1988–89 Champions Trophy

1988 Champions Trophy

Cricket format	One Day International
Host(s)	United Arab Emirates
Champions	West Indies
Runners-up	Pakistan
Participants	3
Matches	5
Player of the series	CG Greenidge
Most runs	CG Greenidge (243)
Most wickets	CEL Ambrose (8) SK Sharma (8)

The 1988 Champions Trophy was held in Sharjah, UAE, between October 16–22, 1988. Three national teams took part: India, Pakistan and West Indies.

The 1988 Champions Trophy 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.

West Indies won the tournament and US$30,000 (£17,250) in prize money. Pakistan, the runners-up, received $US20,000 (£11,500) and India $US15,000 (£8,625).

The main beneficiaries of the tournament were Mohsin Khan and Ravi Shastri who received US$50,000 (£28.750). The minor beneficiaries were Munir Malik and Bhagwat Chandrasekhar who received US$15,000 (£8,625).

Matches

Group stage

Team	P	W	L	T	NR	RR	Points
Pakistan	2	2	0	0	0	5.4	8
India	2	1	1	0	0	4.5	4
West Indies	2	0	2	0	0	4.3	0

Key
	Qualified for final
	Qualified for semi-final

16 October 1988 Scorecard Wisden report

India 238/5 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 215 (48.3 overs)
K Srikkanth 112 (113) CL Hooper 3/32 (7 overs)		DL Haynes 87 (121) SK Sharma 5/26 (7.3 overs)

India won by 23 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: K Srikkanth (IND)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

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18 October 1988 Scorecard Wisden report

Pakistan 294/6 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 210/5 (50 overs)
Javed Miandad 79 (67) CEL Ambrose 2/41 (9 overs)		CG Greenidge 102* (154) Wasim Akram 3/37 (9 overs)

Pakistan won by 84 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: Wasim Akram (PAK)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

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19 October 1988 Scorecard Wisden report

Pakistan 246 (49.1 overs)	v	India 212/8 (50 overs)
Saleem Malik 101 (124) Maninder Singh 3/47 (10 overs)		DB Vengsarkar 51 (71) Saleem Jaffar 3/37 (9 overs)

Pakistan won by 34 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: Saleem Malik (PAK)

• India won the toss and elected to field.
• Attendance=20,000.

Semi-final

21 October 1988 Scorecard Wisden report

India 169/7 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 175/2 (40 overs)
RJ Shastri 35 (90) CA Walsh 2/19 (6 overs)		DL Haynes 85 (121) SK Sharma 2/25 (6 overs)

West Indies won by 8 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: DL Haynes (WIN)

• India won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

22 October 1988 Scorecard Wisden report

West Indies 235/6 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 224 (49.4 overs)
CL Hooper 62 (71) Abdul Qadir 2/41 (10 overs)		Javed Miandad 76 (120) CEL Ambrose 4/29 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 11 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: CEL Ambrose (WIN)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
• KLT Arthurton (WIN) made his ODI debut.
• Attendance=20,000.

See also

• Sharjah Cup

References

• Frindall, Bill (1997). Limited-Overs International Cricket – The Complete Record. Headline Book Publishing. pp. 263–265. ISBN 0-7472-1173-6.
• Cricket Archive: Champions Trophy 1988/89
• ESPNCricinfo: Champions Trophy, 1988/89
• Wright, Graeme, ed. (1990). "Sharjah Champions Trophy, 1988-89". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1990. John Wisden & Co Ltd. pp. 1012–1016. ISBN 0-947766-15-4.