1996–97 Singer Champions Trophy

International cricket tournament 1996 Singer Champions Trophy One Day International UAE PAK NZL 3 7 PAK Waqar Younis PAK Saeed Anwar (278) PAK Waqar Younis (13) The 1996 Singer Champions Trophy was a cricket tournament 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 a prize of US$30,000. Runners-up New Zealand won US$15,000.Engel 1998 1160 The beneficiaries of the tournament were Talat Ali, Sadiq Mohammad and Ijaz Ahmed (all Pakistan) who each received US$35,000.Engel 1998 1160 Matches Group stage https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/60993.html?view=pointstable Singer Champions Trophy 1996/97 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for Singer Champions TrophyEngel 1998 1164 TeamPWLTNRNRRPoints PAK 4 3 1 0 0 -0.174 6 NZL 4 1 2 1 0 0.025 3 SRI 4 1 2 1 0 0.151 3 7 November 1996 NZL SRI 206/8 (50 overs) CL Cairns 71 (91) WPUJC Vaas 4/22 (9 overs) 177 (49.1 overs) PA de Silva 47 (74) DK Morrison 2/28 (9 overs)CZ Harris 2/28 (8 overs) NZL won by 29 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE ID Robinson (ZIM) and G Sharp (ENG) CL Cairns (NZ) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. 8 November 1996 SRI PAK 206 (49.3 overs) RS Mahanama 37 (54) Wasim Akram 4/42 (10 overs) 131 (36 overs) Ijaz Ahmed 49 (58) ST Jayasuriya 3/15 (5 overs) SRI won by 75 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE SK Bansal (IND) and G Sharp (ENG) ST Jayasuriya (SL) Pakistan won the toss and elected to field. This was Asanka Gurusinha's Last ODI match 10 November 1996 NZL PAK 197 (50 overs) AC Parore 93 (155) Saqlain Mushtaq 3/31 (10 overs) 198/6 (46.3 overs) Saeed Anwar 104* (132) NJ Astle 2/25 (9 overs) PAK won by 4 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE SK Bansal (IND) and ID Robinson (ZIM) Saeed Anwar (PAK) New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat. 11 November 1996 NZL SRI 169/8 (50 overs) NJ Astle 66 (130) KSC de Silva 3/18 (8 overs) 169 (48 overs) ST Jayasuriya 53 (64) DK Morrison 5/34 (10 overs) Match tied Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE ID Robinson (ZIM) and G Sharp (ENG) DK Morrison (NZ) New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat. 12 November 1996 SRI PAK 189 (50 overs) MS Atapattu 58 (100) Waqar Younis 3/28 (10 overs) 193/2 (46.4 overs) Saeed Anwar 112* (125) ST Jayasuriya 1/35 (9 overs) PAK won by 8 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE SK Bansal (IND) and G Sharp (ENG) Saeed Anwar (PAK) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. 13 November 1996 NZL PAK 192 (50 overs) AC Parore 78 (123) Waqar Younis 6/44 (10 overs) 196/6 (48.3 overs) Saeed Anwar 54 (37) CL Cairns 3/18 (10 overs) PAK won by 4 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE SK Bansal (IND) and ID Robinson (ZIM) 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.Engel 1998 1164 15 November 1996 PAK NZL 160 (48.5 overs) Saleem Malik 40 (58) CL Cairns 2/24 (9.5 overs) 119 (36.5 overs) MJ Greatbatch 52 (80) Wasim Akram 3/20 (8 overs) PAK won by41 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE SK Bansal (IND) and G Sharp (ENG) Wasim Akram (PAK) New Zealand won the toss and elected to field. See also Sharjah Cup References Cricket Archive: Singer Champions Trophy 1996/97 ESPNCricinfo: Singer Champions Trophy, 1996/97 Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1998 John Wisden & Co Ltd 1998 1159–1165 Singer Champions Trophy, 1996-97 https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151354.html 0-947766-44-8 Category:International cricket competitions from 1994–95 to 1997 Singer Champions Trophy, 1996 Category:1996 in Emirati sport Category:International cricket competitions in the United Arab Emirates