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{{main|1987 Cricket World Cup}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Overall==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;onlyinclude&amp;gt;{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR&lt;br /&gt;
|update=complete&lt;br /&gt;
|source=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/60876.html?view=pointstable ESPNcricinfo], [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FX5VAAAAIBAJ&amp;amp;sjid=-5YDAAAAIBAJ&amp;amp;pg=3010%2C387454 The Age]&lt;br /&gt;
|nrr_header=&amp;lt;abbr title=&amp;quot;Run rate&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Run rate|RR]]&amp;lt;/abbr&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|winpoints=4&lt;br /&gt;
|team_order=IND, AUS, NZL, ZIM&lt;br /&gt;
|result1=Q |result2=Q |col_Q=#cfc&lt;br /&gt;
|name_AUS={{cr|AUS}} |win_AUS=5 |loss_AUS=1 |rs_AUS=1454 |or_AUS=280.0 |rc_AUS=0 |ob_AUS=1&lt;br /&gt;
|name_IND={{cr|IND}} |win_IND=5 |loss_IND=1 |rs_IND=1364 |or_IND=252.0 |rc_IND=0 |ob_IND=1&lt;br /&gt;
|name_NZL={{cr|NZL}} |win_NZL=2 |loss_NZL=4 |rs_NZL=1357 |or_NZL=277.4 |rc_NZL=0 |ob_NZL=1&lt;br /&gt;
|name_ZIM={{cr|ZIM}} |win_ZIM=0 |loss_ZIM=6 |rs_ZIM=1127 |or_ZIM=300.0 |rc_ZIM=0 |ob_ZIM=1&lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/onlyinclude&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Australia vs India &amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;match3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Limited overs international&lt;br /&gt;
 | date = 9 October 1987&lt;br /&gt;
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | score1 = 270/6 (50 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | score2 = 269 (49.5 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | team2 = {{cr|IND}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs1 = [[Geoff Marsh]] 110 (141)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets1 = [[Manoj Prabhakar]] 2/47 (10 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs2 = [[Navjot Sidhu]] 73 (79)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets2 = [[Craig McDermott]] 4/56 (10 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | result = Australia won by 1 run&lt;br /&gt;
 | report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65093.html Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
 | venue = [[MA Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Madras]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
 | umpires = [[David Archer (umpire)|David Archer]] (England) and [[Dickie Bird]] (England)&lt;br /&gt;
 | motm = [[Geoff Marsh]] (Australia)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
Navjot Sidhu (India) and Tom Moody (Aus) made their ODI debuts&lt;br /&gt;
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==New Zealand vs Zimbabwe&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;match4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Limited overs international&lt;br /&gt;
 | date = 10 October 1987&lt;br /&gt;
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | score1 = 242/7 (50 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | score2 = 239 (49.4 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs1 = [[Martin Crowe]] 72 (88)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets1 = [[Ali Shah (cricketer)|Ali Shah]] 2/42 (9 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs2 = [[David Houghton (cricketer)|David Houghton]] 142 (137)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets2 = [[Willie Watson (New Zealand cricketer)|Willie Watson]] 2/36 (10 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | result = New Zealand won by 3 runs&lt;br /&gt;
 | report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65094.html Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
 | venue = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad|Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]], [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
 | umpires = [[Mahboob Shah]] (Pakistan) and [[PW Vidanagamage]] (Sri Lanka)&lt;br /&gt;
 | motm = [[David Houghton (cricketer)|David Houghton]] (Zimbabwe)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Australia vs Zimbabwe&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;match6&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Limited overs international&lt;br /&gt;
 | date = 13 October 1987&lt;br /&gt;
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | score1 = 235/9 (50 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | score2 = 139 (49.4 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs1 = [[Allan Border]] 67 (88)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets1 = [[Kevin Curran (cricketer)|Kevin Curran]] 2/29 (8 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs2 = [[Kevin Curran (cricketer)|Kevin Curran]] 30 (38)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets2 = [[Simon O&amp;#039;Donnell]] 4/39 (9.4 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | result = Australia won by 96 runs&lt;br /&gt;
 | report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65096.html Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
 | venue = [[MA Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Madras]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
 | umpires = [[Khizer Hayat]](Pakistan) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (England)&lt;br /&gt;
 | motm = [[Steve Waugh]] (Australia)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==India vs New Zealand&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;match8&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Limited overs international&lt;br /&gt;
 | date = 14 October 1987&lt;br /&gt;
