1987
Final: Australia def. England by 7 runs
Australia's enthralling seven-run win over England put the seal on a memorable World Cup.
Captain Allan Border was carried on the shoulders of his teammates at Calcutta's Eden Gardens after leading the team to its first World Cup title, Australia's total of 253 proving just out of reach for Mike Gatting's England lineup.
"At the end of the game we did a lap of honor and I'll never forget that," batsman Dean Jones recalled. "Fireworks were going off in the stands and it was like a scene out of a movie."
The first World Cup to be played outside England was also the first to be reduced from 60 to 50 overs for each innings.
Chetan Sharma recorded the first hat-trick in a World Cup in India's nine-wicket win over New Zealand in a group stage round which delivered several thrilling encounters.
Pakistan's 15-run win over Sri Lanka set the tone; Australia beat India by one run; England scored 35 runs in the last three overs to beat West Indies; New Zealand avoided an almighty upset by edging rookie Zimbabwe by three runs.
England, with a win over India, and Australia, which beat Pakistan, put paid to the co-hosts' hopes in the semifinals before Border's side, propelled by David Boon's 75, prevailed in a hotly contested final to start a golden era for Australian cricket.
