AUSTRALIA vs ENGLAND, 1st Final
AUSTRALIA vs ENGLAND, 1st Final: match overview
AUSTRALIA and ENGLAND met in the 1st Final of Australia, England, West Indies in Australia, 1987 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on Sunday, February 8, 1987. Result: England won by 6 wickets (with 48 balls remaining).
This is a 50-overs-a-side one-day match: each team bats once for a maximum of 50 overs, powerplay restrictions shape the opening and closing phases, and the required run rate becomes the key number in the chase.
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Match facts
- Match
- 1st Final, Australia, England, West Indies in Australia, 1987
- Teams
- AUSTRALIA vs ENGLAND
- Format
- One Day International (50 overs)
- Venue
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- Sunday, February 8, 1987
- Start time
- 05:30 AM local (00:00 GMT)
- Status
- England won by 6 wickets (with 48 balls remaining)