The 1984–85 international cricket season was from September 1984 to April 1985.
Season overview International toursStart dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]TestODIFCLA —0–3 — —0–0 1–0 — — —1–1 — —1–3 — — —2–0 3–1 — —1–2 1–4 — —2–0 3–0 — —2–0 5–0 — —International tournamentsStart dateTournamentWinners 1984–85 Benson & Hedges World Series 1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship Cup 1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup
September Australia in India
ODI Series No. Date Home captain 1 Away captain 2 Venue Result ODI 267 28 September Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi by 48 runs ODI 268 1 October Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes University Stadium, Trivandrum No result ODI 269 3 October Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur No result ODI 270 5 October Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad by 7 wickets ODI 271 6 October Sunil Gavaskar Kim Hughes Nehru Stadium, Indore by 6 wickets
October India in Pakistan
Test Series No. Date Home captain 1 Away captain 2 Venue Result Test 995 17–22 October Zaheer Abbas Sunil Gavaskar Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Match drawn Test 996 24–29 October Zaheer Abbas Sunil Gavaskar Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Match drawn Test 996a 4–9 November Zaheer Abbas Sunil Gavaskar National Stadium, Karachi Match cancelledODI series ODI 272 12 October Zaheer Abbas Sunil Gavaskar Ayub National Stadium, Quetta by 46 runs ODI 273 31 October Zaheer Abbas Mohinder Amarnath Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot No result ODI 273a 2 November Zaheer Abbas Sunil Gavaskar Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Match cancelled
November New Zealand in Sri Lanka
ODI series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 274 3 November Duleep Mendis Jeremy Coney P Sara Oval, Colombo by 4 wickets ODI 275 4 November Duleep Mendis Jeremy Coney Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa by 7 wickets
West Indies in Australia
Test Series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 997 9–12 November Kim Hughes Clive Lloyd WACA Ground, Perth by an innings and 112 runs Test 999 23–26 November Kim Hughes Clive Lloyd Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane by 8 wickets Test 1002 7–11 December Allan Border Clive Lloyd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 191 runs Test 1005 22–27 December Allan Border Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Match drawn Test 1006 30 December–2 January Allan Border Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by an innings and 55 runs
New Zealand in Pakistan
Test Series No. Date Home captain 1 Away captain 2 Venue Result Test 998 16–20 November Zaheer Abbas Jeremy Coney Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 6 wickets Test 1000 25–29 November Zaheer Abbas Jeremy Coney Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad (Sindh) by 7 wickets Test 1003 10–15 December Zaheer Abbas Jeremy Coney National Stadium, Karachi Match drawnODI series ODI 276 12 November Zaheer Abbas Jeremy Coney Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar by 46 runs ODI 277 23 November Zaheer Abbas Jeremy Coney Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad by 5 runs ODI 278 2 December Zaheer Abbas Jeremy Coney Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot by 34 runs ODI 280 7 December Zaheer Abbas Jeremy Coney Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan by 1 wicket
England in India
Test Series No. Date Home captain 1 Away captain 2 Venue Result Test 1001 28 November–3 December Sunil Gavaskar David Gower Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai by 8 wickets Test 1004 12–17 December Sunil Gavaskar David Gower Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi by 8 wickets Test 1007 31 December–5 January Sunil Gavaskar David Gower Eden Gardens, Kolkata Match drawn Test 1008 13–18 January Sunil Gavaskar David Gower MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai by 9 wickets Test 1011 31 January–5 February Sunil Gavaskar David Gower National Stadium, Karachi Match drawnODI series ODI 279 5 December Sunil Gavaskar David Gower Nehru Stadium, Pune by 4 wickets ODI 281 27 December Sunil Gavaskar David Gower Barabati Stadium, Cuttack by 1 run ODI 293 20 January Sunil Gavaskar David Gower M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru by 3 wickets ODI 295 23 January Sunil Gavaskar David Gower Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur by 3 wickets ODI 298 27 January Sunil Gavaskar David Gower Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh by 7 runs
January 1984–85 Benson & Hedges World Series
