 
Mohandas Menon
1987 marked the beginning of the migration, as the World Cup moved outside England and into the sub-continent, for the first time.
Different conditions produced a qualitiative change in the way the one day game was played -- as will be seen if you read between the lines of the statistical summary below.
SUMMARY OF MATCHES
| Countries |
Matches Played |
Won |
Lost |
No Result |
Semi Final |
Runner Up |
Winner |
| Australia |
8 |
7 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| England |
8 |
5 |
3 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
| India |
7 |
5 |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| Pakistan |
7 |
5 |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| West Indies |
6 |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| New Zealand |
6 |
2 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Sri Lanka |
6 |
- |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Zimbabwe |
6 |
- |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS
| Score |
Overs |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 360-4 |
(50 overs) |
West Indies v Sri Lanka |
Karachi |
13-10-87 |
| 297-7 |
(50 overs) |
Pakistan v Sri Lanka |
Faisalabad |
25-10-87 |
| 296-4 |
(50 overs) |
England v Sri Lanka |
Peshawar |
17-10-87 |
| 289-6 |
(50 overs) |
India v Australia |
Delhi |
22-10-87 |
HIGHEST TEAM AGGREGATES
| Score |
Overs |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 539-16 |
(99.5 overs) |
Aus (270-6) v Ind (269) |
Madras |
09-10-87 |
| 529-8 |
(100 overs) |
WI (360-4) v SL (169-4) |
Karachi |
13-10-87 |
| 522-16 |
(99 overs) |
Ind (289-6) v Aus (233) |
Delhi |
22-10-87 |
| 519-16 |
(99.2 overs) |
Pak (267-6) v SL (252) |
Hyderabad (P) |
08-10-87 |
| 516-18 |
(99 overs) |
Aus (267-8) v Pak (249) |
Lahore |
04-11-87 |
| 504-15 |
(98.1 overs) |
Eng (269-5) v WI (235) |
Jaipur |
26-10-87 |
LOWEST COMPLETED TEAM TOTALS
| Score |
Overs |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 135 |
(44.2 overs) |
Zimbabwe v India |
Bombay |
17-10-87 |
| 139 |
(42.4 overs) |
Zimbabwe v Australia |
Madras |
13-10-87 |
LOWEST MATCH AGGREGATES
| Score |
Overs |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 271-12 |
(72.1 overs) |
Zim (135) v India (136-2) |
Bombay |
17-10-87 |
INDIVIDUAL HUNDREDS (11)
| Score |
Batsmen |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 181 |
IVA Richards |
West Indies v Sri Lanka |
Karachi |
13-10-87 |
| 141 |
DL Houghton |
Zimbabwe v New Zealand |
Hyderabad (Ind) |
10-10-87 |
| 126* |
GR Marsh (1) |
Australia v New Zealand |
Chandigarh |
27-10-87 |
| 115 |
GA Gooch |
England v India |
Bombay |
05-11-87 |
| 113 |
Rameez Raja |
Pakistan v England |
Karachi |
20-10-87 |
| 110 |
GR Marsh (2) |
Australia v India |
Madras |
09-10-87 |
| 110 |
RB Richardson |
West Indies v Pakistan |
Karachi |
30-10-87 |
| 105 |
DL Haynes |
West Indies v Sri Lanka |
Karachi |
13-10-87 |
| 103* |
SM Gavaskar |
India v New Zealand |
Nagpur |
31-10-87 |
| 103 |
Javed Miandad |
Pakistan v Sri Lanka |
Hyderabad (Pak) |
08-10-87 |
| 100 |
Saleem Malik |
Pakistan v Sri Lanka |
Faisalabad |
25-10-87 |
HIGHEST RUN AGGREGATES
| Player |
Country |
Matches |
Ins |
No |
Runs |
HS |
Avg |
100 |
50 |
| GA Gooch |
England |
8 |
8 |
- |
471 |
115 |
58.87 |
1 |
3 |
| DC Boon |
Australia |
8 |
8 |
- |
447 |
93 |
55.87 |
- |
5 |
| GR Marsh |
Australia |
8 |
8 |
1 |
428 |
126* |
61.14 |
2 |
1 |
| IVA Richards |
West Indies |
6 |
6 |
- |
391 |
181 |
65.16 |
1 |
3 |
| MW Gatting |
England |
8 |
8 |
1 |
354 |
60 |
50.57 |
- |
3 |
CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET (15)
1st wkt (3)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 136 |
K Srikkanth (75) / SM Gavaskar (103*) |
Ind v NZ |
Nagpur |
31-10-87 |
| 123 |
GA Gooch (61) / RT Robinson (55) |
Eng v SL |
Pune |
30-10-87 |
| 110 |
DC Boon (49) / GR Marsh (110) |
Aus v Ind |
Madras |
09-10-87 |
2nd wkt (3)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 167 |
Rameez Raja (113) / Saleem Malik (88) |
Pak v Eng |
Karachi |
20-10-87 |
| 126 |
GR Marsh (126*) / DM Jones (56) |
Aus v NZ |
Chandigarh |
27-10-87 |
| 117 |
DC Boon (87) / DM Jones (52) |
Aus v NZ |
