1995–96 Singer Champions Trophy
{{Short description|International cricket tournament}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 1995 Singer Champions Trophy
| image =
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| administrator =
| cricket format = One Day International
| tournament format =
| host = {{cr|UAE}}
| champions = {{cr|SRI}}
| runner up = {{cr|WIN}}
| count =
| participants = 3
| matches = 7
| attendance =
| player of the series = {{flagicon|SRI}} RS Mahanama
| most runs = {{flagicon|SRI}} RS Mahanama (288)
| most wickets = {{flagicon|SRI}} 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.{{sfn|Engel|1997|p=1155}}
Matches
=Group stage=
{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/60974.html?view=pointstable|title = Singer Champions Trophy 1995/96 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for Singer Champions Trophy}}{{sfn|Engel|1997|p=1160}}{{sfn|Frindall|1997|p=506}}
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| style="width:40%;"|Team
! style="width:8%;"|P ! style="width:8%;"|W ! style="width:8%;"|L ! style="width:8%;"|T ! style="width:8%;"|NR ! style="width:10%;"|RR ! style="width:10%;"|Points | |||||||
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| style="background:#cfc;"
|align=left| {{cr|WIN}} | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.196 | 4 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
|align=left| {{cr|SRI}} | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.056 | 4 |
| align=left| {{cr|PAK}} | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.215 | 4 |
{{Limited overs international
| date = 11 October 1995
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 234/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = RS Mahanama 101 (153)
| wickets1 = IR Bishop 3/42 (10 overs)
| score2 = 228/9 (50 overs)
| runs2 = SL Campbell 86 (119)
| wickets2 = HDPK Dharmasena 3/49 (9 overs)
| result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 6 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61171.html Scorecard]
| venue = Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
| umpires = RS Dunne (NZ) and DB Hair (AUS)
| motm = RS Mahanama (SL)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = HAG Anthony and CO Browne (both WI) made their ODI debuts.
}}
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{{Limited overs international
| date = 12 October 1995
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score1 = 264/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Aamer Sohail 85 (110)
| wickets1 = HDPK Dharmasena 2/43 (10 overs)
| score2 = 182/8 (50 overs)
| runs2 = HDPK Dharmasena 30* (64)
| wickets2 = Aamer Sohail 4/22 (8 overs)
| result = {{cr|PAK}} won by 82 runs
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61174.html Scorecard]
| venue = Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
| umpires = RS Dunne (NZ) and NT Plews (ENG)
| motm = Aamer Sohail (PAK)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Limited overs international
| date = 13 October 1995
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 242/4 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Rameez Raja 104* (134)
| wickets1 = AC Cummins 2/31 (10 overs)
| score2 = 227 (49 overs)
| wickets2 = Saqlain Mushtaq 4/47 (10 overs)
| result = {{cr|PAK}} won by 15 runs
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61176.html Scorecard]
| venue = Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
| umpires = DB Hair (AUS) and NT Plews (ENG)
| motm = Rameez Raja (PAK)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Limited overs international
| date = 15 October 1995
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 194/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = Saleem Elahi 66 (109)
| wickets1 = OD Gibson 2/47 (9 overs)
| score2 = 195/6 (39.1 overs)
| runs2 = SC Williams 57 (63)
| wickets2 = Mohammad Akram 2/36 (7 overs)
| result = {{cr|WIN}} won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61187.html Scorecard]
| venue = Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
| umpires = RS Dunne (NZ) and DB Hair (AUS)
| motm = SC Williams (WI)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Limited overs international
| date = 16 October 1995
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score1 = 333/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = BC Lara 169 (129)
| wickets1 = GP Wickramasinghe 2/58 (10 overs)
| score2 = 329 (49.3 overs)
| runs2 = HP Tillakaratne 100 (106)
| wickets2 = AC Cummins 2/61 (9.3 overs)
| result = {{cr|WIN}} won by 4 runs
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61188.html Scorecard]
| venue = Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
| umpires = RS Dunne (NZ) and NT Plews (ENG)
| motm = BC Lara (WI)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Limited overs international
| date = 17 October 1995
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score1 = 143 (48.3 overs)
| runs1 = Saqlain Mushtaq 30 (52)
| wickets1 = HDPK Dharmasena 3/16 (10 overs)
| score2 = 149/2 (26.5 overs)
| runs2 = RS Mahanama 45* (73)
| wickets2 = Mohammad Akram 1/24 (5 overs)
| result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61189.html Scorecard]
| venue = Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
| umpires = DB Hair (AUS) and NT Plews (ENG)
| motm = A Ranatunga (SL)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
=Final=
{{Limited overs international
| date = 20 October 1995
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 273 (49.5 overs)
| runs1 = RS Mahanama 66 (103)
| wickets1 = OD Gibson 4/35 (5.5 overs)
| score2 = 223 (47.3 overs)
| runs2 = SL Campbell 38 (78)
| wickets2 = M Muralitharan 3/31 (10 overs)
| result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 50 runs
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61197.html Scorecard]
| venue = Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
| umpires = RS Dunne (NZ) and DB Hair (AUS)
| motm = PA de Silva (SL)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite book |first=Bill |last=Frindall |author-link=Bill Frindall |title= Limited-Overs International Cricket – The Complete Record |publisher=Headline Book Publishing |year=1997 |pages=504–507 |isbn=0-7472-1173-6 }}
- [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/Singer_Champions_Trophy_1995-96.html Cricket Archive: Singer Champions Trophy 1995/96]
- [https://www.espncricinfo.com/c/engine/series/60974.html ESPNCricinfo: Singer Champions Trophy, 1995/96]
- {{cite book |editor-last=Engel |editor-first=Matthew |title=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1997 |publisher=John Wisden & Co Ltd |date=1997 |pages=1155–1160 |chapter=Singer Champions Trophy, 1995-96 |chapter-url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155179.html |isbn=0-947766-38-3 }}
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