The 1987–88 international cricket season was from September 1987 to April 1988.[1][2]
Season overview[]
October[]
1987 Cricket World Cup[]
Main article: 1987 Cricket World Cup
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[]
Main article: English cricket team in Pakistan in 1987-88
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[]
Main article: West Indian cricket team in India in 1987-88
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[]
Main article: New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1987-88
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[]
Main article: English cricket team in New Zealand in 1987-88
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[]
Main article: Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 1987-88
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[]
Main article: Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 1987-88
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[]
Main article: 1987-88 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
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References[]
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