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{{Short description|International cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket series
|series= 1997-98 Pepsi Triangular Series
|image=
|caption=
|date= 1–14 April 1998
|place= [[India]]
|result= Australia won the final by 4 wickets
|player of series= [[Ajay Jadeja]] (Ind)
|team1= {{cr|AUS}}
|team2= {{cr|IND}}
|team3= {{cr|ZIM}}
|captain1= [[Steve Waugh]]
|captain2= [[Mohammad Azharuddin]]
|captain3= [[Alistair Campbell (cricketer)|Alistair Campbell]]
|runs1= [[Ricky Ponting]] 335
|runs2= [[Ajay Jadeja]] 354
|runs3= [[Grant Flower]] 283
|wickets1= [[Michael Kasprowicz]]<br>[[Damien Fleming]] 9
|wickets2= [[Ajit Agarkar]] 10
|wickets3= [[Heath Streak]] 6
}}

The '''1997–98 Pepsi Triangular Series''' was a [[One Day International]] [[cricket]] tournament held in India in April 1998.<ref name="TriSeries">{{cite web |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/PTC/ |title=Pepsi Triangular Cup in India |access-date=21 September 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> It was a tri-nation series between the [[Australian national cricket team|Australia]], [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]. Australia defeated India in the final to win the tournament.<ref name="final">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8558/scorecard/66143/India-vs-Australia-Final-pepsi-triangular-series/ |title=Pepsi Triangular Series, 1997/98 |access-date=21 September 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Matches==

===1st ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 April 1998
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 309/5 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ajay Jadeja]] 105[[Not out|*]] (109)
| wickets1 = [[Michael Kasprowicz]] 3/50 (10 overs)
| score2 = 268 (45.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Michael Bevan]] 65 (82)
| wickets2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 5/32 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 41 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8558/scorecard/66137/India-vs-Australia-1st-Match-pepsi-triangular-series/ Scorecard]
| venue = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Kochi]]
| umpires = [[Shyam Bansal]] (Ind) and [[Arani Jayaprakash]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Ajit Agarkar]] (India) made his ODI debut.
*'' Australia were fined one over for slow over rate''
}}

===2nd ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 3 April 1998
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 252/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Michael Bevan]] 65 (76)
| wickets1 = [[Heath Streak]] 2/48 (10 overs)
| score2 = 239 (49.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Alistair Campbell (cricketer)|Alistair Campbell]] 102 (145)
| wickets2 = [[Damien Fleming]] 3/30 (10 overs)
| result = Australia won by 13 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8558/scorecard/66138/Australia-vs-Zimbabwe-2nd-Match-pepsi-triangular-series/ Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera|Sardar Patel Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = [[Des Raj]] (Ind) and [[Borni Jamula]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Alistair Campbell (cricketer)|Alistair Campbell]] (Zim)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===3rd ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 5 April 1998
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 274/5 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 82 (129)
| wickets1 = [[Heath Streak]] 2/42 (10 overs)
| score2 = 261 (48.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Alistair Campbell (cricketer)|Alistair Campbell]] 60 (69)
| wickets2 = [[Rahul Sanghvi]] 3/29 (8 overs)
| result = India won by 13 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8558/scorecard/66139/India-vs-Zimbabwe-3rd-Match-pepsi-triangular-series/ Scorecard]
| venue = [[IPCL Sports Complex Ground|Reliance Stadium]], [[Vadodara]]
| umpires = [[Jasbir Singh (cricketer)|Jasbir Singh]] (Ind) and [[GA Pratapkumar]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Hrishikesh Kanitkar]] (Ind)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = zimbabwe were fined one over for slow over rate
}}

===4th ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 7 April 1998
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 222/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ricky Ponting]] 84 (139)
| wickets1 = [[Ajit Agarkar]] 4/46 (10 overs)
| score2 = 223/4 (44.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 100 (89)
| wickets2 = [[Michael Kasprowicz]] 2/39 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8558/scorecard/66140/India-vs-Australia-4th-Match-pepsi-triangular-series/ Scorecard]
| venue = [[Green Park Stadium]], [[Kanpur]]
| umpires = [[Chandra Sathe]] (Ind) and [[MR Singh]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===5th ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 April 1998
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 301/3 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] 153[[Not out|*]] (150)
| wickets1 = [[Pommie Mbangwa]] 2/47 (9 overs)
| score2 = 269 (48.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Grant Flower]] 102 (118)
| wickets2 = [[Hrishikesh Kanitkar]] 2/26 (6.4 overs)
| result = India won by 32 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8558/scorecard/66141/India-vs-Zimbabwe-5th-Match-pepsi-triangular-series/ Scorecard]
| venue = [[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]
| umpires = [[Narendra Menon]] (Ind) and [[R Nagarajan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] (Ind)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] and [[Ajay Jadeja]]'s partnership of 275 runs was world record for any wicket in [[One Day International|ODI]].
}}

===6th ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 11 April 1998
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 294/3 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ricky Ponting]] 145 (158)
| wickets1 = [[Guy Whittall]] 1/52 (5 overs)
| score2 = 278/9 (50 overs)
| runs2 = [[Grant Flower]] 89 (125)
| wickets2 = [[Damien Fleming]] 2/39 (10 overs)
| result = Australia won by 16 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8558/scorecard/66142/Australia-vs-Zimbabwe-6th-Match-pepsi-triangular-series/ Scorecard]
| venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Sankara Dendapani]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Ricky Ponting]] (Aus)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Ricky Ponting]] played his 50th ODI. He equaled [[Dean Jones (cricketer)|Dean Jones]]' record for the highest individual score by an Australia player in an ODI (145).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shankar |first1=Ajay S. |title=Zimbabwe wilt after Flowers wither |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19980412/10250494.html |access-date=11 April 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=12 April 1998 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001002214209/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19980412/10250494.html |archivedate=2 October 2000}}</ref>
*''[[Mark Waugh]] and [[Ricky Ponting]]'s partnership of 219 runs was Australian record for second wicket in [[One Day International|ODI]].''
}}

===Final===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 14 April 1998
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 227 (49.3 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ajay Jadeja]] 48 (49)
| wickets1 = [[Damien Fleming]] 3/47 (10 overs)
| score2 = 231/6 (48.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Michael Bevan]] 75[[Not out|*]] (127)
| wickets2 = [[Anil Kumble]] 2/36 (9.4 overs)
| result = Australia won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8558/scorecard/66143/India-vs-Australia-Final-pepsi-triangular-series/ Scorecard]
| venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Vijay Chopra]] (Ind) and [[V. K. Ramaswamy (umpire)|V. K. Ramaswamy]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Steve Waugh]] (Aus)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] (Ind) became the second player to score 8,000 runs in ODIs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Santhanam |first1=S. |title=Australians laugh last but laugh the best |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19980415/10550814.html |access-date=11 April 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=15 April 1998 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001002103333/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19980415/10550814.html |archivedate=2 October 2000}}</ref>
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/PTC/ Series home at ESPNcricinfo]

{{International cricket tours of India |state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:1998 in Indian cricket]]

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