The 1990 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs

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tournament held in the Netherlands between 4 June and 23 June 1990. It was the fourth

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tournament to be staged, and the first to be held outside England. It was also the first ICC Trophy competition to have a title sponsor, being known officially as the Unibind ICC Trophy. As in previous Trophies, matches were played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and red balls.

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won the competition for the third successive time, beating the

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in the final for the second time, and also winning every game they played in the tournament. The tournament served as the

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process – as winners, Zimbabwe qualified for the 1992 World Cup. Shortly after the Trophy had been staged, Zimbabwe were in any case promoted to Full Member status of the ICC.

Teams and squads

Seventeen teams contested the tournament. All nineteen

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of the

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(ICC) at the time were eligible to compete at the tournament, with

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and

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the only ones not to send a team. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

First round

Teams

*Group A:

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Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...

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*Group B:

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mo ...

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*Group C:

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, East and Central Africa,

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, USA *Group D:

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Summary of results

:Note: the winning team is always given first. ''Italics'' indicate the side winning the toss.

Group A

* ''Canada'' (118/2) beat Singapore (108ao: MJ Prashad 4–21) by eight wickets. * Zimbabwe (81/1:

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56 *) beat ''Malaysia'' (80ao: AJ Traicos 4–10) by nine wickets. * ''Canada'' (153/2: P Prashad 52*) beat Malaysia (148ao: A Stevens 56; BB Seebaran 4–34) by eight wickets. * Zimbabwe (109/0: GW Flower 53*, GA Paterson 52*) beat ''Singapore'' (108ao: Jarvis 4–21) by ten wickets. * ''Zimbabwe'' (215ao: GW Flower 70) beat Canada (147ao) by 68 runs. * ''Singapore'' (151/6: B Balakrishnan 55*) beat Malaysia (147ao) by four wickets.

Group B

* ''Bangladesh'' (190/7) beat Kenya (189/9) by three wickets. * ''Fiji'' (206/9: VSJ Campbell 55) beat Bermuda (148ao) by 58 runs. * Bangladesh (175ao) beat ''Bermuda'' (139ao) by 36 runs. * ''Kenya'' (169/6) beat Fiji (168/8: CAC Browne 66*) by two wickets. (50 overs a side) * ''Bangladesh'' (193/7) beat Fiji (189ao) by three wickets. * ''Bermuda'' (280ao: W Smith 57, T Smith 54) beat Kenya (214/9) by 66 runs.

Group C

* ''USA'' (198/7: ZA Amin 53) beat Gibraltar (103ao: KR Khan 4–11, ZA Amin 4–29) by 95 runs. (50 overs a side) * ''Denmark'' (197/9: S Mikkelsen 54*) beat East and Central Africa (94ao: OH Mortensen 4–30) by 103 runs. * ''Denmark'' (129/3) beat Gibraltar (128ao: OH Mortensen 4–27) by seven wickets. * No result between ''USA'' (404/9: E Peart 101, H Blackman 100; FM Sarigat 4–76) and East and Central Africa (44/2). * Replay of above game: USA (186/5: H Blackman 63; BR Bouri 4–44) beat ''East and Central Africa'' (184ao: R Benjamin 5–27) by five wickets. * ''Gibraltar'' (124/3) beat East and Central Africa (123ao: H Patadia 55; R Brooks 4–18) by seven wickets. * ''USA'' (224/8: E Peart 59; N Bindslev 4–53) beat Denmark (212ao: JS Jensen 57) by 12 runs.

Group D

* ''Papua New Guinea'' (265/7: T Ao 88, T Raka 59*) beat Argentina (98o) by 167 runs. * Netherlands (402/4: R Gomes 169*, NE Clarke 154) beat Israel (64ao: SW Lubbers 4–13) by 338 runs. * Israel (129/9) beat ''Argentina'' (127ao: A Moss 5–27) by one wicket. * Netherlands (184/3: NE Clarke 116*) beat ''Hong Kong'' (178/7) by seven wickets. * ''Papua New Guinea'' (220/7: R Ila 56, C Amini 50) beat Hong Kong (184ao: DA Jones 71; K Loi 5–34) by 36 runs. * ''Netherlands'' (302/7: RP Lefebvre 109*, NE Clarke 61) beat Argentina (79ao) by 223 runs. * ''Hong Kong'' (230/9: NP Stearns 57; AG Morris 4–38) beat Argentina (164ao: GWA Ferguson 57; D Paull 5–27, S Tariq 4–34) by 63 runs. * ''Papua New Guinea'' (190ao: T Ao 59) beat Israel (133/9) by 57 runs. (50 overs a side) * ''Hong Kong'' (323/4: J Marsden 150, MN Sabine 60*, SN Krishna Kumar 58) beat Israel (179ao: DN Brettell 4–53) by 144 runs. * Netherlands (237ao: TBM de Leede 50) beat Papua New Guinea (77ao) by 160 runs.

First round group tables

''Teams highlighted in yellow qualified for the second round.''

