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Dates | 7 β 27 November 1993 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Association of Bengal |
Cricket format | One Day International |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin, Knockout |
Host(s) | India |
Champions | India (1st title) |
Runners-up | West Indies |
Participants | 5 |
Matches | 13 |
Player of the series | Mohammad Azharuddin |
Most runs | Mohammad Azharuddin (311) |
Most wickets | Winston Benjamin (14) |
The CAB Jubilee Tournament, also known as Hero Cup for sponsorship reasons, was a cricket tournament played in India in 1993ββto commemorate the Cricket Association of Bengal's diamond jubilee. India, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa and Zimbabwe took part in the "multi-nation tournament." Envisaged as a six-nation tournament Pakistan pulled out on 3 November 1993, "four days before the commencement of the first game." India beat West Indies in the final of the tournamentββto win the Hero Cup. Hero Cup was the first cricket event to be, "sponsored by," Hero Honda.
Squadsβ»
India | South Africa | Sri Lanka | West Indies | Zimbabwe |
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South Africa announced a squad that would play the Hero Cup. And the Australia tour retaining Kepler Wessels as their captain. Bowler Brett Schultz was rested owing to an injury. Ahead of the tournament, the India squad participated in a preparatory camp starting 1 November at the National Stadium in Delhi. The 18-member Zimbabwe squad arrived in Dhaka the same day to play two limited over games against Bangladesh Cricket Control Board XI, the latter then an associate member of the International Cricket Council.
Notable effortsβ»
Notable cricketing contributions include Sachin Tendulkar's match winning last over for India against South Africa in the Semi-finals (also the first match under lights at the Eden Gardens), Anil Kumbles 6/12 for India against the West Indies in the final β a match winning effort and "then the best bowling figures by an Indian in limited overs cricket," Sanath Jayasuriya opening the batting for the first time for Sri Lanka and Jonty Rhodes's world record five catches for South Africa against the West Indies.
Winning teamβ»
India won the tournament beating the West Indies.
Controversiesβ»
Two of the matches involved crowd trouble, first in Ahmedabad, where crowd trouble interrupted play and in Calcutta, where a firecracker exploded in West Indian Keith Arthurtons face.
Hero Cup was the first tournament to be broadcast live on a satellite channel, Star TV. Until the Hero Cup in 1993, state terrestrial broadcaster Doordarshan had a monopoly on broadcast of cricket matches in India. Doordarshan claimed violation of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 act, claiming the broadcast right was public property and had to be uplinked from India (Star TV uplinks from Hong Kong). The matter went up to the Supreme Court in 1995, which held that broadcast rights could not be treated as public property.
Fixturesβ»
Venuesβ»
Ten different venues were used for each of the ten league games, with the semi-finals and finals being held at Calcutta.
Points tableβ»
Points table at the end of the league stage:
Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Points | NRR |
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West Indies | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.055 |
South Africa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +0.543 |
India | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +0.082 |
Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | β0.478 |
Zimbabwe | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β1.260 |
League matchesβ»
7 November 1993
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India won by 7 wickets
Green Park Stadium, Kanpur Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Ian Robinson (Zim) Player of the match: Javagal Srinath (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
9 November 1993
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West Indies won by 46 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Bombay Umpires: Shyam Bansal (Ind) and R. T. Ramachandran (Ind) Player of the match: Hashan Tillakaratne (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
10 November 1993
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced the match to 37 overs a side and the match was thereafter called off when it rained during the first innings.
14 November 1993
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South Africa won by 41 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Umpires: V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind) and Raman Sharma (Ind) Player of the match: Jonty Rhodes (SA) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Overnight rain reduced the match to 40 overs a side.
15 November 1993
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(SL) won by 55 runs
Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna Umpires: S. Choudhary (Ind) and K. Parthasarathy (Ind) Player of the match: Arjuna Ranatunga (SL) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
16 November 1993
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West Indies won by 69 runs (revised target)
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Karl Liebenberg (SA) and Ian Robinson (Zim) Player of the match: Winston Benjamin (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Crowd trouble after India lost 6 wickets, match reduced by 12 overs.
18 November 1993
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Match tied
Nehru Stadium, Indore Umpires: Karl Liebenberg (SA) and Steve Bucknor (WI) Player of the match: Manoj Prabhakar (Ind) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
19 November 1993
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South Africa won by 78 runs
Nehru Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: S. Choudhary (Ind) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind) Player of the match: Richard Snell (SA) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
21 November 1993
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West Indies won by 134 runs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Shyam Bansal (Ind) and Raman Sharma (Ind) Player of the match: Desmond Haynes (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
22 November 1993
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India won by 43 runs
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Ian Robinson (Zim) Player of the match: Vinod Kambli (Ind) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
Semi-finalsβ»
24 November 1993
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India won by 2 runs
Eden Gardens, Calcutta Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Ian Robinson (Zim) Player of the match: Mohammad Azharuddin (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
25 November 1993
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West Indies won by 7 wickets
Eden Gardens, Calcutta Umpires: Shyam Bansal (Ind) and S. Choudhary (Ind) Player of the match: Brian Lara (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
Finalβ»
27 November 1993
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India won by 102 runs
Eden Gardens, Calcutta Umpires: Karl Liebenberg (SA) and Ian Robinson (Zim) Player of the match: Anil Kumble (Ind) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Hero Cup inaugurated". The Indian Express. 6 November 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan pull out". The Indian Express. United News of India. 4 November 1993. p. 16. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Hero Cup, 1993β94". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Hero Honda ready to cooperate". The Hindu. 19 January 2003. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Hero Cup in India: Nov 1993 - Squads". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "SA team for CAB tourney". The Indian Express. AFP. 3 November 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Kambli joins camp". The Indian Express. 3 November 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Zimbabwe squad in Bangladesh". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 3 November 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Eden Gardens awaits with bated breath for Sachin Tendulkar magic". The Asian Age. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Kumble β one who loves to prove critics wrong". Sify.com. 15 January 2008. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "The Jayasuriya One-Day saga". The Island Online. 20 September 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Cobras sweat it out in Chennai heat to find fielding accuracy and execution". Cape Times. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ Hutton, Peter (2008). Television in India. Routledge. pp. 141, 142. ISBN 978-1134062133.
- ^ Haigh, Gideon (2010). Sphere of Influence: Writings on Cricket and Its Discontents. Victory Books. pp. 7, 8, 9. ISBN 978-0522857870.
- ^ "Hero Cup: Schedules and Results". Yahoo!. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "C.A.B. Jubilee Tournament (Hero Cup), 1993/94 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
External linksβ»
- Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo
- Bengal Cricket Association Diamond Jubilee Tournament (Hero Cup) 1993/94 at CricketArchive (subscription required)