Australia won by 7 runs

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"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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Predicate Object
instanceOf cricketMatchResult
attendanceEstimate large crowd at Eden Gardens
captainOfAustralia Allan Border
captainOfEngland Mike Gatting
city Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta
competition 1987 Cricket World Cup
continent Asia
country India
date 1987-11-08
format limited-overs cricket
governingBody International Cricket Council
hostCountries India
Pakistan
loser England cricket team
manOfTheMatch David Boon
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
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
team1InningsScore 253/5
team1OversFaced 50 overs
team2 England cricket team
team2InningsScore 246 all out
team2OversFaced 49.4 overs
tossDecision bat
tossWonBy Australia national cricket team
tournamentEdition 1987 Cricket World Cup
tournamentStage final
venue Eden Gardens
victoryMargin 7 runs
winner Australia national cricket team

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1987 Cricket World Cup finalMargin Australia won by 7 runs