Mark Waugh is one of the best Australian batters to have ever played both Test Cricket and ODI Cricket at the same level of success. Mark Waugh is also known as one of the greatest slip fielders of all time. Mark Waugh has played 128 Test Matches for Australia. He has scored 8029 runs at an average of 41.82. He has hit 20 hundreds in Test Cricket. He has also played 244 ODIs for Australia in which he has made 8500 runs. He has made these at an average of 39.35 with 18 Hundreds in ODI Cricket. He has hit 38 Hundreds in his international career and he has made more than 16500 international runs.
Let’s the at the Top 5 Best Innings of Mark Waugh
1) 173 vs West Indies (2001)
This is not just the highest score by Mark Waugh in ODI Cricket but in his international career. This is his best batting performance in his career. He was batting first and he batted for 148 Balls. He smashed 16 fours and 3 sixes meaning 82 runs in boundaries. He ran for 91 runs and still his strike rate was 117 in this incredible knock. Mark Waugh showed the world why he was rated as one of the best. Australia won this match by 39 runs.
2) 138 vs England (1991)
This was the first test innings in the career of Mark Waugh and he made a brilliant century against England. This innings was enough to show everyone that the next big superstar in world cricket was here. He only took 188 balls to hit 138 runs. He hit 18 fours meaning 72 runs in boundaries and he was striking at 73.40 which was great for his debut innings in Test Cricket. This was made against a very good England bowling attack.
3) 153* vs India (1998)
The highest score of Mark Waugh in Test Cricket was made against India in 1998. This was an away test match for him and he made an unbeaten 153 not out. Mark Waugh batted for 267 balls in this innings. He hit 13 fours and 4 sixes meaning 76 runs in boundaries. He had a strike rate of 57.30. He tired the Indian bowling and they were not able to get him out. As a result of his Sublime innings, Australia won this away test match by 8 Wickets.
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4) 139* vs West Indies (1991)
He has played match winning innings for Australia against West Indies In both Test and ODI Cricket. This is one of his best Test Cricket innings. He was not out and he batted for 188 balls. He smashed 11 fours and 3 sixes in this innings meaning 62 runs in boundaries. He was striking at 74 in this knock. Mark Waugh loved batting against the West Indies. Australia won this match by 157 runs. Mark Waugh was an important contributor in the major wins for Australia.
5) 130 vs Sri Lanka (1996)
One of his best ODI innings came against Sri Lanka in this match. Australia were batting first and Mark Waugh was batting at the top of the order. He batted for 144 balls. He made 130 runs and in this knock he hit 7 fours and 3 sixes meaning 46 runs in boundaries. He ran for 84 of his runs in this innings and he still had a great strike rate of 90.28. Mark Waugh could make big hundreds against any opposition. He was one of the best in the world. Australia won this match by 83 runs.
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