India made
five changes to their playing eleven – Saba Karim, Virender Sehwag, Hrishikesh
Kanitkar, Laxmi Ratan Shukla and Gyanendra Pandey made way for Sadagoppan
Ramesh, Ajit Agarkar, Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath.
Pakistan (Moham)made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – the Nazirs (Imran and Shahid) made way for Yousuf and Arshad Khan. Wasim Akram, their skipper, won the toss, choosing to bat.
Although his innings included a couple of boundaries, Saeed Anwar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just 13. Thirteen balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Venkatesh Prasad, who broke the 23-run stand.
Ijaz Ahmed, who faced 13 balls, scored three. Nineteen balls later, Srinath broke the five-run stand. Shahid Afridi, whose 61-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, scored 65. Ninety-five balls later, he was caught by Ajay Jadeja, India’s skipper. Sourav Ganguly broke the 94-run partnership.
Yousuf, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Kumble. Ganguly broke the 32-run stand. Khan, whose 42-ball (Mo)innings included four boundaries, scored 35. Sixty-nine balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Prasad broke the 63-run partnership.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 30. Inzamam-ul-Haq, whose 112-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 91. Thirty-eight balls later, Jadeja and Kumble ran him out. Azhar Mahmood the player of the match, scored 25. His 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Srinath. Agarkar broke the 26-run stand.
Akram, whose 17-ball innings included a six, scored 21. He was unbeaten. The eighth-wicket pair put on a couple. Saqlain Mushtaq, who faced a ball, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Prasad ran him out. Arshad, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 15 extras. Pakistan conceded 291 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Robin Singh, who bowled three overs, conceded 30. He was wicketless, as was Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 56.
Srinath and Agarkar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 65, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 63. Ganguly, who bowled seven overs, conceded 35. He picked up a couple of wickets, as was Prasad, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37.
Ramesh, who faced five balls, scored a run. Nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Moin. Akhtar broke the five-run stand. Ganguly, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Moin. Akram broke the 36-run stand.
Amay Khurasiya, who faced four balls, scored three. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Akhtar, who broke the three-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 37-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 25. Eighteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mahmood, who broke the 12-run stand.
Singh, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Moin. Needless to say, Mahmood was in seventh heaven. The sixth-wicket pair put on 41. Agarkar, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Forty-four balls later, Ahmed ran him out.
Jadeja, whose 62-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 41. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Moin. Mahmood broke the 27-run stand. Mongia, whose 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. He was unbeaten.
Kumble, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, Mahmood broke the four-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Srinath, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mahmood.
Prasad, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. Sixty-five balls later, Mushtaq broke the 33-run stand. Pakistan conceded 22 extras. India, who were dismissed for 168 off 42.1 overs, lost by 123 runs. Afridi, who bowled three overs, conceded 14. He was wicketless, as was Arshad, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 23.
Akram bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 37. He picked up a wicket, as did Mushtaq, who bowled 9.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29. Akhtar bowled eight overs, including three maidens. He conceded 22, picking up a couple of maidens. Mahmood bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up five scalps.
Pakistan won the 1998/98 Pepsi Cup.
Pakistan (Moham)made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – the Nazirs (Imran and Shahid) made way for Yousuf and Arshad Khan. Wasim Akram, their skipper, won the toss, choosing to bat.
Although his innings included a couple of boundaries, Saeed Anwar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just 13. Thirteen balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Venkatesh Prasad, who broke the 23-run stand.
Ijaz Ahmed, who faced 13 balls, scored three. Nineteen balls later, Srinath broke the five-run stand. Shahid Afridi, whose 61-ball innings included nine boundaries and a six, scored 65. Ninety-five balls later, he was caught by Ajay Jadeja, India’s skipper. Sourav Ganguly broke the 94-run partnership.
Yousuf, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Kumble. Ganguly broke the 32-run stand. Khan, whose 42-ball (Mo)innings included four boundaries, scored 35. Sixty-nine balls later, he was caught by Mongia. Prasad broke the 63-run partnership.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 30. Inzamam-ul-Haq, whose 112-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 91. Thirty-eight balls later, Jadeja and Kumble ran him out. Azhar Mahmood the player of the match, scored 25. His 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Srinath. Agarkar broke the 26-run stand.
Akram, whose 17-ball innings included a six, scored 21. He was unbeaten. The eighth-wicket pair put on a couple. Saqlain Mushtaq, who faced a ball, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Prasad ran him out. Arshad, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 15 extras. Pakistan conceded 291 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Robin Singh, who bowled three overs, conceded 30. He was wicketless, as was Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 56.
Srinath and Agarkar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 65, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 63. Ganguly, who bowled seven overs, conceded 35. He picked up a couple of wickets, as was Prasad, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37.
Ramesh, who faced five balls, scored a run. Nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Moin. Akhtar broke the five-run stand. Ganguly, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Moin. Akram broke the 36-run stand.
Amay Khurasiya, who faced four balls, scored three. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Akhtar, who broke the three-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 37-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 25. Eighteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mahmood, who broke the 12-run stand.
Singh, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Moin. Needless to say, Mahmood was in seventh heaven. The sixth-wicket pair put on 41. Agarkar, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Forty-four balls later, Ahmed ran him out.
Jadeja, whose 62-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 41. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Moin. Mahmood broke the 27-run stand. Mongia, whose 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. He was unbeaten.
Kumble, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, Mahmood broke the four-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Srinath, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mahmood.
Prasad, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. Sixty-five balls later, Mushtaq broke the 33-run stand. Pakistan conceded 22 extras. India, who were dismissed for 168 off 42.1 overs, lost by 123 runs. Afridi, who bowled three overs, conceded 14. He was wicketless, as was Arshad, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 23.
Akram bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 37. He picked up a wicket, as did Mushtaq, who bowled 9.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29. Akhtar bowled eight overs, including three maidens. He conceded 22, picking up a couple of maidens. Mahmood bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up five scalps.
Pakistan won the 1998/98 Pepsi Cup.
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