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International cricket season
International cricket
in 1996 | in 1997

The 1996–1997 international cricket season was from September 1996 to April 1997.

Season overview

International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results
Test ODI FC LA
10 October 1996  India  Australia 1–0
17 October 1996  Pakistan  Zimbabwe 1–0 3–0
20 November 1996  India  South Africa 2–1 1–0
21 November 1996  Pakistan  New Zealand 1–1 2–1
22 November 1996  Australia  West Indies 3–2
18 December 1996  Zimbabwe  England 0–0 3–0
26 December 1996  South Africa  India 2–0
24 January 1997  New Zealand  England 0–2 2–2
15 February 1997  Zimbabwe  India 1–0
28 February 1997  South Africa  Australia 1–2 3–4
6 March 1997  West Indies  India 1–0 3–1
7 March 1997  New Zealand  Sri Lanka 2–0 1–1
19 April 1997  Sri Lanka  Pakistan 0–0
International tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
28 September 1996 Kenya Sameer Cup 1996–97  South Africa
17 October 1996 India Titan Cup  India
7 November 1996 United Arab Emirates 1996–97 Singer Champions Trophy  Pakistan
6 December 1996 Australia 1996–97 Carlton and United Series  Pakistan
23 January 1997 South Africa 1996-97 Standard Bank International One-Day Series  South Africa
3 April 1997 United Arab Emirates 1996–97 Singer Akai Cup  Sri Lanka

September

KCA Centenary Tournament 1996-97

Main article: Sameer Cup 1996–97
Place Team Played Won Lost Points NetRR
1  South Africa 3 2 1 4 1.518
2  Pakistan 3 2 1 4 0.498
3  Sri Lanka 3 2 1 4 0.496
4  Kenya 3 0 3 0 -2.396
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1120 28 September  Kenya Maurice Odumbe  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi  Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
ODI 1121 29 September  Pakistan Wasim Akram  South Africa Hansie Cronje Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi  South Africa by 62 runs
ODI 1122 1 October  South Africa Hansie Cronje  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi  Sri Lanka by 2 wickets
ODI 1123 2 October  Kenya Maurice Odumbe  Pakistan Saeed Anwar Aga Khan Sports Club Ground, Nairobi  Pakistan by 4 wickets
ODI 1124 3 October  Kenya Maurice Odumbe  South Africa Hansie Cronje Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi  South Africa by 202 runs
ODI 1125 4 October  Pakistan Saeed Anwar  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi  Pakistan by 82 runs
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1126 6 October  Pakistan Saeed Anwar  South Africa Hansie Cronje Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi  South Africa by 7 wickets

October

Australia in India

Main article: Australian cricket team in India in 1996-97
Border–Gavaskar Trophy Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1335 10–13 October Sachin Tendulkar Mark Taylor Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi  India by 7 wickets

Zimbabwe in Pakistan

Main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in Pakistan in 1996-97
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1336 17–21 October Wasim Akram Alistair Campbell Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura Match drawn
Test 1337 24–26 October Wasim Akram Alistair Campbell Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad  Pakistan by 10 wickets
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1133 30 October Wasim Akram Alistair Campbell Bugti Stadium, Quetta  Pakistan by 3 wickets
ODI 1135 1 November Wasim Akram Alistair Campbell Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  Pakistan by 9 wickets
ODI 1136 3 November Wasim Akram Alistair Campbell Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar  Pakistan by 78 runs

Titan Cup 1996-97

Main article: Titan Cup
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 South Africa 6 6 0 0 0 12 +0.478
 India 6 2 3 0 1 5 –0.289
 Australia 6 0 5 0 1 1 –0.296
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1127 17 October  India Sachin Tendulkar  South Africa Hansie Cronje Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad  South Africa by 47 runs
ODI 1128 19 October  Australia Mark Taylor  South Africa Hansie Cronje Nehru Stadium, Indore  South Africa by 7 wickets
ODI 1129 21 October  India Sachin Tendulkar  Australia Mark Taylor M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  India by 2 wickets
ODI 1130 23 October  India Sachin Tendulkar  South Africa Hansie Cronje Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur  South Africa by 27 runs
ODI 1131 25 October  Australia Mark Taylor  South Africa Hansie Cronje Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad  South Africa by 2 wickets
ODI 1131a 27 October  India Sachin Tendulkar  Australia Mark Taylor Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Match abandoned
ODI 1132 29 October  India Sachin Tendulkar  South Africa Hansie Cronje Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot  South Africa by 5 wickets
ODI 1134 1 November  Australia Mark Taylor  South Africa Hansie Cronje Nehru Stadium, Guwahati  South Africa by 8 wickets
ODI 1137 3 November  India Sachin Tendulkar  Australia Mark Taylor Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali  India by 5 runs
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1138 6 November  India Sachin Tendulkar  South Africa Hansie Cronje Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  India by 35 runs

