Post Line-ups Legends At Battle XII | Round 4 - FOUR wickets in an over; an unbelievable finish...

I rate Razzaq very highly. But, in ODIs. A great talent but, not recognized as he should have been.

Yes, he was decent in Test as well but didn't made it as big as he did in ODIs. He can be dangerous though. Once he batted India out of a test who were on the threshold of the win.
 
Whenever I hear of Razzak, his innings (century) gainst SA echoes in my mind. Took Pak to a win from the jaws of defeat......
 
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ROUND 1
MATCH 1
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AUSTRALIA vs ZIMBABWE
at Arnos Vale Ground,St Vincent
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Pitch Condition: Poor

Toss: Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field

AUSTRALIA 1st innings
Code:
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Donald Bradman*     lbw            b. Price        90   110   20    0   81.8%
Sid Barnes          lbw            b. Streak       76   102   15    1   74.5%
Ricky Ponting       c. Campbell    b. Brandes      23    34    5    0   67.6%
Steve Waugh         c. Price       b. Brandes       0     1    0    0    0.0%
Allan Border        lbw            b. Price        81   162   14    0   50.0%
Adam Gilchrist?     c.?Houghton    b. Brandes      49    77   11    0   63.6%
Richie Benaud       c.?Houghton    b. Streak       20    39    4    0   51.3%
Brett Lee           c. Goodwin     b. Olonga       29    98    5    0   29.6%
J.J.Ferris                         b. Streak       10    48    2    0   20.8%
Bill O'Reilly       lbw            b. Price        13    36    3    0   36.1%
Dennis Lillee       not out                         9    11    2    0   81.8%
 
 Total:  413/10       Overs:  119.3        Run Rate:  3.46     Extras:  13 
   
                             Day 2  12:00 PM
   
  
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AUSTRALIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
D Bradman     S Barnes     ???????????????????????????????????      157 (205)
D Bradman     R Ponting    ????                                      18 (17)
S Waugh       R Ponting    ?                                          6 (8)
A Border      R Ponting    ??????                                    29 (48)
A Border      Gilchrist    ????????????????????                      92 (151)
A Border      R Benaud     ??????????                                48 (84)
A Border      B Lee        ?                                          2 (20)
J.J.Ferris    B Lee        ??????                                    30 (89)
B O'Reilly    B Lee        ????                                      21 (67)
D Lillee      B Lee        ??                                        10 (28)


     Fall of Wickets    157/1     175/2     181/3     210/4     302/5
                        350/6     352/7     382/8     403/9     413/10    

 Total:  413/10      Overs:  119.3         Run Rate:  3.46    Extras:  13   
  
                                     -X-

ZIMBABWE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Heath Streak         21.0      8      60      3      2.86     0      1 
Henry Olonga         23.3      8      47      1      2.00     1      2 
Eddo Brandes         21.0      4      81      3      3.86     0      2 
Andy Blignaut        22.0      7      95      0      4.32     0      1 
Ray Price            23.0      5      87      3      3.78     0      0 
Grant Flower          9.0      1      37      0      4.11     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 2 

 Total:  413/10       Overs:  119.3        Run Rate:  3.46    Extras:  13   
                                     -X-

ZIMBABWE 1st innings
Code:
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Murray Goodwin                     b. Lillee       25    35    6    0   71.4%
Alistair Campbell                  b. Lillee       39    69    7    0   56.5%
Grant Flower        run out (Benaud)               21    76    5    0   27.6%
Andy Flower         c. Bradman     b. J.J.Ferris  107   170   21    0   62.9%
Dave Houghton?      c. O'Reilly    b. Lillee       31    29    6    0  106.9%
Brendan Taylor      c.?Gilchrist   b. Lillee       29    49    5    1   59.2%
Heath Streak*       c. Border      b. Lillee        0     8    0    0    0.0%
Andy Blignaut                      b. J.J.Ferris   20    45    4    0   44.4%
Eddo Brandes                       b. Benaud        1     7    0    0   14.3%
Ray Price           c. Lillee      b. Benaud        8    21    2    0   38.1%
Henry Olonga        not out                         0     6    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  295/10       Overs:  85.3         Run Rate:  3.45     Extras:  14 
   
