1987 Cricket World Cup — Full Match Archive
Every match of the 1987 tournament — 26 group-stage and semi-final matches, plus the final. Venue, date, scorecard summary, leading batters and bowlers, and Player of the Match for each.
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Final standings
Two groups of 4 teams, DOUBLE round-robin within each group (each pair meeting twice, 12 matches per group) — the top 2 from each group advanced directly to the semi-finals; there was no quarter-final stage. Ties on points were broken by Net Run Rate (recorded per team, not independently recomputed here).
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INIndia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | AUAustralia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | NZNew Zealand | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | ZIZimbabwe | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAPakistan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | ENEngland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | WIWest Indies | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | SLSri Lanka | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
All matches
| # | Stage | Date | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Group stage (Group B) | October 8, 1987 | PAPakistan v SLSri Lanka | PAPakistan won |
| 2 | Group stage (Group B) | October 9, 1987 | WIWest Indies v ENEngland | ENEngland won |
| 3 | Group stage (Group A) | October 9, 1987 | AUAustralia v INIndia | AUAustralia won |
| 4 | Group stage (Group A) | October 10, 1987 | NZNew Zealand v ZIZimbabwe | NZNew Zealand won |
| 5 | Group stage (Group B) | October 12-13, 1987 | PAPakistan v ENEngland | PAPakistan won |
| 6 | Group stage (Group A) | October 13, 1987 | AUAustralia v ZIZimbabwe | AUAustralia won |
| 7 | Group stage (Group B) | October 13, 1987 | WIWest Indies v SLSri Lanka | WIWest Indies won |
| 8 | Group stage (Group A) | October 14, 1987 | INIndia v NZNew Zealand | INIndia won |
| 9 | Group stage (Group B) | October 16, 1987 | WIWest Indies v PAPakistan | PAPakistan won |
| 10 | Group stage (Group A) | October 17, 1987 | ZIZimbabwe v INIndia | INIndia won |
| 11 | Group stage (Group B) | October 17, 1987 | ENEngland v SLSri Lanka | ENEngland won |
| 12 | Group stage (Group A) | October 18-19, 1987 | AUAustralia v NZNew Zealand | AUAustralia won |
| 13 | Group stage (Group B) | October 20, 1987 | ENEngland v PAPakistan | PAPakistan won |
| 14 | Group stage (Group B) | October 21, 1987 | WIWest Indies v SLSri Lanka | WIWest Indies won |
| 15 | Group stage (Group A) | October 22, 1987 | INIndia v AUAustralia | INIndia won |
| 16 | Group stage (Group A) | October 23, 1987 | ZIZimbabwe v NZNew Zealand | NZNew Zealand won |
| 17 | Group stage (Group B) | October 25, 1987 | PAPakistan v SLSri Lanka | PAPakistan won |
| 18 | Group stage (Group A) | October 26, 1987 | ZIZimbabwe v INIndia | INIndia won |
| 19 | Group stage (Group B) | October 26, 1987 | ENEngland v WIWest Indies | ENEngland won |
| 20 | Group stage (Group A) | October 27, 1987 | AUAustralia v NZNew Zealand | AUAustralia won |
| 21 | Group stage (Group A) | October 30, 1987 | AUAustralia v ZIZimbabwe | AUAustralia won |
| 22 | Group stage (Group B) | October 30, 1987 | SLSri Lanka v ENEngland | ENEngland won |
| 23 | Group stage (Group B) | October 30, 1987 | WIWest Indies v PAPakistan | WIWest Indies won |
| 24 | Group stage (Group A) | October 31, 1987 | NZNew Zealand v INIndia | INIndia won |
| 25 | Semi-final 1 | November 4, 1987 | AUAustralia v PAPakistan | AUAustralia won |
| 26 | Semi-final 2 | November 5, 1987 | ENEngland v INIndia | ENEngland won |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
← Cricket · Champions list · All-time records · T20 World Cup · All competitions · Teams · Players