The 1987–88 international cricket season was from September 1987 to April 1988.
Season overview International toursStart dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]TestODIFCLA1–0 3–0 — —1–1 1–6 — —1–0 — — —0–0 1–0 — —0–0 2–2 — —1–0 — — —1–1 5–0 — —International tournamentsStart dateTournamentWinners 1987 Reliance World Cup 1987–88 Benson & Hedges World Series 1987-88 Sharjah Cup
October 1987 Cricket World Cup
Group stage No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 451 8 October Imran Khan Duleep Mendis Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad by 15 runs ODI 452 9 October Mike Gatting Viv Richards Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala by 2 wickets ODI 453 9 October Kapil Dev Allan Border MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai by 1 run ODI 454 10 October Jeff Crowe John Traicos Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad by 3 runs ODI 455 12–13 October Imran Khan Mike Gatting Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi by 18 runs ODI 456 13 October Allan Border John Traicos MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai by 96 runs ODI 457 13 October Viv Richards Duleep Mendis National Stadium, Karachi by 191 runs ODI 458 14 October Kapil Dev Jeff Crowe M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru by 16 runs ODI 459 16 October Imran Khan Viv Richards Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 1 wicket ODI 460 17 October Mike Gatting Duleep Mendis Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar by 108 runs ODI 461 17 October Kapil Dev John Traicos Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai by 8 wickets ODI 462 18–19 October Allan Border Jeff Crowe Nehru Stadium, Indore by 3 runs ODI 463 20 October Imran Khan Mike Gatting National Stadium, Karachi by 7 wickets ODI 464 21 October Duleep Mendis Viv Richards Green Park, Kanpur by 25 runs ODI 465 22 October Kapil Dev Allan Border Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi by 56 runs ODI 466 23 October Jeff Crowe John Traicos Eden Gardens, Kolkata by 4 wickets ODI 467 25 October Imran Khan Duleep Mendis Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad by 113 runs ODI 468 26 October Mike Gatting Viv Richards Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur by 34 runs ODI 469 26 October Kapil Dev John Traicos Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad by 7 wickets ODI 470 27 October Allan Border Jeff Crowe Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh by 7 wickets ODI 471 30 October Allan Border John Traicos Barabati Stadium, Cuttack by 70 runs ODI 472 30 October Mike Gatting Duleep Mendis Nehru Stadium, Pune by 8 wickets ODI 473 30 October Imran Khan Viv Richards Karachi, Karachi by 28 runs ODI 474 31 October Kapil Dev Jeff Crowe Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur by 9 wicketsSemi-Finals No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 475 4 November Imran Khan Allan Border Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 18 runs ODI 476 5 November Kapil Dev Mike Gatting Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai by 35 runsFinal No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 477 8 November Allan Border Mike Gatting Eden Gardens, Kolkata by 7 runs
November England in Pakistan
ODI Series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 478 18 November Abdul Qadir Mike Gatting Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 2 wickets ODI 479 20 November Abdul Qadir Mike Gatting National Stadium, Karachi by 23 runs ODI 480 22 November Abdul Qadir Mike Gatting Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar by 98 runsTest Series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1081 25–28 November Javed Miandad Mike Gatting Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 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
Test Series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1080 25–29 November Dilip Vengsarkar Vivian Richards Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 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 by 255 runsODI Series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 481 8 December Dilip Vengsarkar Vivian Richards Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur by 10 runs ODI 482 23 December Dilip Vengsarkar Vivian Richards Nehru Stadium, Guwahati by 52 runs ODI 483 2 January Dilip Vengsarkar Vivian Richards Eden Gardens, Kolkata by 56 runs ODI 487 5 January Ravi Shastri Vivian Richards Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot by 6 wickets ODI 497 19 January Ravi Shastri Vivian Richards Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad by 4 wickets ODI 500 22 January Ravi Shastri Vivian Richards Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior by 73 runs ODI 502 25 January Ravi Shastri Vivian Richards University Stadium, Trivandrum by 9 wicketsOne-off ODI match No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 489 7 January Ravi Shastri Vivian Richards Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad by 2 runs
December New Zealand in Australia
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 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 Allan Border Ranjan Madugalle WACA Ground, Perth by 81 runs ODI 485 3 January Allan Border Jeff Crowe WACA Ground, Perth by 1 run ODI 486 5 January Jeff Crowe Ranjan Madugalle Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 6 wickets ODI 488 7 January Allan Border Jeff Crowe Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 6 runs ODI 490 9 January John Wright Ranjan Madugalle Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 4 wickets ODI 491 10 January Allan Border Ranjan Madugalle Adelaide Oval, Adelaide by 81 runs ODI 492 12 January Jeff Crowe Ranjan Madugalle Bellerive Oval, Hobart by 4 wickets ODI 493 14 January Allan Border Ranjan Madugalle Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 38 runs ODI 494 16 January John Wright Ranjan Madugalle Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane by 4 wickets ODI 495 17 January Allan Border Jeff Crowe Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane by 5 wickets ODI 496 19 January Allan Border Ranjan Madugalle Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 3 wickets ODI 498 20 January Allan Border Jeff Crowe Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney by 78 runsFinal ODI 499 22 January Allan Border Jeff Crowe Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 22 runs ODI 501 24 January Allan Border Jeff Crowe Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 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 drawnBicentenary ODI Match No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 503 4 February Allan Border Mike Gatting Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne by 22 runs
February England in New Zealand
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 drawnODI Series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 504 9 March John Wright Mike Gatting Carisbrook, Dunedin by 5 wickets ODI 505 12 March John Wright Mike Gatting AMI Stadium, Christchurch by 6 wickets ODI 508 16 March John Wright Mike Gatting McLean Park, Napier by 7 wickets ODI 510 19 March John Wright Mike Gatting Eden Park, Auckland by 4 wickets
Sri Lanka in Australia
One-off Test match No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1092 12–15 February Allan Border Ranjan Madugalle WACA Ground, Perth by an innings and 108 runs
March Pakistan in West Indies
ODI Series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result ODI 506 12 March Viv Richards Imran Khan Sabina Park, Kingston by 47 runs ODI 507 15 March Gordon Greenidge Imran Khan Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's by 5 wickets ODI 509 18 March Gordon Greenidge Imran Khan Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain by 50 runs ODI 511 20 March Gordon Greenidge Imran Khan Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain by 7 wickets ODI 515 30 March Gordon Greenidge Imran Khan Bourda, Georgetown by 7 wicketsTest Series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 1095 2–6 April Gordon Greenidge Imran Khan Bourda, Georgetown 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 by 2 wickets
1988 Sharjah Cup
TeamPWLTNRRRPoints 2 2 0 0 0 4.86 8 2 1 1 0 0 4.52 4 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 Ravi Shastri Ranjan Madugalle Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 18 runs ODI 513 27 March Ravi Shastri John Wright Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 73 runs ODI 514 29 March John Wright Ranjan Madugalle Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 99 runsSemi-Final No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 516 31 March John Wright Ranjan Madugalle Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 43 runsFinal No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result ODI 517 1 April Ravi Shastri John Wright Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah by 52 runs
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