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.'

Started On: October 8, 1987.

Ended On: November 8, 1987.

Host: India/ Pakistan.

Winner: Australia (Beated England By 7 Runs).

Teams Played:

Group A	:	Australia, India, New Zealand, Zimbabwe.
Group B	:	West Indies, Sri Lanka, England, Pakistan.

Match Summary:

Group B: Pakistan beated Sri Lanka by 15 runs.
(Hyderabad - October 8, 1987).

Group A: Australia beated India by 1 run.
(Chennai - October 9, 1987).

Group B: England beated West Indies by 2 wickets.
(Gujranwala - October 9, 1987).

Group A: New Zealand beated Zimbabwe by 3 runs.
(Hyderabad - October 10, 1987).

Group B: Pakistan beated England by 18 runs.
(Rawalpindi - October 12, 1987).

Group A: Australia beated Zimbabwe by 96 runs.
(Chennai - October 13, 1987).

Group B: West Indies beated Sri Lanka by 191 runs.
(Karachi - October 13, 1987).

Group A: India beated New Zealand by 16 runs.
(Bangalore - October 14, 1987).

Group B: Pakistan beated West Indies by 1 wicket.
(Lahore - October 16, 1987).

Group A: India beated Zimbabwe by 8 wickets.
(Mumbai - October 17, 1987).

Group B: England beated Sri Lanka on basis of faster scoring rate.
(Peshawar - October 17, 1987).

Group A: Australia beated New Zealand by 3 runs.
(Indore - October 18, 1987).

Group B: Pakistan beated England by 7 wickets.
(Karachi - October 20, 1987).

Group B: West Indies beated Sri Lanka by 25 runs.
(Kanpur - October 21, 1987).

Group A: India beated Australia by 56 runs.
(Delhi - October 22, 1987).

Group A: New Zealand beated Zimbabwe 4 wickets.
(Calcutta
(Kolkata) - October 23, 1987).

Group B: Pakistan beated Sri Lanka by 113 runs.
(Faisalabad - October 25, 1987).

Group A: India beated Zimbabwe by 7 wickets.
(Ahmedabad - October 26, 1987).

Group B: England beated West Indies by 34 runs.
(Jaipur - October 26, 1987).

Group A: Australia beated New Zealand by 17 runs.
(Chandigarh - October 27, 1987).

Group A: Australia beated Zimbabwe by 70 runs.
(Cuttack - October 30, 1987).

Group B: England beated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets.
(Poona - October 30, 1987).

Group B: West Indies beated Pakistan by 28 runs.
(Karachi - October 30, 1987).

Group A: India beated New Zealand by 9 wickets.
(Nagpur - October 31, 1987).

Semi-Final: Australia beated Pakistan by 18 runs.
(Lahore - November 4, 1987).

Semi-Final: England beated India by 35 runs.
(Mumbai - November 5, 1987).

Final: Australia beated England by 7 runs (Kolkata - November 8, 1987).

Man of The Match: David Boon - Scored 75 runs.