1997–98 Silver Jubilee Independence Cup
The Silver Jubilee Independence Cup was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Dhaka, Bangladesh during January 1998.[1] The tournament was held as a celebration of 25 years of Bangladesh's independence and all the games were held at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]India, Pakistan and the hosts Bangladesh were the participating teams in the tournament.
| Dates | 10 – 18 January 1998 |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin followed by Best of three Final |
| Host(s) |  Bangladesh[1] |
| Champions |  India[1][2][3] |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Player of the series | Sachin Tendulkar[4] |
| Most runs |  Saeed Anwar (315)[5] |
| Most wickets | Saqlain Mushtaq (13)[6] |
India were the winners of the tournament after beating Pakistan in the third final of the best of three finals. India successfully chased Pakistan's total of 314/5 in an exciting match which at that time was a world record for the highest successful run chase in One Day International cricket.[1][7] Hrishikesh Kanitkar hit a four ( Video )when 3 runs were required off the last two balls to help India chase down the record target and lift the Silver Jubilee Independence Cup.[8]
Saurav Ganguly was awarded player of the match for his amazing century in the third final, while Sachin Tendulkar was named the player of the series.[4]
Tournament format
The sides played each other in a round robin, meaning that each side play two matches. The top 2 teams at the end of the round-robin stage played each other in Best of Three Finals.
Squads
| Bangladesh[9] |
India[10] |
Pakistan[11] |
|---|---|---|
The Pakistan Cricket Board announced a 14-member team for the tournament on 26 December 1997. Wicket-keeper-batsman Moin Khan, and pacemen Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram were dropped from the side that played the Champions Trophy. Akram had reportedly told the team's physiotherapist that he was "not fit" before leaving for England. Khan was replaced by Rashid Latif, who was made the captain, and Saeed Anwar the vice-captain. Other changes included exclusion of Akhtar Sarfraz and inclusion of Yousuf Youhana and Fazl-e-Akbar.[12] The Bangladesh squad was announced on 7 January 1998. Many changes were made from the side that toured New Zealand that season. Spinner Shariful Haque, who last played in the 1994 ICC Trophy was included alongside Mohammad Rafique, who was returning after recovering from an injury. Shahriar Hossain, Khaled Mahmud and Zakir Hossain were other players included in the squad.[13]
Points Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | NR | L | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.326 |
| 2 | Pakistan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +0.964 |
| 3 | Bangladesh |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −0.925 |
India and Pakistan progressed to the best of three finals after finishing in the top two of the points table
Fixtures and results
1st match
10 January Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The start of play was delayed by 40 minutes due to fog and was reduced to 48 overs to per side.
- Khaled Mashud, Sanwar Hossain and Shariful Haque (Ban) made their ODI debuts.
- Points: India 2, Bangladesh 0
2nd match
11 January Scorecard |
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- The start of play was delayed due to fog and was reduced to 37 overs to per side.
- Fazl-e-Akbar (Pak) made his ODI debut.
- This was Rashid Latif's first match as Pakistan captain.[14]
- Sachin Tendulkar equalled the Indian record for most catches in an ODI (4).[14]
- Points: India 2, Pakistan 0
3rd match
12 January Scorecard |
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 41 over per side due to fog.
- Points: Pakistan 2, Bangladesh 0
1st final
14 January 1998 Scorecard |
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- The start of play was delayed by 45 minutes due to fog and the match reduced to 46 overs per side.
- Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) became the youngest player to reach 6,000 runs in ODIs (24 years, 265 days).[15]
3rd final
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 48 over per side due to bad light.
- Rahul Sanghvi (Ind) made his ODI debut.
- Saeed Anwar and Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) set a record for highest partnership for the third wicket (230 runs), before it was beaten by Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar in 1999.[16]
- This was the highest successful run-chase in ODIs surpassing Sri Lanka's 312 against Zimbabwe in 1992.[17][1][7]
Statistics
- Most runs
| Player[5] | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar |
5 | 315 | 78.75 | 100.96 | 140 | 1 | 2 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin |
5 | 284 | 71.00 | 77.17 | 100 | 1 | 2 |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
5 | 258 | 51.60 | 112.17 | 95 | 0 | 3 |
| Sourav Ganguly |
5 | 242 | 48.40 | 79.60 | 124 | 1 | 1 |
| Ijaz Ahmed |
5 | 209 | 69.66 | 94.57 | 117 | 1 | 0 |
- Most wickets
| Player[6] | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saqlain Mushtaq |
5 | 13 | 17.61 | 5.61 | 4/41 |
| Javagal Srinath |
5 | 11 | 18.36 | 4.59 | 5/23 |
| Harvinder Singh |
4 | 8 | 21.75 | 6.21 | 3/47 |
| Aaqib Javed |
5 | 7 | 28.14 | 5.34 | 2/27 |
| Mohammad Hussain |
2 | 5 | 14.60 | 3.65 | 4/33 |
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