Watch: Ashish Nehra bowls a lovely yorker to Saeed Anwar

India took on Pakistan in a historic match during the World Cup 2003. Saeed Anwar scored a sublime century, but he was bowled by a beautiful yorker from Ashish Nehra. Anwar was smashing the Indian bowlers out of the park, but Nehra castled his stumps before any further damage was done.

Chasing 274, on a good pitch but against a spirited pace attack, Sachin hit a vivid and memorable stream of shots, none so perfect as the cut six and the two fours – one swirled into the leg side, one pushed down the ground – which concluded Shoaib Akhtar’s first over. By the 12th, India had reached 100; Tendulkar, struggling with cramps, went on to score 98 from 75 balls. After the storm went calm, Dravid and Yuvraj Singh eased home to maintain India’s pristine World Cup record (four wins out of four) against Pakistan. All along it had been a batsman’s match, started by Saeed Anwar, whose century, full of dextrous, angle batted shots, contained only seven boundaries helped Pakistan set a challenging total.

It took the ball of the game – a rapid Nehra yorker – to remove him. Younis Khan provided a late, impish flourish, along with Rashid Latif, who was hit on the helmet and could not keep wicket. But the 28 extras in India’s innings were not so much an indictment of Taufeeq Umar’s keeping as of the experienced fast bowlers who billowed in with passion, but not discipline.

The win had guaranteed India’s progress and buzz the door further open for England.

Watch: Ashish Nehra bowls a lovely yorker to Saeed Anwar:

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