1988–89 Champions Trophy

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

1988 Champions Trophy
Cricket formatOne Day International
Host(s) United Arab Emirates
Champions West Indies
Runners-up Pakistan
Participants3
Matches5
Player of the seriesCricket West Indies CG Greenidge
Most runsCricket West Indies CG Greenidge (243)
Most wicketsCricket West Indies CEL Ambrose (8)
India SK Sharma (8)

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).[1]

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).[1]

Matches

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Group stage

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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.

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.

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.[1]

Semi-final

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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

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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.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Wright 1990, p. 1012.
  2. ^ "Champions Trophy 1988/89 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for Champions Trophy".
  3. ^ Wright 1990, p. 1014.