1996–97 Singer Champions Trophy

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1996 Singer Champions Trophy
Cricket format One Day International
HostFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
ChampionsFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Runners-upFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Participants3
Matches7
Player of the series Flag of Pakistan.svg Waqar Younis
Most runs Flag of Pakistan.svg Saeed Anwar (278)
Most wickets Flag of Pakistan.svg Waqar Younis (13)

The 1996 Singer Champions Trophy was held in Sharjah, UAE, between November 7-15, 1996. Three national teams took part: New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Contents

The 1996 Champions Trophy started with a double round-robin tournament where each team played the other twice. The two leading teams qualified for the final. Pakistan won the tournament and US$30,000. Runners-up New Zealand won US$15,000. [1]

The beneficiaries of the tournament were Talat Ali, Sadiq Mohammad and Ijaz Ahmed (all Pakistan) who each received US$35,000. [1]

Matches

Group stage

[2] [3]

TeamPWLTNRNRRPoints
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 43100-0.1746
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 412100.0253
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 412100.1513
7 November 1996
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
206/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
177 (49.1 overs)
CL Cairns 71 (91)
WPUJC Vaas 4/22 (9 overs)
PA de Silva 47 (74)
DK Morrison 2/28 (9 overs)
CZ Harris 2/28 (8 overs)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand won by 29 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: ID Robinson (ZIM) and G Sharp (ENG)
Player of the match: CL Cairns (NZ)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
8 November 1996
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
206 (49.3 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
131 (36 overs)
RS Mahanama 37 (54)
Wasim Akram 4/42 (10 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 49 (58)
ST Jayasuriya 3/15 (5 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka won by 75 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: SK Bansal (IND) and G Sharp (ENG)
Player of the match: ST Jayasuriya (SL)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was Asanka Gurusinha's Last ODI match
10 November 1996
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
197 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
198/6 (46.3 overs)
AC Parore 93 (155)
Saqlain Mushtaq 3/31 (10 overs)
Saeed Anwar 104* (132)
NJ Astle 2/25 (9 overs)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: SK Bansal (IND) and ID Robinson (ZIM)
Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (PAK)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
11 November 1996
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
169/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
169 (48 overs)
NJ Astle 66 (130)
KSC de Silva 3/18 (8 overs)
ST Jayasuriya 53 (64)
DK Morrison 5/34 (10 overs)
Match tied
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: ID Robinson (ZIM) and G Sharp (ENG)
Player of the match: DK Morrison (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
12 November 1996
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
189 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
193/2 (46.4 overs)
MS Atapattu 58 (100)
Waqar Younis 3/28 (10 overs)
Saeed Anwar 112* (125)
ST Jayasuriya 1/35 (9 overs)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan won by 8 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: SK Bansal (IND) and G Sharp (ENG)
Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (PAK)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
13 November 1996
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
192 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
196/6 (48.3 overs)
AC Parore 78 (123)
Waqar Younis 6/44 (10 overs)
Saeed Anwar 54 (37)
CL Cairns 3/18 (10 overs)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: SK Bansal (IND) and ID Robinson (ZIM)
Player of the match: Waqar Younis (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

Final

New Zealand qualified for the final because they had taken more points than Sri Lanka in their head-to-head games. [3]

15 November 1996
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
160 (48.5 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
119 (36.5 overs)
Saleem Malik 40 (58)
CL Cairns 2/24 (9.5 overs)
MJ Greatbatch 52 (80)
Wasim Akram 3/20 (8 overs)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan won by41 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: SK Bansal (IND) and G Sharp (ENG)
Player of the match: Wasim Akram (PAK)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Engel 1998, p. 1160.
  2. ↑ "Singer Champions Trophy 1996/97 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for Singer Champions Trophy".
  3. 1 2 Engel 1998, p. 1164.
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