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]
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Squads[]
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Points table[]
The tournament was organised in a round robin format, with each team playing each other once.
Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
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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[]
4 September
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India
16/0 (4 overs) |
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Sachin Tendulkar 11* (16)
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
5 September
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India
125/5 (25 overs) |
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Roshan Mahanama 50 (78)
Anil Kumble 1/17 (5 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 25 overs per side
9 September
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India
246/8 (50 overs) |
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Australia
215 (47.4 overs) |
Mark Waugh 61 (81)
Manoj Prabhakar 3/34 (8 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) scored his first century in ODIs.
11 September
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Arjuna Ranatunga 82 (76)
Mushtaq Ahmed 1/31 (8 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Kabir Khan (Pak) made his ODI debut.
13 September
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Australia
225/6 (50 overs) |
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gavin Robertson and Jo Angel (Aus) made his ODI debuts.
Final[]
17 September
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India
99/4 (23.4 overs) | |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 25 overs maximum per innings.
Records and awards[]
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[]
- ^ "Cricinfo - Singer World Series". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
External links[]
- Tournament home at ESPN Cricinfo
Categories:
- 1994 in Sri Lankan cricket
- International cricket competitions from 1991–92 to 1994
- International sports competitions hosted by Sri Lanka