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1983 Cricket World Cup final
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1983 Prudential World Cup Final match File:President Giani Zail Singh receiving the Indian cricket team after the World Cup victory.jpg Kapil Dev with the Indian President Zail Singh after the team's return to India post winning the World Cup. They are holding the Cricket World Cup Trophy. 1983 Prudential Cup India IND 40px 183 54.4 overs West Indies WIN 40px 140 52 overs India won by 43 runs 25 June 1983 Lord's Cricket Ground 24,609India defy the odds ESPNcricinfo 2008-06-02 http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150434.html 2019-07-14 London Mohinder Amarnath (Ind) Dickie Bird (Eng) and Barrie Meyer (Eng) 1979 1987
The final of the 1983 Cricket World Cup was played between India and the West Indies at Lord's, London 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.15 July 1983 1983 World Cup: Miracle at Lord's https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/india-today-archives/story/19830715-1983-kapils-devils-rule-at-lords-781786-1983-07-14 India Today Mohinder Amarnath was awarded with the man of the match award for scoring 26 runs and taking 3 wickets.25 June 2023 1983 World Cup triumph: How Mohinder Amarnath's all-round performance changed the final for India https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/1983-world-cup-win-indian-cricket-team-mohinder-amarnath-kapil-dev-lords-west-indies-2397658-2023-06-25 India Today
Background
The match was the third consecutive World Cup final hosted at Lord's, following those in 1975 and 1979.Sampat Meit World Cup History: 4 finals played at Lord's https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/world-cup-history-4-finals-played-at-lord-s 2022-04-30 sportskeeda.com en-us India was making their first appearance at a World Cup final after defeating England by 6 wickets in the first semi-finals.Scroll Staff A day that changed the face of Indian cricket: Tributes to Kapil Dev and Co's 1983 World Cup triumph https://scroll.in/field/998452/a-day-that-changed-the-face-of-indian-cricket-tributes-to-kapil-dev-and-cos-1983-world-cup-triumph 2022-04-30 Scroll.in 25 June 2021 en-US This was also the first appearance by an Asian nation in a World Cup final. In fact, in the prior two world cups in 1975 and 1979, the Indian team had won only one match (against East Africa) and lost every other match.The 1983 World Cup final was a miracle. And the numbers agree. https://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/GUNB0geNJDqWUL2FXsGaPN/The-1983-World-Cup-final-was-a-miracle-And-the-numbers-agre.html Mint 26 December 2022 en 5 August 2017 On the other hand, the West Indies had won both previous editions of the World Cup. They had reached a third consecutive final after defeating Pakistan by 8 wickets in the second semi-final and were looking for their third consecutive World Cup win.
As a result, the Indian team was only given odds of 66–1 at the start of the final.Scroll Staff Pause, rewind, play: India's 1983 World Cup triumph changed world cricket forever https://scroll.in/field/957156/pause-rewind-play-indias-1983-world-cup-heroes-talk-about-a-win-that-changed-cricket-forever 26 December 2022 Scroll.in 1983 World Cup win was the greatest moment of my life, says Kapil Dev https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/may/24/1983-world-cup-win-was-the-greatest-moment-of-my-life-says-kapil-dev Sportscafe.in en 24 May 2019The first cup is the sweetest: Remembering India's 1983 win, 35 years on – The Leaflet https://theleaflet.in/remembering-indias-1983-world-cup-win-35-years-on/ theleaflet.in 18 June 2018
Match details
thumb|232x232px|A fan leaps onto Kapil Dev's back after Kapil took a momentum changing catch to dismiss Viv Richards
After losing the toss, India was asked to bat first against a West Indies team that arguably boasted the world's best bowling attack. Sunil Gavaskar, who had a generally unsuccessful tournament, got dismissed early on for two. A partnership between Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Mohinder Amarnath took India past the 50 mark, before the former was taken lbw by Marshall. Amarnath was then bowled by Holding for 26, and only eleven more runs were made before Yashpal Sharma fell. Kapil Dev, the Indian captain, took 8 balls to reach 15, but was caught off the bowling of Larry Gomes; leaving India at 110/5. Kirti Azad didn't score any runs. Roger Binny was caught on two, while Sandeep Patil made 27 to get India to 153/8. All-rounder Madan Lal soon followed for 17, and 10th wicket partnership made 22 runs before Michael Holding bowled Syed Kirmani for 14. India were thus bowled out for 183 in 54.4 overs, which many thought was easily reachable. Andy Roberts had claimed three wickets, and Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding and Larry Gomes took two wickets each. Sandeep Patil and Madan Lal saved the game to get the team past the 150-run mark at a critical point in the match where India scored 183 runs. After India was bowled out for just 183 runs, Kapil Dev told everyone to fight for every single run. The first over by Kapil Dev was a Maiden.
