1996–97 Singer Champions Trophy

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.

1996 Singer Champions Trophy
Cricket formatOne Day International
Host(s) United Arab Emirates
Champions Pakistan
Runners-up New Zealand
Participants3
Matches7
Player of the seriesPakistan Waqar Younis
Most runsPakistan Saeed Anwar (278)
Most wicketsPakistan Waqar Younis (13)

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

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Group stage

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Team P W L T NR NRR Points
  Pakistan 4 3 1 0 0 -0.174 6
  New Zealand 4 1 2 1 0 0.025 3
  Sri Lanka 4 1 2 1 0 0.151 3
7 November 1996
Scorecard
New Zealand  
206/8 (50 overs)
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  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)
  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  
206 (49.3 overs)
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  Pakistan
131 (36 overs)
RS Mahanama 37 (54)
Wasim Akram 4/42 (10 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 49 (58)
ST Jayasuriya 3/15 (5 overs)
  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.

10 November 1996
Scorecard
New Zealand  
197 (50 overs)
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  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)
  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  
169/8 (50 overs)
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  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  
189 (50 overs)
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  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)
  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  
192 (50 overs)
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  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)
  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

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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  
160 (48.5 overs)
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  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)
  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

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References

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