The 1993–1994 international cricket season was from September 1993 to April 1994.
Season overview International toursStart dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]TestODIFCLA2–0 — — —1–1 — — —0–0 1–1 — —2–0 3–0 — —3–0 2–1 — —1–2 1–3 — —3–1 3–2 — —1–1 4–4 — —0–0 2–2 — —International tournamentsStart dateTournamentWinners 1993–94 Pepsi Champions Trophy 1993 Hero Cup 1993-94 Benson & Hedges World Series 1993-94 Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup
October 1993–94 Pepsi Champions Trophy
TeamPWLTNRRRPoints 4 3 1 0 0 5.401 6 4 3 1 0 0 4.782 6 4 0 4 0 0 4.139 0
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 839 28 October Arjuna Ranatunga Richie Richardson Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 8 wickets ODI 840 29 October Wasim Akram Richie Richardson Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 39 runs ODI 841 30 October Wasim Akram Arjuna Ranatunga Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 114 runs ODI 842 1 November Wasim Akram Richie Richardson Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 5 wickets ODI 843 2 November Wasim Akram Arjuna Ranatunga Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 2 wickets ODI 844 3 November Arjuna Ranatunga Desmond Haynes Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 8 wicketsFinal No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 845 5 November Waqar Younis Richie Richardson Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 6 wickets
November 1993 Hero Cup
TeamPWLTNRRRPoints 4 3 1 0 0 6 +1.055 4 2 1 0 1 5 +0.543 4 2 1 1 0 5 +0.082 4 1 3 0 0 2 −0.478 4 0 2 1 1 2 −1.260
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 846 7 November Mohammad Azharuddin Arjuna Ranatunga Green Park Stadium, Kanpur by 7 wickets ODI 847 9 November Arjuna Ranatunga Desmond Haynes Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai by 46 runs ODI 848 10 November Kepler Wessels Andy Flower M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore No result ODI 849 14 November Kepler Wessels Richie Richardson Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai by 41 runs ODI 850 15 November Arjuna Ranatunga Andy Flower Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna by 55 runs ODI 851 16 November Mohammad Azharuddin Richie Richardson Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad by 69 runs ODI 852 18 November Mohammad Azharuddin Andy Flower Nehru Stadium, Indore Match tied ODI 853 19 November Kepler Wessels Arjuna Ranatunga Nehru Stadium, Guwahati by 78 runs ODI 854 21 November Richie Richardson Andy Flower Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad by 134 runs ODI 855 22 November Mohammad Azharuddin Kepler Wessels PCA IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali by 43 runsSemi-Finals No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 856 24 November Mohammad Azharuddin Kepler Wessels Eden Gardens, Kolkata by 2 runs ODI 857 25 November Arjuna Ranatunga Richie Richardson Eden Gardens, Kolkata by 7 wicketsFinal No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 858 27 November Mohammad Azharuddin Richie Richardson Eden Gardens, Kolkata by 102 runs
New Zealand in Australia
Trans-Tasman Trophy - Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1235 12–16 November Allan Border Martin Crowe WACA Ground, Perth Match drawn Test 1236 26–29 November Allan Border Ken Rutherford Bellerive Oval, Hobart by an innings and 222 runs Test 1238 3–7 December Allan Border Ken Rutherford The Gabba, Brisbane by an innings and 96 runs
December West Indies in Sri Lanka
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 859 1 December Arjuna Ranatunga Richie Richardson P Sara Oval, Colombo No result ODI 864 16 December Arjuna Ranatunga Richie Richardson R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo by 3 wickets ODI 866 18 December Arjuna Ranatunga Richie Richardson Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo by 6 wicketsOne-off Test No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1239 8–13 December Arjuna Ranatunga Richie Richardson Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa Match drawn
Zimbabwe in Pakistan
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1237 1–6 December Waqar Younis Andy Flower Southend Club Cricket Stadium, Karachi by 131 runs Test 1240 9–14 December Wasim Akram Andy Flower Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi by 52 runs Test 1241 16–21 December Wasim Akram Andy Flower Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Match drawnODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 867 24 December Wasim Akram Andy Flower National Stadium, Karachi by 7 wickets ODI 868 25 December Wasim Akram Andy Flower Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi by 6 wickets ODI 869 27 December Wasim Akram Andy Flower Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 75 runs
1993-94 Benson & Hedges World Series
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 860 9 December Allan Border Kepler Wessels Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 7 wickets ODI 860a 11 December Ken Rutherford Kepler Wessels Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Match abandoned ODI 861 12 December Allan Border Ken Rutherford Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 8 wickets ODI 862 14 December Allan Border Kepler Wessels Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 103 runs ODI 863 16 December Allan Border Ken Rutherford Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 3 runs ODI 865 18 December Ken Rutherford Kepler Wessels Bellerive Oval, Hobart by 4 wickets ODI 870 8 January Ken Rutherford Hansie Cronje The Gabba, Brisbane by 9 runs ODI 871 9 January Allan Border Hansie Cronje The Gabba, Brisbane by 48 runs ODI 872 11 January Allan Border Ken Rutherford Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 13 runs ODI 873 14 January Ken Rutherford Hansie Cronje WACA Ground, Perth by 5 wickets ODI 874 16 January Allan Border Hansie Cronje WACA Ground, Perth by 82 runs ODI 875 19 January Allan Border Ken Rutherford Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 51 runsFinals No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 876 21 January Allan Border Hansie Cronje Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 28 runs ODI 877 23 January Allan Border Hansie Cronje Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 69 runs ODI 878 25 January Allan Border Hansie Cronje Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 35 runs
