The 1989–90 World Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Australia and Pakistan reached the Finals, which Australia won 2–0. Sri Lanka wore royal blue for the first time in Australia.
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| Date | 26 December 1989 – 20 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Won by  Australia2–0 in final series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Points table edit
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | T | Pts | RR |
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| 1 | Australia
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.455 |
| 2 |  Pakistan
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8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.538 |
| 3 |  Sri Lanka
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8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.198 |
Result summary edit
26 December 1989
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
- The match was reduced to 48.5 overs per side.
- GD Campbell and MA Taylor (both AUS) and ST Jayasuriya (SL) made their ODI debuts
- The 2nd limited overs international to be played on Boxing Day overall, and the 1st limited overs international to be played on Boxing Day since 1979.
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
- The match was reduced to 48 overs per side
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
- The match was reduced to 47 overs per side
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
- Maqsood Rana and Nadeem Ghauri (both PAK) made their ODI debuts
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
- The match was reduced to 49 overs per side
Final series edit
Australia won the best of three final series against Pakistan 2–0.
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field