                             Day 3  11:42 AM
   
  
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ZIMBABWE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Goodwin     A Campbell   ???????????????????????                   53 (73)
G Flower      A Campbell   ???????????                               26 (61)
G Flower      A Flower     ?????????????????                         41 (96)
D Houghton    A Flower     ????????????????????????????              65 (61)
B Taylor      A Flower     ????????????????????????                  57 (110)
H Streak      A Flower     ?                                          3 (10)
A Blignaut    A Flower     ??????????                                23 (55)
A Blignaut    E Brandes    ?                                          1 (7)
A Blignaut    R Price      ???????                                   18 (25)
H Olonga      R Price      ???                                        8 (15)


     Fall of Wickets    53/1      79/2      120/3     185/4     242/5
                        245/6     268/7     269/8     287/9     295/10    

 Total:  295/10      Overs:  85.3          Run Rate:  3.45    Extras:  14   
  
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AUSTRALIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
J.J.Ferris           15.0      3      50      2      3.33     1      1 
Dennis Lillee        18.0      3      74      5      4.11     1      2 
Steve Waugh           6.0      1      22      0      3.67     0      0 
Brett Lee            13.0      3      33      0      2.54     0      3 
Richie Benaud        16.3      5      50      2      3.03     0      1 
Bill O'Reilly        13.0      4      51      0      3.92     0      0 
Allan Border          4.0      1      10      0      2.50     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 0 

 Total:  295/10       Overs:  85.3         Run Rate:  3.45    Extras:  14   
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AUSTRALIA 2nd innings
Code:
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Donald Bradman*     lbw            b. Streak        1     2    0    0   50.0%
Sid Barnes          c. G Flower    b. Price        77   116   15    1   66.4%
Ricky Ponting       c.?Houghton    b. Olonga       38    70    8    0   54.3%
Steve Waugh                        b. Price        39    49    8    0   79.6%
Allan Border                       b. Olonga       25    20    6    0  125.0%
Adam Gilchrist?     c. A Flower    b. Price        29    25    7    0  116.0%
Richie Benaud       not out                        54    83   10    1   65.1%
Brett Lee                          b. Olonga       13    24    3    0   54.2%
J.J.Ferris          lbw            b. Olonga        0     8    0    0    0.0%
Bill O'Reilly       c. G Flower    b. Streak        3     2    0    0  150.0%
Dennis Lillee       c. Brandes     b. Price        14    25    3    0   56.0%
 
 Total:  308/10       Overs:  70.2         Run Rate:  4.38     Extras:  15 
   
                             Day 4  10:23 AM
   
  
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AUSTRALIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
D Bradman     S Barnes     ?                                          2 (4)
R Ponting     S Barnes     ???????????????????????????????????       81 (127)
S Waugh       S Barnes     ?????????????????????????                 58 (85)
S Waugh       A Border     ?????????????????                         40 (35)
S Waugh       Gilchrist    ???                                        8 (6)
R Benaud      Gilchrist    ?????????????????                         40 (47)
R Benaud      B Lee        ???????????????                           37 (51)
R Benaud      J.J.Ferris   ?                                          4 (14)
R Benaud      B O'Reilly   ????                                      11 (4)
R Benaud      D Lillee     ???????????                               27 (49)


     Fall of Wickets    2/1       83/2      141/3     181/4     189/5
                        229/6     266/7     270/8     281/9     308/10    

 Total:  308/10      Overs:  70.2          Run Rate:  4.38    Extras:  15   
  
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ZIMBABWE Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Heath Streak         12.0      1      54      2      4.50     1      1 
Henry Olonga         21.0      6      93      4      4.43     0      0 
Eddo Brandes         12.0      2      42      0      3.50     0      1 
Andy Blignaut         9.0      0      41      0      4.56     1      0 
Ray Price            15.2      1      67      4      4.37     0      1 
Grant Flower          1.0      0       1      0      1.00     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 8 

 Total:  308/10       Overs:  70.2         Run Rate:  4.38    Extras:  15   
                                     -X-

