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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

Team P W L T NR Pts RR
 West Indies 8 5 3 0 0 10 4.504
 Australia 8 5 3 0 0 10 4.478
 Pakistan 8 2 6 0 0 4 4.239


Result summary

10 December 1988
Scorecard
West Indies 
269/9 (47 overs)
v
 Pakistan
180/7 (47 overs)
DL Haynes 111 (107)
Abdul Qadir 3/34 (9 overs)
Rameez Raja 69* (127)
MD Marshall 4/34 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 89 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: AR Crafter and RJ Evans
Player of the match: DL Haynes (WI)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
  • The match was reduced to 47 overs per side.
  • Aaqib Javed (PAK) made his ODI debut

11 December 1988
Scorecard
Pakistan 
177 (45.4 overs)
v
 Australia
178/1 (42.2 overs)
Saleem Malik 44 (41)
MG Hughes 3/30 (10 overs)
GR Marsh 86* (135)
Australia won by 9 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: LJ King and TA Prue
Player of the match: MG Hughes (AUS)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
  • The match was reduced to 48 overs per side
  • MG Hughes and ME Waugh (both AUS) made their ODI debuts

13 December 1988 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies 
220 (48 overs)
v
 Australia
219/8 (50 overs)
DL Haynes 78 (116)
MG Hughes 3/48 (10 overs)
DC Boon 71 (120)
CA Walsh 2/36 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 1 run
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: RJ Evans and PJ McConnell
Player of the match: DL Haynes (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat

15 December 1988 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies 
236 (49.2 overs)
v
 Australia
202 (47.2 overs)
IVA Richards 58 (74)
CJ McDermott 4/38 (9.2 overs)
SR Waugh 54 (67)
CEL Ambrose 5/17 (8.2 overs)
West Indies won by 34 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: RC Bailhache and CD Timmins
Player of the match: CEL Ambrose (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat

17 December 1988
Scorecard
West Indies 
244/4 (43 overs)
v
 Pakistan
227/8 (43 overs)
DL Haynes 101 (112)
Imran Khan 2/49 (9 overs)
Saleem Malik 68 (63)
CA Walsh 2/23 (8 overs)
West Indies won by 17 runs
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: SG Randell and CD Timmins
Player of the match: DL Haynes (WI)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
  • The match was reduced to 43 overs per side

1 January 1989
Scorecard
Pakistan 
140/9 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
142/3 (38.2 overs)
Javed Miandad 63* (167)
IR Bishop 5/27 (10 overs)
RB Richardson 50* (79)
Aaqib Javed 2/33 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: RC Bailhache and TA Prue
Player of the match: IR Bishop (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field
  • Saeed Anwar (PAK) made his ODI debut

2 January 1989 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
216/7 (49 overs)
v
 Australia
178 (46.1 overs)
Aamer Malik 90 (135)
CJ McDermott 2/38 (10 overs)
SP O'Donnell 46 (55)
Wasim Akram 4/25 (8.1 overs)
Pakistan won by 38 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: RJ Evans and PJ McConnell
Player of the match: Aamer Malik (PAK)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
  • The match was reduced to 49 overs per side

5 January 1989 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
226 (47.4 overs)
v
 West Indies
218/8 (48 overs)
GR Marsh 52 (82)
CEL Ambrose 3/26 (9 overs)
RB Richardson 63 (81)
TM Alderman 3/30 (9 overs)
Australia won by 8 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: AR Crafter and LJ King
Player of the match: SR Waugh (AUS)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field
  • The match was reduced to 48 overs per side

7 January 1989
Scorecard
Pakistan 
258/7 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
203 (40.4 overs)
Aamer Malik 75 (119)
CEL Ambrose 3/39 (10 overs)
CG Greenidge 46 (79)
Wasim Akram 3/27 (7 overs)
Pakistan won by 55 runs
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Umpires: RC Bailhache and CD Timmins
Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field
  • In this match West Indies conceded 59 extras, the joint highest in an ODI.[1]

8 January 1989
Scorecard
Pakistan 
203/9 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
204/5 (44.5 overs)
Javed Miandad 54 (107)
TM Alderman 3/27 (9 overs)
DC Boon 45 (64)
Aaqib Javed 2/38 (10 overs)
Australia won by 5 wickets
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Umpires: LJ King and SG Randell
Player of the match: TM Alderman (AUS)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat

10 January 1989 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
258/4 (43 overs)
v
 Pakistan
108/7 (19 overs)
GR Marsh 125* (121)
Tauseef Ahmed 2/43 (7 overs)
Imran Khan 42 (40)
AR Border 1/4 (1 overs)
Australia won on faster scoring rate (run rate)
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: AR Crafter and SG Randell
Player of the match: GR Marsh (AUS)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
  • Australia innings was reduced to 43 overs, Pakistan target was 115 runs in 19 overs

12 January 1989 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
215/5 (48 overs)
v
 West Indies
154/8 (48 overs)
DM Jones 77 (132)
MD Marshall 2/25 (10 overs)
DL Haynes 58 (80)
PL Taylor 3/22 (10 overs)
Australia won by 61 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: PJ McConnell and TA Prue
Player of the match: PL Taylor (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat
  • The match was reduced to 48 overs per side

Final series

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

14 January 1989 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
204/9 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
202/9 (50 overs)
AR Border 78 (103)
CEL Ambrose 5/26 (10 overs)
IR Bishop 33* (40)
TM Alderman 2/29 (10 overs)
Australia won by 2 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: LJ King and SG Randell
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat

16 January 1989 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies 
277/9 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
185 (40 overs)
DL Haynes 62 (68)
MG Hughes 4/44 (7 overs)
DC Boon 36 (37)
IR Bishop 4/52 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 92 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: PJ McConnell and TA Prue
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat

18 January 1989 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
226/4 (38 overs)
v
 West Indies
111/2 (13.2 overs)
DM Jones 93* (82)
IVA Richards 1/12 (3 overs)
IVA Richards 60* (40)
TM Alderman 2/22 (4 overs)
West Indies won by 8 wickets (run rate)
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: PJ McConnell and TA Prue
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat
  • Australia innings was reduced to 38 overs: West Indies target was revised to 108 in 18 overs
  • The result of this match led to Australian cricket officials' developing a replacement for the Average Run Rate method: the Most Productive Overs method

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