1987 Cricket World Cup
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| 1987 ICC Cricket World Cup - India/Pakistan | |
|---|---|
| Reliance Cup India/Pakistan 1987 |
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 Allan Border captained Australia to their first World Cup success in 1987. |
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| Teams | 8 |
| Host | India/Pakistan |
| Champions |  Australia (1st title) |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Top run scorer(s) |  Graham Gooch (471) |
| Top wicket taker(s) |  Craig McDermott (18) |
The Cricket World Cup in 1987 (aka Reliance Cup) was the fourth edition of the tournament. It was held from October 8 to November 8, 1987 in India and Pakistan - the first held outside England. The format was unchanged from 1983 except for a reduction in the number of overs a team played from 60 to 50, the current standard. 8 countries participated in the event. The preliminary matches were played in 2 groups of 4 each in which each country played its groupmates twice. The top two teams in each group qualified for the semifinals, whose winners played the final. The matches were played with traditional white clothing and with red balls. They were all played during the day.
The countries participating were:
Test teams
- Australia (Group A)
- England (Group B)
- India (Group A)
- New Zealand (Group A)
- Pakistan (Group B)
- Sri Lanka (Group B)
- West Indies (Group B)
Other teams
- Zimbabwe (Group A)
The 1987 World Cup was lifted by Allan Border, captain of Australia who won against arch-rivals England by 7 runs in the most closely fought World Cup final to date in the Eden Gardens stadium in Calcutta. The other semifinalists, India and Pakistan failed to bring about an eagerly awaited India-Pakistan final. The West Indies failed to live up to expectations by not even qualifying for the semifinals (in part because of Courtney Walsh's refusal to mankad Saleem Jaffar). David Boon was man of the match.
Contents |
[edit] Group Stages
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 India |
20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5.39 |
| Australia |
20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5.19 |
 New Zealand |
8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4.88 |
 Zimbabwe |
0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3.76 |
[edit] Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pakistan |
20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5.01 |
 England |
16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5.12 |
 West Indies |
12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5.16 |
 Sri Lanka |
0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4.04 |
Group Stage Results
- 8 October 1987 Pakistan V Sri Lanka - Pakistan won by 15 runs. (Group B)
- 8 October 1987 West Indies V England - England won by 2 wickets. (Group B)
- 9 October 1987 Australia V India - Australia won by 1 run. (Group A)
- 10 October 1987 New Zealand V Zimbabwe - New Zealand won by 3 runs. (Group A)
- 12 October 1987 Pakistan V England - Pakistan won by 18 runs. (Group B)
- 13 October 1987 Australia V Zimbabwe - Australia won by 96 runs. (Group A)
- 13 October 1987 West Indies V Sri Lanka - West Indies won by 191 runs. (Group B)
- 14 October 1987 India V New Zealand - India won by 16 runs. (Group A)
- 16 October 1987 West Indies V Pakistan - Pakistan won by 1 wicket. (Group B)
- 17 October 1987 Zimbabwe V India - India won by 8 wickets. (Group A)
- 17 October 1987 England V Sri Lanka - England won by 108 runs. (Group B)
- 18 October 1987 Australia V New Zealand - Australia won by 3 runs. (Group A)
- 20 October 1987 England V Pakistan - Pakistan won by 7 wickets. (Group B)
- 21 October 1987 Sri Lanka V West Indies - West Indies won by 28 runs. (Group B)
- 22 October 1987 India V Australia - India won by 56 runs. (Group A)
- 23 October 1987 Zimbabwe V New Zealand - New Zealand won by 4 wickets. (Group A)
- 25 October 1987 Sri Lanka V Pakistan - Pakistan won by 113 runs. (Group B)
- 26 October 1987 India V Zimbabwe - India won by 7 wickets. (Group A)
- 26 October 1987 England V West Indies - England won by 34 runs. (Group B)
- 27 October 1987 New Zealand V Australia - Australia won by 17 runs. (Group A)
- 30 October 1987 Zimbabwe V Australia - Australia won by 70 runs. (Group A)
- 30 October 1987 Sri Lanka V England - England won by 8 wickets. (Group B)
- 30 October 1987 Pakistan V West Indies - West Indies won by 28 runs. (Group B)
- 31 October 1987 New Zealand V India - India won by 9 wickets. (Group A)
[edit] Semi-Finals
4 November 1987 Australia V Pakistan - Australia won by 18 runs.
5 November 1987 England V India - England won by 35 runs.
[edit] Final
8 November 1987 Australia V England - Australia won by 7 runs.
