1997 'Friendship' Cup
Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
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Cricket format | One Day International |
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Participants | 2 |
Matches | 6 |
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The 1997 'Friendship Cup' , also known as the 1997 Sahara 'Friendship Cup' for sponsorship reasons was a One Day International cricket series which took place between 13–21 September 1997.[1] The tournament was held in Canada, which was seen as perfect neutral territory for India and Pakistan to play each other. The tournament was won by India 4-1.
Teams[]
Bermuda
Canada - warm-up match only
India
Ireland
Kenya
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
Oman
Pakistan
Scotland
Sri Lanka
United Arab Emirates
United States
Zimbabwe
Squads[]
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Warm-up match[]
11 September
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 35 overs per side due to rain.
ODI series[]
1st ODI[]
13 September
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Pakistan innings limited to 49 overs due to their slow over rate.
- Harvinder Singh and Debashish Mohanty (Ind) made their ODI debuts.
- Mohammad Azharuddin equalled the record for most catches by an India fieldsman (4).
2nd ODI[]
14 September
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Crowd trouble and Inzamam-ul-Haq's (Pak) scuffle with the crowd delayed play by 40 minutes after 16th over of India's innings.
3rd ODI[]
17 September
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- Rain reduced Pakistan innings to 31.5 overs and India's target was set to 141 runs in 25 overs by Parabola method.[2]
- Subsequent rain led to abandoning of the match and called for a replay.
Replay[]
4th ODI[]
20 September
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 28 overs per side due to rain; India innings limited to 26 overs due to their slow over rate.
5th ODI[]
21 September
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Pakistan innings limited to 48 overs due to slow over rate.
Statistics[]
Most runs[3] | Most wickets[3] | ||
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222 | ![]() |
15 |
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197 | ![]() |
9 |
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145 | ![]() |
8 |
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140 | ![]() |
8 |
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132 | ![]() |
7 |
Spectator incident[]
During the 2nd ODI, spectator Shiv Kumar Thind, an Indian living in Toronto, used a megaphone to shout abuse at Pakistan batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq. Thind likened ul-Haq's physical size to that of several kinds of potato and The Buddha. ul-Haq took offense to this and proceeded to enter the crowd and challenge Thind. When Thind threw his megaphone at him, ul-Haq borrowed a cricket bat from a teammate and attempted to attack Thind with it. The event subsequently caused a 37-minute delay in the game and later resulted in both men filing charges of assault against one another. Thind and ul-Haq later withdrew the charges, although the Pakistan Cricket Board banned ul-Haq for two matches.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Tournament fixture list". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ^ "India v Pakistan, Sahara 'Friendship' Cup 1997 (3rd ODI)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2006-07-18. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Averages by Team
- ^ The Worst of Cricket (2008), p. 68-69.
External links[]
- 1997 'Friendship Cup' Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive
- 1997 in Canadian sports
- 1997 in cricket
- International cricket competitions from 1994–95 to 1997