International cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
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.
The beneficiaries of the tournament were Talat Ali, Sadiq Mohammad and Ijaz Ahmed (all Pakistan) who each received US$35,000.
Matches
Group stage
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- 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.
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
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