The 1985–86 Benson & Hedges World Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to India and New Zealand. Australia and India reached the Finals, which Australia won 2–0.

Points Table

Team P W L T NR Pts RR
 Australia 10 6 3 0 1 13 4.033
 India 10 5 5 0 0 10 4.092
 New Zealand 10 3 6 0 1 7 3.862


Result summary

9 January 1986 (D/N)
Scorecard [1]
New Zealand 
161/7 (29 overs)
v
Martin Crowe 71 (57)
Simon Davis 2/30 (6 overs)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 29 overs each due to rain
  • Steve Waugh, Bruce Reid, Dave Gilbert, Simon Davis and Ervin McSweeney made their ODI debuts for Australia
11 January 1986
Scorecard [2]
New Zealand 
259/9 (50 overs)
v
 India
263/5 (48 overs)
Martin Crowe 76 (83)
Roger Binny 2/29 (6 overs)
Mohinder Amarnath 61 (73)
Stu Gillespie 1/39 (9 overs)
India won by 5 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Bruce Martin (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus)
Player of the match: Kapil Dev
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • Shivlal Yadav made his ODI debut for India. Stu Gillespie made his ODI debut for New Zealand
12 January 1986
Scorecard [3]
India 
161 (43 overs)
v
 Australia
164/6 (45.2 overs)
Mohammad Azharuddin 35 (57)
Craig McDermott 2/32 (9 overs)
Greg Matthews 46 (77)
Roger Binny 3/38 (10 overs)
Australia won by 4 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Steve Randell (Aus)
Player of the match: Greg Matthews
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
14 January 1986 (D/N)
Scorecard [4]
New Zealand 
152 (49.2 overs)
v
 Australia
153/6 (45.1 overs)
Jeremy Coney 58 (86)
Dave Gilbert 5/46 (10 overs)
Greg Ritchie 68 (92)
Ewen Chatfield 3/21 (10 overs)
Australia won by 4 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Bruce Martin (Aus) and Steve Randell (Aus)
Player of the match: Dave Gilbert
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Geoff Marsh made his ODI debut for Australia
16 January 1986 (D/N)
Scorecard [5]
Australia 
161 (44.2 overs)
v
 India
162/2 (40.2 overs)
Steve Waugh 73* (104)
Chetan Sharma 2/29 (9 overs)
Sunil Gavaskar 59 (99)
Bruce Reid 1/39 (9 overs)
India won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Steve Randell (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus)
Player of the match: Steve Waugh
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
18 January 1986
Scorecard [6]
India 
113 (44.2 overs)
v
 New Zealand
115/7 (40.2 overs)
Mohinder Amarnath 30 (71)
Martin Snedden 3/23 (8 overs)
Martin Crowe 33 (58)
Kapil Dev 3/26 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 3 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Peter McConnell (Aus) and Ray Isherwood (Aus)
Player of the match: Martin Crowe
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
19 January 1986
Scorecard [7]
New Zealand 
159/6 (44.2 overs)
v
 Australia
161/6 (45.1 overs)
Jeff Crowe 63 (99)
Steve Waugh 2/28 (10 overs)
Allan Border 58 (104)
Richard Hadlee 2/35 (9.1 overs)
Australia won by 4 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Steve Randell (Aus)
Player of the match: Allan Border
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Glenn Trimble made his ODI debut for Australia
21 January 1986 (D/N)
Scorecard [8]
Australia 
292/6 (50 overs)
v
 India
192/4 (50 overs)
Geoff Marsh 125 (145)
Chetan Sharma 3/61 (9 overs)
Sunil Gavaskar 92 (144)
Dave Gilbert 2/36 (10 overs)
Australia won by 100 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Peter McConnell (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus)
Player of the match: Geoff Marsh
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
23 January 1986 (D/N)
Scorecard [9]
India 
238/8 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
239/5 (50 overs)
Mohinder Amarnath 74 (101)
Ewen Chatfield 4/28 (10 overs)
Martin Crowe 67 (93)
Kapil Dev 2/36 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bruce Martin (Aus) and Peter McConnell (Aus)
Player of the match: Martin Crowe
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
25 January 1986
Scorecard [10]
New Zealand 
172 (49.2 overs)
v
 India
174/5 (46 overs)
Richard Hadlee 71 (68)
Roger Binny 2/13 (7 overs)
Mohammad Azharuddin 69 (90)
Stu Gillespie 4/30 (10 overs)
India won by 5 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Dick French (Aus)
Player of the match: Mohammad Azharuddin
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
26 January 1986
Scorecard [11]
Australia 
262/8 (50 overs)
v
 India
226 (45.3 overs)
Steve Waugh 81 (75)
Chetan Sharma 3/60 (10 overs)
Sunil Gavaskar 77 (110)
Bruce Reid 5/53 (10 overs)
Australia won by 36 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Peter McConnell (Aus) and Ray Isherwood (Aus)
Player of the match: Bruce Reid
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
27 January 1986
Scorecard [12]
New Zealand 
276/7 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
70 (26.3 overs)
Bruce Edgar 61 (84)
Bruce Reid 3/41 (10 overs)
Wayne Philips 22 (38)
Richard Hadlee 3/14 (5 overs)
New Zealand won by 206 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Bruce Martin (Aus) and Tony Crafter (Aus)
Player of the match: Richard Hadlee
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
29 January 1986 (D/N)
Scorecard [13]
Australia 
239/7 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
140 (42.4 overs)
David Boon 64 (95)
Richard Hadlee 2/36 (10 overs)
Richard Hadlee 30 (37)
Simon Davis 3/25 (9.4 overs)
Australia won by 99 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Ray Isherwood (Aus)
Player of the match: David Boon
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
31 January 1986 (D/N)
Scorecard [14]
Australia 
235/7 (50 overs)
v
 India
238/4 (48.5 overs)
David Boon 76 (102)
Kapil Dev 4/30 (9 overs)
Dilip Vengsarkar 77 (88)
Simon Davis 2/34 (10 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus)
Player of the match: Dilip Vengsarkar
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
2 February 1986
Scorecard [15]
India 
202/9 (48 overs)
v
 New Zealand
168/9 (45 overs) (Revised target 190 runs from 45 overs)
Chetan Sharma 38 (37)
Stu Gillespie 3/54 (9 overs)
Jeremy Coney 37 (61)
Kapil Dev 3/26 (9 overs)
India won by 22 runs
NTCA Ground, Launceston
Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Steve Randell (Aus)
Player of the match: Chetan Sharma
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

