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1997 Asia Cup
Administrator(s)	Asian Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	Sri Lanka
Champions	Sri Lanka (2nd title)
Runners-up	India
Participants	4
Matches	7
Player of the series	Arjuna Ranatunga
Most runs	Arjuna Ranatunga (272)
Most wickets	Venkatesh Prasad (7)
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The 1997 Asia Cup (also known as the Pepsi Asia Cup 1997) was the sixth Asia Cup tournament, and the second to be held in Sri Lanka. The tournament took place between July 14–26, 1997. Four teams took part in the tournament: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

The 1997 Asia Cup was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once, and the top two teams qualifying for a place in the final. India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final where Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets to win its second Asia Cup and ending India's three consecutive championship run.

Squads

Squads^[1]
India	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	Bangladesh
Sachin Tendulkar (c)	Arjuna Ranatunga (c)	Ramiz Raja (c)	Akram Khan (c)
Sourav Ganguly	Sanath Jayasuriya	Saeed Anwar	Athar Ali Khan
Navjot Singh Sidhu	Marvan Atapattu	Aamer Sohail	Naimur Rahman
Rahul Dravid	Aravinda de Silva	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Habibul Bashar
Mohammad Azharuddin	Roshan Mahanama	Saleem Malik	Aminul Islam
Robin Singh	Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk)	Moin Khan (wk)	Enamul Haque
Ajay Jadeja	Ruwan Kalpage	Shahid Afridi	Minhajul Abedin
Saba Karim (wk)	Kumar Dharmasena	Saqlain Mushtaq	Khaled Mashud (wk)
Anil Kumble	Chaminda Vaas	Aaqib Javed	Hasibul Hossain
Abey Kuruvilla	Muttiah Muralitharan	Arshad Khan	Saiful Islam
Venkatesh Prasad	Sajeewa de Silva	Kabir Khan	Sheikh Salahuddin
Noel David	Lanka de Silva	-	Mafizur Rahman
Nilesh Kulkarni	Upul Chandana	-	Zakir Hasan
-	Dulip Liyanage	-	-

Matches

Group stage

	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
Sri Lanka	3	3	0	0	6	1.035
India	3	1	1	1	3	1.405
Pakistan	3	1	1	1	3	0.940
Bangladesh	3	0	3	0	0	-2.895

14 July 1997
Scorecard

Sri Lanka 239 (49.5 overs)	v	Pakistan 224/9 (50 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 80 (113) Kabir Khan 2/49 (8 overs)		Saleem Malik 57 (79) Sanath Jayasuriya 4/49 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 15 runs
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Shyam Bansal (Ind) and S Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Marvan Atapattu (SL)

Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

16 July 1997
Scorecard

Pakistan 319/5 (50 overs)	v	Bangladesh 210 (49.3 overs)
Saeed Anwar 90 (94) Saiful Islam 1/45 (7 overs)		Athar Ali Khan 82 (125) Saqlain Mushtaq 5/38 (9.3 overs)

Pakistan won by 105 runs
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Shyam Bansal (Ind) and B. C. Cooray (SL)
Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (Pak)

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
Sheikh Salahuddin (Ban) made his ODI debut.

18 July 1997
Scorecard

India 227/6 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 231/4 (44.4 overs)
Mohammad Azharuddin 81* (103) Chaminda Vaas 2/35 (8 overs)		Arjuna Ranatunga 131* (152) Robin Singh 2/29 (4 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Mohammad Nazir (Pak) and Saleem Badar (Pak)
Player of the match: Arjuna Ranatunga (SL)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

20 July 1997
Scorecard

Pakistan 30/5 (9 overs)	v	India
Saleem Malik 10 (13) Venkatesh Prasad 4/17 (5 overs)

No result
SSCG, Colombo
Umpires: B. C. Cooray (SL) and K. T. Francis (SL)

India won the toss and elected to field.
Rain and bad light after 5 overs stopped the game, and Umpires reduced the overs per side to 33.
When the game resumed, it had to be called off again due to bad light.

