Cricket batting legend Brian Lara performed the innings of his life and the West Indies recorded one of the vital exceptional victories in cricket historical past, beating Australia by a single wicket to go 2-1 up within the Test sequence. While Lara scored 375 and an unbeaten 400 in his profession, his unbeaten 153-run knock in opposition to Australia in Barbados is on one other stage altogether.
It was the third Test of the four-match sequence and on that balmy day of March 30, 1999, the prodigal sonturned messiah at Bridgetown. Earlier within the match, Steve Waugh received the toss and elected to bat first. He led from the entrance, scoring 199 and was aided with Ricky Ponting’s 104that took Australia to 490 of their first innings.
In reply, the hosts had been bundled out for 329 runs of their first innings. Sherwin Campbell prime scored with 105, whereas Ridley Jacobs made 68. Lara may solely handle eight runs within the first innings. However, the Caribbean facet made a superb comeback and dismissed Australia for simply 146 within the second innings, which set West Indies a goal of 308 runs to win.
Aussie bowlers Glen McGrath and Stuart MacGill ensured the hosts didn’t have it straightforward within the chase. After a 72-run opening partnership, the hosts withthree fast wickets went down for one more 13 runs earlier than the tip of the fourth day.
Resuming play on the ultimate day of the Test, Lara — who was unbeaten at two the day gone by -took cost of the sport. The Prince of Trinidad was slicing, driving and flicking Australian bowlers into oblivion. He single-handedly thrashed the most effective staff on this planet at the moment and had batted for simply 5 minutes below six hours. In his epic innings, he confronted 258 deliveries and scored 19 fours and a beautiful six in his unbeaten 153.
Lara’s knock is much more particular as no different batsman from both facet managed to get previous 40 runs within the second innings of the Test. He additionally managed to get his facet over the road, with wickets falling on the different finish and at last Courtney Walsh holding up 5 balls.
Lara, with an excellent, drive by the covers off Jason Gillespie’s supply, pulled off an unbelievable win because the Windies made 311/9.
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