Greatest victories for your team in your lifetime

For an Indian, I guess it'll be simple enough. Nothing beats Kolkata '01.

As an English fan who wasn't born in 1981, it would have to be Edgbaston 2005.

I don't think there's ever been a series as good or as exciting as the Ashes 2005, certainly not in my experience. Edgbaston would probably be the greatest in that series. Unbelievable Test.

Snap.

Edgbaston 2005 without doubt.

Headingley 1998 v SA by 26 runs to take the series 2-1

Brisbane & Melbourne 1986/7 to win the Ashes in Aus.

Sabina Park 1990 v WI, 1st test win against the WI for 16 years

Oh, and I suppose 1981 Leeds although I was only 8 and remember all the hoohah, wasn't a great cricket fan then. Also the 1982/3 Melbourne test win by 2/3 runs?

Lords 2000 was pretty sweet, as was Karachi in the dark later that year.

Hoggard's heroics in Johannesburg, 2005, for me. We were robbed of one of the greatest ever English victories at Durban in that series too, in my opinion.

Augustus wrote:Hoggard's heroics in Johannesburg, 2005, for me. We were robbed of one of the greatest ever English victories at Durban in that series to, in my opinion.

Good call, that was some comeback in that test.

Oval 2001
Cape Town 2002
Nagpur 2004
Adelaide 2006
Melbourne 2006
Sydney 2008

PearlJ wrote:Oval 2001
Cape Town 2002
Nagpur 2004
Adelaide 2006
Melbourne 2006
Sydney 2008

Oh, and Hobart 1999.

ODIs
Melbourne 1992

Tests
1- Barbados 1988
1- Bangalore 1987
3- Chennai 1999
4- Leeds 1987
5- Durban 1998
6- Kolkata 1999
7- Karachi 1994(vs AUS)
8- Karachi 2006(vs IND)
9- Multan 2005(vs ENG)
10- Lords 1992

PearlJ wrote:

PearlJ wrote:Oval 2001
Cape Town 2002
Nagpur 2004
Adelaide 2006
Melbourne 2006
Sydney 2008

Oh, and Hobart 1999.

Thanks for the reminder- need to add that to the "worst defeats"

Test
Sabina 1999(Lara 213)
Kensington 1999(Lara 153*)
ARG 2003(We chased down 418)

ODI

Champions trophy 2004



I am too young to remember the glory days of the West Indies.

I've enjoyed most of the ones said, a couple in retrograde however.

One that hasn't been mentioned was Edgy '97. The usual shitstorm preceeding the Ashes had happened, I thought we had a chance. Bobby was excellent 1st up, Caddick wrapped up the others for a michelle, cracking double by Nass, quality partnership with Thorpe, trademark graft from Aussie 2nd time around. Thought we could win the series. Puh.

loads of great india wins since 01 but the few that stand out for me:

kolkata 01
natwest final 02
vs pak wc 03
adelaide 03
t20 wc final

its been a good time to be a india fan

This was a pretty good victory:

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/match/238187.html

Headingley 1981:need I say more?

PlanetPakistan wrote:ODIs
Melbourne 1992

Tests
1- Barbados 1988
1- Bangalore 1987
3- Chennai 1999
4- Leeds 1987
5- Durban 1998
6- Kolkata 1999
7- Karachi 1994(vs AUS)
8- Karachi 2006(vs IND)
9- Multan 2005(vs ENG)
10- Lords 1992

Georgetown 1988

From recent times Kolkatta and Chennai 01 agaisnt the Aussies. The T 20 WC finals against Pakistan was also an absolute nail biter.

Headingley '81
Lord's '00
Edgbaston '05

1969/70

Perth 08, which was all the more satisfying for the whole emotional roller-coaster that led up to it. Kolkata 01 was magic no doubt, but the TV and internet media hype before Perth 08 made it the most satisfying Indian test win I can remember.

Port Elizabeth 1997.

Why is the Indian list of worse defeats far longer than the list of great victories?

taipan wrote:Why is the Indian list of worse defeats far longer than the list of great victories?

Asks a forgetful saffie . . . .