The brightly coloured beacon stood out in a sea of black darkness. It roared with a sense of anticipation, nervousness, and excitement. It sat there, shining as the centre of attention for 57million people. Eden Park, the huge New Zealand stadium, was playing host to two great cricket teams in the ODI Cricket World Cup semifinal. The two New Zealand batsmen, Grant Elliot and Daniel Vettori, stood huddled out in the middle of the stadium. The war-hardened pitch beneath their feet told a thousand stories of the already nerve-racking encounter between the two countries. Now came the best but also worst part - the final over. The end of the game had somehow snuck up on them, and needing 11 runs,...
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