# 1997–98 Singer Akai Champions Trophy

The 1997 Singer-Akai Champions Trophy was held in Sharjah, UAE, between December 11–19, 1997. Four national teams took part: England, India, Pakistan, and West Indies.
The 1997 Singer-Akai Champions Trophy started with a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once. The two leading teams qualified for the final. England won the tournament and US$40,000. Runners-up West Indies won US$25,000.

## Squads

| England | India | Pakistan | West Indies |
| Adam Hollioake (captain) Ali Brown Dougie Brown Robert Croft Mark Ealham Matthew Fleming Ashley Giles Dean Headley Graham Hick Ben Hollioake Nick Knight Peter Martin Alec Stewart (wicketkeeper) Graham Thorpe | Sachin Tendulkar (captain) Ajay Jadeja Navjot Singh Sidhu Sourav Ganguly Mohammad Azharuddin Vinod Kambli Rahul Dravid Robin Singh Saba Karim Javagal Srinath Abey Kuruvilla Venkatesh Prasad Rajesh Chauhan Anil Kumble | Wasim Akram (captain) Saeed Anwar Aamer Sohail Ijaz Ahmed Inzamam-ul-Haq Moin Khan Azhar Mahmood Waqar Younis Aaqib Javed Mushtaq Ahmed Saqlain Mushtaq Manzoor Akhtar Shahid Afridi Akhtar Sarfraz | Courtney Walsh (captain) Sherwin Campbell Stuart Williams Philo Wallace Shivnarine Chanderpaul Brian Lara Carl Hooper Roland Holder Phil Simmons David Williams (wicketkeeper) Ian Bishop Franklyn Rose Mervyn Dillon Rawl Lewis |

## Group stage points table

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.233 | 6 |
| West Indies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.436 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.231 | 2 |
| India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.434 | 0 |

## Group stage
### 1st Match

* 11 December 1997 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 250 (49.5 overs) | v | India 243 (49.3 overs) |
| AJ Stewart 116 (111) J Srinath 3/37 (8.5 overs) | | SR Tendulkar 91 (87) MV Fleming 4/45 (9.3 overs) |
* England won by 7 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and KT Francis (SL) Player of the match: AJ Stewart (ENG)
* India won the toss and elected to field.
* DR Brown and MV Fleming (both ENG) made their ODI debuts.

### 2nd Match

* 12 December 1997 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 275/7 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 232 (46 overs) |
| BC Lara 88 (80) Saqlain Mushtaq 3/35 (10 overs) | | Shahid Afridi 67 (56) CA Walsh 2/14 (8 overs) |
* West Indies won by 43 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: BC Cooray (SL) and CJ Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: BC Lara (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* Akhtar Sarfraz (PAK) made his ODI debut.

### 3rd Match

* 13 December 1997 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 197/7 (50 overs) | v | England 198/6 (45.5 overs) |
| CL Hooper 100* (135) DR Brown 2/28 (7 overs) | | GP Thorpe 57 (75) M Dillon 2/38 (10 overs) |
* England won by 4 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: BC Cooray (SL) and KT Francis (SL) Player of the match: CL Hooper (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

### 4th Match

* 14 December 1997 (D/N) Scorecard
| India 239/7 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 243/6 (47.2 overs) |
| SC Ganguly 90 (128) Saqlain Mushtaq 2/55 (10 overs) | | Saeed Anwar 104 (128) A Kumble 2/44 (10 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 4 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and CJ Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (PAK)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* Manzoor Akhtar (PAK) made his ODI debut.

### 5th Match

* 15 December 1997 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 215/9 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 207 (49 overs) |
| AJ Stewart 47 (66) Saqlain Mushtaq 4/26 (10 overs) | | Saeed Anwar 54 (66) AJ Hollioake 2/35 (10 overs) |
* England won by 8 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and CJ Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: Manzoor Akhtar (PAK)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.

### 6th Match

* 16 December 1997 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 229/6 (50 overs) | v | India 188 (42.2 overs) |
| SC Williams 105* (149) RK Chauhan 2/30 (10 overs) | | SC Ganguly 70 (94) CL Hooper 4/37 (8.2 overs) |
* West Indies won by 41 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: BC Cooray (SL) and CJ Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: SC Williams (WI)
* India won the toss and elected to field.

## Final

* 19 December 1997 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 235/7 (50 overs) | v | England 239/7 (48.1 overs) |
| S Chanderpaul 76 (109) MV Fleming 3/42 (8 overs) | | GP Thorpe 66* (74) CL Hooper 2/35 (10 overs) |
* England won by 3 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and CJ Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: GP Thorpe (ENG)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.