# 1996–97 Australia Tri-Nation Series

The 1996–97 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly known as the 1996–97 Carlton and United Series) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to Pakistan and West Indies. Australia missed the finals for the first time since the 1979/80 season. Pakistan and West Indies reached the Finals, which Pakistan won 2–0, with West Indies finishing as runners up for the first time.

## Squads

| Australia | Pakistan | West Indies |
| Mark Taylor (c) Michael Bevan Ian Healy Andy Bichel Greg Blewett Jason Gillespie Stuart Law Darren Lehmann Glenn McGrath Tom Moody Ricky Ponting Paul Reiffel Anthony Stuart Shane Warne Mark Waugh Steve Waugh | Wasim Akram (c) Aamir Sohail Ijaz Ahmed Inzamam-ul-haq Mohammad Wasim Mohammad Zahid Moin Khan Mushtaq Ahmed Saeed Anwar Salim Malik Saqlain Mushtaq Shahid Afridi Shahid Nazir Waqar Younis Zahoor Elahi | Courtney Walsh (c) Jimmy Adams Curtly Ambrose Kenny Benjamin Ian Bishop Courtney Browne Sherwin Campbell Shivnarine Chanderpaul Cameron Cuffy Adrian Griffith Roland Holder Carl Hooper Nixon McLean Junior Murray Brian Lara Robert Samuels Phil Simmons Patterson Thompson |

## Points table

| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | T | Points | NRR |
| 1 | West Indies | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.003 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.109 |
| 3 | Australia | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.103 |

## Result summary

* 6 December 1996 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 172 (49.2 overs) | v | Australia 173/5 (48.4 overs) |
| S Chanderpaul 54 (100) TM Moody 2/25 (10 overs) | | GS Blewett 57* (90) CL Hooper 2/27 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 5 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell Player of the match: GS Blewett (AUS)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
* RG Samuels and NAM McLean (both WI) made their ODI debuts
* 8 December 1996 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 161 (48.3 overs) | v | Australia 162/2 (42 overs) |
| CL Hooper 41 (58) SK Warne 5/33 (9.3 overs) | | ME Waugh 83* (135) CEL Ambrose 1/27 (8 overs) |
* Australia won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: DB Hair and TA Prue Player of the match: SK Warne (AUS)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
* AFG Griffith (WI) made his ODI debut.
* 15 December 1996 Scorecard
| Pakistan 223 (49.5 overs) | v | Australia 211 (47.5 overs) |
| Aamer Sohail 67 (96) SK Warne 4/52 (9.5 overs) | | SR Waugh 57 (78) Saqlain Mushtaq 5/29 (8.5 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 12 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: RA Emerson and DJ Harper Player of the match: Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
* 17 December 1996 Scorecard
| Pakistan 176 (48.4 overs) | v | West Indies 177/3 (36.1 overs) |
| Zahoor Elahi 51 (81) JC Adams 5/37 (10 overs) | | JR Murray 86 (78) Shahid Afridi 2/31 (8.1 overs) |
* West Indies won by 7 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: DJ Harper and TA Prue Player of the match: JR Murray (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field
* 1 January 1997 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 199 (47.1 overs) | v | Pakistan 203/6 (45.3 overs) |
| SR Waugh 42 (55) Saqlain Mushtaq 3/23 (7.1 overs) | | Ijaz Ahmed 58 (83) SK Warne 4/37 (10 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 4 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: RA Emerson and SG Randell Player of the match: SK Warne (AUS)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat
* 3 January 1997 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 197 (49.5 overs) | v | West Indies 198/4 (48.1 overs) |
| Ijaz Ahmed 59 (122) IR Bishop 4/38 (9.5 overs) | | CL Hooper 54* (84) Mohammad Zahid 1/29 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 6 wickets Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: RA Emerson and DJ Harper Player of the match: CL Hooper (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field
* 5 January 1997 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 281/4 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 284/3 (48.5 overs) |
| ME Waugh 102 (114) NAM McLean 1/23 (6 overs) | | CL Hooper 110* (109) AM Stuart 2/48 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 7 wickets Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell Player of the match: CL Hooper (WI)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat
* AJ Bichel and AM Stuart (both AUS) made their ODI debuts
* 7 January 1997 Scorecard
| Pakistan 149 (45.2 overs) | v | Australia 120 (41.3 overs) |
| Mohammad Wasim 54 (94) AJ Bichel 3/17 (10 overs) | | Extras 28 MG Bevan 24 (83) Wasim Akram 3/13 (8 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 29 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: TA Prue and SG Randell Player of the match: Mohammad Wasim (PAK)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
* Mujahid Jamshed (PAK) made his ODI debut
* 10 January 1997 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 257/7 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 258/5 (48.4 overs) |
| Ijaz Ahmed 94 (81) CA Walsh 2/38 (10 overs) | | BC Lara 103* (116) Ijaz Ahmed jnr 1/9 (2 overs) |
* West Indies won by 5 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: RA Emerson and DJ Harper Player of the match: BC Lara (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field
* Ijaz Ahmed jnr (PAK) and PIC Thompson (WI) made their ODI debuts
* 12 January 1997 Scorecard
| Australia 267/7 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 269/6 (49.2 overs) |
| ME Waugh 92 (125) S Chanderpaul 2/16 (4 overs) | | BC Lara 90 (110) SK Warne 2/46 (10 overs) TM Moody 2/46 (6 overs) |
* West Indies won by 4 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: DB Hair and TA Prue Player of the match: BC Lara (WI)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat
* 14 January 1997 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 181 (47.3 overs) | v | Pakistan 183/2 (39.2 overs) |
| S Chanderpaul 72 (105) Saqlain Mushtaq 4/17 (9 overs) | | Aamer Sohail 55 (92) JC Adams 1/30 (8 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell Player of the match: Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
* 16 January 1997 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 181/9 (50 overs) | v | Australia 182/7 (49.3 overs) |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq 64 (114) AM Stuart 5/26 (10 overs) | | MG Bevan 79* (142) Wasim Akram 4/25 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: DB Hair and PD Parker Player of the match: AM Stuart (AUS)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
* AM Stuart took a hat-trick in the Pakistan innings (Ijaz Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim, Moin Khan)

## Final series

Pakistan won the best of three final series against West Indies 2–0.
* 18 January 1997 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 179/9 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 185/6 (38.2 overs) |
| SL Campbell 52 (89) Waqar Younis 4/43 (10 overs) | | Ijaz Ahmed 60 (71) CA Walsh 2/29 (10 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 4 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: DB Hair and SG Randell
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
* 20 January 1997 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 165 (48.3 overs) | v | West Indies 103 (40.3 overs) |
| Ijaz Ahmed 45 (81) CEL Ambrose 2/17 (9.3 overs) | | CEL Ambrose 31* (71) Shahid Nazir 3/14 (10 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 62 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
* A power failure during the second innings disrupted the game