# 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.
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).
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).

## Matches
### Group stage

| 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.

### Semi-final

* 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

* 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.