1984–85 Four-Nations Cup

International cricket tournament 1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup One Day International Knock-out UAE IND (1st title) AUS 4 4 IND SM Gavaskar PAK Javed Miandad (71) PAK Imran Khan (7) 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. 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.Frindall 1997 165 Pakistan beat England in the Plate Final to take third place. Matches 22 March IND 125 PAK 87 24 March ENG 177/8 AUS 178/8 29 March AUS 139 IND 140/7 26 March PAK 175/7 ENG 132 yes Semi-finals 22 March 1985 IND PAK 125 (42.4 overs) M Azharuddin 47 (93) Imran Khan 6/14 (10 overs) 87 (32.5 overs) Rameez Raja 29 (71) Kapil Dev 3/17 (6.5 overs) India won by 38 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE HD Bird (ENG) and MW Johnson (AUS) Imran Khan (PAK) Pakistan won the toss and elected to field. 24 March 1985 ENG AUS 177/8 (50 overs) RT Robinson 37 (73) AR Border 3/21 (7 overs) 178/8 (50 overs) GM Wood 35 (50) PH Edmonds 2/31 (10 overs) Australia won by 2 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Khizer Hayat (PAK) and S Kishen (IND) 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 PAK ENG 175/7 (50 overs) Javed Miandad 71 (117) N Gifford 4/23 (10 overs) 132 (48.2 overs) RJ Bailey 41* (83) Shoaib Mohammad 3/20 (10 overs) Pakistan won by 43 runs Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE MW Johnson (AUS) and S Kishen (IND) 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 AUS IND 139 (42.3 overs) KC Wessels 30 (68) RJ Shastri 2/14 (9.3 overs) 140/7 (39.2 overs) DB Vengsarkar 35 (43) CJ McDermott 3/36 (10 overs) India won by 3 wickets Scorecard Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE HD Bird (ENG) and Khizer Hayat (PAK) M Amarnath (IND) India won the toss and elected to field. 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 Four-Nations Cup 1984/85 CricInfo: Rothmans Four-Nations Cup, 1984/85 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1986: Rothmans Trophy in Sharjah, 1984-85 Category:International cricket competitions from 1980–81 to 1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup, 1985 Category:1985 in Emirati sport Category:International cricket competitions in the United Arab Emirates