1986 Austral-Asia Cup

International cricket tournament 1986 Austral-Asia Cup One Day International Knock-out UAE PAK (1st title) IND 5 5 IND SM Gavaskar IND SM Gavaskar (163) PAK Wasim Akram (7) 1990 1990 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.https://www.espncricinfo.com/-/engine/series/60863.html Austral-Asia cup 1986 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, courtesy of a famous last-ball six by Javed Miandad and won US$40,000.Miandad seals it with a six https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/miandad-seals-it-with-a-six-399149 https://web.archive.org/web/20241208013629/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/miandad-seals-it-with-a-six-399149 2024-12-08 2025-09-18 ESPNcricinfo en18 April 1986 India vs Pakistan, Final at Sharjah, Apr 18 1986 - Full Scorecard https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/austral-asia-cup-1985-86-60863/india-vs-pakistan-final-65816/full-scorecard 17 September 2025 www.espncricinfo.com The tournament was played for the joint benefit of Javed Miandad, Wazir Mohammad, Vijay Hazare and Dilip Vengsarkar.Frindall 1997 192-194 Matches First round Semi-Finals Final 45 NZL 132/8 IND 134/7 AUS 202/7 PAK 206/2 SRI 205/9 IND 206/7 NZL 64 all out PAK 66/0 IND 245/7 PAK 248/9 First round 10 April 1986 NZL IND 132/8 (44 overs) JJ Crowe 36* (56) Maninder Singh 3/23 (9 overs) 134/7 (41.4 overs) CS Pandit 33* (34) EJ Chatfield 3/14 (9 overs) India won by 3 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE DM Archer (WIN) and AJ Gaynor (WIN) 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 AUS PAK 202/7 (50 overs) GM Ritchie 60* (72) Tauseef Ahmed 2/19 (10 overs) 206/2 (49.1 overs) Mudassar Nazar 95 (140) RJ Bright 1/28 (10 overs) Pakistan won by 8 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE DM Archer (WIN) and AJ Gaynor (WIN) Mudassar Nazar (PAK) Australia won the toss and elected to bat. Semi-finals 13 April 1986 SRI IND 205/9 (50 overs) AP Gurusinha 68 (113) C Sharma 3/35 (9 overs) 206/7 (49.1 overs) SM Gavaskar 71 (109) ALF de Mel 3/40 (10 overs)SD Anurasiri 3/40 (10 overs) India won by 3 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE DM Archer (WIN) and AJ Gaynor (WIN) SM Gavaskar (IND) India won the toss and elected to field. 15 April 1986 NZL PAK 64 (35.5 overs) EJ Gray 17 (75) Abdul Qadir 4/9 (10 overs) 66/0 (22.4 overs) Mohsin Khan 34* (69) Pakistan won by 10 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE DM Archer (WIN) and AJ Gaynor (WIN) 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 1986 Austral-Asia Cup Final 18 April 1986 IND PAK 245/7 (50 overs) SM Gavaskar 92 (134) Wasim Akram 3/42 (10 overs) 248/9 (50 overs) Javed Miandad 116* (114) C Sharma 3/51 (9 overs) Pakistan won by 1 wicket Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE DM Archer (WIN) and AJ Gaynor (WIN) Javed Miandad (PAK) Pakistan won the toss and elected to field. Attendance: 20,000.Frindall 1997 194 See also Austral-Asia Cup References Cricinfo tournament page Cricket Archive tournament page Bill Frindall Bill Frindall Limited-Overs International Cricket – The Complete Record Headline Book Publishing 1997 0-7472-1173-6 Ahmed Qamar Wright Graeme Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1987 John Wisden & Co Ltd 1987 1026–1029 Austral-Asia Cup, 1985-86 http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150623.html 9780947766085 Wright 1987 Category:International cricket competitions from 1985–86 to 1988 Austral-Asia Cup, 1986 Category:1986 in Emirati sport Category:International cricket competitions in the United Arab Emirates