1990 Rothmans Cup Triangular Series

The 1990 Rothmans Cup was a one-day International cricket tournament which took place from 1 to 11 March 1990 in New Zealand. The host nation competed against Australia and India. Each side played each other twice before the two with the most points qualified for a place in the final. Australia won the tournament, defeating New Zealand in the final.

1990 Rothmans Cup
Dates1 March – 11 March 1990
Cricket format50 overs
Host(s) New Zealand
Champions Australia
Participants3
Matches played7
Most runs DM Jones (300)
Most wickets DK Morrison (9)

Australia were captained by Allan Border, India by Mohammad Azharuddin and New Zealand by John Wright. Martin Crowe replaced Wright as captain in the third and fourth matches, while Geoff Marsh replaced Border in the sixth match.

Matches

Group stage

[1][2][3]

Team P W L T NR RR Points
 Australia 440004.5238
 New Zealand 413004.0202
 India 413003.7702
1 March 1990
Scorecard
Wisden report
New Zealand 
246/6 (47 overs)
v
 India
138 (32.1 overs)
MD Crowe 104 (135)
AS Wassan 3/45 (10 overs)
WV Raman 32 (38)
SA Thomson 3/19 (6 overs)
 New Zealand won by 108 runs
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Umpires: BL Aldridge and RS Dunne
Player of the match: MD Crowe (NZ)
3 March 1990
Scorecard
Wisden report
Australia 
187/9 (50 overs)
v
 India
169 (45 overs)
AR Border 37 (50)
Kapil Dev 2/29 (10 overs)
DB Vengsarkar 35 (56)
TM Alderman 5/32 (10 overs)
 Australia won by 18 runs
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: BL Aldridge and RL McHarg
Player of the match: TM Alderman (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
4 March 1990
Scorecard
Wisden report
Australia 
244/8 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
94 (25.2 overs)
DM Jones 107 (143)
MC Snedden 3/32 (10 overs)
AH Jones 43 (69)
SP O'Donnell 5/13 (6 overs)
 Australia won by 150 runs
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: BL Aldridge and RL McHarg
Player of the match: DM Jones (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
6 March 1990
Scorecard
Wisden report
India 
221 (48.2 overs)
v
 New Zealand
220 (48.5 overs)
Kapil Dev 46 (38)
DK Morrison 3/33 (9 overs)
MJ Greatbatch 53 (70)
M Prabhakar 3/37 (10 overs)
 India won by 1 run
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: GIJ Cowan and SJ Woodward
Player of the match: Kapil Dev (IND)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced from 50 to 49 overs per side.
8 March 1990
Scorecard
Wisden report
India 
211/8 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
212/3 (48 overs)
WV Raman 58 (86)
PL Taylor 3/31 (10 overs)
GR Marsh 86 (144)
ND Hirwani 1/25 (10 overs)
 Australia won by 7 wickets
Seddon Park, Hamilton
Umpires: GIJ Cowan and RL McHarg
Player of the match: GR Marsh (AUS)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Gursharan Singh (IND) made his ODI debut.
10 March 1990
Scorecard
Wisden report
Australia 
239/6 (47 overs)
v
 New Zealand
167/2 (34.5 overs)
DM Jones 59 (42)
MC Snedden 2/45 (9 overs)
MD Crowe 51 retired hurt (81)
PL Taylor 1/27 (7 overs)
 Australia won on faster scoring rate
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: RS Dunne and SJ Woodward
Player of the match: DM Jones (AUS)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • The Australia innings was reduced to 47 overs per side.
  • The New Zealand target was reduced to 204 runs in 40 overs.

Final
11 March 1990
Scorecard
Wisden report
New Zealand 
162 (49.2 overs)
v
 Australia
164/2 (39.1 overs)
RJ Hadlee 79 (92)
CG Rackemann 3/22 (10 overs)
DM Jones 102* (91)
JG Bracewell 1/42 (10 overs)
 Australia won by 8 wickets
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: RS Dunne and SJ Woodward
Player of the match: DM Jones (AUS)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

References

Notes
  1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/60902.html?view=pointstable
  2. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/2/Rothmans_Cup_Triangular_Series_1989-90.html
  3. Wright 1991, p. 1055.

Sources
  • Frindall, Bill (1997). Limited-Overs International Cricket – The Complete Record. Headline Book Publishing. pp. 309–312. ISBN 0-7472-1173-6.
  • Cricket Archive: Rothmans Cup Triangular Series 1989/90
  • ESPNCricinfo: Rothmans Cup Triangular Series
  • Brittenden, Dick (1991). "The Australians in New Zealand, 1989-90". In Wright, Graeme (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1991. John Wisden & Co Ltd. pp. 1056–1057. ISBN 0-947766-16-2.
  • Brittenden, Dick (1991). "The Indians in New Zealand, 1989-90". In Wright, Graeme (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1991. John Wisden & Co Ltd. pp. 1040–1055. ISBN 0-947766-16-2.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.