18 April 1986: A six off Javed Miandad’s last ball was shocked to India

A shot of Pakistan’s legendary batsman Javed Miandad is still fresh in the memories of crores of Indian cricket fans. The incident took place on 18 April 1986, when the final match of Austral-Asia Cup was played between India and Pakistan in Sharjah. What Miandad did that day became one of the most painful memories of Indian cricket history.

Funny moment of final
India, batting first, scored 245 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs. In response, Pakistan needed 4 runs to win the last ball. The bowler was Chetan Sharma, and Javed Miandad was standing at the crease in front.

Chetan Sharma tried to put the yorker, but the ball became full. Miandad took full advantage of the opportunity and sent it to a six across the leg side boundary. This one shot gave Pakistan a win by 1 wicket and broke the hearts of crores of fans of India.

Miandad’s strategy and confidence
Javed Miandad has written in his autobiography, “I had already decided that this ball would cross the boundary. I was scoring a century and there was no problem in reading the ball.” He scored an unbeaten 116 off 114 balls and man of the Match Has been declared.

Fultos or mistake?
Regarding this match, Miandad believed that Chetan Sharma’s ball had slipped. They said, “Indians say that he was trying to put yorker, but I got a full -folded, that too at the height of the waist. I turned the bat and won from Pakistan.”

Wasim Akram was killed with a six
Another interesting disclosure related to this historic six was made by Wasim Akram. He told that, “The bat with which Miandad hit a six off Chetan Sharma was mine. Miandad ordered my bat in the last over.”