New Delhi, Online Desk. The record for making the biggest score in ODI cricket on the day of his birthday recorded in the name of former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar, but now this record has been broken. The second ODI match between New Zealand and Netherlands played on Saturday and in this Kiwi team won by a margin of 118 runs. The hero of the New Zealand team’s victory was the team’s wicketkeeper-batsman Tom Latham and he was also adjudged the player of the match.
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Tom Latham breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s record
Tom Latham scored an unbeaten 140 off 123 balls. With the help of 5 sixes and 10 fours against the Netherlands. On the basis of this innings, the Kiwi team scored 264 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs. In reply, Netherlands reduced to 146 runs in 34.1 overs and lost by 118 runs. In this match, Tom Latham scored 140 runs while playing a century. Latham was born on 2 April 1992 in Christchurch and played a brilliant innings in ODI cricket on his birthday. This also proved to be Tom Latham’s best score in ODI cricket.
The record for playing the biggest innings in the history of ODI cricket on the day of his birthday now recorded in the name of Tom Latham. Before Latham, this record recorded in the name of Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar scored 134 runs on his birthday in the year 1998. Now after 23 years, Tom Latham broke Sachin’s record and came at number one in terms of playing the biggest innings. On his birthday in ODI cricket. In terms of playing the biggest innings in ODIs on his birthday, New Zealand’s Ral Taylor is at number three. Who scored 131 runs in 2011.
Top 5 Batsmen who made the Highest ODI Score on Birthday in ODI
140 runs – Tom Latham (2022)
134 runs – Sachin Tendulkar (1998)
131 runs – Ross Taylor (2011)
130 runs – Sanath Jayasuriya (2008)
100 runs – Vinod Kambli (1993)
