India Vs Pakistan 3Rd Odi
Pakistan tour of Canada - 1997 (1997) · Toronto Cricket, Toronto · 18 September 1997
India won by 34 runs
India won by 34 runs. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 67 for India. Sourav Ganguly took 5/16.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto (then Toronto Cricket)
- Date
- 18 September 1997
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 34 runs
- Player of the match
- Sourav Ganguly
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Ramiz Raja (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- RE Koertzen and SG Randell
- Match referee
- JL Hendriks
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 182 for 6. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 67 off 110 balls, and Robin Singh made 32.
Chasing 183, Pakistan made 148 all out. Shahid Afridi top-scored with 44 off 38 balls. Sourav Ganguly took 5 for 16 for India. From 103 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 126 for 8.
India won by 34 runs. Sourav Ganguly's 5 for 16 are the best innings figures at Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club.
INDIA: 182 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Ijaz Ahmed | 2 | 20 |
| Saba Karim | c Moin Khan | 2 | 16 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Saeed Anwar | 25 | 79 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Moin Khan | 0 | 10 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Azhar Mahmood | 67 | 110 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Moin Khan | 20 | 33 |
| Robin Singh | not out | 32 | 29 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | not out | 1 | 4 |
Did not bat: Nilesh Kulkarni, Harvinder Singh, Debasis Mohanty
Extras 33 · Total 182 for 6
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaqib Javed | 10 | 4 | 17 | 1 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 9 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Mohammad Akram | 10 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Shahid Afridi | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Saleem Malik | 6 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Sourav Ganguly), 2-12 (Saba Karim), 3-23 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-89 (Rahul Dravid), 5-133 (Ajay Jadeja), 6-164 (Mohammad Azharuddin)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly and Saba Karim | 12 |
| second | Rahul Dravid and Saba Karim | 0 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid | 11 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid | 66 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 44 |
| sixth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Robin Singh | 31 |
| seventh | Robin Singh and Abey Kuruvilla | 18 |
PAKISTAN: 148 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar | c Rahul Dravid | 22 | 32 |
| Shahid Afridi | c Sachin Tendulkar | 44 | 38 |
| Ramiz Raja | c Sourav Ganguly | 11 | 8 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | c Vinod Kambli | 13 | 43 |
| Saleem Malik | c Sachin Tendulkar | 6 | 16 |
| Hasan Raza | c Ajay Jadeja | 0 | 8 |
| Moin Khan | c Robin Singh | 7 | 24 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | c Debasis Mohanty | 11 | 23 |
| Azhar Mahmood | c Saba Karim | 6 | 18 |
| Aaqib Javed | c Abey Kuruvilla | 11 | 9 |
| Mohammad Akram | not out | 2 | 7 |
Extras 15 · Total 148 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abey Kuruvilla | 8.5 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| Debasis Mohanty | 8 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Harvinder Singh | 5 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 10 | 3 | 16 | 5 |
| Robin Singh | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-52 (Saeed Anwar), 2-79 (Shahid Afridi), 3-87 (Ramiz Raja), 4-103 (Saleem Malik), 5-103 (Hasan Raza), 6-116 (Ijaz Ahmed), 7-118 (Moin Khan), 8-126 (Azhar Mahmood), 9-141 (Aaqib Javed), 10-148 (Saqlain Mushtaq)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi | 52 |
| second | Ramiz Raja and Shahid Afridi | 27 |
| third | Ramiz Raja and Ijaz Ahmed | 8 |
| fourth | Saleem Malik and Ijaz Ahmed | 16 |
| fifth | Ijaz Ahmed and Hasan Raza | 0 |
| sixth | Ijaz Ahmed and Moin Khan | 13 |
| seventh | Moin Khan and Saqlain Mushtaq | 2 |
| eighth | Saqlain Mushtaq and Azhar Mahmood | 8 |
| ninth | Aaqib Javed and Saqlain Mushtaq | 15 |
| tenth | Saqlain Mushtaq and Mohammad Akram | 7 |
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