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| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| City | New Delhi, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Chennai Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Rawalpindi | ||
| Dates | 3 February 1999 - 24 February 1999 | ||
| Venue(s) | 8 in 8 host cities | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | Template:Fhicon Pakistan won the series 6-3 | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 9 | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Template:Fhicon Sohail Abbas (10 goals) | ||
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The 1999 Indo-Pak series (known as the Pepsi hockey series for sponsorship reasons) was the 6th series of bilateral field hockey matches between India and Pakistan.
The series consisted of nine matches with India hosting the first leg of four matches and Pakistan hosting the second leg of five matches from 3 February 1999 to 24 February 1999.
Pakistan won the series 6–3.[1]
Sohail Abbas, Pakistan's world renowned 'King of the drag flick',[2][3] was the top scorer on both sides, netting 10 goals, and scoring at least once in six of the nine matches.
Background[edit | edit source]
India went into the series as Asian Games Champions having defeated South Korea in the final of the 1998 Asian Games in December the previous year. Pakistan had been runner-ups in the 1998 Champions Trophy in Lahore a month before that.[4]
Venues[edit | edit source]
| Match | Location | Stadium Name | Date |
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| First | New Delhi | Dhyan Chand National Stadium | 3 February |
| Second | Bhopal | Aish Bag Stadium | 5 February |
| Third | Hyderabad | Begumpeth Hockey Stadium | 8 February |
| Fourth | Chennai | Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium | 10 February |
| Fifth | Lahore | National Hockey Stadium | 16 February |
| Sixth | Karachi | Hockey Club of Pakistan | 18 February |
| Seventh | Peshawar | Lala Ayub Stadium | 20 February |
| Eighth | Rawalpindi | Army Stadium | 22 February |
| Ninth | Lahore | National Hockey Stadium | 24 February |
Squads[edit | edit source]
Results[edit | edit source]
- Pakistan won the series 6-3
| Match | Date | Score | Location |
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| 1 | 3 February | India 3-4 (AET) Pakistan | New Delhi |
| 2 | 5 February | India 1-4 Pakistan | Bhopal |
| 3 | 8 February | India 2-5 Pakistan | Hyderabad |
| 4 | 10 February | India 3-0 Pakistan | Chennai |
| Match | Date | Score | Location |
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| 1 | 16 February | Pakistan 4-2 India | Lahore |
| 2 | 18 February | Pakistan 4-2 India | Karachi |
| 3 | 20 February | Pakistan 1-2 India | Peshawar |
| 4 | 22 February | Pakistan 3-3 (11-10) India | Rawalpindi |
| 5 | 24 February | Pakistan 2-3 India | Lahore |
Matches[edit | edit source]
First leg[edit | edit source]
Match 1
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Match 2
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Match 3
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Match 4
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Second leg[edit | edit source]
Match 1
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Match 2
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Match 3
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Match 4
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Match 5
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Statistics[edit | edit source]
Pakistan - Total goals scored 27
India - Total goals scored 21
Goalscorers[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "DAWN WIRE SERVICE : 20 February 1999 Issue : 05/08". asianstudies.github.io. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ↑ "Profile of Sohail Abbas". SR/Olympic Sports website. 28 August 2009. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ G, Eddie (24 September 2019). "Who is the drag flick king, Sohail Abbas?". Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ↑ "February 1999 Bulletin". www.bharatiyahockey.org. Retrieved 2021-03-24.