00:00Malcolm Marshall feared across the cricketing world for his blistering pace was more than
00:05just a fast-boiling menace.
00:07He was a handy low-order batsman with a knack for turning the tide.
00:11Time and again he came to the West Indies' rescue when the chips were down.
00:15One such gem came in the fourth match at Sharjah on October 16, 1989, where Malcolm Marshall
00:22smashed a valuable 40 runs of just 47 balls, peppered with two boundaries and two towering
00:27sixes, and cricket fans keep your eyes peeled for that glorious six of Chris Sirikhan, it's
00:32a stroke you won't forget.
00:34So let's enjoy the Malcolm Marshall brief inning.
00:57Next one's going to go to the boundary, four runs.
01:04Sharma continuing, pick up two, possibly three, they'll go for the throw, yes they are doing
01:16so, Prabhakar getting to that ball.
01:23Well he's hit that, it's high, and it's six.
01:28That's typical Marshall, hit it straight for a fielder.
01:31The fielder peered into the sky for a long, long time before suddenly in the front seats
01:38of the stand.
01:39So that's six runs to Marshall.
01:40Dujon rushes down the pitch to, what does he say?
01:42Do it again, settles for one.
01:56And there's something else, no one can see it, it's out to extra cover, and that's four
02:00runs.
02:01Man at deep backwards square, scarcely moved.
02:20In the annals of cricket history, Malcolm Marshall remains a towering figure, not just
02:24for his fearsome bawling but for those electrifying moments with the bat when the game hung in
02:30the balance.
02:31Whether with the ball steaming in or the bat blazing away, Malcolm Marshall was the embodiment
02:36of grit and grace wrapped into one lethal package, leaving every cricket fan in baffled.
02:42In the unforgiving world of Wonday International, Malcolm Marshall proved he was more than just
02:47a lethal baller, he was a valuable all-round contributor.
02:51Across 136 ODIs, he claimed 157 wickets at an impressive bowling average of 26.96, maintaining
02:59a miserly economy rate of around 3.53 runs per hour and delivering his best figure of
03:054 for 18.
03:06With the bat, he offered gritty lower-order resistance, scoring 955 runs at a batting average
03:12of 14.92, his highest score being 66 and striking at approximately 76.66.
03:19These numbers illustrate a player who could both dismantle batting lineups and rally his
03:24own when the situation demanded it, a true embodiment of competitive spirit and clutch performance.
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