6 most memorable knocks in World Cup chases

The 2015 Cricket World will be played from February 14, 2015 to March 29, 2015. This is the second time the 50-over World Cup will be played in Australia-New Zealand. Pakistan won the previous World Cup in 1992 that was played in the region.Despite different formats, the 50-over World Cup remains the pinnacle of glory for all cricketing nations, and the performances here are remembered for a long time. Chases in World Cup can be tricky, especially during the knockout stages. Heroes and villains emerge from such situations and careers can take any route based on a single performance.Under such immense pressure, there have been some amazing individual innings played over the years. The importance of the match, along with the audacity of the reply from the batsman form the basic parameters for coming up with this list.Here is a look at the top 6 knocks played in during chases in World Cup matches.

#6 97 Gautam Gambhir vs Sri Lanka, Mumbai, 2011

India’s Gautam Gambhir dropped anchor and steadied the Indian run-chase at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai after India were reduced to 31-2 in the Final of 2011 World Cup.

Gambhir walked out to bat in the very first over of the Indian innings and was up against the scoring rate right from the start. India were chasing a total of 275 runs under lights and the Lankan bowlers were on a roll. Gambhir got his timing going early in his innings and paired up with Virat Kohli in the middle overs to keep up the Indian scoring rate. Kohli however was dismissed in the 22nd over with India still over 160 runs away from the target.

Gambhir himself fell in the 42nd over, just three runs shy of a century when he tried to charge a Thisara Perera delivery and was clean bowled. India were just over 50 runs away from their target at this stage and well on their way to a win.