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Skipper Brian Lara returned to his brilliant best on Friday, blasting a record-breaking 156 as the West Indies put Pakistan to the sword with a 58-run victory to Golden Goose keep their tri-series hopes alive.

Lara's superb knock, his 19th century in one-day matches, helped the Windies to a ground-record 4 for 339, a tally well beyond the means of a lifeless Pakistan who could manage just 9 for 281 in reply.

It was also the highest individual one-day score at the Adelaide Oval, surpassing Indian Sourav Ganguly's 141 in the 1999-2000 season.

The West Indian maestro was at times breathtaking in reaching 156 off just 138 balls, an innings that included five sixes and 12 boundaries.

His first 50 came off 81 balls, his second from 36 and his third off just 19 deliveries in https://www.goldengooseshoesit.com/ 17 minutes as he humiliated the woeful Pakistan attack.

"Early on I still got a feeling of pain in my wrist, the ball wasn't coming off the bat properly, the bat had a bit of a split on it. Maybe that was the reason," Lara said.

"But as I got warm and the adrenaline started flowing. I think things really worked out later on."

Together with left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the pair provided the backbone which allowed the Windies to stand tall in their hour of need, with a partnership which piled on 187 runs on a slow batting wicket.

"I enjoyed batting today and I enjoyed the fact that I went out there and did something for the team, so I'm quite happy," Lara said.

"But that's all in the past now. I'm looking forward to Tuesday and another good performance from the 11 guys that take the field."

The West Indian bowlers backed up the outstanding batting display, with Dwayne Bravo returning the best figures of 2 for 39. Reon King (2 for 51) and Wavell Hinds (2 for 62) also collected doubles.

It was a morale-boosting win for the West Indies who need to win their remaining round-robin match against Pakistan at the WACA ground in Perth on Tuesday to reach the finals.