1997 Pepsi Independence Cup

International cricket tournament December 2019 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup 9 27 May 1997 International Cricket Council One Day International IND SL PAK 4 8 Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya (306) Pakistan Saqlain Mushtaq (14) The 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup was a quadrangular ODI cricket tournament held in May 1997 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the independence of India.Pepsi Independence Cup, 1996–97 http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151394.html ESPNcricinfo 22 April 2011 It featured the national cricket teams of New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the hosts India. The tournament was won by Sri Lanka, which defeated Pakistan in the best-of-three finals. Sri Lanka became the Champion. Indian independence celebrations The tournament was organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and sponsored by PepsiCo as part of the many national celebrations being held in 1997 for the 50th anniversary of India's independence from colonial rule. The Independence Cup trophy featured a gold inscribed image of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi and his followers on the Dandi March during the 1930–31 Salt Satyagraha. The tournament concept was later emulated in Sri Lanka, which held an Independence Cup tournament to mark its 50th anniversary of independence in 1998, and in Bangladesh in 1998. The BCCI also used the tournament to celebrate 50 years of Indian cricket. Along with a television documentary on the history of Indian cricket broadcast on Doordarshan, India's Test cricket captains were honoured during the 2nd final at the Eden Gardens in Calcutta (now Kolkata) – from the then 86-year-old Lala Amarnath to the then-captain, 24-year-old Sachin Tendulkar.Indian captains honoured https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/indian-captains-honoured The Indian Express 28 May 1997 All the captains took a lap around the Eden Gardens in a jeep, receiving a standing ovation from the 75,000-strong assembled crowd. Each man received a silver salver, while Vijay Hazare received the C. K. Nayadu Trophy. The captains honoured included Polly Umrigar, Datta Gaekwad, Pankaj Roy, Gulabrai Ramchand, Nari Contractor, Chandu Borde, Ajit Wadekar, Bishen Singh Bedi, Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Ravi Shastri, Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Mohammad Azharuddin. Squads INDNZPAKSLSachin Tendulkar (c) Anil Kumble (vc) Dodda Ganesh Abey Kuruvilla Rahul Dravid Ajay Jadeja Venkatesh Prasad Nayan Mongia (wk) Sunil Joshi Gagan Khoda Sourav Ganguly Vinod Kambli Noel David Robin SinghStephen Fleming (c) Nathan Astle Chris Cairns Heath Davis Chris Harris Matt Horne Gavin Larsen Craig McMillan Shayne O'Connor Dipak Patel Adam Parore (wk) Andrew Penn Bryan Young Daniel VettoriRameez Raja (c) Saeed Anwar Inzamam-ul-Haq Shahid Afridi Ijaz Ahmed Salim Malik Mohammad Hussain Aaqib Javed Saqlain Mushtaq Moin Khan (wk) Hasan Raza Abdul Razzaq Azhar Mahmood Mohammad WasimArjuna Ranatunga (c) Aravinda de Silva (vc) Roshan Mahanama Hashan Tillakaratne Sanath Jayasuriya Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk) Muttiah Muralitharan Ruwan Kalpage Marvan Atapattu Chaminda Vaas Kumar Dharmasena Sajeewa de Silva Upul Chandana Dulip Liyanage The Indian team coach and manager for the tournament was Madan Lal. Notably missing from the squad was former captain and lead batsman Mohammad Azharuddin, who was dropped.Azharuddin dropped from team for Independence Cup http://www.indianexpress.com/Storyold/566/ The Indian Express 7 May 1997 22 April 2011 Lead pace bowler Javagal Srinath was ruled out of the first half of the tournament due to a shoulder injury. Pakistan's line-up missed regular pace bowlers Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and spin bowler Mushtaq Ahmed, who were playing county cricket in England. The Sri Lankan team had minor changes from the team that won the 1996 World Cup under the leadership of Arjuna Ranatunga. Points Table TeamPWLTNRNRRPoints SRI 3 2 1 0 0 +0.478 4 PAK 3 2 1 0 0 −0.287 4 IND 3 1 2 0 0 −0.331 2 NZ 3 1 2 0 0 −0.452 2 Source:ESPNcricinfo1997 Pepsi Independence Cup / Points Table Matches Using the round robin format, each team played the others once. New Zealand defeated Pakistan in the tournament opener, but proceeded to lose its other matches. Similarly, India succeeded in its opening match against New Zealand, but suffered defeats to Sri Lanka and Pakistan. After its loss to New Zealand, Pakistan's victories against Sri Lanka and India enabled it to qualify for the finals. Sri Lanka lost a high-scoring match to Pakistan, but defeated New Zealand and India to reach the finals. 9 May yes NZ 285/7 (50 overs) 263/9 (50 overs) PAK Nathan Astle 117 (132) Saqlain Mushtaq 3/38 (10 overs) Shahid Afridi 59 (46) Nathan Astle 4/43 (8 overs) New Zealand won by 22 runs Scorecard Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh K.T. Francis (SL) and S. Venkataraghavan (Ind) Nathan Astle (NZ) Pakistan won the toss and elected to field. Mohammad Hussain (Pak) made his ODI debut. 12 May yes PAK 289/6 (50 overs) 259 (49.5 overs) SRI Shahid Afridi 52 (29) Sajeewa de Silva 3/59 (10 overs) Arjuna Ranatunga 58 (60) Aaqib Javed 5/35 (10 overs) Pakistan won by 30 runs Scorecard Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior Steve Dunne (NZ) and S. Venkataraghavan (Ind) Aaqib Javed (Pak) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. 