ICC Cricket World Cup 1987
The ICC Cricket World Cup 1987 (officially known as the Reliance Cup 1987) was the 4th edition of the tournament, hosted jointly by India and Pakistan. Australia won their first-ever World Cup title by defeating England in a thrilling final at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Organized by
International Cricket Conference (ICC)
Host
From 8 October to 8 November 1987 in India and Pakistan.
ICC Cricket World Cup 1987 Champions
Australia (1st title)
ICC Cricket World Cup 1987 Participants
The following eight teams participated in the tournament:
• Australia
• England
• India (co-hosts)
• New Zealand
• Pakistan (co-hosts)
• Sri Lanka
• West Indies
• Zimbabwe
ICC Cricket World Cup 1987 Venues
| Venue | City | Capacity | Matches |
| India | |||
| Eden Gardens | Calcutta, West Bengal | 120,000 | 2 |
| Wankhede Stadium | Bombay, Maharashtra | 45,000 | 2 |
| M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Madras, Tamil Nadu | 50,000 | 2 |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | 30,000 | 1 |
| M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bangalore, Karnataka | 45,000 | 1 |
| Nehru Stadium | Indore, Madhya Pradesh | 25,000 | 1 |
| Feroz Shah Kotla | Delhi | 48,000 | 1 |
| Sardar Patel Stadium | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | 48,000 | 1 |
| Sector 16 Stadium | Chandigarh, Punjab-Haryana | 48,000 | 1 |
| Barabati Stadium | Cuttack, Odisha | 25,000 | 1 |
| Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | Nagpur, Maharashtra | 40,000 | 1 |
| Green Park | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | 40,000 | 1 |
| Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur, Rajasthan | 30,000 | 1 |
| Nehru Stadium | Pune, Maharashtra | 25,000 | 1 |
| Pakistan | |||
| Iqbal Stadium | Faisalabad, Punjab | 25,000 | 1 |
| Municipal Stadium | Gujranwala, Punjab | 20,000 | 1 |
| Niaz Stadium | Hyderabad, Sindh | 15,000 | 1 |
| National Stadium | Karachi, Sindh | 45,000 | 3 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | Lahore, Punjab | 35,000 | 2 |
| Arbab Niaz Stadium | Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 25,000 | 1 |
| Pindi Club Ground | Rawalpindi, Punjab | 25,000 | 1 |
Official ICC team rankings
There were no official global ICC team ranking systems or numerical rating tables in 1987.
ICC Cricket World Cup 1987 Format
Double round-robin and Knockout
Group A: India, New Zealand, Australia, and Zimbabwe.
| 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 |
Group B: Pakistan, West Indies, England, and Sri Lanka
| 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.
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
4 November 1987
| Australia 267/8 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 249 (49 overs) |
| Australia won by 18 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan |
5 November 1987
| England 254/6 (50 overs) | v | India 219 (45.3 overs) |
| England won by 35 runs Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, India |
Final
8 November 1987
| Australia 253/5 (50 overs) | v | England 246/8 (50 overs) |
| Australia won by 7 runs Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India |
ICC Cricket World Cup 1987 Statistics
| Leading run scorers | |||
| Matches | Player | Team | Runs |
| 8 | Graham Gooch | England | 471 |
| 8 | David Boon | Australia | 447 |
| 8 | Geoff Marsh | 428 | |
| 6 | Viv Richards | West Indies | 391 |
| 8 | Mike Gatting | England | 354 |
| Leading wicket takers | |||
| 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 |
1987 cricket world cup Interesting Facts
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 Evan Chatfield with the last three balls of the 42nd over.
ICC Cricket World Cup 1987 Player of the Tournament
An official “Player of the Tournament” or “Player of the Series” award was not officially named or presented by the International Cricket Conference (ICC) during the 1987 Cricket World Cup.
