| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Host(s) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Champions |  India |
| Participants | 2 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Player of the series | Sourav Ganguly |
| Most runs | Sourav Ganguly (222) |
| Most wickets | Sourav Ganguly (15) |
The 1997 'Friendship Cup' , also known as the 1997 Sahara 'Friendship Cup' for sponsorship reasons was a One Day International cricket series which took place between 13 and 21 September 1997.[1] The tournament was held in Canada, which was seen as perfect neutral territory for India and Pakistan to play each other. The tournament was won by India 4–1.
Teams
Squads
| India |
 Pakistan |
|---|---|
Warm-up match
11 September Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 35 overs per side due to rain.
ODI series
1st ODI
13 September Scorecard |
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Pakistan innings limited to 49 overs due to their slow over rate.
- Harvinder Singh and Debashish Mohanty (Ind) made their ODI debuts.
- Mohammad Azharuddin equalled the record for most catches by an India fieldsman (4).
2nd ODI
14 September Scorecard |
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Crowd trouble and Inzamam-ul-Haq's (Pak) scuffle with the crowd delayed play by 40 minutes after 16th over of India's innings.
3rd ODI
17 September Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced Pakistan innings to 31.5 overs and India's target was set to 141 runs in 25 overs by Parabola method.[2]
- Subsequent rain led to abandoning of the match and called for a replay.
Replay
4th ODI
20 September Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 28 overs per side due to rain; India innings limited to 26 overs due to their slow over rate.
5th ODI
21 September Scorecard |
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Pakistan innings limited to 48 overs due to slow over rate.
Statistics
| Most runs[3] | Most wickets[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | 222 | Sourav Ganguly | 15 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 197 | Harvinder Singh | 9 |
| Shahid Afridi | 145 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 8 |
| Saeed Anwar | 140 | Debasis Mohanty | 8 |
| Saleem Malik | 132 | Abey Kuruvilla | 7 |
Spectator incident
During the 2nd ODI, spectator Shiv Kumar Thind, an Indian living in Toronto, used a megaphone to shout abuse at Pakistan batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq. Thind likened Inzamam's physical size to that of several kinds of potato and The Buddha. Inzamam took offense to this and proceeded to enter the crowd and challenge Thind. When Thind threw his megaphone at him, ul-Haq borrowed a cricket bat from a teammate and attempted to attack Thind with it. The event subsequently caused a 37-minute delay in the game and later resulted in both men filing charges of assault against one another. Thind and ul-Haq later withdrew the charges, although the Pakistan Cricket Board banned Inzamam for two matches.[4]
References
- ↑ "Tournament fixture list". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ↑ "India v Pakistan, Sahara 'Friendship' Cup 1997 (3rd ODI)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2006-07-18. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- 1 2 Averages by Team
- ↑ The Worst of Cricket (2008), p. 68-69.
External links
- 1997 'Friendship Cup' Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive