Thursday, January 30, 2025

Aamir Sohail 63 vs Zimbabwe in the first Test at Karachi in 1993

Aamer Sohail was Pakistan dashing opener. He had famous pair with Saeed Anwar in 1990’s. In the Ist Test at Karachi against Zimbabwe in Dec 1993, Aamir Sohail scored a brilliant 63 runs off 78 balls including 9 fours at the brisk strike rate of 80.76. He was bowled by Stepen Peall. Lets watch his brilliant innings.  

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first, and scored 423 for 8 declared and 131 for 3 declared in the 2nd innings. In reply Zimbabwe bowled out 289 in the first innings, and 134 in the 2nd innings and eventually lost the match by 131 runs. Waqar Younis declared man of the match with his expectional bowling of 7 for 91 and 6 for 44. This was test match # 1237 officiated by on field umpires Mahboob Shah and Shakeel Kha. TV umpire was Feroze Butt and Match referee was Ranjan Madugalle. 

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Navjot Singh Sidhu 114 not out vs West Indies at Visakhapatnam on Nov 07, 1994

In the 3rd ODI between India vs West Indies at Visakhapatnam on November 07, 1994, Indian dashing batsman Navjot Singh Sidhu played mastercalls innings. He dismantled all west indies bowlers in all corners of the grounds. He scored sensational 114 not out in 103 balls in 128 minutes including 9 fours and 2 sixes with a strike rate of 110.67. He was declared man of the match. Indian crowd really enjoyed his innings. Lets relive and watch his innings.

West Indies won the toss and elected to field first. India scored 260 for 4 in 44 overs. Ajay Jadeja 38, Sachin Tendulkar 54, Muhammad Azhar ud din 45, and Navjot Sidhu 114 not out were the major contributors. In reply, West Indies managed to score 256 for 7 and lost the match by just 4 runs. Phil Simmons 51, Stuart Williams 49, Brian Lara 39, and Carl Hooper 74 were major contributors. With this win Indian led the 5-match series 2-1. This was ODI # 949 as on field umpires were Raman Sharma and Sekhon. TV umpire was Subrata Banerjee and match referee was Raman Subba Row.