From then, Brian Lara took charge of the game to guide West Indies to a win. Courtney Walsh was the destructor in chief as he grabbed a fifer. They bowled out the Aussies for just 146. Glenn McGrath bagged four wickets.īut the hosts bounced back in the second innings and put up a commendable performance. Brian Lara Cricket 99 - Game Modes and Gameplay Quick match a quick friendly one-dayer where all options are set up by the computer. In response, the Windies bundled out for 319. Brian Lara's knock was decorated with 19 fours and one six, and in the end, he remained not out to see his side through.ĪLSO READ | Brian Lara records: Brian Lara picks KL Rahul as his favourite batsman to watch 'He's just clasĪustralia had scored a mammoth total of 490 with the help of Steve Waugh (199) and Ricky Ponting (104) centuries. The notable thing about that knock was no batsman from either side could score above 40 in the second innings. International tours Start date Home team Away team Results Matches Test ODI FC LA 8 October 1999 Bangladesh West Indies 02 2. That's when Lara's wonderful knock came to West Indies' rescue as they registered a narrow one-wicket win. The 19992000 international cricket season was from September 1999 to April 2000. West Indies, who were set a target of 308 were reeling at one stage, with their score being 105/5. Brian Lara scored an unbeaten 153 to stun Australia to secure a 1-wicket victory for his side in Barbados.
BRIAN LARA CRICKET 1999 SERIES
The Yorked video series was part of our exercise that was scheduled to run parallel with Road Safety. The batting maestro played one such exemplary innings on March 30, 1999. One of crickets all-time great Brian Lara engaged in a fun-filled, candid chat with Firstpost, fronting to some quickfire questions on his vast international career for the West Indies, comparison between Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar and his thoughts on five versus four day Test matches. Over the years, Brian Lara has played several match-winning knocks for West Indies.ĪLSO READ | Brian Lara records: The southpaw makes big positive claim about Team India despite New Zealand away humbling Brian Lara's 153* stuns Australia
Former West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara was a legendary batsman who enticed everyone with his stroke-filled batting. When it comes to Test cricket, Brian Lara was an institution in himself.