1996–97 Singer Akai Cup

The 1997 Singer Akai Cup was held in Sharjah, UAE, between April 3-11, 1997. Three national teams took part: Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe.

The 1997 Singer Akai Cup started with a double round-robin tournament where each team played the other twice. The two leading teams qualified for the final. Sri Lanka won the tournament and US$40,000. Runners-up Pakistan won US$25,000 and Zimbabwe US$10,000.

The beneficiaries of the tournament were Waqar Younis and Saeed Ahmed who each received US$35,000, and Aslam Khokhar, Israr Ali and Zulfiqar Ahmed (all Pakistan) who each received US$10,000.

Pakistan

 * Wasim Akram (captain)
 * Rameez Raja
 * Sajid Ali
 * Ijaz Ahmed
 * Shahid Afridi
 * Inzamam-ul-Haq
 * Saleem Malik
 * Mohammad Wasim
 * Mushtaq Ahmed
 * Moin Khan (wicket-keeper)
 * Saqlain Mushtaq
 * Waqar Younis
 * Mohammad Zahid
 * Shahid Nazir

Sri Lanka

 * Arjuna Ranatunga (captain)
 * Sanath Jayasuriya
 * Romesh Kaluwitharana (wicket-keeper)
 * Marvan Atapattu
 * Aravinda de Silva
 * Hashan Tillakaratne
 * Roshan Mahanama
 * Ruwan Kalpage
 * Kumar Dharmasena
 * Chaminda Vaas
 * Upul Chandana
 * Muttiah Muralitharan
 * Nuwan Zoysa
 * Sajeewa de Silva

Zimbabwe

 * Alistair Campbell (captain)
 * Andy Flower (vice-captain/wicket-keeper/coach)
 * Eddo Brandes
 * Stuart Carlisle
 * Grant Flower
 * Everton Matambanadzo
 * JA Rennie
 * Bryan Strang
 * Paul Strang
 * Heath Streak
 * Dirk Viljoen
 * Andy Whittall
 * Guy Whittall
 * Craig Wishart