LAHORE, Pakistan: Abdul Qadir took two runs off the last ball o snatch a remarkable one wicket win for Pakistan over former champions West Indies in the World Cup group B cricket match here on Friday
Pakistan has started the final over with their last pair, Abdul Qadir and Salim Jaffer, together and stil needing 14 runs to overtake West Indies ‘total of 216 all out from 49.3 overs.
Courtney Walsh was the bowler, just as he had been when England, wanting 13 runs off the last over a week ago, had achieved their target For the big fast bowler, the nightmare ‘was about to repeat itself.
Qadir took a single off the first ball, Jaffer a single off the second and Qadir, benefiting from a misfield, gathered two more off the third.
Then came the most telling blow of all, a massive straight bit by Qadir Tor six and four were wanted off the last two balls.
A drive into the covers yielded two move runs off the fifth ball and then a sliced hit wide of slip by Qadir took the total to 217 for nine and Pakistan had achieved a most improbable triumph to stay top of their section with a maximum 12 points from three games.
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