Diwali 2024 When Team India played the World Cup match on Diwali, know what was the result, watch video

Cricket News Desk. These days, Diwali is celebrated all over the country. The Indian cricket team has played very few cricket matches on the occasion of Diwali, but one match is most special which it played in the World Cup. The schedule of the 1987 World Cup was made in such a way that the team India had to take the field on the day of Diwali.

In the 1987 Cricket World Cup, India vs Australia clash was seen on 22 October. Let us tell you that Diwali was celebrated on 22nd October that year. When both the teams faced each other in the Group A match, Team India, playing first against Australia, scored a huge score of 289 runs.

Sunil Gavaskar, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin also played half-centuries for India. Australia, chasing the target of 290 runs, got a great start as Geoff Marsh and David Boon together made an opening partnership of 88 runs. . But after this the process of falling wickets continued.

Kangaroo team's David Boon scored 62 runs and Steve Waugh remained at the crease till the last overs, but despite this the Kangaroo team had to face defeat by 56 runs. Although both the teams had qualified for the knock outs, defending champions India were out of the semi-finals while Australia had won the World Cup title for the first time. The Kangaroo team has proved to be very dangerous since then.