1996–97 Australia Tri-Nation Series

1996–97 Carlton and United Series
Date6 December 1996 – 20 January 1997
LocationAustralia
ResultWon by  Pakistan
2–0 in final series
Teams
 Australia  Pakistan  West Indies
Captains
Mark Taylor Wasim Akram Courtney Walsh
Most runs
Mark Waugh (358) Ijaz Ahmed (395) Brian Lara (424)
Most wickets
Shane Warne (19) Saqlain Mushtaq (17) Courtney Walsh (10)

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

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 Australia  Pakistan  West Indies

Points table

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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

Result summary

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6 December 1996 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies 
172 (49.2 overs)
v
 Australia
173/5 (48.4 overs)
S Chanderpaul 54 (100)
TM Moody 2/25 (10 overs)
GS Blewett 57* (90)
CL Hooper 2/27 (10 overs)
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
West Indies 
161 (48.3 overs)
v
 Australia
162/2 (42 overs)
CL Hooper 41 (58)
SK Warne 5/33 (9.3 overs)
ME Waugh 83* (135)
CEL Ambrose 1/27 (8 overs)
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
Pakistan 
223 (49.5 overs)
v
 Australia
211 (47.5 overs)
Aamer Sohail 67 (96)
SK Warne 4/52 (9.5 overs)
SR Waugh 57 (78)
Saqlain Mushtaq 5/29 (8.5 overs)
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
Pakistan 
176 (48.4 overs)
v
 West Indies
177/3 (36.1 overs)
Zahoor Elahi 51 (81)
JC Adams 5/37 (10 overs)
JR Murray 86 (78)
Shahid Afridi 2/31 (8.1 overs)
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
Australia 
199 (47.1 overs)
v
 Pakistan
203/6 (45.3 overs)
SR Waugh 42 (55)
Saqlain Mushtaq 3/23 (7.1 overs)
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
Pakistan 
197 (49.5 overs)
v
 West Indies
198/4 (48.1 overs)
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
Australia 
281/4 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
284/3 (48.5 overs)
ME Waugh 102 (114)
NAM McLean 1/23 (6 overs)
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
Pakistan 
149 (45.2 overs)
v
 Australia
120 (41.3 overs)
Mohammad Wasim 54 (94)
AJ Bichel 3/17 (10 overs)
Extras 28
MG Bevan 24 (83)
Wasim Akram 3/13 (8 overs)
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
Pakistan 
257/7 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
258/5 (48.4 overs)
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)

12 January 1997
Scorecard
Australia 
267/7 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
269/6 (49.2 overs)
ME Waugh 92 (125)
S Chanderpaul 2/16 (4 overs)
BC Lara 90 (110)
SK Warne 2/46 (10 overs)
TM Moody 2/46 (6 overs)
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
West Indies 
181 (47.3 overs)
v
 Pakistan
183/2 (39.2 overs)
S Chanderpaul 72 (105)
Saqlain Mushtaq 4/17 (9 overs)
Aamer Sohail 55 (92)
JC Adams 1/30 (8 overs)
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
Pakistan 
181/9 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
182/7 (49.3 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 64 (114)
AM Stuart 5/26 (10 overs)
MG Bevan 79* (142)
Wasim Akram 4/25 (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

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Pakistan won the best of three final series against West Indies 2–0.

18 January 1997 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies 
179/9 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
185/6 (38.2 overs)
SL Campbell 52 (89)
Waqar Younis 4/43 (10 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 60 (71)
CA Walsh 2/29 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: DB Hair and SG Randell
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field

20 January 1997 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
165 (48.3 overs)
v
 West Indies
103 (40.3 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 45 (81)
CEL Ambrose 2/17 (9.3 overs)
CEL Ambrose 31* (71)
Shahid Nazir 3/14 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 62 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
  • A power failure during the second innings disrupted the game
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References

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