1996 'Friendship' Cup

2020-09-30T14:11:52Z

2601:58C:4301:3AA0:3932:953A:A9A9:39EF: /* Teams */

{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 1996 Friendship Cup
| image =
| imagesize =
| fromdate = 14
| todate = 23 September 1996
| caption =
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
| tournament format =
| host = {{cr|CAN}}
| champions = {{cr|PAK}}
| count =
| participants = 2
| matches = 5
| attendance =
| player of the series = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Anil Kumble]]
| most runs = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rahul Dravid]] (220)
| most wickets = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Anil Kumble]] (13)
| website =
| previous_year =
| previous_tournament =
| next_year = 1997
| next_tournament = 1997 'Friendship' Cup
}}

The '''1996 'Friendship Cup' ''', also known as the '''1996 Sahara 'Friendship Cup' ''' for sponsorship reasons was a [[One Day International]] [[cricket]] series which took place between 14–23 September 1996.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/62346.html?template=fixtures Tournament fixture list]</ref> The tournament was held in [[Canada]], which was seen as perfect neutral territory for [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] to play each other. The tournament was won by [[Pakistan]], who won the series 3-2. This was the first edition of the [[Sahara Cup|annual event]].

==Teams==
*{{cr|BER}}
*{{cr|IND}}
*{{cr|Ireland}}
*{{cr|OMA}}
*{{cr|PAK}}
*{{cr|USA}}
*{{cr|ZIM}}

==Squads==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=330 | {{cr|IND}}
! width=330 | {{cr|PAK}}
|-
|valign=top|
*[[Sachin Tendulkar]] ''([[Captain (cricket)|C]])''
*[[Mohammad Azharuddin]]
*[[Anil Kumble]]
*[[Rahul Dravid]]
*[[Sourav Ganguly]]
*[[Aashish Kapoor]]
*[[Ajay Jadeja]]
*[[Vinod Kambli]]
*[[Nayan Mongia]] ''([[Wicketkeeper|Wk]])''
*[[Sunil Joshi]]
*[[Javagal Srinath]]
*[[Venkatesh Prasad]]
|valign=top|
*[[Wasim Akram]] ''([[Captain (cricket)|C]])''
*[[Aamer Sohail]]
*[[Azhar Mahmood]]
*[[Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Ijaz Ahmed]]
*[[Inzamam-ul-Haq]]
*[[Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer)|Mushtaq Ahmed]]
*[[Moin Khan]] ''([[Wicketkeeper|Wk]])''
*[[Saeed Anwar]]
*[[Saleem Elahi]]
*[[Saleem Malik]]
*[[Saqlain Mushtaq]]
*[[Shadab Kabir]]
*[[Waqar Younis]]
|}

==Match results==

===1st ODI===
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 16 September
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 170/9 (33 overs)
| score2 = 173/2 (29.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Saeed Anwar]] 46 (34)
| wickets1 = [[Javagal Srinath]] 3/23 (7 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 89[[not out|*]] (89)
| wickets2 = [[Saleem Malik]] 1/21 (4 overs)
| result = India won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66030.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club]], [[Toronto]]
| umpires = [[Lloyd Barker]] (WI) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Match reduced to 33 overs per side due to rain.
| notes= Match was scheduled to be played on 14 September. It was shifted to 16 September due to rain.
*''[[Azhar Mahmood]] (Pak) made his ODI debut.
}}

===2nd ODI===
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 17 September
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 264/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 266/8 (49.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 90 (114)
| wickets1 = [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] 2/39 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Saeed Anwar]] 80 (78)
| wickets2 = [[Javagal Srinath]] 2/53 (10 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 2 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66031.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club]], [[Toronto]]
| umpires = [[Lloyd Barker]] (WI) and [[David Orchard]] (SA)
| motm = [[Saleem Malik]] (Pak)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Match was scheduled to be played on 15 September. It was shifted to 17 September due to rain.
| notes = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] (Ind) passed 6,000 runs in ODIs.
*''Mohammad Azharuddin and [[Rahul Dravid]] set a record for the highest third wicket partnership for India (161 runs).
}}

===3rd ODI===
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 18 September
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 191 (50 overs)
| score2 = 136 (42.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 46 (93)
| wickets1 = [[Wasim Akram]] 4/35 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Moin Khan]] 42 (67)
| wickets2 = [[Anil Kumble]] 4/12 (7 overs)
| result = India won by 55 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66032.html (Scorecard)]
| venue = [[Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club]], [[Toronto]]
| umpires = [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng) and [[David Orchard]] (SA)
| motm = [[Rahul Dravid]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Nayan Mongia]] (Ind) equalled the record of five dismissals in an ODI and became the only wicket-keeper to have done it twice.
}}

===4th ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 September
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 258/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer, born 1968)|Ijaz Ahmed]] 90 (110)
| wickets1 = [[Anil Kumble]] 2/36 (10 overs)
| score2 = 161 (39.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ajay Jadeja]] 47 (84)
| wickets2 = [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] 3/9 (7 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 97 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/66033.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club]], [[Toronto]]
| umpires = [[Lloyd Barker]] (WI) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer, born 1968)|Ijaz Ahmed]] (Pak)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| round =
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===5th ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 September
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 213/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Aamer Sohail]] 44 (96)
| wickets1 = [[Anil Kumble]] 3/47 (10 overs)
| score2 = 161 (45.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 23 (44)
| wickets2 = [[Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer, born 1970)|Mushtaq Ahmed]] 5/36 (10 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 52 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/66034.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club]], [[Toronto]]
| umpires = [[Lloyd Barker]] (WI) and [[David Orchard]] (SA)
| motm = [[Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer, born 1970)|Mushtaq Ahmed]] (Pak)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = The match was rescheduled from 22 September due to rain.
| notes = [[Saleem Malik]] (Pak) passed 6,000 runs in ODIs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fifth One-Day International, India v Pakistan|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151335.html|accessdate=4 August 2017|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
}}

==Records==
*[[Rahul Dravid|Dravid]] and [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] put on a partnership of 161 runs in the second ODI- highest third wicket partnership for India in ODIs eclipsing the previous best of 158 runs put up by [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]] and [[Mohinder Amarnath]] against New Zealand.
*Azhar and [[Saleem Malik]] crossed 6000 runs in ODIs during the series.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/60989.html Tournament home] at [[ESPN Cricinfo]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:1996 'Friendship Cup'}}
[[Category:1996 in Canadian cricket]]
[[Category:1996 in cricket]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions from 1994–95 to 1997]]
[[Category:Indian cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000]]
[[Category:1996 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:One Day International cricket competitions]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions in Canada]]
[[Category:International sports competitions in Toronto]]

Bharatpedia - User contributions [en]

1996 'Friendship' Cup