November

Singer Champions Trophy 1996-97

Main article: 1996–97 Singer Champions Trophy
Team P W L T NR NRR Points
 Pakistan 4 3 1 0 0 -0.174 6
 New Zealand 4 1 2 1 0 0.025 3
 Sri Lanka 4 1 2 1 0 0.151 3
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1139 7 November  New Zealand Lee Germon  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  New Zealand by 29 runs
ODI 1140 8 November  Pakistan Wasim Akram  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Sri Lanka by 75 runs
ODI 1141 10 November  New Zealand Lee Germon  Pakistan Wasim Akram Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Pakistan by 4 wickets
ODI 1142 11 November  New Zealand Lee Germon  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Match tied
ODI 1143 12 November  Pakistan Wasim Akram  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Pakistan by 8 wickets
ODI 1144 13 November  New Zealand Lee Germon  Pakistan Wasim Akram Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Pakistan by 4 wickets
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1145 15 November  New Zealand Lee Germon  Pakistan Wasim Akram Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Pakistan by 41 runs

South Africa in India

Main article: South African cricket team in India in 1996-97
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1338 20–23 November Sachin Tendulkar Hansie Cronje Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad  India by 64 runs
Test 1341 27 November-1 December Sachin Tendulkar Hansie Cronje Eden Gardens, Kolkata  South Africa by 329 runs
Test 1344 8–12 December Sachin Tendulkar Hansie Cronje Green Park Stadium, Kanpur  India by 280 runs
One-off ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1151 14 December Sachin Tendulkar Hansie Cronje Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  India by 74 runs

New Zealand in Pakistan

Main article: New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 1996-97
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1339 21–24 November Saeed Anwar Lee Germon Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  New Zealand by 44 runs
Test 1342 28 November-1 December Saeed Anwar Lee Germon Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi  Pakistan by an innings and 13 runs
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1146 4 December Wasim Akram Lee Germon Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala  Pakistan by 11 runs
ODI 1148 6 December Wasim Akram Lee Germon Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot  Pakistan by 46 runs
ODI 1150 8 December Wasim Akram Lee Germon National Stadium, Karachi  New Zealand by 7 wickets

West Indies in Australia

Main article: West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1996-97
Frank Worrell Trophy - Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1340 22–26 November Mark Taylor Courtney Walsh The Gabba, Brisbane  Australia by 123 runs
Test 1343 29 November-3 December Mark Taylor Courtney Walsh Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 124 runs
Test 1346 26–28 December Mark Taylor Courtney Walsh Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  West Indies by 6 wickets
Test 1352 25–28 January Mark Taylor Courtney Walsh Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Australia by an innings and 183 runs
Test 1353 1–3 February Mark Taylor Courtney Walsh WACA Ground, Perth  West Indies by 10 wickets

December

1996–97 Carlton and United Series 1996-97

Main article: 1996–97 Carlton and United Series
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
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1147 6 December  Australia Mark Taylor  West Indies Courtney Walsh Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia by 5 wickets
ODI 1149 8 December  Australia Mark Taylor  West Indies Courtney Walsh Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Australia by 8 wickets
ODI 1152 15 December  Australia Mark Taylor  Pakistan Wasim Akram Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Pakistan by 12 runs
ODI 1154 17 December  Pakistan Wasim Akram  West Indies Courtney Walsh Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  West Indies by 7 wickets
ODI 1155 1 January  Australia Mark Taylor  Pakistan Wasim Akram Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Pakistan by 4 wickets
ODI 1157 3 January  Pakistan Wasim Akram  West Indies Courtney Walsh The Gabba, Brisbane  West Indies by 6 wickets
ODI 1159 5 January  Australia Mark Taylor  West Indies Courtney Walsh The Gabba, Brisbane  West Indies by 7 wickets
ODI 1160 7 January  Australia Mark Taylor  Pakistan Wasim Akram Bellerive Oval, Hobart  Pakistan by 29 runs
ODI 1161 10 January  Pakistan Wasim Akram  West Indies Courtney Walsh WACA Ground, Perth  West Indies by 5 wickets
ODI 1162 12 January  Australia Mark Taylor  West Indies Courtney Walsh WACA Ground, Perth  West Indies by 4 wickets
ODI 1163 14 January  Pakistan Wasim Akram  West Indies Carl Hooper Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Pakistan by 8 wickets
ODI 1164 16 January  Australia Mark Taylor  Pakistan Wasim Akram Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia by 3 wickets
Finals
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1165 18 January  Pakistan Wasim Akram  West Indies Carl Hooper Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  Pakistan by 4 wickets
ODI 1166 20 January  Pakistan Wasim Akram  West Indies Courtney Walsh Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Pakistan by 62 runs

