1996–97 Singer Akai Cup

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1997 Singer Akai Cup
Cricket format One Day International
Host(s)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
ChampionsFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Runners-upFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Participants3
Matches7
Player of the series Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Aravinda de Silva
Most runs Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Aravinda de Silva (410)
Most wickets Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Muttiah Muralitharan (13)

The 1997 Singer Akai Cup was held in Sharjah, UAE, between April 3-11, 1997. Three national teams took part: Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe.

Contents

The 1997 Singer Akai Cup started with a double round-robin tournament where each team played the other twice. The two leading teams qualified for the final. Sri Lanka won the tournament and US$40,000. Runners-up Pakistan won US$25,000 and Zimbabwe US$10,000. [1]

The beneficiaries of the tournament were Waqar Younis and Saeed Ahmed who each received US$35,000, and Aslam Khokhar, Israr Ali and Zulfiqar Ahmed (all Pakistan) who each received US$10,000. [2]

Squads

Pakistan

[3]

Sri Lanka

[4]

Zimbabwe

[5]

Matches

Group stage

[6] [7]

TeamPWLTNRNRRPoints
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 43100+0.1976
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 42200+0.2754
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 41300-0.4552
3 April 1997
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
187/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
188/3 (45.4 overs)
A Flower 38 (61)
PA Strang 38 (52)
WPUJC Vaas 3/25 (10 overs)
PA de Silva 60 (81)
GW Flower 1/15 (4.4 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: DB Cowie (NZ) and RS Dunne (NZ)
Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • DP Viljoen (ZIM) made his ODI debut.

4 April 1997
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
243/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
224/9 (50 overs)
PA de Silva 97 (137)
Saqlain Mushtaq 3/47 (10 overs)
Shahid Afridi 67 (55)
M Muralitharan 3/38 (10 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

6 April 1997
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
187 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
94 (31.4 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 46 (68)
HH Streak 3/37 (10 overs)
CB Wishart 29 (38)
Mushtaq Ahmed 2/20 (7 overs)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan won by 93 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: DB Cowie (NZ) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

7 April 1997
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
251/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
200 (45.4 overs)
PA de Silva 134 (131)
Saqlain Mushtaq 2/42 (10 overs)
Saleem Malik 2/42 (9 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 62 (66)
HDPK Dharmasena 3/27 (9.4 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka won by 51 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: DB Cowie (NZ) and RS Dunne (NZ)
Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

8 April 1997
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
203 (49.5 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
153 (46.1 overs)
GJ Whittall 44 (59)
RS Kalpage 3/38 (9 overs)
RS Mahanama 42 (70)
HH Streak 2/12 (8.1 overs)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe won by 50 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: GJ Whittall (ZIM)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

9 April 1997
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
151/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
119 (40.1 overs)
Moin Khan 61 (97)
HH Streak 4/18 (10 overs)
A Flower 28 (54)
Mushtaq Ahmed 4/27 (10 overs)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan won by 32 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: DB Cowie (NZ) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: Moin Khan (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

11 April 1997
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
214 (49.2 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
215/6 (49.2 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 61 (75)
M Muralitharan 3/42 (10 overs)
PA de Silva 87* (124)
Saqlain Mushtaq 2/41 (10 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

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References

  1. "We played pretty well throughout - Arjuna Ranatunga". Daily News (Sri Lanka) . 13 April 1997. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. Engel 1998, p. 1184.
  3. Pakistan Squad
  4. Sri Lanka Squad
  5. Zimbabwe Squad
  6. "Singer-Akai Cup 1996/97 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for Singer-Akai Cup".
  7. Engel 1998, p. 1189.