1994 Singer World Series

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1994 Singer World Series
Dates5 – 17 September 1994
Administrator(s) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)
Cricket format One Day International
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
ChampionsFlag of India.svg  India
Runners-upFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Matches8
Player of the series Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Arjuna Ranatunga
Most runs Arjuna Ranatunga (196)
Most wickets Shane Warne (7)

The Singer World Series was a quadrangular ODI cricket tournament held in Sri Lanka from 4 to 17 September 1994. It featured the national cricket teams of Pakistan, Australia, India and the hosts, Sri Lanka. The competition was won by India, which defeated Sri Lanka in the final. [1]

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Background

A multi-nation tournament was to be held in Sri Lanka after a long time, owing to troubles due to the civil war. All matches of the tournament were scheduled to be played in Colombo. Cammie Smith was named the referee for all matches. [2]

Sri Lanka entered the tournament on the back of a Test and ODI series loss to Pakistan, the latter by a 1–4 margin. World champions Pakistan were touted favorites to win the series. A winner's prize of US$15,000 and US$7,500 for the runner-up was announced. [3]

Squads

Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan

Points table

The tournament was organised in a round robin format, with each team playing each other once.

TeamPWLTNRNRRPoints
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 330006
Flag of India.svg  India 311013
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 312002
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 302011

Matches

4 September
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
16/0 (4 overs)
v
No result
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and Brian Aldridge (NZ)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
5 September
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
125/5 (25 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
126/3 (24.2 overs)
Vinod Kambli 30* (39)
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 3/28 (5 overs)
Roshan Mahanama 50 (78)
Anil Kumble 1/17 (5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: K.T. Francis (SL) and Brian Aldridge (NZ)
Player of the match: Pramodya Wickramasinghe (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 25 overs per side
7 September
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
179/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
151/9 (50 overs)
Michael Bevan 37 (73)
Wasim Akram 3/24 (10 overs)
Saeed Anwar 46 (78)
Steve Waugh 3/16 (10 overs)
Australia won by 28 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Udaya Wickramasinghe (SL) and B. C. Cooray (SL)
Player of the match: Shane Warne (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
9 September
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
246/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
215 (47.4 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 110 (130)
Craig McDermott 2/46 (10 overs)
Mark Waugh 61 (81)
Manoj Prabhakar 3/34 (8 overs)
India won by 31 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: T. M. Samarasinghe (SL) and Ignatius Anandappa (SL)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) scored his first century in ODIs.
11 September
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
210/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
213/3 (47.2 overs)
Saleem Malik 53 (85)
Ruwan Kalpage 1/32 (8 overs)
Arjuna Ranatunga 82 (76)
Mushtaq Ahmed 1/31 (8 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Brian Aldridge (NZ) and Peter Manuel (SL)
Player of the match: Arjuna Ranatunga (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kabir Khan (Pak) made his ODI debut.
13 September
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
225/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
164/4 (34.4 overs)
Michael Bevan 47 (54)
Sanath Jayasuriya 2/42 (10 overs)
Arjuna Ranatunga 59 (71)
Shane Warne 2/27 (8 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 6 runs with 8 balls remaining (Revised target)
P. Sara Oval, Colombo
Umpires: T. M. Samarasinghe (SL) and Brian Aldridge (NZ)
Player of the match: Arjuna Ranatunga (SL)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Gavin Robertson and Jo Angel (Aus) made his ODI debuts.
15–16 September
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
  • No toss

Final

17 September
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
98/9 (25 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
99/4 (23.4 overs)
Ruwan Kalpage 39 (57)
Manoj Prabhakar 2/19 (5 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo (transferred from R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo)
Umpires: Brian Aldridge (NZ) and K. T. Francis (SL)
Player of the match: Mohammad Azharuddin (IND)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 25 overs maximum per innings.

Records and awards

Sri Lanka's captain Arjuna Ranatunga won the player of the series award; India's Sachin Tendulkar won the batsmen of the series award; and Australia's Steve Waugh was awarded the bowler of the series award.

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