International cricket in 1984–85
International cricket season
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Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 28 September 1984 |  India |
 Australia |
— | 0–3 [5] | — | — |
| 12 October 1984 |  Pakistan |
India |
0–0 [3] | 1–0 [3] | — | — |
| 3 November 1984 |  Sri Lanka |
 New Zealand |
— | 1–1 [2] | — | — |
| 8 November 1984 | Australia |
 West Indies |
1–3 [5] | — | — | — |
| 12 November 1984 | Pakistan |
New Zealand |
2–0 [3] | 3–1 [4] | — | — |
| 28 November 1984 | India |
 England |
1–2 [5] | 1–4 [5] | — | — |
| 12 January 1985 | New Zealand |
Pakistan |
2–0 [3] | 3–0 [4] | — | — |
| 20 March 1985 | West Indies |
New Zealand |
2–0 [4] | 5–0 [5] | — | — |
| International tournaments | ||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Winners | ||||
| 6 January 1985 | 1984–85 Benson & Hedges World Series |
West Indies | ||||
| 17 February 1985 | 1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship Cup |
India | ||||
| 22 March 1985 |  1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup |
India | ||||
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 | Australia 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 | Australia by 7 wickets | |||
| ODI 271 | 6 October | Sunil Gavaskar | Kim Hughes | Nehru Stadium, Indore | Australia 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 cancelled | |||
| ODI series | ||||||||
| ODI 272 | 12 October | Zaheer Abbas | Sunil Gavaskar | Ayub National Stadium, Quetta | Pakistan 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 | Sri Lanka by 4 wickets | |||
| ODI 275 | 4 November | Duleep Mendis | Jeremy Coney | Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa | New Zealand 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 | West Indies by an innings and 112 runs | |||
| Test 999 | 23–26 November | Kim Hughes | Clive Lloyd | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | West Indies by 8 wickets | |||
| Test 1002 | 7–11 December | Allan Border | Clive Lloyd | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | West Indies 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 | Australia 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 | Pakistan by 6 wickets | |||
| Test 1000 | 25–29 November | Zaheer Abbas | Jeremy Coney | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad (Sindh) | Pakistan by 7 wickets | |||
| Test 1003 | 10–15 December | Zaheer Abbas | Jeremy Coney | National Stadium, Karachi | Match drawn | |||
| ODI series | ||||||||
| ODI 276 | 12 November | Zaheer Abbas | Jeremy Coney | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | Pakistan by 46 runs | |||
| ODI 277 | 23 November | Zaheer Abbas | Jeremy Coney | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Pakistan by 5 runs | |||
| ODI 278 | 2 December | Zaheer Abbas | Jeremy Coney | Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot | New Zealand by 34 runs | |||
| ODI 280 | 7 December | Zaheer Abbas | Jeremy Coney | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan | Pakistan 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 | India by 8 wickets | |||
| Test 1004 | 12–17 December | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | England 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 | England by 9 wickets | |||
| Test 1011 | 31 January–5 February | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | National Stadium, Karachi | Match drawn | |||
| ODI series | ||||||||
| ODI 279 | 5 December | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | Nehru Stadium, Pune | England by 4 wickets | |||
| ODI 281 | 27 December | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | England by 1 run | |||
| ODI 293 | 20 January | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | England by 3 wickets | |||
| ODI 295 | 23 January | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur | India by 3 wickets | |||
| ODI 298 | 27 January | Sunil Gavaskar | David Gower | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh | England by 7 runs | |||
January
1984–85 Benson & Hedges World Series
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 | New Zealand by an innings and 99 runs | |||
| Test 1012 | 9–14 February | Geoff Howarth | Javed Miandad | Carisbrook, Dunedin | New Zealand by 2 wickets | |||
| ODI series | ||||||||
| ODI 285 | 12 January | Geoff Howarth | Javed Miandad | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand by 110 runs | |||
| ODI 288 | 15 January | Geoff Howarth | Javed Miandad | Seddon Park, Hamilton | New Zealand by 4 wickets | |||
| ODI 302 | 6 February | Geoff Howarth | Javed Miandad | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | New Zealand 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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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 | West Indies by 10 wickets | |||
| Test 1016 | 4–8 May | Viv Richards | Geoff Howarth | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies by 10 wickets | |||
| ODI series | ||||||||
| ODI 320 | 20 March | Viv Richards | Geoff Howarth | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | West Indies by 23 runs | |||
| ODI 324 | 27 March | Viv Richards | Geoff Howarth | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 6 wickets | |||
| ODI 326 | 14 April | Viv Richards | Geoff Howarth | Albion Sports Complex, Albion | West Indies by 130 runs | |||
| ODI 327 | 17 April | Viv Richards | Geoff Howarth | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 10 wickets | |||
| ODI 328 | 23 April | Viv Richards | Geoff Howarth | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies 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 | India | Kapil Dev | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | India by 38 runs | |
| ODI 322 | 24 March | Australia | Allan Border | England | Norman Gifford | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Australia by 2 wickets | |
| Third-place playoff | ||||||||
| ODI 323 | 26 March | England | Norman Gifford | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 43 runs | |
| Final | ||||||||
| ODI 325 | 29 March | Australia | Allan Border | India | Kapil Dev | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | India by 3 wickets | |
