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{{Infobox cricket series
| series = Titan Cup
| partof =
| image =
| caption =
| date = 17 October – 6 November 1996
| place = India
| result = {{cr|IND}} won the tri-series
| player of series = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Allan Donald]]
| team1 = {{cr|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| team3 = {{cr|RSA}}
| captain1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]]
| captain2 = [[Mark Taylor (cricketer)|Mark Taylor]]
| captain3 = [[Hansie Cronje]]
| runs1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (320)
| runs2 = [[Mark Taylor (cricketer)|Mark Taylor]] (302)
| runs3 = [[Gary Kirsten]] (307)
| wickets1 = [[Anil Kumble]] (14)
| wickets2 = [[Paul Reiffel]] (4)<br/>[[Glenn McGrath]] (4)
| wickets3 = [[Allan Donald]] (17)
}}

The '''Titan Cup''' was a triangular [[One Day International]] [[cricket]] tournament held in India between 17 October and 6 November 1996 involving [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]], [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] and [[India national cricket team|India]]. Although South Africa had won all its round-robin matches, it lost in the final to India.<ref name="A">{{cite web|title=Wisden - Titan Cup, 1996-97|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151344.html|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=2011-04-15}}</ref> The tournament was sponsored by and named after [[Titan Industries]].

==Background==
The Titan Cup was held after the [[Australian cricket team in India in 1996–97|inaugural series]] of the [[Border–Gavaskar Trophy]] between India and Australia. It was a one-Test series held in [[Feroz Shah Kotla|New Delhi]], and was won by India, and served as the commencement of [[South African cricket team in India in 1996–97|South Africa's tour of India]] later that season. Having won the [[1996 Pepsi Sharjah Cup|Pepsi Sharjah Cup]] and five out of their six matches in the [[1996 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] that year, South Africa were considered favorites to win the competition. They were also coming on the back of winning a four-nation ODI tournament, the [[Sameer Cup 1996–97|Kenya Centenary Cup]], where they defeated a strong [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] side in the final, and having lost only one game leading into the final, that to world champions [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]].<ref name="SATeam">{{cite news |title=Confident South African squad arrives in India |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1996-97/OD_TOURNEYS/TITAN/ARTICLES/CONFIDENT_RSA_IND_15OCT1996.html |access-date=16 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=15 October 1996}}</ref> Captain [[Hansie Cronje]] admitted that his side were "in cracking one-day form" before the Titan Cup commenced.<ref>{{cite news |title=SA in cracking one-day form |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1996-97/OD_TOURNEYS/TITAN/ARTICLES/RSA_ODI_FORM_16OCT1996.html |access-date=16 October 2018 |work=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)|The Daily News]] |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=16 October 1996}}</ref> Australia, the runners-up in the World Cup, were considered second favorites. India, having not won any ODI competition leading into the tournament, had seen the team captaincy change hands from veteran [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] to the then 23-year-old star batsman [[Sachin Tendulkar]].

Before their first game against India, South Africa played a practice game in [[Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad|Gymkhana Ground]] in [[Secunderabad]] dividing themselves into two teams and with members of the [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]], the local first-class team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mongia not to open in one-dayers |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961016/29050562.html |access-date=15 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=16 October 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970424145902/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961016/29050562.html |archive-date=24 April 1997}}</ref>

==Squads==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
|-
!{{cr|IND}}
!{{cr|AUS}}
!{{cr|RSA}}
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
*[[Sachin Tendulkar]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
*[[Anil Kumble]] ([[Captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
*[[Salil Ankola]]
*[[Mohammad Azharuddin]]
*[[Pankaj Dharmani]]
*[[Rahul Dravid]]
*[[Sourav Ganguly]]
*[[Ajay Jadeja]]
*[[Sunil Joshi]]
*[[Aashish Kapoor]]
*[[Nayan Mongia]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
*[[Venkatesh Prasad]]
*[[Vikram Rathore]]
*[[Navjot Singh Sidhu]]
*[[Robin Singh (cricketer, born 1963)|Robin Singh]]
*[[Sujith Somasunder]]
*[[Javagal Srinath]]
|
*[[Mark Taylor (cricketer)|Mark Taylor]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
*[[Michael Bevan]]
*[[Damien Fleming]]
*[[Adam Gilchrist]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
*[[Jason Gillespie]]
*[[Ian Healy]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
*[[Brad Hogg]]
*[[Stuart Law]]
*[[Glenn McGrath]]
*[[Paul Reiffel]]
*[[Michael Slater]]
*[[Shane Warne]]
*[[Mark Waugh]]
*[[Steve Waugh]]
|
*[[Hansie Cronje]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
*[[Nicky Boje]]
*[[Derek Crookes]]
*[[Daryll Cullinan]]
*[[Fanie de Villiers]]
*[[Allan Donald]]
*[[Herschelle Gibbs]]
*[[Andrew Hudson]]
*[[Gary Kirsten]] ([[Captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
*[[Lance Klusener]]
*[[Brian McMillan]]
*[[Dave Richardson (South African cricketer)|Dave Richardson]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
*[[Jonty Rhodes]]
*[[Pat Symcox]]
|}

