Coca-Cola Cup 1997/98
The 1997/98 Coca-Cola Cup was a three-nation tournament that was held from April 17 to 24, 1998 in the United Arab Emirates in one-day cricket . In which the international cricket season 1997/98 belonging tournament took teams from Australia , India and New Zealand participate. In the final India was able to prevail against Australia with 6 wickets.
prehistory
Australia and India previously played a three-nation tournament in India together with Zimbabwe , and New Zealand an ODI series against Australia.
format
In a preliminary round, each team played twice against each other. There were two points for a win and one point for a draw or no result. The first two of the group qualified for the final and played for the tournament victory.
Stadion
Tour venues |
The following venue has been selected for the tournament.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium | Sharjah | 27,000 | 1st - 6th game; final |
Games
Preliminary round
table
| Teams | Sp. | S. | N | U | R. | NO | BP | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th | +0.788 |
 India
|
4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.331 |
 New Zealand
|
4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.401 |
Win: 2 points; Draw: 1 point
Games
| April 17th scorecard |
Sharjah |
India 220-9 (50) |
- |
New Zealand 205 (47.5) |
| India wins with 15 runs | ||||
| April 18 scorecard |
Sharjah |
New Zealand 159 (48.4) |
- |
Australia 160-4 (36.5) |
| Australia wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| April 19 scorecard |
Sharjah |
Australia 264-9 (50) |
- |
India 206 (44) |
| Australia wins with 58 runs | ||||
| April 20 scorecard |
Sharjah |
India 181 (49.3) |
- |
New Zealand 183-6 (49) |
| New Zealand wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| April 21 scorecard |
Sharjah |
New Zealand 259-5 (50) |
- |
Australia 261-5 (47.5) |
| Australia wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| April 22nd scorecard |
Sharjah |
Australia 284-7 (50) |
- |
India 250-5 (46/46) |
| Australia wins with 26 runs ( D / L method ) | ||||
Game was temporarily interrupted for a sandstorm.
final
| April 24th scorecard |
Sharjah |
India 272-9 (50) |
- |
Australia 275-4 (48.3) |
| India wins with 6 wickets | ||||
Desert Storm
The tournament became popularly known as Desert Storm. Before the final group game, India had to either win or achieve a better net run rate than New Zealand. After Australia had submitted a sandstorm occurred which briefly interrupted the game. Then it was Sachin Tendulkar who achieved the required run number with a Century so that India qualified for the final. In the final it was Tendulkar again who led India to victory with a Century and thus decided the tournament for his team.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ This day that year: Sachin Tendulkar brought out his masterclass in desert storm ( English ) The Indian Express. April 22, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2018.