Ravi Shastri's brave fight: The story of the second drawn cricket test match | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: The second draw between India and Australia took place from 18 to 22 September 1986 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. It remains one of the most exciting and historic encounters in cricket history.
This match was only the second time that a Test match ended in a draw; the first was between Australia and the West Indies in Brisbane in 1960.
Australia, led by Allan Border, batted first and scored an impressive 574 from 7 declared strokes.
Dean Jones was the star of the innings, scoring a heroic 210 from 330 balls despite suffering from severe dehydration and heat exhaustion. His knock, considered one of the best in such gruelling conditions, was supported by centuries from David Boon (122) and Border himself (106).

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In response, India showed resilience, led by Kapil Dev with a brilliant 119. Kris Srikkanth (53), Mohammad Azharuddin (50) and Ravi Shastri (62) helped India to a score of 397, but they still gave up a considerable lead of 177 points.
Australia wanted to set themselves a challenging target and ended the second innings with 170 for 5, leaving India to reach 348.
The final over of the day turned into a drama to remember. Sunil Gavaskar (90), Mohinder Amarnath (51) and other Indian batsmen kept the chase alive, but it was Ravi Shastri who stood firm as the wickets fell around him.
Shastri received no support from the other end and remained unbeaten on 48 off 40 balls, including three fours and two sixes.

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With India needing just four runs and one wicket, Maninder Singh joined Shastri at the bat.
In a nerve-wracking finish, off-spinner Greg Matthews, bowling tirelessly in the sweltering heat, held Maninder LBW at level, ending the game in a historic draw.
Both Kapil Dev and Dean Jones were named Players of the Match.