Pakistan Vs India 1St Odi
India tour of Pakistan - 1997 (1997/98) · Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad · 28 September 1997
Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 33 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 33 balls remaining). Rahul Dravid top-scored with 50 for India. Aaqib Javed took 4/29.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad
- Date
- 28 September 1997
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 33 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Aaqib Javed
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Saeed Anwar (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- Said Ahmed Shah and Saleem Badar
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 170 all out. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 50 off 81 balls, and Ajay Jadeja made 41. Aaqib Javed took 4 for 29 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 89-run stand for the fifth wicket between Ajay Jadeja and Rahul Dravid, 52% of the total. From 166 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 4 runs, to 170 for 10.
Chasing 171, Pakistan made 171 for 5. Shahid Afridi top-scored with 45 off 60 balls, and Inzamam-ul-Haq made 35. Nilesh Kulkarni took 3 for 27 for India.
Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 33 balls remaining). Aaqib Javed's 4 for 29 are the best innings figures at Niaz Stadium.
INDIA: 170 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | bowled | 2 | 11 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Hasan Raza | 0 | 5 |
| Robin Singh | bowled | 20 | 48 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | bowled | 31 | 67 |
| Rahul Dravid | bowled | 50 | 81 |
| Ajay Jadeja | bowled | 41 | 77 |
| Saba Karim | c Ijaz Ahmed | 0 | 2 |
| Rajesh Chauhan | c Ijaz Ahmed | 0 | 1 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | bowled | 1 | 2 |
| Nilesh Kulkarni | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Debasis Mohanty | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 24 · Total 170 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waqar Younis | 7 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Aaqib Javed | 8 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 9 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 9 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| Shahid Afridi | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Sourav Ganguly), 2-3 (Sachin Tendulkar), 3-61 (Robin Singh), 4-77 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-166 (Ajay Jadeja), 6-167 (Saba Karim), 7-167 (Rajesh Chauhan), 8-169 (Rahul Dravid), 9-169 (Nilesh Kulkarni), 10-170 (Abey Kuruvilla)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 2 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar and Robin Singh | 1 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Robin Singh | 58 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid | 16 |
| fifth | Ajay Jadeja and Rahul Dravid | 89 |
| sixth | Rahul Dravid and Saba Karim | 1 |
| seventh | Rajesh Chauhan and Rahul Dravid | 0 |
| eighth | Rahul Dravid and Abey Kuruvilla | 2 |
| ninth | Abey Kuruvilla and Nilesh Kulkarni | 0 |
| tenth | Abey Kuruvilla and Debasis Mohanty | 1 |
PAKISTAN: 171 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar | lbw | 30 | 29 |
| Shahid Afridi | lbw | 45 | 60 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | c Sachin Tendulkar | 22 | 42 |
| Saleem Elahi | run out (Sachin Tendulkar) | 8 | 20 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | not out | 35 | 68 |
| Hasan Raza | c Sachin Tendulkar | 5 | 22 |
| Moin Khan | not out | 12 | 28 |
Did not bat: Azhar Mahmood, Saqlain Mushtaq, Waqar Younis, Aaqib Javed
Extras 14 · Total 171 for 5
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abey Kuruvilla | 8 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Debasis Mohanty | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Rajesh Chauhan | 10 | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Nilesh Kulkarni | 10 | 2 | 27 | 3 |
| Robin Singh | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 0.3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-70 (Saeed Anwar), 2-87 (Shahid Afridi), 3-106 (Saleem Elahi), 4-113 (Ijaz Ahmed), 5-138 (Hasan Raza)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi | 70 |
| second | Ijaz Ahmed and Shahid Afridi | 17 |
| third | Ijaz Ahmed and Saleem Elahi | 19 |
| fourth | Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 7 |
| fifth | Inzamam-ul-Haq and Hasan Raza | 25 |
| sixth | Moin Khan and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 33 |
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