# International cricket in 1987–88

The 1987–88 international cricket season was from September 1987 to April 1988.

## 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 |
| 18 November 1987 | Pakistan | England | 1–0 [3] | 3–0 [3] | — | — |
| 25 November 1987 | India | West Indies | 1–1 [4] | 1–6 [7] | — | — |
| 4 December 1987 | Australia | New Zealand | 1–0 [3] | — | — | — |
| 29 January 1988 | Australia | England | 0–0 [1] | 1–0 [1] | — | — |
| 12 February 1988 | New Zealand | England | 0–0 [3] | 2–2 [4] | — | — |
| 12 February 1988 | Australia | Sri Lanka | 1–0 [1] | — | — | — |
| 12 March 1988 | West Indies | Pakistan | 1–1 [3] | 5–0 [5] | — | — |
| International tournaments |||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 8 October 1987 | 1987 Reliance World Cup | 1987 Reliance World Cup | 1987 Reliance World Cup | 1987 Reliance World Cup | Australia | Australia |
| 2 January 1988 | 1987–88 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1987–88 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1987–88 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1987–88 Benson & Hedges World Series | Australia | Australia |
| 25 March 1988 | 1987-88 Sharjah Cup | 1987-88 Sharjah Cup | 1987-88 Sharjah Cup | 1987-88 Sharjah Cup | India | India |

## October
### 1987 Cricket World Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
| 1 | India | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.413 |
| 2 | Australia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.193 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.887 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.757 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
| 1 | Pakistan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.007 |
| 2 | England | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5.140 |
| 3 | West Indies | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5.160 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.041 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 451 | 8 October | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad | Pakistan by 15 runs |
| ODI 452 | 9 October | England | Mike Gatting | West Indies | Viv Richards | Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala | England by 2 wickets |
| ODI 453 | 9 October | India | Kapil Dev | Australia | Allan Border | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Australia by 1 run |
| ODI 454 | 10 October | New Zealand | Jeff Crowe | Zimbabwe | John Traicos | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad | New Zealand by 3 runs |
| ODI 455 | 12–13 October | Pakistan | Imran Khan | England | Mike Gatting | Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi | Pakistan by 18 runs |
| ODI 456 | 13 October | Australia | Allan Border | Zimbabwe | John Traicos | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Australia by 96 runs |
| ODI 457 | 13 October | Sri Lanka | Viv Richards | West Indies | Duleep Mendis | National Stadium, Karachi | West Indies by 191 runs |
| ODI 458 | 14 October | India | Kapil Dev | New Zealand | Jeff Crowe | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | India by 16 runs |
| ODI 459 | 16 October | Pakistan | Imran Khan | West Indies | Viv Richards | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by 1 wicket |
| ODI 460 | 17 October | England | Mike Gatting | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | England by 108 runs |
| ODI 461 | 17 October | India | Kapil Dev | Zimbabwe | John Traicos | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | India by 8 wickets |
| ODI 462 | 18–19 October | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Jeff Crowe | Nehru Stadium, Indore | Australia by 3 runs |
| ODI 463 | 20 October | Pakistan | Imran Khan | England | Mike Gatting | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
| ODI 464 | 21 October | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | West Indies | Viv Richards | Green Park, Kanpur | West Indies by 25 runs |
| ODI 465 | 22 October | India | Kapil Dev | Australia | Allan Border | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | India by 56 runs |
| ODI 466 | 23 October | New Zealand | Jeff Crowe | Zimbabwe | John Traicos | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | New Zealand by 4 wickets |
| ODI 467 | 25 October | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Pakistan by 113 runs |
| ODI 468 | 26 October | England | Mike Gatting | West Indies | Viv Richards | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | England by 34 runs |
| ODI 469 | 26 October | India | Kapil Dev | Zimbabwe | John Traicos | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 470 | 27 October | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Jeff Crowe | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh | Australia by 7 wickets |
| ODI 471 | 30 October | Australia | Allan Border | Zimbabwe | John Traicos | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | Australia by 70 runs |
| ODI 472 | 30 October | England | Mike Gatting | Sri Lanka | Duleep Mendis | Nehru Stadium, Pune | England by 8 wickets |
| ODI 473 | 30 October | Pakistan | Imran Khan | West Indies | Viv Richards | Karachi, Karachi | West Indies by 28 runs |
| ODI 474 | 31 October | India | Kapil Dev | New Zealand | Jeff Crowe | Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur | India by 9 wickets |
| Semi-Finals |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 475 | 4 November | Pakistan | Imran Khan | Australia | Allan Border | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Australia by 18 runs |
| ODI 476 | 5 November | India | Kapil Dev | England | Mike Gatting | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | England by 35 runs |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 477 | 8 November | Australia | Allan Border | England | Mike Gatting | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Australia by 7 runs |

