Group stage (Group B) — 1987 Cricket World Cup

Result: ENEngland — England won by 109 runs (revised target). ENEngland 296/4 (50 overs), SLSri Lanka 158/8 (45 overs, chasing a revised target of 267). October 17, 1987 · Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar.

Rain interrupted Sri Lanka's chase; the target was revised to 267 off 45 overs using the Average Run Rate method (the pre-Duckworth-Lewis target-adjustment method used in this tournament).