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HEADLINE: Mohammed, Nurse ace West Indies' highest successful chase

 
CaribbeanCricket.com Apr 7, 2017, 3:05:49 PM 

The so-called second-string internationals, in the absence of their IPL superstars, were about to put on a second innings show that will live not just long in the memory, but immortally in the record books.

This is one way to nail a 300-plus chase, a method no cricket manual, traditional or modern, would recommend. West Indies themselves may have not planned to finish it off this way, but they did. Jason Mohammed played the innings of his life as West Indies clawed their way back into a contest they didn't even seem to be a part of for 35 overs of the chase.

They needed 128 from 13 overs when Jason Mohammed suddenly exploded into life, treating Pakistan's vaunted fast-bowling attack with disdain, as Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and Hasan Ali were all on the receiving end of hammerings in the slog overs.

When Pakistan realised there was life yet in the contest, Jason Mohammed was one step ahead of everything the bowlers, and an increasingly panic-stricken Sarfraz Ahmed, could throw at him. Ashley Nurse gave Jason Mohammed adequate support towards the end as Pakistan's sizeable advantage vanished before their disbelieving eyes. Before the small Guyana crowd could pinch themselves, their side had beaten Pakistan into submission and romped to their highest-successful ODI chase.


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Courtesy Apr 7, 2017, 3:07:05 PM 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Chrissy, you post this? You see how the writer not bias like you.

big grin

 
Fivestar Apr 7, 2017, 10:46:35 PM 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

That was an impressive win by the West Indies team. The only bad thing was Jason Mohammed didn't get a richly deserved century.

As former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura would say, "I'm impressed and I don't impress easy".

However, let us not get carried away as this is a very young team. So there will be some hills and valleys before we reach the mountain top.

 
Cornfused Apr 9, 2017, 12:04:57 PM 

Just right for ROMANADRIBBLEING et al

 
Judgement Apr 9, 2017, 12:16:19 PM 

In reply to Fivestar

Exactly, well said, we need to be patient and let this team build without shouting for change or replacements every single game.