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WC Remembrances - 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup


The ICC cricket World Cup 1983 held in England in June 1983 can be said to be a golden era in history of Indian cricket. India, quoted at 1 to 66 before world cup began, won the most prestigious cricket cup defeating the then world champions, West Indies, in the finals held on June25, 1983 at Lord's by 43 runs. Though India batting first was all out for an average score of 183, India knocked out the champions for just 140 odd runs. It was the all round performance of Mohindar Amarnath and Indian captain, Kapil Dev which led India India to surprise victory in the finals.

This world cup saw the emergence of all time great players like Sunil Gavaskar, K Srikkanth, RMH Binny, Ravi Shastri and Syed Kirmani (Ind), Javed Miandad and Abdul Qadir (Pak), Alan Border (Aus) and R Hadlee (NZ). A total of 8 teams participated in the world cup with Zimbabwe replacing Canada.

The world cup started with two fine surprises with India beating West Indies and Zimbabwe beating Australia in the group stages. While India won 6 out of its 8 group matches while lost one each to Australia and West Indies. As against the last two world cups the sides played twice with each other in the group stages in this world cup. Also each of the eight sides registered at least single victory. Unexpectedly Binny (Ind) and De Mel (SL) came out as leading wicket takers. The aggregate attendance was 232081 while gate receipts amounted to 1195712Pounds.

Summary of the results

Group A: England v New Zealand at The Oval - June 9, 1983
England won by 106 runs. England 322-6 (60 ov); New Zealand 216 (59 ov).

Group A: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Swansea - June 9, 1983
Pakistan won by 50 runs. Pakistan 338-5 (60 ov); Sri Lanka 288-9 (60 ov).

Group B: Australia v Zimbabwe at Nottingham - June 9, 1983
Zimbabwe won by 13 runs. Zimbabwe 239-6 (60 ov); Australia 226-7 (60 ov).

Group B: India v West Indies at Manchester - June 9, 1983
India won by 34 runs. India 262-8 (60 ov); West Indies 228 (54.1 ov).

Group A: England v Sri Lanka at Taunton - June 11, 1983
England won by 47 runs. England 333-9 (60 ov); Sri Lanka 286 (58 ov).

Group A: New Zealand v Pakistan at Birmingham - June 11, 1983
New Zealand won by 52 runs. New Zealand 238-9 (60 ov); Pakistan 186 (55.2 ov).

Group B: Australia v West Indies at Leeds - June 11, 1983
West Indies won by 101 runs. West Indies 252-9 (60 ov); Australia 151 (30.3 ov).

Group B: India v Zimbabwe at Leicester - June 11, 1983
India won by 5 wickets. Zimbabwe 155 (51.4 ov); India 157-5 (37.3 ov).

Group A: England v Pakistan at Lord's - June 13, 1983
England won by 8 wickets. Pakistan 193-8 (60 ov); England 199-2 (50.4 ov).

Group A: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Bristol - June 13, 1983
New Zealand won by 5 wickets. Sri Lanka 206 (56.1 ov); New Zealand 209-5 (39.2 ov).

Group B: Australia v India at Nottingham - June 13, 1983
Australia won by 162 runs. Australia 320-9 (60 ov); India 158 (37.5 ov).

Group B: West Indies v Zimbabwe at Worcester - June 13, 1983
West Indies won by 8 wickets. Zimbabwe 217-7 (60 ov); West Indies 218-2 (48.3 ov).

Group A: England v New Zealand at Birmingham - June 15, 1983
New Zealand won by 2 wickets. England 234 (55.2 ov); New Zealand 238-8 (59.5 ov).

Group B: India v West Indies at The Oval - June 15, 1983
West Indies won by 66 runs. West Indies 282-9 (60 ov); India 216 (53.1 ov).

Group A: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Leeds - June 16, 1983
Pakistan won by 11 runs. Pakistan 235-7 (60 ov); Sri Lanka 224 (58.3 ov).

Group B: Australia v Zimbabwe at Southampton - June 16, 1983
Australia won by 32 runs. Australia 272-7 (60 ov); Zimbabwe 240 (59.5 ov).

Group A: England v Pakistan at Manchester - June 18, 1983
England won by 7 wickets. Pakistan 232-8 (60 ov); England 233-3 (57.2 ov).

Group A: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Derby - June 18, 1983
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets. New Zealand 181 (58.2 ov); Sri Lanka 184-7 (52.5 ov).

Group B: Australia v West Indies at Lord's - June 18, 1983
West Indies won by 7 wickets. Australia 273-6 (60 ov); West Indies 276-3 (57.5 ov).

Group B: India v Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells - June 18, 1983
India won by 31 runs. India 266-8 (60 ov); Zimbabwe 235 (57 ov).

Group A: England v Sri Lanka at Leeds - June 20, 1983
England won by 9 wickets. Sri Lanka 136 (50.4 ov); England 137-1 (24.1 ov).

Group A: New Zealand v Pakistan at Nottingham - June 20, 1983
Pakistan won by 11 runs. Pakistan 261-3 (60 ov); New Zealand 250 (59.1 ov).

Group B: Australia v India at Chelmsford - June 20, 1983
India won by 118 runs. India 247 (55.5 ov); Australia 129 (38.2 ov).

Group B: West Indies v Zimbabwe at Birmingham - June 20, 1983
West Indies won by 10 wickets. Zimbabwe 171 (60 ov); West Indies 172-0 (45.1 ov).

Semi-Final: England v India at Manchester - June 22, 1983
India won by 6 wickets. England 213 (60 ov); India 217-4 (54.4 ov).

Semi-Final: Pakistan v West Indies at The Oval - June 22, 1983
West Indies won by 8 wickets. Pakistan 184-8 (60 ov); West Indies 188-2 (48.4 ov).

Final: India v West Indies at Lord's - June 25, 1983
India won by 43 runs. India 183 (54.4 ov); West Indies 140 (52 ov).

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