1996 Singer World Series
Singer World Series была четырехугольной турниром по крикету ODI , состоявшимся в Шри -Ланке с 26 августа по 7 сентября 1996 года. В нем участвовали национальные команды по крикету Зимбабве , Австралия , Индия и хозяева, Шри -Ланка . Конкурс был выигран Шри -Ланкой, которая победила Австралию в финале. [ 1 ]
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[ редактировать ]Singer World Series была первым старшим турниром по крикету, который пройдет в Шри -Ланке после чемпионата мира по крикету 1996 года . Угрозы безопасности из -за гражданской войны Шри -Ланки и потенциальных террористических атак от ТОТИ заставили Австралию отказаться от посещения Шри -Ланки для их запланированного матча в островной стране. На этот раз Австралия согласилась участвовать в условиях интенсивных мер безопасности. [ 1 ] После своего триумфа Кубка мира 1996 года Шри -Ланка стала ясными фаворитами. Австралийская команда считалась самым серьезным претендентом на их перспективы. Борьбые, слабые выступления Зимбабве не сделали их серьезными претендентами. Индийская команда вышла из ряда последовательных поражений турнира ODI и плохой показ в их туре по Англии , что привело к замене капитана команды Мухаммеда Ажаруддина своим заместителем Сачин Тендулкаром . Singer World Series должна была стать первым турниром Tendulkar ODI, возглавляющим национальную команду.
Отряды
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 Австралия [ 3 ]
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 Индия [ 4 ]
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 Зимбабве [ 5 ]
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All three visiting sides had new captains, while Sri Lanka largely retained the team that had won the World Cup under veteran Arjuna Ranatunga's captaincy.[1] Their 14-player squad was largely unchanged from the one that had claimed the World Cup.[2] India had named a 14-player squad under the leadership of Sachin Tendulkar.[4] It featured two debutants: fast-bowler David Johnson and off-spin bowler Sunil Joshi. The squad was being coached by retired Indian pace bowler Madan Lal. Owing to Mark Taylor's back injury, wicket-keeper Ian Healy took over as captain of Australia's 13-player squad for the series, which included the debutants fast-bowler Jason Gillespie, spin bowler Brad Hogg and batsman Darren Lehmann.[3] Zimbabwe's 16-player squad was led by their new captain, Alistair Campbell, who had succeeded Andy Flower.[5]
Points table
[edit]The tournament was organised in a round robin format, with each team playing each other once.
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
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| Sri Lanka
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.49 | 6 |
| Australia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.74 | 4 |
| India
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.17 | 0 |
Matches
[edit] 6 September
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Originally scheduled for 5 September, the match was postponed due to rain. Match reduced to 45 overs maximum per innings on 6 September due to rain.
Final
[edit] 7 September
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Match was delayed by two hours due to rain. The match was thus reduced to 35 overs maximum per innings.
Records and awards
[edit]Sri Lanka's vice-captain Aravinda de Silva won the player of the series award for amassing 334 runs in just 4 innings without losing his wicket, remaining unbeaten in all of them.[1][7] Sri Lankan spin bowler Upul Chandana and Australian fast-bowler Glenn McGrath both took 7 wickets, but Chandana did so in only 3 matches to McGrath's 4.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Wisden – Singer World Series". Wisden. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Sri Lankan squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Australia squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Indian squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Zimbabwean squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ – Points Table
- ^ "Batting Statistics". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Bowling Statistics". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2010.