1990–91 Sharjah Cup

1990 Sharjah Cup

Cricket format	One Day International
Host(s)	United Arab Emirates
Champions	Pakistan
Runners-up	Sri Lanka
Participants	2
Matches	2
Player of the series	Ijaz Ahmed (Batsman of the Tournament) RJ Ratnayake (Bowler of the Tournament)
Most runs	Ijaz Ahmed (92)
Most wickets	RJ Ratnayake (5)

The 1990 Sharjah Cup was a cricket tournament held in Sharjah, UAE, between December 20–21, 1990.

Two national teams took part: Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Two other sides – India and West Indies – had been scheduled to take part, but withdrew due to the Gulf crisis.^[1][2]

Pakistan won the tournament on superior run-rate after each side won one match each. Pakistan won US$20,000 while Sri Lanka won US$10,000.^[1]

The tournament was sponsored by Instaphone.^[1][2]

20 December 1990 Scorecard Wisden report

Pakistan  170 (43 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 172/4 (39.5 overs)
Imran Khan 43 (54) RJ Ratnayake 5/32 (9 overs)		A Ranatunga 45* (86) Wasim Akram 2/40 (9 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: VK Ramaswamy (IND) and PD Reporter (IND) Player of the match: RJ Ratnayake (SL)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

21 December 1990 Scorecard Wisden report

Pakistan  181/9 (43 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 131/9 (43 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 54 (78) KPJ Warnaweera 2/26 (9 overs)		HP Tillakaratne 27 (67) Mushtaq Ahmed 3/14 (6 overs)

Pakistan won by 50 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: VK Ramaswamy (IND) and PD Reporter (IND) Player of the match: Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 43 overs per side.
• Aamer Sohail (PAK) and CP Senanayake (SL) made their ODI debuts.

• Sharjah Cup

• Frindall, Bill (1997). Limited-Overs International Cricket – The Complete Record. Headline Book Publishing. p. 331. ISBN 0-7472-1173-6.
• Cricket Archive: Instafone Sharjah Cup 1990/91
• ESPNCricinfo: Sharjah Cup, 1990/91
• Wright, Graeme, ed. (1992). "Sharjah Cup, 1990-91". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1992. John Wisden & Co Ltd. pp. 1062–1063. ISBN 0-947766-18-9.