Relive a forgotten gem from October 1998 as Australia’s elegant left-hander Darren Lehmann crafts a masterful 98 off 180 balls during the First Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. Facing a formidable Pakistani bowling lineup, Lehmann batted for 279 minutes, hitting 11 well-timed boundaries and showing superb technique and temperament.
In a low, turning Rawalpindi pitch, Lehmann countered both pace and spin with finesse, contributing significantly to Australia's dominant innings victory. With a strike rate of 54.44, this innings displayed his calm resilience and intelligent shot selection. Tragically, he fell just 2 runs short of a well-deserved century, dismissed while attempting a sweep against Muhammad Hussain.
This knock may not have ended in triple figures, but it played a vital role in Australia’s commanding win and remains one of Lehmann’s most mature and technically sound innings in Test cricket.
👉 Watch till the end to witness one of the most underrated performances in Test history!
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I hope you like the video of Vintage Silken Touch of Darren Lehmann, 98 off 180 balls, 11 fours vs. Pak | First Test, Rawalpindi.
In a low, turning Rawalpindi pitch, Lehmann countered both pace and spin with finesse, contributing significantly to Australia's dominant innings victory. With a strike rate of 54.44, this innings displayed his calm resilience and intelligent shot selection. Tragically, he fell just 2 runs short of a well-deserved century, dismissed while attempting a sweep against Muhammad Hussain.
This knock may not have ended in triple figures, but it played a vital role in Australia’s commanding win and remains one of Lehmann’s most mature and technically sound innings in Test cricket.
👉 Watch till the end to witness one of the most underrated performances in Test history!
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00:00In this vintage gem of a video, feast your eyes on a masterclass from the elegant South
00:05Park.
00:06Darren Lehman, who crafted a gritty 98 runs of 180 deliveries in an epic stay of 279
00:13minutes at the Currys, his inning glazed with 11 well-timed boundaries, came in the culpran
00:18of Rawalpindi during the opening test of the 1998 series against Pakistan.
00:23Displaying a craftsman touch, Lehman tamed both spin and pace with compoyer and cunning,
00:28conquering Australia's charge toward the commanding innings victory, a knock not just
00:32of numbers but of classic shade, grit and untold class.
00:36Unluckily Cricket's cruel script denied him a richly deserved century, dismissed while
00:41attempting a sweep of Mohamed Hussein, falling heartbreakingly shot by just two runs, a century
00:46missed but not forgotten, such in the charm and the heartbreak of this glorious game.
00:52Sit back and enjoy this forgotten knock from the archives, Darren Lehman almost perfect
00:57in a land known to test the very best.
00:59of course.
01:00of course.
01:01of course.
01:02of course.
01:03of course.
01:04of course.
01:05of course.
01:06of course.
01:07of course.
01:08of course.
01:09of course.
01:10of course.
01:11Oh, I love you.
01:13Come on!
01:15I love you!
01:17I love you!
01:19The people are sad, so Lehmann is standing.
01:23A lot of excitement.
01:25I really totally unmoved.
01:27Goal, the batsman.
01:29They start running down the wicket.
01:33This should be interesting.
01:35The start was pretty confident.
01:37Very positive.
01:39They try to claim...
01:41This is...
01:43Cut out the pad and the start is just...
01:47Exuberant as it normally is.
01:49Yes.
01:51Clearly, maybe...
01:53Pad and a glove.
01:55Yes.
01:57The wicketkeeper seems very confident.
01:59Start to Lehmann.
02:01Appeal for LBW.
02:03A lot of action in the first two deliveries.
02:07Leg by for Lehmann.
02:09So, again, there he is.
02:11Got some gloves.
02:13May have been the glove.
02:15In which case, he's out.
02:17Action.
02:19Aerial route for Lehmann.
02:23He didn't hesitate at all.
02:27One minute for him.
02:29It was a beautiful, clean hit.
02:31Scooping it straight over the clamp.
02:33Yes, I think that word is precise for me.
02:37That's exactly what he did.
02:39He didn't hit it.
02:41He scooped it.
02:43He got four runs.
02:45Very effective, sharper.
02:47Clare in the game with Lehmann.
02:49Good thing to you.
02:51So caught behind.
02:53Pulled.
02:55Put around.
02:57Take a second very quickly.
02:59And that's the bail route of my arm.
03:11But I don't think any need for...
03:13This time cuts handsomely.
03:15That will be crossing the rope now.
03:19That's four more to Lehmann.
03:21And Australia moving on to 266.
03:27The space, the distance,
03:29for Khafsanthor.
03:33I'm going to try it.
03:35I'm going to try it.
03:37I'm going to try it.
03:39I'm going to try it.
03:41I'm going to try it.
03:43Do you see it?
03:46You're going to try it again.
03:47Come in, zo rid me.
03:48Stand up, say,
03:50Quacky.
03:51Exactly.
