Tuesday, May 09, 2023

Brian Lara 74 runs vs India at Chennai Willis World Series 1994

In the Ist Match of Willis World Series at Chennai, on 23 Oct 1994, Brian Lara Played sensational innings of 74 runs off 83 balls in 120 mins with the help of 5 fours at the strike rate of 89.15. West Indies were at a comfortable position of 176 for 2, but Once Brian Lara was out lbw by Tendulkar the entire West Indies team bundle out at 221 runs. In reply, India chased the target in 48.2 overs. 


Muhammad Azhar ud din played a super inning of 81 runs in 84 balls with the help of 7 fours. India won the match by 4 wickets. Azhar ud din declared man of the match. Let's watch the Brian Lara innings of 74 runs. Sachin Tendulkar picks up 3 for 36, and Venkatesh Prasad picks up 2 for 38, while Major Prabhakar, Srinath, and Kumble took the 1 wicket apiece. Courtney Walsh, Kenny Benjamin, and Anderson Cummins picked 2 wickets apiece.

Indian won the toss and elected to field first. The ODI # 936 and 50 over match. In this match, Sherwin Campbell made his ODI debut. The umpires were K Parthasarathy and KS Giridharan, while the TV umpire was Rangachari Vijayaraghavan. The match Referee was Raman Subba Row.