India Vs New Zealand Final
Sharjah Cup India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates - 1988 (1987/88) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 1 April 1988
India won by 52 runs
India won by 52 runs. Ravi Shastri top-scored with 72 for India. Narendra Hirwani took 4/46.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 1 April 1988
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 52 runs
- Player of the match
- Ravi Shastri
- Captains
- Ravi Shastri (India), John Wright (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- Khizer Hayat and Mahboob Shah
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 250 for 7. Ravi Shastri top-scored with 72 off 66 balls, and Mohinder Amarnath made 58. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 203 across 45 ODIs.
Chasing 251, New Zealand made 198 all out. John Wright top-scored with 55 off 65 balls, and Mark Greatbatch made 47. Narendra Hirwani took 4 for 46 for India.
India won by 52 runs.
INDIA: 250 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Srikkanth | bowled | 14 | 32 |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Richard Hadlee | 33 | 53 |
| Woorkeri Raman | bowled | 7 | 34 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | c Mark Greatbatch | 58 | 75 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | run out | 6 | 13 |
| Ravi Shastri | bowled | 72 | 66 |
| Kapil Dev | not out | 49 | 26 |
| Kiran More | c Danny Morrison | 5 | 3 |
| Arshad Ayub | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Sanjeev Sharma, Narendra Hirwani
Extras 6 · Total 250 for 7
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Willie Watson | 7 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
| Chris Kuggeleijn | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Dipak Patel | 9 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Danny Morrison | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-49 (Woorkeri Raman), 3-70 (Navjot Sidhu), 4-82 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-154 (Mohinder Amarnath), 6-227 (Ravi Shastri), 7-232 (Kiran More)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Kris Srikkanth and Navjot Sidhu | 28 |
| second | Navjot Sidhu and Woorkeri Raman | 21 |
| third | Mohinder Amarnath and Navjot Sidhu | 21 |
| fourth | Mohinder Amarnath and Mohammad Azharuddin | 12 |
| fifth | Mohinder Amarnath and Ravi Shastri | 72 |
| sixth | Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri | 73 |
| seventh | Kapil Dev and Kiran More | 5 |
| eighth | Kapil Dev and Arshad Ayub | 18 |
NEW ZEALAND: 198 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | run out | 55 | 65 |
| Bert Vance | c Kiran More | 3 | 11 |
| Andrew Jones | lbw | 15 | 33 |
| Mark Greatbatch | c Kapil Dev | 47 | 64 |
| Dipak Patel | c Ravi Shastri | 1 | 3 |
| Richard Hadlee | c Arshad Ayub | 3 | 8 |
| Chris Kuggeleijn | c Kris Srikkanth | 7 | 13 |
| Ian Smith | c Sanjeev Sharma | 40 | 28 |
| Danny Morrison | bowled | 7 | 23 |
| Willie Watson | bowled | 10 | 14 |
| Ewen Chatfield | not out | 1 | 13 |
Extras 9 · Total 198 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 7.3 | 2 | 14 | 1 |
| Sanjeev Sharma | 6 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 9 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Narendra Hirwani | 10 | 0 | 46 | 4 |
| Arshad Ayub | 9 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Woorkeri Raman | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Bert Vance), 2-60 (Andrew Jones), 3-92 (John Wright), 4-94 (Dipak Patel), 5-99 (Richard Hadlee), 6-113 (Chris Kuggeleijn), 7-160 (Mark Greatbatch), 8-182 (Ian Smith), 9-196 (Willie Watson), 10-198 (Danny Morrison)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Bert Vance | 15 |
| second | John Wright and Andrew Jones | 45 |
| third | John Wright and Mark Greatbatch | 32 |
| fourth | Dipak Patel and Mark Greatbatch | 2 |
| fifth | Richard Hadlee and Mark Greatbatch | 5 |
| sixth | Mark Greatbatch and Chris Kuggeleijn | 14 |
| seventh | Ian Smith and Mark Greatbatch | 47 |
| eighth | Ian Smith and Danny Morrison | 22 |
| ninth | Willie Watson and Danny Morrison | 14 |
| tenth | Ewen Chatfield and Danny Morrison | 2 |
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