5 fast bowling spells that rattled the opposition batting line-up

Trent Boult perturbed the English team in the most humiliating way.
Trent Boult perturbed the English team in the most humiliating way

#3 Steve Harmison (12.3-8-12-7 vs West Indies in 2004)

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West Indies simply had no answer to Harmison.
West Indies simply had no answer to Harmison

Another opening match of an England-West Indies series, but with the roles reversed this time out as it was England who had the last laugh.

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Their weapon of destruction - none other than 'Big' Steve Harmison. West Indies started the match in a very good way, posting a respectable 311 on the board.

With a first innings score of 339, England gained a minimal lead of just 28 runs. No one knew that this minimal lead was enough for the English team to win the match by 10 wickets.

West Indies started off steadily, scoring 13 runs in the first 7 overs and, then, everything went downhill for them.

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Harmison initiated a carnage, taking a wicket or two every over to completely rattle the West Indian line up.

With support from Matthew Hoggard from the other end, Harmison's career-best spell of 12.3-8-12-7 reduced the Windies to just 47 runs in the 26th over.

England easily chased the target of 20 runs to take the lead in the series.

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