# 1988–89 Australian Tri-Series

The 1988–89 World Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to Pakistan and West Indies. Australia and West Indies reached the Finals, which West Indies won 2–1.

## Points Table

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
| West Indies | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.504 |
| Australia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.478 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.239 |

## Result summary

* 10 December 1988 Scorecard
| West Indies 269/9 (47 overs) | v | Pakistan 180/7 (47 overs) |
| DL Haynes 111 (107) Abdul Qadir 3/34 (9 overs) | | Rameez Raja 69* (127) MD Marshall 4/34 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 89 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: AR Crafter and RJ Evans Player of the match: DL Haynes (WI)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
* The match was reduced to 47 overs per side.
* Aaqib Javed (PAK) made his ODI debut
* 11 December 1988 Scorecard
| Pakistan 177 (45.4 overs) | v | Australia 178/1 (42.2 overs) |
| Saleem Malik 44 (41) MG Hughes 3/30 (10 overs) | | GR Marsh 86* (135) |
* Australia won by 9 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: LJ King and TA Prue Player of the match: MG Hughes (AUS)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
* The match was reduced to 48 overs per side
* MG Hughes and ME Waugh (both AUS) made their ODI debuts
* 13 December 1988 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 220 (48 overs) | v | Australia 219/8 (50 overs) |
| DL Haynes 78 (116) MG Hughes 3/48 (10 overs) | | DC Boon 71 (120) CA Walsh 2/36 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 1 run Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: RJ Evans and PJ McConnell Player of the match: DL Haynes (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
* 15 December 1988 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 236 (49.2 overs) | v | Australia 202 (47.2 overs) |
| IVA Richards 58 (74) CJ McDermott 4/38 (9.2 overs) | | SR Waugh 54 (67) CEL Ambrose 5/17 (8.2 overs) |
* West Indies won by 34 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: RC Bailhache and CD Timmins Player of the match: CEL Ambrose (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
* 17 December 1988 Scorecard
| West Indies 244/4 (43 overs) | v | Pakistan 227/8 (43 overs) |
| DL Haynes 101 (112) Imran Khan 2/49 (9 overs) | | Saleem Malik 68 (63) CA Walsh 2/23 (8 overs) |
* West Indies won by 17 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: SG Randell and CD Timmins Player of the match: DL Haynes (WI)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
* The match was reduced to 43 overs per side
* 1 January 1989 Scorecard
| Pakistan 140/9 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 142/3 (38.2 overs) |
| Javed Miandad 63* (167) IR Bishop 5/27 (10 overs) | | RB Richardson 50* (79) Aaqib Javed 2/33 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 7 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: RC Bailhache and TA Prue Player of the match: IR Bishop (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field
* Saeed Anwar (PAK) made his ODI debut
* 2 January 1989 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 216/7 (49 overs) | v | Australia 178 (46.1 overs) |
| Aamer Malik 90 (135) CJ McDermott 2/38 (10 overs) | | SP O'Donnell 46 (55) Wasim Akram 4/25 (8.1 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 38 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: RJ Evans and PJ McConnell Player of the match: Aamer Malik (PAK)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
* The match was reduced to 49 overs per side
* 5 January 1989 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 226 (47.4 overs) | v | West Indies 218/8 (48 overs) |
| GR Marsh 52 (82) CEL Ambrose 3/26 (9 overs) | | RB Richardson 63 (81) TM Alderman 3/30 (9 overs) |
* Australia won by 8 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: AR Crafter and LJ King Player of the match: SR Waugh (AUS)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field
* The match was reduced to 48 overs per side
* 7 January 1989 Scorecard
| Pakistan 258/7 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 203 (40.4 overs) |
| Aamer Malik 75 (119) CEL Ambrose 3/39 (10 overs) | | CG Greenidge 46 (79) Wasim Akram 3/27 (7 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 55 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: RC Bailhache and CD Timmins Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field
* In this match West Indies conceded 59 extras, the joint highest in an ODI.
* 8 January 1989 Scorecard
| Pakistan 203/9 (50 overs) | v | Australia 204/5 (44.5 overs) |
| Javed Miandad 54 (107) TM Alderman 3/27 (9 overs) | | DC Boon 45 (64) Aaqib Javed 2/38 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 5 wickets Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: LJ King and SG Randell Player of the match: TM Alderman (AUS)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
* 10 January 1989 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 258/4 (43 overs) | v | Pakistan 108/7 (19 overs) |
| GR Marsh 125* (121) Tauseef Ahmed 2/43 (7 overs) | | Imran Khan 42 (40) AR Border 1/4 (1 overs) |
* Australia won on faster scoring rate (run rate) Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: AR Crafter and SG Randell Player of the match: GR Marsh (AUS)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
* Australia innings was reduced to 43 overs, Pakistan target was 115 runs in 19 overs
* 12 January 1989 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 215/5 (48 overs) | v | West Indies 154/8 (48 overs) |
| DM Jones 77 (132) MD Marshall 2/25 (10 overs) | | DL Haynes 58 (80) PL Taylor 3/22 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 61 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: PJ McConnell and TA Prue Player of the match: PL Taylor (AUS)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat
* The match was reduced to 48 overs per side

## Final series

West Indies won the best of three final series against Australia 2–1.
* 14 January 1989 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 204/9 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 202/9 (50 overs) |
| AR Border 78 (103) CEL Ambrose 5/26 (10 overs) | | IR Bishop 33* (40) TM Alderman 2/29 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 2 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: LJ King and SG Randell
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat
* 16 January 1989 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 277/9 (50 overs) | v | Australia 185 (40 overs) |
| DL Haynes 62 (68) MG Hughes 4/44 (7 overs) | | DC Boon 36 (37) IR Bishop 4/52 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 92 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: PJ McConnell and TA Prue
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
* 18 January 1989 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 226/4 (38 overs) | v | West Indies 111/2 (13.2 overs) |
| DM Jones 93* (82) IVA Richards 1/12 (3 overs) | | IVA Richards 60* (40) TM Alderman 2/22 (4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 8 wickets (run rate) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: PJ McConnell and TA Prue
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat
* Australia innings was reduced to 38 overs: West Indies target was revised to 108 in 18 overs
* The result of this match led to Australian cricket officials' developing a replacement for the Average Run Rate method: the Most Productive Overs method