# 1987–88 Australian Tri-Series

The 1987–88 World Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Australia and New Zealand reached the Finals, which Australia won 2–0.

## Points Table

Below is the final points tally:
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
| Australia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.741 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.075 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.016 |

## Result summary

* 2 January 1988 Scorecard
| Australia 249/7 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 168 (44.2 overs) |
| David Boon 56 (81) Aravinda de Silva 3/58 (10 overs) | | Guy de Alwis 44 (42) Tony Dodemaide 5/21 (7.2 overs) |
* Australia won by 81 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Peter McConnell and Terry Prue Player of the match: Steve Waugh (AUS)
* Sri Lanka elected to field first
* Tony Dodemaide (AUS) made his ODI debut
* Australia 2 points, Sri Lanka 0 points
* 3 January 1988 (D/N) Scorecard
| New Zealand 232/9 (50 overs) | v | Australia 231 (49.4 overs) |
| Andrew Jones 87 (107) Craig McDermott 2/37 (10 overs) | | Dean Jones 92 (91) Richard Hadlee 3/35 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 1 run WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Peter McConnell and Robin Bailhache Player of the match: Andrew Jones (NZ)
* New Zealand elected to bat first
* New Zealand 2 points, Australia 0 points
* 5 January 1988 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 174 (48.2 overs) | v | New Zealand 178/4 (48.4 overs) |
| Ravi Ratnayeke 41 (41) Ewen Chatfield 4/32 (9.2 overs) | | Martin Crowe 52 (68) Champaka Ramanayake 2/28 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Dick French and Tony Crafter Player of the match: Ewen Chatfield (NZ)
* Sri Lanka elected to bat first
* New Zealand 2 points, Sri Lanka 0 points
* 7 January 1988 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 216 (49.4 overs) | v | New Zealand 210/9 (50 overs) |
| Steve Waugh 68 (91) Martin Snedden 3/36 (10 overs) | | Andrew Jones 59 (106) Craig McDermott 3/50 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 6 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Peter McConnell and Robin Bailhache Player of the match: Steve Waugh (AUS)
* Australia elected to bat first
* Australia 2 points, New Zealand 0 points
* 9 January 1988 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 241 (49.5 overs) | v | New Zealand 242/6 (49.5 overs) |
| Aravinda de Silva 51 (56) Richard Hadlee 3/35 (10 overs) | | Andrew Jones 63 (116) Ravi Ratnayeke 2/44 (9.5 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 4 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Len King and Peter McConnell Player of the match: Richard Hadlee (NZ)
* Sri Lanka elected to bat first
* New Zealand 2 points, Sri Lanka 0 points
* 10 January 1988 Scorecard
| Australia 289/6 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 208/8 (50 overs) |
| David Boon 122 (130) Graeme Labrooy 1/44 (10 overs) | | Roshan Mahanama 50 (77) Tony Dodemaide 3/27 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 81 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Mel Johnson and Tony Crafter Player of the match: David Boon (AUS)
* Australia elected to bat first
* Australia 2 points, Sri Lanka 0 points
* 12 January 1988 Scorecard
| New Zealand 199/7 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 200/6 (46.3 overs) |
| Richard Hadlee 52 (68) Ravi Ratnayeke 3/33 (9 overs) | | Roshan Mahanama 58 (83) Richard Hadlee 2/22 (10 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Mel Johnson and Steve Randell Player of the match: Roshan Mahanama (SRL)
* Sri Lanka elected to field first
* Sri Lanka 2 points, New Zealand 0 points
* 14 January 1988 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 243/8 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 205 (44.5 overs) |
| Mike Veletta 46 (68) Graeme Labrooy 4/39 (10 overs) | | Arjuna Ranatunga 67 (86) Peter Taylor 4/38 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 38 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Dick French and Robin Bailhache Player of the match: Peter Taylor (AUS)
* Australia elected to bat first
* Australia 2 points, Sri Lanka 0 points
* 16 January 1988 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 164/8 (39 overs) | v | New Zealand 167/6 (37.1 overs) |
| Brendon Kuruppu 47 (71) Ewen Chatfield 3/27 (9 overs) | | Martin Crowe 43 (60) Champaka Ramanayake 2/28 (8 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 4 wickets Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Colin Timmins and Robin Bailhache Player of the match: Martin Crowe (NZ)
* New Zealand elected to field first
* New Zealand 2 points, Sri Lanka 0 points
* 17 January 1988 Scorecard
| New Zealand 176/5 (44 overs) | v | Australia 177/5 (33.2 overs) |
| Andrew Jones 65 (131) Steve Waugh 2/23 (8 overs) | | David Boon 48 (47) Martin Snedden 3/40 (8 overs) |
* Australia won by 5 wickets Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Mel Johnson and Tony Crafter Player of the match: Steve Waugh (AUS)
* Australia elected to field first
* Vaughan Brown (NZ) made his ODI debut
* Australia 2 points, New Zealand 0 points
* 19 January 1988 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 188/9 (50 overs) | v | Australia 189/7 (49.3 overs) |
| Aravinda de Silva 79 (100) Steve Waugh 4/33 (10 overs) | | Mike Veletta 68 (91) Champaka Ramanayake 3/35 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 3 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Steve Randell and Terry Prue Player of the match: Mike Veletta (AUS)
* Australia elected to field first
* Sanath Kaluperuma (SRL) made his ODI debut
* Australia 2 points, Sri Lanka 0 points
* 20 January 1988 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 221/8 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 143 (44.5 overs) |
| Geoff Marsh 101 (148) Ewen Chatfield 2/26 (10 overs) | | John Bracewell 38 (52) Simon Davis 3/27 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 78 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Len King and Tony Crafter Player of the match: Geoff Marsh (AUS)
* Australia elected to bat first
* Australia 2 points, New Zealand 0 points

## Final series

Australia won the best of three final series against New Zealand 2–0.
* 22 January 1988 (D/N) Scorecard
| New Zealand 177 (49.5 overs) | v | Australia 180/2 (44.5 overs) |
| Martin Crowe 48 (72) Simon Davis 2/27 (10 overs) | | Dean Jones 58* (75) Willie Watson 2/36 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Robin Bailhache and Tony Crafter
* Australia elected to field first
* 24 January 1988 Scorecard
| New Zealand 168/5 (38 overs) | v | Australia 169/4 (34.1 overs) |
| Andrew Jones 56* (82) Craig McDermott 2/29 (8 overs) | | Dean Jones 53* (70) Martin Snedden2/45 (8 overs) |
* Australia won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Peter McConnell and Tony Crafter Player of the match: Dean Jones (AUS)
* Australia elected to field first
* Match reduced to 38 overs per innings