The 1996 Singer Champions Trophy was held in Sharjah, UAE, between November 7-15, 1996.

Three national teams took part: New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

The 1996 Champions Trophy started with a double round-robin tournament where each team played the other twice.

[1] The beneficiaries of the tournament were Talat Ali, Sadiq Mohammad and Ijaz Ahmed (all Pakistan) who each received US$35,000.

[1] [2][3] New Zealand qualified for the final because they had taken more points than Sri Lanka in their head-to-head games.