England in Zimbabwe

Main article: English cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1996-97
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1345 17–21 December Alistair Campbell Mike Atherton Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Match drawn
Test 1348 26–30 December Alistair Campbell Mike Atherton Harare Sports Club, Harare Match drawn
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1153 15 December Alistair Campbell Mike Atherton Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo  Zimbabwe by 2 wickets
ODI 1156 1 January Alistair Campbell Mike Atherton Harare Sports Club, Harare  Zimbabwe by 7 runs
ODI 1158 3 January Alistair Campbell Mike Atherton Harare Sports Club, Harare  Zimbabwe by 131 runs

India in South Africa

Main article: Indian cricket team in South Africa in 1996-97
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1347 26–28 December Hansie Cronje Sachin Tendulkar Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban  South Africa by 328 runs
Test 1349 2–6 January Hansie Cronje Sachin Tendulkar Newlands Cricket Ground, Durban  South Africa by 282 runs
Test 1350 16–20 January Hansie Cronje Sachin Tendulkar The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Match drawn

January

Standard Bank International One Day Series 1996-97

Main article: 1996-97 Standard Bank International One-Day Series
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 South Africa 6 6 0 0 0 +0.393 12
 India 6 1 4 1 0 −0.178 3
 Zimbabwe 6 1 4 1 0 −0.233 3
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1167 23 January  South Africa Hansie Cronje  India Sachin Tendulkar Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein  South Africa by 39 runs
ODI 1168 25 January  South Africa Hansie Cronje  Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell SuperSport Park, Centurion  South Africa by 5 wickets
ODI 1169 27 January  India Sachin Tendulkar  Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Boland Park, Paarl Match tied
ODI 1170 29 January  South Africa Hansie Cronje  Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town  South Africa by 5 wickets
ODI 1171 31 January  South Africa Hansie Cronje  Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  South Africa by 4 wickets
ODI 1172 2 February  South Africa Hansie Cronje  India Sachin Tendulkar St George's Park, Port Elizabeth  South Africa by 6 wickets
ODI 1173 4 February  South Africa Hansie Cronje  India Sachin Tendulkar Buffalo Park, East London  South Africa by 6 wickets
ODI 1174 7 February  India Sachin Tendulkar  Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell SuperSport Park, Centurion  Zimbabwe by 3 wickets
ODI 1175 9 February  India Sachin Tendulkar  Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Willowmoore Park, Benoni  India by 6 wickets
Finals
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1176 12 February  South Africa Hansie Cronje  India Sachin Tendulkar Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban No result
ODI 1177 13 February  South Africa Hansie Cronje  India Sachin Tendulkar Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban  South Africa by 17 runs

England in New Zealand

Main article: English cricket team in New Zealand in 1996-97
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1351 24–28 January Lee Germon Mike Atherton Eden Park, Auckland Match drawn
Test 1354 6–10 February Lee Germon Mike Atherton Basin Reserve, Wellington  England by an innings and 68 runs
Test 1355 14–18 February Stephen Fleming Mike Atherton AMI Stadium, Christchurch  England by 4 wickets
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1179 20 February Lee Germon Mike Atherton AMI Stadium, Christchurch  England by 4 wickets
ODI 1180 23 February Lee Germon Nasser Hussain Eden Park, Auckland  England by 6 wickets
ODI 1181 26 February Lee Germon Mike Atherton McLean Park, Napier Match tied
ODI 1182 2 March Lee Germon Mike Atherton Eden Park, Auckland  New Zealand by 9 runs
ODI 1183 4 March Lee Germon Mike Atherton Basin Reserve, Wellington  New Zealand by 28 runs

