5 instances when a batsman stood not out on 99

#2 Steve Waugh vs England, Perth 1995

Waugh ran out of partners after his non-striker was run out by his brother, Mark

The second such instance happened in the final Test of 1995 Ashes Series in Australia, and the venue again was Perth.

In the first innings, Michael’s Slater’s 124 set the tone for Australia’s dominant batting display. Steve Waugh cashed in on the solid start and pushed the score to 400. As he neared his century, Glenn McGrath was run out and out came the injured No. 11 batsman, Craig McDermott.

Mark Waugh, who earlier had scored 88 runs, joined Steve as the runner for the injured McDermott. When Steve was on 99, Mark pushed for an improbable single and was halfway down the pitch before his brother sent him back.

Mark was run out by a narrow margin, and Steve recalled this run-out incident in his autobiography as ‘death by a centimetre’.

Australia won the Test by a thumping margin of 329 runs courtesy of Greg Blewett's 115 in the third innings and McDermott's six-wicket haul on the final day.