Ranking Wayne Parnell’s Top 3 Performances in ODI Cricket 

Wayne Parnell burst onto the scene as a talent that could bowl fast and also wield the bat with considerable ease. South Africa had pinned their hopes on Wayne Parnell becoming an able ally to Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel across all formats. Born on the 30th of July 1989, Wayne Parnell has had a stop-start career for the Proteas. 

Aged just 19 in early 2009, Wayne Parnell made his ODI debut versus Australia in Perth. The youngster didn’t get a chance to bat as South Africa scored 288/6 from their 50 overs. Wayne Parnell bowled 10 overs and picked the key wicket of Brad Haddin for 63 and gave away 52 runs. 

In nearly 15 years of his South African career, Parnell has played 73 matches and picked 99 ODI wickets with three fifers. With the bat, Wayne Parnell has scored 574 runs with one fifty and has an average of 20.5 and a strike rate of 79. 

Here are the top 3 performances by Wayne Parnell in ODI Cricket 

3- 56 vs Pakistan – Sharjah -2013 

Wayne Parnell’s only ODI fifty came in 2013 during a close game against Pakistan. South Africa batted first and scored 183 and were at one stage struggling at 86/6 before Wayne Parnell came to the rescue. Then aged 23, the left-handed batter scored 56 runs from 70 balls with six fours and a six. This helped South Africa win the match by one run as Parnell also picked 3 wickets including that of Ahmad Shehzad for 58 as well as wickets of Misbah ul Haq and Mohammad Hafeez. 

2- 4/42 vs West Indies – Centurion -2015

South Africa posted a massive total of 361 on the board during the 5th ODI versus West Indies at Centurion. Hashim Amla scored 133 off 105 balls while Rilee Rossouw smashed 132 off 98 balls. The damage with the ball was done by Wayne Parnell who picked 4/42 from his 9 overs. He began by dismissing Dinesh Ramdin and Andre Russell before getting rid of Jonathan Carter and Jason Holder as Proteas won the game by 131 runs. 

1- 5/48 vs England – Cape Town – 2009

Just weeks after taking his first-ever ODI fifty, 20-year-old Wayne Parnell struck again. The left-arm pacer picked a career-best 5/48 in the game versus England. The home team batted first and posted 354 on the board thanks to AB De Villiers’ 121. Hashim Amla, Graeme Smith, and Alviro Petersen scored fifties to help the side reach the massive total on the board. Wayne Parnell began by dismissing Luke Wright and Johnathan Trott. The pacer then dismissed Paul Collingwood for 86 before dismissing Stuart Broad and James Anderson to complete his fifer. 

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