# International cricket in 1984–85

The 1984–85 international cricket season was from September 1984 to April 1985.

## 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 |
| 28 September 1984 | India | Australia | — | 0–3 [5] | — | — |
| 12 October 1984 | Pakistan | India | 0–0 [3] | 1–0 [3] | — | — |
| 3 November 1984 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | — | 1–1 [2] | — | — |
| 8 November 1984 | Australia | West Indies | 1–3 [5] | — | — | — |
| 12 November 1984 | Pakistan | New Zealand | 2–0 [3] | 3–1 [4] | — | — |
| 28 November 1984 | India | England | 1–2 [5] | 1–4 [5] | — | — |
| 12 January 1985 | New Zealand | Pakistan | 2–0 [3] | 3–0 [4] | — | — |
| 20 March 1985 | West Indies | New Zealand | 2–0 [4] | 5–0 [5] | — | — |
| International tournaments |||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 6 January 1985 | 1984–85 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1984–85 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1984–85 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1984–85 Benson & Hedges World Series | West Indies | West Indies |
| 17 February 1985 | 1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship Cup | 1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship Cup | 1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship Cup | 1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship Cup | India | India |
| 22 March 1985 | 1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup | 1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup | 1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup | 1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup | India | India |

## September
### Australia in India

ODI Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain 1 | Away captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 267 | 28 September | Sunil Gavaskar | Kim Hughes | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi | Australia by 48 runs |
| ODI 268 | 1 October | Sunil Gavaskar | Kim Hughes | University Stadium, Trivandrum | No result |
| ODI 269 | 3 October | Sunil Gavaskar | Kim Hughes | Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur | No result |
| ODI 270 | 5 October | Sunil Gavaskar | Kim Hughes | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 271 | 6 October | Sunil Gavaskar | Kim Hughes | Nehru Stadium, Indore | Australia by 6 wickets |

## October
### India in Pakistan

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain 1 | Away captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Test 995 | 17–22 October | Zaheer Abbas | Sunil Gavaskar | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Match drawn |
| Test 996 | 24–29 October | Zaheer Abbas | Sunil Gavaskar | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Match drawn |
| Test 996a | 4–9 November | Zaheer Abbas | Sunil Gavaskar | National Stadium, Karachi | Match cancelled |
| ODI series |||||||||
| ODI 272 | 12 October | Zaheer Abbas | Sunil Gavaskar | Ayub National Stadium, Quetta | Pakistan by 46 runs |
| ODI 273 | 31 October | Zaheer Abbas | Mohinder Amarnath | Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot | No result |
| ODI 273a | 2 November | Zaheer Abbas | Sunil Gavaskar | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | Match cancelled |

## November
### New Zealand in Sri Lanka

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 274 | 3 November | Duleep Mendis | Jeremy Coney | P Sara Oval, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 4 wickets |
| ODI 275 | 4 November | Duleep Mendis | Jeremy Coney | Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa | New Zealand by 7 wickets |

### West Indies in Australia

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 997 | 9–12 November | Kim Hughes | Clive Lloyd | WACA Ground, Perth | West Indies by an innings and 112 runs |
| Test 999 | 23–26 November | Kim Hughes | Clive Lloyd | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | West Indies by 8 wickets |
| Test 1002 | 7–11 December | Allan Border | Clive Lloyd | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | West Indies by 191 runs |
| Test 1005 | 22–27 December | Allan Border | Clive Lloyd | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Match drawn |
| Test 1006 | 30 December–2 January | Allan Border | Clive Lloyd | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by an innings and 55 runs |

### New Zealand in Pakistan

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain 1 | Away captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Test 998 | 16–20 November | Zaheer Abbas | Jeremy Coney | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 6 wickets |
| Test 1000 | 25–29 November | Zaheer Abbas | Jeremy Coney | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad (Sindh) | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
| Test 1003 | 10–15 December | Zaheer Abbas | Jeremy Coney | National Stadium, Karachi | Match drawn |
| ODI series |||||||||
| ODI 276 | 12 November | Zaheer Abbas | Jeremy Coney | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | Pakistan by 46 runs |
| ODI 277 | 23 November | Zaheer Abbas | Jeremy Coney | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Pakistan by 5 runs |
| ODI 278 | 2 December | Zaheer Abbas | Jeremy Coney | Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot | New Zealand by 34 runs |
| ODI 280 | 7 December | Zaheer Abbas | Jeremy Coney | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan | Pakistan by 1 wicket |

### England in India

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain 1 | Away captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Test 1001 | 28 November–3 December | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | India by 8 wickets |
| Test 1004 | 12–17 December | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | England by 8 wickets |
| Test 1007 | 31 December–5 January | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Match drawn |
| Test 1008 | 13–18 January | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | England by 9 wickets |
| Test 1011 | 31 January–5 February | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | National Stadium, Karachi | Match drawn |
| ODI series |||||||||
| ODI 279 | 5 December | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | Nehru Stadium, Pune | England by 4 wickets |
| ODI 281 | 27 December | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | England by 1 run |
| ODI 293 | 20 January | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | England by 3 wickets |
| ODI 295 | 23 January | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur | India by 3 wickets |
| ODI 298 | 27 January | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh | England by 7 runs |

