# International cricket in 1993–94

The 1993–1994 international cricket season was from September 1993 to April 1994.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| 12 November 1993 | Australia | New Zealand | 2–0 [3] | — | — | — |
| 26 November 1993 | Australia | South Africa | 1–1 [3] | — | — | — |
| 1 December 1993 | Sri Lanka | West Indies | 0–0 [1] | 1–1 [3] | — | — |
| 1 December 1993 | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | 2–0 [3] | 3–0 [3] | — | — |
| 18 January 1994 | India | Sri Lanka | 3–0 [3] | 2–1 [3] | — | — |
| 10 February 1994 | New Zealand | Pakistan | 1–2 [3] | 1–3 [5] | — | — |
| 16 February 1994 | West Indies | England | 3–1 [5] | 3–2 [5] | — | — |
| 19 February 1994 | South Africa | Australia | 1–1 [3] | 4–4 [8] | — | — |
| 19 March 1994 | New Zealand | India | 0–0 [1] | 2–2 [4] | — | — |
| International tournaments |||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 28 October 1993 | 1993–94 Pepsi Champions Trophy | 1993–94 Pepsi Champions Trophy | 1993–94 Pepsi Champions Trophy | 1993–94 Pepsi Champions Trophy | West Indies | West Indies |
| 9 November 1993 | 1993 Hero Cup | 1993 Hero Cup | 1993 Hero Cup | 1993 Hero Cup | India | India |
| 9 December 1994 | 1993-94 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1993-94 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1993-94 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1993-94 Benson & Hedges World Series | Australia | Australia |
| 13 April 1994 | 1993-94 Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup | 1993-94 Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup | 1993-94 Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup | 1993-94 Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup | Pakistan | Pakistan |

## October
### 1993–94 Pepsi Champions Trophy

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | RR | Points |
| Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.401 | 6 |
| West Indies | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.782 | 6 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.139 | 0 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 839 | 28 October | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | West Indies by 8 wickets |
| ODI 840 | 29 October | Pakistan | Wasim Akram | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | West Indies by 39 runs |
| ODI 841 | 30 October | Pakistan | Wasim Akram | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 114 runs |
| ODI 842 | 1 November | Pakistan | Wasim Akram | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 5 wickets |
| ODI 843 | 2 November | Pakistan | Wasim Akram | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 2 wickets |
| ODI 844 | 3 November | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | West Indies | Desmond Haynes | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | West Indies by 8 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 845 | 5 November | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | West Indies by 6 wickets |

## November
### 1993 Hero Cup

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | RR | Points |
| West Indies | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.055 |
| South Africa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +0.543 |
| India | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +0.082 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.478 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1.260 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 846 | 7 November | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 847 | 9 November | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | West Indies | Desmond Haynes | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | West Indies by 46 runs |
| ODI 848 | 10 November | South Africa | Kepler Wessels | Zimbabwe | Andy Flower | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | No result |
| ODI 849 | 14 November | South Africa | Kepler Wessels | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | South Africa by 41 runs |
| ODI 850 | 15 November | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Zimbabwe | Andy Flower | Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna | Sri Lanka by 55 runs |
| ODI 851 | 16 November | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | West Indies by 69 runs |
| ODI 852 | 18 November | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | Zimbabwe | Andy Flower | Nehru Stadium, Indore | Match tied |
| ODI 853 | 19 November | South Africa | Kepler Wessels | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati | South Africa by 78 runs |
| ODI 854 | 21 November | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Zimbabwe | Andy Flower | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad | West Indies by 134 runs |
| ODI 855 | 22 November | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | South Africa | Kepler Wessels | PCA IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | India by 43 runs |
| Semi-Finals |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 856 | 24 November | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | South Africa | Kepler Wessels | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | India by 2 runs |
| ODI 857 | 25 November | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 858 | 27 November | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | India by 102 runs |

### New Zealand in Australia

Trans-Tasman Trophy - Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1235 | 12–16 November | Allan Border | Martin Crowe | WACA Ground, Perth | Match drawn |
| Test 1236 | 26–29 November | Allan Border | Ken Rutherford | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Australia by an innings and 222 runs |
| Test 1238 | 3–7 December | Allan Border | Ken Rutherford | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by an innings and 96 runs |

