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{{Infobox limited overs final
| title                  = 1986 Austral-Asia Cup Final
| image                  = File:SharjahCricket.JPG
| caption                = Sharjah Cricket Ground
| event                  = [[1986 Austral-Asia Cup]]
| team1                  = [[India national cricket team|India]]
| team1flag              = {{flagicon|India|size=40px}}
| team1score             = 245/7
| team1overs             = 50 overs
| team2                  = [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]
| team2flag              = {{flagicon|Pakistan|size=40px}}
| team2score             = 248/9
| team2overs             = 50 overs
| cricket format         = [[One Day International]]
| date                   = 18 April 1986
| stadium                = [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]]
| city                   = [[Sharjah]]
| man_of_the_match1a     = [[Javed Miandad]]
| man_of_the_tournment1b = [[Sunil Gavaskar]] 
}}

The '''1986 Austral-Asia Cup Final''' was a [[One Day International]] (ODI) match played on 18 April 1986 between [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] at the [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/content/230678108-watch-mm-explore-india-and-pakistans-great-rivalry-after-cricket-world-cup-show|title=Watch: MM explore India and Pakistan's great rivalry after Cricket World Cup show comes to Manchester &#124; Mancunian Matters|website=www.mancunianmatters.co.uk}}</ref> It marked the culmination of the first [[1986 Austral-Asia Cup|Austral-Asia Cup]] and was won by Pakistan who defeated India by one wicket to lift their first ODI trophy.<ref name=slog>{{cite news |last1=Puri |first1=Narottam |title=Australasia Cup 1986: Pakistan beat India in the last ball |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19860515-australasia-cup-1986-pakistan-beat-india-in-the-last-ball-800848-1986-05-15 |accessdate=21 June 2019 |publisher=[[India Today]]|date=15 May 1986}}</ref>

==Road to the Final==
[[India national cricket team|India]] reached the final by defeating [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] by seven wickets, while [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] reached the final by defeating [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] by ten wickets.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Zealand Vs Pakistan, Sharjah |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8536/scorecard/65815/new-zealand-vs-pakistan-2nd-sf-austral-asia-cup-1985-86 |accessdate=18 February 2020 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>

==Details==
Heading into the match, Pakistan remained unchanged from their semi-final victory over New Zealand while India made one change with [[Dilip Vengsarkar]] replacing [[Sandeep Patil]] from their victory over Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite news |title=1st SF, Austral-Asia Cup at Sharjah, Apr 13 1986 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8536/scorecard/65814/india-vs-sri-lanka-1st-sf-austral-asia-cup-1985-86 |accessdate=19 June 2019 |publisher=[[Cricinfo]]}}</ref> [[Imran Khan]] won the toss and elected to field first. Openers [[Krishnamachari Srikkanth]] and [[Sunil Gavaskar]] opened with a 117 run partnership before Krishnamachari Srikkanth attempt for a six was caught by [[Wasim Akram]]. [[Dilip Vengsarkar]] scored a half-century before being clean bowled by Wasim Akram with the score at 216. The scorecard remained the same as [[Kirti Azad]] was sent back by Akram for no score. [[Kapil Dev]] struck a boundary before being bowled by Imran Khan. Later India lost quick wickets of [[Chetan Sharma]] and [[Ravi Shastri]] before losing wicket Sunil Gavaskar with Gavaskar only being eight runs shy of a century. India finished on 245 for 7 from their fifty overs with the last eights overs getting them 38 runs.<ref name=slog/> For Pakistan, Wasim Akram was the best of the bowlers with three wickets while Imran Khan claimed two wickets.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iqbal |first1=Asif |title=On This Day: Miandad's last-ball six dashes India's dreams |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/on-this-day-javed-miandad-chetan-sharma-last-ball-six-pakistan-vs-india-sharjah-1986/article26862880.ece |accessdate=19 June 2019 |publisher=[[The Sportstar]] |date=17 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=18th April 1986: Javed Miandad, Chetan Sharma and THAT Sharjah Six |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/18th-april-1986-javed-miandad-chetan-sharma-and-that-sharjah-six-2106383.html |accessdate=19 June 2019 |publisher=[[News 18]] |date=18 April 2019}}</ref>

