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{{Short description|International cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = Sameer Cup
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| administrator =
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and Final
| host = {{cr|Kenya}}
| champions = {{cr|RSA}}
| count =
| participants = [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]]<br/>[[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]<br/>[[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]<br/>[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
| matches = 28 September – <BR>6 October 1996
| attendance =
| player of the series = {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Allan Donald]]
| most runs = [[Gary Kirsten]] (227)
| most wickets = [[Allan Donald]] (14)
}}

The '''Kenya Cricket Association Centenary Tournament''' (also known as the '''Sameer Cup''') was a four team [[One Day International|ODI]] cricket tournament held in Kenya during the 1996–97 season.

==Squads==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; border-collapse:collapse; width:60%;"
|- style="background:#C1D8FF;"
! colspan=4|Squads
|- style="background:#efefe;"
! style="background:#ccffcc;" scope="row" | {{cr|KEN}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.cricinfo.com.pk/db/ARCHIVE/1996-97/OD_TOURNEYS/KCA-CT/KCA-CT_SEP-OCT1996_KENYA_SQUAD.html |title=KCA Centenary Tournament – Sep-Oct 1996 – Kenyan Squad |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=12 April 2012}}</ref>
! style="background:#ccffcc;" scope="row" | {{cr|PAK}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.cricinfo.com.pk/db/ARCHIVE/1996-97/OD_TOURNEYS/KCA-CT/KCA-CT_SEP-OCT1996_PAK_SQUAD.html |title=KCA Centenary Tournament – Sep-Oct 1996 – Pakistani Squad |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=12 April 2012}}</ref>
! style="background:#ccffcc;" scope="row" | {{cr|RSA}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.cricinfo.com.pk/db/ARCHIVE/1996-97/OD_TOURNEYS/KCA-CT/KCA-CT_SEP-OCT1996_RSA_SQUAD.html |title=KCA Centenary Tournament – Sep-Oct 1996 – South African Squad |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=12 April 2012}}</ref>
! style="background:#ccffcc;" scope="row" | {{cr|SRI}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.cricinfo.com.pk/db/ARCHIVE/1996-97/OD_TOURNEYS/KCA-CT/KCA-CT_SEP-OCT1996_SL_SQUAD.html |title=KCA Centenary Tournament – Sep-Oct 1996 – Sri Lankan Squad |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=12 April 2012}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
|-
| [[Maurice Odumbe]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
| [[Saeed Anwar]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
| [[Hansie Cronje]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
| [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
|-
| [[Rajab Ali]]
| [[Azhar Mahmood]]
| [[Derek Crookes]]
| [[Upul Chandana]]
|-
| [[Dipak Chudasama]]
| [[Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Ijaz Ahmed]]
| [[Daryll Cullinan]]
| [[Aravinda de Silva]]
|-
| [[Sandeep Gupta]]
| [[Moin Khan]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
| [[Fanie de Villiers]]
| [[Sajeewa de Silva]]
|-
| [[Aasif Karim]]
| [[Rameez Raja]]
| [[Allan Donald]]
| [[Kumar Dharmasena]]
|-
| [[Hitesh Modi]]
| [[Saeed Azad]]
| [[Herschelle Gibbs]]
| [[Asanka Gurusinha]]
|-
| [[Thomas Odoyo]]
| [[Saleem Elahi]]
| [[Andrew Hudson (cricketer)|Andrew Hudson]]
| [[Sanath Jayasuriya]]
|-
| [[Tito Odumbe]]
| [[Saleem Malik]]
| [[Gary Kirsten]]
| [[Romesh Kaluwitharana]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
|-
| [[Lameck Onyango]]
| [[Saqlain Mushtaq]]
| [[Brian McMillan]]
| [[Roshan Mahanama]]
|-
| [[Kennedy Otieno]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
| [[Shahid Afridi]]
| [[Craig Matthews]]
| [[Muttiah Muralitharan]]
|-
| [[Tony Suji]]
| [[Shahid Nazir]]
|[[Jonty Rhodes]]
| [[Hashan Tillakaratne]]
|-
| [[Martin Suji]]
| [[Waqar Younis]]
| [[David John Richardson|Dave Richardson]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
| [[Chaminda Vaas]]
|-
| [[Steve Tikolo]]
| [[Wasim Akram]]
| [[Pat Symcox]]
|
|-
|}

==Points table==
{| class="wikitable"
! Place !! Team !! Played !! Won !! Lost !! Points !! NetRR
|- align="center"
| 1 || align="left" | {{cr|RSA}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || '''4''' || 1.518
|- align="center"
| 2 || align="left" | {{cr|PAK}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || '''4''' || 0.498
|- align="center"
| 3 || align="left" | {{cr|SRI}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || '''4''' || 0.496
|- align="center"
| 4 || align="left" | {{cr|KEN}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || '''0''' || -2.396
|}

==Group matches==
===1st match===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 28 September 1996
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score1 = 188/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Hitesh Modi|HS Modi]] 78[[not out|*]] (105)
| wickets1 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan|M Muralitharan]] 4/18 (10 overs)
| score2 = 190/3 (30.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Romesh Kaluwitharana|RS Kaluwitharana]] 100[[not out|*]] (89)
| wickets2 = [[Edward Odumbe|EO Odumbe]] 2/29 (4 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/62/62830.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Gymkhana Club Ground]], [[Nairobi]]
| umpires = [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|ID Robinson]] (ZIM) and [[Russell Tiffin|RB Tiffin]] (ZIM)
| motm = [[Muttiah Muralitharan|M Muralitharan]] (SL)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Sandip Gupta|SK Gupta]] (KEN) and [[Sajeewa de Silva|KSC de Silva]] (SL) made their ODI debuts.
}}

