RESULT
Australia vs England Live Score, 8 February, 1987, Commonwealth Bank Series, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
ENG
172/4 (36.0 ov)
AUS
171/8 (44.0 ov)
England won by 6 wickets
Best Performance
England
Batting
IT Botham
SR 136.54 • 114s 16s
71
(52)
DI Gower
SR 95.74 • 64s 06s
45
(47)
Bowling
GR Dilley
9 Overs • ECO 3.56
3/32
PAJ DeFreitas
9 Overs • ECO 3.56
2/32
Australia
Batting
DM Jones
SR 62.62 • 64s 06s
67
(107)
AR Border
SR 49.41 • 14s 06s
42
(85)
Bowling
GRJ Matthews
9 Overs • ECO 3.00
3/27
BA Reid
5 Overs • ECO 6.20
1/31
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
171/8 (44.0 ov)
- Top Scorer DM Jones 67 (107)
- Top Wicket-taker GR Dilley 3/32
- Boundaries 8 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 20
172/4 (36.0 ov)
- Top Scorer IT Botham 71 (52)
- Top Wicket-taker GRJ Matthews 3/27
- Boundaries 20 4s • 1 6s
- Extras 14
Match Information
- SERIES
- Commonwealth Bank Series
- DATE & TIME
- Sunday, February 08, 1987 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss England won the toss and elected to field
Playing XI
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Australia
Matches played
148
Avg 1st Inn Score
223
Highest total
355
Bat-first win
49%
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
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