1986 Austral-Asia Cup

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1986 Austral-Asia Cup

Cricket format	One Day International
Tournament format(s)	Knock-out
Host(s)	United Arab Emirates
Champions	Pakistan (1st title)
Runners-up	India
Participants	5
Matches	5
Player of the series	SM Gavaskar
Most runs	SM Gavaskar (163)
Most wickets	Wasim Akram (7)
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The 1986 Austral-Asia Cup was held in Sharjah, UAE, between April 10–18, 1986. Five national teams took part: Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

The 1986 Austral-Asia Cup was a knock-out tournament. Sri Lanka qualified automatically for the semi-finals by virtue of winning the 1986 Asia Cup. Despite losing their first-round match, New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals as the first-round loser with the lesser margin of defeat.

Pakistan won the tournament, defeating India in the final, and won US$40,000.

The tournament was played for the joint benefit of Vijay Hazare, Dilip Vengsarkar, Javed Miandad and Wazir Mohammad.^[1]