1996–97 Singer Akai Cup

The 1997 Singer Akai Cup was held in Sharjah, UAE, between April 3-11, 1997. Three national teams took part: Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe.

1997 Singer Akai Cup
Cricket formatOne Day International
Host(s) United Arab Emirates
Champions Sri Lanka
Runners-up Pakistan
Participants3
Matches played7
Player of the series Aravinda de Silva
Most runs Aravinda de Silva (410)
Most wickets Muttiah Muralitharan (13)

The 1997 Singer Akai Cup 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$40,000. Runners-up Pakistan won US$25,000 and Zimbabwe US$10,000.[1]

The beneficiaries of the tournament were Waqar Younis and Saeed Ahmed who each received US$35,000, and Aslam Khokhar, Israr Ali and Zulfiqar Ahmed (all Pakistan) who each received US$10,000.[2]

Squads

Pakistan

[3]

Sri Lanka

[4]

Zimbabwe

[5]

Matches

Group stage

[6][7]

Team P W L T NR NRR Points
 Sri Lanka 43100+0.1976
 Pakistan 42200+0.2754
 Zimbabwe 41300-0.4552
3 April 1997
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
187/9 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
188/3 (45.4 overs)
A Flower 38 (61)
PA Strang 38 (52)
WPUJC Vaas 3/25 (10 overs)
PA de Silva 60 (81)
GW Flower 1/15 (4.4 overs)
 Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: DB Cowie (NZ) and RS Dunne (NZ)
Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • DP Viljoen (ZIM) made his ODI debut.
4 April 1997
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
243/8 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
224/9 (50 overs)
PA de Silva 97 (137)
Saqlain Mushtaq 3/47 (10 overs)
Shahid Afridi 67 (55)
M Muralitharan 3/38 (10 overs)
 Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
6 April 1997
Scorecard
Pakistan 
187 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
94 (31.4 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 46 (68)
HH Streak 3/37 (10 overs)
CB Wishart 29 (38)
Mushtaq Ahmed 2/20 (7 overs)
 Pakistan won by 93 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: DB Cowie (NZ) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
7 April 1997
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
251/7 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
200 (45.4 overs)
PA de Silva 134 (131)
Saqlain Mushtaq 2/42 (10 overs)
Saleem Malik 2/42 (9 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 62 (66)
HDPK Dharmasena 3/27 (9.4 overs)
 Sri Lanka won by 51 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: DB Cowie (NZ) and RS Dunne (NZ)
Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
8 April 1997
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
203 (49.5 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
153 (46.1 overs)
GJ Whittall 44 (59)
RS Kalpage 3/38 (9 overs)
RS Mahanama 42 (70)
HH Streak 2/12 (8.1 overs)
 Zimbabwe won by 50 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: GJ Whittall (ZIM)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
9 April 1997
Scorecard
Pakistan 
151/9 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
119 (40.1 overs)
Moin Khan 61 (97)
HH Streak 4/18 (10 overs)
A Flower 28 (54)
Mushtaq Ahmed 4/27 (10 overs)
 Pakistan won by 32 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: DB Cowie (NZ) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: Moin Khan (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Final
11 April 1997
Scorecard
Pakistan 
214 (49.2 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
215/6 (49.2 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 61 (75)
M Muralitharan 3/42 (10 overs)
PA de Silva 87* (124)
Saqlain Mushtaq 2/41 (10 overs)
 Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and CJ Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

See also

References
  1. "We played pretty well throughout - Arjuna Ranatunga". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 13 April 1997. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. Engel 1998, p. 1184.
  3. Pakistan Squad
  4. Sri Lanka Squad
  5. Zimbabwe Squad
  6. https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/61003.html?view=pointstable
  7. Engel 1998, p. 1189.
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