1988 Sharjah Cup

Cricket format	One Day International
Host(s)	United Arab Emirates
Champions	India (1st title)
Runners-up	New Zealand
Participants	3
Matches	5
Player of the series	ND Hirwani
Most runs	RH Vance (186)
Most wickets	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.^[1]

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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

25 March 1988 Scorecard Wisden report

India  219/8 (50 overs)	v	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)	v	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)	v	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.

31 March 1988 Scorecard Wisden report

New Zealand  249/7 (50 overs)	v	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.

1 April 1988 Scorecard Wisden report

India  250/7 (50 overs)	v	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.

• Sharjah Cup

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• Cricket Archive: Sharjah Cup 1987/88
• ESPNCricinfo: Sharjah Cup, 1987/88
• Wright, Graeme, ed. (1989). "Sharjah Cup, 1987-88". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1989. John Wisden & Co Ltd. pp. 1003–1006. ISBN 0-947766-13-8.