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Step back in time to October 26, 1987, in Jaipur, where England faced a high-stakes, must-win World Cup clash against the fearsome West Indies! With their semi-final dreams on the line, England found their hero in Graham Gooch, who played a disciplined masterclass of 92 runs off 137 balls to anchor the innings against an intimidating pace attack.

Boosted by Gooch's grit and 22 extra runs from erratic West Indian bowling, England posted a highly competitive 269 for 5 in their allotted 50 overs. The English bowlers then turned up the heat, bowling out the West Indies for 235 to secure a thrilling, crucial 34-run victory and keep their World Cup dreams alive!

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00:05Superb shot
00:08How quickly he picked up the short length of that ball
00:11And whipped that very heavy bat it is, over 3 pounds in weight
00:15And the ball went for 4 just in front of the square leg
00:184 to Gooch
00:19With a scorer on 35
00:22Bowling change now, Roger Harper to come on
00:26There's his performance in one day cricket
00:2951 wickets
00:31Useful bowler, nagging
00:33Darting it in a round leg stump
00:34Just bowling to a field of 3 on the offside
00:40And that's just what Graham Gooch is looking for
00:42Harper slightly quicker delivery, just short of a length
00:45And of course on this wicket when the ball comes on
00:47Graham Gooch is just standing back and cutting out her way to the third man bound before that
01:00Now that's a super shot
01:02Super shot
01:04Remarkable thing about that stroke is that he played it on the up
01:07And just a flick of the bat
01:10And the man down at third man, who is well positioned by Richard
01:13And again
01:17Introducing the sixth bowler now then, Karl Ruper
01:19To Gooch
01:27Ruper has impressed
01:29Suggesting an off-cutter
01:31Mixed up with seamers
01:39Well this really is bad bowling and Richard will be very annoyed
01:43A bowler knows roughly when he's going to bowl in these one day matches
01:46He's got
01:46Harper to Gooch
01:53Oh!
01:54Well, he was all but bowled
01:56And if he had been
01:58It would have been almost entirely of Gooch's doing
02:02Extraordinary piece of cricket for a man who's in control
02:05Tried to step away
02:06Went back in
02:07Got completely disorientated
02:09And thought he'd be bowled
02:11Four byes to England
02:12The score moves on
02:15So it's now 114 for two
02:17And that's
02:18I think that's a
02:19A big slice of luck
02:21Struck before
02:23Difficult situations
02:27Reclosing Hooper
02:28Three overs for 27
02:30As well as six wide
02:31So
02:33With Richard to see if he can
02:35Put his finger in the dive
02:39Goes for it
02:41Great cheer underground
02:42Graeme Gooch is 50
02:46Clearly has played very well
02:48It was
02:48Very difficult batting in the early stages
02:51When the big seamers
02:52Patterson
02:53And Walsh
02:54And Benjamin
02:54Steamed in on this pitch
02:57So we've got 42 overs
02:58Eight overs left
03:01And
03:01There's a change of bowling
03:03Now back
03:04Comes
03:05Patrick Patterson
03:06He's bowled five overs so far
03:11Beautifully played
03:12Beautifully played
03:15Quite regal
03:17Graeme Gooch stepping back
03:19Outside leg stump
03:21And just choosing that big gap at extra cover
03:34So it's in the air
03:35So it's in the air
03:36That's easy out
03:3792 he's out for
03:39Never quite understood the business of
03:43Darting around like an outside half at the crease
03:45And then playing the shot
03:46A little bit off balance
03:47But that's
03:48A marvellous
03:49Innings by Graeme Gooch
03:51Caught by Harper
03:52A deep mid wicket
03:52Off Patterson
03:53For 92
03:57As you can see Gooch
03:58Going backwards and forwards
03:59And really then
04:00You're not in a position
04:02To get your balance right
04:03And that
04:04It is a marvellous
04:05Innings by Gooch
04:06He really has played well
04:07But I do believe that
04:08When you've got in
04:09And got 90 odd
04:10That you can't
04:11Stand still
04:12And you can play better
04:13If you're perfectly balanced
04:14John Embry is
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