Australia vs England, 1987 Cricket World Cup Final

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Australia vs England, 1987 Cricket World Cup Final was the title-deciding One Day International cricket match in which Australia defeated England at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, to win their first Cricket World Cup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cricket World Cup final
Cricket match
One Day International
AustraliaBowler Craig McDermott NERFINISHED
Simon O’Donnell NERFINISHED
Steve Waugh NERFINISHED
AustraliaCaptain Allan Border NERFINISHED
AustraliaCoach Bob Simpson NERFINISHED
AustraliaInningsScore 253/5
AustraliaKeyBatsman Allan Border NERFINISHED
AustraliaOpeningBatsman David Boon NERFINISHED
Geoff Marsh NERFINISHED
AustraliaOversFaced 50
awayTeam England NERFINISHED
city Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata
continent Asia
country India
date 1987-11-08
EnglandCaptain Mike Gatting NERFINISHED
EnglandCoach Micky Stewart NERFINISHED
EnglandInningsScore 246/8
EnglandKeyBatsman Allan Lamb NERFINISHED
Bill Athey NERFINISHED
Mike Gatting NERFINISHED
EnglandOversFaced 50
format One Day International
governingBody International Cricket Council NERFINISHED
homeTeam Australia NERFINISHED
hostNation India NERFINISHED
Pakistan NERFINISHED
loser England NERFINISHED
notableIncident Mike Gatting dismissal attempting reverse sweep off Allan Border
oversPerSide 50
partOf 1987 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED
playerOfTheMatch David Boon NERFINISHED
resultMargin 7 runs
significance Australia won their first Cricket World Cup title NERFINISHED
stadiumCapacityApprox 90000
team Australia NERFINISHED
England NERFINISHED
tossDecision bat
tossWonBy Australia NERFINISHED
tournamentEdition 4th Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED
umpire Dickie Bird NERFINISHED
Ram Gupta NERFINISHED
venue Eden Gardens NERFINISHED
winner Australia NERFINISHED
year 1987

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1987 Cricket World Cup finalMatch Australia vs England, 1987 Cricket World Cup Final