# 1986 Austral-Asia Cup

The 1986 Austral-Asia Cup was held in Sharjah, UAE, between April 10–18, 1986. Five national teams took part: Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The 1986 Austral-Asia Cup was a knock-out tournament. Sri Lanka qualified automatically for the semi-finals by virtue of winning the 1986 Asia Cup. Despite losing their first-round match, New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals as the first-round loser with the lesser margin of defeat.
Pakistan won the tournament, defeating India in the final, and won US$40,000.
The tournament was played for the joint benefit of Vijay Hazare, Dilip Vengsarkar, Javed Miandad and Wazir Mohammad.

## Matches

| First round | First round | First round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 205/9 | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 132/8 | India | India | 206/7 | | | |
| India | India | 134/7 | | | | India | India | 245/7 |
| Australia | Australia | 202/7 | | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 248/9 |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 206/2 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 64 all out | | | |
| | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 66/0 | | | |

### First round

* 10 April 1986 Scorecard
| New Zealand 132/8 (44 overs) | v | India 134/7 (41.4 overs) |
| JJ Crowe 36* (56) Maninder Singh 3/23 (9 overs) | | CS Pandit 33* (34) EJ Chatfield 3/14 (9 overs) |
* India won by 3 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: DM Archer (WIN) and AJ Gaynor (WIN) Player of the match: EJ Chatfield (NZ)
* India won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 44 overs per side.
* CS Pandit (IND) made his ODI debut.
* 11 April 1986 Scorecard
| Australia 202/7 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 206/2 (49.1 overs) |
| GM Ritchie 60* (72) Tauseef Ahmed 2/19 (10 overs) | | Mudassar Nazar 95 (140) RJ Bright 1/28 (10 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 8 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: DM Archer (WIN) and AJ Gaynor (WIN) Player of the match: Mudassar Nazar (PAK)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

### Semi-finals

* 13 April 1986 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 205/9 (50 overs) | v | India 206/7 (49.1 overs) |
| AP Gurusinha 68 (113) C Sharma 3/35 (9 overs) | | SM Gavaskar 71 (109) ALF de Mel 3/40 (10 overs) SD Anurasiri 3/40 (10 overs) |
* India won by 3 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: DM Archer (WIN) and AJ Gaynor (WIN) Player of the match: SM Gavaskar (IND)
* India won the toss and elected to field.
* 15 April 1986 Scorecard
| New Zealand 64 (35.5 overs) | v | Pakistan 66/0 (22.4 overs) |
| EJ Gray 17 (75) Abdul Qadir 4/9 (10 overs) | | Mohsin Khan 34* (69) |
* Pakistan won by 10 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: DM Archer (WIN) and AJ Gaynor (WIN) Player of the match: Abdul Qadir (PAK)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* New Zealand qualified for the semi-final by losing their first-round match by a lesser margin than Australia.

### Final

* 18 April 1986 Scorecard
| India 245/7 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 248/9 (50 overs) |
| SM Gavaskar 92 (134) Wasim Akram 3/42 (10 overs) | | Javed Miandad 116* (114) C Sharma 3/51 (9 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 1 wicket Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Umpires: DM Archer (WIN) and AJ Gaynor (WIN) Player of the match: Javed Miandad (PAK)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Attendance: 20,000.