The 1987 World Cup in numbers
From country-wise performance to highest and lowest team totals, here's a lowdown on the numbers from the 1987 Cricket World Cup.
Published : Apr 27, 2019 14:06 IST
Winner: Australia
Runner-up: England
Country-wise performance
Country | Matches | Won | Lost | Runs scored | Wickets lost | Batting average | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Bowling average |
Australia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1,974 | 55 | 35.89 | 1,818 | 69 | 26.34 |
England | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1,995 | 52 | 38.36 | 1,812 | 57 | 31.78 |
India | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1,583 | 39 | 40.58 | 1,540 | 56 | 27.50 |
Pakistan | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1,746 | 51 | 34.23 | 1,642 | 62 | 26.48 |
West Indies | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1,548 | 46 | 33.65 | 1,342 | 43 | 31.20 |
New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1,357 | 49 | 27.69 | 1,392 | 35 | 39.77 |
Sri Lanka | 6 | 6 | 1,192 | 45 | 26.48 | 1,675 | 31 | 54.03 | |
Zimbabwe | 6 | 6 | 1,127 | 48 | 23.47 | 1,301 | 32 | 40.65 |
Highest team totals
Total | Country | Opponent | Venue |
360/4 (50 overs) | West Indies | Sri Lanka | Karachi |
297/7 (50 overs) | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Faisalabad |
296/4 (50 overs) | England | Sri Lanka | Peshawar |
289/6 (50 overs) | India | Australia | Delhi |
270/6 (50 overs) | Australia | India | Madras |
Lowest team totals
Total | Country | Opponent | Venue |
135 (44.2 overs) | Zimbabwe | India | Bombay (Wankhede) |
139 (42.4 overs) | Zimbabwe | Australia | Madras |
158/8 (45 overs) | Sri Lanka | England | Peshawar |
169 (50 overs) | Sri Lanka | West Indies | Karachi |
184/8 (50 overs) | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | Faisalabad |
Highest individual scores
Score | Batsman | Country | Opponent | Venue |
181 | Viv Richards | West Indies | Sri Lanka | Karachi |
142 | David Houghton | Zimbabwe | New Zealand | Hyderabad |
126* | Geoff Marsh | Australia | New Zealand | Chandigarh |
115 | Graham Gooch | England | Innings | Bombay (Wankhede) |
113 | Ramiz Raja | Pakistan | England | Karachi |
Leading run-scorers
Batsman | Country | Matches | Innings | Runs | Not-outs | Highest score | Average | Hundreds | Fifties |
Graham Gooch | England | 8 | 8 | 471 | 115 | 58.87 | 1 | 3 | |
David Boon | Australia | 8 | 8 | 447 | 93 | 55.87 | 5 | ||
Geoff Marsh | Australia | 8 | 8 | 428 | 1 | 126* | 61.14 | 2 | 1 |
Viv Richards | West Indies | 6 | 6 | 391 | 181 | 65.16 | 1 | 3 | |
Mike Gatting | England | 8 | 8 | 354 | 1 | 60 | 50.57 | 3 |
Best bowling performances
Bowling figures | Bowler | Country | Opponent | Venue |
5/44 | Craig McDermott | Australia | Pakistan | Lahore |
4/19 | Manoj Prabhakar | India | Zimbabwe | Bombay (Wankhede) |
4/31 | Abdul Qadir | Pakistan | England | Rawalpindi |
4/37 | Imran Khan | Pakistan | West Indies | Lahore |
4/37 | Imran Khan | Pakistan | England | Karachi |
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Leading wicket-takers
Bowler | Country | Matches | Balls bowled | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Best figures | Average | Run per over |
Craig McDermott | Australia | 8 | 438 | 341 | 18 | 5/44 | 18.94 | 4.67 |
Imran Khan | Pakistan | 7 | 299 | 222 | 17 | 4/37 | 13.05 | 4.45 |
Patrick Patterson | West Indies | 6 | 336 | 253 | 14 | 3/31 | 18.07 | 4.52 |
Maninder Singh | India | 7 | 420 | 280 | 14 | 3/21 | 20.00 | 4.00 |
Eddie Hemmings | England | 6 | 357 | 274 | 13 | 4/52 | 21.07 | 4.60 |