Match Details
Series
Toss
Australia , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Australia won the 1987/88 Reliance World Cup
Match number
Season
Match days
8 November 1987 (50-over match)
07/11Result
Final, Reliance World Cup at Kolkata, Nov 8 1987
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![England]( "England")
246/8 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
07/11Result
Final, Reliance World Cup at Kolkata, Nov 8 1987
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![England]( "England")
246/8 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
AUSTRALIA 253/5 (50 OVERS)
- David Boon75 (125)
- Mike Veletta*45 (31)
- Neil Foster1/38 (10)
- Eddie Hemmings2/48 (10)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsOne false shot, and a World Cup lost
Mike Gatting, not particularly known for his daredevilry, chose the 1987 final to play an impetuous reverse sweep that cost England more than just a wicket
'The glue that kept Australia's innings together'
David Boon played an anchoring role with a measured 75 at the top of the order
Who was the only batter to score two hundreds in the 1987 World Cup?
How well do you remember the first World Cup played in the subcontinent?
Steve Waugh: 'We were rank outsiders in 1987'
The future Australia captain was just 22 when he played a vital role with the ball in his first World Cup, especially at a tense stage in the final at Eden Gardens
Veletta's forgotten gem
When talk turns to the 1987 final, Mike Veletta's match-turning 45 is rarely given its due