Tournament Innovations and Quirks
Shorter 50-Over Format: Reduced from 60 overs per side down to 50 overs to fit the shorter daylight hours in India and Pakistan.
Neutral Umpires: Featured neutral umpires on-field for the first time in World Cup history.
Subcontinental Hosting: Co-hosted by India and Pakistan from October 8 to November 8, 1987, marking the first time the event left England.
Commercial Sponsorship: Branded as the Reliance Cup, moving away from traditional long-term insurer sponsorships like Prudential.
Bizarre and Memorable Matches
India vs. New Zealand (Nagpur): Chetan Sharma took the first-ever hat-trick by an Indian in World Cups, clean bowling Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith, and Evan Chatfield on consecutive deliveries.
West Indies vs. Sri Lanka (Rawalpindi): Sir Viv Richards smashed a breathtaking 181 runs off 125 balls, at the time the highest-ever individual score in a World Cup match, powering West Indies to 360/4.
ICC Cricket World Cup 1987 squads
Australia Squad for 1987
- Coach: Bob Simpson
| Player | Date of birth | Matches | Batting style | Bowling style | First class team |
| Allan Border (c) | 27 July 1955 | 153 | Left hand | Left arm orthodox spin | Queensland |
| David Boon | 29 December 1960 | 40 | Right hand | Right hand off-spin | Tasmania |
| Greg Dyer (wk) | 16 March 1959 | 4 | Right hand | Wicket-keeper | New South Wales |
| Dean Jones | 24 March 1961 | 45 | Right hand | Right arm off spin | Victoria |
| Geoff Marsh | 31 December 1958 | 37 | Right hand | Right arm off-spin | Western Australia |
| Tim May | 26 January 1962 | 0 | Right hand | Right-arm offbreak | South Australia |
| Craig McDermott | 14 April 1965 | 39 | Right hand | Right-arm fast | Queensland |
| Tom Moody | 2 October 1965 | 0 | Right hand | Right-arm medium | Western Australia |
| Simon O’Donnell | 26 January 1963 | 37 | Right hand | Right-arm fast-medium | Victoria |
| Bruce Reid | 14 March 1963 | 33 | Left hand | Left-arm fast-medium | Western Australia |
| Peter Taylor | 22 August 1956 | 12 | Left hand | Right-arm offbreak | New South Wales |
| Mike Veletta | 30 October 1963 | 2 | Right hand | – | Western Australia |
| Steve Waugh | 2 June 1965 | 39 | Right hand | Right-arm medium | New South Wales |
| Andrew Zesers | 11 March 1967 | 0 | Right hand | Right-arm medium-fast | South Australia |
England Squad for 1987
- Coach: Micky Stewart
India Squad for 1987
New Zealand Squad for 1987
Pakistan Squad for 1987
Sri Lanka Squad for 1987
West Indies Squad for 1987
Zimbabwe Squad for 1987
| Player | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style |
| John Traicos (c) | 17 May 1947 | Right-hand | Right arm off-spin |
| Kevin Arnott | 8 March 1961 | Right-hand | – |
| Eddo Brandes | 5 March 1963 | Right-hand | Right arm fast |
| Robin Brown | 11 March 1951 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium |
| Iain Butchart | 9 May 1960 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium |
| Kevin Curran | 7 September 1959 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium |
| David Houghton (wk) | 23 June 1957 | Right-hand | Right-arm off break |
| Malcolm Jarvis | 6 December 1955 | Right hand | Left-arm medium fast |
| Babu Meman | 26 June 1952 | Right-hand | Right-arm offbreak |
| Grant Paterson | 9 June 1960 | Right-hand | Right-arm off-spin |
| Andrew Pycroft | 6 June 1956 | Right-hand | Right-arm offbreak |
| Peter Rawson | 25 May 1957 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Ali Shah | 7 August 1959 | Left-hand | Right arm medium |
| Andy Waller | 25 September 1959 | Right hand | Right-arm medium |
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