1997–98 Singer Akai Champions Trophy

1997 Singer-Akai Champions Trophy
Cricket formatOne Day International
Host United Arab Emirates
Champions England
Runners-up West Indies
Participants4
Matches7
Player of the seriesCricket West Indies Carl Hooper
Most runsCricket West Indies Stuart Williams (259)
Most wicketsPakistan Saqlain Mushtaq (9)
England Matthew Fleming (9)

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

Group stage points table

Team P W L T NR NRR Points
 England 33000+0.2336
 West Indies 32100+0.4364
 Pakistan 31200-0.2312
 India 30300-0.4340

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ranvir Ahmed (20 December 1997). "England clinch Champions Trophy". Dawn. Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ↑ England Squad
  3. ↑ India Squad
  4. ↑ Pakistan Squad
  5. ↑ West Indies Squad
  6. ↑ "Akai-Singer Champions Trophy 1997/98 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for Akai-Singer Champions Trophy".
  7. ↑ Engel 1999, p. 1214.