The 1987 Cricket World Cup is the fourth cricket world championship ( ODI version) held in India and Pakistan . The winner of the tournament for the first time was the Australian team , defeating the British in the final.
| Cricket World Championship 1987 1987 Cricket World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Championship Details | |
| Location |  India and  Pakistan |
| Final Dates | October 8 - November 8 |
| Number of participants | eight |
| Top places | |
 Champion |  Australia (1st time) |
 Second place |  England |
 Third place | Pakistan Of india |
| The final | Eden Gardens , Calcutta |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
Content
Member Countries
- Australia
- England
- West Indies
- Zimbabwe
- India
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
Stadiums
Indian cities where championship matches were held
Championship cities in Pakistan
| Stadium | City | Attendance | Number of matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | |||
| Eden gardens | Calcutta , West Bengal | 120,000 | 2 |
| Wankhede stadium | Mumbai , Maharashtra | 45,000 | 2 |
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai , Tamil Nadu | 50,000 | 2 |
| Lal bahadur shastri stadium | Hyderabad (Currently Telangana ) | 30,000 | one |
| M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bangalore Karnataka | 55,000 | one |
| Nehru stadium | Indore Madhya Pradesh | 25,000 | one |
| Feroz shah kotla | Delhi | 48,000 | one |
| Sardar patel stadium | Ahmedabad , Gujarat | 48,000 | one |
| Sector 16 stadium | Chandigarh , Punjab - Haryana | 48,000 | one |
| Barabati stadium | Kattak , Odish | 25,000 | one |
| Vidarbha cricket association ground | Nagpur , Maharashtra | 40,000 | one |
| Green park | Kanpur , Uttar Pradesh | 40,000 | one |
| Sawai mansingh stadium | Jaipur , Rajasthan | 30,000 | one |
| Nehru stadium | Pune , Maharashtra | 25,000 | one |
| Pakistan | |||
| Iqbal | Faisalabad , Punjab | 25,000 | one |
| Municipal council | Gujranwala , Punjab | 20,000 | one |
| Niaz stadium | Hyderabad , Sind | 15,000 | one |
| National stadium | Karachi , Sind | 45,000 | 3 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | Lahore , Punjab | 65,250 | 2 |
| Arbab Niaz Stadium | Peshawar , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 25,000 | one |
| Pindi club ground | Rawalpindi , Punjab | 25,000 | one |
Main Round
Group A
| National team | AND | AT | P | P | Csb | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6 | five | 0 | one | 5.41 | 20 |
| Australia | 6 | five | 0 | one | 5.19 | 20 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 0 | four | 4.89 | eight |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.76 | 0 |
Group B
| National team | AND | AT | P | P | Csb | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 6 | five | 0 | one | 5.01 | 20 |
| England | 6 | four | 0 | 2 | 5.14 | sixteen |
| West Indies | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5.16 | 12 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.04 | 0 |
Playoffs
Tournament Grid
| Semifinals | The final | ||||||
| November 4 - Lahore , Pakistan | |||||||
| Australia | 267/6 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 249 | ||||||
| November 8 - Calcutta , India | |||||||
| Australia | 253/5 | ||||||
| England | 246/8 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| November 5 - Mumbai , India | |||||||
| England | 254/6 | ||||||
| India | 219 | ||||||