Australia beat England by 7 runs
The first World Cup final to be played outside of England was also the closest.Australia won the toss, elected to bat and made a fast start that ultimately proved the difference at the end of the match.
Phil DeFreitas and Gladstone Small were wayward with the ball while David Boon took full advantage with the bat, top scoring with 75.
And late in the innings, Allan Border and Mike Veletta kept the scoreboard ticking over to set an imposing 254 for victory.
Tim Robinson fell in the first over of England's reply, but soon they looked to be taking control of the match, Graham Gooch, Bill Athey, Mike Gatting and Allan Lamb all making solid contributions.
But the match turned when the captains came head-to-head, Border bringing himself on to bowl and Gatting reverse-sweeping the first ball straight to Greg Dyer behind the stumps.
From that point on, England slipped further and further behind the run-rate despite the best efforts of the tail, and nine runs off the final over left them seven short of victory.
Australia beat England by 7 runs
Australia won the toss and decided to bat
253 for 5 (50.0 overs) |
246 for 8 (50.0 overs) |
Batsman | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | ||
| DC Boon | c Downton | b Hemmings | 75 | 125 | 7 | 0 |
| GR Marsh | b Foster | 24 | 49 | 3 | 0 | |
| DM Jones | c Athey | b Hemmings | 33 | 57 | 1 | 1 |
| CJ McDermott | b Gooch | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| AR Border | run out | (Robinson/Downton) | 31 | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| MRJ Veletta | not out | 45 | 31 | 6 | 0 | |
| SR Waugh | not out | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 7nb 5w 1 b 13lb | 26 | ||||
| Total | for 5 | 253 | ||||
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Batsman | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | ||
| GA Gooch | lbw | b O'Donnell | 35 | 57 | 4 | 0 |
| RT Robinson | lbw | b McDermott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CWJ Athey | run out | (Waugh/Reid) | 58 | 103 | 2 | 0 |
| MW Gatting | c Dyer | b Border | 41 | 45 | 3 | 1 |
| AJ Lamb | b Waugh | 45 | 55 | 4 | 0 | |
| PR Downton | c O'Donnell | b Border | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| JE Emburey | run out | (Boon/McDermott) | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| PAJ DeFreitas | c Reid | b Waugh | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| NA Foster | not out | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| GC Small | not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 4nb 2w 1b 14lb | 21 | ||||
| Total | for 8 | 246 | ||||
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Umpires: RB Gupta and Mahboob Shah
Australia Team: DC Boon, GR Marsh, DM Jones, CJ McDermott, AR Border, MRJ Veletta, SR Waugh, SP O'Donnell, GC Dyer, TBA May, BA Reid
Englan Team: GA Gooch, RT Robinson, CWJ Athey, MW Gatting, AJ Lamb, PR Downton, JE Emburey, PAJ DeFreitas, NA Foster, GC Small, EE Hemmings.
Summary Of Results
Group B: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Hyderabad - October 8, 1987Pakistan won by 15 runs. Pakistan 267-6 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 252 (49.2 ov).
Group A: India v Australia at Chennai - October 9, 1987
Australia won by 1 run. Australia 270-6 (50 ov); India 269 (49.5 ov).
Group B: England v West Indies at Gujranwala - October 9, 1987
England won by 2 wickets. West Indies 243-7 (50 ov); England 246-8 (49.3 ov).
Group A: New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Hyderabad - October 10, 1987
New Zealand won by 3 runs. New Zealand 242-7 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 239 (49.4 ov).
Group B: Pakistan v England at Rawalpindi - October 12, 1987
Pakistan won by 18 runs. Pakistan 239-7 (50 ov); England 221 (48.4 ov).
Group A: Australia v Zimbabwe at Chennai - October 13, 1987
Australia won by 96 runs. Australia 235-9 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 139 (42.4 ov).
Group B: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Karachi - October 13, 1987
West Indies won by 191 runs. West Indies 360-4 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 169-4 (50 ov).
Group A: India v New Zealand at Bangalore - October 14, 1987
India won by 16 runs. India 252-7 (50 ov); New Zealand 236-8 (50 ov).
Group B: Pakistan v West Indies at Lahore - October 16, 1987
Pakistan won by 1 wicket. West Indies 216 (49.3 ov); Pakistan 217-9 (50 ov).
Group A: India v Zimbabwe at Mumbai - October 17, 1987
India won by 8 wickets. Zimbabwe 135 (44.2 ov); India 136-2 (27.5 ov).
Group B: England v Sri Lanka at Peshawar - October 17, 1987
England won on faster scoring rate. England 296-4 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 158-8 (45 ov).
Group A: Australia v New Zealand at Indore - October 18, 1987
Australia won by 3 runs. Australia 199-4 (30 ov); New Zealand 196-9 (30 ov).
Group B: Pakistan v England at Karachi - October 20, 1987
Pakistan won by 7 wickets. England 244-9 (50 ov); Pakistan 247-3 (49 ov).
Group B: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Kanpur - October 21, 1987
West Indies won by 25 runs. West Indies 236-8 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 211-8 (50 ov).
Group A: India v Australia at Delhi - October 22, 1987
India won by 56 runs. India 289-6 (50 ov); Australia 233 (49 ov).
Group A: New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Calcutta (Kolkata) - October 23, 1987
New Zealand won by 4 wickets. Zimbabwe 227-5 (50 ov); New Zealand 228-6 (47.4 ov).
Group B: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Faisalabad - October 25, 1987
Pakistan won by 113 runs. Pakistan 297-7 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 184-8 (50 ov).
Group A: India v Zimbabwe at Ahmedabad - October 26, 1987
India won by 7 wickets. Zimbabwe 191-7 (50 ov); India 194-3 (42 ov).
Group B: England v West Indies at Jaipur - October 26, 1987
England won by 34 runs. England 269-5 (50 ov); West Indies 235 (48.1 ov).
Group A: Australia v New Zealand at Chandigarh - October 27, 1987
Australia won by 17 runs. Australia 251-8 (50 ov); New Zealand 234 (48.4 ov).
Group A: Australia v Zimbabwe at Cuttack - October 30, 1987
Australia won by 70 runs. Australia 266-5 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 196-6 (50 ov).
Group B: England v Sri Lanka at Poona - October 30, 1987
England won by 8 wickets. Sri Lanka 218-7 (50 ov); England 219-2 (41.2 ov).
Group B: Pakistan v West Indies at Karachi - October 30, 1987
West Indies won by 28 runs. West Indies 258-7 (50 ov); Pakistan 230-9 (50 ov).
Group A: India v New Zealand at Nagpur - October 31, 1987
India won by 9 wickets. New Zealand 221-9 (50 ov); India 224-1 (32.1 ov).
Semi-Final: Pakistan v Australia at Lahore - November 4, 1987
Australia won by 18 runs. Australia 267-8 (50 ov); Pakistan 249 (49 ov).
Semi-Final: India v England at Mumbai - November 5, 1987
England won by 35 runs. England 254-6 (50 ov); India 219 (45.3 ov).
Final: Australia v England at Calcutta (Kolkata) - November 8, 1987
Australia won by 7 runs. Australia 253-5 (50 ov); England 246-8 (50 ov).
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