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1997–98 Coca-Cola Triangular Series


The 1997–98 Coca-Cola Triangular Series was a One Day International cricket tournament held in India in May 1998.[1] It was a tri-nation series between Bangladesh, India and Kenya. India defeated Kenya in the final to win the tournament.[2]

1997–98 Coca-Cola Triangular Series
Date14–31 May 1998
LocationIndia
ResultIndia won the final by 9 wickets
Player of the seriesKenya Steve Tikolo
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SquadsEdit

IndiaEdit

BangladeshEdit

KenyaEdit

Points tableEdit

India and Kenya advanced to the Finals on the basis of points.

Team P W L T NR NRR Points[3]
  India 4 3 1 0 0 +0.265 6
  Kenya 4 2 2 0 0 +0.362 4
  Bangladesh 4 1 3 0 0 −0.662 2

MatchesEdit

1st ODIEdit

14 May 1998 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
184/9 (50 overs)
v
  India
185/5 (45.2 overs)
Aminul Islam 70 (126)
Ajit Agarkar 3/41 (8 overs)
Ajay Jadeja 73 (101)
Athar Ali Khan 2/33 (10 overs)
India won by 5 wickets
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: K. N. Raghavan (Ind) and Ivaturi Shivram (Ind)
Player of the match: Ajay Jadeja (Ind)

2nd ODIEdit

17 May 1998 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kenya  
236 (49 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
237/4 (48 overs)
Ravi Shah 52 (64)
Mohammad Rafique 3/56 (10 overs)
Mohammad Rafique 77 (87)
Mohammad Sheikh 2/46 (10 overs)
Bangladesh won by 6 wickets
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: C. R. Mohite (Ind) and S. K. Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Mohammad Rafique (Ban)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ravi Shah (Ken) made his ODI debut.
  • This was Bangladesh's first win in an ODI.[4]

3rd ODIEdit

20 May 1998 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kenya  
223/9 (50 overs)
v
  India
224/6 (47 overs)
Steve Tikolo 77 (92)
Robin Singh 2/24 (8 overs)
Gagan Khoda 89 (129)
Mohammad Sheikh 2/41 (7 overs)
India won by 4 wickets
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Aloke Bhattacharjee (Ind) and Devendra Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Gagan Khoda (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

4th ODIEdit

23 May 1998 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kenya  
226/8 (50 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
198 (46.2 overs)
Steve Tikolo 65 (75)
Khaled Mahmud 2/20 (4 overs)
Minhajul Abedin 45 (80)
Thomas Odoyo 2/31 (7 overs)
Kenya won by 28 runs
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Sudhir Asnani (Ind) and Suresh Shastri (Ind)
Player of the match: Steve Tikolo (Ken)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
  • One over was lost in Bangladesh's innings due to a power failure.[5]

5th ODIEdit

25 May 1998 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
115 (36.3 overs)
v
  India
116/5 (29.2 overs)
Hasibul Hossain 21 (20)
Anil Kumble 3/17 (10 overs)
Navjot Sidhu 41 (52)
Khaled Mahmud 2/12 (7.2 overs)
India won by 5 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: R. T. Ramachandran (Ind) and B. K. Sadashiva (Ind)
Player of the match: Anil Kumble (Ind)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

6th ODIEdit

28 May 1998 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kenya  
265/5 (50 overs)
v
  India
196 (47.1 overs)
Maurice Odumbe 83 (91)
Anil Kumble 2/27 (8 overs)
Rahul Dravid 33 (53)
Maurice Odumbe 3/14 (4.1 overs)
Kenya won by 69 runs
Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior
Umpires: Subrata Banerjee (Ind) and Rajan Seth (Ind)
Player of the match: Maurice Odumbe (Ken)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nikhil Chopra and Jatin Paranjpe (Ind) both made their ODI debuts.
  • This was Kenya's second win against a Test nation.[6]

FinalEdit

31 May 1998 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kenya  
196 (46.3 overs)
v
  India
197/1 (35 overs)
Hitesh Modi 71 (93)
Venkatesh Prasad 4/23 (10 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 100* (103)
Joseph Angara 1/37 (6 overs)
India won by 9 wickets
Eden Gardens, Calcutta
Umpires: Arani Jayaprakash (Ind) and K. Parthasarathy (Ind)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "Coca-Cola Triangular Series". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Coca-Cola Cup (India), 1997-98". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Result Summary – Points Table
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh v Kenya 1997-1998". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bangladesh v Kenya 1997-1998". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "India v Kenya 1997-1998". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.

External linksEdit


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