| 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 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. 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.
| 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
References
- 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
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| Following season: International cricket in 1985 | |