1994 Singer World Series

The Singer World Series was a quadrangular ODI cricket tournament held in Sri Lanka from 4 to 17 September 1994. It featured the national cricket teams of Pakistan, Australia, India and the hosts, Sri Lanka. The competition was won by India, which defeated Sri Lanka in the final.[1]

1994 Singer World Series
Dates5 – 17 September 1994
Administrator(s)Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) Sri Lanka
Champions India
Runners-up Sri Lanka
Matches8
Player of the seriesSri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga
Most runsArjuna Ranatunga (196)
Most wicketsShane Warne (7)

Background

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A multi-nation tournament was to be held in Sri Lanka after a long time, owing to troubles due to the civil war. All matches of the tournament were scheduled to be played in Colombo. Cammie Smith was named the referee for all matches.[2]

Sri Lanka entered the tournament on the back of a Test and ODI series loss to Pakistan, the latter by a 1–4 margin. World champions Pakistan were touted favorites to win the series. A winner's prize of US$15,000 and US$7,500 for the runner-up was announced.[3]

Squads

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  Sri Lanka   Australia   India   Pakistan

Points table

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The tournament was organised in a round robin format, with each team playing each other once.

Team P W L T NR NRR Points
  Sri Lanka 3 3 0 0 0 6
  India 3 1 1 0 1 3
  Australia 3 1 2 0 0 2
  Pakistan 3 0 2 0 1 1

Matches

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4 September
Scorecard
India  
16/0 (4 overs)
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No result
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and Brian Aldridge (NZ)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
5 September
Scorecard
India  
125/5 (25 overs)
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  Sri Lanka
126/3 (24.2 overs)
Vinod Kambli 30* (39)
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 3/28 (5 overs)
Roshan Mahanama 50 (78)
Anil Kumble 1/17 (5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: K.T. Francis (SL) and Brian Aldridge (NZ)
Player of the match: Pramodya Wickramasinghe (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 25 overs per side
7 September
Scorecard
Australia  
179/7 (50 overs)
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  Pakistan
151/9 (50 overs)
Michael Bevan 37 (73)
Wasim Akram 3/24 (10 overs)
Saeed Anwar 46 (78)
Steve Waugh 3/16 (10 overs)
Australia won by 28 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Udaya Wickramasinghe (SL) and B. C. Cooray (SL)
Player of the match: Shane Warne (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
9 September
Scorecard
India  
246/8 (50 overs)
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  Australia
215 (47.4 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 110 (130)
Craig McDermott 2/46 (10 overs)
Mark Waugh 61 (81)
Manoj Prabhakar 3/34 (8 overs)
India won by 31 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: T. M. Samarasinghe (SL) and Ignatius Anandappa (SL)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) scored his first century in ODIs.
11 September
Scorecard
Pakistan  
210/6 (50 overs)
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  Sri Lanka
213/3 (47.2 overs)
Saleem Malik 53 (85)
Ruwan Kalpage 1/32 (8 overs)
Arjuna Ranatunga 82 (76)
Mushtaq Ahmed 1/31 (8 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Brian Aldridge (NZ) and Peter Manuel (SL)
Player of the match: Arjuna Ranatunga (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kabir Khan (Pak) made his ODI debut.
13 September
Scorecard
Australia  
225/6 (50 overs)
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  Sri Lanka
164/4 (34.4 overs)
Michael Bevan 47 (54)
Sanath Jayasuriya 2/42 (10 overs)
Arjuna Ranatunga 59 (71)
Shane Warne 2/27 (8 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 6 runs with 8 balls remaining (Revised target)
P. Sara Oval, Colombo
Umpires: T. M. Samarasinghe (SL) and Brian Aldridge (NZ)
Player of the match: Arjuna Ranatunga (SL)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Gavin Robertson and Jo Angel (Aus) made his ODI debuts.
15–16 September
Scorecard
India  
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Match abandoned without a ball bowled
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
  • No toss

Final

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17 September
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
98/9 (25 overs)
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  India
99/4 (23.4 overs)
Ruwan Kalpage 39 (57)
Manoj Prabhakar 2/19 (5 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo (transferred from R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo)
Umpires: Brian Aldridge (NZ) and K. T. Francis (SL)
Player of the match: Mohammad Azharuddin (IND)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 25 overs maximum per innings.

Records and awards

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Sri Lanka's captain Arjuna Ranatunga won the player of the series award; India's Sachin Tendulkar won the batsmen of the series award; and Australia's Steve Waugh was awarded the bowler of the series award.

References

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  1. ^ "Cricinfo - Singer World Series". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. ^ Natarajan, H. (3 September 1994). "Rains frustrate Indian again". The Indian Express. p. 20. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. ^ "RAIN THREATENS FOUR-NATION SERIES". Reuter. ESPNcricinfo. 3 September 1994. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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