Most thrilling six finishes in crunch limited-overs matches

#1 Javed Miandad - Pakistan vs India: Austral-Asia Cup Final 1986, Sharjah

Javed Miandad smashed 116*, hitting the winning six off Chetan Sharma at Sharjah in 1986

Brief Scores: Pakistan 248/9 in 50 overs (Miandad 116*, Mohsin 36; C Sharma 3/51) beat India 245/7 in 50 overs (Gavaskar 92, Srikkanth 75; Akram 3/42) by 1 wicket

Arch-rivals Pakistan and India were head-to-head in the final of the Austral-Asia Cup at Sharjah in 1986. Imran Khan inserted India, who began with a bang. Openers Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth, who scored 75, strung 117, after which the former added 99 with Dilip Vengsarkar. But once Vengsarkar departed for 50, India fell apart, with Wasim Akram picking 3/42. India ended at a disappointing 245/7 with Gavaskar top-scoring with 92.

The chase started with Pakistan in early trouble, having lost 3 for 61 with the top order sent back cheaply. Javed Miandad began rebuilding with a 49-run partnership with Saleem Malik and 71 with Abdul Qadir. Wickets kept falling but Miandad remained focused, bringing up his century in the process.

Pakistan needed 4 off 1 ball with Chetan Sharma, having three wickets to his name, to Miandad. The batsman took guard outside leg, a low full toss arrived and Miandad swung hard over the deep square leg. The ball vanished and Pakistan celebrated a tense win by 1 wicket, with Miandad smashing 116*.