| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| City | New Delhi, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Chennai Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Rawalpindi | ||
| Dates | 3 February 1999 - 24 February 1999 | ||
| Venue(s) | 8 in 8 host cities | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Pakistan won the series 6-3 | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 9 | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Sohail Abbas (10 goals) | ||
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The 1999 Indo-Pak series (known as the Pepsi hockey series for sponsorship reasons) was the 6th series of bilateral field hockey matches between India and Pakistan.
The series consisted of nine matches with India hosting the first leg of four matches and Pakistan hosting the second leg of five matches from 3 February 1999 to 24 February 1999.
Pakistan won the series 6–3.[1]
Background
India went into the series as Asian Games Champions having defeated South Korea in the final of the 1998 Asian Games in December last year. Pakistan had finished runner-ups in the 1998 Champions Trophy in Lahore a month before that.[2]
Venues
| Match | Location | Stadium Name | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | New Delhi | Dhyan Chand National Stadium | 3 February |
| Second | Bhopal | Aish Bag Stadium | 5 February |
| Third | Hyderabad | Begumpeth Hockey Stadium | 8 February |
| Fourth | Chennai | Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium | 10 February |
| Fifth | Lahore | National Hockey Stadium | 16 February |
| Sixth | Karachi | Hockey Club of Pakistan | 18 February |
| Seventh | Peshawar | Lala Ayub Stadium | 20 February |
| Eighth | Rawalpindi | Army Stadium | 22 February |
| Ninth | Lahore | National Hockey Stadium | 24 February |
Squads
 India |
Pakistan |
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| Coach Vasudevan Bhaskaran |
Coach Shahnaz Sheikh |
Results
- Pakistan won the series 6-3
| Match | Date | Score | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 February | India 3-4 (AET) Pakistan | New Delhi |
| 2 | 5 February | India 1-4 Pakistan | Bhopal |
| 3 | 8 February | India 2-5 Pakistan | Hyderabad |
| 4 | 10 February | India 3-0 Pakistan | Chennai |
| Match | Date | Score | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 February | Pakistan 4-2 India | Lahore |
| 2 | 18 February | Pakistan 4-2 India | Karachi |
| 3 | 20 February | Pakistan 1-2 India | Peshawar |
| 4 | 22 February | Pakistan 3-3 (11-10) India | Rawalpindi |
| 5 | 24 February | Pakistan 2-3 India | Lahore |
Matches
First leg
Match 1
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Match 2
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Match 3
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Match 4
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Second leg
Match 1
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Match 2
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Match 3
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Match 4
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Match 5
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Statistics
Pakistan - Total goals scored 27
India - Total goals scored 21
Goalscorers
There were 48 goals scored in 9 matches for an average of 5.33 goals per match
10 goals
9 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
- Naveed Asim
- Ramesh Chauhan
- Muhammd Irfan
- Muhammad Khalid
2 goals
1 goal
- Sameer Dad
- Muhammad Nadeem
- Muhammad Sarwar
- Kamal Horo
- Dilip Tirkey
References
- ↑ "DAWN WIRE SERVICE : 20 February 1999 Issue : 05/08". asianstudies.github.io. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ↑ "February 1999 Bulletin". www.bharatiyahockey.org. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
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