1996–97 Singer Champions Trophy

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

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]

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)
v
 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)
v
 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)
v
 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)
v
 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)
v
 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)
v
 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

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)
v
 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

References

  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.