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.
| 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) |
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.
Group stage
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | R/R |
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 India
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12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.63 |
 England
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12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.52 |
| Pakistan
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12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.30 |
| West Indies
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12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.13 |
 Australia
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8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4.36 |
 Sri Lanka
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4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.05 |
15 October 1989
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- ARC Fraser and AJ Stewart (both ENG) made their ODI debuts.
23 October 1989
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Akram Raza (PAK) made his ODI debut.
23 October 1989
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started from 50 overs to 46 overs per side.
- The match was reduced to 45 overs per side.
25 October 1989
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- TL Fernando (SL) made his ODI debut.
Semi finals
edit1st Semi Final
editPakistan beat England in the first semi-final. The match was reduced to 30 overs a side.
30 October 1989
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started to 30 overs per side.
- N Hussain (ENG) made his ODI debut.
2nd Semi Final
editFinal
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was Imran Khan's last ODI in India.
At the final at Eden Gardens, Calcutta, Desmond Haynes scored 107 as West Indies totalled 273–5. But Pakistan overhauled it, scoring 277–6, thanks to Wasim Akram's six in the last over and half centuries from Saleem Malik and captain Imran Khan who was also Man of the Series.