Top 10 cricket matches at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

#6 India vs Australia - 1996 World Cup

India crumbled after Sachin’s majestic 90

One of those ODIs where India had to largely depend on Sachin Tendulkar ended up in disappointment for the hosts as they surrendered meekly following his dismissal which was a familiar sight in the 90s.

The occasion was the 1996 World Cup against Australia in the group stage in which the visitors made a strong start with a century stand for the opening wicket. While skipper Mark Taylor scored a fifty, Mark Waugh went on to make 126. But dramatically, Australia suffered from run-out blues on the day as five of their batsman succumbed to pressure from the Indian fielders to be shot out for 258.

Despite losing Ajay Jadeja early, Sachin at the other end kept going strong and found boundaries at regular intervals to score at a strike rate of over 100. His partnership with Sanjay Manjrekar threatened to take the game away from Australia before the centurion Mark Waugh prevented Sachin from getting a century of his own.

The wicket gave them the perfect opening as Damien Fleming picked up five wickets to give his side a 16-run win in the end. While India got knocked out in the semi-final against Sri Lanka, Australia lost to the same opposition in the final.