Cricket series
| 1997-98 Pepsi Triangular Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 1–14 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Australia won the final by 4 wickets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Ajay Jadeja (Ind) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997–98 Pepsi Triangular Series was a One Day International cricket tournament held in India in April 1998. It was a tri-nation series between the Australia, India and Zimbabwe. Australia defeated India in the final to win the tournament.
Matches
1st ODI
| 1 April 1998 Scorecard |
India  309/5 (50 overs) |
v |  Australia268 (45.5 overs) |
| Ajay Jadeja 105* (109) Michael Kasprowicz 3/50 (10 overs) |
Michael Bevan 65 (82) Sachin Tendulkar 5/32 (10 overs) |
| India won by 41 runs Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi Umpires: Shyam Bansal (Ind) and Arani Jayaprakash (Ind) Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ajit Agarkar (India) made his ODI debut.
- Australia were fined one over for slow over rate
2nd ODI
| 3 April 1998 Scorecard |
| Australia 252/7 (50 overs) |
v |  Zimbabwe239 (49.5 overs) |
| Michael Bevan 65 (76) Heath Streak 2/48 (10 overs) |
Alistair Campbell 102 (145) Damien Fleming 3/30 (10 overs) |
| Australia won by 13 runs Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Des Raj (Ind) and Borni Jamula (Ind) Player of the match: Alistair Campbell (Zim) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
| 5 April 1998 Scorecard |
| India 274/5 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 261 (48.3 overs) |
| Sourav Ganguly 82 (129) Heath Streak 2/42 (10 overs) |
Alistair Campbell 60 (69) Rahul Sanghvi 3/29 (8 overs) |
| India won by 13 runs Reliance Stadium, Vadodara Umpires: Jasbir Singh (Ind) and GA Pratapkumar (Ind) Player of the match: Hrishikesh Kanitkar (Ind) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- zimbabwe were fined one over for slow over rate
4th ODI
| 7 April 1998 Scorecard |
| Australia 222/9 (50 overs) |
v | India 223/4 (44.3 overs) |
| Ricky Ponting 84 (139) Ajit Agarkar 4/46 (10 overs) |
Sachin Tendulkar 100 (89) Michael Kasprowicz 2/39 (10 overs) |
| India won by 6 wickets Green Park Stadium, Kanpur Umpires: Chandra Sathe (Ind) and MR Singh (Ind) Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI
| 9 April 1998 Scorecard |
| India 301/3 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 269 (48.4 overs) |
| Mohammad Azharuddin 153* (150) Pommie Mbangwa 2/47 (9 overs) |
Grant Flower 102 (118) Hrishikesh Kanitkar 2/26 (6.4 overs) |
| India won by 32 runs Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: Narendra Menon (Ind) and R Nagarajan (Ind) Player of the match: Mohammad Azharuddin (Ind) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja's partnership of 275 runs was world record for any wicket in ODI.
6th ODI
| 11 April 1998 Scorecard |
| Australia 294/3 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 278/9 (50 overs) |
| Ricky Ponting 145 (158) Guy Whittall 1/52 (5 overs) |
Grant Flower 89 (125) Damien Fleming 2/39 (10 overs) |
| Australia won by 16 runs Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Umpires: Sankara Dendapani (Ind) Player of the match: Ricky Ponting (Aus) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ricky Ponting played his 50th ODI. He equaled Dean Jones' record for the highest individual score by an Australia player in an ODI (145).
- Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting's partnership of 219 runs was Australian record for second wicket in ODI.
Final
| 14 April 1998 Scorecard |
| India 227 (49.3 overs) |
v | Australia 231/6 (48.4 overs) |
| Ajay Jadeja 48 (49) Damien Fleming 3/47 (10 overs) |
Michael Bevan 75* (127) Anil Kumble 2/36 (9.4 overs) |
| Australia won by 4 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Umpires: Vijay Chopra (Ind) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind) Player of the match: Steve Waugh (Aus) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Azharuddin (Ind) became the second player to score 8,000 runs in ODIs.
References
- "Pepsi Triangular Cup in India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- "Pepsi Triangular Series, 1997/98". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- Shankar, Ajay S. (12 April 1998). "Zimbabwe wilt after Flowers wither". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 October 2000. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- Santhanam, S. (15 April 1998). "Australians laugh last but laugh the best". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 October 2000. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
External links
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