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The '''1996 Pepsi Sharjah Cup''' was a triangular [[ODI cricket]] competition held in [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]], [[United Arab Emirates]] from 12 to 19 April 1996. It featured the national cricket teams of [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]], [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[India national cricket team|India]]. Its official sponsor was [[Pepsi]]. The tournament was won by South Africa, which defeated India in the final.

==Tournament==
The Pepsi Sharjah Cup was the second ODI tournament held after the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]], held immediately afterwards the [[1996 Singer Cup]] in [[Singapore]], which was won by Pakistan over Sri Lanka and India. The matches were held at the [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]] in the [[emirate]] of [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]]. The tournament had a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] series of matches, with each team playing the others twice.

==Squads==

===Pakistan===
*[[Aamir Sohail]] (captain)
*[[Waqar Younis]]
*[[Inzamam-ul-Haq]]
*[[Rashid Latif]] (wicket-keeper)
*[[Ata-ur-Rehman (cricketer)|Ata-ur-Rehman]]
*[[Basit Ali]]
*[[Saeed Anwar]]
*[[Aaqib Javed]]
*[[Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer)|Mushtaq Ahmed]]
*[[Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Ijaz Ahmed]]
*[[Rameez Raja]]
*[[Saqlain Mushtaq]]
*[[Salim Malik]]
*[[Mohammad Akram (cricketer, born 1974)|Mohammad Akram]]
<ref name="Squads">{{cite web|title=Pepsi Cup In Sharjah, Apr 1996 – Squads|url=http://static.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/OD_TOURNEYS/SHJC/3NAT-SHJ_APR1996-SQUADS.html|publisher=Cricinfo.com|accessdate=2010-08-06}}</ref>

Pakistan named a 14-player side, unchanged from the squad that won the 1996 Singer Cup. [[Intikhab Alam]] served as the team coach, and [[Dan Kiesel]] as the team physiotherapist.<ref name="Squads">{{cite web|title=Pepsi Cup In Sharjah, Apr 1996 – Squads|url=http://static.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/OD_TOURNEYS/SHJC/3NAT-SHJ_APR1996-SQUADS.html|publisher=Cricinfo.com|accessdate=2010-08-06}}</ref>

===South Africa===
*[[Hansie Cronje]] (captain)
*[[Andrew Hudson]]
*[[Fanie de Villiers]]
*[[Daryll Cullinan]]
*[[Dave Richardson (South African cricketer)|Dave Richardson]] (wicket-keeper)
*[[Pat Symcox]]
*[[Gary Kirsten]]
*[[Paul Adams (cricketer)|Paul Adams]]
*[[Brian McMillan]]
*[[Shaun Pollock]]
*[[Craig Matthews]]
*[[Jonty Rhodes]]
*[[Derek Crookes]]
*[[Jacques Kallis]]
<ref name="Squads">{{cite web|title=Pepsi Cup In Sharjah, Apr 1996 – Squads|url=http://static.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/OD_TOURNEYS/SHJC/3NAT-SHJ_APR1996-SQUADS.html|publisher=Cricinfo.com|accessdate=2010-08-06}}</ref>

[[Bob Woolmer]] served as the team coach. Cassim Docrat was the team manager; Craig Smith was the physiotherapist and [[Paddy Upton]] worked as the exercise specialist.<ref name="Squads">{{cite web|title=Pepsi Cup In Sharjah, Apr 1996 – Squads|url=http://static.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/OD_TOURNEYS/SHJC/3NAT-SHJ_APR1996-SQUADS.html|publisher=Cricinfo.com|accessdate=2010-08-06}}</ref>

===India===
*[[Mohammad Azharuddin]] (captain)
*[[Sachin Tendulkar]] (vice-captain)
*[[Javagal Srinath]]
*[[Ajay Jadeja]]
*[[Anil Kumble]]
*[[Sanjay Manjrekar]]
*[[Venkatesh Prasad]]
*[[Nayan Mongia]] (wicket-keeper)
*[[Aashish Kapoor]]
*[[Vikram Rathour]]
*[[Venkatapathy Raju]]
*[[Navjot Singh Sidhu]]
*[[Prashant Vaidya]]
*[[Rahul Dravid]]
<ref name="Squads">{{cite web|title=Pepsi Cup In Sharjah, Apr 1996 – Squads|url=http://static.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/OD_TOURNEYS/SHJC/3NAT-SHJ_APR1996-SQUADS.html|publisher=Cricinfo.com|accessdate=2010-08-06}}</ref>

India named a 14-player side unchanged from the side it fielded in the 1996 Singer Cup. [[Sandeep Patil]] served as the team coach-cum-manager.<ref name="Squads">{{cite web|title=Pepsi Cup In Sharjah, Apr 1996 – Squads|url=http://static.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/OD_TOURNEYS/SHJC/3NAT-SHJ_APR1996-SQUADS.html|publisher=Cricinfo.com|accessdate=2010-08-06}}</ref> Vikram Rathour made his international debut in the tournament.