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 282 6 January Allan Border Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 7 wickets ODI 283 8 January Allan Border Duleep Mendis Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 6 wickets ODI 284 10 January Duleep Mendis Viv Richards Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart by 8 wickets ODI 286 12 January Duleep Mendis Clive Lloyd Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane by 90 runs ODI 287 13 January Allan Border Clive Lloyd Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane by 5 wickets ODI 289 15 January Allan Border Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 5 wickets ODI 290 17 January Duleep Mendis Viv Richards Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 65 runs ODI 291 19 January Allan Border Duleep Mendis Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 4 wickets ODI 292 20 January Allan Border Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 65 runs ODI 294 23 January Allan Border Duleep Mendis Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 3 wickets ODI 296 26 January Duleep Mendis Clive Lloyd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 8 wickets ODI 297 27 January Allan Border Clive Lloyd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 6 wickets ODI 299 28 January Allan Border Duleep Mendis Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 232 runs ODI 300 2 February Duleep Mendis Clive Lloyd WACA Ground, Perth by 82 runs ODI 301 3 February Allan Border Duleep Mendis WACA Ground, Perth by 9 wicketsFinal ODI 303 6 February Allan Border Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 26 runs ODI 304 10 February Allan Border Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 4 wickets ODI 305 12 February Allan Border Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 7 wickets
Pakistan in New Zealand
Test Series No. Date Home captain 1 Away captain 2 Venue Result Test 1009 18–22 January Geoff Howarth Javed Miandad Basin Reserve, Wellington Match drawn Test 1010 25–28 January Geoff Howarth Javed Miandad Eden Park, Auckland by an innings and 99 runs Test 1012 9–14 February Geoff Howarth Javed Miandad Carisbrook, Dunedin by 2 wicketsODI series ODI 285 12 January Geoff Howarth Javed Miandad McLean Park, Napier by 110 runs ODI 288 15 January Geoff Howarth Javed Miandad Seddon Park, Hamilton by 4 wickets ODI 302 6 February Geoff Howarth Javed Miandad AMI Stadium, Christchurch by 13 runs ODI 306 16–17 February Geoff Howarth Javed Miandad Eden Park, Auckland No result
February 1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship Cup
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Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 307 17 February Allan Border David Gower Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 7 wickets ODI 308 19,21 February Geoff Howarth Clive Lloyd Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney No result ODI 309 20 February Sunil Gavaskar Javed Miandad Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 6 wickets ODI 310 23 February Geoff Howarth Duleep Mendis Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 51 runs ODI 311 24 February Allan Border Javed Miandad Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 62 runs ODI 312 26 February David Gower Sunil Gavaskar Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 86 runs ODI 313 27 February Duleep Mendis Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 8 wickets ODI 314 2 March David Gower Javed Miandad Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 67 runs ODI 315 3 March Allan Border Sunil Gavaskar Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 8 wicketsSemi-finals ODI 316 5 March Sunil Gavaskar Geoff Howarth Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 7 wickets ODI 317 6 March Javed Miandad Clive Lloyd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 7 wicketsThird-place playoff ODI 318 9 March Geoff Howarth Viv Richards Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 6 wicketsFinal ODI 319 10 March Sunil Gavaskar Javed Miandad Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 8 wickets
March New Zealand in West Indies
Test Series No. Date Home captain 1 Away captain 2 Venue Result Test 1013 29 March–3 April Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Match drawn Test 1014 6–11 April Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Bourda, Georgetown Match drawn Test 1015 26 April–1 May Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Kensington Oval, Bridgetown by 10 wickets Test 1016 4–8 May Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Sabina Park, Kingston by 10 wicketsODI series ODI 320 20 March Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's by 23 runs ODI 324 27 March Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain by 6 wickets ODI 326 14 April Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Albion Sports Complex, Albion by 130 runs ODI 327 17 April Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain by 10 wickets ODI 328 23 April Viv Richards Geoff Howarth Kensington Oval, Bridgetown by 112 runs
1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 321 22 March Kapil Dev Javed Miandad Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 38 runs ODI 322 24 March Allan Border Norman Gifford Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 2 wicketsThird-place playoff ODI 323 26 March Norman Gifford Javed Miandad Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 43 runsFinal ODI 325 29 March Allan Border Kapil Dev Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 3 wickets
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