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | score1 = 252/7 (50 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | score2 = 236/8 (50 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | team2 = {{cr|NZL}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs1 = [[Navjot Sidhu]] 75 (71)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets1 = [[Dipak Patel (cricketer, born 1958)|Dipak Patel]] 3/36 (10 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs2 = [[Ken Rutherford (cricketer)|Ken Rutherford]] 75 (95)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets2 = [[Maninder Singh (cricketer)|Maninder Singh]] 2/40 (10 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | result = India won by 16 runs&lt;br /&gt;
 | report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65098.html Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
 | venue = [[M.Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
 | umpires = [[David Archer (umpire)|David Archer]] (West Indies) and [[Dickie Bird]] (England)&lt;br /&gt;
 | motm = [[Kapil Dev]] (India)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Zimbabwe vs India&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;match11&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Limited overs international&lt;br /&gt;
 | date = 17 October 1987&lt;br /&gt;
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | score1 = 135 (44.2 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | score2 = 136/2 (27.5 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | team2 = {{cr|IND}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs1 = [[Andrew Pycroft]] 61 (102)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets1 = [[Manoj Prabhakar]] 4/19 (8 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs2 = [[Dilip Vengsarkar]] 46* (37)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets2 = [[John Traicos]] 2/27 (8 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | result = India won by 8 wickets&lt;br /&gt;
 | report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65101.html Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
 | venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Bombay]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
 | umpires = [[Mahboob Shah]] (Pakistan) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (England)&lt;br /&gt;
 | motm = [[Manoj Prabhakar]] (India)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Australia vs New Zealand&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;match12&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Limited overs international&lt;br /&gt;
 | date = 18 October 1987&lt;br /&gt;
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | score1 = 199/4 (30 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | score2 = 196/9 (30 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | team2 = {{cr|NZL}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs1 = [[David Boon]] 87 (96)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets1 = [[Martin Snedden]] 2/36 (6 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs2 = [[Martin Crowe]] 58 (48)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets2 = [[Steve Waugh]] 2/36 (6 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | result = Australia won by 3 runs&lt;br /&gt;
 | report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65102.html Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
 | venue = [[Nehru Stadium, Indore|Nehru Stadium]], [[Indore]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
 | umpires = [[David Archer (umpire)|David Archer]] (West Indies) and [[Khizer Hayat]] (Pakistan)&lt;br /&gt;
 | motm = [[David Boon]] (Australia)&lt;br /&gt;
 | rain = No play on 18 October due to rain. Reserve day on 19 October used, further rain reduced match to 30 overs per side.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==India vs Australia&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;match15&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Limited overs international&lt;br /&gt;
 | date = 22 October 1987&lt;br /&gt;
 | team1 = {{cr|IND}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | score1 = 289/6 (50 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | score2 = 233 (49 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | team2 = {{cr|AUS}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs1 = [[Dilip Vengsarkar]] 63 (60)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets1 = [[Craig McDermott]] 3/61 (10 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs2 = [[David Boon]] 62 (59)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets2 = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] 3/19 (3.5 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | result = India won by 56 runs&lt;br /&gt;
 | report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65105.html Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
 | venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
 | umpires = [[Khalid Aziz (umpire)|Khalid Aziz]] (Pakistan) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (England)&lt;br /&gt;
 | motm = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] (India)&lt;br /&gt;
 | notes = [[Andrew Zesers]] (Aus) made his ODI debut.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Zimbabwe vs New Zealand&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;match16&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Limited overs international&lt;br /&gt;
 | date = 23 October 1987&lt;br /&gt;
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | score1 = 227/5 (50 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | score2 = 228/6 (47.4 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | team2 = {{cr|NZL}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs1 = [[Andrew Pycroft]] 52 (46)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets1 = [[Stephen Boock]] 2/43 (10 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs2 = [[Jeff Crowe]] 88 (105)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets2 = [[Ali Shah (cricketer)|Ali Shah]] 2/34 (10 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | result = New Zealand won by 4 wickets&lt;br /&gt;
 | report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65106.html Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
 | venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
 | umpires = [[Khizer Hayat]] (Pakistan) and [[PW Vidanagamage]] (Sri Lanka)&lt;br /&gt;
 | motm = [[Jeff Crowe]](New Zealand)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Zimbabwe vs India&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;match19&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Limited overs international&lt;br /&gt;
 | date = 26 October 1987&lt;br /&gt;
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | score1 = 191/7 (50 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | score2 = 194/3 (42 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | team2 = {{cr|IND}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs1 = [[Kevin Arnott (cricketer)|Kevin Arnott]] 60 (126)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets1 = [[Chetan Sharma]] 2/41 (10 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs2 = [[Navjot Sidhu]] 55 (61)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets2 = [[Peter Rawson]] 2/46 (8 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | result = India won by 7 wickets&lt;br /&gt;
 | report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65109.html Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
 | venue = [[Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera|Sardar Patel Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
 | umpires = [[David Archer (umpire)|David Archer]] (West Indies) and [[Dickie Bird]] (England)&lt;br /&gt;
 | motm = [[Kapil Dev]] (India)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Australia vs New Zealand&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;match20&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Limited overs international&lt;br /&gt;
 | date = 27 October 1987&lt;br /&gt;
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | score1 = 251/8 (50 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | score2 = 234 (48.4 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | team2 = {{cr|NZL}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs1 = [[Geoff Marsh]] 126 (149)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets1 = [[Willie Watson (New Zealand cricketer)|Willie Watson]] 2/46 (8 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs2 = [[John Wright (cricketer, born 1954)|John Wright]] 61 (82)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets2 = [[Allan Border]] 2/27 (7 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | result = Australia won by 17 runs&lt;br /&gt;
 | report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65110.html Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
 | venue = [[Sector 16 Stadium]], [[Chandigarh]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
 | umpires = [[Khizer Hayat]] (Pakistan) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (England)&lt;br /&gt;
 | motm = [[Geoff Marsh]] (Australia)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Australia vs Zimbabwe&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;match21&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Limited overs international&lt;br /&gt;
 | date = 30 October 1987&lt;br /&gt;
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | score1 = 266/5 (50 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | score2 = 196/6 (50 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs1 = [[David Boon]] 93 (101)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets1 = [[John Traicos]] 2/45 (10 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs2 = [[Andrew Pycroft]] 38 (46)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets2 = [[Tim May]] 2/30 (10 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | result = Australia won by 70 runs&lt;br /&gt;
 | report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65111.html Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
 | venue = [[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
 | umpires = [[Mahboob Shah]] (Pakistan) and [[PW Vidanagamage]] (Sri Lanka)&lt;br /&gt;
 | motm = [[David Boon]] (Australia)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==New Zealand vs India&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;anchor&amp;quot; id=&amp;quot;match24&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Limited overs international&lt;br /&gt;
 | date = 31 October 1987&lt;br /&gt;
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | score1 = 221/9 (50 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | score2 = 224/1 (32.1 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | team2 = {{cr|IND}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs1 = [[Dipak Patel (cricketer, born 1958)|Dipak Patel]] 40 (51)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets1 = [[Chetan Sharma]] 3/51 (10 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | runs2 = [[Sunil Gavaskar]] 103* (88)&lt;br /&gt;
 | wickets2 = [[Willie Watson (New Zealand cricketer)|Willie Watson]] 1/50 (10 overs)&lt;br /&gt;
 | result = India won by 9 wickets&lt;br /&gt;
 | report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65114.html Scorecard]&lt;br /&gt;
 | venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground]], [[Nagpur]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
 | umpires = [[Dickie Bird]] (England) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (England)&lt;br /&gt;
 | motm = [[Sunil Gavaskar]] and [[Chetan Sharma]] (Both India)&lt;br /&gt;
| notes = [[Chetan Sharma]] (Ind) became the first bowler to take a Hat-Trick in a World Cup Match and he also became the first bowler for India to take a hat-trick in an ODI when he clean bowled [[Ken Rutherford (cricketer)|Ken Rutherford]], [[Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)|Ian Smith]] and [[Ewen Chatfield]] of [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] off consecutive balls.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/60876.html?template=fixtures Cricket World Cup 1987] from ESPNcricinfo&lt;br /&gt;
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