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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = Prudential Cup '83
| image = Prudential_Cup_83_logo.svg
| imagesize = 100px
| caption = Official logo
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Double round robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = {{ubl|England|Wales}}
| champions = {{cr|IND}}
| count = 1
| runner up = {{cr|WIN}}
| participants = 8
| matches = 27
| attendance = 231081
| player of the series =
| most runs = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Gower]] (384)
| most wickets = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Roger Binny]] (18)
| previous_year = 1979
| previous_tournament = 1979 Cricket World Cup
| next_year = 1987
| next_tournament = 1987 Cricket World Cup
| fromdate = 9 June
| todate = 25 June 1983
}}

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 national cricket team|India]]. Eight countries participated in the event. England, India, Pakistan and West Indies qualified for the semi-finals. 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 innings and were played in traditional white clothing and with red balls. They were all played during the day.

==Format==
The eight teams at the tournament were divided into two groups of four, and each team would play the others in their group twice. The top two teams from each group then advanced to the semi-finals, which were played as a single-elimination tournament. Every game was of 60 overs a side, and there were no day/night matches.

==Participants==
[[File:1983 Cricket World Cup participating nations.svg|thumb|263x263px|Highlighted are the countries to participate in the 1983 Cricket World Cup.{{legend|#0000ff|Qualified as [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full Members|full member of ICC]]}}{{legend|#00cc00|Qualified via [[1982 ICC Trophy]]}}{{legend|#ffcc00|Failed to qualify}}]]
Eight teams qualified for the final tournament (seven full ICC members, including recently appointed full member Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe, who qualified by winning the [[1982 ICC Trophy]]).
{| class="wikitable"
!Team
!Method of qualification
!Finals appearances
!Last appearance
!Previous best performance
|-
|{{cr|ENG}}
|Hosts
|3rd
|[[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
|Runners-up {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1979]])}}
|-
|{{cr|IND}}
| rowspan="6" |Full member
|3rd
|[[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
|Group stage {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]], [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]])}}
|-
|{{cr|AUS}}
|3rd
|[[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
|Runners-up {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]])}}
|-
|{{cr|PAK}}
|3rd
|[[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
|Semi-final {{small|([[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]])}}
|-
|{{cr|WIN}}
|3rd
|[[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
|Winner {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]], [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]])}}
|-
|{{cr|NZL}}
|3rd
|[[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
|Semi-finals {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]], [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]])}}
|-
|{{cr|SRI}}
|3rd
|[[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
|Group stage {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]], [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]])}}
|-
|{{cr|ZIM}}
|[[1982 ICC Trophy]]
|1st
|—
|Debut
|}

==Venues==
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|-
!Venue
!City
!Capacity
!Matches
|-
|[[Lord's Cricket Ground]]
|London
|30,000
|3
|-
|[[Trent Bridge]]
|[[Nottingham]]
|15,350
|3
|-
|[[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]]
|[[Leeds]]
|14,000
|3
|-
|[[The Oval]]
|London
|23,500
|3
|-
|[[Edgbaston Cricket Ground]]
|[[Birmingham]]
|21,000
|3
|-
|[[County Cricket Ground, Derby|County Cricket Ground]]
|[[Derby]]
|9,500
|1
|-
|[[County Cricket Ground, Bristol|County Cricket Ground]]
|[[Bristol]]
|16,000
|1
|-
|[[County Ground, Taunton|County Ground]]
|[[Taunton]]
|6,500
|1
|-
|[[County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford|County Cricket Ground]]
|[[Chelmsford]]
|6,500
|1
|-
|[[St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground]]
|[[Swansea]], [[Wales]]
|4,500
|1
|-
|[[Grace Road]]
|[[Leicester]]
|12,000
|1
|-
|[[Old Trafford Cricket Ground]]
|[[Manchester]]
|19,000
|3
|-
|[[County Cricket Ground, Southampton|County Cricket Ground]]
|[[Southampton]]
|7,000
|1
|-
|[[New Road, Worcester|New Road]]
|[[Worcester, England|Worcester]]
|4,500
|1
|-
|[[Nevill Ground]]
|[[Royal Tunbridge Wells]]
|6,000
|1
|}