Indore |
19-10-87 |
3rd wkt (6)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 182 |
DL Haynes (105) / IVA Richards(181) |
WI v SL |
Karachi |
13-10-87 |
| 137 |
RB Richardson (110) / IVA Richards (67) |
WI v Pak |
Karachi |
30-10-87 |
| 135 |
CWJ Athey (86) / MW Gatting (60) |
Eng v Pak |
Karachi |
20-10-87 |
| 117 |
GA Gooch (115) / MW Gatting (56) |
Eng v Ind |
Bombay |
05-11-87 |
| 113 |
Rameez Raja (76) / Javed Miandad (103) |
Pak v SL |
Hyderabad (P) |
08-10-87 |
| 113 |
GR Marsh (62) / AR Border (67) |
Aus v Zim |
Madras |
13-10-87 |
4th wkt (2)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 116 |
IVA Richards (181) / AL Logie (31*) |
WI v SL |
Karachi |
13-10-87 |
| 112 |
Javed Miandad (70) / Imran Khan (58) |
Pak v Aus |
Lahore |
04-11-87 |
5th wkt (Best)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 83 |
PJL Dujon (46) / AL Logie (49) |
WI v Eng |
Gujranwala |
09-10-87 |
6th wkt (Best)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 73 |
Imran Khan (18) / Saleem Yousuf (56) |
Pak v WI |
Lahore |
16-10-87 |
7th wkt (Best)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 46* |
JJ Crowe (88*) / IDS Smith (17*) |
NZ v Zim |
Calcutta |
23-10-87 |
8th wkt (1)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 117 |
DL Houghton (141) / IP Butchart (54) |
Zim v NZ |
Hyderabad (I) |
10-10-87 |
9th wkt (Best)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 39 |
MC Snedden (23) / W Watson (12*) |
NZ v Ind |
Nagpur |
31-10-87 |
10th wkt (Best)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 36 |
AJ Pycroft (61) / MP Jarvis (8*) |
Zim v Ind |
Bombay |
17-10-87 |
FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH (9)
| Analysis |
Bowler |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 5-44 |
CJ McDermott (1) |
Australia v Pakistan |
Lahore |
04-11-87 |
| 4-19 |
M Prabhakar |
India v Zimbabwe |
Bombay |
17-10-87 |
| 4-31 |
Abdul Qadir |
Pakistan v England |
Rawalpindi |
13-10-87 |
| 4-37 |
Imran Khan (1) |
Pakistan v West Indies |
Lahore |
16-10-87 |
| 4-37 |
Imran Khan (2) |
Pakistan v England |
Karachi |
20-10-87 |
| 4-39 |
SP O'Donnell |
Australia v Zimbabwe |
Madras |
13-10-87 |
| 4-40 |
CA Walsh |
West Indies v Pakistan |
Lahore |
16-10-87 |
| 4-52 |
EE Hemmings |
England v India |
Bombay |
05-11-87 |
| 4-56 |
CJ McDermott (2) |
Australia v India |
Madras |
09-10-87 |
HAT-TRICK
| Bowler |
Analysis |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| C Sharma |
(3-51) |
India v New Zealand |
Nagpur |
31-10-87 |
|
(KR Rutherford, IDS Smith, EJ Chatfield - all victims were bowled) |
HIGHEST WICKET AGGREGATES
| Player |
Country |
Matches |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
Average |
4 wickets |
Best |
| CJ McDermott |
Australia |
8 |
73 |
3 |
341 |
18 |
18.94 |
2 |
5-44 |
| Imran Khan |
Pakistan |
7 |
49.5 |
6 |
222 |
17 |
13.05 |
2 |
4-37 |
| BP Patterson |
West Indies |
6 |
56 |
2 |
253 |
14 |
18.07 |
- |
3-31 |
| Maninder Singh |
India |
7 |
70 |
1 |
280 |
14 |
20.00 |
- |
3-21 |
| EE Hemmings |
England |
6 |
59.3 |
4 |
274 |
13 |
21.07 |
1 |
4-52 |
| Abdul Qadir |
Pakistan |
7 |
68 |
2 |
242 |
12 |
20.16 |
1 |
4-31 |
| PAJ DeFreitas |
England |
8 |
69.1 |
12 |
283 |
12 |
23.58 |
- |
3-28 |
MOST DISMISSALS IN A MATCH
| Dismissals |
Wicketkeeper |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 4 (2ct+2st) |
KS More |
India v Zimbabwe |
Bombay |
17-10-87 |
| 4 (4ct) |
GC Dyer |
Australia v Pakistan |
Lahore |
04-11-87 |
LEADING WICKET-KEEPERS
| Player |
Country |
Matches |
Dismissals |
Catches |
stumpings |
| GC Dyer |
Australia |
8 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
| KS More |
India |
6 |
11 |
6 |
5 |
MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER IN A MATCH
|
13 fielders have held two catches in a match.
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LEADING FIELDERS
| Name |
Country |
Matches |
Catches |
| Kapil Dev |
India |
7 |
5 |
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4 catches each by - DM Jones (Aus), SP O'Donnell (Aus), BA Reid (Aus), CWJ Athey (Eng), MD Crowe (NZ) and CL Hooper (WI). |
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