The 1988 Sharjah Cup was held in Sharjah, UAE, between March 25 and April 1, 1988. Three national teams took part: India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

1988 Sharjah Cup
Cricket formatOne Day International
Host(s) United Arab Emirates
Champions India (1st title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Participants3
Matches5
Player of the seriesIndia ND Hirwani
Most runsNew Zealand RH Vance (186)
Most wicketsIndia ND Hirwani (10)

The 1988 Sharjah Cup started with a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once. The leading team qualified for the final in a knock-out tournament while the second and third-placed team contested a semi-final for the right to contest the final.

India won the tournament and US$30,000 in prize money. A total of US$150,000 was disbursed in prize money, awards and benefits.[1]

Matches

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Group stage

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Team P W L T NR RR Points
  India 2 2 0 0 0 4.86 8
  New Zealand 2 1 1 0 0 4.52 4
  Sri Lanka 2 0 2 0 0 3.60 0
Key
Qualified for final
Qualified for semi-final
25 March 1988
Scorecard
Wisden report
India  
219/8 (50 overs)
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  Sri Lanka
201 (49.2 overs)
Kapil Dev 48 (43)
PA de Silva 2/28 (9 overs)
PA de Silva 88 (100)
RJ Shastri 2/40 (8 overs)
ND Hirwani 2/40 (10 overs)
  India won by 18 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: Khizer Hayat (PAK) and Mahboob Shah (PAK)
Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

27 March 1988
Scorecard
Wisden report
India  
267/6 (50 overs)
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  New Zealand
194/8 (50 overs)
M Amarnath 102* (139)
RJ Hadlee 3/54 (10 overs)
MJ Greatbatch 45 (67)
ND Hirwani 4/43 (10 overs)
  India won by 73 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: Khizer Hayat (PAK) and Mahboob Shah (PAK)
Player of the match: M Amarnath (IND)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

29 March 1988
Scorecard
Wisden report
New Zealand  
258/8 (50 overs)
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  Sri Lanka
159 (42.5 overs)
AH Jones 85 (98)
JR Ratnayeke 2/33 (10 overs)
DSBP Kuruppu 46 (70)
DN Patel 3/22 (6.5 overs)
  New Zealand won by 99 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: Khizer Hayat (PAK) and Mahboob Shah (PAK)
Player of the match: AH Jones (NZ)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-final

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31 March 1988
Scorecard
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New Zealand  
249/7 (50 overs)
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  Sri Lanka
206/9 (50 overs)
RH Vance 96 (125)
EAR de Silva 3/38 (8 overs)
AP Gurusinha 60 (92)
W Watson 3/37 (9 overs)
  New Zealand won by 43 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: Khizer Hayat (PAK) and Mahboob Shah (PAK)
Player of the match: RH Vance (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

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1 April 1988
Scorecard
Wisden report
India  
250/7 (50 overs)
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  New Zealand
198 (45.3 overs)
RJ Shastri 72 (66)
EJ Chatfield 2/57 (10 overs)
JG Wright 55 (65)
ND Hirwani 4/46 (10 overs)
  India won by 52 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: Khizer Hayat (PAK) and Mahboob Shah (PAK)
Player of the match: RJ Shastri (IND)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wright 1989, p. 1003.
  2. ^ "Sharjah Cup 1987/88 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for Sharjah Cup".