Chasing the target of 246 to win, Pakistan lost in-form batsman [[Mudassar Nazar]] [[leg before wicket]] to Chetan Sharma with the total at nine. New man [[Rameez Raja]] also couldn't make a good score as he was dismissed by Maninder Singh for ten. [[Javed Miandad]] pushed the score slowly along with opener [[Mohsin Khan (cricketer)|Mohsin Khan]]. [[Madan Lal]] clean bowled Khan for 36 with the scorecard at 61 for 3. Miandad built good partnerships with [[Saleem Malik]] and later [[Abdul Qadir (cricketer)|Abdul Qadir]], who made a quick 34, before being caught by substitute fielder [[Raman Lamba]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Raman Lamba Takes a Good Catch vs Pak at Sharjah in Australasia Cup 1986 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o-hUnw0d8M |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=20 June 2019}}</ref> Still Pakistan were 67 runs away from victory. Imran Khan and Manzoor Elahi perished while going for big hits, but Miandad was moving the score at one end, trying to maintain the asking rate with occasional boundaries and sixes.

At the end of 49th over, Pakistan were 235 for seven and required 11 runs from six balls to win the cup. Chetan Sharma was bowling the 50th over of the match and Miandad struck the first ball to the long-off boundary, but Kapil fielded it and returned the ball quickly and Wasim Akram was run out trying to get the second run. Miandad struck a boundary off the second ball but could score only a single in the third ball. Wicket-keeper batsman [[Zulqarnain (cricketer, born 1962)|Zuldarnain]] was clean bowled by Sharma for a duck which left Pakistan needing five runs from two deliveries. Last man [[Tauseef Ahmed]] scrambled a single off the fifth ball as [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] missed a clean run-out chance. Pakistan needing four runs and India one final wicket from the last ball. Chetan Sharma's intended yorker became a full toss which was dispatched into crowds by Miandad for a six. Pakistan finished on 248 for 9 with Miandad remained unbeaten on 116 as he helped Pakistan to win their maiden One Day trophy.<ref>{{cite web |title=India vs Pakistan, Australasia Cup Final 1986, Sharjah|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r0xkjz4fHE |publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=20 June 2019}}</ref> For India, Chetan Sharma was the best of the bowlers with three wickets while Madan Lal claimed two wickets. Javed Miandad was adjudged the [[Player of the match|man of the match]] while Sunil Gavaskar was declared the Man of the Series.<ref name=score>{{cite news |title=Final, Austral-Asia Cup at Sharjah, Apr 18 1986 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8536/scorecard/65816/india-vs-pakistan-final-austral-asia-cup-1985-86 |accessdate=19 June 2019 |publisher=[[Cricinfo]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=India v Pakistan Austral-Asia Cup 1985/86 (Final) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/47/47049.html |accessdate=19 June 2019 |publisher=Cricketarchive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Javed Miandad Last Ball Six India vs Pakistan 1986 – Detailed with Interviews|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFURtncw9-w|publisher=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=20 June 2019}}</ref>

==Scorecard==
{{Cricket match batting box begin|title=[[India national cricket team|India]] batting<ref name=score/>}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Krishnamachari Srikkanth]]|status= c Wasim Akram b Abdul Qadir|runs=75|balls=80|4s=8|6s=2|strike_rate=93.75 |fow=1–117}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Sunil Gavaskar]]|status=b Imran Khan|runs=92|balls=134|4s=6|6s=0|strike_rate=68.66 |5–242}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Dilip Vengsarkar]]|status=b Wasim Akram|runs=50|balls=64|4s=0|6s=1|strike_rate=78.12 |2–216}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Kirti Azad]]|status=b Wasim Akram|runs=0|balls=3|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00 |3–216}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Kapil Dev]] *|status= b Imran Khan|runs=8|balls=8|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=100.00 |4–229}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Chetan Sharma]]|status=run out|runs=10|balls=10|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=100.00 |7–245}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Ravi Shastri]]|status=b Wasim Akram|runs=1|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00 |6–245}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Chandrakant Pandit]]{{dagger}}|status=not out|runs=0|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mohammad Azharuddin]]|status=|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Madan Lal]]|status=|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Maninder Singh (cricketer)|Maninder Singh]]|status=|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(lb 6, w 2, nb 1)|runs=9|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=(7 wickets; 50 overs)|runs='''245'''|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

