1997–98 Pepsi Triangular Series
{{Short description|International cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket series
|series= 1997-98 Pepsi Triangular Series
|image=
|caption=
|date= 1–14 April 1998
|place= India
|result= Australia won the final by 4 wickets
|player of series= Ajay Jadeja (Ind)
|team1= {{cr|AUS}}
|team2= {{cr|IND}}
|team3= {{cr|ZIM}}
|captain1= Steve Waugh
|captain2= Mohammad Azharuddin
|captain3= Alistair Campbell
|Highest Run Getter = Ajay Jadeja (Ind) 354
|Highest Wicket Taker = Ajit Agarkar (Ind) 10
|runs1= Ricky Ponting 335
|runs2= Ajay Jadeja 354
|runs3= Grant Flower 283
|wickets1= Michael Kasprowicz
Damien Fleming 9
|wickets2= Ajit Agarkar 10
|wickets3= Heath Streak 6
}}
The 1997–98 Pepsi Triangular Series was a One Day International cricket tournament held in India in April 1998.{{cite web |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/PTC/ |title=Pepsi Triangular Cup in India |access-date=21 September 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} It was a tri-nation series between the Australia, India and Zimbabwe. Australia defeated India in the final to win the tournament.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8558/scorecard/66143/India-vs-Australia-Final-pepsi-triangular-series/ |title=Pepsi Triangular Series, 1997/98 |access-date=21 September 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}
Matches
=1st ODI=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 April 1998
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 309/5 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Ajay Jadeja 105* (109)
| wickets1 = Michael Kasprowicz 3/50 (10 overs)
| score2 = 268 (45.5 overs)
| runs2 = Michael Bevan 65 (82)
| wickets2 = Sachin Tendulkar 5/32 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 41 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8558/scorecard/66137/India-vs-Australia-1st-Match-pepsi-triangular-series/ Scorecard]
| venue = Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
| umpires = Shyam Bansal (Ind) and Arani Jayaprakash (Ind)
| motm = Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Ajit Agarkar (India) made his ODI debut.
- Australia were fined one over for slow over rate
}}
=2nd ODI=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 3 April 1998
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 252/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Michael Bevan 65 (76)
| wickets1 = Heath Streak 2/48 (10 overs)
| score2 = 239 (49.5 overs)
| runs2 = Alistair Campbell 102 (145)
| wickets2 = Damien Fleming 3/30 (10 overs)
| result = Australia won by 13 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8558/scorecard/66138/Australia-vs-Zimbabwe-2nd-Match-pepsi-triangular-series/ Scorecard]
| venue = Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
| umpires = Des Raj (Ind) and Borni Jamula (Ind)
| motm = Alistair Campbell (Zim)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=3rd ODI=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 5 April 1998
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 274/5 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Sourav Ganguly 82 (129)
| wickets1 = Heath Streak 2/42 (10 overs)
| score2 = 261 (48.3 overs)
| runs2 = Alistair Campbell 60 (69)
| wickets2 = Rahul Sanghvi 3/29 (8 overs)
| result = India won by 13 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8558/scorecard/66139/India-vs-Zimbabwe-3rd-Match-pepsi-triangular-series/ Scorecard]
| venue = Reliance Stadium, Vadodara
| umpires = Jasbir Singh (Ind) and GA Pratapkumar (Ind)
| motm = Hrishikesh Kanitkar (Ind)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = zimbabwe were fined one over for slow over rate
}}
=4th ODI=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 7 April 1998
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 222/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Ricky Ponting 84 (139)
| wickets1 = Ajit Agarkar 4/46 (10 overs)
| score2 = 223/4 (44.3 overs)
| runs2 = Sachin Tendulkar 100 (89)
| wickets2 = Michael Kasprowicz 2/39 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8558/scorecard/66140/India-vs-Australia-4th-Match-pepsi-triangular-series/ Scorecard]
| venue = Green Park Stadium, Kanpur
| umpires = Chandra Sathe (Ind) and MR Singh (Ind)
| motm = Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=5th ODI=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 April 1998
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 301/3 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Mohammad Azharuddin 153* (150)
| wickets1 = Pommie Mbangwa 2/47 (9 overs)
| score2 = 269 (48.4 overs)
| runs2 = Grant Flower 102 (118)
| wickets2 = Hrishikesh Kanitkar 2/26 (6.4 overs)
| result = India won by 32 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8558/scorecard/66141/India-vs-Zimbabwe-5th-Match-pepsi-triangular-series/ Scorecard]
| venue = Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
| umpires = Narendra Menon (Ind) and R Nagarajan (Ind)
| motm = Mohammad Azharuddin (Ind)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja's partnership of 275 runs was world record for any wicket in ODI.
}}
=6th ODI=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 11 April 1998
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 294/3 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Ricky Ponting 145 (158)
| wickets1 = Guy Whittall 1/52 (5 overs)
| score2 = 278/9 (50 overs)
| runs2 = Grant Flower 89 (125)
| wickets2 = Damien Fleming 2/39 (10 overs)
| result = Australia won by 16 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8558/scorecard/66142/Australia-vs-Zimbabwe-6th-Match-pepsi-triangular-series/ Scorecard]
| venue = Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
| umpires = Sankara Dendapani (Ind)
| motm = Ricky Ponting (Aus)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Ricky Ponting played his 50th ODI. He equaled Dean Jones' record for the highest individual score by an Australia player in an ODI (145).{{cite news |last1=Shankar |first1=Ajay S. |title=Zimbabwe wilt after Flowers wither |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19980412/10250494.html |access-date=11 April 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=12 April 1998 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001002214209/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19980412/10250494.html |archivedate=2 October 2000}}
- Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting's partnership of 219 runs was Australian record for second wicket in ODI.
}}
=Final=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 14 April 1998
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 227 (49.3 overs)
| runs1 = Ajay Jadeja 48 (49)
| wickets1 = Damien Fleming 3/47 (10 overs)
| score2 = 231/6 (48.4 overs)
| runs2 = Michael Bevan 75* (127)
| wickets2 = Anil Kumble 2/36 (9.4 overs)
| result = Australia won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8558/scorecard/66143/India-vs-Australia-Final-pepsi-triangular-series/ Scorecard]
| venue = Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
| umpires = Vijay Chopra (Ind) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind)
| motm = Steve Waugh (Aus)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Mohammad Azharuddin (Ind) became the second player to score 8,000 runs in ODIs.{{cite news |last1=Santhanam |first1=S. |title=Australians laugh last but laugh the best |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19980415/10550814.html |access-date=11 April 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=15 April 1998 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001002103333/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19980415/10550814.html |archivedate=2 October 2000}}
}}
References
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External links
- [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/PTC/ Series home at ESPNcricinfo]
{{International cricket tours of India |state=collapsed}}
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Category:International cricket competitions from 1997–98 to 2000