At Adelaide, December 15. Sri Lanka won by four wickets. Toss: Sri Lanka.

Eight weeks before, Sri Lanka had beaten West Indies in the Champions' final in Sharjah, and they maintained their advantage here. The West Indians were tentative and appeared low on confidence. Sent in on a slow pitch, they never lifted above a crawl and still managed to stumble regularly. Opener Campbell top-scored with 47, but needed all of 40 overs to make them. Though Ambrose and Bishop each claimed first-ball wickets, De Silva's rapid-fire 46 left his team-mates time to ease home without made undue risk.

Man of the Match: A. Ranatunga. Attendance: 5,669.

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