1987 Cricket World Cup

1987 Cricket World Cup

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Dates	8 October – 8 November 1987
Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	India  Pakistan
Champions	Australia (1st title)
Runners-up	England
Participants	8
Matches	27
Most runs	Graham Gooch (471)
Most wickets	Craig McDermott (18)
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The 1987 Cricket World Cup (officially known as the Reliance Cup 1987 for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth Cricket World Cup. It was held from 8 October to 8 November 1987 in India and Pakistan – the first such tournament to be held outside England. The one-day format was unchanged from the eight-team 1983 event except for a reduction in the number of overs a team played from 60 to 50, the current standard for all ODIs.

The competition was won, for the first time, by Australia who defeated their arch-rivals England by seven runs in the second-most closely fought World Cup final to date in Kolkata's Eden Gardens stadium. The two host nations, India and Pakistan failed to reach the final, after both being eliminated in the semi-finals. The West Indies failed to live up to expectations and did not advance from the group stage.^[1]

The format of the competition was two groups of four teams each team playing each other twice in 50-over matches. The top two teams from each group would advance to the semi-finals where the two winners would then advance to the final. All matches were played during daytime and– for the final time in the tournament's history– saw the teams appear in traditional white clothing and use traditional red balls as used in Test/First Class matches.

The ICC decreed that all seven (eligible) countries holding Test status would automatically qualify for the tournament; One additional entry place would be awarded to the winners of the 1986 ICC Trophy; for the second time this was Zimbabwe, who defeated the Netherlands to earn the berth.

The following eight teams participated in the tournament:

•  Australia
•  England
•  India (hosts)
•  New Zealand
•  Pakistan (hosts)
•  Sri Lanka
•  West Indies
•  Zimbabwe

Calcutta

Delhi

Ahmedabad

Madras

Indore

Nagpur

Bangalore

Mumbai

Hyderabad

Cuttack

Chandigarh

Pune

Jaipur

Kanpur

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Venues in India

Peshawar

Lahore

Faisalabad

Gujranwala

Karachi

Rawalpindi

Hyderabad

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Venues in Pakistan

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
1	India	6	5	1	0	0	20	5.413
2	Australia	6	5	1	0	0	20	5.193
3	New Zealand	6	2	4	0	0	8	4.887
4	Zimbabwe	6	0	6	0	0	0	3.757

9 October 1987 Scorecard

Australia  270/6 (50 overs)

v

India 269 (49.5 overs)

Australia won by 1 run MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras, India

10 October 1987 Scorecard

New Zealand  242/7 (50 overs)

v

Zimbabwe 239 (49.4 overs)

New Zealand won by 3 runs Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India

13 October 1987 Scorecard

Australia  235/9 (50 overs)

v

Zimbabwe 139 (42.4 overs)

Australia won by 96 runs MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras, India

14 October 1987 Scorecard

India  252/7 (50 overs)

v

New Zealand 236/8 (50 overs)

India won by 16 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India

17 October 1987 Scorecard

Zimbabwe  135 (44.2 overs)

v

India 136/2 (27.5 overs)

India won by 8 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, India

18 October 1987 Scorecard

Australia  199/4 (30 overs)

v

New Zealand 196/9 (30 overs)

Australia won by 3 runs Nehru Stadium, Indore, India

22 October 1987 Scorecard

India  289/6 (50 overs)

v

Australia 233 (49 overs)

India won by 56 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, India

23 October 1987 Scorecard

Zimbabwe  227/5 (50 overs)

v

New Zealand 228/6 (47.4 overs)

New Zealand won by 4 wickets Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India

26 October 1987 Scorecard

Zimbabwe  191/7 (50 overs)

v

India 194/3 (42 overs)

India won by 7 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India

27 October 1987 Scorecard

Australia  251/8 (50 overs)

v

New Zealand 234 (48.4 overs)

Australia won by 17 runs Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh, India

30 October 1987 Scorecard

Australia  266/5 (50 overs)

v

Zimbabwe 196/6 (50 overs)

Australia won by 70 runs Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, India

31 October 1987 Scorecard

New Zealand  221/9 (50 overs)

v

India 224/1 (32.1 overs)

India won by 9 wickets VCA Ground, Nagpur, India

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
1	Pakistan	6	5	1	0	0	20	5.007
2	England	6	4	2	0	0	16	5.140
3	West Indies	6	3	3	0	0	12	5.160
4	Sri Lanka	6	0	6	0	0	0	4.041

8 October 1987 Scorecard

Pakistan  267/6 (50 overs)

v

Sri Lanka 252 (49.2 overs)

Pakistan won by 15 runs Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Pakistan

9 October 1987 Scorecard

West Indies  243/7 (50 overs)

v

England 246/8 (49.3 overs)

England won by 2 wickets Municipal Stadium, Gujranwala, Pakistan

13 October 19871 Scorecard

Pakistan  239/7 (50 overs)

v

England 221 (48.4 overs)

Pakistan won by 18 runs Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

13 October 1987 Scorecard

West Indies  360/4 (50 overs)

v

Sri Lanka 169/4 (50 overs)

West Indies won by 191 runs National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan

16 October 1987 Scorecard

West Indies  216 (49.3 overs)

v

Pakistan 217/9 (50 overs)

Pakistan won by 1 wicket Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

17 October 1987 Scorecard

England  296/4 (50 overs)

v

Sri Lanka 158/8 (45 overs)2

England won by 108 runs Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar, Pakistan

20 October 1987 Scorecard

England  244/9 (50 overs)

v

Pakistan 247/3 (49 overs)

