Re: On this day in 1986 - Miandad seals it with a Six in Sharjah
Nowadays IPL is being played in UAE… fixing anyone? :halo:
Re: On this day in 1986 - Miandad seals it with a Six in Sharjah
At least the IPL won't be 54 days long (2013) this time (2 less teams)!
Re: On this day in 1986 - Miandad seals it with a Six in Sharjah
**Javed Miandad – 1986
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Javed Miandad’s Last Ball Six Against India in 1986 at Sharjah
Javed Miandad will go down as the greatest Pakistani batsman to have ever played the game and one of the finest in his era. This is primarily because of his famous last ball six against archrivals and then world champions India in the Australasia Cup final at Sharjah in April 1986.
Pakistan captain Imran Khan won the toss and chose to field first, as he relied on his team’s strength rather the opposition’s, which is bowling. But India batted extremely well with the top 3, i.e. Kris Srikkanth, Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar all got fifties with Gavaskar continuing his fine form. India finished with 245/7 in 50 overs, which was in those days as good as 300.
Pakistan’s task became even more daunting with none of the batsmen apart from Miandad making a big score, as Mohsin Khan’s 36 was the next best score. The match was in India’s grasp with the ninth wicket falling as Pakistan then needed 5 runs off the last 2 balls. Fortunately, the No.11 Tauseef Ahmed took a single to give Miandad the strike on the last ball.
Chetan Sharma, the Indian fast bowler who was bowling extremely well throughout the match and the tournament altogether, choked at the last minute. Instead of bowling a yorker, the ball almost flew out of his hand and ended up as a low full toss which Miandad smashed over square leg for a six, delivering Pakistan a thrilling 1 wicket win. Unfortunately, Sharma would be remembered for this ball which almost ended his career and never forgiven by Indian fans as their reign as the World’s No.1 ODI team was in doubt.
**Javed Miandad’s supremacy as a batsman was never questioned much after this game as Pakistan with this win and in particular that six, went on to hold a psychological advantage against India in their matches in the future **and especially those in Sharjah.
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Re: On this day in 1986 - Miandad seals it with a Six in Sharjah
Don’t forget Asif Mujtaba Six
2) Asif Mujtaba – 1992
Six years later, and an unknown name does a Miandad. It is Asif Mujtaba, incidentally also from Pakistan to have achieved this feat. This was in a match against Australia at Hobart in the Benson and Hedges World Series in December 1992.
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Asif Mujtaba’s Last Ball Six in 1992
Pakistan were now world champions and were expected to beat teams like Australia even in Australia for that matter.
Australia won the toss and chose to bat first, eventually ending up with 228 for 7 in 50 overs, with the top score of 53 from the feisty Dean Jones. Yet, 229 was a tricky ask with Pakistan’s bowlers proving that the pitch had something in it more for the bowlers than the batsmen.
Javed Miandad, who was Pakistan’s captain in this game was out for 14 so there were no heroics from him this time. Saleem Malik scored an impressive 64 while Rashid Latif went for the kill, in his 35-ball 39. However, Pakistan had a low run rate as they needed as many as 17 runs off the last over. Aaqib Javed had just come to the crease as No.11, joining Mujtaba.
Australia’s captain Mark Taylor decided to give the ball to his ‘lucky charm’ bowler Steve Waugh since he thought that Waugh would perform yet another last over heroic. Unfortunately, Mujtaba lived up to his reputation more than Waugh, that of being a fine finisher and hit a six off the last ball to ensure that the match was a tie and ended up with 56 runs in 51 balls.