14 May yes NZ 220/9 (50 overs) 221/2 (42.3 overs) IND Nathan Astle 92 (111) Robin Singh 2/27 (7 overs) Sachin Tendulkar 117 (137) Nathan Astle 1/25 (7 overs) India won by 8 wickets Scorecard M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Javed Akhtar (Pak) and Dave Orchard (SA) Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat. 17 May yes IND 225/7 (50 overs) 229/5 (40.5 overs) SRI Ajay Jadeja 72 (102) Sajeewa de Silva 3/59 (10 overs) Sanath Jayasuriya 151* (120) Abey Kuruvilla 2/22 (7 overs) Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets Scorecard Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Steve Dunne (NZ) and Dave Orchard (SA) Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) India won the toss and elected to bat. Sanath Jayasuriya's score of 151* was the highest individual score by a Sri Lanka player in an ODI innings, before he broke his own record when he made 189 in 2000.Sanath Jayasuriya trounces India with 151 off 120 deliveries http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/sanath-jayasuriya-trounces-india-with-151-off-120-deliveries-26520 cricketcountry.com 5 August 2017 After the innings, he held the record for best batting and bowling figures both by a Sri Lanka player in ODIs. 20 May yes SRI 214 (48.3 overs) 162 (44.5 overs) NZ Romesh Kaluwitharana 44 (36) Gavin Larsen 3/43 (9.3 overs) Matt Horne 41* (73) Sanath Jayasuriya 2/21 (7 overs) Sri Lanka won by 52 runs Scorecard Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad S. K. Bansal (Ind) and Javed Akhtar (Pak) Romesh Kaluwitharana (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. Craig McMillan and Shayne O'Connor (both NZ) made their ODI debuts. 21 May yes PAK 327/5 (50 overs) 292 (49.2 overs) IND Saeed Anwar 194 (146) Sachin Tendulkar 2/61 (9 overs) Rahul Dravid 107 (116) Aaqib Javed 5/61 (10 overs) Pakistan won by 35 runs Scorecard MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai K. T. Francis (SL) and Dave Orchard (SA) Saeed Anwar (Pak) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. Saeed Anwar's 194 was the highest individual score in an ODI innings before it was equalled by Charles Coventry (Zim) in 2009 and later broken by Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) who made 200* in 2010.Sachin Tendulkar's 200 breaks ODI world record as India crush South Africa https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/india/7308573/Sachin-Tendulkars-200-breaks-ODI-world-record-as-India-crush-South-Africa.html 5 August 2017 The Telegraph Finals Pakistan and Sri Lanka squared-off in a best-of-three final series. The first final was in Chandigarh, and the second final (and if necessary, the third) was held at the Eden Gardens in Calcutta (now Kolkata). However, Sri Lanka won both the first and second finals, winning the tournament without the need for a third final to be played. 24 May yes SRI 339/4 (50 overs) 224 (43.5 overs) PAK Sanath Jayasuriya 96 (67) Mohammad Hussain 2/56 (10 overs) Moin Khan 57 (61) Sajeewa de Silva 3/40 (7 overs) Sri Lanka won by 115 runs Scorecard Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh Steve Dunne (NZ) and S. Venkataraghavan (Ind) Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu set a record for the highest partnership for the first wicket for Sri Lanka in ODIs (148),Pepsi Independence Cup, first final match, Pakistan v Sri Lanka http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151401.html 5 August 2017 Wisden ESPNcricinfo before the pair bettered it later that year.Pepsi Asia Cup, fifth qualifying match, Sri Lanka v Bangladesh http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151655.html Wisden ESPNcricinfo 28 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029000718/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151655.html 29 October 2013 live 27 May yes SRI 309 (49.4 overs) 224 (43.1 overs) PAK Arjuna Ranatunga 59 (77) Saqlain Mushtaq 4/53 (9.4 overs) Rameez Raja 76 (101) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/40 (10 overs) Sri Lanka won by 85 runs Scorecard Eden Gardens, Calcutta Attendance: 85,000 Steve Dunne (NZ) and Dave Orchard (SA) Aravinda de Silva (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. The crowd of an estimated 85,000 was the largest at this venue for an ODI that did not feature India.Pepsi Independence Cup, second final match, Pakistan v Sri Lanka http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151402.html 5 August 2017 ESPNcricinfo Records and awards The player of the tournament award was Sanath Jayasuriya, who scored the most runs in the tournament, 306, with one century and two fifties, and took 5 wickets to add. Pakistan's Saqlain Mushtaq took the most wickets in the tournament, bagging 14.Cricket Records – Most Wickets http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=746;type=tournament ESPNcricinfo 22 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130928073509/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=746%3Btype%3Dtournament 28 September 2013 Pakistani batsman Saeed Anwar's innings of 194 against India in Chennai became the record for the highest runs in a single innings by any batsman in ODI cricket. The record stood until 2010, when India's Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in ODI history to score a 200 not out against South Africa in Gwalior. See also 1997 Wills Golden Jubilee Tournament 1997–98 Silver Jubilee Independence Cup References collapsed Category:1997 in cricket Category:International cricket competitions from 1994–95 to 1997 Category:Indian cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000 Category:1997 in Indian cricket Category:New Zealand cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000 Category:Pakistani cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000 Category:Sri Lankan cricket seasons from 1972–73 to 1999–2000 Pepsi