1997–98 Singer Akai Champions Trophy

International cricket tournament 1997 Singer-Akai Champions Trophy One Day International UAE ENG WIN 4 7 WIN Carl Hooper WIN Stuart Williams (259) PAK Saqlain Mushtaq (9)ENG Matthew Fleming (9) The 1997 Singer-Akai Champions Trophy was held in Sharjah, UAE, between December 11–19, 1997. Four national teams took part: England, India, Pakistan, and West Indies. The 1997 Singer-Akai Champions Trophy started with a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once. The two leading teams qualified for the final. England won the tournament and US$40,000. Runners-up West Indies won US$25,000.Ranvir Ahmed 20 December 1997 England clinch Champions Trophy http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1997-98/OD_TOURNEYS/CHT/SCORECARDS/ENG_WI_CHT_ODI7-FINAL_19DEC1997_DAWN_MR.html Dawn Karachi, Pakistan 8 April 2020 Squads ENGEngland Squad INDIndia Squad PAKPakistan Squad WINWest Indies SquadAdam Hollioake (captain) Ali Brown Dougie Brown Robert Croft Mark Ealham Matthew Fleming Ashley Giles Dean Headley Graham Hick Ben Hollioake Nick Knight Peter Martin Alec Stewart (wicketkeeper) Graham ThorpeSachin Tendulkar (captain) Ajay Jadeja Navjot Singh Sidhu Sourav Ganguly Mohammad Azharuddin Vinod Kambli Rahul Dravid Robin Singh Saba Karim Javagal Srinath Abey Kuruvilla Venkatesh Prasad Rajesh Chauhan Anil KumbleWasim Akram (captain) Saeed Anwar Aamer Sohail Ijaz Ahmed Inzamam-ul-Haq Moin Khan Azhar Mahmood Waqar Younis Aaqib Javed Mushtaq Ahmed Saqlain Mushtaq Manzoor Akhtar Shahid Afridi Akhtar SarfrazCourtney Walsh (captain) Sherwin Campbell Stuart Williams Philo Wallace Shivnarine Chanderpaul Brian Lara Carl Hooper Roland Holder Phil Simmons David Williams (wicketkeeper) Ian Bishop Franklyn Rose Mervyn Dillon Rawl Lewis Group stage points table https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/61016.html?view=pointstable Akai-Singer Champions Trophy 1997/98 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for Akai-Singer Champions TrophyEngel 1999 1214 TeamPWLTNRNRRPoints ENG 3 3 0 0 0 +0.233 6 WIN 3 2 1 0 0 +0.436 4 PAK 3 1 2 0 0 -0.231 2 IND 3 0 3 0 0 -0.434 0 Group stage 1st Match 11 December 1997 Y ENG IND 250 (49.5 overs) AJ Stewart 116 (111) J Srinath 3/37 (8.5 overs) 243 (49.3 overs) SR Tendulkar 91 (87) MV Fleming 4/45 (9.3 overs) ENG won by 7 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE SA Bucknor (WI) and KT Francis (SL) AJ Stewart (ENG) India won the toss and elected to field. DR Brown and MV Fleming (both ENG) made their ODI debuts. 2nd Match 12 December 1997 Y WIN PAK 275/7 (50 overs) BC Lara 88 (80) Saqlain Mushtaq 3/35 (10 overs) 232 (46 overs) Shahid Afridi 67 (56) CA Walsh 2/14 (8 overs) WIN won by 43 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE BC Cooray (SL) and CJ Mitchley (SA) BC Lara (WI) West Indies won the toss and elected to bat. Akhtar Sarfraz (PAK) made his ODI debut. 3rd Match 13 December 1997 Y WIN ENG 197/7 (50 overs) CL Hooper 100* (135) DR Brown 2/28 (7 overs) 198/6 (45.5 overs) GP Thorpe 57 (75) M Dillon 2/38 (10 overs) ENG won by 4 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE BC Cooray (SL) and KT Francis (SL) CL Hooper (WI) West Indies won the toss and elected to bat. 4th Match 14 December 1997 Y IND PAK 239/7 (50 overs) SC Ganguly 90 (128) Saqlain Mushtaq 2/55 (10 overs) 243/6 (47.2 overs) Saeed Anwar 104 (128) A Kumble 2/44 (10 overs) PAK won by 4 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE SA Bucknor (WI) and CJ Mitchley (SA) Saeed Anwar (PAK) India won the toss and elected to bat. Manzoor Akhtar (PAK) made his ODI debut. 5th Match 15 December 1997 Y ENG PAK 215/9 (50 overs) AJ Stewart 47 (66) Saqlain Mushtaq 4/26 (10 overs) 207 (49 overs) Saeed Anwar 54 (66) AJ Hollioake 2/35 (10 overs) ENG won by 8 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE SA Bucknor (WI) and CJ Mitchley (SA) Manzoor Akhtar (PAK) England won the toss and elected to bat. 6th Match 16 December 1997 Y WIN IND 229/6 (50 overs) SC Williams 105* (149) RK Chauhan 2/30 (10 overs) 188 (42.2 overs) SC Ganguly 70 (94) CL Hooper 4/37 (8.2 overs) WIN won by 41 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE BC Cooray (SL) and CJ Mitchley (SA) SC Williams (WI) India won the toss and elected to field. Final 19 December 1997 Y WIN ENG 235/7 (50 overs) S Chanderpaul 76 (109) MV Fleming 3/42 (8 overs) 239/7 (48.1 overs) GP Thorpe 66* (74) CL Hooper 2/35 (10 overs) ENG won by 3 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE KT Francis (SL) and CJ Mitchley (SA) GP Thorpe (ENG) West Indies won the toss and elected to bat. See also Sharjah Cup References External links Cricket Archive: Singer-Akai Champions Trophy 1997/98 ESPNCricinfo: Akai-Singer Champions Trophy, 1997/98 Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1999 John Wisden & Co Ltd 1999 1208–1215 Akai Singer Champions Trophy, 1997-98 https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155184.html 0-947766-50-2 Category:International cricket competitions from 1997–98 to 2000 Singer-Akai Champions Trophy, 1997 Category:1997 in Emirati sport Category:International cricket competitions in the United Arab Emirates