ZIMBABWE 2nd innings (Target: 427)
Code:
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Murray Goodwin                     b. Benaud       30    34    7    0   88.2%
Alistair Campbell                  b. Benaud       93   202   17    1   46.0%
Grant Flower        lbw            b. Lillee       94   134   21    0   70.1%
Andy Flower         lbw            b. Benaud       25    32    6    0   78.1%
Dave Houghton?      lbw            b. J.J.Ferris   19    43    3    0   44.2%
Brendan Taylor      lbw            b. O'Reilly     28    67    5    0   41.8%
Heath Streak*       c. Lee         b. Benaud       19    45    3    0   42.2%
Andy Blignaut       lbw            b. Lillee       15    16    1    1   93.8%
Eddo Brandes                       b. O'Reilly     12    29    2    0   41.4%
Ray Price           c. Border      b. Lillee       14    18    3    0   77.8%
Henry Olonga        not out                         4     9    1    0   44.4%
 
 Total:  369/10       Overs:  104.2        Run Rate:  3.54     Extras:  16 
   
                             Day 5  11:21 AM
   
  
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ZIMBABWE Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
M Goodwin     A Campbell   ?????????                                 47 (62)
G Flower      A Campbell   ???????????????????????????????????      165 (273)
A Flower      A Campbell   ????????                                  39 (63)
D Houghton    A Campbell   ?                                          6 (12)
D Houghton    B Taylor     ??????                                    30 (65)
H Streak      B Taylor     ???????                                   35 (72)
H Streak      A Blignaut   ?                                          4 (16)
E Brandes     A Blignaut   ???                                       18 (14)
E Brandes     R Price      ???                                       16 (36)
E Brandes     H Olonga     ?                                          9 (13)


     Fall of Wickets    47/1      212/2     251/3     257/4     287/5
                        322/6     326/7     344/8     360/9     369/10    

 Total:  369/10      Overs:  104.2         Run Rate:  3.54    Extras:  16   
  
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AUSTRALIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
J.J.Ferris           16.0      4      65      1      4.06     1      0 
Dennis Lillee        25.0      3     115      3      4.60     0      1 
Brett Lee            15.0      3      55      0      3.67     1      1 
Bill O'Reilly        21.2      8      46      2      2.16     0      2 
Richie Benaud        17.0      4      41      4      2.41     1      0 
Allan Border          4.0      1      17      0      4.25     0      0 
Steve Waugh           6.0      2      21      0      3.50     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 5 

 Total:  369/10       Overs:  104.2        Run Rate:  3.54    Extras:  16   
                                     -X-

MATCH SUMMARY
Code:
Australia           413 & 308
Zimbabwe            295 & 369
   
Australia won by 57 runs
  
Man of the match: Richie Benaud

POINTS
Code:
Australia- 5
Zimbabwe- 0

Batting: Australia- 4,Zimbabwe- 2
Bowling: Australia- 4,Zimbabwe- 4

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Though Zimbabwe fought hard,it wasn't enough to beat Australia.Richie Benaud starred with both bat and ball as his brilliant leg spin bowling triggered a collapse during Zimbabwe's run-chase after they had got off to a brilliant start.​
 
A really great performance from Zimbabwe. We let them get too many in the first innings, and except for Andy Flower the batsmen didn't make the most of their starts, it was always going to be hard to win when we gave them a big lead on a poor pitch. We showed a lot of fight in the second Innings and the bowlers all tried hard. We come away with plenty of positives from the match. :)
 
Round Two Line-up:

Murray Goodwin
Alistair Campbell
Grant Flower
Andy Flower
Dave Houghton ?
Paul Strang ^
Heath Streak* ^
Andy Blignaut ^
Eddo Brandes ^
Ray Price ^
Henry Olonga ^

In: Paul Strang Out: Brendan Taylor
 
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ROUND 1
MATCH 2
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WEST INDIES vs PAKISTAN
at Kensington Oval,Barbados
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Pitch Condition: Normal

Toss: Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl

WEST INDIES 1st innings
Code:
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gordon Greenidge    c. Y Khan      b. Younis       27    58    5    0   46.6%
Desmond Haynes      lbw            b. Akram        22    43    3    0   51.2%
Vivian Richards                    b. Akram        12    12    3    0  100.0%
George Headley      lbw            b. Ajmal       143   171   31    0   83.6%
Frank Worrell       c. Anwar       b. I Khan        1    20    0    0    5.0%
Garry Sobers*       lbw            b. Ajmal        16    29    2    1   55.2%
Clyde Walcott?      c. Inzam'-Haq  b. Akram        22    33    4    0   66.7%
Lance Gibbs         c. Younis      b. Akram         5    22    1    0   22.7%
Andy Roberts        c.?Mohammad    b. I Khan        5    25    1    0   20.0%
Curtly Ambrose      c. Y Khan      b. Younis       15    28    3    0   53.6%
Malcolm Marshall    not out                         0     1    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  277/10       Overs:  73.3         Run Rate:  3.77     Extras:  9 
   
