1996 'Friendship' Cup
| Dates | 14 – 23 September 1996 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Host(s) |  Canada |
| Champions |  Pakistan |
| Participants | 2 |
| Matches | 5 |
| Player of the series |  Anil Kumble |
| Most runs | Rahul Dravid (220) |
| Most wickets | Anil Kumble (13) |
The 1996 'Friendship Cup' , also known as the 1996 Sahara 'Friendship Cup' for sponsorship reasons was a One Day International cricket series which took place between 14 and 23 September 1996.[1] The tournament was held in Canada, which was seen as perfect neutral territory for India and Pakistan to play each other. The tournament was won by Pakistan, who won the series 3–2. This was the first edition of the annual event.
Squads[edit]
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Match results[edit]
1st ODI[edit]
16 September
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 33 overs per side due to rain.
- Match was scheduled to be played on 14 September. It was shifted to 16 September due to rain.
- Azhar Mahmood (Pak) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI[edit]
17 September
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Match was scheduled to be played on 15 September. It was shifted to 17 September due to rain.
- Mohammad Azharuddin (Ind) passed 6,000 runs in ODIs.
- Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid set a record for the highest third wicket partnership for India (161 runs).
3rd ODI[edit]
18 September
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nayan Mongia (Ind) equalled the record of five dismissals in an ODI and became the only wicket-keeper to have done it twice.
4th ODI[edit]
5th ODI[edit]
23 September
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was rescheduled from 22 September due to rain.
- Saleem Malik (Pak) passed 6,000 runs in ODIs.[2]
Records[edit]
- Dravid and Mohammad Azharuddin put on a partnership of 161 runs in the second ODI- highest third wicket partnership for India in ODIs eclipsing the previous best of 158 runs put up by Navjot Singh Sidhu and Mohinder Amarnath against New Zealand.
- Azhar and Saleem Malik crossed 6000 runs in ODIs during the series.
References[edit]
- ^ Tournament fixture list
- ^ "Fifth One-Day International, India v Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
External links[edit]
- Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo