1993 Hero Cup

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Hero Cup
Eden Gardens.jpg
Eden Gardens, venue for the Knockout stage of the tournament
Dates7 – 27 November 1993
Administrator(s) Cricket Association of Bengal
Cricket format One Day International
Tournament format(s) Round-robin, Knockout
Host(s)Flag of India.svg  India
ChampionsFlag of India.svg  India (1st title)
Runners-upWestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Participants5
Matches13
Player of the series Flag of India.svg Mohammad Azharuddin
Most runs Flag of India.svg Mohammad Azharuddin (311)
Most wickets WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Winston Benjamin (14)

The CAB Jubilee Tournament, also known as Hero Cup for sponsorship reasons, was a cricket tournament played in India in 1993 to commemorate the Cricket Association of Bengal's diamond jubilee. [1] India, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa and Zimbabwe took part in the multi-nation tournament. Envisaged as a six-nation tournament Pakistan pulled out on 3 November, four days before the commencement of the first game. [2] India beat West Indies in the final of the tournament to win the Hero Cup. [3] Hero Cup was the first cricket event to be sponsored by Hero Honda. [4]

Contents

Squads

Flag of India.svg  India [5] Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa [5] Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka [5] WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies [5] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe [5]

South Africa announced a squad that would play the Hero Cup and the Australia tour retaining Kepler Wessels as their captain. Bowler Brett Schultz was rested owing to an injury. [6] Ahead of the tournament, the India squad participated in a preparatory camp starting 1 November at the National Stadium in Delhi. [7] The 18-member Zimbabwe squad arrived in Dhaka the same day to play two limited over games against Bangladesh Cricket Control Board XI, the latter then an associate member of the International Cricket Council. [8]

Notable efforts

Notable cricketing contributions include Sachin Tendulkar's match winning last over for India against South Africa in the Semi-finals (also the first match under lights at the Eden Gardens), [9] Anil Kumbles 6/12 for India against the West Indies in the final – a match winning effort and then the best bowling figures by an Indian in limited overs cricket, [10] Sanath Jayasuriya opening the batting for the first time for Sri Lanka [11] and Jonty Rhodes's world record five catches for South Africa against the West Indies. [12]

Winning team

India won the tournament beating the West Indies.

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Winning Team of 1993 Hero Cup – Cricket

Controversies

Two of the matches involved crowd trouble, first in Ahmedabad, where crowd trouble interrupted play and in Calcutta, where a firecracker exploded in West Indian Keith Arthurtons face. [3]

Hero Cup was the first tournament to be broadcast live on a satellite channel, Star TV. [13] [14] Until the Hero Cup in 1993, state terrestrial broadcaster Doordarshan had a monopoly on broadcast of cricket matches in India. Doordarshan claimed violation of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 act, claiming the broadcast right was public property and had to be uplinked from India (Star TV uplinks from Hong Kong). [13] The matter went up to the Supreme Court in 1995, which held that broadcast rights could not be treated as public property. [14]

Fixtures

Venues

Ten different venues were used for each of the ten league games, with the semi-finals and finals being held at Calcutta. [15]

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Green Park (Kanpur)
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Wankhede (Bombay)
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Chinnaswamy (Bangalore)
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Brabourne (Bombay)
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Moin-ul-Haq (Patna)
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Motera (Ahmedabad)
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Nehru (Indore) (Indore)
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Nehru (Guwahati) (Guwahati)
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Lal Bahadur Shastri (Hyderabad)
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PCA (Mohali)
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Eden Gardens (Calcutta)
Cricket grounds which hosted the Hero Cup

Points table

Points table at the end of the league stage: [16]

TeamPWLTNRPointsNRR
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 431006+1.055
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 421015+0.543
Flag of India.svg  India 421105+0.082
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 413002−0.478
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 402112−1.260

