The 1996 Singer Champions Trophy was a cricket tournament held in Sharjah, UAE, between November 7-15, 1996. Three national teams took part: New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
The 1996 Champions Trophy started with a double round-robin tournament where each team played the other twice. The two leading teams qualified for the final. Pakistan won the tournament and a prize of US$30,000. Runners-up New Zealand won US$15,000.
The beneficiaries of the tournament were Talat Ali, Sadiq Mohammad and Ijaz Ahmed (all Pakistan) who each received US$35,000.
Matches
Group stage
TeamPWLTNRNRRPoints 4 3 1 0 0 -0.174 6 4 1 2 1 0 0.025 3 4 1 2 1 0 0.151 3
Final New Zealand qualified for the final because they had taken more points than Sri Lanka in their head-to-head games.
See also Sharjah Cup
References
Cricket Archive: Singer Champions Trophy 1996/97 ESPNCricinfo: Singer Champions Trophy, 1996/97