# International cricket in 1989–90

The 1989–1990 international cricket season was from September 1989 to April 1990.

## 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 |
| 15 November 1989 | Pakistan | India | 0–0 [4] | 2–0 [4] | — | — |
| 24 November 1989 | Australia | New Zealand | 0–0 [1] | — | — | — |
| 8 December 1989 | Australia | Sri Lanka | 1–0 [2] | — | — | — |
| 12 January 1990 | Australia | Pakistan | 1–0 [3] | — | — | — |
| 2 February 1990 | New Zealand | India | 1–0 [3] | — | — | — |
| 14 February 1990 | West Indies | England | 2–1 [4] | 3–0 [5] | — | — |
| 15 March 1990 | New Zealand | Australia | 1–0 [1] | — | — | — |
| International tournaments |||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 13 October 1989 | 1989-90 Champions Trophy | 1989-90 Champions Trophy | 1989-90 Champions Trophy | 1989-90 Champions Trophy | Pakistan | Pakistan |
| 15 October 1989 | 1989 MRF World Series | 1989 MRF World Series | 1989 MRF World Series | 1989 MRF World Series | Pakistan | Pakistan |
| 26 December 1989 | 1989–90 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1989–90 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1989–90 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1989–90 Benson & Hedges World Series | Australia | Australia |
| 1 March 1990 | 1990 Rothmans Cup Triangular Series | 1990 Rothmans Cup Triangular Series | 1990 Rothmans Cup Triangular Series | 1990 Rothmans Cup Triangular Series | Australia | Australia |

## October
### 1989-90 Champions Trophy

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | RR | Points |
| Pakistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.285 | 16 |
| India | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.492 | 4 |
| West Indies | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.872 | 4 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 569 | 13 October | India | Kris Srikkanth | West Indies | Vivian Richards | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | West Indies by 5 wickets |
| ODI 570 | 14 October | Pakistan | Imran Khan | West Indies | Vivian Richards | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 11 runs |
| ODI 572 | 15 October | India | Kris Srikkanth | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 6 wickets |
| ODI 573 | 13 October | India | Kris Srikkanth | West Indies | Vivian Richards | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | India by 37 runs |
| ODI 574 | 17 October | Pakistan | Imran Khan | West Indies | Desmond Haynes | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 57 runs |
| ODI 577 | 20 October | India | Kris Srikkanth | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 38 runs |

### 1989 MRF World Series

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | R/R |
| India | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.63 |
| England | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.52 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.30 |
| West Indies | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.13 |
| Australia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4.36 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.05 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 571 | 15 October | England | Graham Gooch | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | England by 5 wickets |
| ODI 575 | 19 October | Australia | Allan Border | England | Graham Gooch | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad | England by 7 wickets |
| ODI 576 | 19 October | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | West Indies | Vivian Richards | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot | Sri Lanka by 4 wickets |
| ODI 578 | 21 October | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Vivian Richards | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Australia by 99 runs |
| ODI 579 | 22 October | England | Graham Gooch | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | England by 4 wickets |
| ODI 580 | 22 October | India | Kris Srikkanth | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | India by 6 runs |
| ODI 581 | 23 October | Australia | Allan Border | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | Pakistan by 66 runs |
| ODI 582 | 23 October | India | Kris Srikkanth | West Indies | Vivian Richards | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | West Indies by 20 runs |
| ODI 583 | 25 October | India | Kris Srikkanth | England | Graham Gooch | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | India by 6 wickets |
| ODI 584 | 25 October | Pakistan | Imran Khan | West Indies | Vivian Richards | Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| ODI 585 | 25 October | Australia | Allan Border | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Nehru Stadium, Margao | Australia by 28 runs |
| ODI 586 | 27 October | England | Graham Gooch | West Indies | Vivian Richards | Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior | West Indies by 26 runs |
| ODI 587 | 27 October | India | Kris Srikkanth | Australia | Allan Border | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | India by 3 wickets |
| ODI 588 | 27 October | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow | Pakistan by 6 runs |
| ODI 589 | 28 October | India | Kris Srikkanth | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Pakistan by 77 runs |
| Semi-Finals |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 590 | 30 October | England | Graham Gooch | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | Pakistan by 6 wickets |
| ODI 591 | 30 October | India | Kris Srikkanth | West Indies | Vivian Richards | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | West Indies by 8 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 592 | 1 November | Pakistan | Imran Khan | West Indies | Vivian Richards | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Pakistan by 4 wickets |

## November
### India in Pakistan

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1127 | 15–20 November | Imran Khan | Kris Srikkanth | National Stadium, Karachi | Match drawn |
| Test 1128 | 23–28 November | Imran Khan | Kris Srikkanth | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Match drawn |
| Test 1130 | 1–6 December | Imran Khan | Kris Srikkanth | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Match drawn |
| Test 1132 | 9–14 December | Imran Khan | Kris Srikkanth | Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot | Match drawn |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 592a | 16 December | Imran Khan | Kris Srikkanth | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | Match abandoned |
| ODI 593 | 18 December | Imran Khan | Kris Srikkanth | Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala | Pakistan by 7 runs |
| ODI 594 | 20 December | Imran Khan | Kris Srikkanth | National Stadium, Karachi | No result |
| ODI 595 | 22 December | Imran Khan | Kris Srikkanth | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 38 runs |

