1987–88 Sharjah Cup

International cricket tournament 1988 Sharjah Cup One Day International UAE IND (1st title) NZL 3 5 IND ND Hirwani NZL RH Vance (186) IND ND Hirwani (10) 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. 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.Wright 1989 1003 Matches Group stage http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/60884.html?view=pointstable Sharjah Cup 1987/88 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for Sharjah Cup TeamPWLTNRRRPoints IND 2 2 0 0 0 4.86 8 NZL 2 1 1 0 0 4.52 4 SRI 2 0 2 0 0 3.60 0 KeyQualified for finalQualified for semi-final 25 March 1988 IND SRI 219/8 (50 overs) Kapil Dev 48 (43) PA de Silva 2/28 (9 overs) 201 (49.2 overs) PA de Silva 88 (100) RJ Shastri 2/40 (8 overs)ND Hirwani 2/40 (10 overs) IND won by 18 runs ScorecardWisden report Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Khizer Hayat (PAK) and Mahboob Shah (PAK) PA de Silva (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. 27 March 1988 IND NZL 267/6 (50 overs) M Amarnath 102* (139) RJ Hadlee 3/54 (10 overs) 194/8 (50 overs) MJ Greatbatch 45 (67) ND Hirwani 4/43 (10 overs) IND won by 73 runs ScorecardWisden report Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Khizer Hayat (PAK) and Mahboob Shah (PAK) M Amarnath (IND) New Zealand won the toss and elected to field. 29 March 1988 NZL SRI 258/8 (50 overs) AH Jones 85 (98) JR Ratnayeke 2/33 (10 overs) 159 (42.5 overs) DSBP Kuruppu 46 (70) DN Patel 3/22 (6.5 overs) NZL won by 99 runs ScorecardWisden report Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Khizer Hayat (PAK) and Mahboob Shah (PAK) AH Jones (NZ) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Semi-final 31 March 1988 NZL SRI 249/7 (50 overs) RH Vance 96 (125) EAR de Silva 3/38 (8 overs) 206/9 (50 overs) AP Gurusinha 60 (92) W Watson 3/37 (9 overs) NZL won by 43 runs ScorecardWisden report Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Khizer Hayat (PAK) and Mahboob Shah (PAK) RH Vance (NZ) New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat. Final 1 April 1988 IND NZL 250/7 (50 overs) RJ Shastri 72 (66) EJ Chatfield 2/57 (10 overs) 198 (45.3 overs) JG Wright 55 (65) ND Hirwani 4/46 (10 overs) IND won by 52 runs ScorecardWisden report Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Khizer Hayat (PAK) and Mahboob Shah (PAK) RJ Shastri (IND) India won the toss and elected to bat. See also Sharjah Cup References Bill Frindall Bill Frindall Limited-Overs International Cricket – The Complete Record Headline Book Publishing 1997 258–260 0-7472-1173-6 Cricket Archive: Sharjah Cup 1987/88 ESPNCricinfo: Sharjah Cup, 1987/88 Wright Graeme Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1989 John Wisden & Co Ltd 1989 1003–1006 Sharjah Cup, 1987-88 http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153492.html 0-947766-13-8 Category:International cricket competitions from 1985–86 to 1988 Sharjah Cup, 1988 Category:1988 in Emirati sport Category:International cricket competitions in the United Arab Emirates