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West Indies vs Australia 1999
Tue, October 04 2016
Brian Lara’s forgotten hundred against Australia lights up St John’s
Brian Lara scored 546 runs at 91 and a strike rate of 65 in the series, and hit 7 sixes. No other West Indian scored 200, had an average of 30, or a strike rate of 45 in the series, and the only other six came off Dave Joseph’s bat.
Thu, July 03 2014
Brian Lara’s hundred fails to win West Indies the Frank Worrell Trophy
On April 4, 1999, Brian Lara scored his third consecutive hundred against the Australians, this one in just 82 balls. The elegance of the first two knocks was certainly missing, but the result was no different; Australia were on the backfoot yet again. Karthik Parimal revisits that thunderous innings at Antigua.
Wed, July 02 2014
Brian Lara turns almost certain defeat into sensational victory with an epic 153 not out against Australia
March 30, 1999. Brian Lara’s moment of miracle. The 153 not out at Barbados was perhaps the best innings of his superb career. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the tantalising one wicket victory against the Australians.
Wed, July 02 2014
Brian Lara’s brutal 213 stuns the mighty Australians
On March 14, 1999, Brian Lara scored a magical 213 to single-handedly reverse his side’s dwindling fortunes, after months of consistent defeats. The innings not only inspired West Indies to win the Test by a huge margin, but against all odds, they went on to square the series in an emphatic fashion. Karthik Parimal looks back at one of Lara’s most memorable knocks.
Wed, July 02 2014
Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie bowl West Indies out for 51
On March 8, 1999, West Indies were shot out for 51, their lowest total in Test cricket at the time, conceding victory to Australia by a mammoth margin of 312 runs. Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie were the primary and only destroyers, as spin wasn’t even considered on that eventful fourth day of the first Test at Trinidad. Karthik Parimal looks back at that forgettable game for the home team.