Nehru Cup (cricket)
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For the association football competition, see Nehru Cup.
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.
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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 | Pakistan |
Runners-up | West Indies |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 18 |
Player of the series | Imran Khan |
Most runs | Desmond Haynes (366) |
Most wickets | Winston Benjamin (13) |
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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.