League matches

7 November 1993
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
203 (49.4 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
205/3 (44.4 overs)
Roshan Mahanama 73 (124)
Javagal Srinath 5/24 (6.4 overs)
Vinod Kambli 78 (100)
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 2/13 (6 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
Green Park Stadium, Kanpur
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Javagal Srinath (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
9 November 1993
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
268/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
222/8 (50 overs)
Brian Lara 67 (109)
Ruwan Kalpage 3/64 (10 overs)
Hashan Tillakaratne 104 (116)
Winston Benjamin 5/22 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 46 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: Shyam Bansal (Ind) and R. T. Ramachandran (Ind)
Player of the match: Hashan Tillakaratne (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
10 November 1993
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg
22/1 (9 overs)
v
Kepler Wessels 10* (33)
David Brain 1/12 (5 overs)
No result
Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Piloo Reporter (Ind) and S. K. Sharma (Ind)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain reduced the match to 37 overs a side and the match was thereafter called off when it rained during the first innings.
14 November 1993
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg
180/5 (40 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
139 (37 overs)
Daryll Cullinan 70 (81)
Winston Benjamin 2/40 (8 overs)
Phil Simmons 29 (39)
Pat Symcox 3/20 (8 overs)
South Africa won by 41 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind) and Raman Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Jonty Rhodes (SA)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • Overnight rain reduced the match to 40 overs a side.
15 November 1993
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
263/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
208 (49 overs)
Aravinda de Silva 68 (94)
David Brain 2/45 (10 overs)
Andy Waller 55 (46)
Sanath Jayasuriya 4/19 (4 overs)
(SL) won by 55 runs
Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna
Umpires: S. Choudhary (Ind) and K. Parthasarathy (Ind)
Player of the match: Arjuna Ranatunga (SL)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
16 November 1993
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
202/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
100 (28.3 overs)
Richie Richardson 41 (69)
Anil Kumble 3/24 (10 overs)
Mohammad Azharuddin 23 (44)
Carl Hooper 3/9 (4.3 overs)
West Indies won by 69 runs (revised target)
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Karl Liebenberg (SA) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Winston Benjamin (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Crowd trouble after India lost 6 wickets, match reduced by 12 overs.
18 November 1993
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
248/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
248 (50 overs)
Manoj Prabhakar 91 (126)
Stephen Peall 3/54 (10 overs)
Andy Flower 56 (82)
Javagal Srinath 3/44 (10 overs)
Match tied
Nehru Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Karl Liebenberg (SA) and Steve Bucknor (WI)
Player of the match: Manoj Prabhakar (Ind)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
19 November 1993
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg
214/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
136 (40.1 overs)
Kepler Wessels 53 (91)
Sanath Jayasuriya 3/30 (7 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 27 (57)
Richard Snell 4/12 (7.1 overs)
South Africa won by 78 runs
Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
Umpires: S. Choudhary (Ind) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind)
Player of the match: Richard Snell (SA)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
21 November 1993
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
233/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
99 (36.3 overs)
Desmond Haynes 75 (90)
John Rennie 2/42 (9 overs)
Andy Flower 22 (47)
Phil Simmons 3/23 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 134 runs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Shyam Bansal (Ind) and Raman Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Desmond Haynes (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
22 November 1993
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
221 (49.2 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
178/9 (50 overs)
Vinod Kambli 86 (116)
Hansie Cronje 3/29 (10 overs)
Jonty Rhodes 56 (72)
Salil Ankola 3/33 (10 overs)
India won by 43 runs
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Vinod Kambli (Ind)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-finals

24 November 1993
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
195 (50 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
193/9 (50 overs)
Mohammad Azharuddin 90 (118)
Fanie de Villiers 3/19 (10 overs)
Andrew Hudson 62 (112)
Anil Kumble 2/29 (10 overs)
India won by 2 runs
Eden Gardens, Calcutta
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Mohammad Azharuddin (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
25 November 1993
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
188/6 (50 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
190/3 (41.5 overs)
Aravinda de Silva 68 (79)
Carl Hooper 2/18 (10 overs)
Brian Lara 82 (121)
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 2/27 (6 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets
Eden Gardens, Calcutta
Umpires: Shyam Bansal (Ind) and S. Choudhary (Ind)
Player of the match: Brian Lara (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

Final

27 November 1993
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
225/7 (50 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
123 (40.1 overs)
Vinod Kambli 68 (90)
Anderson Cummins 3/38 (10 overs)
Brian Lara 33 (47)
Anil Kumble 6/12 (6.1 overs)
India won by 102 runs
Eden Gardens, Calcutta
Umpires: Karl Liebenberg (SA) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Anil Kumble (Ind)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

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