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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. England, India, Pakistan and West Indies qualified for the semi-finals.
Player Team Score Balls 4s 6s Opponent Ground Kapil Dev India 175* 138: 16: 6 Zimbabwe Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells: David Gower England 130: 120: 12: 5 Sri Lanka County Ground, Taunton
The record was bettered by Kapil Dev of India with an unbeaten 175 runs against Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup. In 1984, Viv Richards of the West Indies further bettered the record with an unbeaten 189 runs against England at Old Trafford. [12] [13]
He broke Ricky Ponting of Australia's long standing record of 11 set at the 2003 World Cup in the second semi final against Australia [136] and secured his 13th of the tournament in the final against New Zealand. [137] The latest edition of the World Cup in 2023 saw New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell also take 11 catches to draw even with Ponting ...
Lord's has hosted the final five times. The inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup final was held on 21 June 1975 at Lord's, contested by Australia and the West Indies.A man of the match performance, [11] including a century, from West Indian captain Clive Lloyd, coming in to bat at number five with his team at 50/3, [12] formed the basis of a 149-run fourth-wicket partnership with Rohan Kanhai. [13]
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.
Srikkanth was part of the Indian cricket team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. He opened the batting and scored 156 runs in the tournament. [11] In the final against West Indies, he top-scored with 38 runs. [12] He was also part of the Indian team that won the 1985 World Championship of Cricket. [1]
Kapil Dev led the India team in the third edition of the World Cup in 1983. India registered its first ever World Cup victories over West Indies, Australia and England cricket teams en route to the final. It won the World Cup for the first time after defeating the West Indies, who had won the inaugural two editions of the World Cup.