1987 Cricket World Cup knockout stage

In 1987 Cricket World Cup, the first semi-final was played between Pakistan and Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on 4 November 1987; Australia won by 18 runs.^[1] In the second semi-final England defeated India by 35 runs at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on 5 November 1987.^[2] Australia and England met in the Final on 8 November 1987 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, with Australia winning the trophy by 7 runs.^[3]

	Semi-finals				Final
	November 4 – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
	A2  Australia	267/6
					November 8 – Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India
	B1  Pakistan	249
					Australia	253/5
	November 5 – Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, India
					England	246/8
	B2  England	254/6
	A1  India	219

4 November 1987 Scorecard

Australia  267/6 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 249 (49 overs)
David Boon 65 (91) Imran Khan 3/36 (10 overs)		Javed Miandad 70 (103) Craig McDermott 5/44 (10 overs)

Australia won by 18 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng) and David Shepherd (Eng) Player of the match: Craig McDermott (Aus)

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat
• Australia qualified for the final for second time after 1975.

The Australian batsmen got off to a very good start, and they scored fluently, with David Boon (65 from 91 balls, 4 fours) top scoring, and making an 82 run second-wicket partnership with DM Jones. Australia were looking to reach 300 with strong batting before Imran Khan took 3 wickets for 17 runs in 5 overs. Australia lost 4/31, but a high number of extras (34) from the Pakistani bowlers, as well as the solid batting from earlier on, brought Australia to 267 (8 wickets, 50 overs). Pakistan started badly, falling to 3/38. Imran Khan (58 from 84 balls, 4 fours) and Javed Miandad (70 from 103 balls, 4 fours) shared a partnership of 112 runs in 26 overs. However, with the required run rate at 7.87 runs when Miandad fell, there was just too much for the upcoming batsmen to do, and Pakistan lost 6/99 as they were bowled all out for 249 (all out, 49 overs). Earlier Steve Waugh scored 18 runs off the 50th over bowled by Saleem Jaffar and ironically Pakistan lost the match by 18 runs.^[1][4]

5 November 1987 Scorecard

England  254/6 (50 overs)	v	India 219 (45.3 overs)
Graham Gooch 115 (136) Maninder Singh 3/54 (10 overs)		Mohammad Azharuddin 64 (74) Eddie Hemmings 4/52 (9.3 overs)

England won by 35 runs Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, India Umpires: Tony Crafter (Aus) and Steve Woodward (NZ) Player of the match: Graham Gooch (Eng)

• England qualified for the final for second time after 1979.

India won the toss and chose to field. After reaching 2/79, Graham Gooch (115 from 136 balls, 11 fours) and captain Mike Gatting (56 from 62 balls, 5 fours) shared a partnership of 117 runs in 19 overs. After Gooch was finally stumped, 51 more runs were added, and England reached 254 (6 wickets, 50 overs). India made a bad start, falling to 3/73. The middle order scored fluently, with Mohammed Azharuddin, (64 from 74 balls, 7 fours) top scoring. Before Azharuddin was removed lbw by Eddie Hemmings, India were at 5/204, needing 5 runs an over from the last 10 overs, with 5 wickets in hand, and it looked like it would be a very close game. However, the middle and tailend order for India collapsed, as India lost 5/15. India were eventually bowled all out for 219 (all out, 45.3 overs), giving England both a berth in the final and a measure of revenge for the loss they suffered to India in the semifinal of the World Cup four years earlier in England.^[2][5]