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{{Infobox cricket tournament | {{Infobox cricket tournament | ||
| name = 1987 Cricket World Cup | | name = 1987 Cricket World Cup | ||
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| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]] | | administrator = [[International Cricket Council]] | ||
| cricket format = [[One Day International]] | | cricket format = [[One Day International]] | ||
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament| | | tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Double round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]] | ||
| host = {{flagu|India}}<br/>{{flagu|Pakistan}} | | host = {{flagu|India}}<br/>{{flagu|Pakistan}} | ||
| champions = {{cr|AUS}} | | champions = {{cr|AUS}} | ||
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The '''1987 Cricket World Cup''' (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 International|one-day]] format was unchanged from the eight-team [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983 event]] except for a reduction in the number of [[Over (cricket)|over]]s a team played from 60 to 50, the current standard for all ODIs. | 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 International|one-day]] format was unchanged from the eight-team [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983 event]] except for a reduction in the number of [[Over (cricket)|over]]s a team played from 60 to 50, the current standard for all ODIs. | ||
The competition was won, for the first time, by [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] who defeated their arch-rivals [[England national cricket team|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 national cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] failed to reach the final, after both being eliminated in the semi-finals. The [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]] failed to live up to expectations and did not advance from the group stage.<ref>{{cite web|title=The gracious Mr Walsh|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wctimeline/content/story/500463.html|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=5 April 2011|access-date=5 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110318175903/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wctimeline/content/story/500463.html|archive-date=18 March 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> | The competition was won, for the first time, by [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] who defeated their arch-rivals [[England national cricket team|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 national cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] failed to reach the final, after both being eliminated in the semi-finals. The [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]] failed to live up to expectations and did not advance from the group stage.<ref>{{cite web|title=The gracious Mr Walsh|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wctimeline/content/story/500463.html|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=5 April 2011|access-date=5 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110318175903/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wctimeline/content/story/500463.html|archive-date=18 March 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Format== | ==Format== | ||
The format of the competition was two groups of four teams each team playing each other twice in fifty-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. | {{Unsourced section|date=November 2021}} | ||
The format of the competition was two groups of four teams each team playing each other twice in fifty-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.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} | |||
==Qualification== | ==Qualification== | ||
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!colspan=4|India | !colspan=4|India | ||
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|[[Eden Gardens]]||[[Kolkata|Calcutta]], West Bengal||120,000||2 | |[[Eden Gardens]]||[[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]]||120,000||2 | ||
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|[[Wankhede Stadium]]||[[Mumbai|Bombay]], Maharashtra||45,000||2 | |[[Wankhede Stadium]]||[[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]]||45,000||2 | ||
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|[[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]||[[Chennai|Madras]], Tamil Nadu||50,000||2 | |[[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]||[[Chennai|Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]]||50,000||2 | ||
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|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]||[[Hyderabad]], [[ | |[[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]||[[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]||30,000||1 | ||
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|[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]||[[Bangalore]], Karnataka||45,000||1 | |[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]||[[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]]||45,000||1 | ||
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|[[Nehru Stadium, Indore|Nehru Stadium]]||[[Indore]], Madhya Pradesh||25,000||1 | |[[Nehru Stadium, Indore|Nehru Stadium]]||[[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]||25,000||1 | ||
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|[[ | |[[Arun Jaitley Ground]]||[[Delhi]]||48,000||1 | ||
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|[[Sardar Patel Stadium (Gujarat)|Sardar Patel Stadium]]||[[Ahmedabad]], Gujarat||48,000||1 | |[[Sardar Patel Stadium (Gujarat)|Sardar Patel Stadium]]||[[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]||48,000||1 | ||
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|[[Sector 16 Stadium]]||[[Chandigarh]], [[Punjab (Indian state)|Punjab]]-[[Haryana]]||48,000||1 | |[[Sector 16 Stadium]]||[[Chandigarh]], [[Punjab (Indian state)|Punjab]]-[[Haryana]]||48,000||1 | ||
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|[[Barabati Stadium]]||[[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]]||25,000||1 | |[[Barabati Stadium]]||[[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]]||25,000||1 | ||
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|[[Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground]]||[[Nagpur]], Maharashtra||40,000||1 | |[[Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground]]||[[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]]||40,000||1 | ||
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|[[Green Park Stadium|Green Park]]||[[Kanpur]], Uttar Pradesh||40,000||1 | |[[Green Park Stadium|Green Park]]||[[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]||40,000||1 | ||
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|[[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]]||[[Jaipur]], Rajasthan||30,000||1 | |[[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]]||[[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]||30,000||1 | ||
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|[[Nehru Stadium, Pune|Nehru Stadium]]||[[Pune]], Maharashtra||25,000||1 | |[[Nehru Stadium, Pune|Nehru Stadium]]||[[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]||25,000||1 | ||
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!colspan=4|Pakistan | !colspan=4|Pakistan | ||
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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). | 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. | 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. | ||