The West Indies set out to chase the low target of 184 but lost an early wicket when Balwinder Sandhu famously clean bowled Gordon Greenidge. Desmond Haynes and Viv Richards, batted smoothly past 50, but both batsmen were removed by the bowling of Madan Lal, leaving the West Indies at 57/3. Lal soon claimed a third wicket – that of Gomes – and Dev then caught West Indies captain Clive Lloyd, leaving the West Indies at 66/5. Ten runs later, Faoud Bacchus was removed by Sandhu. Jeff Dujon and Malcolm Marshall put on a partnership of 43 runs before Mohinder Amarnath dismissed them on 119 and 124 respectively. Soon, Kapil Dev trapped Andy Roberts for an lbw, and Amarnath got Michael Holding out LBW. The West Indies were thus all out for 140, and India had won their maiden Cricket World Cup by 43 runs. The Indian bowlers had completed one of the biggest upsets in cricket history, defeating the previously invincible West Indies. Both Amarnath and Lal had taken three wickets for India, while Sandhu claimed two. Amarnath was awarded the Man of the Match for his all-round performance.reprinted by ESPNcricinfo India defy the odds Wisden 2 June 2008 4 November 2013 http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150434.html There was no "Man of the Series" award in 1983.
25 June 1983
IND
183 (54.4 overs)
WIN
140 (52 overs)
India won by 43 runs
Lord's, London, England Attendance : 24,609
Dickie Bird (Eng) and Barrie Meyer (Eng)
Mohinder Amarnath (Ind)
Krishnamachari Srikkanth 38 (57)
Viv Richards 33 (28)
Andy Roberts 3/32 (10 overs)
Mohinder Amarnath 3/12 (7 overs)
Scorecard
West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
Faoud Bacchus (WI) played his final international match.
Scorecard
1st innings
IND battingIND vs WI Cricket Scorecard, Final at London, June 25, 1983 https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/prudential-world-cup-1983-60832/india-vs-west-indies-final-65090/full-scorecard ESPN Cricinfo
Sunil Gavaskar c †Dujon b Roberts 2 12 0 0 16.66
Krishnamachari Srikkanth lbw b Marshall 38 57 7 1 66.66
Mohinder Amarnath b Holding 26 80 3 0 32.50
Yashpal Sharma c sub (AL Logie) b Gomes 11 32 1 0 34.37
Sandeep Patil c Gomes b Garner 27 29 0 1 93.10
Kapil Dev * c Holding b Gomes 15 8 3 0 187.50
Kirti Azad c Garner b Roberts 0 3 0 0 0.00
Roger Binny c Garner b Roberts 2 8 0 0 25.00
Madan Lal b Marshall 17 27 0 1 62.96
Syed Kirmani † b Holding 14 43 0 0 32.55
Balwinder Sandhu not out 11 30 1 0 36.66
Extras (b 5, lb 5, w 9, nb 1) 20
Total (all out; 54.4 overs) 183 15 3 3.34
Fall of wickets: 1/2 (S. Gavaskar), 2/59 (K. Srikkanth), 3/90 (M. Amarnath), 4/92 (Y. Sharma), 5/110 (K. Dev), 6/111 (K. Azad), 7/130 (R. Binny), 8/153 (S. Patil), 9/161 (Madan Lal), 10/183 (S. Kirmani)
WIN bowling
Andy Roberts 10 3 32 3 3.20 0 0
Joel Garner 12 4 24 1 2.00 0 0
Malcolm Marshall 11 1 24 2 2.18 0 0
Michael Holding 9.4 2 26 2 2.68 0 0
Larry Gomes 11 1 49 2 4.45 0 0
Viv Richards 1 0 8 0 8.00 0 0
2nd innings
WIN batting
Gordon Greenidge b Sandhu 1 12 0 0 8.33
Desmond Haynes c Binny b Madan Lal 13 33 2 0 39.39
