# 1996–97 Singer Champions Trophy

The 1996 Singer Champions Trophy was held in Sharjah, UAE, between November 7-15, 1996. Three national teams took part: New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
The 1996 Champions Trophy started with a double round-robin tournament where each team played the other twice. The two leading teams qualified for the final. Pakistan won the tournament and US$30,000. Runners-up New Zealand won US$15,000.
The beneficiaries of the tournament were Talat Ali, Sadiq Mohammad and Ijaz Ahmed (all Pakistan) who each received US$35,000.

## Matches
### Group stage

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
| Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.174 | 6 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.025 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.151 | 3 |
* 7 November 1996 Scorecard
| New Zealand 206/8 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 177 (49.1 overs) |
| CL Cairns 71 (91) WPUJC Vaas 4/22 (9 overs) | | PA de Silva 47 (74) DK Morrison 2/28 (9 overs) CZ Harris 2/28 (8 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 29 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: ID Robinson (ZIM) and G Sharp (ENG) Player of the match: CL Cairns (NZ)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
* 8 November 1996 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 206 (49.3 overs) | v | Pakistan 131 (36 overs) |
| RS Mahanama 37 (54) Wasim Akram 4/42 (10 overs) | | Ijaz Ahmed 49 (58) ST Jayasuriya 3/15 (5 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 75 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: SK Bansal (IND) and G Sharp (ENG) Player of the match: ST Jayasuriya (SL)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* 10 November 1996 Scorecard
| New Zealand 197 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 198/6 (46.3 overs) |
| AC Parore 93 (155) Saqlain Mushtaq 3/31 (10 overs) | | Saeed Anwar 104* (132) NJ Astle 2/25 (9 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 4 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: SK Bansal (IND) and ID Robinson (ZIM) Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (PAK)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* 11 November 1996 Scorecard
| New Zealand 169/8 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 169 (48 overs) |
| NJ Astle 66 (130) KSC de Silva 3/18 (8 overs) | | ST Jayasuriya 53 (64) DK Morrison 5/34 (10 overs) |
* Match tied Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: ID Robinson (ZIM) and G Sharp (ENG) Player of the match: DK Morrison (NZ)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* 12 November 1996 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 189 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 193/2 (46.4 overs) |
| MS Atapattu 58 (100) Waqar Younis 3/28 (10 overs) | | Saeed Anwar 112* (125) ST Jayasuriya 1/35 (9 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 8 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: SK Bansal (IND) and G Sharp (ENG) Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (PAK)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13 November 1996 Scorecard
| New Zealand 192 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 196/6 (48.3 overs) |
| AC Parore 78 (123) Waqar Younis 6/44 (10 overs) | | Saeed Anwar 54 (37) CL Cairns 3/18 (10 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 4 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: SK Bansal (IND) and ID Robinson (ZIM) Player of the match: Waqar Younis (PAK)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

### Final

New Zealand qualified for the final because they had taken more points than Sri Lanka in their head-to-head games.
* 15 November 1996 Scorecard
| Pakistan 160 (48.5 overs) | v | New Zealand 119 (36.5 overs) |
| Saleem Malik 40 (58) CL Cairns 2/24 (9.5 overs) | | MJ Greatbatch 52 (80) Wasim Akram 3/20 (8 overs) |
* Pakistan won by41 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: SK Bansal (IND) and G Sharp (ENG) Player of the match: Wasim Akram (PAK)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.