## December
### West Indies in Sri Lanka

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 859 | 1 December | Arjuna Ranatunga | Richie Richardson | P Sara Oval, Colombo | No result |
| ODI 864 | 16 December | Arjuna Ranatunga | Richie Richardson | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 3 wickets |
| ODI 866 | 18 December | Arjuna Ranatunga | Richie Richardson | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| One-off Test |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1239 | 8–13 December | Arjuna Ranatunga | Richie Richardson | Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa | Match drawn |

### Zimbabwe in Pakistan

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1237 | 1–6 December | Waqar Younis | Andy Flower | Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 131 runs |
| Test 1240 | 9–14 December | Wasim Akram | Andy Flower | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Pakistan by 52 runs |
| Test 1241 | 16–21 December | Wasim Akram | Andy Flower | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Match drawn |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 867 | 24 December | Wasim Akram | Andy Flower | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
| ODI 868 | 25 December | Wasim Akram | Andy Flower | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Pakistan by 6 wickets |
| ODI 869 | 27 December | Wasim Akram | Andy Flower | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 75 runs |

### 1993-94 Benson & Hedges World Series

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Australia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.363 |
| 2 | South Africa | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.066 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.435 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 860 | 9 December | Australia | Allan Border | South Africa | Kepler Wessels | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | South Africa by 7 wickets |
| ODI 860a | 11 December | New Zealand | Ken Rutherford | South Africa | Kepler Wessels | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Match abandoned |
| ODI 861 | 12 December | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Ken Rutherford | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 8 wickets |
| ODI 862 | 14 December | Australia | Allan Border | South Africa | Kepler Wessels | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 103 runs |
| ODI 863 | 16 December | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Ken Rutherford | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 3 runs |
| ODI 865 | 18 December | New Zealand | Ken Rutherford | South Africa | Kepler Wessels | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | New Zealand by 4 wickets |
| ODI 870 | 8 January | New Zealand | Ken Rutherford | South Africa | Hansie Cronje | The Gabba, Brisbane | New Zealand by 9 runs |
| ODI 871 | 9 January | Australia | Allan Border | South Africa | Hansie Cronje | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by 48 runs |
| ODI 872 | 11 January | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Ken Rutherford | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | New Zealand by 13 runs |
| ODI 873 | 14 January | New Zealand | Ken Rutherford | South Africa | Hansie Cronje | WACA Ground, Perth | South Africa by 5 wickets |
| ODI 874 | 16 January | Australia | Allan Border | South Africa | Hansie Cronje | WACA Ground, Perth | South Africa by 82 runs |
| ODI 875 | 19 January | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Ken Rutherford | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 51 runs |
| Finals |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 876 | 21 January | Australia | Allan Border | South Africa | Hansie Cronje | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | South Africa by 28 runs |
| ODI 877 | 23 January | Australia | Allan Border | South Africa | Hansie Cronje | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 69 runs |
| ODI 878 | 25 January | Australia | Allan Border | South Africa | Hansie Cronje | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 35 runs |

### South Africa in Australia

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1242 | 26–30 December | Allan Border | Kepler Wessels | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Match drawn |
| Test 1243 | 2–6 January | Allan Border | Kepler Wessels | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | South Africa by 5 runs |
| Test 1246 | 28 January-1 February | Allan Border | Hansie Cronje | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 191 runs |

## January
### Sri Lanka in India

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1244 | 18–22 January | Mohammad Azharuddin | Arjuna Ranatunga | K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow | India by an innings and 119 runs |
| Test 1245 | 26–30 January | Mohammad Azharuddin | Arjuna Ranatunga | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | India by an innings and 95 runs |
| Test 1247 | 8–12 February | Mohammad Azharuddin | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | India by an innings and 17 runs |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 879 | 15 February | Mohammad Azharuddin | Arjuna Ranatunga | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot | India by 8 runs |
| ODI 881 | 18 February | Mohammad Azharuddin | Arjuna Ranatunga | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 883 | 20 February | Mohammad Azharuddin | Arjuna Ranatunga | Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar | Sri Lanka by 4 wickets |

## February
### Pakistan in New Zealand

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1248 | 10–12 February | Ken Rutherford | Saleem Malik | Eden Park, Auckland | Pakistan by 5 wickets |
| Test 1249 | 17–20 February | Ken Rutherford | Saleem Malik | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Pakistan by an innings and 12 runs |
| Test 1251 | 24–28 February | Ken Rutherford | Saleem Malik | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by 5 wickets |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 889 | 3 March | Ken Rutherford | Saleem Malik | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Pakistan by 5 wickets |
| ODI 891 | 6 March | Ken Rutherford | Saleem Malik | Eden Park, Auckland | Pakistan by 36 runs |
| ODI 893 | 9 March | Ken Rutherford | Saleem Malik | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Pakistan by 11 runs |
| ODI 894 | 13 March | Ken Rutherford | Saleem Malik | Eden Park, Auckland | Match tied |
| ODI 895 | 16 March | Ken Rutherford | Saleem Malik | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by 7 wickets |

