International cricket in 1997–98

The 1997–1998 international cricket season was from September 1997 to April 1998.[1][2]

Season overview

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International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI FC LA
18 September 1997   Zimbabwe   New Zealand 0–0 [2] 1–1 [3]
28 September 1997   Pakistan   India 2–1 [3]
6 October 1997   Pakistan   South Africa 0–1 [3]
7 November 1997   Australia   New Zealand 2–0 [3]
17 November 1997   Pakistan   West Indies 3–0 [3]
19 November 1997   India   Sri Lanka 0–0 [3] 1–1 [3]
26 December 1997   Australia   South Africa 1–0 [3]
7 January 1998   Sri Lanka   Zimbabwe 2–0 [2] 3–0 [3]
29 January 1998   West Indies   England 3–1 [6] 1–4 [5]
4 February 1998   New Zealand   Zimbabwe 2–0 [2] 4–1 [5]
8 February 1998   New Zealand   Australia 2–2 [4]
14 February 1998   South Africa   Pakistan 1–1 [3]
6 March 1998   India   Australia 2–1 [3]
14 March 1998   Zimbabwe   Pakistan 0–1 [2] 0–2 [2]
19 March 1998   South Africa   Sri Lanka 2–0 [2]
International tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
10 October 1997   President's Cup 1997-98   Zimbabwe
1 November 1997   1997-98 Wills Quadrangular Tournament   South Africa
4 December 1997   1997–98 Carlton and United Series   Australia
11 December 1997   1997–98 Singer Akai Champions Trophy   England
10 January 1998   1997-98 Silver Jubilee Independence Cup   India
1 April 1998   1997–98 Pepsi Triangular Series   Australia
3 April 1998   1997-98 Standard Bank International One-Day Series   South Africa
17 April 1998   1997-98 Coca-Cola Cup   India

September

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New Zealand in Zimbabwe

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Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1378 18–22 September Alistair Campbell Stephen Fleming Harare Sports Club, Harare Match drawn
Test 1379 25–29 September Alistair Campbell Stephen Fleming Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Match drawn
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1235 1 October Alistair Campbell Stephen Fleming Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Match tied
ODI 1237 4 October Alistair Campbell Stephen Fleming Harare Sports Club, Harare   Zimbabwe by 3 wickets
ODI 1238 5 October Alistair Campbell Stephen Fleming Harare Sports Club, Harare   New Zealand by 83 runs

India in Pakistan

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ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1233 28 September Saeed Anwar Sachin Tendulkar Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad   Pakistan by 5 wickets
ODI 1234 30 September Saeed Anwar Sachin Tendulkar National Stadium, Karachi   India by 4 wickets
ODI 1236 2 October Saeed Anwar Sachin Tendulkar Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   Pakistan by 9 wickets

October

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South Africa in Pakistan

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Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1380 6–10 October Saeed Anwar Hansie Cronje Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Match drawn
Test 1381 17–21 October Saeed Anwar Hansie Cronje Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura Match drawn
Test 1382 24–27 October Saeed Anwar Hansie Cronje Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad   South Africa by 53 runs

President's Cup 1997-98

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Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1239 10 October   Kenya Aasif Karim   Bangladesh Akram Khan Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi   Kenya by 150 runs
ODI 1240 11 October   Bangladesh Akram Khan   Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi   Zimbabwe by 48 runs
ODI 1241 12 October   Kenya Aasif Karim   Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi   Zimbabwe by 6 wickets
ODI 1242 14 October   Bangladesh Akram Khan   Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Aga Khan Sports Club Ground, Nairobi   Zimbabwe by 192 runs
ODI 1243 15 October   Kenya Aasif Karim   Bangladesh Akram Khan Aga Khan Sports Club Ground, Nairobi   Kenya by 8 wickets
ODI 1244 16 October   Kenya Aasif Karim   Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Aga Khan Sports Club Ground, Nairobi   Zimbabwe by 7 wickets
Finals
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1245 18 October   Kenya Aasif Karim   Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi   Zimbabwe by 83 runs
ODI 1246 19 October   Kenya Aasif Karim   Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi   Zimbabwe by 82 runs

November

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Wills Quadrangular Tournament 1997-98

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Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1247 1 November   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga   West Indies Courtney Walsh Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
ODI 1248 2 November   Pakistan Wasim Akram   South Africa Hansie Cronje Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   South Africa by 9 runs
ODI 1249 3 November   South Africa Hansie Cronje   West Indies Courtney Walsh Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   South Africa by 5 wickets
ODI 1250 4 November   Pakistan Wasim Akram   West Indies Courtney Walsh Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   Pakistan by 8 wickets
ODI 1251 5 November   Pakistan Wasim Akram   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   Sri Lanka by 8 wickets
ODI 1252 6 November   South Africa Hansie Cronje   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   South Africa by 66 runs
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1253 8 November   South Africa Hansie Cronje   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   South Africa by 4 wickets

