Nehru Cup (cricket)
| Dates | 15 October – 1 November 1989 |
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| Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | India |
| Champions | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan |
| Runners-up | File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Player of the series | Pakistan Imran Khan |
| Most runs | Cricket West Indies Desmond Haynes (366) |
| Most wickets | Cricket West Indies Winston Benjamin (13) |
The MRF World Series for the Jawaharlal Nehru Cup was an international cricket tournament held in India to celebrate the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India. The tournament took place in October and November 1989, and was sponsored by the Madras Rubber Factory (MRF). Six teams took part India, the hosts, Australia, England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. The tournament was a round robin with each team playing each other once.
Group stage
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | R/R |
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| File:Flag of India.svg India | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.63 |
| File:Flag of England.svg England | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.52 |
| File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.30 |
| File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.13 |
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4.36 |
| File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.05 |
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15 October 1989
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- ARC Fraser and AJ Stewart (both ENG) made their ODI debuts.
23 October 1989
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Akram Raza (PAK) made his ODI debut.
23 October 1989
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started from 50 overs to 46 overs per side.
- The match was reduced to 45 overs per side.
25 October 1989
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- TL Fernando (SL) made his ODI debut.
Semi finals
1st Semi Final
Pakistan beat England in the first semi-final. The match was reduced to 30 overs a side.
30 October 1989
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started to 30 overs per side.
- N Hussain (ENG) made his ODI debut.
2nd Semi Final
Final
1 November 1989
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was Imran Khan's last ODI in India.
At the final at Eden Gardens, Calcutta, Desmond Haynes scored 107 as West Indies totalled 273–5. But Pakistan overhauled it, scoring 277–6, thanks to Wasim Akram's six in the last over and half centuries from Saleem Malik and captain Imran Khan who was also Man of the Series.