### England in the West Indies

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 880 | 16 February | Richie Richardson | Mike Atherton | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | England by 61 runs |
| ODI 887 | 26 February | Richie Richardson | Mike Atherton | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies by 3 wickets |
| ODI 888 | 2 March | Richie Richardson | Mike Atherton | Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown | West Indies by 165 runs |
| ODI 890 | 5 March | Richie Richardson | Mike Atherton | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 15 runs |
| ODI 892 | 6 March | Richie Richardson | Mike Atherton | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | England by 5 wickets |
| Wisden Trophy - Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1250 | 19–24 February | Richie Richardson | Mike Atherton | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies by 8 wickets |
| Test 1254 | 17–22 March | Richie Richardson | Mike Atherton | Bourda, Georgetown | West Indies by an innings and 44 runs |
| Test 1257 | 25–30 March | Richie Richardson | Mike Atherton | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 147 runs |
| Test 1258 | 8–13 April | Richie Richardson | Mike Atherton | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | England by 208 runs |
| Test 1259 | 16–21 April | Courtney Walsh | Mike Atherton | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | Match drawn |

### Australia in South Africa

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 882 | 19 February | Kepler Wessels | Allan Border | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 5 runs |
| ODI 884 | 20 February | Kepler Wessels | Allan Border | SuperSport Park, Centurion | South Africa by 56 runs |
| ODI 885 | 22 February | Kepler Wessels | Allan Border | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | Australia by 88 runs |
| ODI 886 | 24 February | Kepler Wessels | Allan Border | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | South Africa by 7 wickets |
| ODI 900 | 2 April | Kepler Wessels | Allan Border | Buffalo Park, East London | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 901 | 4 April | Kepler Wessels | Allan Border | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | South Africa by 26 runs |
| ODI 902 | 6 April | Kepler Wessels | Allan Border | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Australia by 36 runs |
| ODI 903 | 8 April | Kepler Wessels | Allan Border | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein | Australia by 1 run |
| Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1252 | 4–8 March | Kepler Wessels | Allan Border | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 197 runs |
| Test 1253 | 17–21 March | Kepler Wessels | Allan Border | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Australia by 9 wickets |
| Test 1256 | 25–29 March | Kepler Wessels | Allan Border | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | Match drawn |

## March
### India in New Zealand

One-off Test :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1255 | 19–23 March | Ken Rutherford | Mohammad Azharuddin | Seddon Park, Hamilton | Match drawn |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 896 | 25 March | Ken Rutherford | Mohammad Azharuddin | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand by 28 runs |
| ODI 897 | 27 March | Ken Rutherford | Mohammad Azharuddin | Eden Park, Auckland | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 898 | 30 March | Ken Rutherford | Mohammad Azharuddin | Basin Reserve, Wellington | India by 12 runs |
| ODI 899 | 2 April | Ken Rutherford | Mohammad Azharuddin | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by 6 wickets |

## April
### 1993-94 Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | RR | Points |
| Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.453 | 4 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.098 | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.476 | 0 |
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | RR | Points |
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.323 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.240 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.709 | 0 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 904 | 13 April | United Arab Emirates | Sultan Zarawani | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | India by 71 runs |
| ODI 905 | 14 April | Australia | Mark Taylor | Sri Lanka | Roshan Mahanama | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Australia by 9 wickets |
| ODI 906 | 15 April | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | Pakistan | Saleem Malik | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 6 wickets |
| ODI 907 | 16 April | Australia | Mark Taylor | New Zealand | Gavin Larsen | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 908 | 17 April | United Arab Emirates | Sultan Zarawani | Pakistan | Saleem Malik | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 9 wickets |
| ODI 909 | 18 April | Australia | Mark Taylor | Sri Lanka | Roshan Mahanama | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | New Zealand by 2 runs |
| Semi-Finals |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 910 | 19 April | Australia | Mark Taylor | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 911 | 20 April | New Zealand | Gavin Larsen | Pakistan | Saleem Malik | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 62 runs |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 912 | 22 April | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | Pakistan | Saleem Malik | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 39 runs |