New Zealand in Australia

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Trans-Tasman Trophy - Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1383 7–11 October Mark Taylor Stephen Fleming The Gabba, Brisbane   Australia by 186 runs
Test 1386 20–23 October Mark Taylor Stephen Fleming WACA Ground, Perth   Australia by an innings and 70 runs
Test 1388 27 November–1 December Mark Taylor Stephen Fleming Bellerive Oval, Hobart Match drawn

West Indies in Pakistan

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Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1384 17–20 November Wasim Akram Courtney Walsh Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar   Pakistan by an innings 19 runs
Test 1389 29 November–3 December Wasim Akram Courtney Walsh Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi   Pakistan by an innings 29 runs
Test 1391 6–9 December Wasim Akram Courtney Walsh National Stadium, Karachi   Pakistan by 10 wickets

Sri Lanka in India

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Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1385 19–23 November Sachin Tendulkar Arjuna Ranatunga Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Match drawn
Test 1387 26–30 November Sachin Tendulkar Arjuna Ranatunga Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Match drawn
Test 1390 3–7 December Sachin Tendulkar Arjuna Ranatunga Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Match drawn
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1267 22 December Sachin Tendulkar Arjuna Ranatunga Nehru Stadium, Guwahati   India by 7 wickets
ODI 1268 25 December Sachin Tendulkar Arjuna Ranatunga Nehru Stadium, Indore No result
ODI 1269 28 December Sachin Tendulkar Arjuna Ranatunga Fatorda Stadium, Margao   Sri Lanka by 5 wickets

December

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Carlton and United Series 1997–98

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Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1254 4 December   Australia Steve Waugh   South Africa Hansie Cronje Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   South Africa by 67 runs
ODI 1255 6 December   New Zealand Stephen Fleming   South Africa Hansie Cronje Adelaide Oval, Adelaide   New Zealand by 47 runs
ODI 1256 7 December   Australia Steve Waugh   New Zealand Stephen Fleming Adelaide Oval, Adelaide   Australia by 3 wickets
ODI 1257 9 December   Australia Steve Waugh   South Africa Hansie Cronje Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   South Africa by 45 runs
ODI 1258 11 December   New Zealand Stephen Fleming   South Africa Hansie Cronje Bellerive Oval, Hobart   South Africa by 1 run
ODI 1265 17 December   Australia Steve Waugh   New Zealand Stephen Fleming Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   Australia by 6 wickets
ODI 1270 9 January   New Zealand Stephen Fleming   South Africa Hansie Cronje The Gabba, Brisbane   South Africa by 2 runs
ODI 1272 11 January   Australia Steve Waugh   South Africa Hansie Cronje The Gabba, Brisbane   South Africa by 5 wickets
ODI 1275 14 January   Australia Shane Warne   New Zealand Stephen Fleming Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   Australia by 131 runs
ODI 1278 16 January   New Zealand Stephen Fleming   South Africa Hansie Cronje WACA Ground, Perth   South Africa by 67 runs
ODI 1280 18 January   Australia Steve Waugh   South Africa Hansie Cronje WACA Ground, Perth   South Africa by 7 wickets
ODI 1281 21 January   Australia Steve Waugh   New Zealand Stephen Fleming Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   New Zealand by 4 wickets
Finals
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1283 23 January   Australia Steve Waugh   South Africa Hansie Cronje Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   South Africa by 6 runs
ODI 1285 26 January   Australia Steve Waugh   South Africa Hansie Cronje Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 1287 27 January   Australia Steve Waugh   South Africa Hansie Cronje Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   Australia by 14 runs

Akai-Singer Champions Trophy 1997-98

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Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1259 11 December   England Adam Hollioake   India Sachin Tendulkar Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah   England by 7 runs
ODI 1260 12 December   Pakistan Wasim Akram   West Indies Courtney Walsh Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah   West Indies by 43 runs
ODI 1261 13 December   England Adam Hollioake   West Indies Courtney Walsh Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah   England by 4 wickets
ODI 1262 14 December   India Sachin Tendulkar   Pakistan Wasim Akram Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah   Pakistan by 4 wickets
ODI 1263 15 December   England Adam Hollioake   Pakistan Wasim Akram Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah   England by 8 runs
ODI 1264 16 December   India Sachin Tendulkar   West Indies Courtney Walsh Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah   West Indies by 41 runs
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1266 19 December   England Adam Hollioake   West Indies Courtney Walsh Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah   England by 3 wickets

