India Vs Pakistan Final
Austral-Asia Cup Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates - 1986 (1985/86) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 18 April 1986
Pakistan won by 1 wicket (with 0 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 1 wicket (with 0 balls remaining). Javed Miandad top-scored with 116* for Pakistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 18 April 1986
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to field
- Result
- Pakistan won by 1 wicket (with 0 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Javed Miandad
- Captains
- Kapil Dev (India), Imran Khan (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- AJ Gaynor and DM Archer
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 245 for 7. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 92 off 134 balls, and Kris Srikkanth made 75. Wasim Akram took 3 for 42 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the first wicket between Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth, 48% of the total. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 203 across 45 ODIs.
Chasing 246, Pakistan made 248 for 9. Javed Miandad top-scored with 116 not out off 114 balls, and Mohsin Khan made 36. Chetan Sharma took 3 for 51 for India.
Pakistan won by 1 wicket (with 0 balls remaining).
INDIA: 245 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | bowled | 92 | 134 |
| Kris Srikkanth | c Wasim Akram | 75 | 80 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | bowled | 50 | 64 |
| Kirti Azad | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Kapil Dev | bowled | 8 | 8 |
| Chetan Sharma | run out | 10 | 10 |
| Ravi Shastri | bowled | 1 | 2 |
| Chandrakant Pandit | not out | 0 | 2 |
Did not bat: Maninder Singh, Mohammad Azharuddin, Madan Lal
Extras 9 · Total 245 for 7
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 10 | 2 | 40 | 2 |
| Wasim Akram | 10 | 1 | 42 | 3 |
| Manzoor Elahi | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Mudassar Nazar | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Abdul Qadir | 10 | 2 | 49 | 1 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | 10 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-117 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-216 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-216 (Kirti Azad), 4-229 (Kapil Dev), 5-242 (Chetan Sharma), 6-245 (Ravi Shastri), 7-245 (Sunil Gavaskar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth | 117 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar | 99 |
| third | Sunil Gavaskar and Kirti Azad | 0 |
| fourth | Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev | 13 |
| fifth | Sunil Gavaskar and Chetan Sharma | 13 |
| sixth | Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri | 3 |
| seventh | Sunil Gavaskar and Chandrakant Pandit | 0 |
PAKISTAN: 248 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | lbw | 5 | 22 |
| Mohsin Khan | bowled | 36 | 53 |
| Ramiz Raja | bowled | 10 | 15 |
| Javed Miandad | not out | 116 | 114 |
| Saleem Malik | run out | 21 | 37 |
| Abdul Qadir | caught | 34 | 39 |
| Imran Khan | bowled | 7 | 10 |
| Manzoor Elahi | c Ravi Shastri | 4 | 5 |
| Wasim Akram | run out | 3 | 4 |
| Zulqarnain | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 11 · Total 248 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 10 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| Chetan Sharma | 9 | 0 | 51 | 3 |
| Madan Lal | 10 | 0 | 53 | 2 |
| Maninder Singh | 10 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 9 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Mudassar Nazar), 2-39 (Ramiz Raja), 3-61 (Mohsin Khan), 4-110 (Saleem Malik), 5-181 (Abdul Qadir), 6-209 (Imran Khan), 7-215 (Manzoor Elahi), 8-236 (Wasim Akram), 9-241 (Zulqarnain)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mudassar Nazar and Mohsin Khan | 9 |
| second | Mohsin Khan and Ramiz Raja | 30 |
| third | Javed Miandad and Mohsin Khan | 22 |
| fourth | Javed Miandad and Saleem Malik | 49 |
| fifth | Javed Miandad and Abdul Qadir | 71 |
| sixth | Imran Khan and Javed Miandad | 28 |
| seventh | Javed Miandad and Manzoor Elahi | 6 |
| eighth | Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram | 21 |
| ninth | Javed Miandad and Zulqarnain | 5 |
| tenth | Javed Miandad and Tauseef Ahmed | 7 |
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