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| Dates | 7 – 27 November 1993 |
|---|---|
| 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) |
TheCAB Jubilee Tournament, also known asHero Cup for sponsorship reasons, was acricket tournament played inIndia in 1993 to commemorate theCricket Association of Bengal's diamond jubilee.[1]India,Sri Lanka,West Indies,South Africa andZimbabwe took part in the multi-nation tournament. Envisaged as a six-nation tournamentPakistan pulled out on 3 November 1993, four days before the commencement of the first game.[2] India beat West Indies in the final of the tournament to win the Hero Cup.[3] Hero Cup was the first cricket event to be sponsored byHero MotoCorp.[4]
| India[5] |  South Africa[5] |  Sri Lanka[5] | West Indies[5] |  Zimbabwe[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
South Africa announced a squad that would play the Hero Cup and theAustralia tour retainingKepler Wessels as their captain. BowlerBrett Schultz was rested owing to an injury.[6] Ahead of the tournament, the India squad participated in a preparatory camp starting 1 November at theNational Stadium inDelhi.[7] The 18-memberZimbabwe squad arrived inDhaka the same day to play two limited over games againstBangladesh Cricket Control Board XI, the latter then anassociate member of theInternational Cricket Council.[8]
Notable cricketing contributions includeSachin Tendulkar's match winning last over for India against South Africa in the Semi-finals (also the first match under lights at theEden Gardens),[9]Anil Kumbles 6/12 for India against the West Indies in the final – a match winning effort and then the best bowling figures by an Indian in limited overs cricket,[10]Sanath Jayasuriya opening the batting for the first time for Sri Lanka[11] andJonty Rhodes's world record five catches for South Africa against the West Indies.[12]
India won the tournament beating the West Indies.
Two of the matches involved crowd trouble, first in Ahmedabad, where crowd trouble interrupted play and in Calcutta, where a firecracker exploded in West IndianKeith Arthurtons face.[3]
Hero Cup was the first tournament to be broadcast live on a satellite channel,Star TV.[13][14] Until the Hero Cup in 1993, state terrestrial broadcasterDoordarshan had a monopoly on broadcast of cricket matches in India. Doordarshan claimed violation of theIndian Telegraph Act, 1885 act, claiming the broadcast right was public property and had to be uplinked from India (Star TV uplinks from Hong Kong).[13] The matter went up to theSupreme Court in 1995, which held that broadcast rights could not be treated as public property.[14]
Ten different venues were used for each of the ten league games, with the semi-finals and finals being held at Calcutta.[15]
Points table at the end of the league stage:[16]
| 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 | −0.478 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1.260 |
7 November 1993 Scorecard |
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India won by 7 wickets Green Park Stadium,Kanpur Umpires:Steve Bucknor (WI) andIan Robinson (Zim) Player of the match:Javagal Srinath (Ind) |
9 November 1993 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 46 runs Wankhede Stadium,Bombay Umpires:Shyam Bansal (Ind) andR. T. Ramachandran (Ind) Player of the match:Hashan Tillakaratne (SL) |
10 November 1993 Scorecard |
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14 November 1993 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 41 runs Brabourne Stadium,Bombay Umpires:V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind) andRaman Sharma (Ind) Player of the match:Jonty Rhodes (SA) |
15 November 1993 Scorecard |
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(SL) won by 55 runs Moin-ul-Haq Stadium,Patna Umpires:S. Choudhary (Ind) andK. Parthasarathy (Ind) Player of the match:Arjuna Ranatunga (SL) |
16 November 1993 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 69 runs (revised target) Sardar Patel Stadium,Ahmedabad Umpires:Karl Liebenberg (SA) andIan Robinson (Zim) Player of the match:Winston Benjamin (WI) |
18 November 1993 Scorecard |
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Match tied Nehru Stadium,Indore Umpires:Karl Liebenberg (SA) andSteve Bucknor (WI) Player of the match:Manoj Prabhakar (Ind) |
19 November 1993 Scorecard |
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South Africa won by 78 runs Nehru Stadium,Guwahati Umpires:S. Choudhary (Ind) andV. K. Ramaswamy (Ind) Player of the match:Richard Snell (SA) |
21 November 1993 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 134 runs Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium,Hyderabad Umpires:Shyam Bansal (Ind) andRaman Sharma (Ind) Player of the match:Desmond Haynes (WI) |
22 November 1993 Scorecard |
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India won by 43 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium,Chandigarh Umpires:Steve Bucknor (WI) andIan Robinson (Zim) Player of the match:Vinod Kambli (Ind) |
24 November 1993 Scorecard |
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India won by 2 runs Eden Gardens,Calcutta Umpires:Steve Bucknor (WI) andIan Robinson (Zim) Player of the match:Mohammad Azharuddin (Ind) |
25 November 1993 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 7 wickets Eden Gardens,Calcutta Umpires:Shyam Bansal (Ind) andS. Choudhary (Ind) Player of the match:Brian Lara (WI) |
27 November 1993 Scorecard |
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India won by 102 runs Eden Gardens,Calcutta Umpires:Karl Liebenberg (SA) andIan Robinson (Zim) Player of the match:Anil Kumble (Ind) |