Ravi Shastri and Vinod Kambli 124 Runs opening Partnership vs Pakistan at Sharjah 1991

In the sixth match of the Wills Trophy Sharjah Cup on Oct 23, 1991. Indian batsman Ravi Shastri and Vinod Kambli hammer the strong Pakistani bowling lineup by putting 124 runs in the first wicket partnership. Pakistan's bowling lineup consists of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Aaqib Javed, Imran Khan, and Akram Raza. Pakistan batted first after winning the Toss and put a challenging target of 257/7 on the slow surface.  Aamer Sohail, 91 Zahid Fazal 39, Saleem Malik 42, and Imran Khan 43 were the major contributors.

In reply, India was well on target to put 124 runs first wicket partnership. Ravi Shastri and Vinod Kambli toying with the Pakistan bowling, but once Vindo Kambli was caught behind, off Aqib Javed's bowling, the rest of the Indian batting didn’t respond well and lost the match by 4 runs. Ravi Shastri 77, Kambli 40, Sanjay Manjrekar 49, and Sachin Tendulkar 49 were the main contributors to India. This was an extremely tense clash between arch-rivals. Aamer Sohail was declared Player of the Match. 

Let's watch Shastri and Vindo Kambli's first wicket partnership.

Ijaz Ahmad 102 not out vs Sri Lanka at Brisbane 1989-90

Ijaz Ahmad scored a hundred against Sri Lanka at Brisbane in the 6^th Match of the Benson and Hedges World Series on February 10, 1990. Sri Lanka Set a stiff target of 253 with the help of Hashan Tilakaratne 61 and Asanka Gurusinha 88.  In reply, Ijaz Ahmad came one down and started playing strokes. He scored 102 Not Out in 100 Balls with the help of 9 Fours and 1 Six in 150 minutes. Pakistan won the match by 5 wickets with 18 balls remaining. He was also declared player of the match. He also took 2 brilliant catches. This was Ijaz Ahmad's 2^nd ODI hundred.

Ijaz Ahmed born on 20 September 1968 in Sialkot. The former cricketer played 60 Test matches and 250 One Day Internationals for Pakistan from 1986 to 2001. His family roots lie in the city of Jalandhar, Indian Punjab. Some of his cousins are still live there. He is a brother-in-law of former Pakistan international cricketer and captain Saleem Malik.

Brian Lara 74 runs vs India at Chennai Willis World Series 1994

In the Ist Match of Willis World Series at Chennai, on 23 Oct 1994, Brian Lara Played sensational innings of 74 runs off 83 balls in 120 mins with the help of 5 fours at the strike rate of 89.15. West Indies were at a comfortable position of 176 for 2, but Once Brian Lara was out lbw by Tendulkar the entire West Indies team bundle out at 221 runs. In reply, India chased the target in 48.2 overs. 

Muhammad Azhar ud din played a super inning of 81 runs in 84 balls with the help of 7 fours. India won the match by 4 wickets. Azhar ud din declared man of the match. Let's watch the Brian Lara innings of 74 runs. Sachin Tendulkar picks up 3 for 36, and Venkatesh Prasad picks up 2 for 38, while Major Prabhakar, Srinath, and Kumble took the 1 wicket apiece. Courtney Walsh, Kenny Benjamin, and Anderson Cummins picked 2 wickets apiece.

Indian won the toss and elected to field first. The ODI # 936 and 50 over match. In this match, Sherwin Campbell made his ODI debut. The umpires were K Parthasarathy and KS Giridharan, while the TV umpire was Rangachari Vijayaraghavan. The match Referee was Raman Subba Row.