Australia won by 7 runs

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cricketMatchResult

"Australia won by 7 runs" refers to the narrow victory margin by which the Australian cricket team defeated their opponents in the final of the 1987 Cricket World Cup.

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instanceOf cricketMatchResult ⓘ
attendanceEstimate large crowd at Eden Gardens ⓘ
captainOfAustralia Allan Border NERFINISHED ⓘ
captainOfEngland Mike Gatting NERFINISHED ⓘ
city Calcutta ⓘ
surface form: Kolkata
competition 1987 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country India ⓘ
date 1987-11-08 ⓘ
format limited-overs cricket ⓘ
governingBody International Cricket Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
hostCountries India NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
loser England cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ
manOfTheMatch David Boon NERFINISHED ⓘ
matchType One Day International ⓘ
notableIncident Mike Gatting dismissal off Allan Lamb reverse sweep controversy is often associated with this match ⓘ
oversPerSide 50 overs ⓘ
refersToEvent 1987 Cricket World Cup final NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultType Australia won by 7 runs ⓘ
seriesResult Australia won the 1987 Cricket World Cup ⓘ
shortDescription Australia defeated England by 7 runs in the 1987 Cricket World Cup final at Eden Gardens, Kolkata ⓘ
significance first Cricket World Cup title for Australia ⓘ
team1 Australia national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ
team1InningsScore 253/5 ⓘ
team1OversFaced 50 overs ⓘ
team2 England cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ
team2InningsScore 246 all out ⓘ
team2OversFaced 49.4 overs ⓘ
tossDecision bat ⓘ
tossWonBy Australia national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ
tournamentEdition 1987 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ
tournamentStage final ⓘ
venue Eden Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ
victoryMargin 7 runs ⓘ
winner Australia national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ

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1987 Cricket World Cup → finalMargin → Australia won by 7 runs ⓘ