India Vs Pakistan 1St Final
Silver Jubilee Independence Cup Bangladesh, India, Pakistan in Bangladesh - 1998 (1997/98) · National Stadium, Dhaka · 14 January 1998
India won by 8 wickets (with 53 balls remaining)
India won by 8 wickets (with 53 balls remaining). Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 95 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka (then National Stadium)
- Date
- 14 January 1998
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 8 wickets (with 53 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Captains
- Rashid Latif (Pakistan), Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
- Umpires
- DB Cowie and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- MH Denness
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Pakistan batted first and made 212 for 8. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 38 off 60 balls, and Ijaz Ahmed made 34. Sachin Tendulkar took 3 for 45 for India.
Chasing 213, India made 213 for 2. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 95 off 78 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 68. The innings was built on a 159-run stand for the first wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, 75% of the total.
India won by 8 wickets (with 53 balls remaining).
PAKISTAN: 212 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar | c Sourav Ganguly | 38 | 60 |
| Shahid Afridi | c Sourav Ganguly | 29 | 41 |
| Aamer Sohail | c Nayan Mongia | 10 | 17 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | st Nayan Mongia | 34 | 52 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Harvinder Singh | 33 | 48 |
| Azhar Mahmood | bowled | 30 | 32 |
| Manzoor Akhtar | st Nayan Mongia | 9 | 10 |
| Rashid Latif | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 1 | 3 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | not out | 7 | 9 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | not out | 10 | 4 |
Did not bat: Aaqib Javed
Extras 11 · Total 212 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 9 | 1 | 40 | 2 |
| Debasis Mohanty | 9 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Harvinder Singh | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Sairaj Bahutule | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Robin Singh | 9 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 7 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-45 (Shahid Afridi, 11.3 ov), 2-73 (Aamer Sohail, 16.5 ov), 3-95 (Saeed Anwar, 23.4 ov), 4-142 (Ijaz Ahmed, 35.1 ov), 5-155 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 37.2 ov), 6-172 (Manzoor Akhtar, 41.3 ov), 7-173 (Rashid Latif, 42.2 ov), 8-197 (Azhar Mahmood, 44.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi | 45 | 69 |
| second | Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail | 28 | 32 |
| third | Ijaz Ahmed and Saeed Anwar | 22 | 41 |
| fourth | Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 47 | 69 |
| fifth | Inzamam-ul-Haq and Azhar Mahmood | 13 | 13 |
| sixth | Azhar Mahmood and Manzoor Akhtar | 17 | 25 |
| seventh | Rashid Latif and Azhar Mahmood | 1 | 5 |
| eighth | Saqlain Mushtaq and Azhar Mahmood | 24 | 13 |
| ninth | Mushtaq Ahmed and Saqlain Mushtaq | 15 | 9 |
INDIA: 213 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | bowled | 95 | 78 |
| Sourav Ganguly | lbw | 68 | 87 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 30 | 38 |
| Ajay Jadeja | not out | 11 | 21 |
Did not bat: Navjot Sidhu, Robin Singh, Sairaj Bahutule, Nayan Mongia, Javagal Srinath, Debasis Mohanty, Harvinder Singh
Extras 9 · Total 213 for 2
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaqib Javed | 4 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 10 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 9 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Shahid Afridi | 9 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Manzoor Akhtar | 1.1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-159 (Sachin Tendulkar, 24.6 ov), 2-182 (Sourav Ganguly, 30.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 159 | 150 |
| second | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly | 23 | 31 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 31 | 42 |
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