# International cricket in 1985–86

The 1985–86 international cricket season was from September 1985 to April 1986.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| 13 October 1985 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | 2–0 [3] | 4–0 [4] | — | — |
| 8 November 1985 | Australia | New Zealand | 1–2 [3] | — | — | — |
| 27 November 1985 | Pakistan | West Indies | — | 2–3 [5] | — | — |
| 13 December 1985 | Australia | India | 0–0 [3] | — | — | — |
| 18 February 1986 | West Indies | England | 5–0 [5] | 3–1 [4] | — | — |
| 21 February 1986 | New Zealand | Australia | 1–0 [3] | 2–2 [4] | — | — |
| 23 February 1986 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | 1–1 [3] | 0–2 [3] | — | — |
| International tournaments |||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 15 November 1985 | 1985 Rothmans Sharjah Cup | 1985 Rothmans Sharjah Cup | 1985 Rothmans Sharjah Cup | 1985 Rothmans Sharjah Cup | West Indies | West Indies |
| 9 January 1986 | 1985–86 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1985–86 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1985–86 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1985–86 Benson & Hedges World Series | Australia | Australia |
| 30 March 1986 | 1986 Asia Cup | 1986 Asia Cup | 1986 Asia Cup | 1986 Asia Cup | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| 5 April 1986 | 1986 John Player Triangular Tournament | 1986 John Player Triangular Tournament | 1986 John Player Triangular Tournament | 1986 John Player Triangular Tournament | Pakistan | Pakistan |
| 10 April 1986 | 1986 Austral-Asia Cup | 1986 Austral-Asia Cup | 1986 Austral-Asia Cup | 1986 Austral-Asia Cup | Pakistan | Pakistan |

## October
### Sri Lanka in Pakistan

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain 1 | Away captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Test 1026 | 16–21 October | Javed Miandad | Duleep Mendis | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Match drawn |
| Test 1027 | 27–31 October | Javed Miandad | Duleep Mendis | Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot | Pakistan by 8 wickets |
| Test 1028 | 7–11 December | Javed Miandad | Duleep Mendis | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 10 wickets |
| ODI series |||||||||
| ODI 335 | 13 October | Javed Miandad | Duleep Mendis | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | Pakistan by 8 wickets |
| ODI 336 | 23 October | Javed Miandad | Duleep Mendis | Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala | Pakistan by 15 wickets |
| ODI 337 | 25 October | Javed Miandad | Duleep Mendis | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 5 wickets |
| ODI 338 | 3 November | Javed Miandad | Duleep Mendis | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad (Sindh) | Pakistan by 89 runs |

## November
### New Zealand in Australia

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1029 | 8–12 November | Allan Border | Jeremy Coney | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | New Zealand by an innings and 41 runs |
| Test 1030 | 22–26 November | Allan Border | Jeremy Coney | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 4 wickets |
| Test 1031 | 30 November–4 December | Allan Border | Jeremy Coney | WACA Ground, Perth | New Zealand by 6 wickets |

### 1985–86 Sharjah Cup

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | RR | Points |
| West Indies | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.494 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.433 | 2 |
| India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.911 | 0 |
ODI Series :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 339 | 15 November | Pakistan | Imran Khan | West Indies | Viv Richards | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| ODI 340 | 17 November | India | Kapil Dev | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 48 runs |
| ODI 341 | 22 November | India | Kapil Dev | West Indies | Viv Richards | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | West Indies by 8 wickets |

### West Indies in Pakistan

ODI Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain 1 | Away captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 342 | 27 November | Imran Khan | Viv Richards | Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala | West Indies by 8 wickets |
| ODI 343 | 29 November | Imran Khan | Viv Richards | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 6 wickets |
| ODI 344 | 2 December | Imran Khan | Viv Richards | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | West Indies by 40 runs |
| ODI 345 | 4 December | Imran Khan | Viv Richards | Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi | Pakistan by 4 wickets |
| ODI 346 | 6 December | Imran Khan | Viv Richards | National Stadium, Karachi | West Indies by 8 wickets |

## December
### India in Australia

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1032 | 13–17 December | Allan Border | Kapil Dev | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Match drawn |
| Test 1033 | 26–30 December | Allan Border | Kapil Dev | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Match drawn |
| Test 1034 | 2–6 January | Allan Border | Kapil Dev | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Match drawn |

