Watch the highlights of India vs Pakistan 6th Match Champions Trophy 1986 - Champions Trophy tournament of the 6th ODI match played between Pakistan and India at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah in 05th December 1986.
Pace bowling attack from Imran Khan and Wasim Akram's combined 5-wickets before A stunning unbeaten maiden half-century by No.8 batsman Manzoor Elahi steer to Pakistan unlikely thrilling three-wicket victory over India, despite a brilliant bowling spell from Maninder Singh's 4 for 22 in the sixth match of a Champions Trophy.
India scored 144 for all-out in 40.2 overs with top scorer by Mohammad Azharuddin hit 49 off 86-balls - who fell one-run short of his half-century - including 4-fours.
Kapil Dev blasted a 36 off 30-balls including 4-fours with strike rate of 120 and Chandrakant Pandit 18.
Pakistan best bowler by Imran Khan picked up 3-wickets for 27-runs in 8-overs, Wasim Akram strikes 2-wickets for 4-runs in 7.2-overs included four maidens with economy rate of 0.54, Shoaib Mohammad, Saleem Jaffar, Manzoor Elahi and Mudassar Nazar each took one-wickets.
Pakistan chased 145-7 in 43.3 overs with top scorer by Manzoor Elahi cracked a career-best unbeaten 50 off 54-balls included 3-fours & 2-sixes.
Shoaib Mohammad scored 28 off consuming 66-balls including two boundaries, Ramiz Raja 21 and Saleem Yousuf 15 not out.
India best bowler by Maninder Singh claimed a career-best 4-wickets for 22-runs in 9-overs including two maidens with economy rate of 2.44, Ravi Shastri took 2-wickets and one for Madan Lal.
This match reported by Peter Walker (Third Party Reference from The Daily Telegraph)
IN by far the best match of the four-nation Champions Trophy tournament, Pakistan beat India by three wickets, with nine balls to spare.
It had been a fascinating struggle with Imran Khan fully justifying his decision to put India in by taking the first three wickets, including the reliable Gavaskar and the mercurial Srikkanth in his first four overs.
However, a solid innings of 49 by Azharuddin and a swashbuckling 36 from Kapil Dev put India back into the game and gave them a total to bowl at.
But things looked bleak for the World Cup-holders when the Pakistan openers put on 51 in 21 overs, before Maninder Singh transformed the whole contest.
He removed danger-man Javed Miandad first ball, and Imran second ball, both for nought, and suddenly Pakistan were reeling at 65 for six.
Luckily for them, Maninder ran out of overs, and a stirring display of controlled hitting by all-rounder Manzoor Elahi took Pakistan to victory and won him the Man of the Match award.
West Indies, with an unbeaten record, annexed the first prize of £22,000.
Manzoor Elahi's match-winning Innings
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