South Africa in Australia

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Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1392 26–30 December Mark Taylor Hansie Cronje Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Match drawn
Test 1393 2–5 January Mark Taylor Hansie Cronje Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   Australia by an innings 21 runs
Test 1397 30 January–3 February Mark Taylor Hansie Cronje Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Match drawn

January

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Silver Jubilee Independence Cup 1997-98

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Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1271 10 January   Bangladesh Akram Khan   India Mohammad Azharuddin Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka   India by 4 wickets
ODI 1273 11 January   India Mohammad Azharuddin   Pakistan Rashid Latif Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka   India by 18 runs
ODI 1274 10 January   Bangladesh Akram Khan   Pakistan Rashid Latif Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka   Pakistan by 9 wickets
Finals
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1276 14 January   India Mohammad Azharuddin   Pakistan Rashid Latif Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka   India by 8 wickets
ODI 1277 16 January   India Mohammad Azharuddin   Pakistan Rashid Latif Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka   Pakistan by 6 wickets
ODI 1279 18 January   India Mohammad Azharuddin   Pakistan Rashid Latif Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka   India by 3 wickets

Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka

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Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1394 7–11 January Arjuna Ranatunga Alistair Campbell Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy   Sri Lanka by 8 wickets
Test 1395 14–18 January Arjuna Ranatunga Alistair Campbell Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo   Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1282 22 January Arjuna Ranatunga Alistair Campbell Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo   Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
ODI 1284 24 January Arjuna Ranatunga Alistair Campbell R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
ODI 1286 26 January Sanath Jayasuriya Alistair Campbell Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo   Sri Lanka by 4 wickets

England in the West Indies

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Wisden Trophy - Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1396 29 January–2 February Brian Lara Michael Atherton Sabina Park, Kingston Match drawn
Test 1398 5–9 February Brian Lara Michael Atherton Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain   West Indies by 3 wickets
Test 1399 13–17 February Brian Lara Michael Atherton Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain   England by 3 wickets
Test 1404 27 February–2 March Brian Lara Michael Atherton Bourda, Georgetown   West Indies by 242 runs
Test 1407 12–16 March Brian Lara Michael Atherton Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Match drawn
Test 1411 20–24 March Brian Lara Michael Atherton Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's   West Indies by an innings and 52 runs
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1299 29 March Brian Lara Adam Hollioake Kensington Oval, Bridgetown   England by 16 runs
ODI 1301 1 April Brian Lara Adam Hollioake Kensington Oval, Bridgetown   West Indies by 1 wicket
ODI 1304 4 April Brian Lara Adam Hollioake Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown   West Indies by 5 wickets
ODI 1307 5 April Brian Lara Adam Hollioake Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown   West Indies by 4 wickets
ODI 1310 5 April Brian Lara Adam Hollioake Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain   West Indies by 57 runs

February

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Zimbabwe in New Zealand

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ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1288 4 February Stephen Fleming Alistair Campbell Seddon Park, Hamilton   New Zealand by 40 runs
ODI 1289 6 February Stephen Fleming Alistair Campbell Basin Reserve, Wellington   New Zealand by 8 wickets
ODI 1294 4 March Stephen Fleming Alistair Campbell AMI Stadium, Christchurch   Zimbabwe by 1 run
ODI 1295 6 March Stephen Fleming Alistair Campbell McLean Park, Napier   New Zealand by 9 wickets
ODI 1296 8 March Stephen Fleming Alistair Campbell Eden Park, Auckland   New Zealand by 2 runs
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1401 19–22 February Stephen Fleming Alistair Campbell Basin Reserve, Wellington   New Zealand by 10 wickets
Test 1402 26–28 February Stephen Fleming Alistair Campbell Eden Park, Auckland   New Zealand by an innings and 13 runs

Australia in New Zealand

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ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1290 8 February Stephen Fleming Steve Waugh AMI Stadium, Christchurch   Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 1291 10 February Stephen Fleming Steve Waugh Basin Reserve, Wellington   Australia by 66 runs
ODI 1292 12 February Stephen Fleming Steve Waugh McLean Park, Napier   New Zealand by 7 wickets
ODI 1293 14 February Stephen Fleming Steve Waugh Eden Park, Auckland   New Zealand by 30 runs

