Group Stage Matches and Scores during 1983 Cricket World Cup - Indian Cricket Glory

Group A

TeamPtsPldWLNRRR
England2065104.671
Pakistan1263304.014
New Zealand1263303.927
Sri Lanka461503.752


Group B

TeamPtsPldWLNRRR
West Indies2065104.308
India1664203.870
Australia862403.808
Zimbabwe461503.492



Semifinals

22 June 1983

Pakistan
184-8 (60 overs)
Mohsin Khan 70 (176)
Malcolm Marshall 3/28 (12)

West Indies
188-2 (48.4 overs)
Viv Richards 80 (96)
Rashid Khan 1/32 (12)

West Indies won by 8 wickets
The Oval, London, England
Umpires: David Constant and Alan Whitehead
Player of the Match: Viv Richards

22 June 1983

England
213 (60 overs)
G Fowler 33 (59)
N Kapil Dev 3/35 (11)

India
217-4 (54.4 overs)
Yashpal Sharma 61 (115)
Paul Allott 1/40 (10)

25 June 1983

India
183 (54.4 overs)
K Srikkanth 38 (57)
AME Roberts 3/32 (10)

West Indies
140 (52 overs)
IVA Richards 33 (28)
S Madan Lal 3/31 (12)

India won by 43 runs
Lord's, London, England
Umpires: HD Bird and BJ Meyer (ENG).
Player of the Match: M Amarnath (IND)

In the final, India lost the toss and were asked to bat first against a West Indies team that arguably boasted the world's best bowling attack. Only Mohinder Amarnath (26 from 80 balls) and Kris Srikkanth (38 from 57 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). Only three sixes were hit in the Indian innings, one from Srikkanth, one from Sandeep Patil (27 from 29 balls), and one from Madan Lal (17 from 27 balls). However, the Indian bowling exploited the weather and pitch conditions perfectly to bowl out the best batting lineup of the era for 140 from 52 overs in return, winning by 43 runs and completing one of the most stunning upsets in cricket history, defeating the previously invincible West Indies.

Amarnath and Madan Lal (3-31) each took three wickets, and one memorable moment was the sight of Kapil Dev running a great distance (about 18-20 yards) to take a catch to dismiss Richards, the 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.

There was no 'Man of the Series' awarded in 1983.