India Vs Pakistan Final
Coca-Cola Cup England, India, Pakistan in United Arab Emirates - 1999 (1998/99) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 16 April 1999
Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 132 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 132 balls remaining). Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 50 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 16 April 1999
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 132 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Wasim Akram
- Captains
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and KT Francis
- Match referee
- S Wettimuny
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 125 all out. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 50 off 96 balls. Wasim Akram took 3 for 11 for Pakistan. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 227 across 108 ODIs.
Chasing 126, Pakistan made 129 for 2. Inzamam-ul-Haq top-scored with 39 not out off 38 balls, and Saeed Anwar made 30.
Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 132 balls remaining).
INDIA: 125 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Mohammad Yousuf | 50 | 96 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | lbw | 0 | 3 |
| Rahul Dravid | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Azhar Mahmood | 2 | 15 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Saeed Anwar | 14 | 44 |
| Javagal Srinath | c Moin Khan | 3 | 8 |
| Robin Singh | run out (Shahid Afridi, Moin Khan) | 15 | 42 |
| Nayan Mongia | run out (Mohammad Yousuf) | 0 | 4 |
| Ajit Agarkar | bowled | 20 | 43 |
| Anil Kumble | run out (Ijaz Ahmed) | 7 | 21 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 13 · Total 125 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 8 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 10 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Arshad Khan | 10 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Shahid Afridi | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 0.3 ov), 2-0 (Rahul Dravid, 0.4 ov), 3-14 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 5.2 ov), 4-46 (Ajay Jadeja, 18.2 ov), 5-50 (Javagal Srinath, 20.1 ov), 6-82 (Robin Singh, 29.3 ov), 7-84 (Nayan Mongia, 30.3 ov), 8-104 (Sourav Ganguly, 37.2 ov), 9-122 (Anil Kumble, 44.3 ov), 10-125 (Ajit Agarkar, 44.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly and Sadagoppan Ramesh | 0 | 3 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid | 0 | 1 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly | 14 | 28 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly and Ajay Jadeja | 32 | 78 |
| fifth | Javagal Srinath and Sourav Ganguly | 4 | 11 |
| sixth | Robin Singh and Sourav Ganguly | 32 | 56 |
| seventh | Sourav Ganguly and Nayan Mongia | 2 | 6 |
| eighth | Sourav Ganguly and Ajit Agarkar | 20 | 41 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble and Ajit Agarkar | 18 | 43 |
| tenth | Venkatesh Prasad and Ajit Agarkar | 3 | 3 |
PAKISTAN: 129 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar | c Anil Kumble | 30 | 49 |
| Shahid Afridi | c Sourav Ganguly | 24 | 41 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | not out | 21 | 49 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | not out | 39 | 38 |
Did not bat: Mohammad Yousuf, Moin Khan, Azhar Mahmood, Wasim Akram, Saqlain Mushtaq, Arshad Khan, Shoaib Akhtar
Extras 15 · Total 129 for 2
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 5 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 9 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-53 (Shahid Afridi, 12.3 ov), 2-65 (Saeed Anwar, 14.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi | 53 | 75 |
| second | Ijaz Ahmed and Saeed Anwar | 12 | 15 |
| third | Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 64 | 78 |
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