The 1995–1996 international cricket season was from September 1995 to April 1996.
Season overview International toursStart dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]TestODIFCLA1–2 1–2 — —0–1 0–2 — —1–0 3–2 — —2–1 — — —1–0 6–1 — —0–1 2–2 — —3–0 — — —0–0 2–1 — — —0–1 — —1–0 3–2 — —International tournamentsStart dateTournamentWinners 1995–96 Singer Champions Trophy 1995–96 Australian Tri-Series 1995–96 Wills World Cup 1995–96 Singer Cup 1995-96 Pepsi Sharjah Cup
September Sri Lanka in Pakistan
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1304 8–11 September Rameez Raja Arjuna Ranatunga Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar by an innings and 40 runsTest 1305 15–19 September Rameez Raja Arjuna Ranatunga Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad by 42 runsTest 1306 22–26 September Rameez Raja Arjuna Ranatunga Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot by 144 runsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1003 29 September Rameez Raja Arjuna Ranatunga Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala by 9 wickets ODI 1004 1 October Rameez Raja Arjuna Ranatunga Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad by 49 runs ODI 1005 3 October Rameez Raja Arjuna Ranatunga Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi by 4 wickets
October Singer Champions Trophy 1995-96
TeamPWLTNRRRPoints 4 2 2 0 0 5.196 4 4 2 2 0 0 5.056 4 4 2 2 0 0 4.215 4
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1006 11 October Arjuna Ranatunga Richie Richardson Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 6 runs ODI 1007 12 October Rameez Raja Arjuna Ranatunga Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 82 runs ODI 1008 13 October Rameez Raja Richie Richardson Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 15 runs ODI 1009 15 October Rameez Raja Richie Richardson Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 4 wickets ODI 1010 16 October Arjuna Ranatunga Richie Richardson Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 4 runs ODI 1011 17 October Rameez Raja Arjuna Ranatunga Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 8 wicketsFinal No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1012 20 October Arjuna Ranatunga Richie Richardson Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 50 runs
South Africa in Zimbabwe
One-off Test No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1307 13–16 October Andy Flower Hansie Cronje Harare Sports Club, Harare by 7 wicketsODI Series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1013 21 October Andy Flower Hansie Cronje Harare Sports Club, Harare by 134 runs ODI 1014 22 October Andy Flower Hansie Cronje Harare Sports Club, Harare by 112 runs
New Zealand in India
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1308 18–20 October Mohammad Azharuddin Lee Germon M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore by 8 wickets Test 1309 25–29 October Mohammad Azharuddin Lee Germon MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Match drawn Test 1310 8–12 November Mohammad Azharuddin Lee Germon Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Match drawnODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1015 15 November Mohammad Azharuddin Lee Germon Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur by 8 wickets ODI 1016 18 November Mohammad Azharuddin Lee Germon Gandhi Sports Complex Ground, Amritsar by 6 wickets ODI 1016a 21 November Mohammad Azharuddin Lee Germon Nehru Stadium, Margao Match abandoned ODI 1017 24 November Mohammad Azharuddin Lee Germon Nehru Stadium, Pune by 5 wickets ODI 1018 26 November Mohammad Azharuddin Lee Germon Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur by 99 runs ODI 1019 29 November Mohammad Azharuddin Lee Germon Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai by 6 wickets
November Pakistan in Australia
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1311 9–13 November Mark Taylor Wasim Akram The Gabba, Brisbane by an innings and 126 runs Test 1313 17–20 November Mark Taylor Wasim Akram Bellerive Oval, Hobart by 155 runs Test 1314 30 November-4 December Mark Taylor Wasim Akram Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 74 runs
England in South Africa
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1312 16–20 November Hansie Cronje Mike Atherton SuperSport Park, Centurion Match drawn Test 1315 30 November-4 December Hansie Cronje Mike Atherton The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Match drawn Test 1318 14–18 December Hansie Cronje Mike Atherton Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Match drawn Test 1320 26–30 December Hansie Cronje Mike Atherton St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Match drawn Test 1321 2–4 January Hansie Cronje Mike Atherton Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town by 10 wicketsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1033 9 January Hansie Cronje Mike Atherton Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town by 6 runs ODI 1034 11 January Hansie Cronje Mike Atherton Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein by 5 wickets ODI 1036 13 January Hansie Cronje Mike Atherton The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg by 3 wickets ODI 1038 14 January Hansie Cronje Alec Stewart SuperSport Park, Centurion by 7 wickets ODI 1040 17 January Hansie Cronje Mike Atherton Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban by 5 wickets ODI 1042 19 January Hansie Cronje Mike Atherton Buffalo Park, East London by 14 runs ODI 1044 21 January Hansie Cronje Mike Atherton St George's Park, Port Elizabeth by 64 runs
December Pakistan in New Zealand
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1316 8–12 December Lee Germon Wasim Akram AMI Stadium, Christchurch by 161 runsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1020 15 December Lee Germon Wasim Akram Carisbrook, Dunedin by 20 runs ODI 1022 17 December Lee Germon Wasim Akram AMI Stadium, Christchurch by 1 wicket ODI 1025 20 December Lee Germon Wasim Akram Basin Reserve, Wellington by 54 runs ODI 1027 23 December Lee Germon Wasim Akram Eden Park, Auckland by 32 runs
Sri Lanka in Australia
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1317 8–11 December Mark Taylor Arjuna Ranatunga WACA Ground, Perth by an innings 36 runs Test 1319 26–30 December Mark Taylor Arjuna Ranatunga Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 10 wickets Test 1324 25–29 January Mark Taylor Aravinda de Silva Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 148 runs
