The Saudara Cup is an annual cricket match played between Malaysia and Singapore. It has been played since 1970, with the exception of 2013, when it was not held, and 2014, when the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Malaysia have won the Cup 13 times and Singapore nine times. The other matches have all been drawn. The name of the tournament comes from the Malay word for "close relation".[1][2]

## Results[edit]

Year | Venue | Result | Cup Holder | Notes

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1970 | Kuala Lumpur | Draw | Shared | Scorecard
1971 | Padang | Malaysia won by an innings and 76 runs | Malaysia | Scorecard, Malaysia's innings of 394 and Gurucharan Singh's innings of 152 are the highest ever in the history of the match[1]
1972 | Kuala Lumpur | Draw | Malaysia | Scorecard
1973 | Padang | Draw | Malaysia | Scorecard
1974 | Padang | Draw | Malaysia | Scorecard
1975 | Kuala Lumpur | Draw | Malaysia | Scorecard
1976 | Padang | Draw | Malaysia | Scorecard
1977 | Kuala Lumpur | Singapore won by 151 runs | Singapore | Scorecard
1978 | Padang | Drawn | Singapore | Scorecard
1979 | Kuala Lumpur | Singapore won by an innings and 80 runs | Singapore | Scorecard
1980 | Padang | Singapore won by 107 runs | Singapore | Scorecard
1981 | Kuala Lumpur | Drawn | Singapore | Scorecard
1982 | Padang | Malaysia won by 1 wicket | Malaysia | Scorecard
1983 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia won by 10 wickets | Malaysia | Scorecard, K Saker takes all ten wickets in the Singapore first innings, the best bowling performance in the history of the match.[1]
1984 | Padang | Malaysia won by 3 wickets | Malaysia | Scorecard
1985 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia won by 8 wickets | Malaysia | Scorecard
1986 | Padang | Malaysia won by 127 runs | Malaysia | Scorecard
1987 | Johor Bahru | Drawn | Malaysia | Scorecard
1988 | Padang | Singapore won by 51 runs | Singapore | Scorecard
1989 | Kuala Lumpur | Drawn | Singapore | Scorecard
1990 | Ceylon Sports Club, Singapore | Drawn | Singapore | Scorecard
1991 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia won by 132 runs | Malaysia | Scorecard
1992 | Ceylon Sports Club | Singapore won by 5 wickets | Singapore | Scorecard
1993 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia won by 7 wickets | Malaysia | Scorecard
1994 | Padang | Drawn | Malaysia | Scorecard
1995 | Penang Sports Club | Malaysia won by 7 wickets | Malaysia | Scorecard
1996 | Padang | Drawn | Malaysia | Scorecard
1997 | Penang Sports Club | Drawn | Malaysia | Scorecard
1998 | Kallang | Drawn | Malaysia | Scorecard
1999 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia won by 116 runs | Malaysia | Scorecard, Arul Suppiah takes the only hat-trick in the history of the match.[1]
2000 | Kallang | Malaysia won by 3 wickets | Malaysia | Scorecard
2001 | Kuala Lumpur | Drawn | Malaysia | Scorecard
2002 | Kallang | Singapore won by 10 wickets | Singapore | Scorecard
2003 | Kuala Lumpur | Singapore won by 7 wickets | Singapore | Scorecard
2004 | Indian Association Ground, Singapore | Malaysia won by 3 wickets | Malaysia | Scorecard
2005 | Johor Bahru | Drawn | Malaysia | Scorecard
2006 | Kallang | Drawn | Malaysia | Scorecard
2007 | Kuala Lumpur | Singapore won by 27 runs | Singapore | Scorecard, 17-year-old wicket-keeper Shafiq Sharif makes seven dismissals in the Singapore second innings,[2] a record for the match.[1]
2008 | Kallang | Drawn | Singapore | Report
2009 | Johor Bahru | Drawn | Singapore | Report
2010 | Johor Bahru | Malaysia won by 2 wickets | Malaysia |
2011 | Kuala Lumpur | Drawn | Malaysia | Report
2012 | Kallang | Drawn | Malaysia | Report
2013 | Kuala Lumpur | Not held | Malaysia | Report
2014 | Kallang | Abandoned | Malaysia | Report No play possible due to bad weather
2015 | Johor Bahru | Singapore won by 5 wickets | Singapore | Scorecard
2016 | Johor Bahru | Singapore won by 81 runs | Singapore | Scorecard
2017-19 |  | Not held | Singapore |

## Other meetings[edit]

Singapore and Malaysia also meet annually in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy, a series of one-day matches, and along with Hong Kong and Thailand contested the Tuanku Ja'afar Cup between 1991 and 2004.[1] They have also met in global and regional tournaments such as the ICC Trophy, ACC Trophy and ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f Encyclopaedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan, Sports Books Limited]
2. ^ a b Singapore win Saudura Cup by Andrew Nixon, 23 May 2007 at CricketEurope