5 most explosive ODI innings in 2015

As batsmen continue to become more innovative with their shot selection and creativity, new heights are being reached and new records are being set every single day. 2015 has been a good year for batsmen and ODI cricket has witnessed some of the most scintillating knocks.Let us look at the 5 most explosive ODI innings of the year. Both the total runs scored by the batsmen and the strike-rates concerned have been taken into consideration.Rohit Sharma's 150 against South Africa at Kanpur or Virat Kohli's 138 against South Africa at Chennai just fail to make it to this list! 

#5 Luke Ronchi (170 against Sri Lanka at Dunedin)

Brutal and explosive would perhaps be an understatement for Ronchi's devastating counter-attacking knock against Sri Lanka in the 5th ODI at University Oval in January this year. With the Kiwis tottering at 93 for 5, Ronchi stitched together a mammoth partnership with Grant Elliott to guide their team to an imposing 360 for 5 off 50 overs.

If Elliott played a composed knock of 104 off 96 balls, Ronchi's innings was anything but. He mercilessly went after the bowling to finish with 14 fours and 9 sixes. He scored 170 off 99 balls at a strike-rate of 171.71.

Ronchi brought up the second fastest ODI 150 (off 192 balls) and registered the highest ODI score by a number 7 batsman bettering the previous record of 139 held by Dhoni. Sri Lanka could manage only 252 runs in reply and it was a comfortable victory for the Kiwis in the end.