1995–96 Singer Champions Trophy

1995 Singer Champions Trophy

Cricket format	One Day International
Host(s)	United Arab Emirates
Champions	Sri Lanka
Runners-up	West Indies
Participants	3
Matches	7
Player of the series	RS Mahanama
Most runs	RS Mahanama (288)
Most wickets	HDPK Dharmasena (11)

The 1995 Singer Champions Trophy was held in Sharjah, UAE, between October 11–20, 1995. Three national teams took part: Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indies.

The 1995 Champions Trophy 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$30,000.

Matches

Group stage

Team	P	W	L	T	NR	RR	Points
West Indies	4	2	2	0	0	5.196	4
Sri Lanka	4	2	2	0	0	5.056	4
Pakistan	4	2	2	0	0	4.215	4

11 October 1995 Scorecard

Sri Lanka 234/7 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 228/9 (50 overs)
RS Mahanama 101 (153) IR Bishop 3/42 (10 overs)		SL Campbell 86 (119) HDPK Dharmasena 3/49 (9 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 6 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and DB Hair (AUS) Player of the match: RS Mahanama (SL)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
• HAG Anthony and CO Browne (both WI) made their ODI debuts.

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12 October 1995 Scorecard

Pakistan 264/7 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 182/8 (50 overs)
Aamer Sohail 85 (110) HDPK Dharmasena 2/43 (10 overs)		HDPK Dharmasena 30* (64) Aamer Sohail 4/22 (8 overs)

Pakistan won by 82 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and NT Plews (ENG) Player of the match: Aamer Sohail (PAK)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

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13 October 1995 Scorecard

Pakistan 242/4 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 227 (49 overs)
Rameez Raja 104* (134) AC Cummins 2/31 (10 overs)		RA Harper 43* (57) Saqlain Mushtaq 4/47 (10 overs)

Pakistan won by 15 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and NT Plews (ENG) Player of the match: Rameez Raja (PAK)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

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15 October 1995 Scorecard

Pakistan 194/9 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 195/6 (39.1 overs)
Saleem Elahi 66 (109) OD Gibson 2/47 (9 overs)		SC Williams 57 (63) Mohammad Akram 2/36 (7 overs)

West Indies won by 4 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and DB Hair (AUS) Player of the match: SC Williams (WI)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

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16 October 1995 Scorecard

West Indies 333/7 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 329 (49.3 overs)
BC Lara 169 (129) GP Wickramasinghe 2/58 (10 overs)		HP Tillakaratne 100 (106) AC Cummins 2/61 (9.3 overs)

West Indies won by 4 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and NT Plews (ENG) Player of the match: BC Lara (WI)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

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17 October 1995 Scorecard

Pakistan 143 (48.3 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 149/2 (26.5 overs)
Saqlain Mushtaq 30 (52) HDPK Dharmasena 3/16 (10 overs)		RS Mahanama 45* (73) Mohammad Akram 1/24 (5 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: DB Hair (AUS) and NT Plews (ENG) Player of the match: A Ranatunga (SL)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

20 October 1995 Scorecard

Sri Lanka 273 (49.5 overs)	v	West Indies 223 (47.3 overs)
RS Mahanama 66 (103) OD Gibson 4/35 (5.5 overs)		SL Campbell 38 (78) M Muralitharan 3/31 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 50 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and DB Hair (AUS) Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

See also

• Sharjah Cup

References

• Frindall, Bill (1997). Limited-Overs International Cricket – The Complete Record. Headline Book Publishing. pp. 504–507. ISBN 0-7472-1173-6.
• Cricket Archive: Singer Champions Trophy 1995/96
• ESPNCricinfo: Singer Champions Trophy, 1995/96
• Engel, Matthew, ed. (1997). "Singer Champions Trophy, 1995-96". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1997. John Wisden & Co Ltd. pp. 1155–1160. ISBN 0-947766-38-3.