1998 'Friendship' Cup

1998 Friendship Cup 12 20 September 1998 International Cricket Council One Day International CAN PAK 2 5 PAK Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK Inzamam-ul-Haq (214) IND Javagal Srinath (10) 1997 1997 'Friendship' Cup The 1998 'Friendship Cup' , also known as the 1998 Sahara 'Friendship Cup' for sponsorship reasons, was a One Day International cricket series which took place between 12 and 20 September 1998.subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/CAN/1998_CAN_Sahara_Friendship_Cup_1998.html 1998 Sahara 'Friendship' Cup CricketArchive 25 February 2011 28 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110628225603/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/CAN/1998_CAN_Sahara_Friendship_Cup_1998.html dead The tournament was held in Canada, which was seen as neutral territory for India and Pakistan to play each other. The tournament was won by Pakistan, who won the series 4–1. Squads IND PAKPakistan Cricket team for Sahara Cup announced http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998/OD_TOURNEYS/SAHARA/ARTICLES/PAK-SQUAD_SAHARA_DAWN_04SEP1998.html 4 October 2023 Dawn ESPNcricinfo 4 September 1998Mohammad Azharuddin (c) Ajit Agarkar Rahul Dravid Sourav Ganguly Ajay Jadeja Sunil Joshi Hrishikesh Kanitkar Nayan Mongia (wk) Jatin Paranjpe Venkatesh Prasad Sanjay Raul Navjot Sidhu Javagal Srinath Sachin Tendulkar Aamer Sohail (c) Shahid Afridi Ijaz Ahmed Mushtaq Ahmed Saeed Anwar Aaqib Javed (vc) Moin Khan (wk) Azhar Mahmood Saleem Malik Saqlain Mushtaq Abdul Razzaq Inzamam-ul-Haq Mohammad Yousuf Mohammad Zahid A provisional Pakistan squad for the series was announced on 30 August 1998. Saleem Malik was recalled, and Wasim Akram, who had to fulfill playing commitments to his club side Lancashire, and Saqlain Mushtaq, were excluded. Mushtaq was included in the list of three reserve players. The other two were Murtaza Hussain and Fazl-e-Akbar.Hasan Samiul Selectors finalise team for Sahara Cup http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998/OD_TOURNEYS/SAHARA/ARTICLES/PAK-SQUAD_SAHARA_31AUG1998.html Dawn ESPNcricinfo 4 October 2023 31 August 1998 An injured Younis was later omitted when the final squad was announced a few days later. India split its squad into two, sending one led by Ajay Jadeja to compete in the 1998 Commonwealth Games. That squad included Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble and VVS Laxman, while the squad that travelled to Canada was led by Mohammad Azharuddin and included other first team players such as Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad. Two members of the team that played at the Commonwealth Games were sent to Canada after they failed to progress past the group stages at the Games. Jadeja came into the side for the fourth match of the series when his team was trailing 1–2, and Tendulkar for the fifth and final match.Sankar Rohit 13 May 2021 India Split The National Team To Participate In Two Simultaneous Series As Early As 1998 https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/when-india-split-the-national-team-to-participate-in-two-simultaneous-series-as-early-as-1998 21 March 2025 Wisden Fixtures ODI series 1st ODI 12 September 10:10 PAK 189/9 (50 overs) 193/4 (43.4 overs) IND Saleem Malik 41 (74) Sourav Ganguly 3/33 (10 overs) Sourav Ganguly 54 (72) Mohammad Zahid 1/38 (10 overs) India won by 6 wickets Scorecard Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto Steve Dunne (NZ) and Ian Robinson (Zim) Sourav Ganguly (Ind) India won the toss and elected to field. Match start was delayed by 40 minutes due to wet outfield. 2nd ODI 13 September PAK 246/9 (50 overs) 195 (46.3 overs) IND Moin Khan 69 (83) Hrishikesh Kanitkar 2/22 (6 overs) Nayan Mongia 41 (58) Saleem Malik 4/36 (6.3 overs) Pakistan won by 51 runs Scorecard Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto Peter Manuel (SL) and Ian Robinson (Zim) Moin Khan (Pak) India won the toss and elected to field. Sanjay Raul (Ind) made his ODI debut. 3rd ODI 16 September PAK 257/5 (50 overs) 180 (46.2 overs) IND Inzamam-ul-Haq 81 (112) Ajit Agarkar 2/59 (10 overs) Javagal Srinath 43 (40) Mohammad Zahid 2/20 (6.2 overs) Pakistan won by 77 runs Scorecard Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto Steve Dunne (NZ) and Peter Manuel (SL) Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) India won the toss and elected to field. 4th ODI 19 September PAK 316/6 (50 overs) 182 (46.3 overs) IND Shahid Afridi 109 (94) Sunil Joshi 2/36 (10 overs) Navjot Sidhu 62 (78) Saqlain Mushtaq 3/20 (9 overs) Pakistan won by 134 runs Scorecard Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto Steve Dunne (NZ) and Ian Robinson (Zim) Shahid Afridi (Pak) India won the toss and elected to field. Saleem Malik (Pak) passed 7,000 runs in ODIs.India v Pakistan, Sahara 'Friendship' Cup 1998 (4th ODI) https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/66/66485.html 3 August 2017 CricketArchive https://web.archive.org/web/20081008015724/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/66/66485.html 8 October 2008 5th ODI 20 September IND 256/9 (50 overs) 258/5 (48.2 overs) PAK Mohammad Azharuddin 101 (111) Saqlain Mushtaq 4/67 (10 overs) Aamer Sohail 97* (125) Javagal Srinath 3/50 (10 overs) Pakistan won by 5 wickets Scorecard Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto Steve Dunne (NZ) and Peter Manuel (SL) Aamer Sohail (Pak) India won the toss and elected to bat. Match start was delayed by 15 minutes due to wet outfield. Statistics Most runsAverages by Team Most wicketsPAK Inzamam-ul-Haq 214IND Javagal Srinath 10 PAK Saeed Anwar 207 PAK Saqlain Mushtaq 8 PAK Aamer Sohail 201 IND Ajit Agarkar 8 IND Mohammad Azharuddin 195 PAK Saleem Malik 6 PAK Shahid Afridi 183 PAK Aamer Sohail 5 References External links Sahara 'Friendship' Cup 1998 at ESPNcricinfo Archive/Events/0/Sahara_Friendship_Cup_1998 Sahara 'Friendship' Cup 1998 Category:1998 in Canadian cricket Category:International cricket competitions from 1997–98 to 2000 Category:Cricket in Canada Category:International_cricket_competitions_in_Canada