The South Africa coaching staff was headed by [[Bob Woolmer]], with Robbie Muzzell accompanying the squad as the manager.<ref>{{cite news |title=South Africans focus on winning Test series |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961015/28950022.html |access-date=15 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=15 October 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970424134016/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961015/28950022.html |archive-date=24 April 1997}}</ref> The squad arrived in India on 14 October 1996 without their four regular team players: medium pace bowler [[Craig Matthews]], batsman [[Jacques Kallis]], all-rounder [[Shaun Pollock]] and [[Spin bowling|spinner]] [[Paul Adams (cricketer)|Paul Adams]]. [[Gary Kirsten]] was named the new vice-captain of the side.<ref name="SATeam"/>

The India team coach was [[Madan Lal]]. Debutants included [[Karnataka]] opening batsman [[Sujith Somasunder]] and [[Tamil Nadu]] all-rounder [[Robin Singh (cricketer, born 1963)|Robin Singh]]. The squad for their first three games was announced on 13 October 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ankola back in squad for Titan Cup |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961014/28850662.html |access-date=13 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=14 October 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970424130248/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961014/28850662.html |archive-date=24 April 1997}}</ref> On 23 October, for the remaining three of the group stage games following the loss to South Africa, the Indian selectors brought in [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]] in place of [[Sujith Somasunder]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sidhu replaces Somasundar in Indian team |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961024/29850662.html |access-date=15 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=24 October 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970424192936/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961024/29850662.html |archive-date=24 April 1997}}</ref>

==Results==
South Africa won all their round-robin matches against India and Australia. Australia did not win any of their matches, losing two of their encounters against India.<ref name="A"/> In third match,Anil Kumble along with [[Javagal Srinath]] helped India to win their ODI match against Australia in Bangalore. The duo added 52 runs for 9th wicket partnership,after [[Sachin Tendulkar]] got out at 88 when India was 164/8,chasing a target of 216 runs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Titan Cup - 3rd match-India v Australia-Scorecard-21 October 1996|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66061.html|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble seal thrilling win in nervous run-chase against Australia in Titan Cup 1996|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Javagal-Srinath-and-Anil-Kumble-seal-thrilling-win-in-nervous-run-chase-against-Australia-in-Titan-Cup-1996/32458|publisher=Cricket Country|access-date=27 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023084554/http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Javagal-Srinath-and-Anil-Kumble-seal-thrilling-win-in-nervous-run-chase-against-Australia-in-Titan-Cup-1996/32458|archive-date=23 October 2013}}</ref> The India-Australia match in [[Cuttack]] was abandoned due to rain, resulting in both teams getting one point each. In the 9th and last round-robin match, which was a virtual semi-final, India won by 5 runs defending 289, their highest ever total against Australia then. India just managed to qualify for the final against South Africa on the strength of their two round-robin victories against Australia.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="width:175px;"| Team
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|Pld|Played}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|T|Tied}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|NR|No result}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}
! style="width:45px;"|{{Abbr|[[Net run rate|NRR]]|Net run rate}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|RSA}}
|| 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 12 || +0.478
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|IND}}
|| 6 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 5 || –0.289
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|AUS}}
|| 6 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || –0.296
|-
!colspan=8|''Source: ESPNcricinfo''<ref>{{cite web|title=Points Table|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/60991.html?view=pointstable|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|}

== Matches ==
{{Limited overs international
| date = 17 October
| time =
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 261/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 214 (46.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Gary Kirsten]] 84 (81)
| wickets1 = [[Anil Kumble]] 3/42 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 62 (87)
| wickets2 = [[Allan Donald]] 3/43 (9 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 47 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66059.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
| umpires = [[H. S. Sekhon]] (Ind) and [[Raman Sharma]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Gary Kirsten]] (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
| notes = [[Sujith Somasunder]] (Ind) made his ODI debut.
*''[[Mohammad Azharuddin]] beat [[Kapil Dev]]'s record for most appearances for India in ODIs (225).<ref>{{cite news |title=Azhar betters Kapil's mark |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961018/29250622.html |access-date=13 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=18 October 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970424160034/http://www.expressindia.com:80/ie/daily/19961018/29250622.html |archive-date=24 April 1997}}</ref>
*''[[Venkatesh Prasad]] (Ind) claimed his 50th wicket in ODIs.<ref>{{Cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Scorecards/62/62899|name=India v South Africa, Titan World Series 1996/97}}</ref>
*''Points: India 0, South Africa 2.
}}

