This was the last time the World Cup was held in England, before its migration to the subcontinent and Australia. It was also the year of the underdog. The first two World Cups had been won by the clear favourite -- this one produced a sensational turnaround with 500-1 outsiders India upsetting the West Indies applecart. Here are the details: Match summary
Highest team scores
Sc | (Ov) | For | vs | Date | Venue |
266-8 | (60.0) | Ind | Zim | 18/06/1983 | Tunbridge Wells |
262-8 | (60.0) | Ind | WI | 9/06/1983 | Manchester |
Lowest team scores
Sc | (Ov) | For | vs | Date | Venue |
158 | (37.5) | Ind | Aus | 13/06/1983 | Nottingham |
183 | (54.4) | Ind | WI | 25/06/1983 | Lord's |
Highest individual scores
Batsman | Runs | BF | S/r | For | vs | date | venue |
Kapil Dev | 175* | 138 | 126.81 | Ind | Zim | 18/06/1983 | Tunbridge Wells |
Yashpal Sharma | 89 | 120 | 74.17 | Ind | WI | 9/06/1983 | Manchester |
M Amarnath | 80 | 139 | 57.55 | Ind | WI | 15/06/1983 | The Oval |
Best partnerships for each wicket
Wkt | Runs | Batsmen | For | vs | date | venue |
1st | 46 | SM Gavaskar & K Srikkanth | Ind | Eng | 22/06/1983 | Manchester |
2nd | 57 | K Srikkanth & M Amarnath | Ind | WI | 25/06/1983 | Lord's |
3rd | 92 | M Amarnath & Yashpal Sharma | Ind | Eng | 22/06/1983 | Manchester |
4th | 63 | Yashpal Sharma & SM Patil | Ind | Eng | 22/06/1983 | Manchester |
5th | 50 | M Amarnath & Kapil Dev | Ind | WI | 15/06/1983 | The Oval |
6th | 73 | Yashpal Sharma & RMH Binny | Ind | WI | 9/06/1983 | Manchester |
7th | 58 | Kapil Dev & S Madan Lal | Ind | Aus | 13/06/1983 | Nottingham |
8th | 62 | Kapil Dev & S Madan Lal | Ind | Zim | 18/06/1983 | Tunbridge Wells |
9th | 126* | Kapil Dev & SMH Kirmani | Ind | Zim | 18/06/1983 | Tunbridge Wells |
10th | 22 | SMH Kirmani & BS Sandhu | Ind | Aus | 13/06/1983 | Nottingham |
10th | 22 | SMH Kirmani & BS Sandhu | Ind | WI | 25/06/1983 | Lord's |
Best bowling
Bowler | Wkts-Runs | (Ovs) | For | vs | date | venue |
Kapil Dev | 5-43 | (12.0) | Ind | Aus | 13/06/1983 | Nottingham |
S Madan Lal | 4-20 | (8.2) | Ind | Aus | 20/06/1983 | Chelmsford |
RMH Binny | 4-29 | (8.0) | Ind | Aus | 20/06/1983 | Chelmsford |
M Amarnath | 3-12 | (7.0) | Ind | WI | 25/06/1983 | Lord's |
RJ Shastri | 3-26 | (5.1) | Ind | WI | 9/06/1983 | Manchester |
S Madan Lal | 3-27 | (10.4) | Ind | Zim | 11/06/1983 | Leicester |
S Madan Lal | 3-31 | (12.0) | Ind | WI | 25/06/1983 | Lord's |
Kapil Dev | 3-35 | (11.0) | Ind | Eng | 22/06/1983 | Manchester |
S Madan Lal | 3-42 | (11.0) | Ind | Zim | 18/06/1983 | Tunbridge Wells |
RMH Binny | 3-48 | (12.0) | Ind | WI | 9/06/1983 | Manchester |
RMH Binny | 3-71 | (12.0) | Ind | WI | 15/06/1983 | The Oval |
Batting & fielding performance
Batsman | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | SR | Ct/st |
M Amarnath | 8 | 8 | 0 | 237 | 80 | 29.63 | - | 1 | - | 46.75 | - |
K Azad | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 7.50 | - | - | 1 | 71.43 | - |
RMH Binny | 8 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 27 | 12.17 | - | - | 1 | 53.68 | 2 |
SM Gavaskar | 6 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 25 | 9.83 | - | - | 1 | 49.17 | 3 |
Kapil Dev | 8 | 8 | 3 | 303 | 175* | 60.60 | 1 | - | - | 108.99 | 7 |
SMH Kirmani | 8 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 24* | 12.20 | - | - | 1 | 41.78 | 12/2 |
S Madan Lal | 8 | 6 | 3 | 102 | 27 | 34.00 | - | - | - | 64.97 | 1 |
SM Patil | 8 | 8 | 1 | 216 | 51* | 30.86 | - | 2 | 1 | 91.53 | 2 |
BS Sandhu | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 11* | 14.00 | - | - | 1 | 45.16 | 2 |
