RELIVING AN
UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT IN CRICKETING HISTORY
On
16th March 2001, a Cricket match at the Guru Nanak College Grounds,
Chennai, brought in more than just the crowds. It brought back
memories of one of those rare events in the history of Cricket.
The Tied Test match between India and Australia, played
at the Chepauk Stadium, Chennai, in 1986, was replayed in
a one-day rematch, with the same teams clashing again.
After
a short, swashbuckling effort by the legendary opening pair of Sunil
Gavaskar and Krish Srikkanth, it was Mohinder Amarnath's
48 and Chandrakant Pandit's 59 that helped take India
to a total of 222 for 7 in 40 overs. But this total proved grossly
inadequate in the face of an attacking David Boon (102) and
Dean Jones (53). Australia wrapped up the match in 29 overs,
with just three wickets down. Dean Jones (who in the actual Tied-test
had come up with a Herculean 210), was adjudged Best batsman of
the rematch, for his half century that came of just 29 balls.
The Tied Test,
Chepauk, September 18th to 22nd, 1986
Captains - Kapil
Dev (India) and Allan Border (Australia)
FIRST INNINGS
Australia 574 for 7 declared (Dean Jones
210, David Boon 122, Allan Border 106. Shivlal Yadav -
4 for 142)
India 397 all out (Kapil Dev 119, Ravi
Shastri 62, Krish Srikkanth 53. Greg Mathews 5 for 103)
SECOND INNINGS
Australia 170 for 5 (David Boon 49,
Greg Ritchie 28, Allan Border 27. Maninder Singh - 3 for
60)
India 347 all out (Sunil Gavaskar 90,
Mohinder Amarnath 51, Ravi Shastri 48. Greg Mathews 5
for 146 and Ray Bright 5 for 94)
The final day
Requiring
348 to win, India started well on the final day with Krish Srikanth
contributing 39 and Sunil Gavaskar notching 90. Mohinder
Amarnath, Mohammed Azharuddin and Chandrakanth Pandit made
useful contributions. Skipper Kapil Dev, who cracked a superb
century in his first innings, fell early. But the man who saved
India from collapse was Ravi Shastri. After Chetan Sharma's
exit, Kiran More and Shivlal Yadav fell. In the
final over, India needed four runs for victory, with one wicket
left. Shastri levelled the scores, but off-spinner Greg Mathews
trapped last man Maninder Singh lbw in the penultimate
ball of the match, to make it only the second tied-test in history.
4:45:39 AM 
On
16th March 2001, a Cricket match at the Guru Nanak College Grounds,
Chennai, brought in more than just the crowds. It brought back
memories of one of those rare events in the history of Cricket.
After
a short, swashbuckling effort by the legendary opening pair of Sunil
Gavaskar and Krish Srikkanth, it was Mohinder Amarnath's
48 and Chandrakant Pandit's 59 that helped take India
to a total of 222 for 7 in 40 overs. But this total proved grossly
inadequate in the face of an attacking David Boon (102) and
Dean Jones (53). Australia wrapped up the match in 29 overs,
with just three wickets down. Dean Jones (who in the actual Tied-test
had come up with a Herculean 210), was adjudged Best batsman of
the rematch, for his half century that came of just 29 balls.
Requiring
348 to win, India started well on the final day with Krish Srikanth
contributing 39 and Sunil Gavaskar notching 90. Mohinder
Amarnath, Mohammed Azharuddin and Chandrakanth Pandit made
useful contributions. Skipper Kapil Dev, who cracked a superb
century in his first innings, fell early. But the man who saved
India from collapse was Ravi Shastri. After Chetan Sharma's
exit, Kiran More and Shivlal Yadav fell. In the
final over, India needed four runs for victory, with one wicket
left. Shastri levelled the scores, but off-spinner Greg Mathews
trapped last man Maninder Singh lbw in the penultimate
ball of the match, to make it only the second tied-test in history.
