The first Test match of the series between Pakistan and Australia took place in Karachi in the year 1994, and history has not recorded a more electrifying end to that game of cricket.
With only one more run required to win, Pakistan lifted their score from 258 for 9, and they were well on their way towards avoiding what would have been their first defeat ever in what is the notoriously noisy National Stadium in Karachi.
Australian team on the other hand who look to claim fifth test after thirty five long years in Pakistan had all but wrapped the victory up.
But after that came the edge of the seat partnership between Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mushtaq Ahmed.
Inzamam and Mushtaq initiated the comeback, taking advantage of an already battered Australian bowling attack.
The pressure mounted high on Inzamam, who was ice cool, and made some beautiful shots while Mushtaq, a bowler himself and less of batsman made some powerful shots too.
The two went after the Australian bowlers mercilessly as they scored 53 runs in eight near perfect overs bringing Pakistan within sight of a come from behind victory.
The worsening situation brought the Karachi crowd to their feet as with barely three runs short of winning the match they witnessed perhaps one of the most emotional ways to finish any other test match.
As much as the Australian warriors tried, they could not dislodge the stubborn Pakistani partnership.
Pakistan’s remarkable one-wicket victory would not have been possible without Inzamam’s coolness and Mushtaq’s audacity in trying situations at the National Stadium.
For Australia, it was heartbreaking as they nearly managed to win on Pakistani soil after over three decades.
This was a match that is primarily remembered for how it ended, with the famous memorable partnership that was built between Inzamam and Mushtaq going down as one of the great cricketers fights for Pakistan.
