India Vs Pakistan 5Th Odi
Pakistan tour of Canada - 1998 (1998) · Toronto Cricket, Toronto · 20 September 1998
Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining). Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 101 for India. Saqlain Mushtaq took 4/67.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto (then Toronto Cricket)
- Date
- 20 September 1998
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Aamer Sohail
- Captains
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Aamer Sohail (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- PT Manuel and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- PJP Burge
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 256 for 9. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 101 off 111 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 77. Saqlain Mushtaq took 4 for 67 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the third wicket between Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar, 47% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, 211 across 22 ODIs.
Chasing 257, Pakistan made 258 for 5. Aamer Sohail top-scored with 97 not out off 125 balls, and Saeed Anwar made 83. Javagal Srinath took 3 for 50 for India. The innings was built on a 119-run stand for the second wicket between Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail, 46% of the total.
Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining).
INDIA: 256 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Inzamam-ul-Haq | 77 | 109 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Inzamam-ul-Haq | 9 | 29 |
| Navjot Sidhu | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Saqlain Mushtaq | 101 | 111 |
| Ajay Jadeja | bowled | 5 | 17 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Shahid Afridi | 8 | 12 |
| Javagal Srinath | c Moin Khan | 10 | 7 |
| Sanjay Raul | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Ajit Agarkar | not out | 14 | 10 |
| Sunil Joshi | c Inzamam-ul-Haq | 19 | 7 |
Did not bat: Venkatesh Prasad
Extras 13 · Total 256 for 9
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaqib Javed | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 10 | 2 | 30 | 2 |
| Mohammad Zahid | 5 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 8 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 10 | 0 | 67 | 4 |
| Aamer Sohail | 10 | 0 | 59 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-35 (Sourav Ganguly, 11.1 ov), 2-35 (Navjot Sidhu, 11.2 ov), 3-156 (Sachin Tendulkar, 34.5 ov), 4-175 (Ajay Jadeja, 39.6 ov), 5-207 (Nayan Mongia, 45.3 ov), 6-213 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 45.5 ov), 7-213 (Sanjay Raul, 45.6 ov), 8-227 (Javagal Srinath, 48.1 ov), 9-256 (Sunil Joshi, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 35 | 67 |
| second | Navjot Sidhu and Sachin Tendulkar | 0 | 1 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 121 | 141 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 19 | 31 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Nayan Mongia | 32 | 33 |
| sixth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Javagal Srinath | 6 | 2 |
| seventh | Javagal Srinath and Sanjay Raul | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Javagal Srinath and Ajit Agarkar | 14 | 13 |
| ninth | Sunil Joshi and Ajit Agarkar | 29 | 11 |
PAKISTAN: 258 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar | lbw | 83 | 94 |
| Shahid Afridi | bowled | 10 | 25 |
| Aamer Sohail | not out | 97 | 125 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Saleem Malik | c Ajit Agarkar | 25 | 33 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | c Nayan Mongia | 8 | 4 |
| Moin Khan | not out | 12 | 12 |
Did not bat: Azhar Mahmood, Saqlain Mushtaq, Aaqib Javed, Mohammad Zahid
Extras 23 · Total 258 for 5
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 10 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 9 | 1 | 46 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 6 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 1.2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sanjay Raul | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sunil Joshi | 10 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-48 (Shahid Afridi, 8.2 ov), 2-167 (Saeed Anwar, 32.2 ov), 3-167 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 32.3 ov), 4-213 (Saleem Malik, 43.1 ov), 5-222 (Ijaz Ahmed, 43.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi | 48 | 50 |
| second | Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail | 119 | 144 |
| third | Aamer Sohail and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 0 | 1 |
| fourth | Saleem Malik and Aamer Sohail | 46 | 64 |
| fifth | Ijaz Ahmed and Aamer Sohail | 9 | 5 |
| sixth | Moin Khan and Aamer Sohail | 36 | 26 |
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