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In 2002, Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif placed on 121 for the sixth wicket within the NatWest Series remaining at Lord’s to resuscitate India’s chase of 326 in opposition to England. (Image: Twitter/ICC)
As a lot legendary because the chase is how skipper Ganguly celebrated from the Lord’s balcony by taking off his jersey and waving it fiercely, giving cricket one in all its iconic moments
It’s been 20 years since Lord’s witnessed one of many best ODI chases of all- time as Sourav Ganguly-led India pulled off a surprising win. As a lot legendary because the chase is how skipper Ganguly celebrated from the Lord’s balcony by taking off his jersey and waving it fiercely, giving cricket one in all its iconic moments.
Chasing a mammoth complete of 325 to win within the remaining of the Natwest Trophy, India’s large gun had departed. And it was time for the following era stars – Mohammad Kaif and Yuvraj Singh – to take over the match. Yuvi and Kaif stitched collectively a memorable partnership and pull India again into the competition after they have been down and out.
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After successful the toss, then England skipper Nasser Hussain opted to bat first. Riding on centuries from Marcus Trescothick’s (109 runs off 100 balls) and Hussain (115 runs off 128 balls) England posted a mammoth 325/5 in fifty overs.
Allrounder Andrew Flintoff additionally performed a cameo of 40 runs off 32 balls.
The vacationers began the chase emphatically as their openers Virender Sehwag (45 runs off 49 balls) and Ganguly (60 runs off 43 balls) added 106 runs in simply 14.3 overs. However, the short departures of Sehwag and Ganguly led to a batting collapse as India went from 105 for 0 to 146 for five within the house of 10 overs.
That introduced collectively Kaif and Yuvraj collectively and they added 121 runs for the seventh wicket. Paul Collingwood introduced England again into the sport by eradicating Yuvraj within the forty second over. And, after that, Kaif made certain to take India throughout the road with none additional hiccups.
While Yuvraj scored 69 runs off 63 balls, Kaif made 87 runs off 75 balls as India received the match by two wickets and three balls to spare.
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