by Durhamfootman » Thu Jan 02, 2020 10:30 pm
I've pm'd mine
couldn't fit it in, but my honourable mention goes to Carlos Brathwaite for his stunning 101 against NZ in the WC. With far too much to do, still needing 130 runs with 7 wickets down, and nothing whatsoever to work with apart from the timely obduracy of what remained of the tail, he somehow contrived to get the WIndies to within 33 runs of victory with 3 overs to play, having determinedly, through sensible, considered cricket and adept farming of the strike, seen off the NZ gun bowlers. He then gave it everything, spanking Matt Henry for 25 off the 48th over to leave victory in sight. Then with 6 runs needed to win he launched Jimmy Neesham to the boundary for the winning six..... only for Trent Boult to somehow pluck it out of the sky as it crossed the winning line. Scenes of Edgbaston as a distraught Carlos was consoled by Ross Taylor.
If he'd completed that victory, would it have eclipsed the feats of Ben Stokes later in the final? of course not... Ben's was the final, after all, but it was a remarkable innings for all that.
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