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1983 Cricket World Cup memories
1983 Prudential Cup

Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Tournament format(s) Round robin and Knockout
Host England
Champions India (1st title)
Participants 8
Matches played 27
Attendance 232,081 (8,596 per match)
Most runs David Gower (384)
Most wickets Roger Binny (18)
The 1983 Cricket World Cup (aka Prudential Cup, 1983) was the third edition of the tournament. It was held 1983-06-09 – 1983-06-25 in England and was won by India. Eight countries participated in the event. The preliminary matches were played in two groups of four teams each, and each country played the others in its group twice. The top two teams in each group qualified for the semi-finals.
The matches consisted of 60 overs per team and were played in traditional white clothing and with red balls. They were all played during the day.
The countries participating were:
Test teams
* Australia (Group B)
* England (Group A)
* India (Group B)
* New Zealand (Group A)
* Pakistan (Group A)
* Sri Lanka (Group A)
* West Indies (Group B)
Other team
* Zimbabwe (Group B)
The 1983 World Cup was full of dramatic cricket right from the start. Underdogs India and Zimbabwe scored upset victories over the West Indies and Australia respectively. England, Pakistan, India and tournament favourites West Indies qualified for the semifinals.
Final
25 June 1983
India
183 (54.4 overs) vs West Indies
140 (52 overs) India won by 43 runs
Lord's, London, England
Umpires: HD Bird and BJ Meyer

(ENG).
Man of the Match: M Amarnath (IND)
K Srikkanth 38 (57)
S Madan Lal 3/31 (12) (scorecard) IVA Richards 33 (28)
AME Roberts 3/32 (10)
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, 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. [3] There was no 'Man of the Series' awarded in 1983.
Indian team members celebrate after winning the 1983 Prudential World Cup
India 1983 World Cup

To some, this may be unforgetable memories, and to some, this may be the begining of a memory. I know for me, I wasn't even born when the 1983 world cup happened, but if i could, would surely like to go watch it. This has been one of the most celebrated moment in history. And, like I've heard from many of the my relatives, the win for the underdogs! :)
Congratz guys, for our 25th anniversary of the 1983 world cup.
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