Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1997–98

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
 
  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
 Pakistan[3]  India[4]

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

1st ODI
28 September
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
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.[6]

3rd ODI
2 October (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.[7]

References
  1. Tournament Fixtures
  2. Wills challenge series
  3. "Pakistan Squad". Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. "Indian Squad Sep-Oct 1997". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  5. "Saeed given captaincy; Ramiz, Salim dropped from 14-man side". Dawn. ESPN Cricinfo. 26 September 1997. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  6. "2nd ODI: India v Pakistan, Match Report". Dawn. ESPN Cricinfo. 30 September 1997. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  7. "Wills Challenge 1997/98 (3rd ODI)". cricketarchive.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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