Viv Richards c K. Dev b Madan Lal 33 28 7 0 117.85
Clive Lloyd * c K. Dev b Binny 8 17 1 0 47.05
Larry Gomes c Gavaskar b Madan Lal 5 16 0 0 31.25
Faoud Bacchus c †Kirmani b Sandhu 8 25 0 0 32.00
Jeff Dujon † b Amarnath 25 73 0 1 34.24
Malcolm Marshall c Gavaskar b Amarnath 18 51 0 0 35.29
Andy Roberts lbw b K. Dev 4 14 0 0 28.57
Joel Garner not out 5 19 0 0 26.31
Michael Holding lbw b Amarnath 6 24 0 0 25.00
Extras (lb 4, w 10) 14
Total (all out; 52 overs) 140 10 1 2.69
Fall of wickets: 1/5 (G. Greenidge), 2/50 (D. Haynes), 3/57 (V. Richards), 4/66 (L. Gomes), 5/66 (C. Lloyd), 6/76 (F. Bacchus), 7/119 (J. Dujon), 8/124 (M. Marshall), 9/126 (A. Roberts), 10/140 (M. Holding)
IND bowling
Kapil Dev 11 4 21 1 1.90 0 0
Balwinder Sandhu 9 1 32 2 3.55 0 0
Madan Lal 12 2 31 3 2.58 0 0
Roger Binny 10 1 23 1 2.30 0 0
Mohinder Amarnath 7 0 12 3 1.71 0 0
Kirti Azad 3 0 7 0 2.33 0 0
In popular culture
1983, a 2014 Indian Malayalam language film that had the core of its story based on the 1983 Cricket World Cup. It centered on Rameshan, played by Nivin Pauly, and his memories from 1983, when India won its first World Cup title.Vijay George http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/on-location-1983-for-the-love-of-the-game/article4880369.ece On location: 1983 — For the love of the game The Hindu 4 July 2013 5 July 2013 3 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203234928/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/on-location-1983-for-the-love-of-the-game/article4880369.ece live https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Mwood-gears-up-for-more-sports-movies/articleshow/18529625.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20140202221455/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-17/news-and-interviews/37133495_1_nivin-kunchacko-boban-parvathy live 2 February 2014 M'wood gears up for more sports movies 17 February 2013 The Times of India 5 July 2013
Sachin: A Billion Dreams, a 2017 sports documentary film in which the 1983 victory is a central theme and it is depicted as pivotal, life-changing moment that inspired Sachin Tendulkar to pursue a career in cricket and dream of winning the World Cup himself.13 April 2017 No greater moment than winning World Cup: Tendulkar https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/no-greater-moment-than-winning-world-cup-tendulkar/articleshow/58171413.cms Times of India
The 2021 Indian biographical film 83 portrays team India's triumph in the World Cup. Indian actor Ranveer Singh played the role of India's captain Kapil Dev.28 December 2021 83 movie: Bollywood relives India’s epic cricket triumph https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-59731621 BBC News
See also
Cricket
ICC Cricket World Cup
References
External links
Scorecards of all the 1983 World Cup matches
1983 Final Highlights https://web.archive.org/web/20081103082323/http://www.veoh.com/videos/v414976cFnFnfDt 3 November 2008 video on Veoh
Cricket World Cup 1983 from Cricinfo
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