South Africa in Australia
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1242 26–30 December Allan Border Kepler Wessels Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Match drawn Test 1243 2–6 January Allan Border Kepler Wessels Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 5 runs Test 1246 28 January-1 February Allan Border Hansie Cronje Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 191 runs
January Sri Lanka in India
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1244 18–22 January Mohammad Azharuddin Arjuna Ranatunga K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow by an innings and 119 runs Test 1245 26–30 January Mohammad Azharuddin Arjuna Ranatunga M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore by an innings and 95 runs Test 1247 8–12 February Mohammad Azharuddin Arjuna Ranatunga Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad by an innings and 17 runsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 879 15 February Mohammad Azharuddin Arjuna Ranatunga Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot by 8 runs ODI 881 18 February Mohammad Azharuddin Arjuna Ranatunga Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad by 7 wickets ODI 883 20 February Mohammad Azharuddin Arjuna Ranatunga Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar by 4 wickets
February Pakistan in New Zealand
Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1248 10–12 February Ken Rutherford Saleem Malik Eden Park, Auckland by 5 wickets Test 1249 17–20 February Ken Rutherford Saleem Malik Basin Reserve, Wellington by an innings and 12 runs Test 1251 24–28 February Ken Rutherford Saleem Malik AMI Stadium, Christchurch by 5 wicketsODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 889 3 March Ken Rutherford Saleem Malik Carisbrook, Dunedin by 5 wickets ODI 891 6 March Ken Rutherford Saleem Malik Eden Park, Auckland by 36 runs ODI 893 9 March Ken Rutherford Saleem Malik Basin Reserve, Wellington by 11 runs ODI 894 13 March Ken Rutherford Saleem Malik Eden Park, Auckland Match tied ODI 895 16 March Ken Rutherford Saleem Malik AMI Stadium, Christchurch by 7 wickets
England in the West Indies
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 880 16 February Richie Richardson Mike Atherton Kensington Oval, Bridgetown by 61 runs ODI 887 26 February Richie Richardson Mike Atherton Sabina Park, Kingston by 3 wickets ODI 888 2 March Richie Richardson Mike Atherton Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown by 165 runs ODI 890 5 March Richie Richardson Mike Atherton Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain by 15 runs ODI 892 6 March Richie Richardson Mike Atherton Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain by 5 wicketsWisden Trophy - Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1250 19–24 February Richie Richardson Mike Atherton Sabina Park, Kingston by 8 wickets Test 1254 17–22 March Richie Richardson Mike Atherton Bourda, Georgetown by an innings and 44 runs Test 1257 25–30 March Richie Richardson Mike Atherton Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain by 147 runs Test 1258 8–13 April Richie Richardson Mike Atherton Kensington Oval, Bridgetown by 208 runs Test 1259 16–21 April Courtney Walsh Mike Atherton Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's Match drawn
Australia in South Africa
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 882 19 February Kepler Wessels Allan Border The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg by 5 runs ODI 884 20 February Kepler Wessels Allan Border SuperSport Park, Centurion by 56 runs ODI 885 22 February Kepler Wessels Allan Border St George's Park, Port Elizabeth by 88 runs ODI 886 24 February Kepler Wessels Allan Border Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban by 7 wickets ODI 900 2 April Kepler Wessels Allan Border Buffalo Park, East London by 7 wickets ODI 901 4 April Kepler Wessels Allan Border St George's Park, Port Elizabeth by 26 runs ODI 902 6 April Kepler Wessels Allan Border Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town by 36 runs ODI 903 8 April Kepler Wessels Allan Border Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein by 1 runTest series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1252 4–8 March Kepler Wessels Allan Border The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg by 197 runs Test 1253 17–21 March Kepler Wessels Allan Border Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town by 9 wickets Test 1256 25–29 March Kepler Wessels Allan Border Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Match drawn
March India in New Zealand
One-off Test No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1255 19–23 March Ken Rutherford Mohammad Azharuddin Seddon Park, Hamilton Match drawnODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 896 25 March Ken Rutherford Mohammad Azharuddin McLean Park, Napier by 28 runs ODI 897 27 March Ken Rutherford Mohammad Azharuddin Eden Park, Auckland by 7 wickets ODI 898 30 March Ken Rutherford Mohammad Azharuddin Basin Reserve, Wellington by 12 runs ODI 899 2 April Ken Rutherford Mohammad Azharuddin AMI Stadium, Christchurch by 6 wickets
April 1993-94 Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup
TeamPWLTNRRRPoints 2 2 0 0 0 5.453 4 2 1 1 0 0 5.098 2 2 0 2 0 0 3.476 0
TeamPWLTNRRRPoints 2 2 0 0 0 4.323 4 2 1 1 0 0 4.240 2 2 0 2 0 0 3.709 0