21 July 1997
Scorecard

Pakistan	v	India

Match abandoned without a ball bowled
SSCG, Colombo
Umpires: B. C. Cooray (SL) and K. T. Francis (SL)

22 July 1997
Scorecard

Sri Lanka 296/4 (46 overs)	v	Bangladesh 193/8 (46 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 108 (83) Minhajul Abedin 2-43 (9 overs)		Naimur Rahman 47 (85) Muralitharan 2-29 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 103 runs
SSCG, Colombo
Umpires: Saleem Badar (Pak) and S Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
Mafizur Rahman (Ban) made his ODI debut.

24 July 1997
Scorecard

Bangladesh 130/8 (43 overs)	v	India 132/1 (15 overs)
Athar Ali Khan 33 (69) Robin Singh 3/13 (9 overs)		Sourav Ganguly 73 (52) Enamul Haque 1/34 (3 overs)

India won by 9 wickets
SSCG, Colombo
Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and Mohammad Nazir (Pak)
Player of the match: Sourav Ganguly (Ind)

India won the toss and elected to field.
Zakir Hasan (Ban) made his ODI debut.

Final

26 July 1997
Scorecard

India 239/7 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 240/2 (36.5 overs)
Mohammad Azharuddin 81 (102) Chaminda Vaas 2/32 (8 overs)		MS Atapattu 84 (101) Nilesh Kulkarni 1/48 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Mohammad Nazir (Pak) and Saleem Badar (Pak)
Player of the match: MS Atapattu (SL)

India won the toss and elected to bat.
Nilesh Kulkarni (Ind) made his ODI debut.

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	SR	HS	100	50	4s	6s
Arjuna Ranatunga	4	4	272	136.00	88.02	131*	1	2	29	3
Marvan Atapattu	4	4	255	85.00	73.91	84*	0	3	18	1
Sanath Jayasuriya	4	4	204	51.00	115.25	108	1	1	23	6
Mohammad Azharuddin	4	3	185	185.00	82.22	81*	0	2	8	4
Athar Ali Khan	3	3	157	52.33	62.30	82	0	1	17	2
Source: Cricinfo^[2]

Most wickets

Player	Matches	Innings	Wickets	Overs	Econ.	Ave.	BBI	S/R	4WI	5WI
Venkatesh Prasad	4	4	7	24	6.07	17.00	4/17	20.5	1	0
Saqlain Mushtaq	3	2	6	19.3	6.53	12.66	5/38	19.5	0	1
Sanath Jayasuriya	4	3	6	30	6.27	24.50	4/49	30.0	1	0
Robin Singh	4	3	5	16	6.10	13.60	3/13	19.2	0	0
Chaminda Vaas	3	3	5	22	7.57	19.40	2/32	26.4	0	0
Source: Cricinfo^[3]

References

^ Cricinfo Asia Cup page Cricinfo. Retrieved on 17 September 2021
^ "Pepsi Asia Cup, 1997 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
^ "Pepsi Asia Cup, 1997 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2021-11-06.

External links

Cricket archive tournament page
ESPN Cricinfo: Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, Jul 1997 http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/61008.html

[1] Cricinfo Asia Cup page Cricinfo. Retrieved on 17 September 2021

[2] "Pepsi Asia Cup, 1997 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2021-11-06.

[3] "Pepsi Asia Cup, 1997 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2021-11-06.

