Azza!
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This is my greatest chase in an ODI ever - and it was an accident.
I was at the bottom of the Super 8 in the 2011 World Cup with New Zealand. The last game against: Zimbabwe. They would make the semis with a win, and I wanted that to happen, so I decided pre-game to throw it away. I bowled delieberatly horrible, and as you can see I used Stephen Fleming. They made 2-333, including a 144 from Mukondiwa.
I was in slog mode from the beginning, looking to throw wickets away early, and I did, situated at 7-173 from 31 overs; needing 161 from 114 - Mills and Franklin at the crease. Never did I even think of what happened next. The 2 put on 119 from just 63 balls and had me poised for victory. By the time I realised what happened, I was 9 wickets down, 19 to win in 6 overs. With Franklin using the strike, I cruised to a 1 wicket win with 17 balls remaining. What a turnaround!
Definitely Franklins best innings in an ODI, and if anyone has hit bigger and quicker with a number 9 in an ODI - I want to hear about it.
Closely observe the 8th wicket partnership, Franklin and Mills' scores, and the fact that Mukondiwa smashed the record for the highest score in a losing side!
Azza,
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