1995–96 Singer Champions Trophy

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.

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 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 edit

Group stage edit

[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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  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.