1999 India-Pakistan field hockey test series explained

Tournament:1999 India-Pakistan field hockey test series
Dates:3 February 1999 - 24 February 1999
City:New Delhi, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Chennai
Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Rawalpindi
Champions: Pakistan won the series 6-3
Top Scorer: Sohail Abbas
Top Scorer Goals:10
Venues:8 in 8 host cities
Next Year:2004
Matches:9
Next Tournament:2004 India-Pakistan field hockey test series
Previous Year:1998
Previous Tournament:1998 India-Pakistan field hockey test series

The 1999 Indo-Pak series (known as the Pepsi hockey series for sponsorship reasons) was the 6th series of bilateral field hockey matches between India and Pakistan.

The series consisted of nine matches with India hosting the first leg of four matches and Pakistan hosting the second leg of five matches from 3 February 1999 to 24 February 1999.

Pakistan won the series 6–3.[1]

Background

India went into the series as Asian Games Champions having defeated South Korea in the final of the 1998 Asian Games in December last year. Pakistan had finished runner-ups in the 1998 Champions Trophy in Lahore a month before that.[2]

Venues

MatchLocationStadium NameDate
FirstNew DelhiDhyan Chand National Stadium3 February
SecondBhopalAish Bag Stadium5 February
ThirdHyderabadBegumpeth Hockey Stadium8 February
FourthChennaiMayor Radhakrishnan Stadium10 February
FifthLahoreNational Hockey Stadium16 February
SixthKarachiHockey Club of Pakistan18 February
SeventhPeshawarLala Ayub Stadium20 February
EighthRawalpindiArmy Stadium22 February
NinthLahoreNational Hockey Stadium24 February

Squads

India Pakistan
Coach Vasudevan BhaskaranCoach Shahnaz Sheikh

Results

First Leg!Match!Date!Score!Location
13 FebruaryIndia 3-4 (AET) Pakistan New Delhi
25 FebruaryIndia 1-4 PakistanBhopal
38 FebruaryIndia 2-5 PakistanHyderabad
410 FebruaryIndia 3-0 PakistanChennai
Second Leg!Match!Date!Score!Location
116 FebruaryPakistan 4-2 IndiaLahore
218 FebruaryPakistan 4-2 IndiaKarachi
320 FebruaryPakistan 1-2 IndiaPeshawar
422 FebruaryPakistan 3-3 (11-10) IndiaRawalpindi
524 FebruaryPakistan 2-3 IndiaLahore

Matches

First leg

Match 1Match 2Match 3Match 4

Second leg

Match 1Match 2Match 3Match 4Match 5

Statistics

Pakistan - Total goals scored 27

India - Total goals scored 21

Goalscorers

There were 48 goals scored in 9 matches for an average of 5.33 goals per match

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DAWN WIRE SERVICE : 20 February 1999 Issue : 05/08. 2021-03-24. asianstudies.github.io.
  2. Web site: February 1999 Bulletin. 2021-03-24. www.bharatiyahockey.org.