1983 Cricket World Cup

1983 Cricket World Cup

Dates	9 June – 25 June
Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International
Tournament format(s)	Double round robin and Knockout
Host(s)	England and Wales
Champions	India (1st title)
Participants	8
Matches played	27
Attendance	231,081 (8,559 per match)
Most runs	David Gower (384)
Most wickets	Roger Binny (18)

The 1983 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential World Cup) was the 3rd edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 June to 25 June 1983 in England and Wales and was won by India. Eight countries participated in the event.The 1983 World Cup was full of dramatic cricket right from the start. Teams like India and Zimbabwe who were not playing well during those times scored upset victories over the West Indies and Australia respectively. England, Pakistan, India and tournament favourites West Indies qualified for the semi-finals. The preliminary matches were played in two groups of four teams each, and each country played the others in its group twice. The top two teams in each group qualified for the semi-finals.

The matches consisted of 60 overs per team and were played in traditional white clothing and with red balls. They were all played during the day.

Format

The format of the 1983 World Cup was 2 groups of four teams, each team playing each other twice. The top two teams from each group then advanced to the semi finals with the winners further advancing to the finals. Every game was of 60 overs with all day matches.

Participants

The following 8 teams qualified for the final tournament (7 full ICC members including recently appointed full member Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe who qualified by winning the 1982 ICC Trophy).

Group A	Group B
England	West Indies
Pakistan	India
New Zealand	Australia
Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe

Venues

Venue	City	Capacity	Matches	London Nottingham Birmingham Leeds Manchester Derby Bristol Taunton Chelmsford Swansea Leicester Southampton Worcester Royal Tunbridge Wells 1983 Cricket World Cup (England)
Lord's Cricket Ground	London	30,000	3
Trent Bridge	Nottingham	15,350	3
Headingley Stadium	Leeds	14,000	3
The Oval	London	23,500	3
Edgbaston Cricket Ground	Birmingham	21,000	3
County Cricket Ground	Derby	9,500	1
County Cricket Ground	Bristol	16,000	1
County Ground	Taunton	6,500	1
County Cricket Ground	Chelmsford	6,500	1
St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground	Swansea, Wales	4,500	1
Grace Road	Leicester	12,000	1
Old Trafford Cricket Ground	Manchester	19,000	3
County Cricket Ground	Southampton	7,000	1
New Road	Worcester	4,500	1
Nevill Ground	Royal Tunbridge Wells	6,000	1

Squads

Main article: 1983 Cricket World Cup squads

Group stage

Group A

Main article: 1983 Cricket World Cup Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	NR	RR
England	20	6	5	1	0	4.671
Pakistan	12	6	3	3	0	4.014
New Zealand	12	6	3	3	0	3.927
Sri Lanka	4	6	1	5	0	3.752

9 June 1983 Scorecard

England 322/6 (60 overs)

v

New Zealand 216 (59 overs)

England won by 106 runs The Oval, London, England

9 June 1983 Scorecard

Pakistan 338/5 (60 overs)

v

Sri Lanka 288/9 (60 overs)

Pakistan won by 50 runs St Helen's, Swansea, Wales

11 June 1983 Scorecard

England 333/9 (60 overs)

v

Sri Lanka 286 (58 overs)

England won by 47 runs County Ground, Taunton, England

11 June 1983 Scorecard

New Zealand 238/9 (60 overs)

v

Pakistan 186 (55.2 overs)

New Zealand won by 52 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham, England

13 June 1983 Scorecard

Pakistan 193/8 (60 overs)

v

England 199/2 (50.4 overs)

England won by 8 wickets Lord's, London, England

13 June 1983 Scorecard

Sri Lanka 206 (56.1 overs)

v

New Zealand 209/5 (39.2 overs)

New Zealand won by 5 wickets County Ground, Bristol, England

15 June 1983 Scorecard

England 234 (55.2 overs)

v

New Zealand 238/8 (59.5 overs)

New Zealand won by 2 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham, England

16 June 1983 Scorecard

Pakistan 235/7 (60 overs)

v

Sri Lanka 224 (58.3 overs)

Pakistan won by 11 runs Headingley, Leeds, England

18 June 1983 Scorecard

Pakistan 232/8 (60 overs)

v

England 233/3 (57.2 overs)

England won by 7 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester, England

18 June 1983 Scorecard

New Zealand 181 (58.2 overs)

v

Sri Lanka 184/7 (52.5 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets County Ground, Derby, England

20 June 1983 Scorecard

Sri Lanka 136 (50.4 overs)

v

England 137/1 (24.1 overs)

England won by 9 wickets Headingley, Leeds, England

20 June 1983 Scorecard

Pakistan 261/3 (60 overs)

v

New Zealand 250 (59.1 overs)

Pakistan won by 11 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England

Group B

Main article: 1983 Cricket World Cup Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	NR	RR
West Indies	20	6	5	1	0	4.308
India	16	6	4	2	0	3.870
Australia	8	6	2	4	0	3.808
Zimbabwe	4	6	1	5	0	3.492

9 June 1983 Scorecard

Zimbabwe 239/6 (60 overs)

v

Australia 226/7 (60 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 13 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England

9 June 1983 Scorecard

India 262/8 (60 overs)

v

West Indies 228 (54.1 overs)

India won by 34 runs Old Trafford, Manchester, England

11 June 1983 Scorecard

West Indies 252/9 (60 overs)

v

Australia 151 (30.3 overs)

West Indies won by 101 runs Headingley, Leeds, England

11 June 1983 Scorecard

Zimbabwe 155 (51.4 overs)

v

India 157/5 (37.3 overs)

India won by 5 wickets Grace Road, Leicester, England

13 June 1983 Scorecard

Australia 320/9 (60 overs)

v

India 158 (37.5 overs)

