India vs Australia
22 April 1998
In the first of the two Sharjah finals, Sachin Tendulkar was given out LBW to a ball that appeared to be heading down leg. The decision denied fans a potentially historic innings.
Various
1 January 1998
Sharjah cricket, which hosted numerous ODI tournaments from 1985 to 2003, became widely associated with match fixing, with allegations of underworld figures including Dawood Ibrahim influencing results.
India vs Australia
1998-04-22
In the space of three days, Sachin Tendulkar hit two centuries against Australia in Sharjah — one in a qualifying match against a desert sandstorm, one in the final — comprehensively destroying Shane Warne's aura and cementing his status as the world's greatest batsman.
Pakistan vs India
1986-04-18
Pakistan needed 4 off the last ball to tie, 5 to win. Chetan Sharma ran in. Javed Miandad hit the full toss over long-on for six. Pakistan won by 1 wicket. The shot became the most replayed moment in Pakistan cricket history.
India vs Pakistan
1985-04-05
Sunil Gavaskar hit the winning boundary off the last ball to give India the 1985 Rothmans Cup against Pakistan in Sharjah — the day before his 36th birthday — in an innings so dramatic that Sharjah became cricket's most celebrated neutral ground.