RJ Shastri | 5 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 10.00 | - | - | - | 57.97 | 3 |
K Srikkanth | 8 | 8 | 0 | 156 | 39 | 19.50 | - | - | 1 | 61.90 | 3 |
DB Vengsarkar | 2 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 32* | 37.00 | - | - | - | 50.69 | 1 |
Yashpal Sharma | 8 | 8 | 1 | 240 | 89 | 34.29 | - | 2 | - | 64.00 | 2 |
Bowling performance
Bowler | M | Balls | Md | Runs | W | Ave | Best | 5 | 4 | SR | R/o |
M Amarnath | 8 | 294 | 2 | 178 | 8 | 22.25 | 3/12 | - | - | 36.75 | 3.63 |
K Azad | 3 | 102 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 42.00 | 1/28 | - | - | 102.00 | 2.47 |
RMH Binny | 8 | 528 | 9 | 336 | 18 | 18.67 | 4/29 | - | 1 | 29.33 | 3.82 |
N Kapil Dev | 8 | 504 | 13 | 245 | 12 | 20.42 | 5/43 | 1 | - | 42.00 | 2.92 |
S Madan Lal | 8 | 498 | 8 | 285 | 17 | 16.76 | 4/20 | - | 1 | 29.29 | 3.43 |
SM Patil | 8 | 54 | 0 | 61 | 0 | - | 0/0 | - | - | - | 6.78 |
BS Sandhu | 8 | 498 | 10 | 297 | 8 | 37.13 | 2/26 | - | - | 62.25 | 3.58 |
RJ Shastri | 5 | 121 | 1 | 87 | 4 | 21.75 | 3/26 | - | - | 30.25 | 4.31 |
ODI career Batting figures
Player | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | SR | Ct/st |
Amarnath, M | 85 | 75 | 12 | 1924 | 102* | 30.54 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 57.67 | 23 |
Azad, K | 25 | 21 | 2 | 269 | 39* | 14.16 | - | - | 3 | 67.25 | 7 |
Binny, RMH | 72 | 49 | 10 | 629 | 57 | 16.13 | - | 1 | 4 | 60.13 | 12 |
Gavaskar, SM | 108 | 102 | 14 | 3092 | 103* | 35.14 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 62.28 | 22 |
Kapil Dev | 225 | 198 | 39 | 3782 | 175* | 23.79 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 94.41 | 71 |
Kirmani, SMH | 49 | 31 | 13 | 373 | 48* | 20.72 | - | - | 2 | 60.55 | 27/9 |
Madan Lal | 67 | 35 | 14 | 401 | 53* | 19.10 | - | 1 | 1 | 62.17 | 18 |
Patil, SM | 45 | 42 | 1 | 1005 | 84 | 24.51 | - | 9 | 4 | 82.38 | 11 |
Sandhu, BS | 22 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 16* | 12.75 | - | - | 2 | 52.58 | 5 |
Shastri, RJ | 150 | 128 | 21 | 3108 | 109 | 29.05 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 60.51 | 40 |
Srikkanth, K | 146 | 145 | 4 | 4092 | 123 | 29.02 | 4 | 27 | 11 | 71.73 | 42 |
Vengsarkar, DB | 129 | 120 | 19 | 3508 | 105 | 34.73 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 67.81 | 37 |
Yashpal Sharma | 42 | 40 | 9 | 883 | 89 | 28.48 | - | 4 | - | 63.16 | 10 |
ODI career Bowling figures
Player | M | Balls | Md | Runs | W | Ave | Best | 5 | 4 | SR | R/o |
Amarnath, M | 85 | 2730 | 17 | 1971 | 46 | 42.85 | 3/12 | - | - | 59.35 | 4.33 |
Azad, K | 25 | 390 | 4 | 273 | 7 | 39.00 | 2/48 | - | - | 55.71 | 4.20 |
Binny, RMH | 72 | 2957 | 37 | 2260 | 77 | 29.35 | 4/29 | - | 3 | 38.40 | 4.59 |
Gavaskar, SM | 108 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 25.00 | 1/10 | - | - | 20.00 | 7.50 |
Kapil Dev | 225 | 11202 | 235 | 6945 | 253 | 27.45 | 5/43 | 1 | 3 | 44.28 | 3.72 |
Madan Lal | 67 | 3164 | 44 | 2137 | 73 | 29.27 | 4/20 | - | 2 | 43.34 | 4.05 |
Patil, SM | 45 | 864 | 9 | 589 | 15 | 39.27 | 2/28 | - | - | 57.60 | 4.09 |
Sandhu, BS | 22 | 1110 | 15 | 763 | 16 | 47.69 | 3/27 | - | - | 69.38 | 4.12 |
Shastri, RJ | 150 | 6613 | 56 | 4650 | 129 | 36.05 | 5/15 | 1 | 2 | 51.26 | 4.22 |
Srikkanth, K | 146 | 712 | 3 | 641 | 25 | 25.64 | 5/27 | 2 | - | 28.48 | 5.40 |
Vengsarkar, DB | 129 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 0/0 | - | - | - | 4.00 |
Yashpal Sharma | 42 | 201 | 0 | 199 | 1 | 199.00 | 1/27 | - | - | 201.00 | 5.94 |
Statistics: Mohandas Menon
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