Sameer_Cup_1996–97
Sameer Cup 1996–97
International cricket tournament
The Kenya Cricket Association Centenary Tournament (also known as the Sameer Cup) was a four team ODI cricket tournament held in Kenya during the 1996–97 season.
| Cricket format | One Day International |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Final |
| Host(s) |  Kenya |
| Champions |  South Africa |
| Participants | Kenya Pakistan South Africa Sri Lanka |
| Matches | 28 September – 6 October 1996 |
| Player of the series | Allan Donald |
| Most runs | Gary Kirsten (227) |
| Most wickets | Allan Donald (14) |
| 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 |
1st match
28 September 1996 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: ID Robinson (ZIM) and RB Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: M Muralitharan (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- SK Gupta (KEN) and KSC de Silva (SL) made their ODI debuts.
2nd match
3rd match
1 October 1996 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: ID Robinson (ZIM) and RB Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: ST Jayasuriya (SL) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
4th match
2 October 1996 Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 4 wickets Aga Khan Sports Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: SK Bansal (IND) and ID Robinson (ZIM) Player of the match: TM Odoyo (KEN) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
- AO Suji (KEN) and Shahid Afridi (PAK) made their ODI debuts.
5th match
6th match
4 October 1996 Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 82 runs Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: ID Robinson (ZIM) and RB Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (PAK) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Sri Lanka required 290 to make the final on net run rate.
6 October 1996 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 7 wickets Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Umpires: SK Bansal (IND) and ID Robinson (ZIM) Player of the match: G Kirsten (SA) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
The final took place between South Africa and Pakistan at the Gymkhana Club Ground in Nairobi. Pakistan had qualified for the final by edging past Sri Lanka on net run rate, largely due to their first innings effort of 9 for 371 when the two teams met.
Saeed Anwar won the toss for Pakistan and elected to bat first. They were all out of 203 in the 46th over with Donald and Crookes taking 3 wickets each. Ijaz Ahmed top scored for Pakistan with 47. In reply the South Africans started off well, putting on 77 for the 1st wicket before Shahid Afridi took a couple of quick wickets. Gary Kirsten finished unbeaten on 118 off just 127 as his side reached their target in the 39th over. Kirsten was named as the Man of the Match.
- "KCA Centenary Tournament – Sep-Oct 1996 – Kenyan Squad", ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 12 April 2012
- "KCA Centenary Tournament – Sep-Oct 1996 – Pakistani Squad", ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 12 April 2012
- "KCA Centenary Tournament – Sep-Oct 1996 – South African Squad", ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 12 April 2012
- "KCA Centenary Tournament – Sep-Oct 1996 – Sri Lankan Squad", ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 12 April 2012