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Liverpool skipper Gerrardwarns his team mates not to under-estimate Watford in the return leg of their Carling Cup semi-final.
 

Reliance World Cup, 1987
 
 
 
 

Australia won the World Cup for the first time at the picturesque Eden Gardens in Kolkata (then Calcutta) getting the better off traditional rivals England by seven runs in a humdinger of a final. Australia chose to bat first after skipper Allan Border called the coin. Opening bat David Boon gave the Aussie innings a huge boost from the outset scripting a superb 75 to provide a platform for their middle-order to cash in on that. Skipper Allan Border hit a breezy 31 while Mike Veletta provided a late flourish to the innings racking up an unconquered 45 to steer Australia to a healthy looking 253 for five off its 50 overs.

Chasing 254 for victory, England made a solid start with opener Graham Gooch cracking a belligerent 35. But it was the association between Bill Athey (58) and skipper Mike Gatting (41), which raised hopes of a likely England win. Allan Lamb tried his best to take his side close to the Aussie total scoring a run-a-ball 45 but once he perished, it all over bar the shouting for England. Steve Waugh and Allan Border snared two wickets apiece. David Boon was named Man of the Match.

 
     
 
Match Match Date Venue Result
Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 1st Match 08-Oct-1987 Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Sind Pakistan won by 15 runs
West Indies v England, 2nd Match 09-Oct-1987 Municipal Stadium, Gujranwala England won by 2 wickets
Australia v India, 3rd Match 09-Oct-1987 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras Australia won by 1 run
New Zealand v Zimbabwe, 4th Match 10-Oct-1987 Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan New Zealand won by 3 runs
Pakistan v England, 5th Match 12-Oct-1987 Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi Pakistan won by 18 runs
West Indies v Sri Lanka, 7th Match 13-Oct-1987 National Stadium, Karachi West Indies won by 191 runs
Australia v Zimbabwe, 6th Match 13-Oct-1987 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras Australia won by 96 runs
India v New Zealand, 8th Match 14-Oct-1987 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore India won by 16 runs
West Indies v Pakistan, 9th Match 16-Oct-1987 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Pakistan won by 1 wicket
England v Sri Lanka, 10th Match 17-Oct-1987 Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar England won by 109 runs
Zimbabwe v India, 11th Match 17-Oct-1987 Wankhede Stadium, Bombay India won by 8 wickets
Australia v New Zealand, 12th Match 18-Oct-1987 Nehru Stadium, Indore Australia won by 3 runs
England v Pakistan, 13th Match 20-Oct-1987 National Stadium, Karachi Pakistan won by 7 wickets
West Indies v Sri Lanka, 14th Match 21-Oct-1987 Green Park, Kanpur West Indies won by 25 runs
India v Australia, 15th Match 22-Oct-1987 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi India won by 56 runs
Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 16th Match 23-Oct-1987 Eden Gardens, Calcutta New Zealand won by 4 wickets
Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 17th Match 25-Oct-1987 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Pakistan won by 113 runs
England v West Indies, 18th Match 26-Oct-1987 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur England won by 34 runs
Zimbabwe v India, 19th Match 26-Oct-1987 Gujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad India won by 7 wickets
Australia v New Zealand, 20th Match 27-Oct-1987 Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Australia won by 17 runs
West Indies v Pakistan, 23rd Match 30-Oct-1987 National Stadium, Karachi West Indies won by 28 runs
Sri Lanka v England, 22nd Match 30-Oct-1987 Nehru Stadium, Pune England won by 8 wickets
Australia v Zimbabwe, 21st Match 30-Oct-1987 Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Australia won by 70 runs
New Zealand v India, 24th Match 31-Oct-1987 Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur India won by 9 wickets
Australia v Pakistan, 1st Semi Final 04-Nov-1987 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Australia won by 18 runs
England v India, 2nd Semi Final 05-Nov-1987 Wankhede Stadium, Bombay England won by 35 runs
Australia v England, Final 08-Nov-1987 Eden Gardens, Calcutta Australia won by 7 runs

 

  
 

Top Batsmen in ODI Matches

  
 
Player Matches Innings Runs Avg Centuries Highest Not Out
Graham Gooch 8 8 471  58.88 1 115 0
David Boon 8 8 447  55.88 0 93 0
Geoff Marsh 8 8 428  61.14 2 126 1
Vivian Richards 6 6 391  65.17 1 181 0
Michael Gatting 8 8 354  50.57 0 60 1
  
 

Top Bowlers in ODI Matches

  
 
Player Matches Wickets Runs Overs Avg Best 3+W/I
Craig McDermott 8 18 341 73.0 18.94 5-44 3
Imran Khan 6 17 222 49.5 13.06 4-37 4
Balfour Patterson 6 14 253 56.0 18.07 3-31 3
Maninder Singh 7 14 280 70.0 20.00 3-21 3
Edward Hemmings 6 13 274 59.3 21.08 4-52 2
  
 

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