==Points Table==
South Africa won all of their four round-robin matches. India and Pakistan each claimed one victory over the other. Tied at 2 points each, India qualified for the final against South Africa based on superior run-rate.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=38% |Team
! width=7% |P
! width=7% |W
! width=7% |L
! width=7% |T
! width=8% |NR
! width=9% |NRR
! width=9% |Points
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left| {{cr|RSA}}
|| 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || +1.67 || 8
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left| {{cr|IND}}
|| 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || −0.53 || 2
|- bgcolor=pink
|align=left| {{cr|PAK}}
|| 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || −1.15 || 2
|}
<ref name="Results">[http://static.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/OD_TOURNEYS/SHJC/3NAT-SHJ_APR1996_TABLE.html Result Summary – Points Table]</ref>

==Matches==
{{Limited overs international
| date = 12 April
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 271/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 233 (47.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Aamir Sohail]] 105 (127)
| wickets1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 1/46 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nayan Mongia]] 69 (78)
| wickets2 = [[Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer)|Mushtaq Ahmed]] 4/47 (9.2 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 38 runs
| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65754.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]], [[U.A.E.]]
| umpires = [[Doug Cowie (umpire)|Doug Cowie]] ([[New Zealand]]) and [[Mervyn Kitchen]] (England)
| motm = Aamir Sohail (Pakistan)
| toss = India won the toss and chose to field
}}

{{Limited overs international
| date = 13 April
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 314/3 (50 overs)
| score2 = 171/7 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Daryll Cullinan]] 110 [[not out|*]] (109)
| wickets1 = [[Waqar Younis]] 1/56 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Salim Malik]] 64 (115)
| wickets2 = [[Fanie de Villiers]] 2/40 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 143 runs
| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65755.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]], [[U.A.E.]]
| umpires = [[B.C. Cooray]] ([[Sri Lanka]]) and [[Doug Cowie (umpire)|Doug Cowie]] ([[New Zealand]])
| motm = Daryll Cullinan (South Africa)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
}}

{{Limited overs international
| date = 14 April
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 288/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 208/8 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Gary Kirsten]] 106 (116)
| wickets1 = [[Anil Kumble]] 2/45 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sanjay Manjrekar]] 53 (80)
| wickets2 = [[Shaun Pollock]] 3/42 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 80 runs
| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65756.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]], [[U.A.E.]]
| umpires = [[B.C. Cooray]] ([[Sri Lanka]]) and [[Mervyn Kitchen]] (England)
| motm = Hansie Cronje (South Africa)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
}}

{{Limited overs international
| date = 15 April
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 305/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 277 (46.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 118 (140)
| wickets1 = [[Waqar Younis]] 3/44 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aamir Sohail]] 78 (86)
| wickets2 = [[Javagal Srinath]] 3/65 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 28 runs
| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65757.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]], [[U.A.E.]]
| umpires = [[Doug Cowie (umpire)|Doug Cowie]] ([[New Zealand]]) and [[Mervyn Kitchen]] (England)
| motm = Sachin Tendulkar (India)
| toss = India won the toss and chose to bat
| notes = This was the first time that India had scored 300 runs or more in ODIs.
}}

{{Limited overs international
| date = 16 April
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 188 (45 overs)
| score2 = 189/2 (33.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Aamir Sohail]] 46 (73)
| wickets1 = [[Craig Matthews]] 3/19 (8 overs)
| runs2 = [[Andrew Hudson]] 94 * (86)
| wickets2 = [[Hansie Cronje]] 1/23 (4 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65758.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]], [[U.A.E.]]
| umpires = [[B.C. Cooray]] ([[Sri Lanka]]) and [[Mervyn Kitchen]] (England)
| motm = Craig Matthews (South Africa)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
}}

{{Limited overs international
| date = 17 April
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 215/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 216/5 (47.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Ajay Jadeja]] 71 * (69)
| wickets1 = [[Paul Adams (cricketer)|Paul Adams]] 3/30 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Daryll Cullinan]] 64 * (100)
| wickets2 = [[Venkatapathy Raju]] 3/38 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/65759.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]], [[U.A.E.]]
| umpires = [[B.C. Cooray]] ([[Sri Lanka]]) and [[Mervyn Kitchen]] (England)
| motm = Paul Adams (South Africa)
| toss = India won and chose to bat
}}

===Final===
{{Limited overs international
| date = 19 April
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 287/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 249/9 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Gary Kirsten]] 115 (142)
| wickets1 = [[Anil Kumble]] 2/42 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 57 (71)
| wickets2 = [[Hansie Cronje]] 1/23 (4 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 38 runs
| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65760.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]], [[U.A.E.]]
| umpires = [[B.C. Cooray]] ([[Sri Lanka]]) and [[Mervyn Kitchen]] (England)
| motm = Gary Kirsten (South Africa)
| toss = South Africa won and chose to bat
}}

==Records and awards==
South African opening-batsman Gary Kirsten was the top run-scorer of the tournament, amassing 356 runs in 7 innings at an average of 89, with two centuries and one fifty.<ref name="Batting">[http://static.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/OD_TOURNEYS/SHJC/3NAT_SHJ_APR1996_BAT_AVS.html Batting Averages]</ref> He was named the player of the series. Pakistani captain Aamir Sohail was the second-highest run getter, scoring 240 runs at an average of 60.<ref name="Batting">[http://static.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/OD_TOURNEYS/SHJC/3NAT_SHJ_APR1996_BAT_AVS.html Batting Averages]</ref>

South African fast-bowler Fanie de Villiers took the most number of wickets, taking 10 wickets at an average of 19.20.<ref name="Bowling">[http://static.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/OD_TOURNEYS/SHJC/3NAT_SHJ_APR1996_BOWL_AVS.html Bowling Averages]</ref> Indian leg-spin bowler Anil Kumble followed with a haul of 8 wickets at an average of 26.50.<ref name="Bowling">[http://static.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/OD_TOURNEYS/SHJC/3NAT_SHJ_APR1996_BOWL_AVS.html Bowling Averages]</ref>

==References==
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