1985–86 Wills Cup

The 1985–86 Wills Cup was the fifth edition of the Wills Cup, which was the premiere domestic limited overs cricket competition in Pakistan and afforded List A status. Eleven teams participated in the competition which was held from 8 to 27 September 1985.^[1][2]

1985–86 Wills Cup

Dates	8 September 1985 (1985-09-08) – 27 September 1985 (1985-09-27)
Administrator(s)	BCCP
Cricket format	Limited overs (List A)
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Champions	Pakistan International Airlines (4th title)
Runners-up	United Bank Limited
Participants	11
Matches	25
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Venues

Sialkot

Lahore

Karachi

Rawalpindi

Venues for the Wills Cup 1985–86

Group stage

Group A

Points Table

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	NRR	Pts
United Bank Limited	4	4	0	0	+5.263	16
Pakistan International Airlines	4	3	1	0	+5.084	12
Karachi	4	2	2	0	+4.834	8
Muslim Commercial Bank	4	1	3	0	-4.397	4
Railways	4	0	4	0	-3.852	0

Source:^[3]

Group B

Points Table

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	NRR	Pts
Habib Bank Limited	5	4	0	0	+4.180	18
Lahore City	5	3	2	0	+4.405	12
National Bank	5	3	2	0	+4.122	12
Pakistan Automobiles Corporation	5	1	2	1	+3.857	8
House Building Finance	5	1	3	1	-4.311	6
WAPDA	5	1	4	0	-3.425	4

Source:^[3]

Semi-finals

20 September Scorecard

Habib Bank Limited 120 (34.2 overs)	v	Pakistan International Airlines 123/2 (34.2 overs)
Saleem Malik 38 Azeem Hafeez 4/22 (6.2 overs)		Asif Muhammad 44 Nauman Shabbir 1/9 (7 overs)

Pakistan International Airlines won by 8 wickets Army Stadium, Rawalpindi Player of the match: Azeem Hafeez (PIA)

• Pakistan International Airlines won the toss and elected to field.

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20 September Scorecard

Lahore City 175/6 (45 overs)	v	United Bank Limited 179/5 (43.3 overs)
Ghaffar Kazmi 52 Kamal Merchant 3/26 (8 overs)		Ali Zia 51 not out Ghayyur Qureshi 2/20 (9 overs)

United Bank Limited won by 5 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Feroz Butt and Shakeel Khan Player of the match: Ali Zia (UB)

• United Bank Limited won the toss and elected to field.

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Final

27 September Scorecard

Pakistan International Airlines 257/3 (45 overs)	v	United Bank Limited 254/9 (45 overs)
Shoaib Mohammad 111 not out Naved Anjum 1/32 (7 overs)		Saadat Ali 83 Shoaib Mohammad 2/40 (9 overs)

Pakistan International Airlines won by 3 runs National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Mahboob Khan and Shakeel Khan Player of the match: Shoaib Mohammad (PIA)

• United Bank Limited won the toss and elected to field.

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References

1. "Wills Cup 1985/86". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
2. "Wills Cup 1985/86". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
3. "Wills Cup 1985/86 | Points tables". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 February 2021.