Going into the match, South Africa had a marginally better record with nine wins against eight losses over India.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gaundalkar |first1=Anant |title=Clash of the titans, for the Titan Cup |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1996-97/OD_TOURNEYS/TITAN/ARTICLES/CLASH_OF_TITANS_16OCT1996.html |work=Rediff.com |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 October 2018 |date=16 October 1996}}</ref> Electing to bat first upon winning the toss in front of a 35,000-strong crowd, South Africa got off to a fine start after a [[Over (cricket)#Maiden over|maiden]] over by paceman [[Javagal Srinath]].<ref name="1CI">{{cite news |last1=Lal |first1=Kuldip |title=1st ODI: India v South Africa, Match Report |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1996-97/OD_TOURNEYS/TITAN/TITAN-MATCHES/IND_RSA_TITAN_ODI1_17OCT1996_DAILY_MR.html |access-date=16 October 2018 |work=The Daily News |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=17 October 1996}}</ref> Openers [[Gary Kirsten]] and [[Andrew Hudson]] then put together a [[Partnership (cricket)|partnership]] of 74 at 14 overs.<ref name="1IE">{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=N. Jagannath |title=South Africa beat India with plenty to spare |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961018/29250612.html |access-date=16 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=18 October 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970424160005/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961018/29250612.html |archive-date=24 April 1997}}</ref> Kirsten particularly punished India's spinner [[Sunil Joshi]] during his knock of 81, supported well by [[Daryll Cullinan]] (16), who added 43 together for the third wicket. A middle-order collapse — three wickets for 21 runs — was followed by a stand of 76 between Cronje and [[Brian McMillan]]. Cronje remained unbeaten at 65 at the end helping take his team to 261 for the loss of seven wickets. [[Anil Kumble]] was India's best bowler for the innings picking wickets of Kirsten, pinch-hitter [[Pat Symcox]] and [[Derek Crookes]].<ref name="1CI"/>

