Wahab v Watson

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Technically, Shane Watson won this particular duel by surviving, going on to hit the winning runs. But if it really was a victory, it was one characterised by looking like a complete div for a prolonged period.

Wahab Riaz’s mistake was that he left himself reliant on the woeful catching ability of his team-mates. Waqar Younis never made that mistake. He focused on the stumps. Fewer links in the chain, you see. If you hit them, you don’t even need the umpire.

But for all that it was ultimately unproductive, Wahab’s spell was memorable. We’ve documented it and some other stuff from that match for the Mumbai Mirror.

One comment

MJ says:

March 22, 2015 at 6:27 pm

Just wanted to say that highlights of wickets and boundaries bore after d+1, but to get hold of the full bowler/batsman duel on highlights is not as easy.