Fall of wickets: 1–117 (Srikkanth), 2–216 (Vengsarkar), 3–216 (Kirti Azad), 4–229 (Kapil Dev), 5–242 (Sunil Gavaskar), 6–245 (Ravi Shastri), 7–245 (Chetan Sharma)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] bowling<ref name=score/>}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Imran Khan]]|overs=10|maiden=2|runs=40|wickets=2|econ=4.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Wasim Akram]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=42|wickets=3|econ=4.20}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Manzoor Elahi]]|overs=5|maiden=0|runs=33|wickets=0|econ=6.60}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Mudassar Nazar]]|overs=5|maiden=0|runs=32|wickets=0|econ=6.40}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Abdul Qadir (cricketer)|Abdul Qadir]]|overs=10|maiden=2|runs=49|wickets=1|econ=4.90}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Tauseef Ahmed]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=43|wickets=0|econ=4.30}}
{{Cricket match box end}}
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{{Cricket match batting box begin|title=[[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] batting<ref name=score/>}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mudassar Nazar]]|status=lbw b Sharma|runs=5|balls=22|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=22.73}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mohsin Khan (cricketer)|Mohsin Khan]]|status=b Madan Lal|runs=36|balls=53|4s=4|6s=0|strike_rate=67.92}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Rameez Raja]]|status=b Maninder Singh|runs=10|balls=15|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=66.67}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Javed Miandad]]|status=not out|runs=116|balls=114|4s=3|6s=3|strike_rate=101.75}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Saleem Malik]]|status=run out|runs=21|balls=37|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=56.76}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Abdul Qadir (cricketer)|Abdul Qadir]]|status=c sub (R Lamba) b Kapil Dev|runs=34|balls=39|4s=1|6s=1|strike_rate=87.18}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Imran Khan]] *|status=b Madan Lal|runs=7|balls=10|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=70.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Manzoor Elahi]]|status=c Shastri b Sharma|runs=4|balls=5|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=80.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Wasim Akram]]|status=run out|runs=3|balls=4|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=75.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Zulqarnain (cricketer, born 1962)|Zulqarnain]]{{dagger}}|status=b Sharma|runs=0|balls=1|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Tauseef Ahmed]]|status=not out|runs=1|balls=1|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=100.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(lb 11)|runs=11|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=(9 wickets; 50 overs)|runs='''248'''|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

Fall of wickets: 1–9 (Mudassar Nazar), 2–39 (Rameez Raja), 3–61 (Mohsin Khan), 4–110 (Saleem Malik), 5–181 (Abdul Qadir), 6–209 (Imran Khan), 7–215 (Manzoor Elahi), 8–236 (Wasim Akram), 9–241 (Zulqarnain)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[India national cricket team|India]] bowling<ref name=score/>}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Kapil Dev]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=45|wickets=1|econ=4.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Chetan Sharma]]|overs=9|maiden=0|runs=51|wickets=3|econ=5.67}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Madan Lal]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=53|wickets=2|econ=5.30}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Maninder Singh (cricketer)|Maninder Singh]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=36|wickets=1|econ=3.60}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Ravi Shastri]]|overs=9|maiden=0|runs=38|wickets=0|econ=4.22}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Mohammad Azharuddin|Azharuddin]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=14|wickets=0|econ=7.00}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/60863.html/ Cricinfo – Austral-Asia Cup, 1985/86]

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