==Squads==
{{Main|1983 Cricket World Cup squads}}

==Group stage==
Unlike in previous Cricket World Cups, the group stages were played in a double round robin format. Group A comprised the hosts England, Pakistan, New Zealand and Sri Lanka; while Group B contained reigning champions West Indies, India, Australia, and the sole qualifier Zimbabwe. Unlike in later World Cups, with formats designed such that all games could be screened live on television, matches took place simultaneously at multiple venues, with matches played every other day and a reserve day in case of rain, although only three of the matches required a second day.<ref>Wisden 1984, page 293.</ref>

In Group A, England started strongly with a 106 run victory over New Zealand at [[The Oval]], scoring an imposing 322/6 in their innings, driven by a partnership of 115 in 16 overs between [[Allan Lamb]] and [[Mike Gatting]]. Pakistan also started with a win, by 50 runs over Sri Lanka, despite being hampered throughout the tournament by [[Imran Khan]] being unfit to bowl, after scoring 338/5 in 60 overs.<ref>Wisden 1984, page 293.</ref> England's second group match brought a second win, as [[David Gower]]'s 130, including five sixes and 12 fours, powered a 47 run win over Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, New Zealand beat Pakistan by 52 runs despite [[Abdul Qadir (cricketer)|Abdul Qadir]]'s 4/21 in 12 overs. England then beat Pakistan by 8 wickets with nearly ten overs to spare at Lord's, while [[Richard Hadlee]]'s 5/25 saw Sri Lanka bowled out for 206, New Zealand getting home with over 20 overs to spare. England's only defeat of the group stages came in the fourth round of matches, against New Zealand, off the penultimate ball of the New Zealand innings. Pakistan triumphed over Sri Lanka, once again led by [[Abdul Qadir (cricketer)|Abdul Qadir]] (5/44).

The fifth round of matches on 18 June saw England seal their place in the semi-final, with a first wicket partnership of 115 between [[Graeme Fowler]] and [[Chris Tavaré]] alone scoring nearly half of Pakistan's 232. Meanwhile, New Zealand failed to secure passage to the knockout stage, losing to Sri Lanka in a low scoring affair. In the final round of matches, England beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets in a match with no implications for the final table. The match between New Zealand and Pakistan would decide the second qualifier. Any win by New Zealand would be sufficient to see them qualify; Pakistan had not only to win, but do so by a sufficient margin to overhaul New Zealand's average run rate.<ref>Wisden 1984, page 310.</ref> An 11 run victory for Pakistan proved sufficient, as [[Zaheer Abbas]] made an unbeaten 103 before New Zealand were bowled out.

Group B started with the first shock of the tournament, as Zimbabwe beat Australia in what Wisden described as "a bigger surprise than any in the previous two world cups".<ref>Wisden 1984, page 296</ref> Duncan Fletcher led the way, making 69* and being awarded man of the match. In the other opening Group B match, India delivered another "shocker" as they beat the holders West Indies by 34 runs, bowling them out for 228 with 35 balls to spare – the first defeat suffered by the West Indies in a World Cup as they had dominated both the 1975 and 1979 tournaments without losing a single match in either tournament. Wet weather in the second round of games played on 11 June led to low scores. West Indies scored 252/9 in their innings, which stretched over two days, against Australia; in response, Australia were bowled out for 151 in just 30.3 overs, an effort not helped by Graeme Wood being taken to hospital with severe concussion after being hit by Michael Holding.<ref>Wisden 1984, page 299</ref> India comfortably beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets in the contemporaneous fixture. Two days later, Australia defeated India by 162 runs, with man of the match Trevor Chappell scoring 110 off 131 balls and Ken MacLeay taking 6/39. The other match that day was also a one-sided affair, as West Indies restricted Zimbabwe to just 217/7 in their 60 overs, despite Duncan Fletcher scoring another unbeaten half century, and then romped home with a partnership of 195 for the third wicket between Gordon Greenidge and Larry Gomes.

