International cricket in 1997–98

The 1997–1998 international cricket season was from September 1997 to April 1998.^[1]^[2]

International tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
Start date	Home team	Away team	Test	ODI	FC	LA
18 September 1997	Zimbabwe	New Zealand	0–0 [2]	1–1 [3]	—	—
28 September 1997	Pakistan	India	—	2–1 [3]	—	—
6 October 1997	Pakistan	South Africa	0–1 [3]	—	—	—
7 November 1997	Australia	New Zealand	2–0 [3]	—	—	—
17 November 1997	Pakistan	West Indies	3–0 [3]	—	—	—
19 November 1997	India	Sri Lanka	0–0 [3]	1–1 [3]	—	—
26 December 1997	Australia	South Africa	1–0 [3]	—	—	—
7 January 1998	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	2–0 [2]	3–0 [3]	—	—
29 January 1998	West Indies	England	3–1 [6]	1–4 [5]	—	—
4 February 1998	New Zealand	Zimbabwe	2–0 [2]	4–1 [5]	—	—
8 February 1998	New Zealand	Australia	—	2–2 [4]	—	—
14 February 1998	South Africa	Pakistan	1–1 [3]	—	—	—
6 March 1998	India	Australia	2–1 [3]	—	—	—
14 March 1998	Zimbabwe	Pakistan	0–1 [2]	0–2 [2]	—	—
19 March 1998	South Africa	Sri Lanka	2–0 [2]	—	—	—
International tournaments
Start date	Tournament				Winners
10 October 1997	President's Cup 1997-98				Zimbabwe
1 November 1997	1997-98 Wills Quadrangular Tournament				South Africa
4 December 1997	1997–98 Carlton and United Series				Australia
11 December 1997	1997–98 Singer Akai Champions Trophy				England
10 January 1998	1997-98 Silver Jubilee Independence Cup				India
1 April 1998	1997–98 Pepsi Triangular Series				Australia
3 April 1998	1997-98 Standard Bank International One-Day Series				South Africa
17 April 1998	1997-98 Coca-Cola Cup				India

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	South Africa by 53 runs

Group stage
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
ODI 1239	10 October	Kenya	Aasif Karim	Bangladesh	Akram Khan	Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi	Kenya by 150 runs
ODI 1240	11 October	Bangladesh	Akram Khan	Zimbabwe	Alistair Campbell	Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi	Zimbabwe by 48 runs
ODI 1241	12 October	Kenya	Aasif Karim	Zimbabwe	Alistair Campbell	Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi	Zimbabwe by 6 wickets
ODI 1242	14 October	Bangladesh	Akram Khan	Zimbabwe	Alistair Campbell	Aga Khan Sports Club Ground, Nairobi	Zimbabwe by 192 runs
ODI 1243	15 October	Kenya	Aasif Karim	Bangladesh	Akram Khan	Aga Khan Sports Club Ground, Nairobi	Kenya by 8 wickets
ODI 1244	16 October	Kenya	Aasif Karim	Zimbabwe	Alistair Campbell	Aga Khan Sports Club Ground, Nairobi	Zimbabwe by 7 wickets
Finals
No.	Date	Team 1	Captain 1	Team 2	Captain 2	Venue	Result
ODI 1245	18 October	Kenya	Aasif Karim	Zimbabwe	Alistair Campbell	Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi	Zimbabwe by 83 runs
ODI 1246	19 October	Kenya	Aasif Karim	Zimbabwe	Alistair Campbell	Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi	Zimbabwe by 82 runs

Season overview

Border–Gavaskar Trophy - Test series
No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test 1405	6–10 March	Mohammad Azharuddin	Mark Taylor	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	India by 179 runs
Test 1409	18–21 March	Mohammad Azharuddin	Mark Taylor	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	India by an innings and 219 runs
Test 1413	25–28 March	Mohammad Azharuddin	Mark Taylor	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	Australia by 8 wickets