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.[1] The tournament was staged to commemorate the 50 years of Pakistan's independence.[2] Pakistan won the series 2–1.
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) |
Squads
editPakistan[3] | India[4] |
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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.[5]
Match results
edit1st ODI
edit2nd ODI
edit 30 September 1997
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- 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.[6]
3rd ODI
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
edit- Series home at ESPNcricinfo archive
- Wills Challenge 1997/98 at CricketArchive (subscription required)