1999 India-Pakistan field hockey test series

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1999 India-Pakistan field hockey test series
Tournament details
City New Delhi, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Chennai
Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Rawalpindi
Dates3 February 1999 - 24 February 1999
Venue(s)8 in 8 host cities
Final positions
Champions Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan won the series 6-3
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Top scorer(s) Flag of Pakistan.svg Sohail Abbas (10 goals)
1998 (previous)(next) 2004

The 1999 Indo-Pak series (known as the Pepsi hockey series for sponsorship reasons) was the 6th series of bilateral field hockey matches between India and Pakistan.

Contents

The series consisted of nine matches with India hosting the first leg of four matches and Pakistan hosting the second leg of five matches from 3 February 1999 to 24 February 1999.

Pakistan won the series 6–3. [1]

Background

India went into the series as Asian Games Champions having defeated South Korea in the final of the 1998 Asian Games in December last year. Pakistan had finished runner-ups in the 1998 Champions Trophy in Lahore a month before that. [2]

Venues

MatchLocationStadium NameDate
First New Delhi Dhyan Chand National Stadium 3 February
Second Bhopal Aish Bag Stadium 5 February
Third Hyderabad Begumpeth Hockey Stadium 8 February
Fourth Chennai Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium 10 February
Fifth Lahore National Hockey Stadium 16 February
Sixth Karachi Hockey Club of Pakistan 18 February
Seventh Peshawar Lala Ayub Stadium 20 February
Eighth Rawalpindi Army Stadium 22 February
Ninth Lahore National Hockey Stadium 24 February

Squads

Flag of India.svg India Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Coach Flag of India.svg Vasudevan Bhaskaran Coach Flag of Pakistan.svg Shahnaz Sheikh

Results

First Leg
MatchDateScoreLocation
13 FebruaryIndia 3-4 (AET) Pakistan New Delhi
25 FebruaryIndia 1-4 Pakistan Bhopal
38 FebruaryIndia 2-5 Pakistan Hyderabad
410 FebruaryIndia 3-0 Pakistan Chennai
Second Leg
MatchDateScoreLocation
116 FebruaryPakistan 4-2 India Lahore
218 FebruaryPakistan 4-2 India Karachi
320 FebruaryPakistan 1-2 India Peshawar
422 FebruaryPakistan 3-3 (11-10) India Rawalpindi
524 FebruaryPakistan 2-3 India Lahore

Matches

First leg

Match 1

3 February 1999
Flag of India.svg  India 3 - 4 (AET)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Gagan Field hockey ball.svg 25', 64'
Dad Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Report Abbas Field hockey ball.svg 10', 33'
Nadeem Field hockey ball.svg 40'
Bashir Field hockey ball.svg 85'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
Attendance: 15,000
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)

David Gentles (AUS)

Match 2

5 February 1999
Flag of India.svg  India 1 - 4Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Gagan Field hockey ball.svg 2' Report Asim Field hockey ball.svg 7'
Irfan Field hockey ball.svg 42'
Abbas Field hockey ball.svg 64', 65'
Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
Attendance: 12,000
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG) David Gentles (AUS)

Match 3

8 February 1999
Flag of India.svg  India 2 - 5Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Dhillon Field hockey ball.svg 19', 59' Report Irfan Field hockey ball.svg 4', 31'
Abbas Field hockey ball.svg 10'
Bashir Field hockey ball.svg 44', 48'
Begumpeth Hockey Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG) David Gentles (AUS)

Match 4

10 February 1999
Flag of India.svg  India 3 - 0Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Chuahan Field hockey ball.svg 3', 53'
Dhillon Field hockey ball.svg 18'
Report
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG) David Gentles (AUS)

Second leg

Match 1

16 February 1999
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4 - 2Flag of India.svg  India
Bashir Field hockey ball.svg 20'
Abbas Field hockey ball.svg 25', 69'
Khalid Field hockey ball.svg 39'
Report Saini Field hockey ball.svg 50'
Dhillon Field hockey ball.svg 56'
National Hockey Stadium, Lahore
Attendance: 12,000
Umpires:
Poudfoot Garth (RSA) Philip Schellekens (NED)

Match 2

18 February 1999
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4 - 2Flag of India.svg  India
Bashir Field hockey ball.svg 10'
Asim Field hockey ball.svg 17', 34'
Sarwar Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Report Horo Field hockey ball.svg 62'
Dhillon Field hockey ball.svg 64'
Hockey Club of Pakistan, Karachi
Umpires:
Poudfoot Garth (RSA) Philip Schellekens (NED)

Match 3

20 February 1999
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 - 2Flag of India.svg  India
Abbas Field hockey ball.svg 38' Report Dhillon Field hockey ball.svg 13'
Chauhan Field hockey ball.svg 36'
Lala Ayub Stadium, Peshawar
Attendance: 8,000
Umpires:
Poudfoot Garth (RSA) Philip Schellekens (NED)

Match 4

22 February 1999
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3 - 3Flag of India.svg  India
Bashir Field hockey ball.svg 49'
Abbas Field hockey ball.svg 66'
Khalid Field hockey ball.svg 67'
Report Dhillon Field hockey ball.svg 25', 59'
Gagan Field hockey ball.svg 69'
Penalties
11-10
Army Stadium, Rawalpindi
Attendance: 10,000
Umpires:
Poudfoot Garth (RSA) Philip Schellekens (NED)

Match 5

24 February 1999
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2 - 3Flag of India.svg  India
Abbas Field hockey ball.svg 9'
Khalid Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Report Tirkey Field hockey ball.svg 37'
Saini Field hockey ball.svg 53'
Dhillon Field hockey ball.svg 66'
National Hockey Stadium, Lahore
Attendance: 15,000
Umpires:
Poudfoot Garth (RSA) Philip Schellekens (NED)

Statistics

Pakistan - Total goals scored 27

India - Total goals scored 21

Goalscorers

There were 48 goals scored in 9 matches for an average of 5.33 goals per match

10 goals

9 goals

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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