1986–87 Champions Trophy

The 1986 Champions Trophy was held in Sharjah, UAE, between November 27 and December 5, 1986. Four national teams took part: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indies.

1986 Champions Trophy

Cricket format	One Day International
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Host(s)	United Arab Emirates
Champions	West Indies
Runners-up	Pakistan
Participants	4
Matches	6
Player of the series	CA Walsh
Most runs	CG Greenidge (141)
Most wickets	CA Walsh (10)

The 1986 Champions Trophy was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once in a tournament worth £60,000 in prize money. West Indies won all three of its matches, winning the trophy and UK£22,000.

Matches

Table

Team	P	W	L	T	NR	RR	Points
West Indies	3	3	0	0	0	4.792	12
Pakistan	3	2	1	0	0	3.419	8
India	3	1	2	0	0	3.985	4
Sri Lanka	3	0	3	0	0	3.207	0

27 November 1986 Scorecard

Sri Lanka 214/9 (45 overs)	v	India 215/3 (41.3 overs)
A Ranatunga 39 (44) C Sharma 3/40 (8 overs)		K Srikkanth 92 (89) GF Labrooy 2/32 (8 overs)

India won by 7 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: K Srikkanth (IND)

• India won the toss and elected to field.
• GF Labrooy and HP Tillakaratne (SL) made their ODI debuts.

---

28 November 1986 Scorecard

Pakistan 143 (43.4 overs)	v	West Indies 145/1 (33.2 overs)
Rameez Raja 44 (93) CA Walsh 4/31 (9.4 overs)		CG Greenidge 74 (102) Manzoor Elahi 1/20 (3.2 overs)

West Indies won by 9 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: AL Logie (WIN)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
• An umpiring oversight allowed Courtney Walsh an illegal tenth over.

---

30 November 1986 Scorecard

West Indies 198/8 (45 overs)	v	India 165/8 (45 overs)
IVA Richards 62 (58) M Azharuddin 2/41 (9 overs)		SM Gavaskar 63 (107) AH Gray 3/32 (9 overs)

West Indies won by 33 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: IVA Richards (WIN)

• India won the toss and elected to field.

---

2 December 1986 Scorecard

Sri Lanka 164/7 (45 overs)	v	Pakistan 165/6 (44 overs)
AP Gurunsinha 60 (97) Mudassar Nazar 1/16 (6 overs)		Rameez Raja 39 (70) A Ranatunga 1/14 (3 overs)

Pakistan won by 4 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: AP Gurusinha (SL)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

---

3 December 1986 Scorecard

West Indies 248/5 (45 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 55 (28.3 overs)
RB Richardson 109 (120) JR Ratnayeke 3/59 (9 overs)		AP Gurusinha 15 (35) CA Walsh 5/1 (4.3 overs)

West Indies won by 193 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: CA Walsh (WIN)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

---

5 December 1986 Scorecard

India 144 (40.2 overs)	v	Pakistan 145/7 (43.3 overs)
M Azharuddin 49 (86) Imran Khan 3/27 (8 overs)		Manzoor Elahi 50* (54) Maninder Singh 4/22 (9 overs)

Pakistan won by 3 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: Manzoor Elahi (PAK)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

See also

• Sharjah Cup

References

• Frindall, Bill (1997). Limited-Overs International Cricket – The Complete Record. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-1173-6.
• Cricket Archive: Champions Trophy 1986/87
• ESPNCricinfo: Champions Trophy, 1986/87
• Wright, Graeme, ed. (1988). "Champions Trophy, 1986-87". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1988. John Wisden & Co Ltd. pp. 1004–1007. ISBN 0-947766-10-3.