Nehru Cup (cricket)

1989 MRF World Series (Nehru Cup)
Dates 15 October – 1 November
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 (1st title)
Participants 6
Matches played 18
Player of the series Pakistan Imran Khan
Most runs West Indies Cricket Board Desmond Haynes (366)
Most wickets West Indies Cricket Board Winston Benjamin (13)

The MRF World Series for the Jawaharlal Nehru Cup was a cricket tournament held in India to celebrate the centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru's, birthday.

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.

The final table :

Team Pts Pld W L R/R
 India 125324.63
 England 125324.52
 Pakistan 125324.30
 West Indies 125324.13
 Australia 85234.36
 Sri Lanka 45144.05

Group stage

28 October 1989
scorecard
Pakistan 
279/7 (50 overs)
v
India 
202 all out (42.3 overs)
Rameez Raja 77 (90 balls)
Arshad Ayub 2/31 (7 overs)
Kris Srikkanth 65 (75 balls)
Mushtaq Ahmed 3/51 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 77 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India
Umpires: K. T. Francis and John Holder
Player of the match: Imran Khan

Semi finals

1st Semi Final

Pakistan beat England in the first semi-final. The match was reduced to 30 overs a side.

2nd Semi Final

30 October 1989
scorecard
India 
165 all out (48.5 overs)
v
West Indies 
166/2 (42.1 overs)
Mohammad Azharuddin 38 (56 balls)
Courtney Walsh 3/39 (10 overs)
Desmond Haynes 64 (100 balls)
Kapil Dev 2/31 (8 overs)
West Indies won by 8 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
Umpires: John Holder and Peter McConnell
Player of the match: Viv Richards

The final

1 November 1989
scorecard
West Indies 
273/5 (50 overs)
v
Pakistan 
277/6 (49.5 overs)
Desmond Haynes 107* (137 balls)
Imran Khan 3/47 (9 overs)
Saleem Malik 71 (62 balls)
Winston Benjamin 2/71 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India
Umpires: Sunit Ghosh and Piloo Reporter
Player of the match: Imran Khan

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.

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