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Hosted by India & Pakistan
England: Runners-up
How England performed
Under captain Mike Gatting and head coach Micky Stewart, England reached the final of the 1987 World Cup in India and Pakistan, improving on their semi-final exit of 1983. Their Group B campaign began with a 2-wicket win over West Indies, achieved with three balls to spare, and they later beat West Indies again by 34 runs at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Sri Lanka were beaten twice, by 108 runs after England had made 296/4 and by 8 wickets at the Nehru Stadium. Pakistan proved the difficult opponents of the group, winning both meetings, by 18 runs and by 7 wickets.
In the semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium, England made 254/6 and dismissed India for 219 to win by 35 runs. The final against Australia at Eden Gardens was decided by a narrow margin: chasing 254, England finished on 246/8 from their 50 overs and lost by 7 runs. They finished as runners-up with five wins and three defeats from eight matches.
England fixtures
West Indies
243/7 (50 ov) – 246/8 (49.3 ov)
England
England won
England won by 2 wickets
Pakistan
239/7 (50 ov) – 221 (48.4 ov)
England
England lost
Pakistan won by 18 runs
England
296/4 (50 ov) – 158/8 (45 ov)
Sri Lanka
England won
England won by 108 runs
Pakistan
247/3 (49 ov) – 244/9 (50 ov)
England
England lost
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
England
269/5 (50 ov) – 235 (48.1 ov)
West Indies
England won
England won by 34 runs
Sri Lanka
218/7 (50 ov) – 219/2 (41.2 ov)
England
England won
England won by 8 wickets
India
219 (45.3 ov) – 254/6 (50 ov)
England
England won
England won by 35 runs
Australia
253/5 (50 ov) – 246/8 (50 ov)
England
England lost
Australia won by 7 runs
Full England squad
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Mike Gatting C | Middlesex |
| Bill Athey | Gloucestershire |
| Chris Broad | Nottinghamshire |
| Phillip DeFreitas | Leicestershire |
| Paul Downton | Middlesex |
| John Emburey | Middlesex |
| Neil Foster | Essex |
| Graham Gooch | Essex |
| Eddie Hemmings | Nottinghamshire |
| Allan Lamb | Northamptonshire |
| Derek Pringle | Essex |
| Tim Robinson | Nottinghamshire |
| Gladstone Small | Warwickshire |
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