[1] Pakistan named a 14-player side, unchanged from the squad that won the 1996 Singer Cup.
Cassim Docrat was the team manager; Craig Smith was the physiotherapist and Paddy Upton worked as the exercise specialist.
Tied at 2 points each, India qualified for the final against South Africa based on superior run-rate.
[2] South African opening-batsman Gary Kirsten was the top run-scorer of the tournament, amassing 356 runs in 7 innings at an average of 89, with two centuries and one fifty.
[4] Indian leg-spin bowler Anil Kumble followed with a haul of 8 wickets at an average of 26.50.