Nehru_Cup_(cricket)
Nehru Cup (cricket)
International cricket tournament
The MRF World Series for the Jawaharlal Nehru Cup was an international cricket tournament held in India to celebrate the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India.
Dates | 15 October – 1 November 1989 |
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Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
Cricket format | One Day International |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Host(s) | India |
Champions | Pakistan |
Runners-up | West Indies |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 18 |
Player of the series | Imran Khan |
Most runs | Desmond Haynes (366) |
Most wickets | Winston Benjamin (13) |
The tournament took place in October and November 1989, and was sponsored by the Madras Rubber Factory (MRF). Six teams took part India, the hosts, Australia, England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. The tournament was a round robin with each team playing each other once.
Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | R/R |
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India | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.63 |
England | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.52 |
Pakistan | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.30 |
West Indies | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.13 |
Australia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4.36 |
Sri Lanka | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.05 |
15 October 1989 Scorecard |
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England won by 5 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Umpires: RB Gupta (IND) and PJ McConnell (AUS) Player of the match: RA Smith (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- ARC Fraser and AJ Stewart (both ENG) made their ODI debuts.
19 October 1989 Scorecard |
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England won by 7 wickets Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and Khizer Hayat (PAK) Player of the match: W Larkins (ENG) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets Municipal Stadium, Rajkot Umpires: PJ McConnell (AUS) and PD Reporter (IND) Player of the match: AP Gurusinha (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
21 October 1989 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 99 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras Umpires: SK Ghosh (IND) and JW Holder (ENG) Player of the match: AR Border (AUS) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
22 October 1989 Scorecard |
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England won by 4 wickets Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: RB Gupta (IND) and VK Ramaswamy (IND) Player of the match: GA Gooch (ENG) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
22 October 1989 Scorecard |
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India won by 6 runs Gujarat Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Khizer Hayat (PAK) and PJ McConnell (AUS) Player of the match: NS Sidhu (IND) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
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Pakistan won by 66 runs Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and PD Reporter (IND) Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Akram Raza (PAK) made his ODI debut.
23 October 1989 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 20 runs Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and JW Holder (ENG) Player of the match: IVA Richards (WI) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started from 50 overs to 46 overs per side.
- The match was reduced to 45 overs per side.
25 October 1989 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 28 runs Nehru Stadium, Margao, Goa Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and PD Reporter (IND) Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- TL Fernando (SL) made his ODI debut.
25 October 1989 Scorecard |
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India won by 6 wickets Modi Stadium, Kanpur Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and Khizer Hayat (PAK) Player of the match: C Sharma (IND) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
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West Indies won by 6 wickets Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar Umpires: JW Holder (ENG) and VK Ramaswamy (IND) Player of the match: RB Richardson (WI) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
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West Indies won by 26 runs Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior Umpires: SK Ghosh (IND) and VK Ramaswamy (IND) Player of the match: DL Haynes (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
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India won by 3 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and Khizer Hayat (PAK) Player of the match: AK Sharma (IND) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Pakistan won by 6 runs K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: RB Gupta (IND) and PJ McConnell (AUS) Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
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Pakistan won by 77 runs Eden Gardens, Calcutta Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and JW Holder (ENG) Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
1st Semi Final
Pakistan beat England in the first semi-final. The match was reduced to 30 overs a side.
30 October 1989 Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 6 wickets Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Umpires: RB Gupta (IND) and VK Ramaswamy (IND) Player of the match: Rameez Raja (PAK) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started to 30 overs per side.
- N Hussain (ENG) made his ODI debut.
2nd Semi Final
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West Indies won by 8 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Bombay Umpires: JW Holder (ENG) and PJ McConnell (AUS) Player of the match: IVA Richards (WI) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
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Pakistan won by 4 wickets Eden Gardens, Calcutta Umpires: SK Ghosh (IND) and PD Reporter (IND) Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was Imran Khan's last ODI in India.
At the final at Eden Gardens, Calcutta, Desmond Haynes scored 107 as West Indies totalled 273–5. But Pakistan overhauled it, scoring 277–6, thanks to Wasim Akram's six in the last over and half centuries from Saleem Malik and captain Imran Khan who was also Man of the Series.