## January
### 1985–86 Benson & Hedges World Series

Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 347 | 9 January | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Jeremy Coney | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | No result |
| ODI 348 | 11 January | India | Kapil Dev | New Zealand | Jeremy Coney | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | India by 5 wickets |
| ODI 349 | 12 January | Australia | Allan Border | India | Kapil Dev | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Australia by 4 wickets |
| ODI 350 | 14 January | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Jeremy Coney | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 4 wickets |
| ODI 351 | 16 January | Australia | Allan Border | India | Kapil Dev | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | India by 8 wickets |
| ODI 352 | 18 January | India | Kapil Dev | New Zealand | Jeremy Coney | WACA Ground, Perth | New Zealand by 3 wickets |
| ODI 353 | 19 January | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Jeremy Coney | WACA Ground, Perth | Australia by 4 wickets |
| ODI 354 | 21 January | Australia | Allan Border | India | Kapil Dev | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 100 runs |
| ODI 355 | 23 January | India | Kapil Dev | New Zealand | Jeremy Coney | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | New Zealand by 5 wickets |
| ODI 356 | 25 January | India | Kapil Dev | New Zealand | Jeremy Coney | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | India by 5 wickets |
| ODI 357 | 26 January | Australia | Allan Border | India | Kapil Dev | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 36 runs |
| ODI 358 | 27 January | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Jeremy Coney | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | New Zealand by 206 runs |
| ODI 359 | 29 January | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Jeremy Coney | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 99 runs |
| ODI 360 | 31 January | Australia | Allan Border | India | Kapil Dev | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | India by 6 wickets |
| ODI 361 | 2 February | India | Kapil Dev | New Zealand | Jeremy Coney | North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston | India by 22 runs |
| Final |||||||||
| ODI 362 | 5 February | Australia | Allan Border | India | Kapil Dev | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 11 runs |
| ODI 363 | 9 February | Australia | Allan Border | India | Kapil Dev | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 7 wickets |

## February
### England in West Indies

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain 1 | Away captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Test 1036 | 21–23 February | Viv Richards | David Gower | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies by 10 wickets |
| Test 1039 | 7–12 March | Viv Richards | David Gower | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| Test 1042 | 21–25 March | Viv Richards | David Gower | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies by an innings and 30 runs |
| Test 1044 | 3–5 March | Viv Richards | David Gower | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 10 wickets |
| Test 1045 | 11–16 April | Viv Richards | David Gower | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | West Indies by 240 runs |
| ODI series |||||||||
| ODI 364 | 18 February | Viv Richards | David Gower | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| ODI 366 | 4 March | Viv Richards | David Gower | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | England by 5 wickets |
| ODI 370 | 19 March | Viv Richards | David Gower | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies by 135 runs |
| ODI 376 | 31 March | Viv Richards | David Gower | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 8 wickets |

### Australia in New Zealand

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain 1 | Away captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Test 1035 | 21–25 February | Jeremy Coney | Allan Border | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Match drawn |
| Test 1038 | 28 February–4 March | Jeremy Coney | Allan Border | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | Match drawn |
| Test 1040 | 13–17 March | Jeremy Coney | Allan Border | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 8 wickets |
| ODI series |||||||||
| ODI 369 | 19 March | Jeremy Coney | Allan Border | Carisbrook, Dunedin | New Zealand by 30 runs |
| ODI 371 | 22 March | Jeremy Coney | Allan Border | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by 53 runs |
| ODI 372 | 26 March | Jeremy Coney | Allan Border | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Australia by 3 wickets |
| ODI 373 | 29 March | Jeremy Coney | Allan Border | Eden Park, Auckland | Australia by 44 runs |

### Pakistan in Sri Lanka

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain 1 | Away captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Test 1037 | 23–27 February | Duleep Mendis | Imran Khan | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Pakistan by an innings and 20 runs |
| Test 1041 | 14–18 March | Duleep Mendis | Imran Khan | Colombo Cricket Club, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 8 wickets |
| Test 1043 | 22–27 March | Duleep Mendis | Imran Khan | P Sara Oval, Colombo | Match drawn |
| ODI series |||||||||
| ODI 365 | 2 March | Duleep Mendis | Imran Khan | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Pakistan by 8 wickets |
| ODI 367 | 8 March | Duleep Mendis | Imran Khan | Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa | No result |
| ODI 367a | 9 March | Duleep Mendis | Imran Khan | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Match abandoned |
| ODI 368 | 11 March | Duleep Mendis | Imran Khan | Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo | Pakistan by 8 wickets |

## March
### 1986 Asia Cup

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
| Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.823 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.796 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.795 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 374 | 30 March | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | Pakistan | Imran Khan | P Sara Oval, Colombo | Pakistan by 81 runs |
| ODI 375 | 31 March | Bangladesh | Gazi Ashraf | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
| ODI 377 | 2 April | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | Bangladesh | Gazi Ashraf | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Sri Lanka by 7 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| ODI 379 | 6 April | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 5 wickets |

## April
### 1986 John Player Triangular Tournament

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | RR | Points |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.763 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.519 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.891 | 2 |
ODI Series :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 378 | 5 April | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | New Zealand | John Wright | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | New Zealand by 6 wickets |
| ODI 379 | 6 April | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 5 wickets |
| ODI 380 | 7 April | New Zealand | John Wright | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo | Pakistan by 4 wickets |

### 1986 Austral-Asia Cup

First round :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 381 | 10 April | India | Kapil Dev | New Zealand | Jeff Crowe | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | India by 3 wickets |
| ODI 382 | 11 April | Australia | Ray Bright | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 8 wickets |
| Semi-finals |||||||||
| ODI 383 | 13 April | India | Kapil Dev | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | India by 3 wickets |
| ODI 384 | 15 April | New Zealand | Jeff Crowe | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 10 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| ODI 385 | 18 April | India | Kapil Dev | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 1 wicket |