# International cricket in 1986–87

The 1986–87 international cricket season was from September 1986 to April 1987.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| 7 September 1986 | India | Australia | 0–0 [3] | 3–2 [6] | — | — |
| 17 October 1986 | Pakistan | West Indies | 1–1 [3] | 1–4 [5] | — | — |
| 14 November 1986 | Australia | England | 1–2 [5] | — | — | — |
| 17 December 1986 | India | Sri Lanka | 2–0 [3] | 4–1 [5] | — | — |
| 27 January 1987 | India | Pakistan | 0–1 [5] | 1–5 [6] | — | — |
| 20 February 1987 | New Zealand | West Indies | 1–1 [3] | 0–3 [4] | — | — |
| International tournaments |||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 27 November 1986 | 1986–87 Champions Trophy | 1986–87 Champions Trophy | 1986–87 Champions Trophy | 1986–87 Champions Trophy | West Indies | West Indies |
| 30 December 1986 | 1986–87 Benson & Hedges Challenge | 1986–87 Benson & Hedges Challenge | 1986–87 Benson & Hedges Challenge | 1986–87 Benson & Hedges Challenge | England | England |
| 17 January 1987 | 1986–87 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1986–87 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1986–87 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1986–87 Benson & Hedges World Series | England | England |
| 2 April 1987 | 1986–87 Sharjah Cup | 1986–87 Sharjah Cup | 1986–87 Sharjah Cup | 1986–87 Sharjah Cup | England | England |

## September
### Australia in India

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1052 | 18–22 September | Kapil Dev | Allan Border | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Match tied |
| Test 1053 | 26–30 September | Kapil Dev | Allan Border | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | Match drawn |
| Test 1054 | 15–19 October | Kapil Dev | Allan Border | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Match drawn |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 390 | 7 September | Kapil Dev | Allan Border | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 391 | 9 September | Kapil Dev | Allan Border | Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar | Australia by 3 wickets |
| ODI 392 | 24 September | Kapil Dev | Allan Border | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad | No result |
| ODI 393 | 2 October | Kapil Dev | Allan Border | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | India by 3 wickets |
| ODI 394 | 5 October | Kapil Dev | Allan Border | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | India by 52 runs |
| ODI 395 | 7 October | Kapil Dev | Allan Border | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot | Australia by 7 wickets |

## October
### West Indies in Pakistan

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1055 | 24–29 October | Imran Khan | Viv Richards | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Pakistan by 186 runs |
| Test 1056 | 7–9 November | Imran Khan | Viv Richards | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | West Indies by an innings and 10 runs |
| Test 1058 | 20–25 November | Imran Khan | Viv Richards | National Stadium, Karachi | Match drawn |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 396 | 17 October | Imran Khan | Viv Richards | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | Pakistan by 4 wickets |
| ODI 397 | 4 November | Javed Miandad | Viv Richards | Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala | West Indies by 17 runs |
| ODI 398 | 14 November | Imran Khan | Viv Richards | Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot | West Indies by 4 wickets |
| ODI 399 | 17 November | Imran Khan | Viv Richards | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan | West Indies by 89 runs |
| ODI 400 | 18 November | Imran Khan | Viv Richards | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad | Pakistan by 11 runs |

## November
### England in Australia

The Ashes - Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1057 | 14–19 November | Allan Border | Mike Gatting | The Gabba, Brisbane | England by 7 wickets |
| Test 1059 | 28 November–3 December | Allan Border | Mike Gatting | WACA Ground, Perth | Match drawn |
| Test 1060 | 12–16 December | Allan Border | Mike Gatting | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Match drawn |
| Test 1062 | 26–30 December | Allan Border | Mike Gatting | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | England by an innings and 14 runs |
| Test 1065 | 10–15 January | Allan Border | Mike Gatting | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 55 runs |

### 1986–87 Champions Trophy

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | RR | Points |
| West Indies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.792 | 12 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.419 | 8 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.985 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.207 | 0 |
First round :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 401 | 27 November | India | Kapil Dev | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 402 | 28 November | Pakistan | Imran Khan | West Indies | Viv Richards | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | West Indies by 9 wickets |
| ODI 403 | 30 November | India | Kapil Dev | West Indies | Viv Richards | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | West Indies by 33 runs |
| ODI 404 | 2 December | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 4 wickets |
| ODI 405 | 3 December | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | West Indies | Viv Richards | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | West Indies by 193 runs |
| ODI 406 | 5 December | India | Kapil Dev | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 3 wickets |

## December
### Sri Lanka in India

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1061 | 17–22 December | Kapil Dev | Duleep Mendis | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | Match drawn |
| Test 1063 | 27–31 December | Kapil Dev | Duleep Mendis | Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur | India by an innings and 106 runs |
| Test 1064 | 4–7 January | Kapil Dev | Duleep Mendis | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | India by an innings and 67 runs |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 407 | 24 December | Kapil Dev | Duleep Mendis | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | Sri Lanka by 117 |
| ODI 415 | 11 January | Kapil Dev | Duleep Mendis | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati | India by 8 wickets |
| ODI 416 | 13 January | Kapil Dev | Duleep Mendis | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | India by 6 wickets |
| ODI 417 | 15 January | Kapil Dev | Duleep Mendis | Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara | India by 94 runs |
| ODI 419 | 17 January | Kapil Dev | Duleep Mendis | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | India by 10 runs |

