The 1997 Singer-Akai Champions Trophy was held in

Sharjah Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital o ...

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, between December 11-19, 1997. Four national teams took part:

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, and

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. The 1997 Singer-Akai Champions Trophy started with a

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where each team played the other once. The two leading teams qualified for the final. England won the tournament and US$40,000. Runners-up West Indies won US$25,000.

Squads

Group stage points table

Group stage

1st Match

2nd Match

3rd Match

4th Match

5th Match

6th Match

Final

References

External links

Cricket Archive: Singer-Akai Champions Trophy 1997/98

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 Singer Akai Champions Trophy International cricket competitions from 1997–98 to 2000 Singer-Akai Champions Trophy, 1997 1997 in Emirati sport International cricket competitions in the United Arab Emirates