International cricket in 1995–96
International cricket season
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Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 8 September 1995 |  Pakistan |
 Sri Lanka |
1–2 [3] | 1–2 [3] | — | — |
| 13 October 1995 |  Zimbabwe |
 South Africa |
0–1 [1] | 0–2 [2] | — | — |
| 18 October 1995 |  India |
 New Zealand |
1–0 [3] | 3–2 [5] | — | — |
| 9 November 1995 |  Australia |
Pakistan |
2–1 [3] | — | — | — |
| 16 November 1995 | South Africa |
 England |
1–0 [5] | 6–1 [7] | — | — |
| 8 December 1995 | New Zealand |
Pakistan |
0–1 [1] | 2–2 [4] | — | — |
| 8 December 1995 | Australia |
Sri Lanka |
3–0 [3] | — | — | — |
| 13 January 1996 | New Zealand |
Zimbabwe |
0–0 [2] | 2–1 [3] | — | — |
| 8 February 1996 |  West Indies |
Sri Lanka |
— | 0–1 [1] | — | — |
| 26 March 1996 | West Indies |
New Zealand |
1–0 [2] | 3–2 [5] | — | — |
| International tournaments | ||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Winners | ||||
| 11 October 1995 |  1995–96 Singer Champions Trophy |
Sri Lanka | ||||
| 15 December 1995 | 1995–96 Australian Tri-Series |
Australia | ||||
| 14 February 1996 | 1995–96 Wills World Cup |
Sri Lanka | ||||
| 1 April 1996 |  1995–96 Singer Cup |
Pakistan | ||||
| 12 April 1996 | 1995-96 Pepsi Sharjah Cup |
South Africa | ||||
September
Sri Lanka in Pakistan
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1304 | 8–11 September | Rameez Raja | Arjuna Ranatunga | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | Pakistan by an innings and 40 runs | |||
| Test 1305 | 15–19 September | Rameez Raja | Arjuna Ranatunga | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Sri Lanka by 42 runs | |||
| Test 1306 | 22–26 September | Rameez Raja | Arjuna Ranatunga | Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot | Sri Lanka by 144 runs | |||
| ODI series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 1003 | 29 September | Rameez Raja | Arjuna Ranatunga | Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala | Pakistan by 9 wickets | |||
| ODI 1004 | 1 October | Rameez Raja | Arjuna Ranatunga | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Sri Lanka by 49 runs | |||
| ODI 1005 | 3 October | Rameez Raja | Arjuna Ranatunga | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Sri Lanka by 4 wickets | |||
October
Singer Champions Trophy 1995-96
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | RR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.196 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.056 | 4 |
| Pakistan |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.215 | 4 |
| Group stage | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 1006 | 11 October | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Sri Lanka by 6 runs | |
| ODI 1007 | 12 October | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 82 runs | |
| ODI 1008 | 13 October | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 15 runs | |
| ODI 1009 | 15 October | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | West Indies by 4 wickets | |
| ODI 1010 | 16 October | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | West Indies by 4 runs | |
| ODI 1011 | 17 October | Pakistan | Rameez Raja | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Sri Lanka by 8 wickets | |
| Final | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 1012 | 20 October | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Sri Lanka by 50 runs | |
South Africa in Zimbabwe
| One-off Test | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1307 | 13–16 October | Andy Flower | Hansie Cronje | Harare Sports Club, Harare | South Africa by 7 wickets | |||
| ODI Series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 1013 | 21 October | Andy Flower | Hansie Cronje | Harare Sports Club, Harare | South Africa by 134 runs | |||
| ODI 1014 | 22 October | Andy Flower | Hansie Cronje | Harare Sports Club, Harare | South Africa by 112 runs | |||
New Zealand in India
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1308 | 18–20 October | Mohammad Azharuddin | Lee Germon | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | India by 8 wickets | |||
| Test 1309 | 25–29 October | Mohammad Azharuddin | Lee Germon | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Match drawn | |||
| Test 1310 | 8–12 November | Mohammad Azharuddin | Lee Germon | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | Match drawn | |||
| ODI series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 1015 | 15 November | Mohammad Azharuddin | Lee Germon | Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur | New Zealand by 8 wickets | |||
| ODI 1016 | 18 November | Mohammad Azharuddin | Lee Germon | Gandhi Sports Complex Ground, Amritsar | India by 6 wickets | |||
| ODI 1016a | 21 November | Mohammad Azharuddin | Lee Germon | Nehru Stadium, Margao | Match abandoned | |||
| ODI 1017 | 24 November | Mohammad Azharuddin | Lee Germon | Nehru Stadium, Pune | India by 5 wickets | |||
| ODI 1018 | 26 November | Mohammad Azharuddin | Lee Germon | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | New Zealand by 99 runs | |||
| ODI 1019 | 29 November | Mohammad Azharuddin | Lee Germon | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | India by 6 wickets | |||
November
Pakistan in Australia
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1311 | 9–13 November | Mark Taylor | Wasim Akram | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by an innings and 126 runs | |||
| Test 1313 | 17–20 November | Mark Taylor | Wasim Akram | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Australia by 155 runs | |||
| Test 1314 | 30 November-4 December | Mark Taylor | Wasim Akram | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Pakistan by 74 runs | |||
England in South Africa
December
Pakistan in New Zealand
