The Singer World Series was a quadrangular ODI cricket tournament held in Sri Lanka from 4 to 17 September 1994. It featured the national cricket teams of Pakistan, Australia, India and the hosts, Sri Lanka. The competition was won by India, which defeated Sri Lanka in the final.[1]
| Dates | 5 – 17 September 1994 |
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| Administrator(s) | Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  Sri Lanka |
| Champions |  India |
| Runners-up | Sri Lanka |
| Matches | 8 |
| Player of the series | Arjuna Ranatunga |
| Most runs | Arjuna Ranatunga (196) |
| Most wickets | Shane Warne (7) |
Background
editA multi-nation tournament was to be held in Sri Lanka after a long time, owing to troubles due to the civil war. All matches of the tournament were scheduled to be played in Colombo. Cammie Smith was named the referee for all matches.[2]
Sri Lanka entered the tournament on the back of a Test and ODI series loss to Pakistan, the latter by a 1–4 margin. World champions Pakistan were touted favorites to win the series. A winner's prize of US$15,000 and US$7,500 for the runner-up was announced.[3]
Squads
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Points table
editThe 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 | 6 | |
| India
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Australia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Pakistan
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3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Matches
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 25 overs per side
9 September
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) scored his first century in ODIs.
11 September
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Kabir Khan (Pak) made his ODI debut.
13 September
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gavin Robertson and Jo Angel (Aus) made his ODI debuts.
Final
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 25 overs maximum per innings.
Records and awards
editSri Lanka's captain Arjuna Ranatunga won the player of the series award; India's Sachin Tendulkar won the batsmen of the series award; and Australia's Steve Waugh was awarded the bowler of the series award.
References
edit- ^ "Cricinfo - Singer World Series". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Natarajan, H. (3 September 1994). "Rains frustrate Indian again". The Indian Express. p. 20. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "RAIN THREATENS FOUR-NATION SERIES". Reuter. ESPNcricinfo. 3 September 1994. Retrieved 5 October 2023.