                             Day 2  11:12 AM
   
  
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WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Greenidge     D Haynes     ?????????????????????                     50 (97)
Greenidge     V Richards   ??????                                    14 (15)
Greenidge     G Headley    ?                                          4 (3)
F Worrell     G Headley    ?                                          2 (27)
G Sobers      G Headley    ???????????????                           35 (67)
C Walcott     G Headley    ?????????????????????????                 58 (85)
L Gibbs       G Headley    ??????????????????                        42 (48)
A Roberts     G Headley    ??????????????                            32 (55)
C Ambrose     G Headley    ???????????????                           35 (40)
C Ambrose     M Marshall   ??                                         5 (4)


     Fall of Wickets    50/1      64/2      68/3      70/4      105/5
                        163/6     205/7     237/8     272/9     277/10    

 Total:  277/10      Overs:  73.3          Run Rate:  3.77    Extras:  9   
  
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PAKISTAN Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Imran Khan           13.0      2      43      2      3.31     0      1 
Waqar Younis         18.3      7      47      2      2.54     1      1 
Abdul Razzaq         12.0      3      48      0      4.00     0      1 
Wasim Akram          16.0      5      55      4      3.44     0      1 
Saeed Ajmal          11.0      1      55      2      5.00     0      1 
Javed Miandad         3.0      0      26      0      8.67     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 0 

 Total:  277/10       Overs:  73.3         Run Rate:  3.77    Extras:  9   
                                     -X-

PAKISTAN 1st innings
Code:
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Saeed Anwar         lbw            b. Gibbs        49    50   10    0   98.0%
Zaheer Abbas        c. Richards    b. Roberts      32    70    5    0   45.7%
Younis Khan                        b. Worrell     100   147   17    0   68.0%
Inzamam-ul-Haq                     b. Gibbs        21    27    5    0   77.8%
Javed Miandad                      b. Sobers       19    41    4    0   46.3%
Hanif Mohammad?     c. Richards    b. Roberts       0     4    0    0    0.0%
Imran Khan*         c.?Walcott     b. Sobers       38    98    7    0   38.8%
Abdul Razzaq        c. Haynes      b. Marshall     22    60    5    0   36.7%
Wasim Akram         c. Ambrose     b. Roberts       1    18    0    0    5.6%
Waqar Younis        c. Ambrose     b. Roberts       1    12    0    0    8.3%
Saeed Ajmal         not out                         5     7    1    0   71.4%
 
 Total:  303/10       Overs:  88.1         Run Rate:  3.44     Extras:  15 
   
                             Day 3  11:06 AM
   
  
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PAKISTAN Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Anwar       Z Abbas      ???????????????????????????????           72 (95)
Y Khan        Z Abbas      ?????????????????                         39 (59)
Y Khan        Inzam'-Haq   ???????????????????                       44 (66)
Y Khan        J Miandad    ?????????????????????????                 58 (86)
Y Khan        H Mohammad   ?                                          2 (12)
Y Khan        I Khan       ??????????                                25 (48)
A Razzaq      I Khan       ?????????????????????                     50 (118)
W Akram       I Khan       ??                                         6 (16)
W Akram       W Younis     ?                                          2 (19)
W Akram       S Ajmal      ??                                         5 (10)


     Fall of Wickets    72/1      111/2     155/3     213/4     215/5
                        240/6     290/7     296/8     298/9     303/10    

 Total:  303/10      Overs:  88.1          Run Rate:  3.44    Extras:  15   
  
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WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Malcolm Marshall     18.0      3      66      1      3.67     2      0 
Curtly Ambrose       15.0      5      34      0      2.27     0      1 
Andy Roberts         11.1      1      45      4      4.03     1      0 
Frank Worrell        14.0      5      35      1      2.50     0      1 
Lance Gibbs          17.0      3      71      2      4.18     1      3 
Garry Sobers         13.0      1      48      2      3.69     1      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 5      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 0 

