Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Brian Lara has played some exceptional innings like the one to win the test match vs Australia in the Caribbean which is the best test I have seen.
Seeing the devastation Lara caused today against Pakistan, I would like to bring back to memory another remarkable inning played by the genius that is Lara.
He did not score as much but with the pressure of reaching the finals and chasing, getting 66 off the last 7 overs was daunting for the Windies. What does Lara do? The man who was struggling for a lot of the time in the inning almost plans his explosion and wins it for the windies. Two sixes off consecutive balls off Warne. That inning is not much remembered which is a reason for me posting this.
The match -
http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_dat...RNEYS/CUODS/WI_AUS_CUODS_ODI10_12JAN1997.html
The match report -
http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_dat...OURNEYS/CUODS/WI_AUS_CUODS_ODI10_12JAN1997_MR
From the match report from cricinfo - With 66 needed in the last seven overs, Lara cut loose, taking
14 and 11 runs off Warne's next two overs, including two
towering sixes off successive balls. Lara's last 40 runs came
off only 24 balls.
Howzat?
Some other exceptional but not as notable performances of Lara maybe even from domestic matches posted here would be much appreciated.
Seeing the devastation Lara caused today against Pakistan, I would like to bring back to memory another remarkable inning played by the genius that is Lara.
He did not score as much but with the pressure of reaching the finals and chasing, getting 66 off the last 7 overs was daunting for the Windies. What does Lara do? The man who was struggling for a lot of the time in the inning almost plans his explosion and wins it for the windies. Two sixes off consecutive balls off Warne. That inning is not much remembered which is a reason for me posting this.
The match -
http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_dat...RNEYS/CUODS/WI_AUS_CUODS_ODI10_12JAN1997.html
The match report -
http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_dat...OURNEYS/CUODS/WI_AUS_CUODS_ODI10_12JAN1997_MR
From the match report from cricinfo - With 66 needed in the last seven overs, Lara cut loose, taking
14 and 11 runs off Warne's next two overs, including two
towering sixes off successive balls. Lara's last 40 runs came
off only 24 balls.
Howzat?
Some other exceptional but not as notable performances of Lara maybe even from domestic matches posted here would be much appreciated.