Roy Dias MOM Knock vs Pakistan at Sharjah in 1984

 

Roy Dias scored a patience innings of 57 Not Out off 95 Balls 1 Four vs Pakistan in the 1st Match, at Sharjah, played on April 06, 1984, in the first ever Rothmans Asia Cup. Roy Dias played a determined innings mainly consist of one and two’s as per match requirement. He held the innings at one end and keep the scoreboard ticking, eventually goes past the Pakistan target and win the match by 5 wickets. Lets watch Roy Dias innings.

This was Sri Lanka memorable ODI win over Pakistan, who was missing some of their key players. It was a patience innings, as Roy Dias move the scoreboard slowly but effectively. This was ODI # 259, and match umpires were Dickie Bird and Swaroop Kishen.

Ali Naqvi Test Debut Century vs South Africa in 1997 at Rawalpindi

 

Ali Naqvi scored brilliant century on test debut against strong South Africa bowling Attack, consisting of Allan Donald, Shaun Pollock, Brett Shcultz, Brian McMillan, Pat Symcox and Jack Kallis. He scored 115 off 270 balls in 352 mins including 14  fours in the 1st Test at Rawalpindi in Oct 1997.

Despite century on test debut, he played 5 test matches for Pakistan scoring 242 runs in 9 test innings at an average of 30.25 including 31 fours and 1 catch.

Despite a brilliant test career start, he was suddenly fall and could not rise. Do you think, he deserve more chances to prove himself at test level or was lucky to represent in an ear when Pakistan batting dominated with high quality players. I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.

In First-Class cricket, Naqvi featured in 115 matches,  amassing 5,898 runs in 179 innings  at an average of 35.00, including 14 centuries and 24 fifties, with a highest score of 180. With the ball, he delivered 6,484 balls, claiming 102 wickets at 28.50 apiece, including one five-wicket haul (best figures 5/65), and took 48 catches

In List A games, he appeared 64 times, scoring 2,423 runs at a fine average of 43.27, boasting 8 centuries and 13 fifties, with 248 fours and 26 sixes . He also took 24 wickets from 1,467 deliveries, at an economy of 5.10, with the best of 3 for 17 and held 18 catches.

In the shortest format, T20 cricket, Naqvi played 5 matches, scoring 183 runs at a striking rate of around 159.13, including 1 half-century, with 18 fours and 5 sixes and grabbed 2 wickets.He also bowled 102 balls, taking 2 wickets at an economy of 8.12 . At the Test level, he played 5 matches for Pakistan, making 242 runs at an average of 30.25, including his famous 115 on debut, along with 31 fours .

Arshad Ayub 5 for 117 vs West Indies 3rd Test Port of Spain 1989

Arshad Ayub took 5 wickets for 117 52 Overs 11 Mdns vs West Indies in the First Innings of 3rd Test played at Port of Spain, in Apr 1989. Although West Indies won the match by 217 runs. But Arshad Ayun performance was applauded by cricket fans. Lets watch Arshad Ayub spell. In the second inning Arshad ayub gave none for fifty in 18 overs. This was test match # 119, as match umpires were Andrew Weekes, and Clyde Cumberbatch. Do you think, he deserve more chances to play for india or he was an average bowler and lucky to play for India. Tell me your comments in below.

 

Azmat Rana batting vs India at Sahiwal 3rd ODI in November 1978

In this video, you will have a chance to see a rare video of Azmat Rana batting vs India in the 3^rd ODI at Sahiwal in 3^rd November 1978. He was younger brother of Test cricketer Shafqat Rana and umpire Shakoor Rana. He appeared for Pakistan in just 2 ODI’s, scored 42 runs at an average of 42.00. 

In this innings he scored 20 off 23  balls. Lets watch his brief innings. Azmat Rana was a consistent left-hand batsman who played with steady success in Pakistan domestic cricket. Like many others, he played just once for Pakistan. He was selected against Australia at Lahore in 1979-80 and scored 49 in his only innings.  In the first class cricket he scored 6001 runs at an impressive average of 47.62 including 16 hundreds and 30 fifites with the top score of 206 not out. In List A cricket he scored 442 runs in 17 matches at an average of 40.18 including three fifties with the top score of 96.  

 

Ijaz Ahmad Blazing Hundred vs Zimbabwe at Rawalpindi in 1998

Pakistani batsman Ijaz Ahmad known for his blistering innings. One such moment came against Zimbabwe in the 3^rd ODI on Novemember 24, 1998 at Rawalpindi. When He produced a masterclass innings of 132 runs off 103 balls including 9 fours and 4 massive sixes. With his performance Pakistan won the match by 111 runs. Ijaz Ahmad was rightly named player of the match. Lets watch his scintillating innings.

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field first. Pakistan posted a good total of 302 for 6 wickets in 50 overs. Ijaz Ahmad scored 132 and saeed anwar scored 73  were the major contributors. In reply, Zimbabwe bowled out 191 runs and lost the match. Only Andy flower scored 61 runs. This was odi # 1377. The match umpires were Javed Akhtar and Riazuddin. TV Umpire was Azhar Hasan and Match referee was Cammie Smith.