1997–98 Coca-Cola CupFinal · ODI
India beat Australia by 6 wickets in the final - Match Info
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, . India won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match details
- Match
- Final, ODI · 1997–98 Coca-Cola Cup
- Date
- (Fri 24 Apr, 14:00 PKT)
- Venue
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Toss
- India, chose to bowl
- Result
- India won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sachin Tendulkar
Head to head (ODI)
Played 155 · AUS won 86 · IND won 59 · No result 10
Last 5 meetings
- 6th Match · 1997–98 Coca-Cola Cup · AUS 284/7 v IND 250/5Australia won by 26 runs (revised target)
- 3rd Match · 1997–98 Coca-Cola Cup · AUS 264/9 v IND 206Australia won by 58 runs
- Final · 1997–98 Pepsi Triangular Series · IND 227 v AUS 231/6Australia won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
- 4th Match · 1997–98 Pepsi Triangular Series · IND 223/4 v AUS 222/9India won by 6 wickets (with 33 balls remaining)
- 1st Match · 1997–98 Pepsi Triangular Series · IND 309/5 v AUS 268India won by 41 runs
Recent results (ODI)
- W vs IND · AUS 284/7 v IND 250/5Australia won by 26 runs (revised target)
- W vs NZ · AUS 261/5 v NZ 259/5Australia won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
- W vs IND · AUS 264/9 v IND 206Australia won by 58 runs
- W vs NZ · AUS 160/4 v NZ 159Australia won by 6 wickets (with 79 balls remaining)
- W vs IND · IND 227 v AUS 231/6Australia won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
- L vs AUS · AUS 284/7 v IND 250/5Australia won by 26 runs (revised target)
- L vs NZ · IND 181 v NZ 183/6New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
- L vs AUS · AUS 264/9 v IND 206Australia won by 58 runs
- W vs NZ · IND 220/9 v NZ 205India won by 15 runs
- L vs AUS · IND 227 v AUS 231/6Australia won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Top players in this fixture
AUS v IND ODIs, among players who have played for either side in the last 18 months.
| Most runs | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar IND | 19 | 985 | 143 | 51.84 | 85.58 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin IND | 38 | 929 | 94 | 29.03 | 70.17 |
| Steve Waugh AUS | 33 | 836 | 81 | 32.15 | 71.33 |
| Mark Waugh AUS | 14 | 469 | 126 | 33.50 | 81.85 |
| Michael Bevan AUS | 11 | 460 | 101 | 57.50 | 77.18 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Waugh AUS | 30 | 37 | 4.90 |
| Anil Kumble IND | 12 | 19 | 4.39 |
| Damien Fleming AUS | 9 | 15 | 4.78 |
| Javagal Srinath IND | 14 | 13 | 4.54 |
| Tom Moody AUS | 12 | 13 | 4.59 |
ODIs at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Matches
- 130
- Average 1st-innings score
- 220
- Won batting first
- 68
- Won chasing
- 61
- Highest total
- 338/4 by New Zealand ()