## January
### 1984–85 Benson & Hedges World Series

Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 282 | 6 January | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| ODI 283 | 8 January | Australia | Allan Border | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 6 wickets |
| ODI 284 | 10 January | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | West Indies | Viv Richards | Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart | West Indies by 8 wickets |
| ODI 286 | 12 January | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | West Indies by 90 runs |
| ODI 287 | 13 January | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | West Indies by 5 wickets |
| ODI 289 | 15 January | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | West Indies by 5 wickets |
| ODI 290 | 17 January | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | West Indies | Viv Richards | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | West Indies by 65 runs |
| ODI 291 | 19 January | Australia | Allan Border | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Sri Lanka by 4 wickets |
| ODI 292 | 20 January | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | West Indies by 65 runs |
| ODI 294 | 23 January | Australia | Allan Border | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 3 wickets |
| ODI 296 | 26 January | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | West Indies by 8 wickets |
| ODI 297 | 27 January | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| ODI 299 | 28 January | Australia | Allan Border | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 232 runs |
| ODI 300 | 2 February | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | WACA Ground, Perth | West Indies by 82 runs |
| ODI 301 | 3 February | Australia | Allan Border | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | WACA Ground, Perth | Australia by 9 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| ODI 303 | 6 February | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 26 runs |
| ODI 304 | 10 February | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | West Indies by 4 wickets |
| ODI 305 | 12 February | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | West Indies by 7 wickets |

### Pakistan in New Zealand

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain 1 | Away captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Test 1009 | 18–22 January | Geoff Howarth | Javed Miandad | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Match drawn |
| Test 1010 | 25–28 January | Geoff Howarth | Javed Miandad | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by an innings and 99 runs |
| Test 1012 | 9–14 February | Geoff Howarth | Javed Miandad | Carisbrook, Dunedin | New Zealand by 2 wickets |
| ODI series |||||||||
| ODI 285 | 12 January | Geoff Howarth | Javed Miandad | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand by 110 runs |
| ODI 288 | 15 January | Geoff Howarth | Javed Miandad | Seddon Park, Hamilton | New Zealand by 4 wickets |
| ODI 302 | 6 February | Geoff Howarth | Javed Miandad | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by 13 runs |
| ODI 306 | 16–17 February | Geoff Howarth | Javed Miandad | Eden Park, Auckland | No result |

## February
### 1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship Cup

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | RR |
| India | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.42 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.39 |
| Australia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.98 |
| England | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.41 |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | NR | RR |
| West Indies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.87 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.07 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.16 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 307 | 17 February | Australia | Allan Border | England | David Gower | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 308 | 19,21 February | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | No result |
| ODI 309 | 20 February | India | Sunil Gavaskar | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | India by 6 wickets |
| ODI 310 | 23 February | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | New Zealand by 51 runs |
| ODI 311 | 24 February | Australia | Allan Border | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Pakistan by 62 runs |
| ODI 312 | 26 February | England | David Gower | India | Sunil Gavaskar | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | India by 86 runs |
| ODI 313 | 27 February | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | West Indies by 8 wickets |
| ODI 314 | 2 March | England | David Gower | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Pakistan by 67 runs |
| ODI 315 | 3 March | Australia | Allan Border | India | Sunil Gavaskar | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | India by 8 wickets |
| Semi-finals |||||||||
| ODI 316 | 5 March | India | Sunil Gavaskar | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 317 | 6 March | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
| Third-place playoff |||||||||
| ODI 318 | 9 March | New Zealand | Geoff Howarth | West Indies | Viv Richards | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| ODI 319 | 10 March | India | Sunil Gavaskar | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | India by 8 wickets |

## March
### New Zealand in West Indies

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain 1 | Away captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| Test 1013 | 29 March–3 April | Viv Richards | Geoff Howarth | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Match drawn |
| Test 1014 | 6–11 April | Viv Richards | Geoff Howarth | Bourda, Georgetown | Match drawn |
| Test 1015 | 26 April–1 May | Viv Richards | Geoff Howarth | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies by 10 wickets |
| Test 1016 | 4–8 May | Viv Richards | Geoff Howarth | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies by 10 wickets |
| ODI series |||||||||
| ODI 320 | 20 March | Viv Richards | Geoff Howarth | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | West Indies by 23 runs |
| ODI 324 | 27 March | Viv Richards | Geoff Howarth | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| ODI 326 | 14 April | Viv Richards | Geoff Howarth | Albion Sports Complex, Albion | West Indies by 130 runs |
| ODI 327 | 17 April | Viv Richards | Geoff Howarth | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 10 wickets |
| ODI 328 | 23 April | Viv Richards | Geoff Howarth | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies by 112 runs |

### 1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup

Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 321 | 22 March | India | Kapil Dev | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | India by 38 runs |
| ODI 322 | 24 March | Australia | Allan Border | England | Norman Gifford | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Australia by 2 wickets |
| Third-place playoff |||||||||
| ODI 323 | 26 March | England | Norman Gifford | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 43 runs |
| Final |||||||||
| ODI 325 | 29 March | Australia | Allan Border | India | Kapil Dev | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | India by 3 wickets |