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| venue = [[Gaddafi Stadium]], [[Lahore]], Pakistan | | venue = [[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 (cricketer)|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 [[1983 Cricket World Cup#Semi-finals|semi-final of the World Cup four years earlier]] in England. | |||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
| date = 5 November 1987 | | date = 5 November 1987 | ||
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[[File:Worldcup1987.jpg|thumb|upright|Australia captain [[Allan Border]] with the trophy]] | [[File:Worldcup1987.jpg|thumb|upright|Australia captain [[Allan Border]] with the trophy]] | ||
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. | 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 (cricketer)|Tim Robinson]] was out [[Leg before wicket|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. | In the English reply, opener [[Tim Robinson (English cricketer)|Tim Robinson]] was out [[Leg before wicket|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. | ||
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{| class="wikitable | {| class="wikitable" style="width:400px" | ||
|+'''Leading run scorers''' | |+'''Leading run scorers<ref>{{cite web |title=RECORDS / RELIANCE WORLD CUP, 1987/88 / MOST RUNS |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=617;type=tournament |website=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=11 April 2022 }}</ref>''' | ||
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!Matches !!Player !!Team !!Runs | ! Matches !! Player !! Team !! Runs | ||
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| align=center|8 || [[Graham Gooch]] || {{cr|ENG}} || 471 | |align=center| 8 || [[Graham Gooch]] || {{cr|ENG}} || 471 | ||
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| align=center|8 || [[David Boon]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 447 | |align=center| 8 || [[David Boon]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 447 | ||
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| align=center|8 || [[Geoff Marsh]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 428 | |align=center| 8 || [[Geoff Marsh]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 428 | ||
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| align=center|6 || [[Viv Richards]] || {{cr|WIN}} || 391 | |align=center| 6 || [[Viv Richards]] || {{cr|WIN}} || 391 | ||
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| align=center|8 || [[Mike Gatting]] || {{cr|ENG}} || 354 | |align=center| 8 || [[Mike Gatting]] || {{cr|ENG}} || 354 | ||
|} | |} | ||
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{| class="wikitable | {| class="wikitable" style="width:400px" | ||
|+Leading wicket takers | |+Leading wicket takers<ref>{{cite web |title=RECORDS / RELIANCE WORLD CUP, 1987/88 / MOST WICKETS |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=617;type=tournament |website=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=11 April 2022 }}</ref> | ||
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!Matches !!Player !!Team !!Wickets | ! Matches !! Player !! Team !! Wickets | ||
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| align=center|8 || [[Craig McDermott]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 18 | |align=center| 8 || [[Craig McDermott]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 18 | ||
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| align=center|7 || [[Imran Khan]] || {{cr|PAK}} || 17 | |align=center| 7 || [[Imran Khan]] || {{cr|PAK}} || 17 | ||
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| align=center|6 || [[Patrick Patterson (cricketer)|Patrick Patterson]] || {{cr|WIN}} || 14 | |align=center| 6 || [[Patrick Patterson (cricketer)|Patrick Patterson]] || {{cr|WIN}} || 14 | ||
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| align=center|7 || [[Maninder Singh (cricketer)|Maninder Singh]] || {{cr|IND}} || 14 | |align=center| 7 || [[Maninder Singh (cricketer)|Maninder Singh]] || {{cr|IND}} || 14 | ||
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| align=center|6 || [[Eddie Hemmings (cricketer)|Eddie Hemmings]] || {{cr|ENG}} || 13 | |align=center| 6 || [[Eddie Hemmings (cricketer)|Eddie Hemmings]] || {{cr|ENG}} || 13 | ||
|} | |} | ||
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===Records=== | ===Records=== | ||
* The first [[List of One Day International cricket hat-tricks|hat-trick]] in Cricket World Cup history was taken by [[Chetan Sharma]] of India during [[1987 Cricket World Cup Group A#New Zealand vs India|their final group match against New Zealand]]. He clean bowled [[Ken Rutherford (cricketer)|Ken Rutherford]], [[Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)|Ian Smith]] and [[Ewen Chatfield]] with last three balls of the 42nd over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65114.html|title=24th Match: India v New Zealand at Nagpur, Oct 31, 1987|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|access-date=11 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705090837/http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65114.html|archive-date=5 July 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> | * The first [[List of One Day International cricket hat-tricks|hat-trick]] in Cricket World Cup history was taken by [[Chetan Sharma]] of India during [[1987 Cricket World Cup Group A#New Zealand vs India|their final group match against New Zealand]]. He clean bowled [[Ken Rutherford (cricketer)|Ken Rutherford]], [[Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)|Ian Smith]] and [[Ewen Chatfield]] with last three balls of the 42nd over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65114.html|title=24th Match: India v New Zealand at Nagpur, Oct 31, 1987|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|access-date=11 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705090837/http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65114.html|archive-date=5 July 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Dates | 8 October – 8 November 1987 |
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| 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 played | 27 |
| Most runs | Graham Gooch (471) |
| Most wickets | Craig McDermott (18) |
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]
Format
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The format of the competition was two groups of four teams each team playing each other twice in fifty-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.[citation needed]
Qualification
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 final tournament:
- Australia
- England
- India (hosts)
New Zealand- Pakistan (hosts)
Sri Lanka
West Indies
Zimbabwe
Venues
Squads
Group stage
Group A
1987 Cricket World Cup Group A
Group B
1987 Cricket World Cup Group B
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- 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 Lankan innings; their target was reduced to 267 in 45 overs by the Average Run Rate method.
Knockout stage
| 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 | |||||
Semi-finals
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.
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.
Final
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.
Statistics
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Records
- 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]
References
- ↑ "The gracious Mr Walsh". ESPNcricinfo. 5 April 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ↑ "RECORDS / RELIANCE WORLD CUP, 1987/88 / MOST RUNS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "RECORDS / RELIANCE WORLD CUP, 1987/88 / MOST WICKETS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ "24th Match: India v New Zealand at Nagpur, Oct 31, 1987". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
