India Vs Pakistan 2Nd Final
Silver Jubilee Independence Cup Bangladesh, India, Pakistan in Bangladesh - 1998 (1997/98) · National Stadium, Dhaka · 16 January 1998
Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 111 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 111 balls remaining). Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 66 for India. Mohammad Hussain took 4/33.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka (then National Stadium)
- Date
- 16 January 1998
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 111 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mohammad Hussain
- Captains
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Rashid Latif (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- DB Cowie and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- MH Denness
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 189 all out. Mohammad Azharuddin top-scored with 66 off 88 balls, and Ajay Jadeja made 34. Mohammad Hussain took 4 for 33 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 77-run stand for the second wicket between Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly, 41% of the total. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Bangabandhu National Stadium, 255 across 24 ODIs.
Chasing 190, Pakistan made 193 for 4. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 51 off 40 balls, and Ijaz Ahmed made 40.
Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 111 balls remaining).
INDIA: 189 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | bowled | 1 | 6 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Mohammad Hussain | 26 | 43 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Saeed Anwar | 66 | 88 |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Azhar Mahmood | 6 | 21 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Aaqib Javed | 34 | 66 |
| Robin Singh | c Shahid Afridi | 5 | 13 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Aamer Sohail | 10 | 26 |
| Sairaj Bahutule | st Rashid Latif | 11 | 11 |
| Javagal Srinath | bowled | 12 | 14 |
| Harvinder Singh | not out | 3 | 5 |
| Debasis Mohanty | c Ijaz Ahmed | 4 | 9 |
Extras 11 · Total 189 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaqib Javed | 10 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 7 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 9.5 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Mohammad Hussain | 10 | 1 | 33 | 4 |
| Shahid Afridi | 10 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Manzoor Akhtar | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Sachin Tendulkar, 1.3 ov), 2-82 (Sourav Ganguly, 17.6 ov), 3-96 (Navjot Sidhu, 23.5 ov), 4-116 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 29.4 ov), 5-124 (Robin Singh, 33.3 ov), 6-151 (Nayan Mongia, 40.5 ov), 7-167 (Ajay Jadeja, 43.3 ov), 8-182 (Sairaj Bahutule, 46.2 ov), 9-184 (Javagal Srinath, 48.1 ov), 10-189 (Debasis Mohanty, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 5 | 9 |
| second | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly | 77 | 99 |
| third | Navjot Sidhu and Mohammad Azharuddin | 14 | 35 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 20 | 35 |
| fifth | Robin Singh and Ajay Jadeja | 8 | 23 |
| sixth | Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia | 27 | 44 |
| seventh | Ajay Jadeja and Sairaj Bahutule | 16 | 16 |
| eighth | Javagal Srinath and Sairaj Bahutule | 15 | 17 |
| ninth | Javagal Srinath and Harvinder Singh | 2 | 11 |
| tenth | Debasis Mohanty and Harvinder Singh | 5 | 10 |
PAKISTAN: 193 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar | c Sourav Ganguly | 51 | 40 |
| Shahid Afridi | c Sairaj Bahutule | 21 | 13 |
| Aamer Sohail | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 36 | 56 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | not out | 40 | 46 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Navjot Sidhu | 40 | 40 |
| Mohammad Hussain | not out | 0 | 1 |
Did not bat: Azhar Mahmood, Rashid Latif, Saqlain Mushtaq, Manzoor Akhtar, Aaqib Javed
Extras 5 · Total 193 for 4
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 7 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Debasis Mohanty | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Harvinder Singh | 5 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Sairaj Bahutule | 5 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 9 | 3 | 24 | 2 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 3.3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Shahid Afridi, 2.5 ov), 2-105 (Saeed Anwar, 13.4 ov), 3-123 (Aamer Sohail, 18.3 ov), 4-189 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 30.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi | 31 | 17 |
| second | Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail | 74 | 65 |
| third | Ijaz Ahmed and Aamer Sohail | 18 | 29 |
| fourth | Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 66 | 74 |
| fifth | Ijaz Ahmed and Mohammad Hussain | 4 | 4 |
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