Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 30 May 1985 |  England |  Australia | 3–1 [6] | 1–2 [3] | — | — |
| 25 August 1985 |  Sri Lanka |  India | 1–0 [3] | 1–1 [3] | — | — |
| International cricket |
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| in 1984–85 | in 1985–86 |
The 1985 International cricket season was from May 1985 to September 1985. [1] [2]
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 30 May 1985 | England | Australia | 3–1 [6] | 1–2 [3] | — | — |
| 25 August 1985 | Sri Lanka | India | 1–0 [3] | 1–1 [3] | — | — |
| ODI series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 329 | 30 May | David Gower | Allan Border | Old Trafford, Manchester | Australia by 3 wickets | |||
| ODI 330 | 1 June | David Gower | Allan Border | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Australia by 4 wickets | |||
| ODI 331 | 3 June | David Gower | Allan Border | Lord's, London | England by 8 wickets | |||
| The Ashes - Test series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1017 | 13–18 June | David Gower | Allan Border | Headingley, Leeds | England by 5 wickets | |||
| Test 1018 | 27 June–2 July | David Gower | Allan Border | Lord's, London | Australia by 4 wickets | |||
| Test 1019 | 11–16 July | David Gower | Allan Border | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Match drawn | |||
| Test 1020 | 1–6 August | David Gower | Allan Border | Old Trafford, Manchester | Match drawn | |||
| Test 1021 | 15–20 August | David Gower | Allan Border | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England by an innings and 118 runs | |||
| Test 1022 | 29 August–2 September | David Gower | Allan Border | Kennington Oval, London | England by an innings and 94 runs | |||
| ODI series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| ODI 332 | 25 August | Duleep Mendis | Kapil Dev | Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo | India by 2 wickets | |||
| ODI 333 | 21 September | Duleep Mendis | Kapil Dev | P. Sara Oval, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 14 runs | |||
| ODI 334 | 22 September | Duleep Mendis | Kapil Dev | P. Sara Oval, Colombo | No result | |||
| Test series | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 1023 | 30 August–4 September | Duleep Mendis | Kapil Dev | Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo | Match drawn | |||
| Test 1024 | 6–11 September | Duleep Mendis | Kapil Dev | P. Sara Oval, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 149 runs | |||
| Test 1025 | 14–19 September | Duleep Mendis | Kapil Dev | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Match drawn | |||
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