Cricket Highlights - India vs Pakistan 1st Test 1999
Watch the highlights of India vs Pakistan 1st Test 1999 - Pakistan tour of India 2-match Test series of the 1st Test match played between Pakistan and India at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai in 28th January to 31st January 1999.
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All over bar the standing ovation: Saqlain gets the final wicket, Srinath © AFP |
Heroic Shahid Afridi's maiden century and Saqlain Mushtaq's 10-wickets gives Pakistan stunning 12-run victory over India, despite a Sachin Tendulkar's magnificent fighting knock of 136 and take a 1-0 lead in a epic game of the first Test match.
* Anil Kumble's 6 for 70 was his fourth best bowling performance for India in Test matches and the ninth best bowling figures by Indian bowler against Pakistan in Tests.
* Anil Kumble's 6 for 40 was his 12th 5-wicket haul or more wickets for India in Test matches and the joint fourth most 5-wicket haul or more wickets for India in Tests, jointly with Subhash Gupte.
* Saqlain Mushtaq's 5 for 93 was his fourth best bowling performance for Pakistan in Test matches and the eighth most 5-wicket haul or more wickets for Pakistan in Tests.
* Saqlain Mushtaq's 5 for 93 was his sixth 5-wicket haul or more wickets for Pakistan in Test matches.
* Venkatesh Prasad's 6 for 33 was his best bowling performance for India in Test matches and the sixth best bowling figures by an Indian bowler against Pakistan in Tests.
* Venkatesh Prasad's 6 for 33 was his sixth 5-wicket haul or more wickets for India in Test matches and the joint eighth most 5-wicket haul or more wickets for India in Tests, jointly with Dilip Doshi.
* 18 : Sachin Tendulkar hit the third most centuries for India in One-day internationals after Sunil Gavaskar (34) and Mohammad Azharuddin (21).
* Saqlain Mushtaq took 10-wickets in this match - This is Saqlain Mushtaq's first ten-wicket in a match in Test matches and Pakistan's sixth best figures in a match against India in Tests.
* India lost their last four wickets for just 4-runs in their second innings - which was their joint worst last four-wicket collapse against Pakistan in Test matches. They went from 254 for 6 to 258 for all out.
PAKISTAN 1st Innings scored 238 for all-out (79.5 overs) with top scorer by Moin Khan 60 (117) and Mohammad Yousuf 53 (107)
1st Innings India best bowler by Anil Kumble 6/70 (24.5) and Javagal Srinath 3/63 (15)
INDIA 1st Innings scored 254 for all-out (81.1 over) with top scorer by Sourav Ganguly 54 (138) and Rahul Dravid 53 (113)
1st Innings Pakistan best bowler by Saqlain Mushtaq 5/94(35) and Shahid Afridi 3/31 (7.1)
PAKISTAN 2nd Innings scored 286 for all-out (71.2 overs) with top scorer by Shahid Afridi 141 (191) - which was his first Test hundred - including 21-fours & 3-sixes and Inzamam-ul-Haq 51 (74)
2nd Innings India best bowler by Venkatesh Prasad 6/33 (10.2) and Sachin Tendulkar 2/35 (7)
INDIA 2nd Innings scored 258 for all-out (95.2 overs) with top scorer by Sachin Tendulkar 136 (273) - which was his 18th Test hundred & his first century against Pakistan in Tests and Nayan Mongia 52 (135)
2nd Innings Pakistan best bowler by Saqlain Mushtaq 5/93 (32.2) and Wasim Akram 3/80 (22)
Sachin Tendulkar named Player of the match for his magnificent fighting 136-runs knocked off facing 273-balls including 18-fours.
Shahid Afridi 141 & Inzamam-ul-Haq 51 Match-saving Partnership
Day 4 Highlights