Indian national cricket team in Pakistan in the 1997/98 season

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The tour of the Indian national cricket team to Pakistan in the 1997/98 season took place from September 28 to October 2, 1997. The international cricket tour was part of the 1997/98 international cricket season and included three ODIs . Pakistan won the series 2–1.

prehistory

It was the first tour of the season for both teams. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1989/90 season in Pakistan .

Stages

Tour venues

The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.

Stadion city capacity Games
Niaz Stadium Hyderabad 15,000 1. ODI
National Stadium Karachi 34,228 2. ODI
Gaddafi Stadium Lahore 60,000 3. ODI

Squad lists

The following squads were named by the teams.

ODI
Pakistan Pakistan India India
  • Aaqib Javed
  • Azhar Mahmood
  • Hasan Raza
  • Ijaz Ahmed
  • Inzamam-ul-Haq
  • Mohammad Hussain
  • Mohammad Wasim
  • Moin Khan
  • Saeed Anwar
  • Saleem Elahi
  • Saqlain Mushtaq
  • Shahid Afridi
  • Waqar Younis
  • Mohammad Azharuddin
  • Rajesh Chauhan
  • Rahul Dravid
  • Sourav Ganguly
  • Ajay Jadeja
  • Vinod Kambli
  • Saba Karim
  • Nilesh Kulkarni
  • Abey Kuruvilla
  • Debasis Mohanty
  • Robin Singh
  • Sachin Tendulkar

One-day internationals

First ODI in Hyderabad

September 28th
scorecard
Hyderabad India India
170 (49)
- Pakistan Pakistan
171-5 (44.3)
Pakistan wins with 5 wickets

Second ODI in Karachi

September 30th
scorecard
Karachi Pakistan Pakistan
265-4 (47.2 / 47.2)
- India India
266-6 (46.3 / 47)
India wins with 4 wickets

Third ODI in Lahore

October 2nd
scorecard
Lahore India India
216 (49.2)
- Pakistan Pakistan
219-1 (26.2)
Pakistan wins with 9 wickets

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