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-| name = 1997 Asia Cup
+| name                 = 1997 Asia Cup
-| image =[[File:Asia cup logo 1997.jpg|thumb|]]
+| image                = Asia cup logo 1997.jpg
-| imagesize = 150px
+| imagesize            =
-| caption = Asia Cup Logo
+| caption              =
-| administrator = [[Asian Cricket Council]]
+| administrator        = [[Asian Cricket Council]]
-| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
+| cricket format       = [[One Day International]]
-| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
+| tournament format    = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
-| host = {{cr|SRI}}
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-| champions = {{cr|SRI}}
+| champions            = {{cr|SRI}}
-| runner up = {{cr|IND}}
+| runner up            = {{cr|IND}}
-| count = 2
+| count                = 2
-| participants = 4
+| participants         = 4
-| matches = 7
+| matches              = 7
-| attendance =
+| attendance           =
 | player of the series = {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Arjuna Ranatunga]]
-| most runs = {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] (272)
+| most runs            = {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] (272)
-| most wickets = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Venkatesh Prasad]] (7)
+| most wickets         = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Venkatesh Prasad]] (7)
 | previous_year        = 1995
 | previous_tournament  = 1995 Asia Cup
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 }}
-The '''1997 Asia Cup''' (also known as the '''Pepsi Asia Cup 1997'''), was the sixth [[Asia Cup]] tournament, and the second to be held in [[Sri Lanka]]. The tournament took place between July 14–26, 1997. Four teams took part in the tournament: [[India national cricket team|India]], [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]].
+The '''1997 Asia Cup''' (also known as the '''Pepsi Asia Cup 1997''') was the sixth [[Asia Cup]] tournament, and the second to be held in [[Sri Lanka]]. The tournament took place between July 14–26, 1997. Four teams took part in the tournament: [[India national cricket team|India]], [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]].
 The 1997 Asia Cup was a [[round-robin tournament]] where each team played the other once, and the top two teams qualifying for a place in the final. India and Sri Lanka qualified for the final where Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets to win its second Asia Cup and ending India's three consecutive championship run.
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 | [[Anil Kumble]] || [[Chaminda Vaas]] || [[Aaqib Javed]] || [[Hasibul Hossain]]
 |-
-| [[Abey Kuruvilla]] || [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || [[Arshad Khan (cricketer)|Arshad Khan]] || [[Saiful Islam (cricketer, born 1969)|Saiful Islam]]
+| [[Abey Kuruvilla]] || [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || [[Arshad Khan (Pakistani cricketer)|Arshad Khan]] || [[Saiful Islam (cricketer, born 1969)|Saiful Islam]]
 |-
 | [[Venkatesh Prasad]] || [[Sajeewa de Silva]] || [[Kabir Khan (cricketer)|Kabir Khan]] || [[Sheikh Salahuddin (cricketer)|Sheikh Salahuddin]]
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 | runs2 = [[Saleem Malik]] 57 (79)
 | wickets2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 4/49 (10 overs)
-| result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 15 runs
+| result = Sri Lanka won by 15 runs
 | toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/scorecard/65692/sri-lanka-vs-pakistan-1st-match/ Scorecard]
 | venue = [[R Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
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 | runs2 = [[Athar Ali Khan]] 82 (125)
 | wickets2 = [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] 5/38 (9.3 overs)
-| result = {{cr|PAK}} won by 105 runs
+| result = Pakistan won by 105 runs
 | toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
 | notes = [[Sheikh Salahuddin (cricketer)|Sheikh Salahuddin]] (Ban) made his ODI debut.
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 | runs2 = [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] 131[[not out|*]] (152)
 | wickets2 = [[Robin Singh (cricketer, born 1963)|Robin Singh]] 2/29 (4 overs)
-| result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 6 wickets
+| result = Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
 | toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/scorecard/65694/sri-lanka-vs-india-3rd-match/ Scorecard]
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 | runs2 = [[Naimur Rahman]] 47 (85)
 | wickets2 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan|Muralitharan]] 2-29 (10 overs)
 | toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
 | notes = [[Mafizur Rahman]] (Ban) made his ODI debut.
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 103 runs
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 | wickets2 = [[Enamul Haque (cricketer, born 1966)|Enamul Haque]] 1/34 (3 overs)
 | result = India won by 9 wickets
 | toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
 | notes = [[Zakir Hasan (cricketer, born 1972)|Zakir Hasan]] (Ban) made his ODI debut.
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8532/scorecard/65697/bangladesh-vs-india-6th-match/ Scorecard]
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 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-* ESPN Cricinfo: Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, Jul 1997 http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/61008.html
 ==External links==
 * [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/SL/1997_SL_Pepsi_Asia_Cup_1997.html Cricket archive tournament page]
+* ESPN Cricinfo: Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, Jul 1997 http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/61008.html
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