India vs Pakistan, 1st Match at Kolkata, , Feb 16 1999 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st Match, Eden Gardens, February 16 - 20, 1999, Asian Test Championship

Pakistan

185 & 316

India

(T:279) 223 & 232

Pakistan won by 46 runs

Player Of The Match

Saeed Anwar

, PAK

188*

Player Of The Match

Javagal Srinath

, IND

5/46 & 8/86

Shoaib Akhtar has just uprooted the stumps of Tendulkar•Mar 06, 2001•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Srinath celebrates, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Srinath celebrates•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Saeed Anwar cuts the, ball India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Saeed Anwar cuts the ball•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Saeed Anwar sweeps Harbhajan Singh as Mongia looks on, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Saeed Anwar sweeps Harbhajan Singh•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Laxman defends the ball, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Laxman defends the ball•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Ganguly drives as Wajahatullah Wasti watches, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Ganguly drives as Wajahatullah Wasti watches•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Wasim Akram in action, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Wasim Akram in action•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Waterbottles thrown on the ground after Tendulkar's dismissal, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Waterbottles thrown on the ground after Tendulkar's dismissal•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Laxman caught by Yousuf Youhana off Saqlain Mushtaq, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Laxman caught by Yousuf Youhana off Saqlain Mushtaq•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Saqlain Mushtaq in action, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Saqlain Mushtaq in action•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Javagal Srinath celebrates the fall of Shahid Afridi, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Kolkata, 3rd day February 18, 1999

Javagal Srinath celebrates the fall of Shahid Afridi•Feb 27, 1999•AFP

Srinath in action, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Srinath in action•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Saeed Anwar sweeps as Mongia looks on, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Saeed Anwar sweeps as Mongia looks on•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Srinath celebrates the fall of Shahid Afridi, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Srinath celebrates the fall of Shahid Afridi•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Shoaib Akhtar in action, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Shoaib Akhtar in action•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid waiting for the third umpire's decision on the fateful run out dismissal of Tendulkar, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, February 19, 1999

Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid waiting for the third umpire's decision•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Tendulkar, Dalmiya and the Police officials quietening the crowd, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Tendulkar, Dalmiya and the Police officials quietening the crowd•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Azharuddin drives the ball to the covers, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Azharuddin drives the ball to the covers•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Srinath strikes again, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Srinath strikes again•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Tendulkar bowled by Shoaib Akhtar, India v Pakistan, Asia Test Championship, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 16-20

Tendulkar bowled by Shoaib Akhtar•Feb 27, 1999•Sajal Mukerjee/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

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India Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
S Ramesh	lbw	40	104
VVS Laxman	caught	67	119
R Dravid	caught	13	33
SR Tendulkar	run out	9	13
M Azharuddin	caught	20	46
SC Ganguly	caught	24	86
NR Mongia	lbw	1	13
A Kumble	caught	16	59
J Srinath	caught	3	6
BKV Prasad	bowled	2	10
Harbhajan Singh	not out	0	4
Extras	(b 10, lb 9, nb 18)
Total	232(10 wkts; 79.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
Shoaib Akhtar	20.1	5	47	4	2.33 (8 nb)
Wasim Akram	24	4	64	2	2.66 (5 nb)
Azhar Mahmood	6	0	23	0	3.83 (1 nb)
Saqlain Mushtaq	25	5	69	3	2.76 (3 nb)
Shahid Afridi	4	1	10	0	2.5 (1 nb)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	108	VVS Laxman	Sadagoppan Ramesh
2nd	26	Rahul Dravid	VVS Laxman
3rd	11	Sachin Tendulkar	Rahul Dravid
4th	4	Mohammad Azharuddin	Rahul Dravid
5th	34	Mohammad Azharuddin	Sourav Ganguly
6th	7	Sourav Ganguly	Nayan Mongia
7th	29	Anil Kumble	Sourav Ganguly
8th	5	Anil Kumble	Javagal Srinath
9th	7	Anil Kumble	Venkatesh Prasad
10th	1	Venkatesh Prasad	Harbhajan Singh

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Asian Test Championship

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
PAK	2	1	0	1	25
SL	2	0	0	2	11
IND	2	0	1	1	10

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