Published By: Nibandh Vinod
Last Updated: April 18, 2023, 08:21 IST
Miandad in his auto-biography ‘Cutting Edge: My Autobiography’ has also mentioned that six.
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Pakistan needed 4 runs off the final ball to win the match. Miandad scripted a historic victory by smashing Sharma for a six to help his team lift the Asia Cup title
ON THIS DAY IN 1986: Exactly 37 years have passed since Javed Miandad smashed Chetan Sharma for a last-ball six to steer Pakistan to victory in the Austral-Asia Cup final in Sharjah. Batting first, India — riding on Kris Srikkanth (75 off 80), Sunil Gavaskar (92 off 134) and Dilip Vengsarkar’s (50 off 64) brilliant performances — posted 245 on the scoreboard.
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For Pakistan, Wasim Akram claimed three wickets, while captain Imran Khan took two. After being set a 246-run target by India, Pakistan were off to a sluggish start as they lost three wickets for 61 runs. Coming in at No. 4, Javed Miandad steadied the Pakistan innings and slammed a magnificent century.
On this day in 1986, Javed Miandad struck Chetan Sharma for a six on the final ball to hand Pakistan a thrilling one-wicket win over India in the AustralAsia Cup in Sharjah 😮 pic.twitter.com/DdlyqfMH2g— ICC (@ICC) April 18, 2020
Pakistan needed four runs off the final ball to win the match. Miandad scripted a historic victory by smashing Sharma for a six to help his team lift the Asia Cup title. Miandad in his auto-biography ‘Cutting Edge: My Autobiography’ has also mentioned that six.
He wrote, “I knew that he would try to bowl a yorker, so I decided to stand just ahead of the crease…..poor Chetan Sharma.”
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