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No. Date Toss Teams & Scores Won by Captains Man of the Match1. 18.2.87 Pak. India 238-6 (40) Pak 2 wkts. Kapil Dev (I) Salim Malik (P) (Charminar) Pak 241-8 (39.3) Imran Khan(P) 2. 23.10.87 NZ Zim. 227-5 (50) NZ 4 wkts. A.J.Traicos (Z) J.J.Crowe (NZ) (World Cup) NZ 228-6 (47.4) J.J.Crowe (NZ) 3. 8.11.87 Aust. Aust. 253-5 (50) Aus.7 runs. A.R.Border (A) D.C.Boon (A) (World Cup) Eng. 246-8 (50) M.W.Gatting (E) 4. 2.1.88 Ind. India 222-7 (45) Ind.56 runs R.J.Shastri (I) M.Amarnath (I) (Charminar) WI 166 (41.5) I.V.A.Richards(WI) 5.28.10.89 Ind. Pak. 279-7 (50) Pak.77 runs Imran Khan (P) Imran Khan (P) (Nehru Cup) India 202 (42.3) K.Srikkanth(I) 6.1.11.89 WI WI 273-5 (50) Pak. 4 wkts. I.V.A.Richards(WI)Imran Khan (P) (Nehru Cup) Pak. 277-6 (49.5) Imran Khan (P) 7.31.12.90 SL SL 249-4 (45) SL 71 runs A.Ranatunga(SL) Athar Ali Khan(B) (Asia Cup) Bang. 178-9 (45) Minhajul Abedin(B) 8.4.1.91 Ind. SL 204-9 (45) Ind. 7 wkts. A.Ranatunga(SL) M.Azharuddin(I) (Asia Cup) India 205-3 (42.1) M.Azharuddin(I) 9.10.11.91 Ind. SA 177-8 (47) Ind. 3 wkts. C.E.B.Rice(SA) S.R.Tendulkar(I) India 178-7 (40.4) M.Azharuddin(I) A.A.Donald (SA) 10.24.11.93 Ind. India 195 (50) Ind. 2 runs M.Azharuddin(I) M.Azharuddin(I) (Hero Cup) SA 193-9 (50) K.C.Wessels(SA) 11.25.11.93 WI SL 188-6 (50) WI 7 wkts. A.Ranatunga(SL) B.C.Lara (WI) (Hero Cup) WI 190-3 (41.5) R.B.Richardson(WI) 12.27.11.93 WI India 225-7 (50) Ind.102 runs M.Azharuddin(I) A.Kumble (I) (Hero Cup) WI 123 (40.1) R.B.Richardson(WI) 13.5.11.94 WI India 274-6 (50) Ind. 72 runs M.Azharuddin(I) S.R.Tendulkar(I) (Wills) WI 202 (44) C.A.Walsh (WI) 14.13.3.96 Ind. SL 251-8 (50) SL by default A.Ranatunga(SL) P.A.de Silva (SL) (World Cup) India 120-8 (34.1) M.Azharuddin(I) 15.27.5.97 SL SL 309 (49.4) SL 85 runs A.Ranatunga(SL) P.A.de Silva (SL) (Independence) Pak 224 (43.1) Ramiz Raja (P) 16.31.5.98 Ken. Kenya 196 (46.3) Ind. 9 wkts. Asif Karim (K) S.R.Tendulkar(I) (Coca Cola) India 197/1 (35) M.Azharuddin(I) 17.19.1.02 Ind. India 281/8 (50) Ind. 22 runs S.C.Ganguly (I) M.E.Trescothick(E) Eng. 259 (44) N.Hussain (E) # The side batting first has won 10 times. ## The matches at S.Nos.3,6,8,12,13 & 16 were contested as Grand Finals while the match at S.No.15 was the second final of the Independence Cup, the first of which was played at Mohali on 24/5/97.
Team Records:
Most Consecutive wins:
5 - India under Mohammad Azharuddin between January 4, 1991
and November 5, 1994.
3 - Pakistan under Imran Khan between February 18,1987
and November 1, 1989.
Batting Records:
Centurions:Runs Balls Batsman For Opponents Season 123 103 K.Srikkanth India Pakistan 1986-87 121 109 M.E.Trescothick England India 2001-02 107* 137 D.L.Haynes W.Indies Pakistan 1989-90 100* 103 S.R.Tendulkar India Kenya 1997-98Nervous Nineties:
90 118 M.Azharuddin India South Africa 1993-94Leading Run-getter:
425 (ave.70.83) in 8 matches S.R.Tendulkar (India)Highest Partnership:
163 (3rd wkt.) K.L.T.Arthurton & B.C.Lara (WI) vs.Sri Lanka 1993-94
Bowling Records:
Top four bowling analysis:6/12 A. Kumble (India) vs. West Indies 1993-94 5/29 A.A.Donald (South Africa)vs. India 1991-92 4/23 B.K.V.Prasad (India) vs. Kenya 1997-98 4/31 Kapil Dev (India) vs. Sri Lanka 1990-91Leading wicket-takers:
14 (ave.16.86) in 7 matches - Kapil Dev (I) 14 (ave.14.79) in 6 matches - Anil Kumble (I)Hat-trick:
Kapil Dev (India) vs. Sri Lanka 1990-91 (Asia Cup)
Fielding Records:
Most catches in career:7 in 9 matches by Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
Wicket-keeping records:
Most dismissals in an innings:3 (all caught) N.R.Mongia (India) vs. Kenya 1997-98No byes conceded in an innings of over 300:
Moin Khan (Pakistan) in Sri Lanka's total of 309 1996-97Highest score by wicketkeeper:
51 (83 balls) Aamer Malik (Pakistan) vs. India 1989-90
All-round records:
Best two all-round performances in a match:
65 + 2/34 S.R.Tendulkar (India) vs. Sri Lanka 1995-96 55* + 3/47 Imran Khan (Pakistan) vs. West Indies 1989-90Best career performances:
425 runs (ave.70.83), 5 wickets (ave.30.00) + 3 catches in 8 matches by S.R.Tendulkar (India)
(Article: Copyright © 2003 Rajesh Kumar)