### 1986–87 Benson & Hedges Challenge

Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 408 | 30 December | Pakistan | Imran Khan | West Indies | Viv Richards | WACA Ground, Perth | Pakistan by 34 runs |
| ODI 409 | 1 January | Australia | Allan Border | England | Mike Gatting | WACA Ground, Perth | England by 37 runs |
| ODI 410 | 2 January | Australia | Allan Border | Pakistan | Imran Khan | WACA Ground, Perth | Pakistan by 1 wicket |
| ODI 411 | 3 January | England | Mike Gatting | West Indies | Viv Richards | WACA Ground, Perth | England by 19 runs |
| ODI 412 | 4 January | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Viv Richards | WACA Ground, Perth | West Indies by 164 runs |
| ODI 413 | 5 January | England | Mike Gatting | Pakistan | Imran Khan | WACA Ground, Perth | England by 3 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| ODI 414 | 7 January | England | Mike Gatting | Pakistan | Imran Khan | WACA Ground, Perth | England by 5 wickets |

## January
### 1986–87 Benson & Hedges World Series

Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 418 | 17 January | England | Mike Gatting | West Indies | Viv Richards | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | England by 6 wickets |
| ODI 420 | 18 January | Australia | Allan Border | England | Mike Gatting | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Australia by 11 runs |
| ODI 421 | 20 January | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Viv Richards | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| ODI 422 | 22 January | Australia | Allan Border | England | Mike Gatting | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | England by 3 wickets |
| ODI 423 | 24 January | England | Mike Gatting | West Indies | Viv Richards | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | England by 89 runs |
| ODI 424 | 25 January | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Viv Richards | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | West Indies by 16 runs |
| ODI 425 | 22 January | Australia | Allan Border | England | Mike Gatting | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 33 runs |
| ODI 427 | 28 January | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Viv Richards | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 36 runs |
| ODI 428 | 30 January | England | Mike Gatting | West Indies | Viv Richards | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| ODI 429 | 1 February | Australia | Allan Border | England | Mike Gatting | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 109 runs |
| ODI 430 | 3 February | England | Mike Gatting | West Indies | Viv Richards | Devonport Oval, Devonport | England by 29 runs |
| ODI 431 | 6 February | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Viv Richards | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 2 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| ODI 432 | 8 February | Australia | Allan Border | England | Mike Gatting | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | England by 6 wickets |
| ODI 433 | 11 February | Australia | Allan Border | England | Mike Gatting | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | England by 8 runs |

### Pakistan in India

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1066 | 3–8 February | Kapil Dev | Imran Khan | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Match drawn |
| Test 1067 | 11–16 February | Kapil Dev | Imran Khan | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Match drawn |
| Test 1069 | 21–26 February | Kapil Dev | Imran Khan | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | Match drawn |
| Test 1071 | 4–9 March | Kapil Dev | Imran Khan | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | Match drawn |
| Test 1073 | 13–17 March | Kapil Dev | Imran Khan | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | Pakistan by 16 runs |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 426 | 27 January | Ravi Shastri | Imran Khan | Nehru Stadium, Indore | Pakistan by 3 wickets |
| ODI 434 | 18 February | Kapil Dev | Imran Khan | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Pakistan by 2 wickets |
| ODI 436 | 20 March | Kapil Dev | Imran Khan | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad | India (fewer wickets lost) |
| ODI 438 | 22 March | Kapil Dev | Imran Khan | Nehru Stadium, Pune | Pakistan by 6 wickets |
| ODI 439 | 24 March | Kapil Dev | Imran Khan | Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur | Pakistan by 41 runs |
| ODI 440 | 26 March | Kapil Dev | Imran Khan | Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur | Pakistan by 5 wickets |

## February
### West Indies in New Zealand

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1068 | 20–24 February | Jeremy Coney | Viv Richards | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Match drawn |
| Test 1070 | 27 February–3 March | Jeremy Coney | Viv Richards | Eden Park, Auckland | West Indies 10 wickets |
| Test 1072 | 12–15 March | Jeremy Coney | Viv Richards | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | New Zealand 5 wickets |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 435 | 18 March | Jeremy Coney | Viv Richards | Carisbrook, Dunedin | West Indies by 95 runs |
| ODI 437 | 21 March | Jeremy Coney | Viv Richards | Eden Park, Auckland | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| ODI 439a | 25–26 March | Jeremy Coney | Viv Richards | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Match abandoned |
| ODI 441 | 28 March | Jeremy Coney | Viv Richards | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | West Indies by 10 wickets |

## April
### 1986–87 Sharjah Cup

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | RR | Points |
| England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.46 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.17 | 4 |
| India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.07 | 4 |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.80 | 0 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 442 | 2 April | England | John Emburey | India | Kapil Dev | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | India by 3 wickets |
| ODI 443 | 3 April | Australia | Allan Border | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 6 wickets |
| ODI 444 | 5 April | Australia | Geoff Marsh | India | Kapil Dev | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 445 | 7 April | England | John Emburey | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | England by 5 wickets |
| ODI 446 | 9 April | Australia | Allan Border | England | John Emburey | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | England by 11 runs |
| ODI 447 | 10 April | India | Kapil Dev | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 8 wickets |