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1316 | 8–12 December | Lee Germon | Wasim Akram | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | Pakistan by 161 runs | |||
| ODI series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 1020 | 15 December | Lee Germon | Wasim Akram | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Pakistan by 20 runs | |||
| ODI 1022 | 17 December | Lee Germon | Wasim Akram | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by 1 wicket | |||
| ODI 1025 | 20 December | Lee Germon | Wasim Akram | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Pakistan by 54 runs | |||
| ODI 1027 | 23 December | Lee Germon | Wasim Akram | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 32 runs | |||
Sri Lanka in Australia
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1317 | 8–11 December | Mark Taylor | Arjuna Ranatunga | WACA Ground, Perth | Australia by an innings 36 runs | |||
| Test 1319 | 26–30 December | Mark Taylor | Arjuna Ranatunga | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 10 wickets | |||
| Test 1324 | 25–29 January | Mark Taylor | Aravinda de Silva | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 148 runs | |||
Australian Tri-Series 1995-96
January
Zimbabwe in New Zealand
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1322 | 13–17 January | Lee Germon | Andy Flower | Seddon Park, Hamilton | Match drawn | |||
| Test 1323 | 20–24 January | Lee Germon | Andy Flower | Eden Park, Auckland | Match drawn | |||
| ODI series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 1045 | 28 January | Lee Germon | Andy Flower | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 74 runs | |||
| ODI 1046 | 31 January | Lee Germon | Andy Flower | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand by 6 wickets | |||
| ODI 1047 | 3 February | Lee Germon | Andy Flower | McLean Park, Napier | Zimbabwe by 21 runs | |||
February
Wills World Cup 1995-96
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Source: ESPNcricinfo |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
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March
New Zealand in the West Indies
| ODI series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 1084 | 26 March | Courtney Walsh | Lee Germon | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies by 1 wicket | |||
| ODI 1085 | 29 March | Courtney Walsh | Lee Germon | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | New Zealand by 4 wickets | |||
| ODI 1086 | 30 March | Courtney Walsh | Lee Germon | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 7 wickets | |||
| ODI 1085 | 3 April | Courtney Walsh | Lee Germon | Bourda, Georgetown | New Zealand by 4 runs | |||
| ODI 1092 | 6 April | Courtney Walsh | Lee Germon | Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown | West Indies by 7 wickets | |||
| Test series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1325 | 19–23 April | Courtney Walsh | Lee Germon | Kensington Oval, Barbados | West Indies by 10 wickets | |||
| Test 1326 | 27 April-2 May | Courtney Walsh | Lee Germon | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | Match drawn | |||
April
Singer Cup 1995-96
| Group stage | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 1087 | 1 April | Pakistan | Aamer Sohail | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Singapore Cricket Club, Padang | No result | |
| ODI 1088 | 2 April | Pakistan | Aamer Sohail | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Singapore Cricket Club, Padang | Sri Lanka by 34 runs | |
| ODI 1089 | 3 April | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Singapore Cricket Club, Padang | India by 12 runs | |
| ODI 1091 | 3 April | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | Pakistan | Aamer Sohail | Singapore Cricket Club, Padang | Pakistan by 8 wickets | |
| Final | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 1093 | 1 April | Pakistan | Aamer Sohail | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Singapore Cricket Club, Padang | Pakistan by 43 runs | |
Pepsi Sharjah Cup 1995-96
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | RR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.67 | 8 |
| India |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.53 | 2 |
| Pakistan |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.15 | 2 |
| Group stage | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 1094 | 12 April | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | Pakistan | Aamer Sohail | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 38 runs | |
| ODI 1095 | 13 April | Pakistan | Aamer Sohail | South Africa | Hansie Cronje | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | South Africa by 143 runs | |
| ODI 1097 | 14 April | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | South Africa | Hansie Cronje | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | South Africa by 80 runs | |
| ODI 1098 | 15 April | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | Pakistan | Aamer Sohail | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | India by 28 runs | |
| ODI 1099 | 16 April | Pakistan | Aamer Sohail | South Africa | Hansie Cronje | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | South Africa by 8 wickets | |
| ODI 1100 | 17 April | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | South Africa | Hansie Cronje | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | South Africa by 5 wickets | |
| Final | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
| ODI 1101 | 19 April | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | South Africa | Hansie Cronje | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | South Africa by 38 runs | |
Sri Lanka in the West Indies
| One-off ODI | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 1096 | 13 April | Courtney Walsh | Arjuna Ranatunga | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Sri Lanka by 35 runs | |||
