# Nehru Cup (cricket)

The MRF World Series for the Jawaharlal Nehru Cup was an international cricket tournament held in India to celebrate the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India. The tournament took place in October and November 1989, and was sponsored by the Madras Rubber Factory (MRF). Six teams took part: India (the host team), Australia, England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies. The tournament was a round robin with each team playing all other teams once.

## Group stage

| 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 |
* 15 October 1989 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 193 (48.3 overs) | v | England 196/5 (48.4 overs) |
| PA de Silva 80 (89) PAJ DeFreitas 3/38 (10 overs) | | RA Smith 81* (119) KIW Wijegunawardene 2/37 (8.4 overs) |
* England won by 5 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Umpires: RB Gupta (IND) and PJ McConnell (AUS) Player of the match: RA Smith (ENG)
* England won the toss and elected to field.
* ARC Fraser and AJ Stewart (both ENG) made their ODI debuts.
* 19 October 1989 Scorecard
| Australia 242/3 (50 overs) | v | England 243/3 (47.3 overs) |
| AR Border 84* (44) ARC Fraser 1/48 (10 overs) | | W Larkins 124 (126) AR Border 1/43 (10 overs) |
* England won by 7 wickets Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and Khizer Hayat (PAK) Player of the match: W Larkins (ENG)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19 October 1989 Scorecard
| West Indies 176/9 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 180/6 (47.1 overs) |
| AL Logie 54* (73) KIW Wijegunawardene 2/30 (10 overs) EAR de Silva 2/30 (10 overs) | | AP Gurusinha 66 (90) WKM Benjamin 3/22 (9 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets Municipal Stadium, Rajkot Umpires: PJ McConnell (AUS) and PD Reporter (IND) Player of the match: AP Gurusinha (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
* 21 October 1989 Scorecard
| Australia 241/6 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 142 (40.3 overs) |
| GR Marsh 74 (129) WKM Benjamin 3/38 (9 overs) | | RB Richardson 61 (101) AR Border 3/20 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 99 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras Umpires: SK Ghosh (IND) and JW Holder (ENG) Player of the match: AR Border (AUS)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 22 October 1989 Scorecard
| Pakistan 148/9 (50 overs) | v | England 149/6 (43.2 overs) |
| Saleem Malik 42 (59) GA Gooch 3/19 (10 overs) | | AJ Lamb 42 (62) Wasim Akram 2/32 (10 overs) |
* England won by 4 wickets Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: RB Gupta (IND) and VK Ramaswamy (IND) Player of the match: GA Gooch (ENG)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* 22 October 1989 Scorecard
| India 227/8 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 221 (49.4 overs) |
| NS Sidhu 80 (88) JR Ratnayeke 3/35 (10 overs) | | AP Gurusinha 83 (106) Kapil Dev 3/26 (8.4 overs) |
* India won by 6 runs Gujarat Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Khizer Hayat (PAK) and PJ McConnell (AUS) Player of the match: NS Sidhu (IND)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* 23 October 1989 Scorecard
| Pakistan 205/8 (50 overs) | v | Australia 139 (43.2 overs) |
| Shoaib Mohammad 73 (121) TM Alderman 4/22 (10 overs) | | DM Jones 58 (94) Imran Khan 3/13 (8 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 66 runs Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and PD Reporter (IND) Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* Akram Raza (PAK) made his ODI debut.
* 23 October 1989 Scorecard
| West Indies 196/9 (45 overs) | v | India 176 (41.4 overs) |
| RB Richardson 57 (110) C Sharma 3/46 (9 overs) | | R Lamba 61 (80) IVA Richards 6/41 (9.4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 20 runs Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and JW Holder (ENG) Player of the match: IVA Richards (WI)
* India won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced before play started from 50 overs to 46 overs per side.
* The match was reduced to 45 overs per side.
* 25 October 1989 Scorecard
| Australia 222/7 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 194 (47.1 overs) |
| DM Jones 85 (101) GF Labrooy 3/38 (10 overs) | | PA de Silva 96 (107) SP O'Donnell 3/48 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 28 runs Nehru Stadium, Margao, Goa Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and PD Reporter (IND) Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* TL Fernando (SL) made his ODI debut.
* 25 October 1989 Scorecard
| England 255/7 (50 overs) | v | India 259/4 (48.1 overs) |
| AJ Lamb 91 (109) Kapil Dev 2/56 (10 overs) | | C Sharma 101* (96) GC Small 1/44 (10 overs) |
* India won by 6 wickets Modi Stadium, Kanpur Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and Khizer Hayat (PAK) Player of the match: C Sharma (IND)
* India won the toss and elected to field.
* 25 October 1989 Scorecard
| Pakistan 223/5 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 226/4 (48.3 overs) |
| Aamer Malik 77 (106) CEL Ambrose 2/45 (10 overs) | | RB Richardson 80 (116) Wasim Akram 2/38 (9.3 overs) |
* West Indies won by 6 wickets Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar Umpires: JW Holder (ENG) and VK Ramaswamy (IND) Player of the match: RB Richardson (WI)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 October 1989 Scorecard
| West Indies 265/5 (50 overs) | v | England 239/8 (50 overs) |
| DL Haynes 138* (164) GC Small 3/39 (10 overs) | | RA Smith 65 (74) MD Marshall 4/33 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 26 runs Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior Umpires: SK Ghosh (IND) and VK Ramaswamy (IND) Player of the match: DL Haynes (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 October 1989 Scorecard
| Australia 247/8 (50 overs) | v | India 249/7 (47.1 overs) |
| DM Jones 53 (77) AK Sharma 3/41 (10 overs) | | K Srikkanth 58 (65) GRJ Matthews 3/56 (10 overs) |
* India won by 3 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and Khizer Hayat (PAK) Player of the match: AK Sharma (IND)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 October 1989 Scorecard
| Pakistan 219/6 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 213 (49.2 overs) |
| Imran Khan 84* (110) PA de Silva 2/43 (10 overs) | | PA de Silva 83 (90) Wasim Akram 2/30 (10 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 6 runs K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: RB Gupta (IND) and PJ McConnell (AUS) Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* 28 October 1989 Scorecard
| Pakistan 279/7 (50 overs) | v | India 202 (42.3 overs) |
| Rameez Raja 77 (90) Arshad Ayub 2/31 (7 overs) | | K Srikkanth 65 (75) Mushtaq Ahmed 3/51 (10 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 77 runs Eden Gardens, Calcutta Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and JW Holder (ENG) Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK)
* India won the toss and elected to field.

## Semi finals
### 1st Semi Final

Pakistan beat England in the first semi-final. The match was reduced to 30 overs a side.
* 30 October 1989 Scorecard
| England 194/7 (30 overs) | v | Pakistan 195/4 (28.3 overs) |
| RA Smith 55 (57) Abdul Qadir 3/30 (6 overs) | | Rameez Raja 85* (82) PAJ DeFreitas 2/40 (6 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 6 wickets Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Umpires: RB Gupta (IND) and VK Ramaswamy (IND) Player of the match: Rameez Raja (PAK)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced before play started to 30 overs per side.
* N Hussain (ENG) made his ODI debut.

### 2nd Semi Final

* 30 October 1989 Scorecard
| India 165 (48.5 overs) | v | West Indies 166/2 (42.1 overs) |
| M Azharuddin 38 (56) CA Walsh 3/39 (10 overs) | | DL Haynes 64 (100) Kapil Dev 2/31 (8 overs) |
* West Indies won by 8 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Bombay Umpires: JW Holder (ENG) and PJ McConnell (AUS) Player of the match: IVA Richards (WI)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.

## Final

* 1 November 1989 Scorecard
| West Indies 273/5 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 277/6 (49.5 overs) |
| DL Haynes 107* (137) Imran Khan 3/47 (9 overs) | | Saleem Malik 71 (62) WKM Benjamin 2/71 (10 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 4 wickets Eden Gardens, Calcutta Umpires: SK Ghosh (IND) and PD Reporter (IND) Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* This was Imran Khan's last ODI in India.
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.