1995–96 Singer Champions Trophy

1995 Singer Champions Trophy
Cricket formatOne Day International
Host(s) United Arab Emirates
Champions Sri Lanka
Runners-up West Indies
Participants3
Matches7
Player of the seriesSri Lanka RS Mahanama
Most runsSri Lanka RS Mahanama (288)
Most wicketsSri Lanka HDPK Dharmasena (11)

The 1995 Singer Champions Trophy was held in Sharjah, UAE, between October 11–20, 1995. Three national teams took part: Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indies.

The 1995 Champions Trophy 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$30,000.[1]

Matches

Group stage

[2][3][4]

Team P W L T NR RR Points
 West Indies 4 2 2 0 0 5.196 4
 Sri Lanka 4 2 2 0 0 5.056 4
 Pakistan 4 2 2 0 0 4.215 4
11 October 1995
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
234/7 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
228/9 (50 overs)
RS Mahanama 101 (153)
IR Bishop 3/42 (10 overs)
SL Campbell 86 (119)
HDPK Dharmasena 3/49 (9 overs)
 Sri Lanka won by 6 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and DB Hair (AUS)
Player of the match: RS Mahanama (SL)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • HAG Anthony and CO Browne (both WI) made their ODI debuts.
12 October 1995
Scorecard
Pakistan 
264/7 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
182/8 (50 overs)
Aamer Sohail 85 (110)
HDPK Dharmasena 2/43 (10 overs)
HDPK Dharmasena 30* (64)
Aamer Sohail 4/22 (8 overs)
 Pakistan won by 82 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and NT Plews (ENG)
Player of the match: Aamer Sohail (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
13 October 1995
Scorecard
Pakistan 
242/4 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
227 (49 overs)
Rameez Raja 104* (134)
AC Cummins 2/31 (10 overs)
RA Harper 43* (57)
Saqlain Mushtaq 4/47 (10 overs)
 Pakistan won by 15 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and NT Plews (ENG)
Player of the match: Rameez Raja (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
15 October 1995
Scorecard
Pakistan 
194/9 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
195/6 (39.1 overs)
Saleem Elahi 66 (109)
OD Gibson 2/47 (9 overs)
SC Williams 57 (63)
Mohammad Akram 2/36 (7 overs)
 West Indies won by 4 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and DB Hair (AUS)
Player of the match: SC Williams (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
16 October 1995
Scorecard
West Indies 
333/7 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
329 (49.3 overs)
BC Lara 169 (129)
GP Wickramasinghe 2/58 (10 overs)
HP Tillakaratne 100 (106)
AC Cummins 2/61 (9.3 overs)
 West Indies won by 4 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and NT Plews (ENG)
Player of the match: BC Lara (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
17 October 1995
Scorecard
Pakistan 
143 (48.3 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
149/2 (26.5 overs)
Saqlain Mushtaq 30 (52)
HDPK Dharmasena 3/16 (10 overs)
RS Mahanama 45* (73)
Mohammad Akram 1/24 (5 overs)
 Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and NT Plews (ENG)
Player of the match: A Ranatunga (SL)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

20 October 1995
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
273 (49.5 overs)
v
 West Indies
223 (47.3 overs)
RS Mahanama 66 (103)
OD Gibson 4/35 (5.5 overs)
SL Campbell 38 (78)
M Muralitharan 3/31 (10 overs)
 Sri Lanka won by 50 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and DB Hair (AUS)
Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

See also

References

  1. ^ Engel 1997, p. 1155.
  2. ^ "Singer Champions Trophy 1995/96 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for Singer Champions Trophy".
  3. ^ Engel 1997, p. 1160.
  4. ^ Frindall 1997, p. 506.


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