1997 Wills Golden Jubilee Tournament

The 1997 Wills Golden Jubilee Tournament (also known as the Wills Quadrangular Tournament) was a quadrangular one-day cricket competition held in November, 1997 in Pakistan to mark that country's 50th anniversary of independence.^[1] It featured the national cricket teams of Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies and the hosts Pakistan. All the matches were held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Defeating Sri Lanka in the final, South Africa won its first tournament in the Indian subcontinent in its seventh attempt.^[1]

Background

Following the model of the 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup that celebrated India's 50th anniversary of independence, the Wills Golden Jubilee Tournament sought to mark the 50 years of Pakistan's independence. During the final of the tournament, the Pakistan Cricket Board honoured all the living Test cricket captains of Pakistan by parading them in horse-drawn carriages and presenting them with gold medals.^[1] The only Pakistan captain not to attend was Imran Khan, who excused himself due to political commitments.^[1] Sri Lanka, the winners of the 1996 Cricket World Cup and the 1997 Asia Cup, were the leading favourites along with the dominant South African team. The matches were affected by night-time heavy dew and insects on the field.^[1] The white-coloured cricket ball frequently became soggy and discoloured. These conditions gave the team that batted first a clear advantage.^[1]

Squads

West Indies

• Courtney Walsh (captain)
• Brian Lara (vice-captain)
• Sherwin Campbell
• Curtly Ambrose
• Shivnarine Chanderpaul
• Carl Hooper
• Phil Simmons
• Franklyn Rose
• Mervyn Dillon
• Roland Holder
• Rawl Lewis
• David Williams (wicket-keeper)
• Ian Bishop

Sri Lanka

• Arjuna Ranatunga (captain)
• Aravinda de Silva (vice-captain)
• Chaminda Vaas
• Lanka de Silva (wicket-keeper)
• Roshan Mahanama
• Muttiah Muralitharan
• Hashan Tillakaratne
• Sanath Jayasuriya
• Kumar Dharmasena
• Marvan Atapattu
• Sajeewa de Silva
• Dulip Liyanage
• Russell Arnold

Pakistan

• Wasim Akram (captain)
• Saeed Anwar
• Shahid Afridi
• Rashid Latif (wicket-keeper)
• Azhar Mahmood
• Saqlain Mushtaq
• Waqar Younis
• Moin Khan (wicket-keeper)
• Ijaz Ahmed
• Aamir Sohail
• Inzamam-ul-Haq

South Africa

• Hansie Cronje (captain)
• Gary Kirsten
• Dave Richardson (wicket-keeper)
• Fanie de Villiers
• Paul Adams
• Pat Symcox
• Jonty Rhodes
• Shaun Pollock
• Daryll Cullinan
• Lance Klusener
• Andrew Hudson
• Allan Donald

Matches

Team	P	W	L	T	NR	NRR	Points
South Africa	3	3	0	0	0	+0.599	6
Sri Lanka	3	2	1	0	0	+0.387	4
Pakistan	3	1	2	0	0	−0.069	2
West Indies	3	0	3	0	0	−0.917	–

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1 November Scorecard

West Indies  237–8 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 240–3 (39.4 overs)
Brian Lara 80 (108) Sajeewa de Silva 2/31 (10 overs)		Roshan Mahanama 94* (109) Carl Hooper 1/31 (8 overs)

Sri Lanka wins by 7 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pakistan) and Saleem Badar (Pakistan) Player of the match: Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field

2 November Scorecard

South Africa  271 (48 overs)	v	Pakistan 262–9 (50 overs)
Gary Kirsten 89 (110) Wasim Akram 4/33 (10 overs)		Inzamam-ul-Haq 85 (116) Shaun Pollock 4/49 (10 overs)

South Africa wins by 9 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Steve Dunne (New Zealand) and Ian Robinson (Zimbabwe) Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (South Africa)

• Pakistan won the toss and chose to field

3 November Scorecard

West Indies  293–8 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 297–5 (48.1 overs)
Carl Hooper 105 (101) Fanie de Villiers 2/40 (10 overs)		Hansie Cronje 94 (95) Carl Hooper 1/49 (10 overs)

South Africa wins by 5 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Javed Akhtar and Said Ahmed Shah Player of the match: Hansie Cronje (South Africa)

• South Africa won the toss and chose to field

4 November Scorecard

West Indies  215–8 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 219–2 (40.4 overs)
Sherwin Campbell 75 (102) Saqlain Mushtaq 3/35 (10 overs)		Saeed Anwar 108 (129) Courtney Walsh 1/43 (7.4 overs)

Pakistan wins by 8 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Steve Dunne (New Zealand) and Ian Robinson (Zimbabwe) Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (Pakistan)

• Pakistan won the toss and chose to field

5 November Scorecard

Pakistan  280 (49.4 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 281–2 (40 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 94 (110) Sajeewa de Silva 3/58 (9.4 overs)		Sanath Jayasuriya 134 (114) Azhar Mahmood 1/53 (8 overs)

Sri Lanka wins by 8 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Steve Dunne (New Zealand) and Ian Robinson (Zimbabwe) Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field

6 November Scorecard

South Africa  311/9 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 245–9 (50 overs)
Lance Klusener 54 (41) Kumar Dharmasena 3/46 (10 overs)		Kumar Dharmasena 69 (83) Lance Klusener 6/49 (10 overs)

South Africa wins by 66 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Mian Mohammad Aslam (Pakistan) and Mohammad Nazir (Pakistan) Player of the match: Lance Klusener (South Africa)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field

Final

7 November Scorecard

Sri Lanka  209/7 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 210–6 (40.4 overs)
Arjuna Ranatunga 32 (56) Shaun Pollock 3/42 (10 overs)		Lance Klusener 99 (96) Sajeewa de Silva 2/48 (6 overs)

South Africa wins by 4 wickets Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pakistan) and Saleem Badar (Pakistan) Player of the match: Lance Klusener (South Africa)

• South Africa won the toss and chose to field

Records and awards

South Africa's Lance Klusener bagged the player of the series award, having top-scored in the tournament with 215 runs and taken 8 wickets as well.

References

1. "Wisden – Wills Golden Jubilee Tournament, 1997–98". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. Result Summary – Points Table

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