In the first of the return fixtures, West Indies overcame India by 66 runs, with Viv Richards making 119; for the second time in the tournament, an opposing batsman retired hurt, as Dilip Vengsarkar was the unlucky batsman on this occasion, hit in the mouth by Malcolm Marshall.<ref>Wisden 1984, page 304</ref> Australia beat Zimbabwe by 32 runs to level their account in the tournament. The India v Zimbabwe match on 18 June was described by Wisden as "a remarkable match [which] contained one of the most spectacular innings played in this form of cricket", as Kapil Dev coming in to bat with India at 9/4 that soon became 17/5, went on to score 175 not out from India's score of 266/8, which Zimbabwe narrowly failed to chase down, India winning by 31 runs.<ref>Wisden 1984, page 308</ref> West Indies qualified for the semi-finals with a match to spare, beating Australia by 7 wickets substantially due to a partnership of 124 for the second wicket between Greenidge and Richards. That left West Indies versus Zimbabwe as a dead rubber, and West Indies duly won by ten wickets with nearly fifteen overs to spare. The final group B match was a straightforward tussle for qualification between Australia and India. However, after India had made 247 all out, in a team effort where the highest score was 40 and there were 37 extras, Australia collapsed to 129 all out, with Madan Lal and Roger Binny taking four wickets each.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India's Journey of becoming World Champions... |url=https://www.cricketnmore.com/cricket-news/india-won-the-1983-prudential-world-cup-5378 |access-date=30 April 2022 |website=Cricketnmore |language=en}}</ref>

===Group A===
{{main|1983 Cricket World Cup Group A}}
{{:1983 Cricket World Cup Group A}}

{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 9 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 322/6 (60 overs)
| score2 = 216 (59 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group A#match1|England won by 106 runs]]
| venue = [[The Oval]], [[London]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65064.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 9 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 338/5 (60 overs)
| score2 = 288/9 (60 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group A#match2|Pakistan won by 50 runs]]
| venue = [[St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground|St Helen's]], [[Swansea]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65065.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 11 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 333/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 286 (58 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group A#match5|England won by 47 runs]]
| venue = [[County Ground, Taunton|County Ground]], [[Taunton]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65068.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 11 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 238/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 186 (55.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group A#match6|New Zealand won by 52 runs]]
| venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65069.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 13 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 193/8 (60 overs)
| score2 = 199/2 (50.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group A#match9|England won by 8 wickets]]
| venue = [[Lord's]], [[London]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65072.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 13 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 206 (56.1 overs)
| score2 = 209/5 (39.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group A#match10|New Zealand won by 5 wickets]]
| venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Bristol|County Ground]], [[Bristol]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65073.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 15 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 234 (55.2 overs)
| score2 = 238/8 (59.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group A#match13|New Zealand won by 2 wickets]]
| venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65076.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 16 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 235/7 (60 overs)
| score2 = 224 (58.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group A#match15|Pakistan won by 11 runs]]
| venue = [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65078.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 18 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 232/8 (60 overs)
| score2 = 233/3 (57.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group A#match17|England won by 7 wickets]]
| venue = [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65080.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 18 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 181 (58.2 overs)
| score2 = 184/7 (52.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group A#match18|Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets]]
| venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Derby|County Ground]], [[Derby]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65081.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 20 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 136 (50.4 overs)
| score2 = 137/1 (24.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group A#match21|England won by 9 wickets]]
| venue = [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65084.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 20 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 261/3 (60 overs)
| score2 = 250 (59.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group A#match22|Pakistan won by 11 runs]]
| venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65085.html Scorecard]
}}

===Group B===
{{main|1983 Cricket World Cup Group B}}
{{:1983 Cricket World Cup Group B}}

{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 9 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 239/6 (60 overs)
| score2 = 226/7 (60 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group B#match3|Zimbabwe won by 13 runs]]
| venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65066.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 9 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 262/8 (60 overs)
| score2 = 228 (54.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group B#match4|India won by 34 runs]]
| venue = [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65067.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 11 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 252/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 151 (30.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group B#match7|West Indies won by 101 runs]]
| venue = [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65070.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 11 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 155 (51.4 overs)
| score2 = 157/5 (37.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group B#match8|India won by 5 wickets]]
| venue = [[Grace Road]], [[Leicester]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65071.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 13 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 320/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 158 (37.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group B#match11|Australia won by 162 runs]]
| venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65074.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 13 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 217/7 (60 overs)
| score2 = 218/2 (48.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group B#match12|West Indies won by 8 wickets]]
| venue = [[New Road, Worcester|New Road]], [[Worcester, England|Worcester]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65075.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 15 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 282/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 216 (53.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group B#match14|West Indies won by 66 runs]]
| venue = [[The Oval]], [[London]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65077.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 16 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 272/7 (60 overs)
| score2 = 240 (59.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group B#match16|Australia won by 32 runs]]
| venue = [[County Ground, Southampton|County Ground]], [[Southampton]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65079.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 18 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 273/6 (60 overs)
| score2 = 276/3 (57.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group B#match19|West Indies won by 7 wickets]]
| venue = [[Lord's]], [[London]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65082.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 18 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 266/8 (60 overs)
| score2 = 235 (57 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group B#match20|India won by 31 runs]]
| venue = [[Nevill Ground]], [[Royal Tunbridge Wells]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65083.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 20 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 247 (55.5 overs)
| score2 = 129 (38.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group B#match23|India won by 118 runs]]
| venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford|County Ground]], [[Chelmsford]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65086.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 20 June 1983
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 171 (60 overs)
| score2 = 172/0 (45.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup Group B#match24|West Indies won by 10 wickets]]
| venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65087.html Scorecard]
}}

