1985–86 Sharjah Cup

International cricket tournament 1985 Rothmans Sharjah Cup One Day International Round-robin UAE WIN PAK 3 3 WIN RB Richardson WIN RB Richardson (171) PAK Mudassar Nazar (3)PAK Tauseef Ahmed (3)WIN J Garner (3) The 1985 Rothmans Sharjah Cup was held in Sharjah, UAE, between November 15–22, 1985. Three national teams took part: India, Pakistan and West Indies. The 1985 Rothmans Sharjah Cup was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once. West Indies won both its matches, winning the Rothmans Cup and US$50,000.Frindall 1997 171-172 Pakistan came second while India lost both its matches. Player of the Series Richie Richardson won US$3,000 and a car.Frindall 1997 172 Matches Table TeamPWLTNRRRPoints WIN 2 2 0 0 0 4.494 4 PAK 2 1 1 0 0 4.433 2 IND 2 0 2 0 0 3.911 0 15 November 1985 PAK WIN 196/4 (45 overs) Mohsin Khan 86* (126) MA Holding 1/17 (5 overs) 199/3 (44.1 overs) RB Richardson 99* (141) Mudassar Nazar 1/32 (9 overs) WIN won by 7 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE HD Bird (ENG) and DR Shepherd (ENG) RB Richardson (WIN) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. AH Gray (WIN) made his ODI debut. 17 November 1985 PAK IND 203/4 (45 overs) Mudassar Nazar 67 (117) RMH Binny 1/36 (9 overs) 155 (40.4 overs) SM Gavaskar 63 (105) Tauseef Ahmed 3/30 (9 overs) PAK won by 48 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE HD Bird (ENG) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Mudassar Nazar (PAK) India won the toss and elected to field. 22 November 1985 IND WIN 180/4 (45 overs) SM Gavaskar 76* (128) J Garner 2/11 (9 overs) 186/2 (41.3 overs) DL Haynes 72* (105) Kapil Dev 1/29 (8 overs) WIN won by 8 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE HD Bird (ENG) and DR Shepherd (ENG) J Garner (WIN) India won the toss and elected to bat. See also Sharjah Cup References Bill Frindall Bill Frindall Limited-Overs International Cricket – The Complete Record Headline Book Publishing 1997 0-7472-1173-6 Cricket Archive: Rothmans Sharjah Cup 1985/86 ESPNCricinfo: Rothmans Sharjah Cup, 1985/86 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1987: Sharjah Challenge Cup, 1985-86 Category:International cricket competitions from 1985–86 to 1988 Rothmans Sharjah Cup, 1985 Category:1985 in Emirati sport Category:International cricket competitions in the United Arab Emirates