when did india last played cricket match on diwali day world cup match

India Cricket Matches on Diwali Day: The festival of Diwali in the year 2024 is getting closer with each passing day. Diwali is one of the biggest festivals of India, so usually the Indian cricket team does not play any match on this special occasion. But the schedule of the 1987 World Cup was made in such a way that Team India had to take the field on the day of Diwali.

India vs Australia match was played on 22 October in the 1987 Cricket World Cup. That year, Diwali was celebrated in India on 22 October. In that match of Group A, Team India, playing first against Australia, had scored a huge score of 289 runs. Sunil Gavaskar, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin also played half-centuries for the Indian team. The Indian batsmen had thrashed the Australian bowlers badly.

Australia is ruined

Australia had been a World Cup finalist once before and India was playing this match as the defending champion. Australia, which came to chase 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 that the process of falling wickets continued. David Boon scored 62 runs, while Steve Waugh remained at the crease till the last overs, but could not save his team from a 56-run defeat.

India reached the semi-finals and Australia became the champion.

Team India had defeated Australia in the group stage match, but both these teams were successful in entering the knockout stage. On one hand, India was out of the tournament after losing by 35 runs to England in the semi-finals. Whereas Australia defeated Pakistan by 18 runs in the second semi-final, then defeated England by 7 runs in the final and achieved the title of World Cup winner for the first time.

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