Welcome to the highlights of India vs Pakistan 3rd ODI (Replayed) - 1997 India & Pakistan tour of Canada (Sahara Cup) 5-match ODI series - The third One-Day International cricket match between India and Pakistan was replayed at Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto on September 18, 1997.
Match Overview:
Mohammad Azharuddin's classy half-century and A record-breaking maiden five-wicket haul by Sourav Ganguly helped to India comfortable 34-run victory over Pakistan and took an unassailable 3-0 lead to seal the series in a low-scoring third (Replayed) ODI.
Match Stats:
- Sourav Ganguly's 5 for 16 was the third best bowling figures for India in one-day international and the best-bowling-figures by an Indian bowler against Pakistan in ODIs, surpassing the previous record of 5 for 21 held by Arshad Ayub at Dhaka in the 1988 Asia Cup.
- Sourav Ganguly became the second Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul against Pakistan in ODIs after Arshad Ayub.
- Sourav Ganguly became the ninth Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul in ODIs.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
India scored 182-6 in 50 overs with top scorer by Mohammad Azharuddin cracked a 67 off 110-balls including 4-fours.
Robin Singh blasted a unbeaten 32 off 29-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 110.34, Rahul Dravid scored 25 off consuming 79-balls without a boundary and Ajay Jadeja hit 20 off 32-balls contained 2-sixes.
Pakistan best bowler by Mohammad Akram captured 2-wickets, Aaqib Javed, Saleem Malik, Azhar Mahmood and Saqlain Mushtaq each took one-wickets.
Pakistan bundled out for 148 in 36.5 overs with top scorer by Shahid Afridi blasted a 44 off 38-balls including 6-fours with strike rate of 115.78.
Saeed Anwar hit 22 off 32-balls including 2-fours & a six and Ijaz Ahmed scored 13 off 42-balls contained 2-fours.
India best bowler by Sourav Ganguly 5-16, Abey Kuruvilla, Debasis Mohanty both took 2-wickets and one for Harvinder Singh.
Sourav Ganguly named Player of the match for his record-breaking bowling performance to claimed a career-best 5-wicket haul for 16-runs in 10-overs including three maidens with economy rate of 1.60.
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