 27, 1999  1465
-57   202/9  50 [50]    UAE  Ind  L  Sharjah           d 2     Apr 13, 1994  904
        145  49.5 [50]       Pak  L  Sharjah           d 1     Apr 17, 1994  908
-26     120  55.3 [60]  EA   Ind  L  Leeds             d 1     Jun 11, 1975  24
         94  52.3 [60]       Eng  L  Birmingham        d 2     Jun 14, 1975  27

Key to symbols:
Diff: differential or difference.
Overs in brackets (in ‘Overs’ column) shows the total number allotted overs to each side in the match.
R = Match result (results are from the perspective of the sides listed first in the table)
Status: SF = Semi Final; F = Final; F1 = 1st Final; F2 = 2nd Final; d = Day match; n = Day-night match; 1 = Team batted first; 2 = Team batted second. (Information in the ‘Status’ column is shown from the perspective of the sides listed first in the table)