03:52At his end with six fielders
03:53on the off sides.
03:55Once again.
03:56Plenty of width.
03:58Four out.
03:59And, er...
04:02Cover.
04:06To cover.
04:07Justright.
04:08Torlight to Promote to pushим follow George MN
04:11from a neutral edge.
04:12You have some energy there for him.
04:19That's going to be four runs, that's a very fine shot.
04:25The full advantage of the fact that the ball was tossed up to him,
04:29slight use of the feet, he got to the pitch of the ball and drove this, well, to make it.
04:35It's nicely executed on drive.
04:38The man came out, used his feet, turned into a volley,
04:43and placed a beautiful shot, 6-4.
04:49Again, edged, fast slip, they take two, they take the third.
05:01It's amazing.
05:03It is the man might just try and hit him towards that region.
05:08But this time he goes back, cuts, gave himself room,
05:11we'll pick up another four.
05:12That's the seventh four in his score of 46.
05:16So Lehman's continuing to attack.
05:19Not afraid to spin.
05:22Away for the left-hander.
05:24He gave him plenty of room to play that shot.
05:32This is a fine shot this time.
05:34Once again leaning back, overroged.
05:38So Lehman gets to his 50,
05:42and what a fine 50 as far as Australia is concerned.
05:45A quick 50.
05:46And that is what is called as feeding the backspin,
05:52to give them easy run.
05:57There it is.
05:59Plenty of time for Lehman there,
06:01and square cost that beautifully.
06:03Four runs.
06:07This time it's off the pad.
06:09Flew into...
06:10Tossed up.
06:11Yes.
06:12Good delivery.
06:14The back is behind the pad.
06:15It's off the pad.
06:18This time got some cut beautifully.
06:20That's another four.
06:22This is exactly the shot he made in the previous over.
06:25And they still haven't got a fielder there.
06:27He's got six fielder on the onside.
06:29Just three on...
06:31The...
06:33Very high regard of Shwai Bakhtar
06:35is doing so well in South Africa.
06:37Must be on a very high as far as confidence.
06:39It's going to be four rounds, I think.
06:41It's going to be a very, very long chase.
06:45And indeed it is four.
06:48Mahmoud is straying down the leg side,
06:50and no problem at all.
06:52He's tried for a couple of overs,
06:53and then again,
06:54fine batting, some...
06:56and...
06:57a good try by Mahmoud is same.
07:00A very handy one-day player.
07:04That's a nice shot,
07:05and well-fielder there does it.
07:06Every round of passes,
07:07and...
07:10diving and...
07:12immediately going for that one.
07:15Positive calling.
07:18Good...
07:19He knew the run was there, just like taking off from the starting blocks, just plays it
07:33and takes off.
07:38Very nice player Lehman is, very confident.
07:43That's Haley, as he normally plays.
07:50And three easy runs for Australia.
07:56This is the Australian time.
08:00We're trying to catch the game, but we're trying to beat the game.
08:13This is a little bit of a turn in the game.
08:17And Mr. Sartre, because of the balling track, we're very tired.
08:22We can't get back from the whole game.
08:26He'll end with a ball, as you can see on the replay.
08:43You can't get them all.
08:47That's driven through the gap.
09:00There should be two.
09:03That's at Haley to 49.
09:06To the full top.
09:08And all along the ground.
09:10We have been tempted to go the aerial route.
09:14And he's golding.
09:17Now hundreds of laymen.
09:19That's very bad luck for Lehman, and very good luck for Pakistan.
09:26So the ball is then strikes again.
09:29Which is that yesterday, around the same time, when he got straight around.
09:35But he's not projected to that answer as to wicket.
09:40So I tell him, he was trying to escape.
09:43He misses.
09:44I think he took his pad.
09:47Picked off his pad.
09:48And bowled him.
09:49In fact, Lehman has gone too far towards off-site.
09:53His middle Lehman gets them to be seen absolutely unguarded.
09:57And that is where he has desperately paid that shot.
10:01Darren Lehman had a brief but impressive test career for Australia.
10:08Spanning from 1998 to 2004.
10:10In just 27 test matches, he scored 1,798 runs at a remarkable batting average of 44.95.
10:18A figure that speaks volumes about his consistency and class in the middle order.
10:24He notched up 5 centuries and 1050s with a high score of 177.
10:29Darren Lehman known for his composure and elegance at the crease.
10:33He was particularly effective against spin.
10:35Often using his trademark sweep shot to great effect.
10:38Though he debuted relatively late at the age of 28 against India in March 1998.
10:44He made the most of his opportunities and was a dependable presence until his final testing
10:49against Sri Lanka in March 2004.
10:52His strike rate hovered around 52, reflecting his steady calculated approach rather than aggression.
10:58While he never played a large number of tests due to Australia's dominant lineup in that era.
11:03Darren Lehman's numbers remain a testament to a player who made every innings count.
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