 Total:  303/10       Overs:  88.1         Run Rate:  3.44    Extras:  15   
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES 2nd innings
Code:
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gordon Greenidge    c. Anwar       b. Ajmal       160   219   29    1   73.1%
Desmond Haynes      c. Inzam'-Haq  b. Ajmal        77   117   16    0   65.8%
Vivian Richards     c.?Mohammad    b. Akram         8    14    2    0   57.1%
George Headley      c. Y Khan      b. Ajmal         7     6    1    0  116.7%
Frank Worrell       run out (Akram)                53   109   10    0   48.6%
Garry Sobers*       c. Y Khan      b. Ajmal       117   133   24    1   88.0%
Clyde Walcott?      lbw            b. I Khan       44    72    8    0   61.1%
Lance Gibbs                        b. Younis        1    19    0    0    5.3%
Andy Roberts                       b. Younis       38    73    6    0   52.1%
Curtly Ambrose      not out                         4    20    1    0   20.0%
Malcolm Marshall    c. Abbas       b. Younis        4     5    1    0   80.0%
 
 Total:  536/10       Overs:  130.0        Run Rate:  4.12     Extras:  23 
   
                             Day 4  2:15 PM
   
  
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WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Greenidge     D Haynes     ???????????????????????????????????      154 (216)
Greenidge     V Richards   ???                                       15 (31)
Greenidge     G Headley    ?                                          7 (7)
Greenidge     F Worrell    ??????????????????????????????           135 (200)
G Sobers      F Worrell    ??                                         5 (11)
G Sobers      C Walcott    ????????????????????????                 108 (132)
G Sobers      L Gibbs      ?                                          7 (41)
G Sobers      A Roberts    ?????????????????                         78 (93)
C Ambrose     A Roberts    ?????                                     22 (44)
C Ambrose     M Marshall   ??                                         5 (5)


     Fall of Wickets    154/1     169/2     176/3     311/4     316/5
                        424/6     431/7     509/8     531/9     536/10    

 Total:  536/10      Overs:  130.0         Run Rate:  4.12    Extras:  23   
  
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PAKISTAN Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Imran Khan           28.0      8     107      1      3.82     2      2 
Waqar Younis         25.0      4      97      3      3.88     2      1 
Wasim Akram          29.0      5     150      1      5.17     0      1 
Abdul Razzaq         13.0      1      36      0      2.77     2      0 
Saeed Ajmal          27.0      2     110      4      4.07     0      2 
Javed Miandad         8.0      2      27      0      3.38     1      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 7      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 4 

 Total:  536/10       Overs:  130.0        Run Rate:  4.12    Extras:  23   
                                     -X-

PAKISTAN 2nd innings (Target: 511)
Code:
Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Saeed Anwar                        b. Gibbs       104   150   21    0   69.3%
Zaheer Abbas        c. Roberts     b. Gibbs        37    53    8    0   69.8%
Younis Khan         c. Sobers      b. Ambrose      46    68    9    1   67.6%
Inzamam-ul-Haq      c. Marshall    b. Sobers       23    31    5    0   74.2%
Javed Miandad       c. Greenidge   b. Gibbs        25    36    5    0   69.4%
Hanif Mohammad?     lbw            b. Roberts      24    28    5    0   85.7%
Imran Khan*         c. Roberts     b. Gibbs         9     9    2    0  100.0%
Abdul Razzaq        c. Richards    b. Gibbs         0     1    0    0    0.0%
Wasim Akram         c.?Walcott     b. Marshall     14    28    3    0   50.0%
Waqar Younis        c. Richards    b. Roberts       0     4    0    0    0.0%
Saeed Ajmal         not out                        13    20    3    0   65.0%
 
 Total:  309/10       Overs:  70.5         Run Rate:  4.36     Extras:  14 
   
                             Day 5  12:59 PM
   
  
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PAKISTAN Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
S Anwar       Z Abbas      ????????????????????                      61 (82)
S Anwar       Y Khan       ???????????????????????????????????      102 (142)
S Anwar       Inzam'-Haq   ?????????????????                         51 (67)
S Anwar       J Miandad    ????                                      14 (27)
H Mohammad    J Miandad    ??????????                                31 (31)
H Mohammad    I Khan       ??????                                    19 (21)
H Mohammad    A Razzaq                                                0 (1)
H Mohammad    W Akram                                                 0 (3)
W Younis      W Akram                                                 0 (4)
S Ajmal       W Akram      ??????????                                31 (47)