===2nd match===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 29 September 1996
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 321/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Darryl Cullinan|DJ Cullinan]] 124 (117)
| wickets1 = [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] 3/42 (10 overs)
| score2 = 259 (42.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer, born 1968)|Ijaz Ahmed]] 88 (63)
| wickets2 = [[Allan Donald|AA Donald]] 3/29 (8 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 62 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/62/62832.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Gymkhana Club Ground]], [[Nairobi]]
| umpires = [[S. K. Bansal|SK Bansal]] (IND) and [[Russell Tiffin|RB Tiffin]] (ZIM)
| motm = [[Jonty Rhodes|JN Rhodes]] (SA)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===3rd match===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 1 October 1996
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score1 = 169 (42 overs)
| runs1 = [[Darryl Cullinan|DJ Cullinan]] 51 (73)
| wickets1 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan|M Muralitharan]] 4/35 (10 overs)
| score2 = 170/8 (40.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya|ST Jayasuriya]] 45 (30)
| wickets2 = [[Pat Symcox|PL Symcox]] 2/20 (10 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/62/62835.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Nairobi Club Ground]], [[Nairobi]]
| umpires = [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|ID Robinson]] (ZIM) and [[Russell Tiffin|RB Tiffin]] (ZIM)
| motm = [[Sanath Jayasuriya|ST Jayasuriya]] (SL)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===4th match===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 2 October 1996
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 148 (47 overs)
| runs1 = [[Dipak Chudasama|DN Chudasama]] 51 (135)
| wickets1 = [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] 3/27 (10 overs)
| score2 = 149/6 (40.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Moin Khan]] 50[[not out|*]] (72)
| wickets2 = [[Thomas Odoyo|TM Odoyo]] 3/25 (10 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/62/62836.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Aga Khan Sports Club Ground]], [[Nairobi]]
| umpires = [[S. K. Bansal|SK Bansal]] (IND) and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|ID Robinson]] (ZIM)
| motm = [[Thomas Odoyo|TM Odoyo]] (KEN)
| toss = Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Tony Suji|AO Suji]] (KEN) and [[Shahid Afridi]] (PAK) made their ODI debuts.
}}

===5th match===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 3 October 1996
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
| score1 = 305/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Gary Kirsten|G Kirsten]] 66 (73)
| wickets1 = [[Aasif Karim|AY Karim]] 2/44 (10 overs)
| score2 = 103 (25.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dipak Chudasama|DN Chudasama]] 29 (41)
| wickets2 = [[Allan Donald|AA Donald]] 6/23 (9 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 202 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/62/62838.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Gymkhana Club Ground]], [[Nairobi]]
| umpires = [[S. K. Bansal|SK Bansal]] (IND) and [[Russell Tiffin|RB Tiffin]] (ZIM)
| motm = [[Allan Donald|AA Donald]] (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Herschelle Gibbs|HH Gibbs]] (SA) made his ODI debut.
}}

===6th match===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 4 October 1996
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score1 = 371/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Saeed Anwar]] 115 (120)
| wickets1 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya|ST Jayasuriya]] 3/94 (10 overs)
| score2 = 289 (49.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aravinda de Silva|PA de Silva]] 122 (116)
| wickets2 = [[Waqar Younis]] 5/52 (8.5 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 82 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/62/62844.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Gymkhana Club Ground]], [[Nairobi]]
| umpires = [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|ID Robinson]] (ZIM) and [[Russell Tiffin|RB Tiffin]] (ZIM)
| motm = [[Shahid Afridi]] (PAK)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Sri Lanka required 290 to make the final on net run rate.
}}

==Final==
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 6 October 1996
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| score1 = 203 (46.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer, born 1968)|Ijaz Ahmed]] 47 (68)
| wickets1 = [[Derek Crookes|DN Crookes]] 3/30 (10 overs)
| score2 = 204/3 (39.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Gary Kirsten|G Kirsten]] 118[[not out|*]] (127)
| wickets2 = [[Shahid Afridi]] 3/48 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/62/62857.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Gymkhana Club Ground]], [[Nairobi]]
| umpires = [[S. K. Bansal|SK Bansal]] (IND) and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|ID Robinson]] (ZIM)
| motm = [[Gary Kirsten|G Kirsten]] (SA)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

The final took place between South Africa and Pakistan at the [[Nairobi Gymkhana Club|Gymkhana Club Ground]] in Nairobi. Pakistan had qualified for the final by edging past Sri Lanka on net run rate, largely due to their first innings effort of 9 for 371 when the two teams met.

[[Saeed Anwar]] won the toss for Pakistan and elected to bat first. They were all out of 203 in the 46th over with [[Allan Donald|Donald]] and [[Derek Crookes|Crookes]] taking 3 wickets each. Ijaz Ahmed top scored for Pakistan with 47. In reply the South Africans started off well, putting on 77 for the 1st wicket before [[Shahid Afridi]] took a couple of quick wickets. [[Gary Kirsten]] finished unbeaten on 118 off just 127 as his side reached their target in the 39th over. Kirsten was named as the Man of the Match.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/KENYA/1996-97_KENYA_Kenya_Cricket_Association_Centenary_Tournament_(Sameer_Cup)_1996-97.html Cricket Archive]

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