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1997 Asia Cup
Cricket tournament in Sri Lanka
Cricket tournament in Sri Lanka
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1997 Asia Cup |
| image | Asia cup logo 1997.jpg |
| fromdate | 14 |
| todate | 26 July 1997 |
| administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
| cricket format | One Day International |
| tournament format | Round-robin and Knockout |
| host | Sri Lanka |
| champions | |
| runner up | |
| count | 2 |
| participants | 4 |
| matches | 7 |
| player of the series | Arjuna Ranatunga |
| most runs | Arjuna Ranatunga (272) |
| most wickets | Venkatesh Prasad (7) |
| previous_year | 1995 |
| previous_tournament | 1995 Asia Cup |
| next_year | 2000 |
| next_tournament | 2000 Asia Cup |
| player of the series = Arjuna Ranatunga
The 1997 Asia Cup (also known as the Pepsi Asia Cup 1997) was the sixth Asia Cup tournament, and the second to be held in Sri Lanka. The tournament took place between July 14–26, 1997. Four teams took part in the tournament: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
The 1997 Asia Cup was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once, and the top two teams qualifying for a place in the final. India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final where Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets to win its second Asia Cup and ending India's three consecutive championship run.
Squads
| Squads |
|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar (c) |
| Sourav Ganguly |
| Navjot Singh Sidhu |
| Rahul Dravid |
| Mohammad Azharuddin |
| Robin Singh |
| Ajay Jadeja |
| Saba Karim (wk) |
| Anil Kumble |
| Abey Kuruvilla |
| Venkatesh Prasad |
| Noel David |
| Nilesh Kulkarni |
Matches
Group stage
When the game resumed, it had to be called off again due to bad light.
Final
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Source: *Cricinfo* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL Arjuna Ranatunga | 4 | 4 | **272** | 136.00 | 88.02 | 131* | 1 | 2 | 29 | 3 | |
| SL Marvan Atapattu | 4 | 4 | **255** | 85.00 | 73.91 | 84* | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | |
| SL Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 4 | **204** | 51.00 | 115.25 | 108 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | |
| IND Mohammad Azharuddin | 4 | 3 | **185** | 185.00 | 82.22 | 81* | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | |
| BAN Athar Ali Khan | 3 | 3 | **157** | 52.33 | 62.30 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
Most wickets
| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Overs | Econ. | Ave. | BBI | S/R | 4WI | 5WI | Source: *Cricinfo* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND Venkatesh Prasad | 4 | 4 | **7** | 24 | 6.07 | 17.00 | 4/17 | 20.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| PAK Saqlain Mushtaq | 3 | 2 | **6** | 19.3 | 6.53 | 12.66 | 5/38 | 19.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| SL Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 3 | **6** | 30 | 6.27 | 24.50 | 4/49 | 30.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| IND Robin Singh | 4 | 3 | **5** | 16 | 6.10 | 13.60 | 3/13 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| SL Chaminda Vaas | 3 | 3 | **5** | 22 | 7.57 | 19.40 | 2/32 | 26.4 | 0 | 0 |
References
References
- [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pepsi-asia-cup-1997-61008 Cricinfo Asia Cup page] Cricinfo. Retrieved on 17 September 2021
- "Pepsi Asia Cup, 1997 Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com".
- "Pepsi Asia Cup, 1997 Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com".
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