Sahara Cup 1997 : Toronto Diaries (Part II)

MATCH 5 | September 20, 1997

On a cold and windy day, India reeled off the fourth straight victory in Toronto which was completely against the odds offered by the bookmakers. In another curtailed match due to a soaked outfield, Pakistan were taught a lesson in anchoring a tense chase from the front by Ganguly. India had to get the runs in 26 overs after being docked 2 overs owing to slow run-rate. Pakistan uncharacteristically fluffed 3 run-outs, Moin Khan missed a simple stumping chance, while Wasim Aram dropped Ganguly on the boundary.

Clocking in another all round performance like it was just another Saturday

Pakistan 159/6 (28 overs) | Azhar Mahmood 33*, Harvinder Singh 2/25

India 162/3 | Sourav Ganguly 75*, Shahid Nazir 3/38

India won by 7 wickets | Player of the Match : Sourav Ganguly