ICC Cricket World Cup is the best rivalry in the world. The main idea behind this knockout Format is that the top teams battle with each other to amass their strength. In fact in the last two decades, ICC has opened the portals for the “underdogs” to show off their ability at the international level.
Till date all through the whole presence of cricket World Cup as yet, a couple of shocking upsets have happened.
The audience loves dull ponies and when they thrashed the world heavyweights the emotions and excitement are “enthralling”. Kenya to Bangladesh takes a look at the top 5 Bizarre Upsets in the long world Cup History.
Top 5 Bizzare Upsets in the Cricket World Cup history
#1 India Versus Bangladesh, 2007, World Cup
Probably, the end of the world for Indian Audience after this bizarre upset. The First time in the 1999 world cup Versus Pakistan and Next one in 2007 world cup Versus India in the league stage match. In the Group game looking at both the sides, team India has the upper hand over Bangladesh team yet these dim ponies have turned the table and staggered the cricket world over the globe.
After the Winning, the toss, Team India captain Rahul Dravid decided to bat first with the Star-Studded line-up yet things have been turning out seriously to extremely horrendous when Team India bowled out at the score of 191 runs before their 50 overs. The only major contributions come from the Sourav Ganguly (66) and Yuvraj Singh (47).
A target of 192 with the less than 5 runs per over. Bangladesh team got off to the worst start when their opener was back to Shed at the score of 24/1 yet the Team of dim ponies has chosen with their way to deal every hurdle in their way.
The quick-fire half-century from Tamim Iqbal (51) setting up the winning tone for others players which was maintained Remarkably well from the players Mushfiqur Rahim (56) and Shakib AL Hasan (53) to seek after this target with 9 balls to left. Major catches were dropped in the crucial game which brings down the team India journey to end in the world cup.
#2 Sri Lanka Versus Kenya, 2003, World Cup
Cricket was booming back then and this story of Kenya team reaching to the semi-finals of 2003 world cup was completely shocking for everyone around the world. A Non-test playing nation Stepping inside the semi-finals – Statement to the world. Not just this epic journey but the 27th match of the world cup against the Sri Lanka will be written in the golden words in Kenya Cricket History.
Sri Lanka after winning the toss forced the Minnows to bat first and Kenya Team has been restricted at the score of 210/9 in their allocated 50 overs. The Sri Lanka audience was clear this target was small and hardly a game of 30 overs with the likes of Kumar Sangarkara and Mahela Jayawardene the team has to prepare for next game without much worrying about this game yet underdog Kenya bowlers obliterate the Sri Lankan Star-Studded line-up at the score of 157 runs. The reactions were like what was that! News headlines were like the underdogs Kenya team humiliate the 96 world cup winning team Sri-Lanka team No other.
The star of the day was Collins Obuya with the career-best spell of 5/24. With this Kenya team vanquished a strong Sri Lanka team by 53 runs and gave a huge mishap to the Sri Lankan team and world cricket.
#3 South Africa Versus Bangladesh, 2007, World Cup
2007 world cup in many ways was one of the best tournaments ever in the history of cricket. Here come the another biggest upsets from the emerging Bangladesh team. Super Eight stage and 34th match of the tournament audience haven’t get over from Group stage encounter of India versus Bangladesh Match yet then comes another game that has been went under the so many perceptions.
South Africa Team after winning the toss decided to bowl first. As Bangladesh team couldn’t manage to score more than 251 runs. Additionally, it was that not extraordinary to seek after this target for strong South African side. Regardless, they got all out at the score of 184 runs and making this as maybe shocking upsets in the cricket world cup history. South Africa was the most difficult side to beat on in those years yet the uncertainty in cricket once again proved. It’s all about one-day anything can happen.
#4 Pakistan Versus Bangladesh, 1999, World Cup
A Non-test playing nation was into their first world cup campaign. The audience hasn’t expected when a team has a bowling unit like Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis would have been remembered for the stunners.
Pakistan team after winning the toss forced Bangladesh to bat first before Pakistan restricted them at the score of 223 runs and it was incredibly clear Pakistan team will go excessively far against these dim ponies. Regardless, the destruction begins with the mistime edge of Shahid Afridi and at the score of 97/6 and it appeared like the dull ponies turned the tables and stunned the world cricket.
The victory was good in many ways for Bangladesh team not just got the victory points but they have also got the test status in 2000 after this major victory against Pakistan while also played its first Test in 2000.
#5 West Indies Versus Kenya, 1996, World Cup
Two times world champions stunned by completely underdog side of Kenya team in the 20th match of the league stage in 1996 world cup game. Kenya team humiliate West Indies team by 73 runs in a low scoring encounter.
The first world cup campaign of Kenya team after putting into the bat first Kenya team has been restricted to 161 runs with immaculate best West Indies bowling pace attack. It has seemed like bowlers have made their work. Directly its period of star-studded batting line-up to seek after this smooth target.
The West Indies’ openers Started the chase to humiliate the Kenya Team. Regardless, things have been gone to most observably terrible when they were 35/4. After this, it went down to be a completed failure when they got bowled out at the score of 93 runs in just 35.2 overs. It was the complete disaster for West Indies cricket team and fans. Audience genuinely acknowledges when a dim pony team beat the world heavyweights and hit into the headlines.
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