International cricket in 1997

The 1997 international cricket season was from May 1997 to September 1997.[1][2]

Season overview

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International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI FC LA
22 May 1997   England   Australia 2–3 [6] 3–0 [3]
13 June 1997   West Indies   Sri Lanka 1–0 [2] 1–0 [1]
2 August 1997   Sri Lanka   India 0–0 [2] 3–0 [3]
International tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
9 May 1997   1997 Pepsi Independence Cup   Sri Lanka
14 July 1997   1997 Asia Cup   Sri Lanka
13 September 1997   1997 'Friendship' Cup   India

Pepsi Independence Cup 1997

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Team P W L T NR NRR Points
  Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 0 +0.478 4
  Pakistan 3 2 1 0 0 −0.287 4
  India 3 1 2 0 0 −0.331 2
  New Zealand 3 1 2 0 0 −0.452 2
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1204 9 May   New Zealand Stephen Fleming   Pakistan Rameez Raja Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali   New Zealand by 22 runs
ODI 1205 12 May   Pakistan Rameez Raja   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior   Pakistan by 30 runs
ODI 1206 14 May   India Sachin Tendulkar   New Zealand Stephen Fleming M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore   India by 8 wickets
ODI 1207 17 May   India Sachin Tendulkar   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai   Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
ODI 1208 20 May   New Zealand Stephen Fleming   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad   Sri Lanka by 52 runs
ODI 1209 21 May   India Sachin Tendulkar   Pakistan Rameez Raja MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai   Pakistan by 35 runs
Finals
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1212 24 May   Pakistan Rameez Raja   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali   Sri Lanka by 115 runs
ODI 1214 27 May   Pakistan Rameez Raja   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Eden Gardens, Kolkata   Sri Lanka by 85 runs

Australia in England

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Texaco Trophy - ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1210 22 May Mike Atherton Mark Taylor Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds   England by 6 wickets
ODI 1211 24 May Mike Atherton Mark Taylor The Oval, London   England by 6 wickets
ODI 1213 25 May Mike Atherton Steve Waugh Lord's, London   England by 6 wickets
The Ashes Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1368 5–8 June Mike Atherton Mark Taylor Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham   England by 9 wickets
Test 1370 19–23 June Mike Atherton Mark Taylor Lord's, London Match drawn
Test 1372 3–7 July Mike Atherton Mark Taylor Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester   Australia by 268 runs
Test 1373 24–28 July Mike Atherton Mark Taylor Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds   Australia by an innings and 61 runs
Test 1375 7–10 August Mike Atherton Mark Taylor Trent Bridge, Nottingham   Australia by 264 runs
Test 1377 21–23 August Mike Atherton Mark Taylor The Oval, London   England by 19 runs

June

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Sri Lanka in the West Indies

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One-off ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1215 6 June Courtney Walsh Arjuna Ranatunga Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds   West Indies by 35 runs
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1369 5–8 June Courtney Walsh Arjuna Ranatunga Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's   West Indies by 6 wickets
Test 1371 20–24 June Courtney Walsh Arjuna Ranatunga Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown Match drawn

July

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Asia Cup 1997

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Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
  Sri Lanka 3 3 0 0 0 6 1.035
  India 3 1 1 0 1 3 1.405
  Pakistan 3 1 1 0 1 3 0.940
  Bangladesh 3 0 3 0 0 0 -2.895
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1216 14 July   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga   Pakistan Rameez Raja R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   Sri Lanka by 15 runs
ODI 1217 16 July   Bangladesh Akram Khan   Pakistan Rameez Raja R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   Pakistan by 109 runs
ODI 1218 18 July   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga   India Sachin Tendulkar R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
ODI 1219 20 July   India Sachin Tendulkar   Pakistan Rameez Raja Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo No result
ODI 1219a 21 July   India Sachin Tendulkar   Pakistan Rameez Raja Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Match abandoned
ODI 1220 22 July   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga   Bangladesh Akram Khan Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo   Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
ODI 1221 22 July   Bangladesh Akram Khan   India Sachin Tendulkar Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo   India by 9 wickets
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1222 26 July   Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga   India Sachin Tendulkar R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   Sri Lanka by 8 wickets

August

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India in Sri Lanka

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Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1374 2–6 August Arjuna Ranatunga Sachin Tendulkar R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Match drawn
Test 1376 9–13 August Arjuna Ranatunga Sachin Tendulkar Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Match drawn
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1223 17 August Arjuna Ranatunga Sachin Tendulkar R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   Sri Lanka by 2 runs
ODI 1224 20 August Arjuna Ranatunga Sachin Tendulkar R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
ODI 1225 23 August Arjuna Ranatunga Sachin Tendulkar Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo No result
ODI 1226 24 August Arjuna Ranatunga Sachin Tendulkar Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo   Sri Lanka by 9 runs

September

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Sahara Cup 1997

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Friendship Cup
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1227 13 September   India Sachin Tendulkar   Pakistan Rameez Raja Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto   India by 20 runs
ODI 1228 14 September   India Sachin Tendulkar   Pakistan Rameez Raja Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto   India by 7 wickets
ODI 1229 17 September   India Sachin Tendulkar   Pakistan Rameez Raja Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto No result
ODI 1230 18 September   India Sachin Tendulkar   Pakistan Rameez Raja Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto   India by 34 runs
ODI 1231 20 September   India Sachin Tendulkar   Pakistan Rameez Raja Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto   India by 7 wickets
ODI 1232 21 September   India Sachin Tendulkar   Pakistan Rameez Raja Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto   Pakistan by 5 wickets

References

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  1. ^ "Season 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Season 1998 overview". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2017.