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Exactly 14 years ago on this day [May, 21], the cricketing world watched one of the finest innings ever played by one of the finest players Pakistan has ever produced, as Saeed Anwar smashed all records on his way to 194.

It was the 6th match of the Pepsi Independence Cup at the Chidabaram Stadium in Chennai, both teams needed to win to qualify for the two finals. Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first, the rest as we know is history.

Saeed Anwar broke the record for the highest individual innings in a one-day international by scoring 194 runs, from 146 balls, hitting 22 fours and five sixes.

It was a remarkable exhibition of controlled aggression, even if he was helped by a runner, Shahid Afridi, for most of the innings (as he was suffering from heat exhaustion and loss of fluid).

Saeed Anwar broke the previous record set by Viv Richards's, who scored 189 for the West Indies against England at Old Trafford in 1984, by five, and might have reached a double-hundred had he not top-edged a sweep to be caught at fine leg in the 47th over.

After the match Saeed himself said: "To beat India in India is something special. Only we know the pressure we were subjected to back at home after our loss at Bangalore in the World Cup."

Due to Anwar's 194, Pakistan comfortably won in the end by 35 runs. Saeed Anwar's record stood for 12 year utill it was broken by Sachin Tendulkar.