1996 'Friendship' Cup

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1996 Friendship Cup
Dates14 – 23 September 1996
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format One Day International
Host(s)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ChampionsFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Participants2
Matches5
Player of the series Flag of India.svg Anil Kumble
Most runs Flag of India.svg Rahul Dravid (220)
Most wickets Flag of India.svg Anil Kumble (13)
1997

The 1996 'Friendship Cup' , also known as the 1996 Sahara 'Friendship Cup' for sponsorship reasons was a One Day International cricket series which took place between 14 and 23 September 1996. [1] The tournament was held in Canada, which was seen as perfect neutral territory for India and Pakistan to play each other. The tournament was won by Pakistan, who won the series 3–2. This was the first edition of the annual event.

Contents

Squads

Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan

Match results

1st ODI

16 September
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
170/9 (33 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
173/2 (29.5 overs)
Saeed Anwar 46 (34)
Javagal Srinath 3/23 (7 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 89* (89)
Saleem Malik 1/21 (4 overs)
India won by 8 wickets
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto
Umpires: Lloyd Barker (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 33 overs per side due to rain.
  • Match was scheduled to be played on 14 September. It was shifted to 16 September due to rain.
  • Azhar Mahmood (Pak) made his ODI debut.

2nd ODI

17 September
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
264/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
266/8 (49.5 overs)
Rahul Dravid 90 (114)
Saqlain Mushtaq 2/39 (10 overs)
Saeed Anwar 80 (78)
Javagal Srinath 2/53 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 2 wickets
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto
Umpires: Lloyd Barker (WI) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: Saleem Malik (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match was scheduled to be played on 15 September. It was shifted to 17 September due to rain.
  • Mohammad Azharuddin (Ind) passed 6,000 runs in ODIs.
  • Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid set a record for the highest third wicket partnership for India (161 runs).

3rd ODI

18 September
(Scorecard)
India  Flag of India.svg
191 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
136 (42.4 overs)
Rahul Dravid 46 (93)
Wasim Akram 4/35 (9 overs)
Moin Khan 42 (67)
Anil Kumble 4/12 (7 overs)
India won by 55 runs
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto
Umpires: David Shepherd (Eng) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: Rahul Dravid (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nayan Mongia (Ind) equalled the record of five dismissals in an ODI and became the only wicket-keeper to have done it twice.

4th ODI

21 September
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
258/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
161 (39.2 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 90 (110)
Anil Kumble 2/36 (10 overs)
Ajay Jadeja 47 (84)
Saqlain Mushtaq 3/9 (7 overs)
Pakistan won by 97 runs
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto
Umpires: Lloyd Barker (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Ijaz Ahmed (Pak)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI

23 September
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
213/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
161 (45.5 overs)
Aamer Sohail 44 (96)
Anil Kumble 3/47 (10 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 23 (44)
Mushtaq Ahmed 5/36 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 52 runs
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto
Umpires: Lloyd Barker (WI) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was rescheduled from 22 September due to rain.
  • Saleem Malik (Pak) passed 6,000 runs in ODIs. [2]

Records

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References

  1. Tournament fixture list
  2. "Fifth One-Day International, India v Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2017.