Cricket format One Day International Champions Pakistan (1st title) | Host(s) India | |
Dates 15 October – 1 November Administrator(s) Board of Control for Cricket in India Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout | ||
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.
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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 :
1st Semi Final
Pakistan beat England in the first semi-final. The match was reduced to 30 overs a side.
The final
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.