International cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
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.[1]
Squads
Group stage points table
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Group stage
1st Match
- India won the toss and elected to field.
- DR Brown and MV Fleming (both ENG) made their ODI debuts.
2nd Match
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Akhtar Sarfraz (PAK) made his ODI debut.
3rd Match
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
4th Match
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Manzoor Akhtar (PAK) made his ODI debut.
5th Match
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
6th Match
- India won the toss and elected to field.
Final
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
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