Afridi’s sixes will too never be forgotten similar to Miandad’s sixes in Sharjah. Shahid Afridi has been able to replicate the same awe created by the former cricketer Javed Miandad in the Australia Cup in 1985/86. The interest in these sixes led to surprisingly similar circumstances in both the sixes, as revealed by cricket analysts.
According to analysis, both the matches were played on a neutral venue and in both Pakistan opted to field first. In both the matches India set a score of 245. The opening batsmen in both the matches hit 2 sixes. In both the matches, three Indian batsmen scored half centuries. There were two run outs in the Pakistani innings for both the matches.
Ajmal, the number 10th player bowled by R Ashwin on the first ball for zero, as was the number 10th player Zulqurnain, in Australia cup 1985, was bowled by C. Sharma on the first ball for zero. Junaid the number 11th batsman took an important single to give the strike to Afridi, similar to Tauseef who took a single in order to give strike to Miandad. R. Ashwin took 3 wickets and bowled the last over, similar to C. Sharma who also took 3 wickets and bowled the last over.
Afridi, similar to Miandad, hit a six to win the match with total 3 sixes in the innings. Both the matches ended in the last over, while in both matches Pakistan won by 1 wicket! Freaky as it may seem, but nobody can deny the facts.