Bangladesh Vs India 6Th Match
Pepsi Asia Cup Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1997 (1997) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 24 July 1997
India won by 9 wickets (with 168 balls remaining)
India won by 9 wickets (with 168 balls remaining). Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 73* for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Date
- 24 July 1997
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 9 wickets (with 168 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sourav Ganguly
- Captains
- Akram Khan (Bangladesh), Sachin Tendulkar (India)
- Debut
- Zakir Hasan (Bangladesh)
- Umpires
- KT Francis and Mohammad Nazir
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. It was Zakir Hasan's first ODI.
Bangladesh batted first and made 130 for 8. Athar Ali Khan top-scored with 33 off 69 balls, and Aminul Islam made 30. Robin Singh took 3 for 13 for India. From 79 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 104 for 8. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 206 across 22 ODIs.
Chasing 131, India made 132 for 1. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 73 not out off 52 balls. The innings was built on a 78-run stand for the second wicket between Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly, 59% of the total.
India won by 9 wickets (with 168 balls remaining).
BANGLADESH: 130 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athar Ali Khan | lbw | 33 | 69 |
| Naimur Rahman | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Minhajul Abedin | c Saba Karim | 3 | 22 |
| Aminul Islam | c Anil Kumble | 30 | 57 |
| Akram Khan | c Ajay Jadeja | 11 | 24 |
| Khaled Mashud | c Sourav Ganguly | 12 | 30 |
| Enamul Haque | run out (Sourav Ganguly) | 4 | 8 |
| Mafizur Rahman | not out | 15 | 30 |
| Hasibul Hossain | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Sheikh Salahuddin | not out | 3 | 18 |
Did not bat: Zakir Hasan
Extras 19 · Total 130 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 7 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | 6 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 3 | 17 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Robin Singh | 9 | 2 | 13 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Naimur Rahman), 2-12 (Minhajul Abedin), 3-57 (Athar Ali Khan), 4-79 (Aminul Islam), 5-92 (Akram Khan), 6-100 (Khaled Mashud), 7-104 (Enamul Haque), 8-104 (Hasibul Hossain)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Athar Ali Khan and Naimur Rahman | 2 |
| second | Minhajul Abedin and Athar Ali Khan | 10 |
| third | Athar Ali Khan and Aminul Islam | 45 |
| fourth | Aminul Islam and Akram Khan | 22 |
| fifth | Akram Khan and Khaled Mashud | 13 |
| sixth | Enamul Haque and Khaled Mashud | 8 |
| seventh | Enamul Haque and Mafizur Rahman | 4 |
| eighth | Hasibul Hossain and Mafizur Rahman | 0 |
| ninth | Sheikh Salahuddin and Mafizur Rahman | 26 |
INDIA: 132 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | bowled | 28 | 21 |
| Sourav Ganguly | not out | 73 | 52 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 23 | 20 |
Did not bat: Navjot Sidhu, Rahul Dravid, Ajay Jadeja, Robin Singh, Saba Karim, Anil Kumble, Abey Kuruvilla, Venkatesh Prasad
Extras 8 · Total 132 for 1
| Bowler (Bangladesh) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasibul Hossain | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Zakir Hasan | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Sheikh Salahuddin | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Enamul Haque | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Mafizur Rahman | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Minhajul Abedin | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-54 (Sachin Tendulkar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 54 |
| second | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly | 78 |
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