Australia won by 162 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England

13 June 1983 Scorecard

Zimbabwe 217/7 (60 overs)

v

West Indies 218/2 (48.3 overs)

West Indies won by 8 wickets New Road, Worcester, England

15 June 1983 Scorecard

West Indies 282/9 (60 overs)

v

India 216 (53.1 overs)

West Indies won by 66 runs The Oval, London, England

16 June 1983 Scorecard

Australia 272/7 (60 overs)

v

Zimbabwe 240 (59.5 overs)

Australia won by 32 runs County Ground, Southampton, England

18 June 1983 Scorecard

Australia 273/6 (60 overs)

v

West Indies 276/3 (57.5 overs)

West Indies won by 7 wickets Lord's, London, England

18 June 1983 Scorecard

India 266/8 (60 overs)

v

Zimbabwe 235 (57 overs)

India won by 31 runs Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells, England

20 June 1983 Scorecard

India 247 (55.5 overs)

v

Australia 129 (38.2 overs)

India won by 118 runs County Ground, Chelmsford, England

20 June 1983 Scorecard

Zimbabwe 171 (60 overs)

v

West Indies 172/0 (45.1 overs)

West Indies won by 10 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham, England

Knockout stage

Main article: 1983 Cricket World Cup knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	22 June - Old Trafford, Manchester
	England	213
	India	217/4
					25 June - Lord's, London
					India	183
					West Indies	140
	22 June - The Oval, London
	Pakistan	184/8
	West Indies	188/2

Semi-finals

22 June 1983 scorecard

England 213 (60 overs)

v

India 217/4 (54.4 overs)

India won by 6 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester, Attendance: 19,961

In the first semi-final, at Old Trafford on 22 June, England won the toss and batted first. The English batsmen mistimed many balls and used the bat's edge frequently, as the restrictive Indian bowling led England to score 213 (all out, 60 overs). Graeme Fowler (33 from 59 balls, 3 fours) top scored, and Kapil Dev took 3 for 35 in eleven overs, with Mohinder Amarnath and Roger Binny taking two wickets each. In reply, Yashpal Sharma (61 from 115 balls, 3 fours, 2 sixes) and Sandeep Patil (51 from 32 balls, 8 fours) made half-centuries, as India reached their target in 54.4 overs, winning by 6 wickets in a classic victory over the previous tournament's runner-ups. Mohinder Amarnath (46 from 92 balls, 4 fours, 1 six) picked up the man-of-the-match award for his all round performance, which saw him add 46 runs to his earlier bowling success (2/27 in 12 overs).

22 June 1983 scorecard

Pakistan 184/8 (60 overs)

v

West Indies 188/2 (48.4 overs)

West Indies won by 8 wickets The Oval, London, Attendance: 20,054

The second semi-final, between Pakistan and the West Indies, was staged at The Oval on the same day. West Indies won the toss and inserted Pakistan, whom they restricted to just 184 (8 wickets, 60 overs). Mohsin Khan (70 from 176 balls, 1 four) fought his way past 50 against the superb West Indies Bowling (he was the only Pakistani batsman to reach 50). Malcolm Marshall (3-28) and Andy Roberts (2-25) starred with the ball. The West Indies innings was based around a superb innings by Viv Richards (80 from 96 balls, 11 fours, 1 six), who took the man-of-the-match award, and an unbeaten half-century by Larry Gomes (50 from 100 balls, 3 fours) as the defending champions reached their target for the loss of just two wickets.

Final

Main article: 1983 Cricket World Cup Final

25 June 1983 scorecard

India 183 (54.4 overs)

v

West Indies 140 (52 overs)

India won by 43 runs Lord's, London, Attendance: 30,000

In the final, India lost the toss and were asked to bat first against a West Indies team that arguably boasted the world's best bowling attack. Only Krishnamachari Srikkanth (38 from 57 balls) and Mohinder Amarnath (26 from 80 balls) put up any significant resistance as Roberts, Marshall, Joel Garner and Michael Holding ripped through the Indian batsmen, ably supported by Gomes. Surprising resistance by the tail allowed India to compile 183 (all out, 54.4 overs).When Indian chips were down Kapil Dev said "Team if this is not a winning total its definitely a fighting total" One of the popular quotes of all time. However, the Indian bowling exploited the weather and pitch conditions perfectly to bowl out the best batting lineup of the era for 140 from 52 overs in return, winning by 43 runs and completing one of the most stunning upsets in cricket history. Amarnath and Madan Lal (3-31) each took three wickets, and one memorable moment was the sight of Kapil Dev running a great distance (about 18-20 yards) to take a catch to dismiss Richards, the West Indies top scorer with 33 from 28 balls. Amarnath was the most economical bowler, conceding just 12 runs from his seven overs while taking 3 wickets, and was once again awarded the Man of the Match award for his all-round performance. There was no 'Man of the Series' awarded in 1983.

Statistics

Main article: 1983 Cricket World Cup statistics

Leading run scorers

Runs	Player	Team	Matches
384	David Gower	England	7
367	Sir Viv Richards	West Indies	8
360	Graeme Fowler	England	7
313	Zaheer Abbas	Pakistan	7
303	Kapil Dev	India	8

Leading wicket takers

Wickets	Player	Team	Matches
18	Roger Binny	India	8
17	Ashantha de Mel	Sri Lanka	6
17	Madan Lal	India	8
14	Sir Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	6
13	Vic Marks	England	7

See also

• India at the Cricket World Cup

External links

• Cricket World Cup 1983 from Cricinfo
• Scorecards of all the 1983 World Cup matches
• 1983 Final Highlights video on Veoh
• Cricket World Cup 1983