| Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1997–98 | |||
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| Pakistan | India | ||
| Dates | 28 September – 2 October 1997 | ||
| Captains | Saeed Anwar | Sachin Tendulkar | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Ijaz Ahmed (192) | Ajay Jadeja (125) | |
| Most wickets |
Waqar Younis (6) Aaqib Javed (6) | Nilesh Kulkarni (6) | |
The Indian cricket team toured Pakistan from 28 September to 2 October 1997 to play three One Day Internationals as part of the Wills Challenge Series. The tournament was staged to commemorate the 50 years of Pakistan's independence. Pakistan won the series 2–1.
Squads
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 India
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Pakistan announced a 14-member squad for the series on 25 September. Captain Ramiz Raja, Salim Malik and Mohammad Akram were dropped; pacer Waqar Younis was included in the squad along with batsmen Mohammad Wasim and Saleem Elahi. Saeed Anwar was appointed captain of the side and Moin Khan his deputy.
Match results
1st ODI
| 28 September 1997 Scorecard |
| India 170 (49 overs) |
v | Pakistan 171/5 (44.3 overs) |
| Rahul Dravid 50 (81) Aaqib Javed 4/29 (8 overs) |
Shahid Afridi 45 (60) Nilesh Kulkarni 3/27 (10 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 5 wickets Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Said Shah (Pak) and Saleem Badar (Pak) Player of the match: Aaqib Javed (Pak) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd ODI
| 30 September 1997 Scorecard |
| Pakistan 265/4 (47.2 overs) |
v | India 266/6 (46.3 overs) |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq 74* (92) Rajesh Chauhan 2/48 (10 overs) |
Sourav Ganguly 89 (96) Waqar Younis 2/36 (9 overs) |
| India won by 4 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Mohammad Aslam (Pak) and Saleem Badar (Pak) Player of the match: Sourav Ganguly (Ind) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Crowd disturbance involving stone-throwing three times during Pakistan's innings led to closure of innings after 47.2 overs, and India were set a target of 266 in 47 overs. A total of 19 minutes of play was lost due to the disturbance.
3rd ODI
| 2 October 1997 (D/N) Scorecard |
| India 216 (49.2 overs) |
v | Pakistan 219/1 (26.2 overs) |
| Ajay Jadeja 76 (109) Azhar Mahmood 3/34 (9 overs) |
Ijaz Ahmed 139* (84) Nilesh Kulkarni 1/57 (8 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 9 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and Mohammad Nazir (Pak) Player of the match: Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Shahid Afridi (Pak) passed 1,000 runs in ODIs.
References
- Tournament Fixtures
- Wills challenge series
- "Pakistan Squad". Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- "Indian Squad Sep-Oct 1997". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- "Saeed given captaincy; Ramiz, Salim dropped from 14-man side". Dawn. ESPNcricinfo. 26 September 1997. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- "2nd ODI: India v Pakistan, Match Report". Dawn. ESPNcricinfo. 30 September 1997. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- "Wills Challenge 1997/98 (3rd ODI)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
External links
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo archive
- Wills Challenge 1997/98 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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