Australia Vs England Final
Reliance World Cup in India/Pakistan - 1987 (1987/88) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 8 November 1987 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
Australia won by 7 runs · Man of the Match: David Boon
Australia won by 7 runs. David Boon top-scored with 75 for Australia. Man of the Match: David Boon.
Australia, 253/5
| David Boon | caught (Paul Downton) | 75 | 125 |
| Geoff Marsh | bowled | 24 | 49 |
| Dean Jones | caught (Bill Athey) | 33 | 57 |
| Craig McDermott | bowled | 14 | 8 |
| Allan Border | run out (Tim Robinson, Paul Downton) | 31 | 31 |
| Mike Veletta | not out | 45 | 31 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 5 | 4 |
Did not bat: Simon O'Donnell, Greg Dyer, Tim May, Bruce Reid
Extras: 26
Phil DeFreitas 6.00-1-34-0Gladstone Small 6.00-0-33-0Neil Foster 10.00-0-38-1Eddie Hemmings 10.00-1-48-2John Emburey 10.00-0-44-0Graham Gooch 8.00-1-42-1
England, 246/8
| Graham Gooch | lbw | 35 | 57 |
| Tim Robinson | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Athey | run out (Steve Waugh, Bruce Reid) | 58 | 103 |
| Mike Gatting | caught (Greg Dyer) | 41 | 45 |
| Allan Lamb | bowled | 45 | 55 |
| Paul Downton | caught (Simon O'Donnell) | 9 | 8 |
| John Emburey | run out (David Boon, Craig McDermott) | 10 | 16 |
| Phil DeFreitas | caught (Bruce Reid) | 17 | 10 |
| Neil Foster | not out | 7 | 6 |
| Gladstone Small | not out | 3 | 3 |
Did not bat: Eddie Hemmings
Extras: 21
Craig McDermott 10.00-1-51-1Bruce Reid 10.00-0-43-0Steve Waugh 9.00-0-37-2Simon O'Donnell 10.00-1-35-1Tim May 4.00-0-27-0Allan Border 7.00-0-38-2
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