Given that England were chasing 190, beyond any total they have chased successfully before in Twenty20, and that they were 0-2 afthe the first over, this was an astonishing performance.
Once England had posted that total of 408 for nine – the like of which has been chased successfully only once, and that on small boundaries at altitude in Johannesburg New Zealandnd had little chance of matching it, which made the job of the bowlers easier.
She bowled economically in the Twenty20 semi-final, helping to limit the Sapphires to 123, which Diamonds chased down successfully with a ball to spare.
Meanwhile, BBC Breakfast has found a winning formula, jettisoning Dermot Murnaghan and Natasha Kaplinsky – another presenting duo flop – and successfully chasing a younger audience.
The hosts got home with 13.3 overs to spare, successfully chasing down Durham's meagre 138 all out.
Only once, in 2011, when they made 338 for eight to tie with India in Bangalore, have England even come within sniffing distance of successfully chasing a total as formidable as that, and this was going to be no exception.
He followed up successfully chasing a high kick by offloading out of the back of his hand as he hit the ground but the Irish province did not have enough quality to complement his.
Here in one of Twenty20's longest matches they confounded sages, Sri Lanka and sceptics by successfully chasing a target of 190 with six wickets and four balls to spare at the World T20.
As I recall, it was from Eker where one of the most extreme videos from Operation Bahrain Fist emerged (townspeople successfully chasing away the security forces with molotovs, etc).
The one moment of concern for Murray came on a point he won, when after successfully chasing down a drop shot he appeared to tweak his right hip after skidding on the grass.
They defended their lowest target set at this tournament, which combined with a big win over Pakistan after scoring 377, successfully chasing 205 against Sri Lanka with 118 balls to spare and winning a tight contest against holders Australia, will give the team confidence that they can win in different ways.
