The 1997–1998 international cricket season was from September 1997 to April 1998.
Season overview International toursStart dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]TestODIFCLA0–0 1–1 — — —2–1 — —0–1 — — —2–0 — — —3–0 — — —0–0 1–1 — —1–0 — — —2–0 3–0 — —3–1 1–4 — —2–0 4–1 — — —2–2 — —1–1 — — —2–1 — — —0–1 0–2 — —2–0 — — —International tournamentsStart dateTournamentWinners President's Cup 1997-98 1997-98 Wills Quadrangular Tournament 1997–98 Carlton and United Series 1997–98 Singer Akai Champions Trophy 1997-98 Silver Jubilee Independence Cup 1997–98 Pepsi Triangular Series 1997-98 Standard Bank International One-Day Series 1997-98 Coca-Cola Cup
September New Zealand in Zimbabwe
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1378 18–22 September Alistair Campbell Stephen Fleming Harare Sports Club, Harare Match drawn Test 1379 25–29 September Alistair Campbell Stephen Fleming Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Match drawnODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1235 1 October Alistair Campbell Stephen Fleming Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Match tied ODI 1237 4 October Alistair Campbell Stephen Fleming Harare Sports Club, Harare by 3 wickets ODI 1238 5 October Alistair Campbell Stephen Fleming Harare Sports Club, Harare by 83 runs
India in Pakistan
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1233 28 September Saeed Anwar Sachin Tendulkar Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad by 5 wickets ODI 1234 30 September Saeed Anwar Sachin Tendulkar National Stadium, Karachi by 4 wickets ODI 1236 2 October Saeed Anwar Sachin Tendulkar Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 9 wickets
October South Africa in Pakistan
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1380 6–10 October Saeed Anwar Hansie Cronje Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Match drawn Test 1381 17–21 October Saeed Anwar Hansie Cronje Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura Match drawn Test 1382 24–27 October Saeed Anwar Hansie Cronje Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad by 53 runs
President's Cup 1997-98
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1239 10 October Aasif Karim Akram Khan Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi by 150 runs ODI 1240 11 October Akram Khan Alistair Campbell Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi by 48 runs ODI 1241 12 October Aasif Karim Alistair Campbell Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi by 6 wickets ODI 1242 14 October Akram Khan Alistair Campbell Aga Khan Sports Club Ground, Nairobi by 192 runs ODI 1243 15 October Aasif Karim Akram Khan Aga Khan Sports Club Ground, Nairobi by 8 wickets ODI 1244 16 October Aasif Karim Alistair Campbell Aga Khan Sports Club Ground, Nairobi by 7 wicketsFinals No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1245 18 October Aasif Karim Alistair Campbell Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi by 83 runs ODI 1246 19 October Aasif Karim Alistair Campbell Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi by 82 runs
November Wills Quadrangular Tournament 1997-98
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1247 1 November Arjuna Ranatunga Courtney Walsh Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 7 wickets ODI 1248 2 November Wasim Akram Hansie Cronje Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 9 runs ODI 1249 3 November Hansie Cronje Courtney Walsh Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 5 wickets ODI 1250 4 November Wasim Akram Courtney Walsh Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 8 wickets ODI 1251 5 November Wasim Akram Arjuna Ranatunga Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 8 wickets ODI 1252 6 November Hansie Cronje Arjuna Ranatunga Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 66 runsFinal No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1253 8 November Hansie Cronje Arjuna Ranatunga Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 4 wickets
New Zealand in Australia
Trans-Tasman Trophy - Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1383 7–11 October Mark Taylor Stephen Fleming The Gabba, Brisbane by 186 runs Test 1386 20–23 October Mark Taylor Stephen Fleming WACA Ground, Perth by an innings and 70 runs Test 1388 27 November–1 December Mark Taylor Stephen Fleming Bellerive Oval, Hobart Match drawn
West Indies in Pakistan
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1384 17–20 November Wasim Akram Courtney Walsh Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar by an innings 19 runs Test 1389 29 November–3 December Wasim Akram Courtney Walsh Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi by an innings 29 runs Test 1391 6–9 December Wasim Akram Courtney Walsh National Stadium, Karachi by 10 wickets
Sri Lanka in India
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1385 19–23 November Sachin Tendulkar Arjuna Ranatunga Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Match drawn Test 1387 26–30 November Sachin Tendulkar Arjuna Ranatunga Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Match drawn Test 1390 3–7 December Sachin Tendulkar Arjuna Ranatunga Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Match drawnODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1267 22 December Sachin Tendulkar Arjuna Ranatunga Nehru Stadium, Guwahati by 7 wickets ODI 1268 25 December Sachin Tendulkar Arjuna Ranatunga Nehru Stadium, Indore No result ODI 1269 28 December Sachin Tendulkar Arjuna Ranatunga Fatorda Stadium, Margao by 5 wickets
December Carlton and United Series 1997–98