==Knockout stage==
{{Round4
<!-- Date – Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!-- semi-finals -->
|22 June – [[Old Trafford (cricket ground)|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]]|{{cr|ENG}}|213|'''{{cr|IND}}'''|'''217/4'''
|22 June – [[The Oval]], [[London]]|{{cr|PAK}}|184/8|'''{{cr|WIN}}'''|'''188/2'''
<!-- final -->
|25 June – [[Lord's]], [[London]]|'''{{cr|IND}}'''|'''183'''|{{cr|WIN}}|140
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 22 June 1983
| daynight =
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 213 (60 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|IND}}
| score2 = 217/4 (54.4 overs)
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#England vs India|India won by 6 wickets]]
| venue = [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65088.html scorecard]
}}
In the first semi-final, at [[Old Trafford (cricket ground)|Old Trafford]] on 22 June, England won the toss and elected to bat. The English batsmen mistimed many balls and used the bat's edge frequently, as the restrictive Indian bowling led England to score 213 (all out, 60 overs). [[Graeme Fowler]] (33 from 59 balls, 3 fours) top scored, and [[Kapil Dev]] took 3 for 35 in eleven overs, with [[Mohinder Amarnath]] and [[Roger Binny]] taking two wickets each. In reply, [[Yashpal Sharma (cricketer)|Yashpal Sharma]] (61 from 115 balls, 3 fours, 2 sixes) and [[Sandeep Patil]] (51 from 32 balls, 8 fours) made half-centuries, as India reached their target in 54.4 overs, winning by 6 wickets in a classic victory over the previous tournament's runners-up. [[Mohinder Amarnath]] (46 from 92 balls, 4 fours, 1 six) picked up the man-of-the-match award for his all round performance, which saw him add 46 runs to his earlier bowling success (2/27 in 12 overs).<ref>[http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC83/ENG_IND_WC83_ODI-SEMI1_22JUN1983.html 1st SEMI: England v India at Manchester, 22 Jun 1983]</ref>

{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 22 June 1983
| daynight =
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 184/8 (60 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|WIN}}
| score2 = 188/2 (48.4 overs)
| result = [[1983 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#Pakistan vs West Indies|West Indies won by 8 wickets]]
| venue = [[The Oval]], [[London]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65089.html scorecard]
}}
The second semi-final, between Pakistan and the West Indies, was staged at [[The Oval]] on the same day. West Indies won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat, whom they restricted to just 184 (8 wickets, 60 overs). [[Mohsin Khan (Pakistani cricketer)|Mohsin Khan]] (70 from 176 balls, 1 four) fought his way past 50 against the formidable West Indies bowling attack (he was the only Pakistani batsman to reach 50). [[Malcolm Marshall]] (3/28) and [[Andy Roberts (cricketer)|Andy Roberts]] (2/25) starred with the ball. The West Indies innings was based around a superb innings by [[Viv Richards]] (80 from 96 balls, 11 fours, 1 six), who took the man-of-the-match award, and an unbeaten half-century by [[Larry Gomes]] (50 from 100 balls, 3 fours), as the defending champions reached their target for the loss of just two wickets.<ref>[http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC83/PAK_WI_WC83_ODI-SEMI2_22JUN1983.html 2nd SEMI: Pakistan v West Indies at The Oval, 22 Jun 1983]</ref>

