Watch the highlights of India vs Pakistan - The 4th match of the 1996 Pepsi Sharjah Cup triangular One-Day International cricket tournament between India and Pakistan played at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah on April 15, 1996.
Match Overview:
Stunning centuries from Sachin Tendulkar and Navjot Sidhu sets up to India comprehensive 28-run victory over Pakistan in a historic fourth match of a Pepsi Sharjah Cup.
Match Stats:
- India's 305 against Pakistan in this match - This is the first time India scoring 300-plus runs in a one-day international match.
- India's 305 was their highest score ever in one-day international cricket history, previous highest was 299 against Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in 1987.
- This is the 2nd instance of India's two batsmen were scores of centuries or more runs in their innings in one-day international and It is their first such instance against Pakistan in ODIs. The previous such instance came against South Africa at New Delhi in 1991.
- 231 The second-wicket partnership between Sachin Tendulkar and Navjot Sidhu, This is the India's first 200-plus partnership in One-day internationals.
- 231 : Sachin Tendulkar and Navjot Sidhu set a record any-wicket partnership for India in one-day international, surpassing the previous record held by the 188-run stand for the first-wicket between Kris Srikkanth and Ravi Shastri against England at Cuttack in 1984 and the India's highest any-wicket stand against Pakistan in ODIs, previously held by the 161-run stand for the second-wicket between Navjot Sidhu and Mohinder Amarnath at Sharjah in the 1989 Champions Trophy.
- 231 : Sachin Tendulkar and Navjot Sidhu set a record second-wicket partnership for India in one-day international, previously held by the 175-run stand between Ravi Shastri and Sanjay Manjrekar against South Africa at New Delhi in 1991 and the second highest second-wicket stand in ODIs, The highest is 263-run stand between Aamer Sohail and Inzamam-ul-Haq against New Zealand at Sharjah in the 1994 Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup.
- Sachin Tendulkar's 118 was his third highest score for India in one-day international and the second highest-score by an Indian batsman against Pakistan in ODIs after Kris Srikkanth's 123 at Kolkata in 1987.
- Navjot Sidhu's 108 was his joint third highest score for India in one-day international and his second highest-score against Pakistan in ODIs.
- Sachin Tendulkar became the first Indian batsman to scored two centuries against Pakistan in ODI cricket history.
- Navjot Sidhu became the second Indian batsman to scored two centuries in ODIs after Sachin Tendulkar (2).
- Sachin Tendulkar became the first Indian batsman to scored eight centuries in ODI cricket history.
- Navjot Sidhu became the second Indian batsman to scored six centuries in ODIs after Sachin Tendulkar (8).
In-Depth Match Highlights:
India scored massive total of 305-5 in 50 overs with top scorer by Sachin Tendulkar struck 118 off 140-balls - which was his 8th ODI hundred and his second century against Pakistan in ODIs.
Navjot Sidhu cracked a 101 off 117-balls - which was his 6th ODI hundred and his second century against Pakistan in ODIs - including 3-sixes & 3-fours, Mohammad Azharuddin hammered a unbeaten 29 off 10-balls included 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 290.
Ajay Jadeja hit 17 off 13-balls including a six with strike rate of 130.76 and Javagal Srinath cracked a 16 off 10-balls included 2-fours with strike-rate of 160.
Pakistan best bowler by Waqar Younis picked up 3-wickets for 44-runs in 10-overs including two maidens and Ata-ur-Rehman took one-wicket.
Pakistan bowled out for 277 in 46.1 overs with top scorer by Aamer Sohail struck 78 off 76-balls including 6-fours.
Rashid Latif blasted a 50 off 31-balls including 6-fours & a six with strike rate of 161.29, Saleem Malik cracked a 42 off 50-balls included one-six & a four.
Ijaz Ahmed struck 42 off 51-balls including 3-fours and Basit Ali hit 32 off 34-balls contained 3-fours.
India best bowler by Javagal Srinath picked up 3-wickets, Anil Kumble, Sachin Tendulkar and Venkatesh Prasad each took 2-wickets.
Sachin Tendulkar named Player of the match for his all-round performance to took 2-wickets for 40-runs in 7.1-overs after scoring a brilliant 101-runs knocked off facing 117-balls including 3-sixes & 3-fours.
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