The Austral-Asia Cup was a One Day International cricket tournament held at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

It is still considered one of the most historic moments in one-day cricket history and Javed became a Pakistani national hero.

With Bangladesh and India falling by the wayside, Australia beat Sri Lanka in the first semi-final with Simon O'Donnell hitting a then world record 50 in 18 balls.

Pakistan scored 266–7 in the final and Australia's 10 match winning streak was brought to an end by Wasim Akram.

India defeated Australia in the first semi-final and this time Pakistan scored 328–2 with a then world record stand for the 2nd wicket between Aamer Sohail (134) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (137 not out) of 263 against New Zealand and won by 62 runs.

Due to the busy international fixture schedule, the Austral-Asia Cup hasn't been contested since 1994.