India Vs Pakistan 6Th Match
Pepsi Cup India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in India - 1999 (1998/99) · Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh · 1 April 1999
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 30 balls remaining). Ijaz Ahmed top-scored with 89* for Pakistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Chandigarh (then Punjab Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 1 April 1999
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Ijaz Ahmed
- Captains
- Ajay Jadeja (India), Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
- Debut
- Virender Sehwag (India)
- Umpires
- K Hariharan and SK Bansal
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Virender Sehwag's first ODI.
India batted first and made 196 all out. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 57 off 90 balls, and Robin Singh made 42. Saqlain Mushtaq took 3 for 49 for Pakistan. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, 246 across 7 ODIs.
Chasing 197, Pakistan made 197 for 3. Ijaz Ahmed top-scored with 89 not out off 129 balls, and Inzamam-ul-Haq made 63. Venkatesh Prasad took 3 for 27 for India. The innings was built on a 163-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq, 83% of the total.
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 30 balls remaining).
INDIA: 196 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Shahid Afridi | 57 | 90 |
| Saba Karim | c Ijaz Ahmed | 18 | 51 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Shahid Afridi | 0 | 3 |
| Ajay Jadeja | bowled | 14 | 44 |
| Amay Khurasiya | st Moin Khan | 6 | 7 |
| Robin Singh | run out (Saqlain Mushtaq) | 42 | 67 |
| Virender Sehwag | lbw | 1 | 2 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | run out (Ijaz Ahmed) | 12 | 15 |
| Laxmi Shukla | c Shahid Nazir | 5 | 9 |
| Unknown #7381 | not out | 4 | 9 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | st Moin Khan | 4 | 7 |
Extras 33 · Total 196 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 10 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 10 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| Shahid Nazir | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 9.5 | 0 | 49 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Rahul Dravid, 3.6 ov), 2-47 (Saba Karim, 16.4 ov), 3-54 (Ajay Jadeja, 18.5 ov), 4-71 (Amay Khurasiya, 21.6 ov), 5-145 (Sourav Ganguly, 39.3 ov), 6-150 (Virender Sehwag, 40.2 ov), 7-172 (Hrishikesh Kanitkar, 44.1 ov), 8-186 (Laxmi Shukla, 47.1 ov), 9-186 (Robin Singh, 47.3 ov), 10-196 (Venkatesh Prasad, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly and Saba Karim | 16 | 21 |
| second | Rahul Dravid and Saba Karim | 0 | 3 |
| third | Ajay Jadeja and Saba Karim | 31 | 76 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly and Ajay Jadeja | 7 | 13 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly and Amay Khurasiya | 17 | 19 |
| sixth | Robin Singh and Sourav Ganguly | 74 | 105 |
| seventh | Robin Singh and Virender Sehwag | 5 | 5 |
| eighth | Robin Singh and Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 22 | 23 |
| ninth | Robin Singh and Laxmi Shukla | 14 | 18 |
| tenth | Robin Singh and Unknown #7381 | 0 | 2 |
| 11th | Venkatesh Prasad and Unknown #7381 | 10 | 14 |
PAKISTAN: 197 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar | c Saba Karim | 0 | 6 |
| Shahid Afridi | c Rahul Dravid | 16 | 21 |
| Imran Nazir | c Saba Karim | 4 | 13 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | not out | 89 | 129 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | not out | 63 | 88 |
Did not bat: Azhar Mahmood, Moin Khan, Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Saqlain Mushtaq, Shahid Nazir
Extras 25 · Total 197 for 3
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 2 | 27 | 3 |
| Laxmi Shukla | 10 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Unknown #7381 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Saeed Anwar, 0.6 ov), 2-14 (Imran Nazir, 4.2 ov), 3-34 (Shahid Afridi, 10.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi | 0 | 6 |
| second | Shahid Afridi and Imran Nazir | 14 | 20 |
| third | Ijaz Ahmed and Shahid Afridi | 20 | 35 |
| fourth | Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 163 | 191 |
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