Sahara Cup 1997 : Toronto Diaries (Part II)

MATCH 4 | September 18, 1997

Young fans catching some action from the bleachers on the ground

India snailed to a sub-par total of 182/6, allowing Pakistan to come back into the series like they had in 1996. Riding on Shahid Afridi's quickfire 44, Pakistan were well on their way to pull a match back; however they collapsed from 103/3 in the 19th over to 148 all out in the 37th. Ganguly, with his seam bowling got a career best figures of 5/16 and it is here that Geoffrey Boycott's often nickname for him - The Prince of Calcutta stuck to him. He made look everything easy and owned the series with the ball, bat and attitude.

India 182/6 | Mohd. Azharuddin 67, Mohammad Akram 2/28

Pakistan 148 all out | Shahid Afridi 44, Sourav Ganguly 5/16

India won by 34 runs | Player of the Match : Sourav Ganguly