1996–97 Australia Tri-Nation Series
International cricket tournament
Cricket series
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Date | 6 December 1996 – 20 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | Won by Pakistan 2–0 in final series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996–97 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly known as the 1996–97 Carlton and United Series) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to Pakistan and West Indies. Australia missed the finals for the first time since the 1979/80 season. Pakistan and West Indies reached the Finals, which Pakistan won 2–0, with West Indies finishing as runners up for the first time.
Squads
Australia | Pakistan | West Indies |
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Points table
Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | T | Points | NRR |
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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 |
Result summary
6 December 1996 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Australia won by 5 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell Player of the match: GS Blewett (AUS) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
- RG Samuels and NAM McLean (both WI) made their ODI debuts
8 December 1996 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Australia won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: DB Hair and TA Prue Player of the match: SK Warne (AUS) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
- AFG Griffith (WI) made his ODI debut.
15 December 1996 Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 12 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: RA Emerson and DJ Harper Player of the match: Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
17 December 1996 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 7 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: DJ Harper and TA Prue Player of the match: JR Murray (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field
1 January 1997 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Ijaz Ahmed 58 (83) SK Warne 4/37 (10 overs) |
Pakistan won by 4 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: RA Emerson and SG Randell Player of the match: SK Warne (AUS) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat
3 January 1997 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Ijaz Ahmed 59 (122) IR Bishop 4/38 (9.5 overs) | CL Hooper 54* (84) Mohammad Zahid 1/29 (10 overs) |
West Indies won by 6 wickets Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: RA Emerson and DJ Harper Player of the match: CL Hooper (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field
5 January 1997 (D/N) Scorecard |
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CL Hooper 110* (109) AM Stuart 2/48 (10 overs) |
West Indies won by 7 wickets Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell Player of the match: CL Hooper (WI) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat
- AJ Bichel and AM Stuart (both AUS) made their ODI debuts
7 January 1997 Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 29 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: TA Prue and SG Randell Player of the match: Mohammad Wasim (PAK) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
- Mujahid Jamshed (PAK) made his ODI debut
10 January 1997 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Ijaz Ahmed 94 (81) CA Walsh 2/38 (10 overs) | BC Lara 103* (116) Ijaz Ahmed jnr 1/9 (2 overs) |
West Indies won by 5 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: RA Emerson and DJ Harper Player of the match: BC Lara (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field
- Ijaz Ahmed jnr (PAK) and PIC Thompson (WI) made their ODI debuts
12 January 1997 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 4 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: DB Hair and TA Prue Player of the match: BC Lara (WI) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat
14 January 1997 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell Player of the match: Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
16 January 1997 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Inzamam-ul-Haq 64 (114) AM Stuart 5/26 (10 overs) |
Australia won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: DB Hair and PD Parker Player of the match: AM Stuart (AUS) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
- AM Stuart took a hat-trick in the Pakistan innings (Ijaz Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim, Moin Khan)
Final series
Pakistan won the best of three final series against West Indies 2–0.
18 January 1997 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Ijaz Ahmed 60 (71) CA Walsh 2/29 (10 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
20 January 1997 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Ijaz Ahmed 45 (81) CEL Ambrose 2/17 (9.3 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
- A power failure during the second innings disrupted the game
External links
- Series home at Cricinfo
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