Singer World Series 1994
The Singer World Series 1994 was a four-nation tournament that was held from September 4th to 17th, 1994 in Sri Lanka in one-day cricket . In the tournament, which was part of the 1994 international cricket season, teams from Australia , India and Pakistan took part alongside the host . In the final India was able to prevail against Sri Lanka with 6 wickets.
prehistory
Pakistan and Sri Lanka played a tour in Sri Lanka immediately before , which Pakistan won with 2-0 in the Test series and 4-1 in the ODI series. It was the first tour of the season for Australia and India.
format
In a preliminary round, each team played against each other once. There were two points for a win, one for a draw or a rejection. The first two of the group qualified for the final and played for the tournament victory.
Stages
Singer World Series venues |
The following stadiums were designated as the venue for the competition.
| Stadion | city | capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (PPS) | Colombo | 15,000 |
| R. Premadasa Stadium (RPS) | Colombo | 35,000 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) | Colombo | 10,000 |
Games
Preliminary round
table
| Teams | Sp. | S. | N | U | R. | A. | Points | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sri Lanka
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | 4,730 |
 India
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4,947 |
 Australia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.127 |
 Pakistan
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3,610 |
Win: 2 points; Draw: 1 point
Games
| September 4th scorecard |
Colombo (RPS) |
India 16-0 (14) |
- |
Sri Lanka |
| No result | ||||
| September 5 scorecard |
Colombo (RPS) |
India 125-5 (25/25) |
- |
Sri Lanka 126-3 (24.2 / 25) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| September 7th scorecard |
Colombo (SSC) |
Australia 179-7 (50) |
- |
Pakistan 151-9 (50) |
| Australia wins with 28 runs | ||||
| September 9 scorecard |
Colombo (RPS) |
India 246-8 (50) |
- |
Australia 215 (47.4) |
| India wins with 31 runs | ||||
| September 11th scorecard |
Colombo (SSC) |
Pakistan 210-6 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 213-3 (47.2) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| September 13th scorecard |
Colombo (PPS) |
Australia 225-6 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 164-4 (34.4 / 36) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| 15./16. September scorecard |
Colombo (RPS) |
India |
- |
Pakistan |
| Called off | ||||
final
| September 17th scorecard |
Colombo (SSC) |
Sri Lanka 98-9 (25/25) |
- |
India 99-4 (23.4 / 25) |
| India wins with 6 wickets | ||||