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Smith hammers a pull through midwicket then fends a vicious rising delivery off the glove which causes him pain. By now he is
farming the strike, allowing Josh Hazlewood two balls at most in an over.

'I can't remember anything [after the winning wicket], just that I ran all the way to the boundary' • Getty Images

He brings out an extraordinary scoop for six off Alzarri, then leaves Hazlewood two balls (which becomes three due to a no-
ball). Twelve runs are needed. Will Smith do it in sixes? He takes three runs off the first four balls of Shamar's next over. Two
left for Hazlewood.

Shamar only needs one. From around the wicket, Hazlewood's off stump is flattened. In the blink of an eye Shamar has almost
reached the boundary in celebration and his team-mates have just about caught up with him. Smith and Hazlewood are
briefly motionless.

"Two deliveries to Hazlewood, I knew either would have got him," Shamar says a short while later. "I can't remember anything
[after that ball], just that I ran all the way to the boundary. Just know that I'm really happy and proud."

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Brian Lara is almost crying. There are clear tears from Carl Hooper in a video posted by ABC Radio. The emotion is obvious
from Ian Bishop as well.

"A real dream come true for 'Joseph the Deliverer', for the West Indies," Bishop says on Channel 7. "There will be felicitations
from Kingston to Georgetown to Guyana. This is just the beginning of a storied career but it's hard to find any in the history of
the game, perhaps, to top this."

"Twenty-seven years to beat Australia," Lara says on Fox Cricket. "Young, inexperienced, written off - this West Indies team
can stand tall today. West Indies cricket can stand tall. Today is a big day in West Indies cricket. Congratulations to every
member of that cricket team. What a wonderful occasion."

A few minutes later, as the players start to gather for the presentation, Shamar is arm-in-arm with Cummins. "He's had a hell
of a start," Cummins says. "He bowled the house down."

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