Australia vs Windies – Benson and Hedges World Series at Sydney in 1996:
In the fifth match of the Benson and Hedges World Series, veteran Australian cricketer Michael Bevan had played a dramatic role by slamming a four off the final delivery to win the game for Australia.
Bevan, who had played an imperative role for the Aussies had been one of the best finishers in the ODI cricket.
Well, on January 1st, 1996 in a run-truncated game, Windies batted first to post 173 runs in 43 overs. So much so, Windies batsmen struggled to score runs; however, Carl Hooper had played an unbeaten knock of 96-ball 93.
In response, Australia were in dire straits at 38 for six. However, Paul Reiffel and Ian Healy pulled things back for Australia alongside Bevan.
Well, in the final over Australia required seven when Bevan was at the non-striker’s end.
Besides, Aussies had two wickets in hand before Warne played a dot upfront. Despite a wide ball, affecting a run-out had witnessed Caribbean team back in the game.
Meanwhile, apart from two single, another dot ball saw Bevan on strike with equation reading four off a single ball.