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Hosted by India and Pakistan, the Cricket World Cup 1987 was the first to be held away from England. The different stadiums in India and Pakistan were venues for the 27 matches played by 8 teams.
It was the first World Cup to feature neutral umpires. All the matches were played during the day. The players worn traditional white uniforms.
The various venues that hosted the Cricket World Cup 1987 matches were Niaz stadium in Hyderabad, MA Chidambaram Stadium at Chennai, Municipal Stadium at Gujranwala in Pakistan, Pindi Club Ground at Rawalpindi in Pakistan, National stadiums at Karachi in Pakistan, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium at Bangalore, Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Wankhede Stadium at Mumbai, Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar, Nehru Stadium at Indore, Green Park Stadium at Kanpur, Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi, Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, Gujarat Stadium in Ahmedabad, Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh, Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Nehru stadium in Pune and Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur.
The Cricket World Cup 1987 also bid adieu to two significant players Gavaskar of India and Vivian Richards of West Indies. It saw the debut performance of two players Navjot Singh Sidhu of India and Tom Moody of Australia.
Like other tournaments, the 1987 World cup also set many records. G A Gooch of England scored 471 runs in the 8 matches and set the record for the Highest Run-scorer. IVA Richards of West Indies scored 181 runs and became the player to achieve the record of Highest Individual Score. CJ McDermott of Australia took 18 wickets and set the record of the Highest Wicket-taker.
Australia grabbed the 1987 World Cup after winning the neck-to-neck final match between Australia and England by 7 runs.
Group A |
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| October 9, 1987 | Australia 270/6 (50 overs) |
v | India 269 (49.5 overs) |
Australia won by 1 run MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras |
| October 10, 1987 | New Zealand 242/7 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 239 (49.4 overs) |
New Zealand won by 3 runs Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad |
| October 13, 1987 | Australia 235/9 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 139 (49.4 overs) |
Australia won by 96 runs MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras |
| October 14, 1987 | India 252/7 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 236/8 (50 overs) |
India won by 16 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| October 17, 1987 | Zimbabwe 135 (44.2 overs) |
v | India 136/2 (27.5 overs) |
India won by 8 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Bombay |
| October 18, 1987 | Australia 199/4 (30 overs) |
v | New Zealand 196/9 (30 overs) |
Australia won by 3 runs Nehru Stadium, Indore |
| October 22, 1987 | India 289/6 (50 overs) |
v | Australia 233 (49 overs) |
India won by 56 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| October 23, 1987 | Zimbabwe 227/5 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 228/6 (47.4 overs) |
New Zealand won by 4 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| October 26, 1987 | Zimbabwe 191/7 (50 overs) |
v | India 194/3 (42 overs) |
India won by 7 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| October 27, 1987 | Australia 251/8 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 234 (48.4 overs) |
Australia won by 17 runs Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh |
| October 30, 1987 | Australia 266/5 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 196/6 (50 overs) |
Australia won by 70 runs Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| October 31, 1987 | New Zealand 221/9 (50 overs) |
v | India 224/1 (32.1 overs) |
India won by 9 wickets VCA Ground, Nagpur |
Group B |
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| October 8, 1987 | Pakistan 267/6 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 252 (49.2 overs) |
Pakistan won by 15 runs Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad |
| October 8, 1987 | West Indies 243/7 (50 overs) |
v | England 246/8 (49.3 overs) |
England won by 2 wickets Municipal Stadium, Gujranwala |
| 13 October 1987 | Pakistan 239/7 (50 overs) |
v | England 221 (48.4 overs) |
Pakistan won by 18 runs Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi |
| 13 October 1987 | West Indies 360/4 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 169/4 (50 overs) |
West Indies won by 191 runs National Stadium, Karachi |
| October 16, 1987 | West Indies 216 (50 overs) |
v | Pakistan 217/9 (50 overs) |
Pakistan won by 1 wicket Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| October 17, 1987 | England 296/4 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 158/8 (45 overs) |
England won by 108 runs Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar |
| October 20, 1987 | England 244/9 (50 overs) |
v | Pakistan 247/3 (49 overs) |
Pakistan won by 7 wickets National Stadium, Karachi |
| October 21, 1987 | West Indies 236/8 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 211/8 (50 overs) |
West Indies won by 25 runs Green Park, Kanpur |
| October 25, 1987 | Pakistan 297/7 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 184/8 (50 overs) |
Pakistan won by 113 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad |
| October 26, 1987 | England 269/5 (50 overs) |
v | West Indies 235 (48.1 overs) |
England won by 34 runs Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipu |
| October 30, 1987 | Sri Lanka 218/7 (50 overs) |
v | England 219/2 (41.2 overs) |
England won by 8 wickets Nehru Stadium, Poona |
| October 30, 1987 | West Indies 258/7 (50 overs) |
v | Pakistan 230/9 (50 overs) |
West Indies won by 28 runs National Stadium, Karachi |
Semifinals |
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| November 4, 1987 | Australia 267/6 (50 overs) |
v | Pakistan 249 (49.2 overs) |
Australia won by 18 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| November 5, 1987 | England 254/6 (50 overs) |
v | India 219 (45.3 overs) |
England won by 35 runs Wankhede Stadium, Bombay |
Final |
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| November 8, 1987 | Australia 253/5 (50 overs) |
v | England 246/8 (50 overs) |
Australia won by 7 runs Eden Gardens,Kolkata |
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