India began poorly losing debutante [[Sujith Somasunder]] and captain [[Sachin Tendulkar]] early, before [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] and [[Rahul Dravid]] put together 67 runs for the third wicket.<ref name="1IE"/> Dravid was India's best batsman in the game who made a patient 62 before top-edging Crookes while attempting to [[Batting (cricket)#Sweep|sweep]] him. [[Sourav Ganguly]] was involved in a mix-up with Dravid while attempting a sharp single off [[Fanie de Villiers]] and crashing into him, before McMillan ran him out. Despite being declared out, South Africa captain Cronje recalled Ganguly, only before he lost his wicket to [[Allan Donald]], who also dismissed [[Ajay Jadeja]].<ref name="1CI"/> The tail fell cheaply and India were [[End of an innings|all out]] for 214, short of the opposition's score by 47 runs. [[Jonty Rhodes]] stood out for Cronje's team in the field affecting two [[run out]]s, while de Villiers' accurate bowling restricted India's scoring. However, Kirsten's innings of 84 won him the man of the match award.<ref name="1IE"/>
----
{{Limited overs international
| date = 19 October
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 219/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 220/3 (46.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Michael Bevan]] 56 (76)
| wickets1 = [[Allan Donald]] 3/57 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Gary Kirsten]] 105 (134)
| wickets2 = [[Glenn McGrath]] 2/42 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66060.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Nehru Stadium, Indore|Nehru Stadium]], [[Indore]]
| umpires = [[Subroto Banerjee]] (Ind) and [[Suresh Deo]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Gary Kirsten]] (SA)
| toss = Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
| notes = Points: Australia 0, South Africa 2.
}}
----
{{Limited overs international
| date = 21 October
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 215/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 216/8 (48.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Mark Taylor (cricketer)|Mark Taylor]] 105 (144)
| wickets1 = [[Venkatesh Prasad]] 3/37 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 88 (111)
| wickets2 = [[Damien Fleming]] 2/39 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 2 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66061.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| umpires = [[S. K. Bansal]] (Ind) and [[Subroto Porel]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
| toss = Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
| notes = [[Mark Taylor (cricketer)|Mark Taylor]] (Aus) scored his maiden [[Century (cricket)|century]] in ODIs.<ref name="INDAUS1">{{Cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Scorecards/62/62907|name=India v Australia, Titan World Series 1996/97}}</ref>
*''The match was suspended for 20 minutes due to crowd trouble.<ref name="INDAUS1"/>
*''Points: Australia 0, India 2.
}}
----
{{Limited overs international
| date = 23 October
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 249/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 222/7 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Daryll Cullinan]] 106 (130)
| wickets1 = [[Ajay Jadeja]] 2/47 (8 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 64 (93)
| wickets2 = [[Brian McMillan]] 3/32 (9 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 27 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66062.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[S. Choudhary]] (Ind) and [[Jose Kurushinkal]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Daryll Cullinan]] (SA)
| toss = India won the toss and chose to field.
| notes = [[Pankaj Dharmani]] (Ind) made his debut in ODIs.
*''Points: India 0, South Africa 2.
}}
----
{{Limited overs international
| date = 25 October
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 215 (47.3 overs)
| score2 = 218/8 (47.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Stuart Law]] 52 (51)
| wickets1 = [[Allan Donald]] 4/31 (8.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Daryll Cullinan]] 71 (115)
| wickets2 = [[Paul Reiffel]] 4/35 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 2 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66063.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Nahar Singh Stadium]], [[Faridabad]]
| umpires = [[B. Jamula]] (Ind) and [[M. R. Singh]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Daryll Cullinan]] (SA)
| toss = Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
| notes = [[Adam Gilchrist]] (Aus) made his ODI debut.
*''Points: Australia 0, South Africa 2.
}}
----
{{Limited overs international
| date = 27 October
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 =
| score2 =
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66413.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]
| toss = No toss made.
| result = No result
| rain = Match abandoned due to rain.
}}
----
{{Limited overs international
| date = 29 October
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 185 (48.1 overs)
| score2 = 188/5 (48.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Javagal Srinath]] 53 (69)
| wickets1 = [[Allan Donald]] 3/31 (9.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jonty Rhodes]] 54 (81)
| wickets2 = [[Sunil Joshi]] 2/32 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66064.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground|Municipal Stadium]], [[Rajkot]]
| umpires = [[Vijay Chopra]] (Ind) and [[Surya Prakash Rao]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Jonty Rhodes]] (SA)
| toss = India won the toss and chose to bat.
| notes = Points: India 0, South Africa 2.
}}
----
{{Limited overs international
| date = 1 November
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 238/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 239/2 (45 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Michael Bevan]] 79 (95)
| wickets1 = [[Nicky Boje]] 2/43 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Lance Klusener]] 88 (99)
| wickets2 = [[Brad Hogg]] 1/42 (8 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66065.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Nehru Stadium, Guwahati|Nehru Stadium]], [[Guwahati]]
| umpires = [[Bala Murali]] (Ind) and [[K. Parthasarathy]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Pat Symcox]] (SA)
| toss = Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
| notes = Points: Australia 0, South Africa 2.
}}
----
{{Limited overs international
| date = 3 November
| time =
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 289/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 284 (49.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] 94 (104)
| wickets1 = [[Mark Waugh]] 2/38 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mark Taylor (cricketer)|Mark Taylor]] 78 (92)
| wickets2 = [[Anil Kumble]] 3/42 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 5 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66066.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Chandigarh]]
| umpires = [[AV Jayaprakash]] (Ind) and [[S. K. Sharma]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] (Ind)
| toss = Australia won the toss and chose to field.
| notes = Points: Australia 0, India 2.
}}

===Final===

{{Limited overs international
| date = 6 November
| time = 14:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 220/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 185 (47.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 67 (88)
| wickets1 = [[Fanie de Villiers]] 3/32 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Pat Symcox]] 46 (61)
| wickets2 = [[Anil Kumble]] 4/25 (8.2 overs)
| result = India won by 35 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66067.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[V. K. Ramaswamy (umpire)|V. K. Ramaswamy]] (Ind) and [[S. Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Anil Kumble]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and chose to bat.
| notes = India won the Titan Cup.
}}

==Records and awards==
India's Titan Cup win was its first ODI tournament victory in 1996, as well as the first under captain [[Sachin Tendulkar]]. Tendulkar was the lead run-scorer in the tournament, with 320 runs in 6 innings. With 17 wickets, Allan Donald of South Africa won the player of the series award.

== Broadcast ==
It was announced in October 1996 that the tournament would be broadcast live on [[ESPN]] and [[Doordarshan]] in Indian television.<ref>{{cite news |title=ESPN, DD in joint cricket telecast |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961006/28050542.html |access-date=17 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=6 October 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970424093752/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961006/28050542.html |archive-date=24 April 1997}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/60991.html Tournament home] on [[ESPNcricinfo]]
* [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1996-97/OD_TOURNEYS/TITAN/ Tournament home] on ESPNcricinfo archive
* {{Cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Events/1/Titan_World_Series_1996-97|name=Titan World Series 1996/97}}

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