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 format	One Day International
Tournament format(s)	Knock-out
Host(s)	United Arab Emirates
Champions	India (1st title)
Runners-up	Australia
Participants	4
Matches	4
Player of the series	SM Gavaskar
Most runs	Javed Miandad (71)
Most wickets	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-finals				Final
	22 March
	India	125
					29 March
	Pakistan	87
					Australia	139
	24 March
					India	140/7
	England	177/8
	Australia	178/8
					Third place
					26 March
					Pakistan	175/7
					England	132

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.

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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

• Sharjah Cup

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