The Cricket World Cup 1987, also known as Reliance Cup was the fourth edition of the series of World Cup. For the first time, the tournament was held outside England. India and Pakistan together hosted this mega event of One-Day Cricket. The opening match was on October 9 and final, November 8. The same tradition was followed as in the past three World Cups, white dress, red balls and day-light match. The only change that took place was the reduction of overs from 60 to 50, the current standard.

As the three previous World Cups, even this time only 8 countries participated who played the preliminary matches in 2 groups of 4 each. Following the 1983 World Cup, each country played its groupmates twice. The top two teams from each group played the semifinals and the winners qualified for the final match.

Australia won the final by defeating the arch-rivals England by 7 runs, the most closely fought World Cup final to date. Allan Border, the captain of Australia Team lifted the 1987 World Cup in the Eden Gardens stadium in Calcutta (India). India and Pakistan were the other semifinalists, which they failed to bring about an eagerly awaited India-Pakistan final. The two time winner, West Indies, failed to live up to expectations by not qualifying for the semifinals. David Boon was awarded the title of 'Man of the Match.'

 Venue  : India/Pakistan
 Date    : 9 October 1987 to 8 November 1987
 Teams Played:  
     Group A : Australia, India, New Zealand, Zimbabwe.
     Group B : West Indies, Sri Lanka, England, Pakistan.
 Winner: Australia (Beated England By 7 Runs).
 Man of The Match: David Boon - Scored 75 runs.

Group B: Pakistan v Sri Lanka - October 8, 1987 at Hyderabad
Pakistan won by 15 runs.
Pakistan 267-6 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 252 (49.2 ov).

Group A: India v Australia - October 9, 1987 at Chennai
Australia won by 1 run.
Australia 270-6 (50 ov); India 269 (49.5 ov).

Group B: England v West Indies - October 9, 1987 at Gujranwala
England won by 2 wickets.
West Indies 243-7 (50 ov); England 246-8 (49.3 ov).

Group A: New Zealand v Zimbabwe - October 10, 1987 at Hyderabad
New Zealand won by 3 runs.
New Zealand 242-7 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 239 (49.4 ov).

Group B: Pakistan v England - October 12, 1987 at Rawalpindi
Pakistan won by 18 runs.
Pakistan 239-7 (50 ov); England 221 (48.4 ov).

Group A: Australia v Zimbabwe - October 13, 1987 at Chennai
Australia won by 96 runs.
Australia 235-9 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 139 (42.4 ov).

Group B: Sri Lanka v West Indies - October 13, 1987 at Karachi
West Indies won by 191 runs.
West Indies 360-4 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 169-4 (50 ov).

Group A: India v New Zealand - October 14, 1987 at Bangalore
India won by 16 runs.
India 252-7 (50 ov); New Zealand 236-8 (50 ov).

Group B: Pakistan v West Indies - October 16, 1987 at Lahore
Pakistan won by 1 wicket.
West Indies 216 (49.3 ov); Pakistan 217-9 (50 ov).

Group A: India v Zimbabwe - October 17, 1987 at Mumbai
India won by 8 wickets.
Zimbabwe 135 (44.2 ov); India 136-2 (27.5 ov).

Group B: England v Sri Lanka - October 17, 1987 at Peshawar
England won on faster scoring rate.
England 296-4 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 158-8 (45 ov).



Group A: Australia v New Zealand - October 18, 1987 at Indore
Australia won by 3 runs.
Australia 199-4 (30 ov); New Zealand 196-9 (30 ov).

Group B: Pakistan v England - October 20, 1987 at Karachi
Pakistan won by 7 wickets.
England 244-9 (50 ov); Pakistan 247-3 (49 ov).

Group B: Sri Lanka v West Indies - October 21, 1987 at Kanpur
West Indies won by 25 runs.
West Indies 236-8 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 211-8 (50 ov).

Group A: India v Australia - October 22, 1987 at Delhi
India won by 56 runs.
India 289-6 (50 ov); Australia 233 (49 ov).

Group A: New Zealand v Zimbabwe - October 23, 1987 at Calcutta (Kolkata)
New Zealand won by 4 wickets.
Zimbabwe 227-5 (50 ov); New Zealand 228-6 (47.4 ov).

Group B: Pakistan v Sri Lanka - October 25, 1987 at Faisalabad
Pakistan won by 113 runs.
Pakistan 297-7 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 184-8 (50 ov).

Group A: India v Zimbabwe - October 26, 1987 at Ahmedabad
India won by 7 wickets.
Zimbabwe 191-7 (50 ov); India 194-3 (42 ov).

Group B: England v West Indies - October 26, 1987 at Jaipur
England won by 34 runs.
England 269-5 (50 ov); West Indies 235 (48.1 ov).

Group A: Australia v New Zealand - October 27, 1987 at Chandigarh
Australia won by 17 runs.
Australia 251-8 (50 ov); New Zealand 234 (48.4 ov).

Group A: Australia v Zimbabwe - October 30, 1987 at Cuttack
Australia won by 70 runs.
Australia 266-5 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 196-6 (50 ov).

Group B: England v Sri Lanka - October 30, 1987 at Poona
England won by 8 wickets.
Sri Lanka 218-7 (50 ov); England 219-2 (41.2 ov).

Group B: Pakistan v West Indies - October 30, 1987 at Karachi
West Indies won by 28 runs.
West Indies 258-7 (50 ov); Pakistan 230-9 (50 ov).

Group A: India v New Zealand - October 31, 1987 at Nagpur
India won by 9 wickets.
New Zealand 221-9 (50 ov); India 224-1 (32.1 ov).



Semi-Final: Pakistan v Australia - November 4, 1987 at Lahore
Australia won by 18 runs.
Australia 267-8 (50 ov); Pakistan 249 (49 ov).

Semi-Final: India v England - November 5, 1987 at Mumbai
England won by 35 runs.
England 254-6 (50 ov); India 219 (45.3 ov).

Final: Australia v England - November 8, 1987 at Calcutta (Kolkata)
Australia won by 7 runs.
Australia 253-5 (50 ov); England 246-8 (50 ov).