In the early 2000s, Australia was the supreme ruler in the world of cricket. The Australian brigade under the leadership of Steve Waugh turned out to be untouchable. They were able to win any game against any opponent and that too anywhere in the world. On 13 May 2003, however, in the final Test of the four-match series, the West Indies made an incredible comeback in script history against the mighty Aussies.
West Indies chased 418 to defeat Australia at Antigua in 2003. Image: @ICC
After winning the first three games, the Tourists, Australia were aiming to sweep the series by winning the last match at the Antigua Recreation Ground in St. John’s Antigua. Batting first, Australia were all out after scoring 240 runs in the first innings. Opener Justin Langer scored 42 runs in 74 balls for them. Caribbean fast bowler Jermaine Lawson was the show-stealer for the Islanders. He destroyed the Australian batting order by taking seven crucial wickets while bowling 20 overs.
In the first innings, West Indies scored 240 runs to level the trailing total. Captain Brian Lara was the leading run-scorer for the Caribbean side. He hit a half-century and scored 68 runs in 94 balls. Three-wicket hauls from both Andy Bichel and Brett Lee did the most for the visitors.
Talking about the second innings, the opening pair of Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden added 242 runs together in the scoresheet of the visiting team. While Langer scored 111 runs in 161 balls, Hayden played a massive innings of 177 runs in 260 balls. Captain Steve Waugh also played a remarkable innings of 45 runs to take them to a mammoth total of 417 runs. Mervyn Dillon took four, Omari Banks and Wasbert Drakes took two wickets each.
Chasing 418, West Indies faced some major setbacks with the dismissals of Chris Gayle, Devon Smith and Darren Ganga for 19, 23 and 8 respectively. After those early wickets, Brian Lara, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul took charge of the Caribbean innings. Sarwan and Chanderpaul both scored a ton with 104 and 105 runs respectively. Captain Lara contributed 60 runs in 119 balls. In the end, Omari Banks (47) and Wasbert Drakes (27) helped West Indies chase down 418 runs and write new history for most runs in Test cricket.
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