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The final of the 1983 Cricket World Cup was played between India and the West Indies at Lord's on 25 June 1983. This was the third consecutive World Cup final appearance for the West Indies, having won the last two Cricket World Cups. India, playing in their first final, defeated the West Indies to claim their first World Cup title.
India won the toss and elected to bat. Kapil Dev came in when India were 4/9, and soon after they were 5/17. He scored 75 in the last 11 overs. [2]Kapil Dev became the first player for India to score an ODI hundred.
The West Indies cricket team embarked on a tour of India in 1983–84 following their surprise defeat to India in 1983 World Cup.Captained by Clive Lloyd, the West Indies played six Test matches against India as well as five ODI in addition to other first class matches.
West Indies won the toss and elected to field. This was the 100th ODI played between the West Indies and England. [13] Eoin Morgan became the first batsman to score 6,000 runs for England in ODIs. [14] Jos Buttler (Eng) scored the fastest century in the West Indies in ODIs (60 balls), [15] and scored the most sixes in an ODI inning for England ...
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 formidable West Indies bowling attack (he was the only Pakistani batsman to reach 50). Malcolm Marshall (3/28) and Andy Roberts (2/25) starred with the ball.
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat. Varun Aaron (Ind) made his Test debut. Rahul Dravid became the second cricketer to score 13,000 Test runs. Ravichandran Ashwin became the third Indian to score a century and take a five-wicket haul in the same Test. This was the second Test match ever to be drawn with scores level.
In reply, India started better than West Indies, making 37 for the first two wickets, which were catches off Ian Bradshaw's bowling. Two more wickets followed, with Fidel Edwards and Jerome Taylor picking up one each, but at 60 for four in the 17th over, India were still 17 ahead of West Indies' score for the same number of wickets. Then, like ...
The West Indies national cricket team visited India in 1987-88 for a 4-match Test series and followed by 7 one day international matches along with a one-off benevolent fund match. [1] The test series was drawn 1-1 and West Indies won the ODI series with 6–1. [2]