This was India’s
last One-day International before the World Cup. They (Moham)made three changes
to their playing eleven – Amay Khurasiya, Vinod Kambli and Sunil Joshi made way
for Sourav Ganguly, Azharuddin (who was leading the team) and Javagal Srinath.
Pakistan (Moham)made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Wajahatullah Wasti and Saleem Malik made way for Yousuf and Arshad Khan.
On winning the toss, Azharuddin chose to bat. India’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Sadagoppan Ramesh, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Wasim Akram, Pakistan’s skipper and the player of the match.
The second-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Rahul, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Akram. Azharuddin, who faced 15 balls, scored a couple. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Azhar Mahmood. Shoaib Akhtar, the player of the series, broke the 14-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 44-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Seventy-eight balls later, he was caught by Saeed Anwar. Mahmood broke the 32-run stand. Srinath, who faced eight balls, scored three. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Moin Khan. Mahmood broke the four-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 32. Robin Singh, who faced 42 balls, scored 15. Fifty-six balls later, Shahid Afridi and Moin ran him out. The seventh-wicket pair put on a couple. Nayan Mongia, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, Yousuf ran him out.
Ganguly, whose 96-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 50. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Yousuf. Arshad broke the 20-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair put on 18. Anil Kumble, who faced 21 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 43 balls later, Ijaz Ahmed ran him out.
Ajit Agarkar, whose 43-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. Three balls later, Akram broke the three-run stand. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
Pakistan conceded 13 extras. India were bundled out for 125 off 45 overs. Afridi, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as was Saqlain Mushtaq, who bowled seven overs, conceding 20.
Akhtar bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a wicket. Arshad bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Mahmood, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 31. He picked up a couple of wickets. Akram bowled eight overs, including three maidens. He conceded 11, picking up three scalps.
Afridi, whose 41-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Seventy-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Ganguly. Kumble broke the 53-run partnership. Anwar, whose 49-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 30. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Kumble, who broke the 12-run stand.
Ahmed, whose 49-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. He was unbeaten, as was Inzamam-ul-Haq, who scored 39. His 38-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. India conceded 15 extras. Pakistan, who scored 129 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 28 overs, won by eight wickets with 22 overs to spare.
Agarkar bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 52. Prasad bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 17. Srinath bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 31. Kumble, who bowled nine overs, conceded 28. He picked up two scalps.
Pakistan conceded the 1998/99 Coca-Cola Cup.
Pakistan (Moham)made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Wajahatullah Wasti and Saleem Malik made way for Yousuf and Arshad Khan.
On winning the toss, Azharuddin chose to bat. India’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Sadagoppan Ramesh, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Wasim Akram, Pakistan’s skipper and the player of the match.
The second-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Rahul, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Akram. Azharuddin, who faced 15 balls, scored a couple. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Azhar Mahmood. Shoaib Akhtar, the player of the series, broke the 14-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 44-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Seventy-eight balls later, he was caught by Saeed Anwar. Mahmood broke the 32-run stand. Srinath, who faced eight balls, scored three. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Moin Khan. Mahmood broke the four-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 32. Robin Singh, who faced 42 balls, scored 15. Fifty-six balls later, Shahid Afridi and Moin ran him out. The seventh-wicket pair put on a couple. Nayan Mongia, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, Yousuf ran him out.
Ganguly, whose 96-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 50. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Yousuf. Arshad broke the 20-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair put on 18. Anil Kumble, who faced 21 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 43 balls later, Ijaz Ahmed ran him out.
Ajit Agarkar, whose 43-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. Three balls later, Akram broke the three-run stand. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
Pakistan conceded 13 extras. India were bundled out for 125 off 45 overs. Afridi, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as was Saqlain Mushtaq, who bowled seven overs, conceding 20.
Akhtar bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a wicket. Arshad bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Mahmood, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 31. He picked up a couple of wickets. Akram bowled eight overs, including three maidens. He conceded 11, picking up three scalps.
Afridi, whose 41-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Seventy-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Ganguly. Kumble broke the 53-run partnership. Anwar, whose 49-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 30. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Kumble, who broke the 12-run stand.
Ahmed, whose 49-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. He was unbeaten, as was Inzamam-ul-Haq, who scored 39. His 38-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. India conceded 15 extras. Pakistan, who scored 129 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 28 overs, won by eight wickets with 22 overs to spare.
Agarkar bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 52. Prasad bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 17. Srinath bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 31. Kumble, who bowled nine overs, conceded 28. He picked up two scalps.
Pakistan conceded the 1998/99 Coca-Cola Cup.
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