The 1997 international cricket season was from May 1997 to September 1997.
Season overview International toursStart dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]TestODIFCLA2–3 3–0 — —1–0 1–0 — —0–0 3–0 — —International tournamentsStart dateTournamentWinners 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup 1997 Asia Cup 1997 'Friendship' Cup
May Pepsi Independence Cup 1997
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Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1204 9 May Stephen Fleming Rameez Raja Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali by 22 runs ODI 1205 12 May Rameez Raja Arjuna Ranatunga Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior by 30 runs ODI 1206 14 May Sachin Tendulkar Stephen Fleming M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore by 8 wickets ODI 1207 17 May Sachin Tendulkar Arjuna Ranatunga Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai by 5 wickets ODI 1208 20 May Stephen Fleming Arjuna Ranatunga Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad by 52 runs ODI 1209 21 May Sachin Tendulkar Rameez Raja MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai by 35 runsFinals No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1212 24 May Rameez Raja Arjuna Ranatunga Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali by 115 runs ODI 1214 27 May Rameez Raja Arjuna Ranatunga Eden Gardens, Kolkata by 85 runs
Australia in England
Texaco Trophy - ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1210 22 May Mike Atherton Mark Taylor Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds by 6 wickets ODI 1211 24 May Mike Atherton Mark Taylor The Oval, London by 6 wickets ODI 1213 25 May Mike Atherton Steve Waugh Lord's, London by 6 wicketsThe Ashes Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1368 5–8 June Mike Atherton Mark Taylor Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham by 9 wickets Test 1370 19–23 June Mike Atherton Mark Taylor Lord's, London Match drawn Test 1372 3–7 July Mike Atherton Mark Taylor Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester by 268 runs Test 1373 24–28 July Mike Atherton Mark Taylor Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds by an innings and 61 runs Test 1375 7–10 August Mike Atherton Mark Taylor Trent Bridge, Nottingham by 264 runs Test 1377 21–23 August Mike Atherton Mark Taylor The Oval, London by 19 runs
June
Sri Lanka in the West Indies
One-off ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1215 6 June Courtney Walsh Arjuna Ranatunga Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds by 35 runsTest series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1369 5–8 June Courtney Walsh Arjuna Ranatunga Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's by 6 wicketsTest 1371 20–24 June Courtney Walsh Arjuna Ranatunga Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown Match drawn
July Asia Cup 1997
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Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1216 14 July Arjuna Ranatunga Rameez Raja R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 15 runs ODI 1217 16 July Akram Khan Rameez Raja R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 109 runs ODI 1218 18 July Arjuna Ranatunga Sachin Tendulkar R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 6 wickets ODI 1219 20 July Sachin Tendulkar Rameez Raja Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo No result ODI 1219a 21 July Sachin Tendulkar Rameez Raja Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Match abandoned ODI 1220 22 July Arjuna Ranatunga Akram Khan Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by 6 wickets ODI 1221 22 July Akram Khan Sachin Tendulkar Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by 9 wicketsFinal No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1222 26 July Arjuna Ranatunga Sachin Tendulkar R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 8 wickets
August India in Sri Lanka
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1374 2–6 August Arjuna Ranatunga Sachin Tendulkar R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Match drawnTest 1376 9–13 August Arjuna Ranatunga Sachin Tendulkar Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Match drawnODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1223 17 August Arjuna Ranatunga Sachin Tendulkar R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 2 runs ODI 1224 20 August Arjuna Ranatunga Sachin Tendulkar R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 7 wickets ODI 1225 23 August Arjuna Ranatunga Sachin Tendulkar Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo No result ODI 1226 24 August Arjuna Ranatunga Sachin Tendulkar Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by 9 runs
September Sahara Cup 1997
Friendship Cup No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1227 13 September Sachin Tendulkar Rameez Raja Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto by 20 runs ODI 1228 14 September Sachin Tendulkar Rameez Raja Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto by 7 wickets ODI 1229 17 September Sachin Tendulkar Rameez Raja Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto No result ODI 1230 18 September Sachin Tendulkar Rameez Raja Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto by 34 runs ODI 1231 20 September Sachin Tendulkar Rameez Raja Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto by 7 wickets ODI 1232 21 September Sachin Tendulkar Rameez Raja Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto by 5 wickets
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