†NEW ZEALAND v SRI LANKA 1987-88

At Sharjah, March 31. New Zealand won by 43 runs. Toss: New Zealand. New Zealand and Sri Lanka met for the second time in three days for a place in the final against India. Wright and Vance began confidently, raising 50 in 12.1 overs, and Vance, improving on his highest score from the previous match, narrowly missed his first one-day international hundred. Sri Lanka made a better fist of their reply but lost the initiative when four wickets fell for 25.

Man of the Match: R. H. Vance.