new delhi july 13 is etched in the memory of every indian cricket follower as on this day 18 years ago sourav gangulys men defeated england in the natwest trophy final at the iconic lords in thrilling fashionbatting first england posted a commanding total of 3255 in 50 overs marcus trescothick 109 and skipper nasser hussain 115 slammed centuries as indian bowlers were sent for a leather hurt to all corners of the stadiumchasing the target india got off to a fine start as openers ganguly and virender sehwag put together a 106run stand but from there on it all went downhill for the visitors as they lost quick wickets and were struggling at 1465 in 24 oversfollowing gangulys dismissal sehwag dinesh mongia rahul dravid and sachin tendulkar all perished in quick succession that is when mohammad kaif joined yuvraj singh in the middle and started to rebuild the chaseboth completed their respective halfcenturies as they put together 121 runs off 106 deliveries to put india back in the hunt paul collingwood however thought he won england the match when he got rid of yuvraj for 69but kaif had other plans as he struck a 47run partnership with harbjahan singh to get india closer to the targetafter harbjahan was dismissed by andrew flintoff and then anil kumble also went back into the hut without opening his account kaif won the match for india with two wickets and three balls to sparekaif was named the man of the match for his blistering innings in which he scored 87 off 75 balls and it was one of his finest outings on the international arena if not the besthailing from the cricketing backwater of uttar pradesh kaif played between 20002006 for india featuring in 13 tests and 125 odisapart from kaif and yuvrajs heroics the match is also be remembered for gangulys shirtwaving at the end of the match from the lords balcony which caught the imagination of every indian fan