It would be interesting to note how the Australian record for the highest score in an innings in a Limited Overs International match has moved, in the background of Adam Gilchrist's 154 on Sunday against Sri Lanka. It stood at less than a hundred for four years until Alan Turner scored Australia's first hundred at this level.

In the recent past, Dean Jones increased the record to 145 in 1990-91, and it remained the national record, although Ricky Ponting came very close to beating it last year against Zimbabwe only to ultimately equal it. Gilchrist thus becomes the first Aussie to score a 150 in these matches.

The following table examines the progress of the Australian record for the highest score in LOI matches, the benchmark being 50.

Runs  Batsman            Teams     Venue           Season   Date
 60   IM Chappell      Aus v Eng   Melbourne       1970-71  05 Jan 1971
 61   KR Stackpole     Aus v Eng   Birmingham      1972     28 Aug 1972
 83   IM Chappell      Aus v NZ    Dunedin         1973-74  30 Mar 1974
 86   IM Chappell      Aus v NZ    Christchurch    1973-74  31 Mar 1974
101   A Turner         Aus v SL    The Oval        1975     11 Jun 1975
125*  GS Chappell      Aus v Eng   The Oval        1977     06 Jun 1977
138*  GS Chappell      Aus v NZ    Sydney          1980-81  25 Nov 1980
145   DM Jones         Aus v Eng   Brisbane        1990-91  16 Dec 1990
145   RT Ponting       Aus v Zim   Delhi (1)       1997-98  11 Apr 1998
154   AC Gilchrist     Aus v SL    Melbourne       1998-99  07 Feb 1999

Contributed by : Atul Kahate (AKahate@yahoo.com)