1988–89 Sharjah Cup

The 1989 Sharjah Cup was held in Sharjah, UAE, between March 23–24, 1989. Two national teams took part: Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

1989 Sharjah Cup

Cricket format	One Day International
Host(s)	United Arab Emirates
Champions	Pakistan
Runners-up	Sri Lanka
Participants	2
Matches	2
Player of the series	Saleem Malik
Most runs	Saleem Malik (171)
Most wickets	Imran Khan (5)

The beneficiaries of the series were Abdul Qadir and Salahuddin.

Matches

23 March 1989 Scorecard Wisden report

Pakistan 237/8 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 207 (48.4 overs)
Shoaib Mohammad 76 (94) JR Ratnayeke 2/31 (10 overs)		PA de Silva 48 (58) Aaqib Javed 2/15 (6.4 overs)

Pakistan won by 30 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: RB Gupta (IND) and VK Ramaswamy (IND) Player of the match: Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
• Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK) made his ODI debut.

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24 March 1989 Scorecard Wisden report

Sri Lanka 244/8 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 248/3 (47.5 overs)
DSBP Kuruppu 63 (98) Imran Khan 3/49 (10 overs)		Saleem Malik 100* (112) JR Ratnayeke 1/35 (9 overs)

Pakistan won by 7 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: RB Gupta (IND) and VK Ramaswamy (IND) Player of the match: Saleem Malik (PAK)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
• NLK Ratnayake (SL) made his ODI debut.

See also

• Sharjah Cup

References

Sources

• Frindall, Bill (1997). Limited-Overs International Cricket – The Complete Record. Headline Book Publishing. pp. 283–284. ISBN 0-7472-1173-6.
• Cricket Archive: Sharjah Cup 1988/89
• ESPNCricinfo: Sharjah Cup, 1988/89
• Wright, Graeme, ed. (1990). "Sharjah Cup, 1988-89". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1990. John Wisden & Co Ltd. pp. 1034–1035. ISBN 0-947766-15-4.