Welcome to the highlights of Pakistan vs India 3rd ODI - 1997 India tour of Pakistan 3-match ODI series - The third and final One-Day International cricket match between Pakistan and India was played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on October 02, 1997.
Match Overview:
Azhar Mahmood and Aaqib Javed's combined 5-wickets before A whirlwind career-best unbeaten 139 by Ijaz Ahmed and Shahid Afridi's scintillating 23-ball 47 steers to Pakistan comfortable nine-wicket victory over India and clinch the three-match series with 2-1 in a one-sided, series-deciding third & final ODI.
Match Stats:
- Ijaz Ahmed's unbeaten 139 was the second highest score for Pakistan in one-day international and also the second highest-score by an Pakistan batsman against India in ODIs after Saeed Anwar's world record-breaking 194 at Chennai earlier in this year's Pepsi Independence Cup.
- Ijaz Ahmed became the seventh Pakistan batsman to score a century against India in ODIs.
- Ijaz Ahmed became the fifth Pakistan batsman to scored six centuries in ODIs.
- Ijaz Ahmed hammered a 68-ball third fastest century for Pakistan in one-day international and the fifth fastest hundred by any batsman in ODIs.
- 9 : Ijaz Ahmed hit the second most sixes in an innings for Pakistan in one-day international and the most-sixes hit by an Pakistan against India in ODIs, surpassing the previous record of 5-sixes jointly hit by Javed Miandad at Lahore in 1982 and Saeed Anwar at Chennai earlier in this year.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
India bundled out for 216 in 49.2 overs with top scorer by Ajay Jadeja struck 76 off 109-balls including 6-fours.
Rajesh Chauhan cracked a run-a-ball 32-runs including 2-sixes, Sourav Ganguly hit 26 off 36-balls included 3-fours.
Saba Karim scored 20 off 47-balls without a boundary and Robin Singh hit 17 off 22-balls contained 2-fours.
Pakistan best bowler by Azhar Mahmood picked up 3-wickets for 34-runs in 9-overs, Waqar Younis, Aaqib Javed both took 2-wickets and one for Mohammad Hussain - Saqlain Mushtaq.
Pakistan chase down the target of 217, finishing at 219 for 1 in 26.2 overs - Pakistan's allocation overs reduced from 50 to 49-overs due to one over fined for a slow over rate - with top scorer by Ijaz Ahmed hammered a career-best unbeaten 139 off 84-balls - which was his 6th ODI hundred and his first century against India in ODIs.
Shahid Afridi blasted a 47 off 23-balls including 5-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 204.34 and Mohammad Wasim cracked a unbeaten 27 off 52-balls contained 3-fours.
India best bowler by Nilesh Kulkarni took 1-wicket for 57-runs in 8-overs.
Ijaz Ahmed named Player of the match for his match-winning career-best whirlwind unbeaten 139-runs knocked off facing 84-balls including 10-fours & 9-sixes with strike rate of 165.47.
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