On this day 1999. 113* from Saeed Anwar & 3 superb yorkers from Shoaib Akhtar helped Pakistan reach a by DownSave">World Cup final.
When he scored 84* against NZ in the first test at Sabina Park, Shiv Chanderpaul - for me, one the most likeable test batsman of this era - became the first batsman in test history to have 10 NOT OUTS between scores 70 and 99.
The closest to Shiv in terms of NOT OUTS between 70 and 99 are 5 batsmen, each with 5 NOT OUTS between 70 and 99-----Steve Waugh, Kallis, Boycott, Adams and Imran Khan.
With a day 5 pitch and England putting the ball in Sri Lanka's court by declaring overnight, will Sri Lanka have any chance of winning? If not, what chance does SL have of drawing this game. Unless they collapse, I don't expect the likes of the in-form Kaushal, Sanga, Mahela and Mathews to get out so quickly.
However, Anderson and Broad will be threatening with the new ball on a dry but iffy pitch. Some balls are keeping low and too-paced but mostly fine. I don't expect Moeen and Joe Root to come into the game.