The Coca-Cola Cup,
which commenced in Sharjah just three days after the final of the Pepsi Cup,
while India hosted. Besides the difference in the venues, the other difference
between the two triangular series was the third team vying for the title –
while Sri Lanka made the Pepsi Cup a sub-continental affair, England joined
India and Pakistan in the Emirate.
Four days after Pakistan beat India in the Pepsi Cup final, the arch-rivals met again in Sharjah. India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Amay Khurasiya and Ajit Agarkar (Moham)made way for Azharuddin (who was leading the team) and Sunil Joshi. Pakistan made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.
Another similarity between the two matches was the toss. On winning it, Wasim Akram, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers put on 11. Saeed Anwar, who faced 11 balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Sixteen balls into the match, Anil Kumble ran him out.
Ijaz Ahmed, whose 34-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, scored 38. Forty-two balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by the leggie, who broke the 45-run stand.
At the start of the 16th over, Rahul Dravid donned the keeping gloves, replacing Nayan Mongia. At that point, the Pakistanis had scored 79 for the loss of a couple of wickets.
Shahid Afridi, whose 36-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 28. Fifty-five balls later, he was caught by Kumble. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 38-run stand. Mohammad Yousuf, whose 81-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 57. A hundred and fifty-two balls later, Javagal Srinath broke the 10-run partnership.
Inzamam-ul-Haq, the player of the match, scored 107. His 115-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Azharuddin. Prasad broke the 38-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair had no reason to be (Mo)in seventh heaven. Khan didn’t face a ball. Three balls later, Joshi ran him out. The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Akram, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 28. The next ball, he was dismissed by Prasad.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Azhar Mahmood didn’t face a ball. The next ball, Mongia ran him out. Arshad Khan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 17 extras. Pakistan scored 279 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Sourav Ganguly, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 20. Robin Singh, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 43. Joshi, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 58.
Srinath and Kumble bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 31. Prasad, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 69. He picked up three scalps.
Inzamam did not take to the field during the chase. He was replaced by Abdul Razzaq. Sadagoppan Ramesh, who faced 31 balls, scored 10. Fifty-eight balls into India’s innings, he was caught by Akram. Shoaib Akhtar broke the 27-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 46-ball (Saqla)innings included a boundary, scored 26. Twenty-six balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mushtaq, who broke the 26-run stand. Azharuddin had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Moin. Mahmood broke the five-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ajay Jadeja, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mahmood. Singh, whose 60-ball innings included a boundary, scored 26. A hundred and eighteen balls later, he was caught by Yousuf. Afridi broke the 51-run partnership.
Dravid, who faced 79 balls, scored 28. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Ahmed. Afridi broke the 10-run stand. Joshi, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 38. He was unbeaten, as was Mongia, who scored 22. His 31-ball innings included a boundary.
Pakistan conceded 12 extras. India, who scored 163 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs, lost by 116 runs. Akram bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 24. He was wicketless, as was Arshad, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 31.
Akhtar bowled half-a-dozen overs, including two maidens. He conceded 12, picking up a wicket. Saqlain bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a wicket. Afridi bowled eight overs, conceding 35. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Mahmood, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 20.
Four days after Pakistan beat India in the Pepsi Cup final, the arch-rivals met again in Sharjah. India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Amay Khurasiya and Ajit Agarkar (Moham)made way for Azharuddin (who was leading the team) and Sunil Joshi. Pakistan made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.
Another similarity between the two matches was the toss. On winning it, Wasim Akram, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers put on 11. Saeed Anwar, who faced 11 balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Sixteen balls into the match, Anil Kumble ran him out.
Ijaz Ahmed, whose 34-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, scored 38. Forty-two balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by the leggie, who broke the 45-run stand.
At the start of the 16th over, Rahul Dravid donned the keeping gloves, replacing Nayan Mongia. At that point, the Pakistanis had scored 79 for the loss of a couple of wickets.
Shahid Afridi, whose 36-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 28. Fifty-five balls later, he was caught by Kumble. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 38-run stand. Mohammad Yousuf, whose 81-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 57. A hundred and fifty-two balls later, Javagal Srinath broke the 10-run partnership.
Inzamam-ul-Haq, the player of the match, scored 107. His 115-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Azharuddin. Prasad broke the 38-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair had no reason to be (Mo)in seventh heaven. Khan didn’t face a ball. Three balls later, Joshi ran him out. The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Akram, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 28. The next ball, he was dismissed by Prasad.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Azhar Mahmood didn’t face a ball. The next ball, Mongia ran him out. Arshad Khan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 17 extras. Pakistan scored 279 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Sourav Ganguly, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 20. Robin Singh, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 43. Joshi, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 58.
Srinath and Kumble bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 31. Prasad, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 69. He picked up three scalps.
Inzamam did not take to the field during the chase. He was replaced by Abdul Razzaq. Sadagoppan Ramesh, who faced 31 balls, scored 10. Fifty-eight balls into India’s innings, he was caught by Akram. Shoaib Akhtar broke the 27-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 46-ball (Saqla)innings included a boundary, scored 26. Twenty-six balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mushtaq, who broke the 26-run stand. Azharuddin had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Moin. Mahmood broke the five-run stand.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ajay Jadeja, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mahmood. Singh, whose 60-ball innings included a boundary, scored 26. A hundred and eighteen balls later, he was caught by Yousuf. Afridi broke the 51-run partnership.
Dravid, who faced 79 balls, scored 28. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Ahmed. Afridi broke the 10-run stand. Joshi, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 38. He was unbeaten, as was Mongia, who scored 22. His 31-ball innings included a boundary.
Pakistan conceded 12 extras. India, who scored 163 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs, lost by 116 runs. Akram bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 24. He was wicketless, as was Arshad, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 31.
Akhtar bowled half-a-dozen overs, including two maidens. He conceded 12, picking up a wicket. Saqlain bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a wicket. Afridi bowled eight overs, conceding 35. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Mahmood, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 20.
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