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 formatOne Day International
Host(s) United Arab Emirates
Champions Pakistan
Runners-up Sri Lanka
Participants2
Matches2
Player of the seriesPakistan Saleem Malik
Most runsPakistan Saleem Malik (171)
Most wicketsPakistan Imran Khan (5)

The beneficiaries of the series were Abdul Qadir and Salahuddin.[1]

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.
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

References

Notes
  1. Wright 1990, p. 1034.

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.
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