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.

1997 Singer-Akai Champions Trophy
Cricket formatOne Day International
Host(s) United Arab Emirates
Champions England
Runners-up West Indies
Participants3
Matches played7
Player of the series Carl Hooper
Most runs Stuart Williams (259)
Most wickets Saqlain Mushtaq (9)
Matthew Fleming (9)

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.[1]

Squads
 England[2]  India[3]  Pakistan[4]  West Indies[5]

Matches

Group stage

[6][7]

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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/61016.html?view=pointstable
  7. Engel 1999, p. 1214.
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