## November
### England in Pakistan

ODI Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 478 | 18 November | Abdul Qadir | Mike Gatting | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | England by 2 wickets |
| ODI 479 | 20 November | Abdul Qadir | Mike Gatting | National Stadium, Karachi | England by 23 runs |
| ODI 480 | 22 November | Abdul Qadir | Mike Gatting | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | England by 98 runs |
| Test Series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1081 | 25–28 November | Javed Miandad | Mike Gatting | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan by an innings and 87 runs |
| Test 1083 | 7–12 December | Javed Miandad | Mike Gatting | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Match drawn |
| Test 1086 | 16–21 December | Javed Miandad | Mike Gatting | National Stadium, Karachi | Match drawn |

### West Indies in India

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1080 | 25–29 November | Dilip Vengsarkar | Vivian Richards | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | West Indies by 5 wickets |
| Test 1085 | 11–16 December | Dilip Vengsarkar | Vivian Richards | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Match drawn |
| Test 1088 | 26–31 December | Dilip Vengsarkar | Vivian Richards | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Match drawn |
| Test 1089 | 11–15 January | Ravi Shastri | Vivian Richards | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | India by 255 runs |
| ODI Series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 481 | 8 December | Dilip Vengsarkar | Vivian Richards | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | West Indies by 10 runs |
| ODI 482 | 23 December | Dilip Vengsarkar | Vivian Richards | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati | West Indies by 52 runs |
| ODI 483 | 2 January | Dilip Vengsarkar | Vivian Richards | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | India by 56 runs |
| ODI 487 | 5 January | Ravi Shastri | Vivian Richards | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot | West Indies by 6 wickets |
| ODI 497 | 19 January | Ravi Shastri | Vivian Richards | Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad | West Indies by 4 wickets |
| ODI 500 | 22 January | Ravi Shastri | Vivian Richards | Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior | West Indies by 73 runs |
| ODI 502 | 25 January | Ravi Shastri | Vivian Richards | University Stadium, Trivandrum | West Indies by 9 wickets |
| One-off ODI match |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 489 | 7 January | Ravi Shastri | Vivian Richards | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | West Indies by 2 runs |

## December
### New Zealand in Australia

Trans-Tasman Trophy - Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1082 | 4–7 December | Allan Border | Jeff Crowe | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia by 9 wickets |
| Test 1084 | 11–15 December | Allan Border | Jeff Crowe | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Match drawn |
| Test 1087 | 26–30 December | Allan Border | Jeff Crowe | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Match drawn |

