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The 1987 World Cup, played on the Indian subcontinent, was the turning point of Waugh's career.

Having scored 19 * in the death overs against India in the first match, Waugh's tight bowling in the closing overs finished with his dismissal of Maninder Singh in the final over, which secured a one-run victory.

In the following match against Zimbabwe, Waugh scored 45 before conceding only seven runs in six overs of bowling as the Australians won by 96 runs.

In the following match against New Zealand, Waugh bowled the last over with the Kiwis requiring seven runs for victory: he restricted them to only three runs by taking three wickets in the over.

He ended with 2 / 36, as one of the last over wickets was a run out.