Australian Tri-Series 1995-96
Pos Team P W L NR T Points NRR 1 8 5 3 0 0 10 +0.368 2 8 3 4 1 0 7 -0.282 3 8 3 4 1 0 7 -0.439
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1021 15 December Arjuna Ranatunga Richie Richardson Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 4 wickets ODI 1023 17 December Mark Taylor Richie Richardson Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 121 runs ODI 1024 19 December Mark Taylor Richie Richardson Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 24 runs ODI 1026 21 December Mark Taylor Arjuna Ranatunga Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 5 wickets ODI 1028 1 January Mark Taylor Courtney Walsh Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 1 wicket ODI 1029 3 January Aravinda de Silva Richie Richardson Bellerive Oval, Hobart by 70 runs ODI 1030 5 January Aravinda de Silva Richie Richardson The Gabba, Brisbane by 7 wickets ODI 1031 7 January Mark Taylor Richie Richardson The Gabba, Brisbane by 14 runs ODI 1032 9 January Mark Taylor Aravinda de Silva Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 3 wickets ODI 1035 12 January Mark Taylor Aravinda de Silva WACA Ground, Perth by 83 runs ODI 1037 14 January Aravinda de Silva Richie Richardson WACA Ground, Perth by 16 runs ODI 1039 16 January Mark Taylor Arjuna Ranatunga Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 3 wicketsFinals No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1041 18 January Mark Taylor Arjuna Ranatunga Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 18 runs ODI 1043 20 January Mark Taylor Arjuna Ranatunga Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 9 runs
January Zimbabwe in New Zealand
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1322 13–17 January Lee Germon Andy Flower Seddon Park, Hamilton Match drawn Test 1323 20–24 January Lee Germon Andy Flower Eden Park, Auckland Match drawnODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 1045 28 January Lee Germon Andy Flower Eden Park, Auckland by 74 runs ODI 1046 31 January Lee Germon Andy Flower Basin Reserve, Wellington by 6 wickets ODI 1047 3 February Lee Germon Andy Flower McLean Park, Napier by 21 runs
February Wills World Cup 1995-96
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1048 14 February Mike Atherton Lee Germon Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad by 11 runs ODI 1049 16 February Hansie Cronje Sultan Zarawani Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi by 169 runs ODI 1050 16 February Richie Richardson Andy Flower Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad by 6 wickets ODI 1051 17 February Steven Lubbers Lee Germon Reliance Stadium, Vadodara by 119 runs ODI 1051a 17 February Arjuna Ranatunga Mark Taylor R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by walkover ODI 1052 18 February Mohammad Azharuddin Maurice Odumbe Barabati Stadium, Cuttack by 7 wickets ODI 1053 18 February Mike Atherton Sultan Zarawani Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar by 8 wickets ODI 1054 20 February Lee Germon Hansie Cronje Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad by 5 wickets ODI 1055 21 February Arjuna Ranatunga Andy Flower Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by 6 wickets ODI 1056 21 February Mohammad Azharuddin Richie Richardson Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior by 5 wickets ODI 1057 22 February Mike Atherton Steven Lubbers Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar by 49 runs ODI 1058 23 February Mark Taylor Maurice Odumbe Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Visakhapatnam by 97 runs ODI 1059 24 February Wasim Akram Sultan Zarawani Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala by 9 wickets ODI 1060 25 February Mike Atherton Hansie Cronje Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi by 78 runs ODI 1060a 25 February Arjuna Ranatunga Richie Richardson R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by walkover ODI 1061 26 February Maurice Odumbe Andy Flower Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna No result ODI 1062 26 February Wasim Akram Roland Lefebvre Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 8 wickets ODI 1063 27 February Maurice Odumbe Andy Flower Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna by 5 wickets ODI 1064 27 February Lee Germon Sultan Zarawani Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad by 109 runs ODI 1065 27 February Mohammad Azharuddin Mark Taylor Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai by 16 runs ODI 1066 29 February Maurice Odumbe Richie Richardson Nehru Stadium, Pune by 73 runs ODI 1067 29 February Wasim Akram Hansie Cronje National Stadium, Karachi by 5 wickets ODI 1068 1 March Mark Taylor Andy Flower VCA Ground, Nagpur by 16 runs ODI 1069 1 March Steven Lubbers Sultan Zarawani Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 7 wickets ODI 1070 2 March Mohammad Azharuddin Arjuna Ranatunga Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi by 6 wickets ODI 1071 3 March Wasim Akram Mike Atherton National Stadium, Karachi by 7 wickets ODI 1072 4 March Mark Taylor Richie Richardson Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur by 16 runs ODI 1073 5 March Steven Lubbers Hansie Cronje Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi by 160 runs ODI 1074 6 March Arjuna Ranatunga Maurice Odumbe Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy by 144 runs ODI 1075 6 March Mohammad Azharuddin Andy Flower Green Park Stadium, Kanpur by 40 runs ODI 1076 6 March Wasim Akram Lee Germon Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 46 runsQuarter finals No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1077 9 March Arjuna Ranatunga Mike Atherton Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad by 5 wickets ODI 1078 9 March Mohammad Azharuddin Aamer Sohail M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore by 39 runs ODI 1079 11 March Hansie Cronje Richie Richardson National Stadium, Karachi by 19 runs ODI 1080 11 March Mark Taylor Lee Germon MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai by 6 wicketsSemi finals No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1081 13 March Mohammad Azharuddin Arjuna Ranatunga Eden Gardens, Kolkata by default ODI 1082 14 March Mark Taylor Richie Richardson PCA IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali by 5 runsFinal No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 1083 17 March Mark Taylor Arjuna Ranatunga Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 7 wickets
March New Zealand in the West Indies