February

India in Zimbabwe

Main article: Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1996-97
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1178 15 February Alistair Campbell Sachin Tendulkar Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo  Zimbabwe by 8 wickets
ODI 1178a 17 February Alistair Campbell Sachin Tendulkar Harare Sports Club, Harare Match cancelled

Australia in South Africa

Main article: Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1996-97
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1356 28 February-4 March Hansie Cronje Mark Taylor The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  Australia by an innings and 196 runs
Test 1360 14–17 March Hansie Cronje Mark Taylor St George's Park, Port Elizabeth  Australia by 2 wickets
Test 1362 21–24 March Hansie Cronje Mark Taylor SuperSport Park, Centurion  South Africa by 8 wickets
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1186 29 March Hansie Cronje Mark Taylor Buffalo Park, East London  South Africa by 6 wickets
ODI 1187 31 March Hansie Cronje Mark Taylor St George's Park, Port Elizabeth  Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 1188 2 April Hansie Cronje Ian Healy Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town  South Africa by 46 runs
ODI 1191 5 April Hansie Cronje Ian Healy Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban  Australia by 15 runs
ODI 1195 8 April Hansie Cronje Ian Healy The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  Australia by 8 runs
ODI 1197 8 April Hansie Cronje Ian Healy SuperSport Park, Centurion  Australia by 5 wickets
ODI 1199 13 April Hansie Cronje Steve Waugh Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein  South Africa by 109 runs

March

India in the West Indies

Main article: Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 1996-97
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1357 6–10 March Courtney Walsh Sachin Tendulkar Sabina Park, Kingston Match drawn
Test 1361 14–18 March Courtney Walsh Sachin Tendulkar Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Match drawn
Test 1363 27–31 March Brian Lara Sachin Tendulkar Kensington Oval, Bridgetown  West Indies by 38 runs
Test 1364 4–8 April Courtney Walsh Sachin Tendulkar Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's Match drawn
Test 1365 17–21 April Courtney Walsh Sachin Tendulkar Bourda, Georgetown Match drawn
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1200 26 April Courtney Walsh Sachin Tendulkar Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  West Indies by 8 wickets
ODI 1201 27 April Courtney Walsh Sachin Tendulkar Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  India by 10 wickets
ODI 1202 30 April Courtney Walsh Sachin Tendulkar Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown  West Indies by 18 runs
ODI 1203 3 May Courtney Walsh Sachin Tendulkar Kensington Oval, Bridgetown  West Indies by 10 wickets

Sri Lanka in New Zealand

Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1996-97
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1358 7–10 March Stephen Fleming Arjuna Ranatunga Carisbrook, Dunedin  New Zealand by an innings and 36 runs
Test 1359 14–17 March Stephen Fleming Arjuna Ranatunga Seddon Park, Hamilton  New Zealand by 120 runs
ODI series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI 1183a 22–23 March Stephen Fleming Arjuna Ranatunga Eden Park, Auckland Match abandoned
ODI 1184 25 March Stephen Fleming Arjuna Ranatunga AMI Stadium, Christchurch  Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
ODI 1185 27 March Stephen Fleming Arjuna Ranatunga Basin Reserve, Wellington  New Zealand by 69 runs

April

Singer-Akai Cup 1996-97

Main article: 1996–97 Singer Akai Cup
Team P W L T NR NRR Points
 Sri Lanka 4 3 1 0 0 +0.197 6
 Pakistan 4 2 2 0 0 +0.275 4
 Zimbabwe 4 1 3 0 0 -0.455 2
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1189 3 April  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga  Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
ODI 1190 4 April  Pakistan Wasim Akram  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Sri Lanka by 19 runs
ODI 1192 6 April  Pakistan Wasim Akram  Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Pakistan by 93 runs
ODI 1193 7 April  Pakistan Wasim Akram  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Sri Lanka by 51 runs
ODI 1194 8 April  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga  Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Zimbabwe by 50 runs
ODI 1196 9 April  Pakistan Wasim Akram  Zimbabwe Alistair Campbell Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Pakistan by 32 runs
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 1198 11 April  Pakistan Wasim Akram  Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Sri Lanka by 4 wickets

Pakistan in Sri Lanka

Main article: Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1996-97
Test series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 1366 19–23 April Arjuna Ranatunga Rameez Raja R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Match drawn
Test 1367 26–30 April Arjuna Ranatunga Rameez Raja Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Match drawn

References

  1. "Season 1997/98". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. "Season 1997/98 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. Result Summary – Points Table
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