Nehru Cup (cricket)
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.
| 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 |  |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Player of the series | |
| Most runs |  |
| Most wickets | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.63 |
 |
12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.52 |
|
12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.30 |
|
12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.13 |
.svg.png){kind=small} |
8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4.36 |
 |
4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.05 |
Group stage
15 October 1989 Scorecard |
v |
||
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- ARC Fraser and AJ Stewart (both ENG) made their ODI debuts.
23 October 1989 Scorecard |
v |
||
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Akram Raza (PAK) made his ODI debut.
23 October 1989 Scorecard |
v |
||
- 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 |
v |
||
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- TL Fernando (SL) made his ODI debut.
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
Final
1 November 1989 Scorecard |
v |
||
- 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.