1994 Austral-Asia Cup

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The 1994 Austral-Asia Cup was a cricket tournament held in Sharjah, UAE, between April 13–22, 1994. Six national teams took part: Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates.

1994 Austral-Asia Cup
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Round robin and Knockout
Host(s) United Arab Emirates
Champions Pakistan (3rd title)
Runners-up India
Participants6
Matches9
Player of the seriesPakistan Aamer Sohail
Most runsPakistan Aamer Sohail (274)
Most wicketsIndia J Srinath (10)
1990

The teams were divided into two groups of three who played each other, round robin, with the winner and runner-up of each group progressing to the semi-finals.

Pakistan won the tournament, defeating India, in the final. Australia and New Zealand reached the semi-finals, while Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates were knocked out in the first round.

The tournament was sponsored by Pepsi.[1][2]

Group stage

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Group A

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Team P W L T NR RR Points
  Pakistan 2 2 0 0 0 5.453 4
  India 2 1 1 0 0 5.098 2
  United Arab Emirates 2 0 2 0 0 3.476 0
13 April 1994
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India  
273/5 (50 overs)
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  United Arab Emirates
202/9 (50 overs)
VG Kambli 82* (66)
Sohail Butt 2/52 (10 overs)
Mazhar Hussain 70 (112)
Bhupinder Singh 3/34 (10 overs)
  India won by 71 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: K Kanjee (ZIM) and SB Lambson (SA)
Player of the match: VG Kambli (IND)

15 April 1994
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India  
219 (46.3 overs)
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  Pakistan
223/4 (44.3 overs)
SR Tendulkar 73 (64)
Aaqib Javed 2/41 (9 overs)
Basit Ali 75* (76)
RK Chauhan 3/47 (10 overs)
  Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: SB Lambson (SA) and KE Liebenberg (SA)
Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

17 April 1994
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United Arab Emirates  
145 (49.5 overs)
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  Pakistan
146/1 (23.1 overs)
JA Samarasekera 31* (75)
Arshad Laeeq 31 (68)
Wasim Akram 3/19 (10 overs)
Aamer Sohail 51* (67)
Saleem Raza 1/17 (3 overs)
  Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: K Kanjee (ZIM) and KE Liebenberg (SA)
Player of the match: Ata-ur-Rehman (PAK)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B

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Team P W L T NR RR Points
  Australia 2 2 0 0 0 4.323 4
  New Zealand 2 1 1 0 0 4.240 2
  Sri Lanka 2 0 2 0 0 3.709 0
14 April 1994
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Sri Lanka  
154 (49.3 overs)
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  Australia
158/1 (36.5 overs)
HP Tillakaratne 64 (97)
SK Warne 3/29 (10 overs)
MA Taylor 68* (106)
WPUJC Vaas 1/35 (10 overs)
  Australia won by 9 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: K Kanjee (ZIM) and KE Liebenberg (SA)
Player of the match: ME Waugh (AUS)

16 April 1994
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New Zealand  
207/9 (50 overs)
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  Australia
208/3 (47.5 overs)
BA Young 63 (97)
SK Warne 4/34 (10 overs)
DC Boon 68 (98)
DK Morrison 1/22 (6 overs)
  Australia won by 7 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: K Kanjee (ZIM) and SB Lambson (SA)
Player of the match: SK Warne (AUS)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • MW Douglas (NZ) made his ODI debut.

18 April 1994
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New Zealand  
217/8 (50 overs)
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  Sri Lanka
215/9 (50 overs)
SA Thomson 50 (42)
AP Gurusinha 1/30 (10 overs)
AP Gurusinha 117* (140)
DJ Nash 3/43 (10 overs)
  New Zealand won by 2 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: SB Lambson (SA) and KE Liebenberg (SA)
Player of the match: AP Gurusinha (SL)

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 April
 
 
  Australia244/9
 
22 April
 
  India245/3
 
  Pakistan250/6
 
20 April
 
  India211
 
  Pakistan328/2
 
 
  New Zealand266/7
 

Semi-finals

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19 April 1994
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Australia  
244/9 (50 overs)
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  India
245/3 (45.4 overs)
SR Waugh 53 (72)
J Srinath 3/32 (9 overs)
AD Jadeja 87 (106)
SK Warne 2/40 (9 overs)
  India won by 7 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: K Kanjee (ZIM) and SB Lambson (SA)
Player of the match: AD Jadeja (IND)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

20 April 1994
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Pakistan  
328/2 (50 overs)
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  New Zealand
266/7 (50 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 137* (129)
C Pringle 1/57 (10 overs)
AC Parore 82 (102)
Wasim Akram 2/50 (10 overs)
  Pakistan won by 62 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: K Kanjee (ZIM) and KE Liebenberg (SA)
Player of the match: Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

Final

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22 April 1994
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Pakistan  
250/6 (50 overs)
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  India
211 (47.4 overs)
Aamer Sohail 69 (87)
RK Chauhan 3/29 (9 overs)
VG Kambli 56 (99)
Aamer Sohail 2/22 (5 overs)
  Pakistan won by 39 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: SB Lambson (SA) and KE Liebenberg (SA)
Player of the match: Aamer Sohail (PAK)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Engel 1995, p. 1166.
  2. ^ Frindall 1997, p. 453.
  3. ^ a b "Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup 1993/94 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup".
  4. ^ Engel 1995, p. 1169.
  5. ^ Engel 1995, p. 1171.