Second round

Teams

*Group A:

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, USA,

*Group B:

Summary reports

Group A

Zimbabwe continued their winning ways with three victories to top the table. They started with a straightforward nine-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea: the Papuans, having won the toss and decided to bat, fell to 44/4 before recovering a little to post 133ao, but it was never likely to be enough and so it proved as the Zimbabweans reached 134/1 thanks to Andy Flower's 80*. In the next match, having put the USA in to bat, 5–22 from

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kept the Americans down to 131ao, with Zimbabwe then strolling to 132/3 (Grant Flower 52*) and a seven-wicket win. Finally Zimbabwe were inserted by Kenya but compiled 259/9 ( AH Omarshah 69), tight bowling keeping their opponents down to 126/6, 133 runs adrift. Kenya were the other qualifiers for the semi-finals, on run rate. They restricted the USA to 162ao after the Americans had chosen to bat, then an unbeaten 79 from

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guided them to 163/4 and victory by six wickets. Next, however, Papua New Guinea, winning the toss and batting, posted 230ao thanks to 55 by Amini and no less than 54 extras; this profligacy with the ball cost them the game as they fell to 193ao (MO Odumbe 64) and a 37-run defeat. Finally in Group A, the USA chose to bat first against the Papuans, and their choice was vindicated as their shaky-looking 190ao (KR Khan 52) turned out to be more than sufficient, E Daley claiming 4–35 as the United States recorded a 67-run triumph.

Group B

The Netherlands won Group B on run rate from Bangladesh, despite losing their first match to Canada by 21 runs. Having put Canada in,

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's 5–38 was overshadowed by D Singh's 64 as the North Americans recovered from 79/6 to put up 199ao; the Dutch could manage only 178/8 from their 60 overs. The Netherlands made amends by annihilating Bangladesh by 161 runs in their next game, choosing to bat first and posting 309/7 (NE Clarke 83, RP Lefebvre 75) despite having been 27/2 at one stage, before running through the entire Bangladeshi order for 148; then winning an all-European affair with Denmark. Again winning the toss and batting, the Dutch team were restricted to a moderate 176ao ( GJAF Aponso 54; SRM Sorensen 4–43) but ended up winning by 54 runs having bowled out the Danes for 122. Bangladesh were the final side through to the semis. Asked to field first by Denmark, A From-Hansen made 57 and JS Jensen 50 out of the Danes' 233/9, but Nurul Abedin (85) and Akram Khan (50) were the Asians' heroes as they reached 235/7 with just two balls to spare. The Bangladeshis enjoyed a far more comfortable 117-run win against Canada in their other game: inserted by the Canadians, Bangladesh produced a total of 265/6 ( Nurul Abedin 105,

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56) before dismissing their opponents for 148, only opener

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(60) showing fight for Canada. Finally, Denmark's decision to ask Canada to bat first proved correct as the Canadians were bowled out for 142, Denmark cruising to 143/4 for a six-wicket victory.

Second round group tables

''Teams highlighted in yellow qualified for the semi-finals.''

Plate

Teams

*Group G:

*Group H:

, East and Central Africa,

Summary of results

:Note: the winning team is always given first. ''Italics'' indicate the side winning the toss.

Group G

* ''Singapore'' (112/3) beat Israel (111ao) by seven wickets. * ''Bermuda'' (320/9: R Hill 100, AC Douglas 63*; R Brooks 4–42) beat Gibraltar (140ao: S Chinnappa 53) by 180 runs. * ''Gibraltar'' (146/4: S Chinnappa 51*) beat Singapore (144ao: B Balakrishnan 60; A Raikes 4–30) by six wickets. * ''Bermuda'' (291/7: NA Gibbons 68) beat Singapore (83ao: R Leverock 4–14) by 208 runs. * Gibraltar (270/5: C Robinson 79*) beat ''Israel'' (269/9: H Awasker 66, S Erulkar 54) by five wickets. * Bermuda (85/3: AL Manders 52*) beat ''Israel'' (84ao: G Brangman 4–9) by seven wickets.

Group H

* Fiji (288/8: J Sorovakatini 63, CAC Browne 52) beat ''Argentina'' (220ao: MD Morris 61) by 68 runs. * East and Central Africa (180/8) beat ''Malaysia'' (131ao: BR Bouri 3–15 inc

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) by 49 runs. (50 overs a side) * ''Argentina'' (188/7: ME Ryan 76*) beat East and Central Africa (184ao) by three wickets. * Hong Kong (169/7) beat ''Malaysia'' (168ao: S Bell 61) by three wickets. * ''Malaysia'' (246/9: A Stevens 102, M Saat Jalil 53) beat Argentina (91ao: MA Muniandy 4–17) by 155 runs. * Fiji (185/4: CAC Browne 65, J Sorovakatini 57) beat ''Hong Kong'' (182ao: ND Maxwell 4–30) by six wickets. * Hong Kong (204/7) beat ''East and Central Africa'' (203ao: S Tariq 4–46) by three wickets. * Fiji (147/2: ND Maxwell 84) beat ''Malaysia'' (146ao) by eight wickets. * ''Fiji'' (214/9) beat East and Central Africa (119ao) by 95 runs. (50 overs a side)

Plate group tables

Finals

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Most runs

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Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by

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. Source
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References

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