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1254 4 December Steve Waugh Hansie Cronje Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 67 runs ODI 1255 6 December Stephen Fleming Hansie Cronje Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 47 runs ODI 1256 7 December Steve Waugh Stephen Fleming Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 3 wickets ODI 1257 9 December Steve Waugh Hansie Cronje Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 45 runs ODI 1258 11 December Stephen Fleming Hansie Cronje Bellerive Oval, Hobart by 1 run ODI 1265 17 December Steve Waugh Stephen Fleming Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 6 wickets ODI 1270 9 January Stephen Fleming Hansie Cronje The Gabba, Brisbane by 2 runs ODI 1272 11 January Steve Waugh Hansie Cronje The Gabba, Brisbane by 5 wickets ODI 1275 14 January Shane Warne Stephen Fleming Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 131 runs ODI 1278 16 January Stephen Fleming Hansie Cronje WACA Ground, Perth by 67 runs ODI 1280 18 January Steve Waugh Hansie Cronje WACA Ground, Perth by 7 wickets ODI 1281 21 January Steve Waugh Stephen Fleming Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 4 wicketsFinals No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1283 23 January Steve Waugh Hansie Cronje Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 6 runs ODI 1285 26 January Steve Waugh Hansie Cronje Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 7 wickets ODI 1287 27 January Steve Waugh Hansie Cronje Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 14 runs
Akai-Singer Champions Trophy 1997-98
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1259 11 December Adam Hollioake Sachin Tendulkar Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 7 runs ODI 1260 12 December Wasim Akram Courtney Walsh Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 43 runs ODI 1261 13 December Adam Hollioake Courtney Walsh Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 4 wickets ODI 1262 14 December Sachin Tendulkar Wasim Akram Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 4 wickets ODI 1263 15 December Adam Hollioake Wasim Akram Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 8 runs ODI 1264 16 December Sachin Tendulkar Courtney Walsh Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 41 runsFinal No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1266 19 December Adam Hollioake Courtney Walsh Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 3 wickets
South Africa in Australia
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1392 26–30 December Mark Taylor Hansie Cronje Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Match drawn Test 1393 2–5 January Mark Taylor Hansie Cronje Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by an innings 21 runs Test 1397 30 January–3 February Mark Taylor Hansie Cronje Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Match drawn
January Silver Jubilee Independence Cup 1997-98
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1271 10 January Akram Khan Mohammad Azharuddin Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka by 4 wickets ODI 1273 11 January Mohammad Azharuddin Rashid Latif Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka by 18 runs ODI 1274 10 January Akram Khan Rashid Latif Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka by 9 wicketsFinals No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1276 14 January Mohammad Azharuddin Rashid Latif Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka by 8 wickets ODI 1277 16 January Mohammad Azharuddin Rashid Latif Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka by 6 wickets ODI 1279 18 January Mohammad Azharuddin Rashid Latif Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka by 3 wickets
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1394 7–11 January Arjuna Ranatunga Alistair Campbell Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy by 8 wickets Test 1395 14–18 January Arjuna Ranatunga Alistair Campbell Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo by 5 wicketsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1282 22 January Arjuna Ranatunga Alistair Campbell Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo by 5 wickets ODI 1284 24 January Arjuna Ranatunga Alistair Campbell R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 5 wickets ODI 1286 26 January Sanath Jayasuriya Alistair Campbell Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo by 4 wickets
England in the West Indies
Wisden Trophy - Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1396 29 January–2 February Brian Lara Michael Atherton Sabina Park, Kingston Match drawn Test 1398 5–9 February Brian Lara Michael Atherton Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain by 3 wickets Test 1399 13–17 February Brian Lara Michael Atherton Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain by 3 wickets Test 1404 27 February–2 March Brian Lara Michael Atherton Bourda, Georgetown by 242 runs Test 1407 12–16 March Brian Lara Michael Atherton Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Match drawn Test 1411 20–24 March Brian Lara Michael Atherton Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's by an innings and 52 runsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1299 29 March Brian Lara Adam Hollioake Kensington Oval, Bridgetown by 16 runs ODI 1301 1 April Brian Lara Adam Hollioake Kensington Oval, Bridgetown by 1 wicket ODI 1304 4 April Brian Lara Adam Hollioake Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown by 5 wickets ODI 1307 5 April Brian Lara Adam Hollioake Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown by 4 wickets ODI 1310 5 April Brian Lara Adam Hollioake Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain by 57 runs
February Zimbabwe in New Zealand
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1288 4 February Stephen Fleming Alistair Campbell Seddon Park, Hamilton by 40 runs ODI 1289 6 February Stephen Fleming Alistair Campbell Basin Reserve, Wellington by 8 wickets ODI 1294 4 March Stephen Fleming Alistair Campbell AMI Stadium, Christchurch by 1 run ODI 1295 6 March Stephen Fleming Alistair Campbell McLean Park, Napier by 9 wickets ODI 1296 8 March Stephen Fleming Alistair Campbell Eden Park, Auckland by 2 runsTest series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1401 19–22 February Stephen Fleming Alistair Campbell Basin Reserve, Wellington by 10 wickets Test 1402 26–28 February Stephen Fleming Alistair Campbell Eden Park, Auckland by an innings and 13 runs
Australia in New Zealand
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1290 8 February Stephen Fleming Steve Waugh AMI Stadium, Christchurch by 7 wickets ODI 1291 10 February Stephen Fleming Steve Waugh Basin Reserve, Wellington by 66 runs ODI 1292 12 February Stephen Fleming Steve Waugh McLean Park, Napier by 7 wickets ODI 1293 14 February Stephen Fleming Steve Waugh Eden Park, Auckland by 30 runs
Pakistan in South Africa