| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Host |  Canada |
| Champions |  India |
| Participants | 2 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Player of the series | Sourav Ganguly |
| Most runs | Sourav Ganguly (222) |
| Most wickets | Sourav Ganguly (15) |
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The1997 'Friendship Cup', also known as the1997 Sahara 'Friendship Cup' for sponsorship reasons was aOne Day Internationalcricket series which took place between 13 and 21 September 1997.[1] The tournament was held inCanada, which was seen as perfect neutral territory forIndia andPakistan to play each other. The tournament was won byIndia 4–1. The matches were played in white clothing and a red ball was used.
| India |  Pakistan |
|---|---|
11 September Scorecard |
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13 September Scorecard |
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India won by 20 runs Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club,Toronto Umpires:Steve Bucknor (WI) andRudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match:Ajay Jadeja (Ind) |
14 September Scorecard |
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India won by 7 wickets Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club,Toronto Umpires:Steve Bucknor (WI) andSteve Randell (Aus) Player of the match:Sourav Ganguly (Ind) |
17 September Scorecard |
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No result Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club,Toronto Umpires:Rudi Koertzen (SA) andSteve Randell (Aus) |
18 September Scorecard |
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India won by 34 runs Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club,Toronto Umpires:Rudi Koertzen (SA) andSteve Randell (Aus) Player of the match:Sourav Ganguly (Ind) |
20 September Scorecard |
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India won by 7 wickets Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club,Toronto Umpires:Steve Bucknor (WI) andSteve Randell (Aus) Player of the match:Sourav Ganguly (Ind) |
21 September Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 5 wickets Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club,Toronto Umpires:Rudi Koertzen (WI) andSteve Randell (Aus) Player of the match:Sourav Ganguly (Ind) |
| Most runs[3] | Most wickets[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | 222 | Sourav Ganguly | 15 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 197 | Harvinder Singh | 9 |
| Shahid Afridi | 145 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 8 |
| Saeed Anwar | 140 | Debasis Mohanty | 8 |
| Saleem Malik | 132 | Abey Kuruvilla | 7 |
During the 2nd ODI, spectator Shiv Kumar Thind, anIndian living in Toronto, used a megaphone to shout abuse at Pakistan batsmanInzamam-ul-Haq. Thind likened Inzamam's physical size to that of several kinds ofpotato andBuddha (an old man). Inzamam took offense to this and proceeded to enter the crowd and challenge Thind. When Thind threw his megaphone at him, ul-Haq borrowed acricket bat from a teammate and attempted to attack Thind with it. The event subsequently caused a 37-minute delay in the game and later resulted in both men filing charges of assault against one another. Thind and ul-Haq later withdrew the charges, although thePakistan Cricket Board banned Inzamam for two matches.[4]
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