1989–90 World Series
Date	26 December 1989 – 20 February 1990
Location	Australia
Result	Won by  Australia 2–0 in final series
Teams  Australia  Pakistan  Sri Lanka Captains Allan Border Imran Khan Arjuna Ranatunga Most runs Dean Jones (461) Saeed Anwar (293) Arjuna Ranatunga (273) Most wickets Simon O'Donnell (20) Waqar Younis (9) Rumesh Ratnayake (6)

The 1989–90 World Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Australia and Pakistan reached the Finals, which Australia won 2–0. Sri Lanka wore royal blue for the first time in Australia.

Points table

Pos	Team	P	W	L	NR	T	Pts	RR
1	Australia	8	6	2	0	0	12	4.455
2	Pakistan	8	5	3	0	0	10	4.538
3	Sri Lanka	8	1	7	0	0	2	4.198

Result summary

26 December 1989 Scorecard

Australia  228/5 (48.5 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 198 (47.2 overs)
DM Jones 85* (89) A Ranatunga 3/41 (10 overs)		A Ranatunga 55 (70) SP O'Donnell 4/36 (9 overs)

Australia won by 30 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: LJ King and CD TImmins Player of the match: SP O'Donnell (AUS)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
• The match was reduced to 48.5 overs per side.
• GD Campbell and MA Taylor (both AUS) and ST Jayasuriya (SL) made their ODI debuts
• The 2nd limited overs international to be played on Boxing Day overall, and the 1st limited overs international to be played on Boxing Day since 1979.

30 December 1989 (D/N) Scorecard

Sri Lanka  203/9 (48 overs)	v	Australia 204/1 (38.5 overs)
A Ranatunga 71* (106) TM Alderman 3/25 (10 overs)		GR Marsh 80* (136) KIW Wijegunawardene 1/33 (7 overs)

Australia won by 9 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: AR Crafter and RJ Evans Player of the match: GR Marsh (AUS)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
• The match was reduced to 48 overs per side

31 December 1989 (D/N) Scorecard

Pakistan  222/7 (47 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 223/7 (45.3 overs)
Aamer Malik 69 (116) JR Ratnayeke 2/33 (10 overs)		MAR Samarasekera 60 (86) Wasim Akram 2/37 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: AR Crafter and PJ McConnell Player of the match: MAR Samarasekera (SL)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
• The match was reduced to 47 overs per side

3 January 1990 (D/N) Scorecard

Pakistan  161 (50 overs)	v	Australia 162/3 (41 overs)
Imran Khan 39 (62) CG Rackemann 3/21 (10 overs)		AR Border 69* (103) Wasim Akram 1/24 (10 overs)

Australia won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: LJ King and SG Randell Player of the match: AR Border (AUS)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
• Maqsood Rana and Nadeem Ghauri (both PAK) made their ODI debuts

4 January 1990 (D/N) Scorecard

Australia  202/7 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 129 (41 overs)
DM Jones 69 (98) RJ Ratnayake 3/44 (10 overs)		A Ranatunga 39 (62) TM Alderman 3/29 (9 overs)

Australia won by 73 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: SG Randell and CD Timmins Player of the match: DM Jones (AUS)

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat

10 February 1990 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  253/5 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 254/5 (47 overs)
AP Gurusinha 88 (108) Tauseef Ahmed 2/48 (10 overs)		Ijaz Ahmed 102* (100) CPH Ramanayake 1/25 (5.2 overs)

Pakistan won by 5 wickets Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: RJ Evans and CD Timmins Player of the match: Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field

11 February 1990 Scorecard

Australia  300/5 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 233 (39.1 overs)
TM Moody 89 (82) Mushtaq Ahmed 2/76 (10 overs)		Imran Khan 82 (89) CG Rackemann 4/44 (8.1 overs)

Australia won by 67 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: RJ Evans and TA Prue Player of the match: TM Moody (AUS)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field

13 February 1990 (D/N) Scorecard

Australia  165/8 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 167/5 (48.3 overs)
DM Jones 54 (88) Wasim Akram 2/21 (10 overs)		Imran Khan 56* (106) SP O'Donnell 2/32 (9.3 overs)

Pakistan won by 5 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: RJ Evans and TA Prue Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field

15 February 1990 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  195 (47.5 overs)	v	Pakistan 198/4 (48.3 overs)
AP Gurusinha 59 (84) Waqar Younis 4/39 (10 overs)		Rameez Raja 116* (148) KIW Wijegunawardene 2/34 (10 overs)

Pakistan won by 6 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: LJ King and SG Randell Player of the match: Rameez Raja (PAK)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field

17 February 1990 Scorecard

Pakistan  315/3 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 288/8 (50 overs)
Saeed Anwar 126 (99) EAR de Silva 2/57 (9 overs)		RS Mahanama 72 (79) Waqar Younis 2/35 (10 overs)

Pakistan won by 27 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: AR Crafter and SG Randell Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (PAK)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field

18 February 1990 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  158 (40.4 overs)	v	Australia 159/3 (40 overs)
PA de Silva 39 (29) GD Campbell 3/31 (7 overs)		DM Jones 80* (120) AP Gurusinha 1/16 (7 overs)

Australia won by 7 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: AR Crafter and PJ McConnell Player of the match: DM Jones (AUS)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

20 February 1990 (D/N) Scorecard

Pakistan  220/8 (49 overs)	v	Australia 218/9 (49 overs)
Saleem Malik 67 (85) SP O'Donnell 2/32 (10 overs)		TM Moody 74 (109) Imran Khan 2/28 (7 overs)

Pakistan won by 2 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: LJ King and PJ McConnell Player of the match: SP O'Donnell (AUS)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
• The match was reduced to 49 overs per side

Final series

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

23 February 1990 (D/N) Scorecard

Pakistan  162 (47.5 overs)	v	Australia 163/3 (45.5 overs)
Wasim Akram 86 (76) GD Campbell 3/39 (9 overs)		DM Jones 83* (135) Wasim Akram 2/30 (10 overs)

Australia won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: AR Crafter and PJ McConnell

• Australia won the toss and elected to field

25 February 1990 Scorecard

Australia  255/6 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 186 (45 overs)
MA Taylor 76 (116) Mushtaq Ahmed 2/65 (10 overs)		Saleem Yousuf 59 (75) SP O'Donnell 3/38 (6 overs)

Australia won by 69 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: AR Crafter and PJ McConnell Player of the match: DM Jones (AUS)

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat

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