Pakistan won by 7 wickets National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan

21 October 1987 Scorecard

West Indies  236/8 (50 overs)

v

Sri Lanka 211/8 (50 overs)

West Indies won by 25 runs Green Park, Kanpur, India

25 October 1987 Scorecard

Pakistan  297/7 (50 overs)

v

Sri Lanka 184/8 (50 overs)

Pakistan won by 113 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan

26 October 1987 Scorecard

England  269/5 (50 overs)

v

West Indies 235 (48.1 overs)

England won by 34 runs Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India

30 October 1987 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  218/7 (50 overs)

v

England 219/2 (41.2 overs)

England won by 8 wickets Nehru Stadium, Poona, India

30 October 1987 Scorecard

West Indies  258/7 (50 overs)

v

Pakistan 230/9 (50 overs)

West Indies won by 28 runs National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan

• Note 1: This match was scheduled for 12 October but abandoned without play due to rain. The reserve day was instead used.
• Note 2: Rain interrupted the Sri Lanka innings; their target was reduced to 267 in 45 overs by the Average Run Rate method.

	Semi-finals				Final
	4 November – Lahore, Pakistan
	Australia	267/8
					8 November – Calcutta, India
	Pakistan	249
					Australia	253/5
	5 November – Bombay, India
					England	246/8
	England	254/6
	India	219

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. The Australian batsmen got off to a very good start, and they scored fluently, with David Boon (65 from 91 balls, 4 fours) top scoring, and making an 82 run second-wicket partnership with DM Jones. Australia were looking to reach 300 with strong batting before Imran Khan took 3 wickets for 17 runs in 5 overs. Australia lost 4/31, but a high number of extras (34) from the Pakistani bowlers, as well as the solid batting from earlier on, brought Australia to 267 (6 wickets, 50 overs). Pakistan started badly, falling to 3/38. Imran Khan (58 from 84 balls, 4 fours) and Javed Miandad (70 from 103 balls, 4 fours) shared a partnership of 112 runs in 26 overs. However, with the required run rate at 7.87 runs when Miandad fell, there was just too much for the upcoming batsmen to do, and Pakistan lost 6/99 as they were bowled all out for 249 (all out, 49 overs). Earlier Steve Waugh scored 18 runs off the 50th over bowled by Saleem Jaffar and ironically Pakistan lost the match by 18 runs.

4 November 1987 Scorecard

Australia  267/8 (50 overs)

v

Pakistan 249 (49 overs)

Australia won by 18 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan

India won the toss and chose to field. After reaching 2/79, Graham Gooch (115 from 136 balls, 11 fours) and captain Mike Gatting (56 from 62 balls, 5 fours) shared a partnership of 117 runs in 19 overs. After Gooch was finally stumped, 51 more runs were added, and England reached 254 (6 wickets, 50 overs). India made a bad start, falling to 3/73. The middle order scored fluently, with Mohammed Azharuddin, (64 from 74 balls, 7 fours) top scoring. Before Azharuddin was removed lbw by Eddie Hemmings, India were at 5/204, needing 50 runs from the last 10 overs, with 5 wickets in hand, and it looked like it would be a very close game. However, the middle and tailend order for India collapsed, as India lost 5/15. India were eventually bowled all out for 219 (all out, 45.3 overs), giving England both a berth in the final and a measure of revenge for the loss they suffered to India in the semi-final of the World Cup four years earlier in England.

5 November 1987 Scorecard

England  254/6 (50 overs)

v

India 219 (45.3 overs)

England won by 35 runs Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, India

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. David Boon (75 from 125 balls, 7 fours) top-scored for Australia, whose batsmen scored fluently. Australia posted 253 (5 wickets, 50 overs). Mike Veletta (45 from 31 balls, 6 fours) cut loose late in the innings, as Australia scored 65 runs from the last six overs of their innings. In the English reply, opener Tim Robinson was out LBW for a first ball duck. Bill Athey (58 from 103 balls, 2 fours) top-scored, and England were almost on target, when captain Mike Gatting (41 from 45 balls, 3 fours, 1 six) handed back the initiative with the loss of his wicket, going for a reverse sweep which ended a growing partnership of 69 runs in 13 overs between him and Athey. Allan Lamb (45 from 55 balls, 4 fours) also posted a great innings, but it was in vain as the required run-rate for England began to rise. When England failed to score the last 17 runs from the final over, the cup went to Australia.

8 November 1987 Scorecard

Australia  253/5 (50 overs)

v

England 246/8 (50 overs)

Australia won by 7 runs Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India

Leading run scorers[2] Matches Player Team Runs 8 Graham Gooch  England 471 8 David Boon  Australia 447 8 Geoff Marsh  Australia 428 6 Viv Richards  West Indies 391 8 Mike Gatting  England 354

Leading wicket takers[3] Matches Player Team Wickets 8 Craig McDermott  Australia 18 7 Imran Khan  Pakistan 17 6 Patrick Patterson  West Indies 14 7 Maninder Singh  India 14 6 Eddie Hemmings  England 13

• The first hat-trick in Cricket World Cup history was taken by Chetan Sharma of India during their final group match against New Zealand. He clean bowled Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith and Ewen Chatfield with last three balls of the 42nd over.^[4]

• Scorecards of all the 1987 World Cup matches from Cricket Fundas
• Cricket World Cup 1987 from ESPNcricinfo
• Cricket World Cup 1987
• 1987 Cricket World Cup Archived 31 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine