1988–89 Australian Tri-Series

1988–89 World Series
Date	10 December 1988 – 18 January 1989
Location	Australia
Result	Won by  West Indies 2–1 in final series
Player of the series	Desmond Haynes (Win)
Teams  Australia  Pakistan  West Indies Captains Allan Border Imran Khan Viv Richards Most runs Geoff Marsh (448) Javed Miandad (320) Desmond Haynes (513) Most wickets Peter Taylor (16) Wasim Akram (11) Curtly Ambrose (21)
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The 1988–89 World Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to Pakistan and West Indies. Australia and West Indies reached the Finals, which West Indies won 2–1.

Points Table[]

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Result summary[]

• 1st Match on 10 December 1988 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide – West Indies 269/9 (47 overs) defeated Pakistan, 180/7 (47 overs) by 89 runs Scorecard
• 2nd Match on 11 December 1988 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide – Australia 178/1 (42.2 overs) defeated Pakistan, 177 (45.4 overs) by 9 wickets Scorecard
• 3rd Match on 13 December 1988 at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney – West Indies 220 (48 overs) defeated Australia, 219/8 (50 overs) by 1 run Scorecard
• 4th Match on 15 December 1988 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne – West Indies 236 (49.2 overs) defeated Australia, 202 (47.2 overs) by 34 runs Scorecard
• 5th Match on 17 December 1988 at Bellerive Oval, Hobart – West Indies 244/4 (43 overs) defeated Pakistan, 227/8 (43 overs) by 17 runs Scorecard
• 6th Match on 1 January 1989 at WACA Ground, Perth – West Indies 142/3 (38.2 overs) defeated Pakistan, 140/9 (50 overs) by 7 wickets Scorecard
• 7th Match on 2 January 1989 at WACA Ground, Perth – Pakistan 216/7 (49 overs) defeated Australia, 178 (46.1 overs) by 38 runs Scorecard
• 8th Match on 5 January 1989 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne – Australia 226 (47.4 overs) defeated West Indies, 218/8 (48 overs) by 8 runs Scorecard
• 9th Match on 7 January 1989 at Gabba, Brisbane – Pakistan 258/7 (50 overs) defeated West Indies, 203 (40.4 overs) by 55 runs Scorecard. In this match West Indies conceded 59 extras, the joint highest in an ODI.^[1]
• 10th Match on 8 January 1989 at Gabba, Brisbane – Australia 204/5 (44.5 overs) defeated Pakistan, 203/9 (50 overs) by 5 wickets Scorecard
• 11th Match on 10 January 1989 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne – Australia 258/4 (43 overs) defeated Pakistan, 108/7 (19 overs) by 6 runs Scorecard (revised)
• 12th Match on 12 January 1989 at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney – Australia 215/5 (48 overs) defeated West Indies, 154/8 (48 overs) by 61 runs Scorecard

Final series[]

West Indies won the best of three final series against Australia 2–1.

• 1st Final on 14 January 1989 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne – Australia 204/9 (50 overs) defeated West Indies, 202/9 (50 overs) by 2 runs Scorecard
• 2nd Final on 16 January 1989 at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney – West Indies 277/9 (50 overs) defeated Australia, 185 (40 overs) by 92 runs Scorecard
• 3rd Final on 18 January 1989 at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney – West Indies 111/2 (13.2 overs) defeated Australia, 226/4 (38 overs) by 8 wickets Scorecard (revised). This match led to Australia's development of a replacement to the Average Run Rate method, which became the Most Productive Overs method.

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