2003: Kenya: 174/8 (50 overs) vs Australia: 109/2 (15 overs)
Required Run Rate: 1.88 🤣 for the Aussies in 2003 was supposed to be a stroll. And then began the comeback spell (of 46 dots in 50 deliveries) by a rather average bowler Karim who was pulled out of retirement for the world cup.
This comeback did not win the match. It was not even close to winning the match. But still the comeback was so spectacular that they had to award the MOM to this player due to the really unusual circumstance that he suddenly created.
Suddenly he had 3 wickets in 2 maiden overs and that he bowled 6 maiden out of 8 overs and that too against Symonds who just hit a mighty 140+ against Pakistan having Akram, Aktar, Waqar.
How many times do you see an Umpire acknowledging a player.
It was an unusual match and to be honest maybe this match had a lot to signify how Kenya approached the 2003 world cup and actually made it to the semi finals.
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