Ravi Rampaul was a very good bowler for the West Indies who does not play much cricket these days. Ravi Rampaul did not do so well in test cricket as he only played 18 Test Matches and he took 49 Wickets in test cricket. It was the ODI format in which he was at his best. He has played in 92 ODIs for West Indies and in those Matches he has taken 117 Wickets at an average of 29.35. He has taken 10 Four Wicket Hauls and 2 Five Wicket Hauls in ODI Cricket.
Let’s look at the Top 5 Best Bowling Performances of Ravi Rampaul in ODI Cricket
1) 4/41 vs England (2007)
This was the first 4 Wicket Haul by Ravi Rampaul ODIs and it came in a winning cause. This match was against England who were a very good team. England had a target of 277 Runs. Ravi Rampaul bowled a dream spell and he took 4 Wickets for 41 runs and West Indies won the match by 61 runs. Ravi Rampaul had become a star in the West Indies after this match winning performance.
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2) 4/37 vs India (2009)
This is yet another performance by Ravi Rampaul where he was the difference maker. India batted first in this innings and Ravi Rampaul did not let them settle as they were all out for 188 in this match. He Bowled 10 overs in the match and at the run rate of 3.7 he gave 37 runs and took 4 Wickets. West Indies won the match by 8 wickets and it was one of the most dominant performances.
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3) 4/61 vs Australia (2010)
This was a match that had no result but this performance by Ravi Rampaul cannot be ignored because it came against the best team in the world. Australia were the best ODI team for more than a decade. They were batting first in this ODI and Ravi Rampaul took 4 wickets for 61 runs in 9.4 overs. Even though his run rate was more than 6 per over , he restricted Australia for 225. The match was not able to be completed.
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4) 4/45 vs Pakistan (2011)
The early part of the 2010s was a great time for Ravi Rampaul. This match vs Pakistan was a good reminder of the quality that Ravi Rampaul had . He absolutely destroyed Pakistan in this match as he took 4 Wickets for 45 runs in 10 overs. Pakistan were not able to get any momentum in this match and they were all out by 139 runs. West Indies won this match by a whopping 10 wickets.
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5) 4/29 vs Bangladesh (2014)
The last performance in this list is against Bangladesh and it came in the year 2014. The incredible thing is that he has taken 4 wicket hauls against all the teams in ODI Cricket. This match was one of his best as he bowled 10 overs and after giving away only 29 runs in 10 overs at 2.9 runs per over he picked 4 wickets. This match was a showing of Ravi Rampaul the fast bowler. West Indies won this match by a big margin of 91 runs.
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