1995–96 Singer Champions Trophy

1995 Singer Champions Trophy

Cricket format	One Day International
Host(s)	United Arab Emirates
Champions	Sri Lanka
Runners-up	West Indies
Participants	3
Matches	7
Player of the series	RS Mahanama
Most runs	RS Mahanama (288)
Most wickets	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.^[1]

Matches[]

Group stage[]

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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[]

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[]

• Sharjah Cup

References[]

• Frindall, Bill (1997). Limited-Overs International Cricket – The Complete Record. Headline Book Publishing. pp. 504–507. ISBN 0-7472-1173-6.
• Cricket Archive: Singer Champions Trophy 1995/96
• ESPNCricinfo: Singer Champions Trophy, 1995/96
• Engel, Matthew, ed. (1997). "Singer Champions Trophy, 1995-96". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1997. John Wisden & Co Ltd. pp. 1155–1160. ISBN 0-947766-38-3.