The 1997–98 Pepsi Triangular Series was a One Day International cricket tournament held in India in April 1998.[1] It was a tri-nation series between the Australia, India and Zimbabwe. Australia defeated India in the final to win the tournament.[2]

Matches

1st ODI

1 April 1998
Scorecard
India 
309/5 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
268 (45.5 overs)
Ajay Jadeja 105* (109)
Michael Kasprowicz 3/50 (10 overs)
Michael Bevan 65 (82)
Sachin Tendulkar 5/32 (10 overs)
India won by 41 runs
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Umpires: Shyam Bansal (Ind) and Arani Jayaprakash (Ind)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ajit Agarkar (India) made his ODI debut.
  • Australia were fined one over for slow over rate

2nd ODI

3 April 1998
Scorecard
Australia 
252/7 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
239 (49.5 overs)
Michael Bevan 65 (76)
Heath Streak 2/48 (10 overs)
Alistair Campbell 102 (145)
Damien Fleming 3/30 (10 overs)
Australia won by 13 runs
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Des Raj (Ind) and Borni Jamula (Ind)
Player of the match: Alistair Campbell (Zim)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

5 April 1998
Scorecard
India 
274/5 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
261 (48.3 overs)
Sourav Ganguly 82 (129)
Heath Streak 2/42 (10 overs)
Alistair Campbell 60 (69)
Rahul Sanghvi 3/29 (8 overs)
India won by 13 runs
Reliance Stadium, Vadodara
Umpires: Jasbir Singh (Ind) and GA Pratapkumar (Ind)
Player of the match: Hrishikesh Kanitkar (Ind)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • zimbabwe were fined one over for slow over rate

4th ODI

7 April 1998
Scorecard
Australia 
222/9 (50 overs)
v
 India
223/4 (44.3 overs)
Ricky Ponting 84 (139)
Ajit Agarkar 4/46 (10 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 100 (89)
Michael Kasprowicz 2/39 (10 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Green Park Stadium, Kanpur
Umpires: Chandra Sathe (Ind) and MR Singh (Ind)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

5th ODI

9 April 1998
Scorecard
India 
301/3 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
269 (48.4 overs)
Mohammad Azharuddin 153* (150)
Pommie Mbangwa 2/47 (9 overs)
Grant Flower 102 (118)
Hrishikesh Kanitkar 2/26 (6.4 overs)
India won by 32 runs
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Umpires: Narendra Menon (Ind) and R Nagarajan (Ind)
Player of the match: Mohammad Azharuddin (Ind)

6th ODI

11 April 1998
Scorecard
Australia 
294/3 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
278/9 (50 overs)
Ricky Ponting 145 (158)
Guy Whittall 1/52 (5 overs)
Grant Flower 89 (125)
Damien Fleming 2/39 (10 overs)
Australia won by 16 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
Umpires: Sankara Dendapani (Ind)
Player of the match: Ricky Ponting (Aus)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ricky Ponting played his 50th ODI. He equaled Dean Jones' record for the highest individual score by an Australia player in an ODI (145).[3]
  • Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting's partnership of 219 runs was Australian record for second wicket in ODI.

Final

14 April 1998
Scorecard
India 
227 (49.3 overs)
v
 Australia
231/6 (48.4 overs)
Ajay Jadeja 48 (49)
Damien Fleming 3/47 (10 overs)
Michael Bevan 75* (127)
Anil Kumble 2/36 (9.4 overs)
Australia won by 4 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
Umpires: Vijay Chopra (Ind) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind)
Player of the match: Steve Waugh (Aus)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mohammad Azharuddin (Ind) became the second player to score 8,000 runs in ODIs.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Pepsi Triangular Cup in India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Pepsi Triangular Series, 1997/98". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. ^ Shankar, Ajay S. (12 April 1998). "Zimbabwe wilt after Flowers wither". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 October 2000. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ^ Santhanam, S. (15 April 1998). "Australians laugh last but laugh the best". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 October 2000. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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