1996–97 Singer Akai Cup

International cricket tournament 1997 Singer Akai Cup One Day International UAE SRI PAK 3 7 SRI Aravinda de Silva SRI Aravinda de Silva (410) SRI Muttiah Muralitharan (13) The 1997 Singer Akai Cup was a cricket tournament held in Sharjah, UAE, between April 3-11, 1997. Three national teams took part: Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe. 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. 13 April 1997 We played pretty well throughout - Arjuna Ranatunga http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1996-97/OD_TOURNEYS/SAKAI/ARTICLES/SL_PLAYED_WELL_13APR1997.html Daily News (Sri Lanka) 5 April 2020 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.Engel 1998 1184 Squads Pakistan Wasim Akram (captain) Rameez Raja Sajid Ali Ijaz Ahmed Shahid Afridi Inzamam-ul-Haq Saleem Malik Mohammad Wasim Mushtaq Ahmed Moin Khan (wicket-keeper) Saqlain Mushtaq Waqar Younis Mohammad Zahid Shahid Nazir Pakistan Squad Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga (captain) Sanath Jayasuriya Romesh Kaluwitharana (wicket-keeper) Marvan Atapattu Aravinda de Silva Hashan Tillakaratne Roshan Mahanama Ruwan Kalpage Kumar Dharmasena Chaminda Vaas Upul Chandana Muttiah Muralitharan Nuwan Zoysa Sajeewa de Silva Sri Lanka Squad Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell (captain) Andy Flower (vice-captain/wicket-keeper/coach) Eddo Brandes Stuart Carlisle Grant Flower Everton Matambanadzo JA Rennie Bryan Strang Paul Strang Heath Streak Dirk Viljoen Andy Whittall Guy Whittall Craig Wishart Zimbabwe Squad Matches Group stage https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/61003.html?view=pointstable Singer-Akai Cup 1996/97 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for Singer-Akai CupEngel 1998 1189 TeamPWLTNRNRRPoints SRI 4 3 1 0 0 +0.197 6 PAK 4 2 2 0 0 +0.275 4 ZIM 4 1 3 0 0 -0.455 2 3 April 1997 ZIM SRI 187/9 (50 overs) A Flower 38 (61)PA Strang 38 (52) WPUJC Vaas 3/25 (10 overs) 188/3 (45.4 overs) PA de Silva 60 (81) GW Flower 1/15 (4.4 overs) SRI won by 7 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE DB Cowie (NZ) and RS Dunne (NZ) PA de Silva (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. DP Viljoen (ZIM) made his ODI debut. 4 April 1997 SRI PAK 243/8 (50 overs) PA de Silva 97 (137) Saqlain Mushtaq 3/47 (10 overs) 224/9 (50 overs) Shahid Afridi 67 (55) M Muralitharan 3/38 (10 overs) SRI won by 19 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE RS Dunne (NZ) and CJ Mitchley (SA) PA de Silva (SL) Pakistan won the toss and elected to field. 6 April 1997 PAK ZIM 187 (50 overs) Inzamam-ul-Haq 46 (68) HH Streak 3/37 (10 overs) 94 (31.4 overs) CB Wishart 29 (38) Mushtaq Ahmed 2/20 (7 overs) PAK won by 93 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE DB Cowie (NZ) and CJ Mitchley (SA) Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. 7 April 1997 SRI PAK 251/7 (50 overs) PA de Silva 134 (131) Saqlain Mushtaq 2/42 (10 overs)Saleem Malik 2/42 (9 overs) 200 (45.4 overs) Inzamam-ul-Haq 62 (66) HDPK Dharmasena 3/27 (9.4 overs) SRI won by 51 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE DB Cowie (NZ) and RS Dunne (NZ) PA de Silva (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. 8 April 1997 ZIM SRI 203 (49.5 overs) GJ Whittall 44 (59) RS Kalpage 3/38 (9 overs) 153 (46.1 overs) RS Mahanama 42 (70) HH Streak 2/12 (8.1 overs) ZIM won by 50 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE RS Dunne (NZ) and CJ Mitchley (SA) GJ Whittall (ZIM) Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat. 9 April 1997 PAK ZIM 151/9 (50 overs) Moin Khan 61 (97) HH Streak 4/18 (10 overs) 119 (40.1 overs) A Flower 28 (54) Mushtaq Ahmed 4/27 (10 overs) PAK won by 32 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE DB Cowie (NZ) and CJ Mitchley (SA) Moin Khan (PAK) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. Final 11 April 1997 PAK SRI 214 (49.2 overs) Inzamam-ul-Haq 61 (75) M Muralitharan 3/42 (10 overs) 215/6 (49.2 overs) PA de Silva 87* (124) Saqlain Mushtaq 2/41 (10 overs) SRI won by 4 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE RS Dunne (NZ) and CJ Mitchley (SA) PA de Silva (SL) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. See also Sharjah Cup References Cricket Archive: Singer Akai Cup 1996/97 ESPNCricinfo: Singer Akai Cup, 1996/97 Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1998 John Wisden & Co Ltd 1998 1184–1190 Singer Akai Cup, 1996-97 https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155181.html 0-947766-44-8 Category:International cricket competitions from 1994–95 to 1997 Singer Akai Cup, 1997 Category:1997 in Emirati sport Category:International cricket competitions in the United Arab Emirates