===Final===
{{Main|1983 Cricket World Cup Final}}

{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 25 June 1983
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|India}}
| score1 = 183 (54.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|West Indies}}
| score2 = 140 (52 overs)
| result = India won by 43 runs
| venue = [[Lord's]], [[London]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65090.html scorecard]
}}
In the final, India lost the toss and were asked to bat first against the West Indies. Only [[Krishnamachari Srikkanth]] (38 from 57 balls) and [[Mohinder Amarnath]] (26 from 80 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). The Indian bowling exploited the weather and pitch conditions perfectly to bowl out the West Indies for 140 from 52 overs, winning by 43 runs and completing one of the most stunning upsets in cricket history. It still remains the lowest ever total successfully defended in a World Cup final. Amarnath and [[Madan Lal]] each took three wickets. [[Viv Richards]], was 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/scorecard/65090/india-vs-west-indies-final-prudential-world-cup-1983|title=Full Scorecard of India vs West Indies Final 1983 - Score Report|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 May 2019}}</ref> There was no 'Man of the Series' awarded in 1983.

==Statistics==
{{main|1983 Cricket World Cup statistics}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Leading run scorers
|-
! Matches !! Player !! Team !! Runs
|-
| 7 ||style="text-align:left"| '''[[David Gower]]''' ||style="text-align:left"| '''{{cr|ENG}}''' || '''384'''
|-
| 8 ||style="text-align:left"| [[Viv Richards]] ||style="text-align:left"| {{cr|WIN}} || 367
|-
| 7 ||style="text-align:left"| [[Graeme Fowler]] ||style="text-align:left"| {{cr|ENG}} || 360
|-
| 7 ||style="text-align:left"| [[Zaheer Abbas]] ||style="text-align:left"| {{cr|PAK}} || 313
|-
| 8 ||style="text-align:left"| [[Kapil Dev]] ||style="text-align:left"| {{cr|IND}} || 303
|}
*Source: ''ESPNcricinfo''<ref>{{cite web |title=PRUDENTIAL WORLD CUP, 1983 / RECORDS / MOST RUNS |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=573;type=tournament |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 August 2020 }}</ref>

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Leading wicket takers
|-
! Matches !! Player !! Team !! Wickets
|-
| 8 ||style="text-align:left"| '''[[Roger Binny]]''' ||style="text-align:left"| '''{{cr|IND}}''' || '''18'''
|-
| 6 ||style="text-align:left"| [[Ashantha de Mel]] ||style="text-align:left"| {{cr|SRI}} || 17
|-
| 8 ||style="text-align:left"| [[Madan Lal]] ||style="text-align:left"| {{cr|IND}} || 17
|-
| 6 ||style="text-align:left"| [[Richard Hadlee]] ||style="text-align:left"| {{cr|NZL}} || 14
|-
| 7 ||style="text-align:left"| [[Vic Marks]] ||style="text-align:left"| {{cr|ENG}} || 13
|}
*Source: ''ESPNcricinfo''<ref>{{cite web |title=PRUDENTIAL WORLD CUP, 1983 / RECORDS / MOST WICKETS |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=573;type=tournament |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 August 2020 }}</ref>
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==In popular culture==
* The 2021 Indian [[biographical]] film ''[[83 (film)|83]]'' portrays Team India's triumph in the World Cup. Indian actor [[Ranveer Singh]] played the role of India captain [[Kapil Dev]] in the film.
* ''[[1983 (film)|1983]]'' is a 2014 Indian [[Malayalam|Malayalam language]] film that has the core of its story based on the 1983 Cricket World Cup. It centres on Rameshan, played by [[Nivin Pauly]], and his memories from 1983, when India won its first World Cup under [[Kapil Dev]].<ref name="thehindu1983">{{cite news|first=Vijay |last=George |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/on-location-1983-for-the-love-of-the-game/article4880369.ece |title=On location: 1983 — For the love of the game |work=The Hindu|date=4 July 2013 |access-date=5 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-17/news-and-interviews/37133495_1_nivin-kunchacko-boban-parvathy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202221455/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-17/news-and-interviews/37133495_1_nivin-kunchacko-boban-parvathy |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2014 |title=M'wood gears up for more sports movies |date=17 February 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=5 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=5 July 2013 |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130703/entertainment-mollywood/article/non-stop-%E2%80%981983%E2%80%99 |title=Non-stop from '1983' |work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=5 July 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc1983/content/series/60832.html Cricket World Cup 1983] from [[Cricinfo]]

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{{1983 Cricket World Cup}}
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