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Navjot Singh Sidhu 93 - India vs Pakistan 2nd QF Wills World Cup 1996 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Navjot Singh Sidhu 93 - India vs Pakistan 2nd QF Wills World Cup 1996 - 1996 Wills World Cup tournament of the 1st Quarter-final played between Pakistan and India at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru in 09th March 1996.

Navjot Singh Sidhu 93 - India vs Pakistan 2nd QF Wills World Cup 1996 Highlights
Venkatesh Prasad dismisses Aamer Sohail as emotions run high in the India v Pakistan World Cup 1996 quarter-final © Espncricinfo

Venkatesh Prasad turned the game with a five-over spell of three-wickets for 20 after a brilliant batting performance from Navjot Singh Sidhu and Ajay Jadeja guided India comprehensive 39-run victory over Pakistan and enter into semis in the second Quarter-final of the World Cup.

* This was Pakistan's 1st match in India since the Nehru Cup final in November 1989.

* This was 1st match under floodlights at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

* Pakistan was fined 1 over for a slow over rate.

* India scored 57 runs in the final 4 overs, including 22 off a Waqar Younis over.

* Waqar Younis completed 200 wickets in ODIs.

* This was Javed Miandad's final One-day International.

* Pakistan's 1st loss against India since the 1992 World Cup, 1st loss against India in India since March 1987 (Scores were level, awarded to India for losing fewer wickets).

* Venkatesh Prasad vs Aamer Sohail : Aamer Sohail down the track and really it's been a flat battered tennis shot over covers for four, Aamer Sohail arguing with Venkatesh Prasad, Sohail seeing bat, that ball going towards boundary line.

And Next ball Venkatesh Prasad takes the revenge with clean bowled answer to Aamer Sohail and Pakistan lost the set batsmen.

India scored massive total of 287-8 in 50 overs with top scorer by Navjot Singh Sidhu 93 - who fell seven-run short of his century, Ajay Jadeja hammered a rapid 25-ball 45-runs including four-fours and two-sixes with strike rate of 166.66.

Sachin Tendulkar struck 31 off 59-balls included 3-fours, Mohammad Azharuddin scored 27, Vinod Kambli 24 and Sanjay Manjrekar 20.

Pakistan best bowler by Mushtaq Ahmed, Waqar Younis both took two-wickets, Aamer Sohail, Ata-ur-Rehman and Aaqib Javed each took one-wickets.

Pakistan scored 248-9 in 50 overs with top scorer by Aamer Sohail struck 55 off 46-balls including 9-fours and a six, Saeed Anwar cracked a 48 off 32-balls included five-fours and 2-sixes, Saleem Malik, Javed Miandad both scored 38-runs and Rashid Latif scored 26.

India best bowler by Venkatesh Prasad, Anil Kumble both picked up 3-wickers and one for Venkatapathy Raju - Javagal Srinath.

Navjot Singh Sidhu named Player of the match for his spectacular batting display of scoring 93-runs knocked off facing 115-balls including 11-fours.


                   

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