# International cricket in 1997

The 1997 international cricket season was from May 1997 to September 1997.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| 22 May 1997 | England | Australia | 2–3 [6] | 3–0 [3] | — | — |
| 13 June 1997 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | 1–0 [2] | 1–0 [1] | — | — |
| 2 August 1997 | Sri Lanka | India | 0–0 [2] | 3–0 [3] | — | — |
| International tournaments |||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 9 May 1997 | 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup | 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup | 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup | 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| 14 July 1997 | 1997 Asia Cup | 1997 Asia Cup | 1997 Asia Cup | 1997 Asia Cup | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| 13 September 1997 | 1997 'Friendship' Cup | 1997 'Friendship' Cup | 1997 'Friendship' Cup | 1997 'Friendship' Cup | India | India |

## May
### Pepsi Independence Cup 1997

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.478 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.287 | 4 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.331 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.452 | 2 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1204 | 9 May | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | New Zealand by 22 runs |
| ODI 1205 | 12 May | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior | Pakistan by 30 runs |
| ODI 1206 | 14 May | India | Sachin Tendulkar | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | India by 8 wickets |
| ODI 1207 | 17 May | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Sri Lanka by 5 wickets |
| ODI 1208 | 20 May | New Zealand | Stephen Fleming | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad | Sri Lanka by 52 runs |
| ODI 1209 | 21 May | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Pakistan by 35 runs |
| Finals |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1212 | 24 May | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | Sri Lanka by 115 runs |
| ODI 1214 | 27 May | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Sri Lanka 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 | England by 6 wickets |
| ODI 1211 | 24 May | Mike Atherton | Mark Taylor | The Oval, London | England by 6 wickets |
| ODI 1213 | 25 May | Mike Atherton | Steve Waugh | Lord's, London | England by 6 wickets |
| The Ashes Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1368 | 5–8 June | Mike Atherton | Mark Taylor | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England 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 | Australia by 268 runs |
| Test 1373 | 24–28 July | Mike Atherton | Mark Taylor | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | Australia by an innings and 61 runs |
| Test 1375 | 7–10 August | Mike Atherton | Mark Taylor | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Australia by 264 runs |
| Test 1377 | 21–23 August | Mike Atherton | Mark Taylor | The Oval, London | England 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 | West Indies by 35 runs |
| Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1369 | 5–8 June | Courtney Walsh | Arjuna Ranatunga | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| Test 1371 | 20–24 June | Courtney Walsh | Arjuna Ranatunga | Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown | Match drawn |

## July
### Asia Cup 1997

| | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.035 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.405 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.940 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.895 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1216 | 14 July | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 15 runs |
| ODI 1217 | 16 July | Bangladesh | Akram Khan | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Pakistan by 109 runs |
| ODI 1218 | 18 July | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | India | Sachin Tendulkar | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 6 wickets |
| ODI 1219 | 20 July | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | No result |
| ODI 1219a | 21 July | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Match abandoned |
| ODI 1220 | 22 July | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Bangladesh | Akram Khan | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 6 wickets |
| ODI 1221 | 22 July | Bangladesh | Akram Khan | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | India by 9 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1222 | 26 July | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | India | Sachin Tendulkar | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka 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 drawn |
| Test 1376 | 9–13 August | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sachin Tendulkar | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Match drawn |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1223 | 17 August | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sachin Tendulkar | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 2 runs |
| ODI 1224 | 20 August | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sachin Tendulkar | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka 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 | Sri Lanka 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 | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | India by 20 runs |
| ODI 1228 | 14 September | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 1229 | 17 September | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | No result |
| ODI 1230 | 18 September | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | India by 34 runs |
| ODI 1231 | 20 September | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 1232 | 21 September | India | Sachin Tendulkar | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | Pakistan by 5 wickets |