     Fall of Wickets    61/1      163/2     214/3     228/4     259/5
                        278/6     278/7     278/8     278/9     309/10    

 Total:  309/10      Overs:  70.5          Run Rate:  4.36    Extras:  14   
  
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Malcolm Marshall     13.5      1      54      1      3.90     1      1 
Curtly Ambrose       14.0      0      60      1      4.29     0      0 
Andy Roberts         12.0      1      62      2      5.17     1      1 
Frank Worrell         5.0      1      14      0      2.80     0      0 
Lance Gibbs          11.0      3      44      5      4.00     1      0 
Garry Sobers         15.0      2      69      1      4.60     0      3 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 4 

 Total:  309/10       Overs:  70.5         Run Rate:  4.36    Extras:  14   
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MATCH SUMMARY
Code:
West Indies         277 & 536
Pakistan            303 & 309
   
West Indies won by 201 runs
  
Man of the match: Garry Sobers

POINTS
Code:
West Indies- 6
Pakistan- 0

Batting: West Indies- 4,Pakistan- 2
Bowling: West Indies- 4,Pakistan- 4

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Brilliant performances from Gordon Greenidge,Lance Gibbs and Garry Sobers totally turned the game around in favor of the West Indies.
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Sobers was brutal and attacking with the bat and also had a bag full of tricks which dismantled the batsmen of Pakistan and played a very supportive role to the crafty off-spinner Lance Gibbs who was the chief destroyer during Pakistan's run-chase.
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The West Indies also earned a bonus point for their massive win by a margin of 201 runs.​
 
The first innings batting was nothing short of a disaster, I feel. Kudos to Pak bowlers for restricting our batting to that score. We bowled well and didn't let them get a healthy lead. Then, it was the openers who set it up followed by the skipper. Special mention of George Headley, whose 140 odd in the first innings was all the difference. Lance Gibbs' 5 wicket haul meant we won by a huge margin. Vivian Richards form is a bit of a worry but, player of such a class and ability, once he comes good, he will come to the party!

Now, coming on to Zimbabwe. Had they given away less runs in the first innings on that pitch, we might have seen a fantastic win for the Zimbabwe side. They came back well and were really positive chasing that 400 + score. But, as one would expect, it was a bit too much. Still, well played guys, good luck ahead! :thumbs
 
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West Indies
Gordon Greenidge
Desmond Haynes
Everton Weekes
Brian Lara
Frank Worrell ^
Garry Sobers (c) ^
Jeff Dujon (wk)
Lance Gibbs ^
Joel Garner ^
Michael Holding ^
Courtney Walsh ^

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Garry Sobers to bowl spin.​
 
Vivian Richards form is a bit of a worry but, player of such a class and ability, once he comes good, he will come to the party!

Even the legendary Sir Don's form has been quite ordinary by his standards in warm-ups as well as here.Ever since that captaincy burden has been thrust on him,he hasn't quite been himself while batting.:spy
 
Even the legendary Sir Don's form has been quite ordinary by his standards in warm-ups as well as here.Ever since that captaincy burden has been thrust on him,he hasn't quite been himself while batting.
Yeah, saw Sir Don is the Aussie skipper. I'd leave the captaincy to someone else and just allow Sir Don to bat in his own way.

But, that isn't the case with Sir Viv. :p Next match is against Sri Lanka who, I feel don't look much threatening. But, in Cricket nothing can be said. We won't be taking any team lightly. I think the side I'm playing against SL is still very very good even if it doesn't have probably our two best batsmen and best bowlers.
 
But, in Cricket nothing can be said. We won't be taking any team lightly. I think the side I'm playing against SL is still very very good even if it doesn't have probably our two best batsmen and best bowlers.

Then you're going in the right direction:thumbs.One should never under-rate a player.I run a KFC BBL on another forum where Henriques scored 144 against a strong bowling attack in an ODI and before that his manager was 'scared' of including him in the XI because he under-estimated the player:D
 
Then you're going in the right direction.One should never under-rate a player.I run a KFC BBL on another forum where Henriques scored 144 against a strong bowling attack in an ODI and before that his manager was 'scared' of including him in the XI because he under-estimated the player

I never under rate anyone in Cricket. One good day and that's it. But, this is 5 days. :p
 

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