1984–85 Four-Nations Cup

The 1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup was held in Sharjah, UAE, between March 22–29, 1985. Four national teams took part: Australia, England, India and Pakistan.

1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Knock-out
Host(s) United Arab Emirates
Champions India (1st title)
Runners-up Australia
Participants4
Matches4
Player of the seriesIndia SM Gavaskar
Most runsPakistan Javed Miandad (71)
Most wicketsPakistan Imran Khan (7)

The 1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup was a knock-out tournament. India won the tournament, defeating Australia in the final, and won US$45,000.[1] Pakistan beat England in the Plate Final to take third place.

Matches
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 March
 
 
 India125
 
29 March
 
 Pakistan87
 
 Australia139
 
24 March
 
 India140/7
 
 England177/8
 
 
 Australia178/8
 
Third place
 
 
26 March
 
 
 Pakistan175/7
 
 
 England132

Semi-finals
22 March 1985
Scorecard
India 
125 (42.4 overs)
v
 Pakistan
87 (32.5 overs)
M Azharuddin 47 (93)
Imran Khan 6/14 (10 overs)
Rameez Raja 29 (71)
Kapil Dev 3/17 (6.5 overs)
India won by 38 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and MW Johnson (AUS)
Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
24 March 1985
Scorecard
England 
177/8 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
178/8 (50 overs)
RT Robinson 37 (73)
AR Border 3/21 (7 overs)
GM Wood 35 (50)
PH Edmonds 2/31 (10 overs)
Australia won by 2 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: Khizer Hayat (PAK) and S Kishen (IND)
Player of the match: GRJ Matthews (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • N Gifford and CM Wells (both ENG) made their ODI debuts.

Plate Final (third place play-off)
26 March 1985
Scorecard
Pakistan 
175/7 (50 overs)
v
 England
132 (48.2 overs)
Javed Miandad 71 (117)
N Gifford 4/23 (10 overs)
RJ Bailey 41* (83)
Shoaib Mohammad 3/20 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 43 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: MW Johnson (AUS) and S Kishen (IND)
Player of the match: Javed Miandad (PAK)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • RJ Bailey and PI Pocock (both ENG) made their ODI debuts.

Final
29 March 1985
Scorecard
Australia 
139 (42.3 overs)
v
 India
140/7 (39.2 overs)
KC Wessels 30 (68)
RJ Shastri 2/14 (9.3 overs)
DB Vengsarkar 35 (43)
CJ McDermott 3/36 (10 overs)
India won by 3 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and Khizer Hayat (PAK)
Player of the match: M Amarnath (IND)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

See also

References
  1. Frindall 1997, p. 165.
  • Frindall, Bill (1997). Limited-Overs International Cricket – The Complete Record. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-1173-6.
  • Cricket Archive: Rothmans Four-Nations Cup 1984/85
  • CricInfo: Rothmans Four-Nations Cup, 1984/85
  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1986: Rothmans Trophy in Sharjah, 1984-85
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