Scoring a century is a big achievement for any batsman. But it is often seen that when the batsman is close to scoring a century, he gets a little nervous and in such a situation loses his wicket. Today we are telling you about the five unfortunate cricketers of the world who were run out on the score of 99 in ODI cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar was a victim of nervous nineties many times. He played an ODI match against South Africa in which he scored 99 runs in 143 balls. Sachin missed 1 run from completing his century and he was run out.

Eoin Morgan

Eoin Morgan is a former England captain who batted at number three in a match against Scotland in 2006, playing for Ireland, and was run out after scoring 99 runs in 134 balls and could not complete the century.

Adam Gilchrist

This has happened with Adam Gilchrist as well. In the 2003 ODI World Cup, Adam Gilchrist was run out for 99 in a match against Sri Lanka. Although his team won that match by 96 runs.

Sanath Jayasuriya

Former Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya comes at number four on this list. Sanath Jayasuriya was playing 99 runs in 83 balls in the match played against England in 2003. But he was run out before completing the century.

Graeme Smith

Graeme Smith comes at number five in this list, who returned to the pavilion after scoring 99 runs in 106 balls in an ODI against Sri Lanka in 2002. Graeme Smith could not complete the century and was run out.