Reliance World Cup: India v Australia, 9 October 1987: Lost by one run
The Australians batted first and racked up 270 runs in Chepauk, courtesy a 110-run knock from opener Geoff Marsh. Srikkanth's 70 and Sidhu's 73 kept India in the hunt. The game went down to the final over where the home side needed six runs to pull off a victory with the last man Maninder Singh taking strike. Maninder Singh managed to run two 2's, but Steve Waugh, who was bowling the last over, finally nailed him with a delivery that crashed straight into the batsman's stumps. India's number eleven was accounted for and the home team lost a riveting contest by a margin of a single run.
Here are some more such matches:
1: Australasia Cup Final 1986: A six off the last ball, by Javed Miandad
2: World Cup 1992: England beat India by 9 runs
3: Wolrd Cup 1999: Zimbabwe beat India by 3 runs- cost us the Super Six spot and eventually a semifinal entry
4: Tied Test 1986: India threw away a very possible victory
5: Ind vs Pak test match, Chennai, 1999: Lost by 12 runs.
6: Ind vs Pak test match Bangalore, 1987: India lost by 16 runs (221 to win, 204 all out)