Darryl Cullinan's astonishing assault on the New Zealand bowlers on Saturday was the fastest ninety in Limited Overs International (LOI) cricket, beating Mohammad Azharuddin's 95* against England in 63 balls in 1992-93, which was also an innings no one who watched it will ever forget. The following table shows batsmen getting so close to a hundred in whirlwind fashion and not making it.

Batsman         Runs Bls  For  Vs   Ground         Date
					       
DJ Cullinan     94    56  SA   NZ   Auckland       27 Mar 1999
M Azharuddin    95*   63  Ind  Eng  Gwalior        05 Mar 1993
K Srikkanth     95    66  Ind  SL   Delhi (1)      15 Sep 1982
ST Jayasuriya   96    67  SL   Pak  Mohali         24 May 1997
AH Jones        93    72  NZ   Ban  Sharjah        28 Apr 1990
MD Crowe        93*   74  NZ   Eng  Manchester     18 Jul 1986
Javed Miandad   91*   75  Pak  SL   Lahore         25 Oct 1985

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