| Event | 1987 ICC Cricket World Cup | ||||||||
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| Australia won by 7 runs | |||||||||
| Date | 8 November 1987 | ||||||||
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India | ||||||||
| Player of the match | David Boon (Aus) | ||||||||
| Umpires | Ram Gupta (Ind) and Mahboob Shah (Pak) | ||||||||
| Attendance | 70,000 – 90,000 | ||||||||
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The 1987 Cricket World Cup Final (known as the Reliance Cricket World Cup Final for sponsorship reasons) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket match played at Eden Gardens in Calcutta, India, on 8 November 1987 to determine the winner of the 1987 Cricket World Cup. It was contested by Australia and England, both of whom had yet to win the trophy. The 1987 World Cup was the first World Cup to be hosted outside of England; it was also the first World Cup to feature a 50-over per side match format and the first time the final had been hosted at a venue other than Lord's. It was estimated that between 70,000 and 90,000 spectators attended the match.[1][2][3]
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