Welcome to the highlights of India vs Pakistan - The first final match of the best-of-three finals of the 1998 Silver Jubilee Independence Cup triangular One-Day International cricket tournament between India and Pakistan was played at National Stadium, Dhaka on January 14, 1998.
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| Sachin Tendulkar cut his way to 95 © AFP |
Match Overview:
All-round display by Sachin Tendulkar's three-wickets with a sparkling 95 and Sourav Ganguly's superb half-century steers to India emphatic eight-wicket victory over Pakistan and take a 1-0 lead in the first final encounter of the best-of-three finals of a Silver Jubilee Independence Cup.
Match Stats:
- 159 : Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar set a record first-wicket partnership for India against Pakistan in one-day international, previously held by the 154-run stand between Sunil Gavaskar and Manoj Prabhakar at Jamshedpur in 1987 and the India's sixth highest opening stand in ODIs.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Pakistan scored 212-8 in the allotted 46 overs - match reduced from 50 to 46-overs per a side - due to early morning fog delayed by 45 minutes - with top scorer by Saeed Anwar cracked a 38 off 60-balls including 2-fours.
Ijaz Ahmed scored 34 off 52-balls including 2-fours, Inzamam-ul-Haq cracked a 33 off 48-balls included a boundary.
Azhar Mahmood hit 30 off 32-balls including 2-fours & a six and Shahid Afridi struck 29 off 41-balls contained 4-fours.
India best bowler by Sachin Tendulkar picked up 3-wickets, Javagal Srinath captured two-wickets, Harvinder Singh, Sairaj Bahutule and Debasis Mohanty each took one-wickets.
India chase down the target of 213 for 2 in 37.1 overs with top scorer by Sachin Tendulkar hammered a 95 off 78-balls - who fell five-run short of his century.
Sourav Ganguly struck 68 off 87-balls including 8-fours and Mohammad Azharuddin cracked a unbeaten 30 off 38-balls included 2-fours.
Pakistan best bowler by Mushtaq Ahmed and Shahid Afridi both took one-wickets.
Sachin Tendulkar named Player of the match for his match-winning all-round performance to smashed a sparkling 95 off facing 78-balls including 6-fours & 5-sixes with strike rate of 121.79.
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