1997–98 Silver Jubilee Independence Cup Explained

Silver jubilee independence cup 1998
Cricket Format:One Day International
Fromdate:10
Todate:18 January 1998
Tournament Format:Round-robin followed by Best of three Final
Champions:[1] [2] [3]
Participants:3
Matches:6
Player Of The Series: Sachin Tendulkar[4]
Most Runs: Saeed Anwar (315)[5]
Most Wickets: Saqlain Mushtaq (13)[6]
Count:1

The Silver Jubilee Independence Cup was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Dhaka, Bangladesh during January 1998.[1] The tournament was held as a celebration of 25 years of Bangladesh's independence and all the games were held at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] India, Pakistan and the hosts Bangladesh were the participating teams in the tournament.

India were the winners of the tournament after beating Pakistan in the third final of the best of three finals. India successfully chased Pakistan's total of 314/5 in a match that, at the time, was a world record for the highest successful run chase in One Day International cricket.[1] [7] Hrishikesh Kanitkar hit a four (Video)when 3 runs were required off the last two balls to help India chase down the record target and lift the Silver Jubilee Independence Cup.[8]

Saurav Ganguly was awarded player of the match for his century in the third final, while Sachin Tendulkar was named the player of the series.[4]

Tournament format

The sides played each other in a round robin, meaning that each side played two matches. The top two teams at the end of the round-robin stage played each other in Best of Three Finals.

Squads

The Pakistan Cricket Board announced a 14-member team for the tournament on 26 December 1997. Wicket-keeper-batsman Moin Khan, and pacemen Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram were dropped from the side that played the Champions Trophy. Akram had reportedly told the team's physiotherapist that he was "not fit" before leaving for England. Khan was replaced by Rashid Latif, who was made the captain, and Saeed Anwar the vice-captain. Other changes included exclusion of Akhtar Sarfraz and inclusion of Yousuf Youhana and Fazl-e-Akbar.[12] The Bangladesh squad was announced on 7 January 1998. Many changes were made from the side that toured New Zealand that season. Spinner Shariful Haque, who last played in the 1994 ICC Trophy was included alongside Mohammad Rafique, who was returning after recovering from an injury. Shahriar Hossain, Khaled Mahmud and Zakir Hossain were other players included in the squad.[13]

Points Table

PosTeamPldWNRLPtsNRR
12 2 0 0 4 +0.326
22 1 0 1 2 +0.964
32 0 0 2 0 −0.925
India and Pakistan progressed to the best of three finals after finishing in the top two of the points table

Fixtures and results

Group stage

1st match

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2nd match

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3rd match

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Finals

1st final

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2nd final

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3rd final

Statistics

Most runs
PlayerRuns
Saeed Anwar5 315 78.75 100.96 1 2
Mohammad Azharuddin5 284 71.00 77.17 1 2
Sachin Tendulkar5 258 51.60 112.17 0 3
Sourav Ganguly5 242 48.40 79.60 1 1
Ijaz Ahmed5 209 69.66 94.57 1 0
Most wickets
Player
5 13 17.61 5.61 4/41
5 11 18.36 4.59 5/23
4 8 21.75 6.21 3/47
5 7 28.14 5.34 2/27
2 5 14.60 3.65 4/33

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Silver Jubilee Independence Cup, 1997–98 . ESPNcricinfo.
  2. News: Scorecard of India Vs Pakistan, 3rd Final at Dhaka (Jan 18,1998): Independence Cup 1997/98 . Cricketfundas . 11 November 2012 . 30 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120430224553/http://www.cricketfundas.com/india/scorecard-of-india-vs-pakistan-3rd-final-at-dhaka-jan-181998-independence-cup-199798/18426 . dead .
  3. News: Coco Cola Silver Jubilee Independence Cup . ThatsCricket . 11 November 2012 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002500/http://www.thatscricket.com/coca-cola-silver-jubilee-independence-cup/results/ . dead .
  4. News: 3rd final Silver Jubilee Independence Cup, 1997–98 . ESPNcricinfo.
  5. News: Most runs in Silver Jubilee Independence Cup, 1997–98 . ESPNcricinfo.
  6. News: Most wickets in Silver Jubilee Independence Cup, 1997–98 . ESPNcricinfo.
  7. News: Silver Jubilee Independence Cup, Dhaka, January 18, 1998 India vs Pakistan . Outlook India.
  8. News: Hrishikesh Kanitkar EspnCricInfo Profile . ESPNcricinfo.
  9. News: Bangladesh Squad. ESPNcricinfo.
  10. News: Indian Squad. ESPNcricinfo.
  11. News: Pakistan Squad. ESPNcricinfo.
  12. News: Beg. Ilyas. Wasim, Waqar, Moin dropped from Bangladesh tour. 7 August 2017. Dawn. ESPNcricinfo. 27 December 1997.
  13. News: Saeed. Hasan. Independence cup Bangladesh squad named. 7 August 2017. Dawn. ESPNcricinfo. 8 January 1998.