5. Eddo Brandes 5-41, Paarl, 1997
The chicken farmer from Zimbabwe was a delight to all those who wanted fisty characters on the field. And he had his days with the ball also. At least in that month of January 1997, Brandes could do anything with the ball.
With a fifer including a hat-trick against England three weeks ago, the barrel-chested Brandes was at it again against India after the batsmen gave Zimbabwe 236 to defend.
Brandes first removed Tendulkar and then had pinch hitter Javagal Srinath played on to ensure India’s chase never took off. He then bowled a peach to get rid of Azharuddin and came back later in the innings to snuff the life out of India’s chase when he pegged Ajay Jadeja’s off stump back.
Brandes’ job wasn’t over as Robin Singh’s lusty hitting, in the end, brought the equation to 2 off 1 ball. Brandes bowled a wide but compensated by collecting the wicket keeper’s throw and taking down the stumps at the non-striker’s end to run Robin Singh out and tie the match.
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