1996–97 Australia Tri-Nation Series

International cricket tournament

Cricket series

1996–97 Carlton and United Series

Date| 6 December 1996 – 20 January 1997
Location| Australia
Result| Won 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)

← 1995–96

1997–98 →

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[edit]

Australia |  Pakistan |  West Indies

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* Mark Taylor (c)
* Michael Bevan
* Ian Healy
* Andy Bichel
* Greg Blewett
* Jason Gillespie
* Stuart Law
* Darren Lehmann
* Glenn McGrath
* Tom Moody
* Ricky Ponting
* Paul Reiffel
* Anthony Stuart
* Shane Warne
* Mark Waugh
* Steve Waugh

* Wasim Akram (c)
* Aamir Sohail
* Ijaz Ahmed
* Inzamam-ul-haq
* Mohammad Wasim
* Mohammad Zahid
* Moin Khan
* Mushtaq Ahmed
* Saeed Anwar
* Salim Malik
* Saqlain Mushtaq
* Shahid Afridi
* Shahid Nazir
* Waqar Younis
* Zahoor Elahi

* Courtney Walsh (c)
* Jimmy Adams
* Curtly Ambrose
* Kenny Benjamin
* Ian Bishop
* Courtney Browne
* Sherwin Campbell
* Shivnarine Chanderpaul
* Cameron Cuffy
* Adrian Griffith
* Roland Holder
* Carl Hooper
* Nixon McLean
* Junior Murray
* Brian Lara
* Robert Samuels
* Phil Simmons
* Patterson Thompson

## Points table[edit]

Pos  | Team  | P | W | L | NR | T | Points  | NRR

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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[edit]

6 December 1996 (D/N)
Scorecard

West Indies
172 (49.2 overs)

Australia
173/5 (48.4 overs)

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S Chanderpaul 54 (100)
TM Moody 2/25 (10 overs)

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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)

Australia
162/2 (42 overs)

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CL Hooper 41 (58)
SK Warne 5/33 (9.3 overs)

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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)

Australia
211 (47.5 overs)

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Aamer Sohail 67 (96)
SK Warne 4/52 (9.5 overs)

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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)

West Indies
177/3 (36.1 overs)

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Zahoor Elahi 51 (81)
JC Adams 5/37 (10 overs)

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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)

Pakistan
203/6 (45.3 overs)

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SR Waugh 42 (55)
Saqlain Mushtaq 3/23 (7.1 overs)

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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)

West Indies
198/4 (48.1 overs)

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Ijaz Ahmed 59 (122)
IR Bishop 4/38 (9.5 overs)

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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)

West Indies
284/3 (48.5 overs)

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ME Waugh 102 (114)
NAM McLean 1/23 (6 overs)

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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)

Australia
120 (41.3 overs)

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Mohammad Wasim 54 (94)
AJ Bichel 3/17 (10 overs)

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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)

West Indies
258/5 (48.4 overs)

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Ijaz Ahmed 94 (81)
CA Walsh 2/38 (10 overs)

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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)

* West Indies won the toss and elected to field
* Ijaz Ahmed jnr (PAK) and PIC Thompson (WI) made their ODI debuts

* * *

12 January 1997
Scorecard

Australia
267/7 (50 overs)

West Indies
269/6 (49.2 overs)

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ME Waugh 92 (125)
S Chanderpaul 2/16 (4 overs)

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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)

Pakistan
183/2 (39.2 overs)

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S Chanderpaul 72 (105)
Saqlain Mushtaq 4/17 (9 overs)

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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)

Australia
182/7 (49.3 overs)

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Inzamam-ul-Haq 64 (114)
AM Stuart 5/26 (10 overs)

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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[edit]

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)

Pakistan
185/6 (38.2 overs)

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SL Campbell 52 (89)
Waqar Younis 4/43 (10 overs)

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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)

West Indies
103 (40.3 overs)

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Ijaz Ahmed 45 (81)
CEL Ambrose 2/17 (9.3 overs)

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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

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* Series home at Cricinfo

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