| International cricket |
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| in 1996–97 | in 1997–98 |
The 1997 international cricket season was from May 1997 to September 1997. [1] [2]
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 22 May 1997 |  England |  Australia | 2–3 [6] | 3–0 [3] | — | — |
| 13 June 1997 |  West Indies |  Sri Lanka | 1–0 [2] | 1–0 [1] | — | — |
| 2 August 1997 | Sri Lanka |  India | 0–0 [2] | 3–0 [3] | — | — |
| International tournaments | ||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Winners | ||||
| 9 May 1997 | 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup | Sri Lanka | ||||
| 14 July 1997 | 1997 Asia Cup | Sri Lanka | ||||
| 13 September 1997 |  1997 'Friendship' Cup | India | ||||
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.478 | 4 |
 Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.287 | 4 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.331 | 2 |
 New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.452 | 2 |
| Texaco Trophy - ODI series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 1210 | 22 May | Mike Atherton | Mark Taylor | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | England by 6 wickets | |||
| ODI 1211 | 24 May | Mike Atherton | Mark Taylor | The Oval, London | England by 6 wickets | |||
| ODI 1213 | 25 May | Mike Atherton | Steve Waugh | Lord's, London | England by 6 wickets | |||
| The Ashes Test series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1368 | 5–8 June | Mike Atherton | Mark Taylor | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England by 9 wickets | |||
| Test 1370 | 19–23 June | Mike Atherton | Mark Taylor | Lord's, London | Match drawn | |||
| Test 1372 | 3–7 July | Mike Atherton | Mark Taylor | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | Australia by 268 runs | |||
| Test 1373 | 24–28 July | Mike Atherton | Mark Taylor | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | Australia by an innings and 61 runs | |||
| Test 1375 | 7–10 August | Mike Atherton | Mark Taylor | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Australia by 264 runs | |||
| Test 1377 | 21–23 August | Mike Atherton | Mark Taylor | The Oval, London | England by 19 runs | |||
| One-off ODI series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 1215 | 6 June | Courtney Walsh | Arjuna Ranatunga | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | West Indies by 35 runs | |||
| Test series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1369 | 5–8 June | Courtney Walsh | Arjuna Ranatunga | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | West Indies by 6 wickets | |||
| Test 1371 | 20–24 June | Courtney Walsh | Arjuna Ranatunga | Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown | Match drawn | |||
| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.035 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.405 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.940 |
 Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.895 |
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1374 | 2–6 August | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sachin Tendulkar | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Match drawn | |||
| Test 1376 | 9–13 August | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sachin Tendulkar | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Match drawn | |||
| ODI series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 1223 | 17 August | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sachin Tendulkar | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 2 runs | |||
| ODI 1224 | 20 August | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sachin Tendulkar | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 7 wickets | |||
| ODI 1225 | 23 August | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sachin Tendulkar | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | No result | |||
| ODI 1226 | 24 August | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sachin Tendulkar | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 9 runs | |||
| Friendship Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 1227 | 13 September | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | India by 20 runs | |
| ODI 1228 | 14 September | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | India by 7 wickets | |
| ODI 1229 | 17 September | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | No result | |
| ODI 1230 | 18 September | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | India by 34 runs | |
| ODI 1231 | 20 September | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | India by 7 wickets | |
| ODI 1232 | 21 September | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | Pakistan by 5 wickets | |
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