1983 Cricket World Cup

The 1983 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential Cup '83) was the 3rd edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 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 all through the tournament. Teams like India and Zimbabwe who were not playing well during those times scored 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.

Prudential Cup '83
Dates9 June – 25 June
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Double round robin and Knockout
Host(s) England
Wales
Champions India (1st title)
Runners-up West Indies
Participants8
Matches played27
Attendance231,081 (8,559 per match)
Most runs David Gower (384)
Most wickets Roger Binny (18)

The matches consisted of 60 overs per innings 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

Highlighted are the countries to participate in the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
  Qualified as full member of ICC
  Qualified via 1982 ICC Trophy
  Failed to qualify

Eight teams qualified for the final tournament (seven full ICC members, including recently appointed full member Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe, who qualified by winning the 1982 ICC Trophy).

Team Method of qualification Finals appearances Last appearance Previous best performance
 England Hosts 3rd 1979 Runners-up (1979)
 India Full member 3rd 1979 Group stage (1975, 1979)
 Australia 3rd 1979 Runners-up (1975)
 Pakistan 3rd 1979 Semi-final (1979)
 West Indies 3rd 1979 Champions (1975, 1979)
 New Zealand 3rd 1979 Semi-finals (1975, 1979)
 Sri Lanka 3rd 1979 Group stage (1975, 1979)
 Zimbabwe 1982 ICC Trophy 1st Debut

Venues

Venue City Capacity Matches
Lord's Cricket Ground London 30,000 3
Trent Bridge Nottingham 15,350 3
Headingley 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

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts RR
1  England 6 5 1 0 0 20 4.671
2  Pakistan 6 3 3 0 0 12 4.014
3  New Zealand 6 3 3 0 0 12 3.927
4  Sri Lanka 6 1 5 0 0 4 3.752
Source: ESPNcricinfo
9 June 1983
Scorecard
England 
322/6 (60 overs)
v
 New Zealand
216 (59 overs)
9 June 1983
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Pakistan 
338/5 (60 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
288/9 (60 overs)
11 June 1983
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England 
333/9 (60 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
286 (58 overs)
11 June 1983
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New Zealand 
238/9 (60 overs)
v
 Pakistan
186 (55.2 overs)
13 June 1983
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Pakistan 
193/8 (60 overs)
v
 England
199/2 (50.4 overs)
13 June 1983
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Sri Lanka 
206 (56.1 overs)
v
 New Zealand
209/5 (39.2 overs)
15 June 1983
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England 
234 (55.2 overs)
v
 New Zealand
238/8 (59.5 overs)
16 June 1983
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Pakistan 
235/7 (60 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
224 (58.3 overs)
18 June 1983
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Pakistan 
232/8 (60 overs)
v
 England
233/3 (57.2 overs)
18 June 1983
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New Zealand 
181 (58.2 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
184/7 (52.5 overs)
20 June 1983
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Sri Lanka 
136 (50.4 overs)
v
 England
137/1 (24.1 overs)
20 June 1983
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Pakistan 
261/3 (60 overs)
v
 New Zealand
250 (59.1 overs)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts RR
1  West Indies 6 5 1 0 0 20 4.308
2  India 6 4 2 0 0 16 3.870
3  Australia 6 2 4 0 0 8 3.808
4  Zimbabwe 6 1 5 0 0 4 3.492
Source: ESPNcricinfo
9 June 1983
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Zimbabwe 
239/6 (60 overs)
v
 Australia
226/7 (60 overs)
9 June 1983
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India 
262/8 (60 overs)
v
 West Indies
228 (54.1 overs)
11 June 1983
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West Indies 
252/9 (60 overs)
v
 Australia
151 (30.3 overs)
11 June 1983
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Zimbabwe 
155 (51.4 overs)
v
 India
157/5 (37.3 overs)
13 June 1983
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Australia 
320/9 (60 overs)
v
 India
158 (37.5 overs)
13 June 1983
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Zimbabwe 
217/7 (60 overs)
v
 West Indies
218/2 (48.3 overs)
15 June 1983
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West Indies 
282/9 (60 overs)
v
 India
216 (53.1 overs)
16 June 1983
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Australia 
272/7 (60 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
240 (59.5 overs)
18 June 1983
Scorecard
Australia 
273/6 (60 overs)
v
 West Indies
276/3 (57.5 overs)
18 June 1983
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India 
266/8 (60 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
235 (57 overs)
20 June 1983
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India 
247 (55.5 overs)
v
 Australia
129 (38.2 overs)
20 June 1983
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Zimbabwe 
171 (60 overs)
v
 West Indies
172/0 (45.1 overs)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 June – Old Trafford, Manchester
 
 
 England213
 
25 June – Lord's, London
 
 India217/4
 
 India183
 
22 June – The Oval, London
 
 West Indies140
 
 Pakistan184/8
 
 
 West Indies188/2
 

Semi-finals

22 June 1983
scorecard
England 
213 (60 overs)
v
 India
217/4 (54.4 overs)

In the first semi-final, at Old Trafford on 22 June, England won the toss and elected to bat. 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 runners-up. 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).[1]

22 June 1983
scorecard
Pakistan 
184/8 (60 overs)
v
 West Indies
188/2 (48.4 overs)

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 invited Pakistan to bat, 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.[2]

Final

25 June 1983
scorecard
India 
183 (54.4 overs)
v
 West Indies
140 (52 overs)
India won by 43 runs
Lord's, London

In the final, India lost the toss and were asked to bat first against a West Indies. 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). The Indian bowling exploited the weather and pitch conditions perfectly to bowl out the West Indies for 140 from 52 overs, winning by 43 runs and completing one of the most stunning upsets in cricket history. It still remains the lowest ever total successfully defended in a World Cup final. Amarnath and Madan Lal each took three wickets. Viv Richards, was 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.[3] There was no 'Man of the Series' awarded in 1983.

Statistics

References

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