Pakistan in South Africa

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Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1400 14–18 February Gary Kirsten Aamer Sohail The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Match drawn
Test 1403 26 February–2 March Hansie Cronje Aamer Sohail Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban   Pakistan by 29 runs
Test 1406 6–10 March Hansie Cronje Rashid Latif St George's Park, Port Elizabeth   South Africa by 259 runs

March

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Australia in India

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Border–Gavaskar Trophy - Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1405 6–10 March Mohammad Azharuddin Mark Taylor MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai   India by 179 runs
Test 1409 18–21 March Mohammad Azharuddin Mark Taylor Eden Gardens, Kolkata   India by an innings and 219 runs
Test 1413 25–28 March Mohammad Azharuddin Mark Taylor M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore   Australia by 8 wickets

Pakistan in Zimbabwe

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Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1408 14–18 March Alistair Campbell Rashid Latif Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Match drawn
Test 1412 21–25 March Alistair Campbell Rashid Latif Harare Sports Club, Harare   Pakistan by 3 wickets
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1297 28 March Alistair Campbell Rashid Latif Harare Sports Club, Harare   Pakistan by 4 wickets
ODI 1298 29 March Alistair Campbell Rashid Latif Harare Sports Club, Harare   Pakistan by 4 wickets

Sri Lanka in South Africa

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Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1410 19–23 March Hansie Cronje Arjuna Ranatunga Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town   South Africa by 70 runs
Test 1414 27–30 March Hansie Cronje Arjuna Ranatunga SuperSport Park, Centurion   South Africa by 6 wickets

April

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Pepsi Triangular Series 1997-98

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Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1300 1 April   India Mohammad Azharuddin   Australia Steve Waugh Nehru Stadium, Kochi   India by 41 runs
ODI 1302 3 April   Australia Steve Waugh   Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad   Australia by 13 runs
ODI 1305 5 April   India Mohammad Azharuddin   Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Reliance Stadium, Vadodara   India by 13 runs
ODI 1308 7 April   India Mohammad Azharuddin   Australia Steve Waugh Green Park Stadium, Kanpur   India by 6 wickets
ODI 1311 9 April   India Mohammad Azharuddin   Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Barabati Stadium, Cuttack   India by 32 runs
ODI 1313 11 April   Australia Steve Waugh   Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi   Australia by 16 runs
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1316 14 April   India Mohammad Azharuddin   Australia Steve Waugh Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi   Australia by 4 wickets

Standard Bank International One-Day Series 1997–98

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Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1303 3 April   South Africa Hansie Cronje   Pakistan Aamer Sohail Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban   South Africa by 52 runs
ODI 1306 5 April   South Africa Hansie Cronje   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg   South Africa by 57 runs
ODI 1309 7 April   Pakistan Rashid Latif   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Diamond Oval, Kimberley   Pakistan by 4 wickets
ODI 1312 9 April   Pakistan Rashid Latif   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Boland Park, Paarl   Pakistan by 110 runs
ODI 1314 11 April   South Africa Hansie Cronje   Pakistan Rashid Latif Buffalo Park, East London   South Africa by 3 wickets
ODI 1315 13 April   South Africa Hansie Cronje   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga St George's Park, Port Elizabeth   Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
ODI 1317 15 April   Pakistan Rashid Latif   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Willowmoore Park, Benoni   Sri Lanka by 115 runs
ODI 1318 17 April   South Africa Hansie Cronje   Pakistan Rashid Latif SuperSport Park, Centurion   South Africa by 7 wickets
ODI 1321 19 April   South Africa Hansie Cronje   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein   South Africa by 5 wickets
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1326 23 April   South Africa Hansie Cronje   Pakistan Rashid Latif Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town   South Africa by 9 wickets

Coca-Cola Cup 1997–98

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Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1319 17 April   India Mohammad Azharuddin   New Zealand Stephen Fleming Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah   India by 15 runs
ODI 1320 18 April   Australia Steve Waugh   New Zealand Stephen Fleming Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah   Australia by 6 wickets
ODI 1322 19 April   Australia Steve Waugh   India Mohammad Azharuddin Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah   Australia by 58 runs
ODI 1323 20 April   India Mohammad Azharuddin   New Zealand Stephen Fleming Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah   New Zealand by 4 wickets
ODI 1324 21 April   Australia Steve Waugh   New Zealand Stephen Fleming Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah   Australia by 5 wickets
ODI 1325 22 April   Australia Steve Waugh   India Mohammad Azharuddin Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah   Australia by 26 runs
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1327 24 April   Australia Steve Waugh   India Mohammad Azharuddin Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah   India by 6 wickets

References

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  1. ^ "Season 1997/98". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Season 1997/98 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2017.