Madness at Bourda
It had nothing to suggest it is going to be what it ended up in. The Guyanese batted a few more overs since I last posted and it looked,, with 7 wickets in hand, that it is going to be a comfortable victory. Certainly the commentators were laughing that its all but over but any thing can happen in one day cricket, despite not believing there was any thing left in the match except the last rites.
A few more overs down and we come to the end of the 46th over. People kept getting out to rash shots. The situation thus came to 3 wickets in hand, 4 overs and more than 6 runs an over required.
To add to the drama of the situation it was extremely dark. Bulbs in the guest pavilion where the crowds sat could be seen quite distinctively. No lights offerred to the batsmen to the astonishment of the commentators.
The 46th over gone and 3 overs to go, it was a tie by D/L system (Guyana would have won on past record in the tournament) and yet no light offered despite the batsman trying to flick to the leg side on two consecutive balls on the off side.
The 48th over finishing, the commentators put their money on Barbados. Light finally offered to the batsmen but they of course did not take it because they were behind in D/L.
And Benn, the tallest left hand spinner I have ever seen, who was sensibly bowling flat balls till then, decided to give a ball some flight to experiment. Lo and behold - a six! Guyana ahead on D/L now.
The umpires offer lights. The Guyanese batsmen go off to the dismay of the Courtney Browne and other Barbados players!
