Top 5 memorable chokes in ODI cricket

Sunday’s match between Pakistan and Australia was witness to one of the most memorable instances of choking in a tense situation by a team when the Men in Green, requiring 2 to win in the final over, went to lose the match thanks to Glenn Maxwell’s double-wicket maiden.Cricket has had its fair share of moments where fortunes have changed dramatically and the end result has turned out to be the most unexpected one.We’ve had some most memorable chokes in the history of cricket. Here are the top 5:

#5 India vs South Africa - Hero Cup semifinal 1993

Sachin Tendulkar

India had posted a mediocre 195 against South Africa, thanks largely to Mohammad Azharuddins 90.

Chasing 196, South Africa kept losingwickets at regular intervals andrequired 5 runs in the final over to enter the final.

Manoj Prabhakar, Javagal Srinath and Kapil Dev had 2 overs left, but to everyones surprise, Captain Azhar called upon Sachin Tendulkar to bowl the final over.

Tendulkar bowled a brilliant last over to concede just 2 runs as India went to win the game by 2 runs.