## January
### 1987–88 Benson & Hedges World Series

Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 484 | 2 January | Australia | Allan Border | Sri Lanka | Ranjan Madugalle | WACA Ground, Perth | Australia by 81 runs |
| ODI 485 | 3 January | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Jeff Crowe | WACA Ground, Perth | New Zealand by 1 run |
| ODI 486 | 5 January | New Zealand | Jeff Crowe | Sri Lanka | Ranjan Madugalle | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | New Zealand by 6 wickets |
| ODI 488 | 7 January | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Jeff Crowe | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 6 runs |
| ODI 490 | 9 January | New Zealand | John Wright | Sri Lanka | Ranjan Madugalle | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | New Zealand by 4 wickets |
| ODI 491 | 10 January | Australia | Allan Border | Sri Lanka | Ranjan Madugalle | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 81 runs |
| ODI 492 | 12 January | New Zealand | Jeff Crowe | Sri Lanka | Ranjan Madugalle | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Sri Lanka by 4 wickets |
| ODI 493 | 14 January | Australia | Allan Border | Sri Lanka | Ranjan Madugalle | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 38 runs |
| ODI 494 | 16 January | New Zealand | John Wright | Sri Lanka | Ranjan Madugalle | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | New Zealand by 4 wickets |
| ODI 495 | 17 January | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Jeff Crowe | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Australia by 5 wickets |
| ODI 496 | 19 January | Australia | Allan Border | Sri Lanka | Ranjan Madugalle | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 3 wickets |
| ODI 498 | 20 January | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Jeff Crowe | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 78 runs |
| Final |||||||||
| ODI 499 | 22 January | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Jeff Crowe | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 22 runs |
| ODI 501 | 24 January | Australia | Allan Border | New Zealand | Jeff Crowe | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 6 wickets |

### England in Australia

Bicentennial Test Match :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1090 | 29 January–2 February | Allan Border | Mike Gatting | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Match drawn |
| Bicentenary ODI Match |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 503 | 4 February | Allan Border | Mike Gatting | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 22 runs |

## February
### England in New Zealand

Test Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1091 | 12–17 February | Jeff Crowe | Mike Gatting | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Match drawn |
| Test 1093 | 25–29 February | Jeff Crowe | Mike Gatting | Eden Park, Auckland | Match drawn |
| Test 1094 | 3–7 March | John Wright | Mike Gatting | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Match drawn |
| ODI Series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 504 | 9 March | John Wright | Mike Gatting | Carisbrook, Dunedin | England by 5 wickets |
| ODI 505 | 12 March | John Wright | Mike Gatting | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | England by 6 wickets |
| ODI 508 | 16 March | John Wright | Mike Gatting | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand by 7 wickets |
| ODI 510 | 19 March | John Wright | Mike Gatting | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 4 wickets |

### Sri Lanka in Australia

One-off Test match :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1092 | 12–15 February | Allan Border | Ranjan Madugalle | WACA Ground, Perth | Australia by an innings and 108 runs |

## March
### Pakistan in West Indies

ODI Series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 506 | 12 March | Viv Richards | Imran Khan | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies by 47 runs |
| ODI 507 | 15 March | Gordon Greenidge | Imran Khan | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | West Indies by 5 wickets |
| ODI 509 | 18 March | Gordon Greenidge | Imran Khan | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 50 runs |
| ODI 511 | 20 March | Gordon Greenidge | Imran Khan | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| ODI 515 | 30 March | Gordon Greenidge | Imran Khan | Bourda, Georgetown | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| Test Series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1095 | 2–6 April | Gordon Greenidge | Imran Khan | Bourda, Georgetown | Pakistan by 9 wickets |
| Test 1096 | 14–19 April | Viv Richards | Imran Khan | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Match drawn |
| Test 1097 | 22–27 April | Viv Richards | Imran Khan | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies by 2 wickets |

### 1988 Sharjah Cup

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | RR | Points |
| India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.86 | 8 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.52 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 512 | 25 March | India | Ravi Shastri | Sri Lanka | Ranjan Madugalle | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | India by 18 runs |
| ODI 513 | 27 March | India | Ravi Shastri | New Zealand | John Wright | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | India by 73 runs |
| ODI 514 | 29 March | New Zealand | John Wright | Sri Lanka | Ranjan Madugalle | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | New Zealand by 99 runs |
| Semi-Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 516 | 31 March | New Zealand | John Wright | Sri Lanka | Ranjan Madugalle | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | New Zealand by 43 runs |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 517 | 1 April | India | Ravi Shastri | New Zealand | John Wright | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | India by 52 runs |