### New Zealand in Australia

Trans-Tasman Trophy - One-off Test :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1129 | 24–28 November | Allan Border | John Wright | WACA Ground, Perth | Match drawn |

## December
### Sri Lanka in Australia

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1131 | 8–12 December | Allan Border | Arjuna Ranatunga | The Gabba, Brisbane | Match drawn |
| Test 1133 | 16–20 December | Allan Border | Arjuna Ranatunga | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Australia by 174 runs |

### 1989–90 Benson & Hedges World Series

Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 596 | 26 December | Australia | Allan Border | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 30 runs |
| ODI 597 | 30 December | Australia | Allan Border | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | WACA Ground, Perth | Australia by 9 wickets |
| ODI 598 | 31 December | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | WACA Ground, Perth | Sri Lanka by 3 wickets |
| ODI 599 | 3 January | Australia | Allan Border | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 600 | 4 January | Australia | Allan Border | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 73 runs |
| ODI 601 | 10 February | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | The Gabba, Brisbane | Pakistan by 5 wickets |
| ODI 602 | 11 February | Australia | Allan Border | Pakistan | Imran Khan | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by 67 runs |
| ODI 603 | 13 February | Australia | Allan Border | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Pakistan by 5 wickets |
| ODI 605 | 15 February | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Pakistan by 6 wickets |
| ODI 606 | 17 February | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Pakistan by 27 runs |
| ODI 608 | 18 February | Australia | Allan Border | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 7 wickets |
| Finals |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 610 | 23 February | Australia | Allan Border | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 611 | 25 February | Australia | Allan Border | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 69 runs |

## January
### Pakistan in Australia

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1134 | 12–16 January | Allan Border | Imran Khan | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 92 runs |
| Test 1135 | 19–23 January | Allan Border | Imran Khan | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Match drawn |
| Test 1137 | 3–8 February | Allan Border | Imran Khan | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Match drawn |

## February
### India in New Zealand

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1136 | 2–5 February | John Wright | Mohammad Azharuddin | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand by 10 wickets |
| Test 1138 | 9–13 February | John Wright | Mohammad Azharuddin | McLean Park, Napier | Match drawn |
| Test 1139 | 22–26 February | John Wright | Mohammad Azharuddin | Eden Park, Auckland | Match drawn |

### England in the West Indies

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 604 | 14 February | Vivian Richards | Graham Gooch | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | No result |
| ODI 607 | 17 February | Vivian Richards | Graham Gooch | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | No result |
| ODI 614 | 3 March | Vivian Richards | Graham Gooch | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies by 3 wickets |
| ODI 617 | 7 March | Vivian Richards | Graham Gooch | Bourda, Georgetown | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| ODI 622 | 3 April | Desmond Haynes | Graham Gooch | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies by 4 wickets |
| Georgetown Test replacement ODI Matches |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 620a | 14 March | Vivian Richards | Graham Gooch | Bourda, Georgetown | Match abandoned |
| ODI 621 | 15 March | Jeff Dujon | Graham Gooch | Bourda, Georgetown | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| Wisden Trophy - Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1140 | 24 February-1 March | Vivian Richards | Graham Gooch | Sabina Park, Kingston | England by 9 wickets |
| Test 1140a | 10–15 March | Vivian Richards | Graham Gooch | Bourda, Georgetown | Match abandoned |
| Test 1142 | 23–28 March | Desmond Haynes | Graham Gooch | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Match drawn |
| Test 1143 | 5–10 April | Vivian Richards | Allan Lamb | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies by 164 runs |
| Test 1144 | 12–16 April | Vivian Richards | Allan Lamb | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | West Indies by an innings and 32 runs |

## March
### 1990 Rothmans Cup Triangular Series

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | RR | Points |
| Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.523 | 8 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.020 | 2 |
| India | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.770 | 2 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 612 | 1 March | New Zealand | John Wright | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | Carisbrook, Dunedin | New Zealand by 108 runs |
| ODI 613 | 3 March | Australia | Allan Border | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | Australia by 18 runs |
| ODI 615 | 4 March | New Zealand | Martin Crowe | Australia | Allan Border | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | Australia by 150 runs |
| ODI 616 | 6 March | New Zealand | Martin Crowe | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | Basin Reserve, Wellington | India by 1 run |
| ODI 618 | 8 March | Australia | Allan Border | India | Mohammad Azharuddin | Seddon Park, Hamilton | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 619 | 10 March | New Zealand | John Wright | Australia | Geoff Marsh | Eden Park, Auckland | Australia by 10 runs |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 620 | 11 March | New Zealand | John Wright | Australia | Allan Border | Eden Park, Auckland | Australia by 8 wickets |

### Australia in New Zealand

Trans-Tasman Trophy - One-off Test :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1141 | 15–19 March | John Wright | Allan Border | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand by 9 wickets |