India vs Pakistan [WC 1996]

[shahneelj]

Scorecard:-

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/65187.html

Link:-

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8H1HA3CD

Match Review:-

This was always going to be the showpiece event of the 1996 World Cup. India v Pakistan in a knockout clash in a quarter-final in Bangalore had all the makings of a classic. There was controversy, with captain Wasim Akram pulling out at the last minute; high-voltage tension - a pent-up sort, where a riot was just a step away; quality Indian batting, led by Navjot Singh Sidhu's fighting 93 and boosted by Ajay Jadeja's ballistic 25-ball 45; and a sensational riposte, with Saeed Anwar and stand-in captain Aamer Sohail thumping 84 off the first 10 overs. The 35,000 spectators packed into the Chinnaswamy Stadium, who'd gone wild at the end of the Indian innings, were almost in a state of shock, silently praying for a breakthrough. Moment Anwar fell with the score on 84 but Sohail continued to shred the opening bowlers. He brought up his fifty at more than a run a ball and celebrated with a sizzling slash off Venkatesh Prasad, who was booed in certain stands despite being a local. Once the ball had raced away to the extra-cover fence, Sohail openly lampooned Prasad, pointing to the region with the bat as if to say, "Go, fetch that". Sohail tried to repeat the slash off the next ball, though it was on off stump, and was comprehensively bowled. A charged-up Prasad gave him a send-off ("Go home, you f****** bastard") and the quiet tension suddenly gave way to an eruption, as the crowd realised that the tide had turned. Boundary view It was undoubtedly the point where the game turned, with Sohail paying the price for not controlling his aggression. "Pakistan stand-in captain Aamir Sohail won his battle against the interfering ways of former captain Javed Miandad, who he banished to the outfield," wrote R Mohan in the 1996 Indian Cricket annual, "but he did not win the battle against his own temper, which he lost when he was right on top of the bowling and was hitting the seamers where he wished. It was a moment of the match when Prasad bowled him. Or was Sohail bowled by his own hot temper?" What happened next Pakistan lost the crucial wickets of Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq in the next few overs, and veterans like Saleem Malik and Miandad were not up to the demands of a climbing asking rate. India went on to complete a hugely popular win, and all those out on the streets of Bangalore witnessed a joyous victory parade. The reactions in Pakistan were vitriolic: one fan reportedly shot his television and then himself, while Akram, who didn't play after rupturing muscles in his side, was burned in effigy. Sohail was vilified for his moment of madness, and the game also heralded the end of Miandad's career, one that had spanned three decades. India went on to meet Sri Lanka in the semi-final in Kolkata but were outsmarted in yet another charged encounter, one that was disrupted by crowd violence and awarded to the eventual champions.

Electrifying passages revisits ten great passages of play that exemplify the intensity and passion of the rivalry between India and Pakistan ... Ajay Jadeja entered a different zone late in the first half of the World Cup quarter-final, and successive Waqar overs went for 18 and 22 as India spurted to 287. Pakistan managed 248 in reply. Ajay Jadeja I just was in the zone during that knock. Everything went according to a perfectly executed script, except that it didn't go the distance - I got out on the second ball of the last over. I went in to bat when there were about eight overs left. Scoring against the Pakistani pace bowlers at the death was difficult. I was good at playing spin and Mushy [Mushtaq Ahmed] still had one over left to bowl, so it was too early to go for the shots. I concentrated on playing from ball to ball. Then Nayan Mongia was run out in the 46th over and things turned around. In the 48th over, bowled by Waqar, I received a half-volley first ball, which I dispatched through the covers. From there on, everything I hit was perfect. I knew Waqar would not try to do too much and would rely mostly on his stock ball, the inswinging yorker. The first of the two sixes I hit in that over came against that ball. I picked it up early, stepped out, and flicked it over midwicket. I was just playing my instinctive game that day, which I believe was the best in that situation, and it worked accordingly. Interviewed by Nagraj Gollapudi. Rashid Latif Jadeja's innings probably ranks as one of the best I have seen in ODIs, up there with Sanath Jayasuriya's century off us in Singapore that year. But Jadeja's innings was played under much greater pressure and in very different circumstances. As a wicketkeeper, I would always be calculating in my head what type of score we should restrict the opponent to at various stages in the game. When Jadeja came in, India were 200 for 4 in the 42nd over and I really thought we could keep them to 240-250, especially with Waqar and Aaqib Javed to bowl the last overs. But Jadeja just went berserk - in Waqar's ninth over, he hit a couple of orthodox shots as well as some unorthodox ones through midwicket. Waqar seemed under pressure, probably the first time I have seen him like that during the death overs, and the score just went out of our hands. Jadeja usually liked to chat a bit, and we got on well anyway, but that day he didn't say anything - he just did it. Latif made 26 in the game. Interviewed by Osman Samiuddin.

[Sachinism]

Great job buddy. Like all the extra info provided.

[roaustin]

hey thanks neel what other matches do u have from world cup 1996? India's matches?

[shahneelj]

I have India vs WI match but there is no audio as i was in earlier stage of to do recording bcoz i don't know how to connect audio pin...

[roaustin]

thtas ok something is better than nothing. it would be great if you can upload it too....

[shahneelj]

i have no problem if u want i will upload but no audio..

[roaustin]

k upload it thanks i will wait for it when can u upload it.....

[jaideep]

thanks shahneel...keep up the good work

[shahneelj]

tomorrow. Now it's time to go for sleep.