1986 Austral-Asia Cup
The 1986 Austral-Asia Cup was held in Sharjah, UAE, between April 10–18, 1986. Five national teams took part: Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Cricket format | One Day International |
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Tournament format(s) | Knock-out |
Host(s) | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Participants | 5 |
Matches played | 5 |
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Most runs | ![]() |
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The 1986 Austral-Asia Cup was a knock-out tournament. Sri Lanka qualified automatically for the semi-finals by virtue of winning the 1986 Asia Cup. Despite losing their first-round match, New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals as the first-round loser with the lesser margin of defeat.
Pakistan won the tournament, defeating India in the final, and won US$40,000.
The tournament was played for the joint benefit of Vijay Hazare, Dilip Vengsarkar, Javed Miandad and Wazir Mohammad.[1]
Matches
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205/9 | ||||||||||||
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132/8 | ![]() |
206/7 | ||||||||||
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134/7 | ![]() |
245/7 | ||||||||||
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202/7 | ![]() |
248/9 | ||||||||||
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206/2 | ![]() |
64 all out | ||||||||||
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66/0 | ||||||||||||
First Round
10 April 1986 Scorecard |
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 44 overs per side.
- CS Pandit (IND) made his ODI debut.
Semi-Finals
15 April 1986 Scorecard |
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Mohsin Khan 34* (69) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- New Zealand qualified for the semi-final by losing their first-round match by a lesser margin than Australia.
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See also
References
- Frindall 1997, pp. 192-194.
- Frindall 1997, p. 194.
- Cricinfo tournament page
- Cricket Archive tournament page
- Frindall, Bill (1997). Limited-Overs International Cricket – The Complete Record. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-1173-6.
- Ahmed, Qamar (1987). "Austral-Asia Cup, 1985-86". In Wright, Graeme (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1987. John Wisden & Co Ltd. pp. 1026–1029. ISBN 9780947766085.
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