Final series

Australia won the best of three final series against India 2–0.

5 February 1986 (D/N)
[1] [16]
Australia 
170/8 (44 overs)
v
 India
159 (43.4 overs)
David Boon 50 (92)
Mohammad Azharuddin 2/26 (9 overs)
Dilip Vengsarkar 45 (81)
Simon Davis 3/10 (7.4 overs)
Australia won by 11 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 44 overs each due to rain
  • Tim Zoehrer made his ODI debut for Australia
9 February 1986 (D/N)
[2] [17]
India 
187 (44 overs)
v
 Australia
188/3 (47.2 overs)
Ravi Shastri 49 (52)
Bruce Reid 2/37 (10 overs)
Allan Border 65 (67)
Kapil Dev 2/26 (9 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Dick French (Aus) and Mel Johnson (Aus)
Player of the match: Greg Matthews
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.

References

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  2. ^ "2nd Match, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Brisbane, Jan 11 1986. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. ^ "3rd Match, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Brisbane, Jan 12 1986. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ^ "4th Match (D/N), Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Sydney, Jan 14 1986. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  5. ^ "5th Match (D/N), Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Melbourne, Jan 16 1986. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  6. ^ "6th Match, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Perth, Jan 18 1986. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  7. ^ "7th Match, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Perth, Jan 19 1986. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  8. ^ "8th Match, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Sydney, Jan 21 1986. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  9. ^ "9th Match, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Melbourne, Jan 23 1986. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  10. ^ "10th Match, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Adelaide, Jan 25 1986. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  11. ^ "11th Match, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Adelaide, Jan 26 1986. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  12. ^ "12th Match, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Adelaide, Jan 27 1986. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  13. ^ "13th Match, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Sydney, Jan 29 1986. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  14. ^ "14th Match, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Melbourne, Jan 31 1986. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  15. ^ "15th Match, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Launceston, Feb 2 1986. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  16. ^ "1st Final, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Melbourne, Feb 5 1986. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  17. ^ "2nd Final, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Melbourne, Feb 9 1986. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Australian_Tri-Series
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