The Third World Cup of cricket was played in 1983.
This World Cup has been a further 60 overs per tournament rounds was played in England.
“India won the World Cup twice, beating the world champions West Indies in the final.”
India scored just 183 points and defended himself successfully. Mohinder Amarnath was the man of the match. Dickie Bird and Meyer were the judges in this last game.Best batting performance of the Cricket World Cup 1983:
338 tests were scored by the team against the Pakistan Cricket Srilanka. Highest successful hunt was in the Caribbean, 276 tracks against Australia. Kapil Dev India scored 175 * as the highest individual sleeves with a drummer at the Cricket World Cup 1983, while David Gower received 384 overall. The highest total in a game was shared by Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It was a total of 626 runs.
Most centuries and fifties in the 1983 Cricket World Cup:
8 players in a century each to share this record. Imran Khan, Kapil Dev, Zaheer Abbas, Richards, Greenidge, Gower, Lamb TM, and Chappell in the same book. Zaheer Abbas, Pakistan and Imran Khan has done most of the '50s. CG Greenidge and Gomes did a 195 third wicket partnership is contrary to Zimbabwe.
Bowling Records 1983 World Cup Cricket
RMH Binny took 18 wickets. Sri Lanka MEL, ALF had five wickets in a match to set the record for 1983 cricket World Cup. New Zealand player admitted Snedden MC 105 operations in 12 overs.
Catches and Wicket keeping records:
Kapil Dev of India took eight ctaches Dujon and from the West Indies dismissed 18 batsmen as wicketkeeper.
Interesting games in 1983-World Cup Cricket
Australia beat India in the cricket World Cup third, with a margin of 162 runs. West Indies defeat Zimbabwe with a margin of 10 wickets.
Australia beat India in the cricket World Cup third, with a margin of 162 runs. West Indies defeat Zimbabwe with a margin of 10 wickets.
India lifted their 2nd ICC Cricket World Cup after a gap of 28 years
“India created history at the Wankhede lifting the World Cup with a fine six wicket win over Sir Lanka in the final of the mega tournament”.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his team-mates had promised Sachin Tendulkar that they would get the World Cup for him and they kept their promise.
Post the fine win the players lifted the batting maestro in their arms and took a victory round of the stadium in Mumbai.
Chasing 275, India reached the target on the second ball of the 49th over with the skipper hitting the winning shot off Nuwan Kulasekara putting his ball past the boundary for a six. In the process he put an unbeaten 91 runs on board, signalling his come back to form.
On the other end was Yuvraj Singh - the man who helped India win many a matches in the tournament. No wonder he went home with the coveted 'Player of the tournament'
Earlier in the innings, Lasith Malinga claimed Virender Sehwag on the second ball trapping him leg-before.
Post the first wicket, Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir got busy trying to revive the innings and they were doing it at a good rate scoring in boundaries.
But as all good things come to an end, their partnership too ended early and again the man in question was Malinga. Tendulkar went for a cut but ended up giving an edge to keeper Sangakkara with 32/2 on board. He scored 18.
Then Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli got on with a partnership scoring 83 runs for third wicket. But, just when their stand started to look dangerous Tillakaratne Dilshan got the vital breakthrough catching Kohli off his own bowling to send him back on 35 and India went down to 114/3.
Gautam Gambhir and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who sent himself up the order at number five, decided to carry on from where Kohli had left. The two batted on completing a 100-run partnership. They continued rotating the strike and milking the opposition bowlers.
Unfortunately for India, Gambhir missed his ton by three runs as Sri Lanka pacer Thissara Perera clean bowled him in the 42nd over. At the stage India were 223/4.
There were a few tense moments too with the India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni surviving a run out chance in the 42nd over. Television replays showed that he just about made it to the white popping line.
Indians took the Batting Powerplay in the 45th over and effectively utilised it with Yuvraj Singh and Dhoni chipping away at the target with urgency.
The two helped India home in the 49th over with 277/4 on board - a fine six wicket win. Skipper Dhoni walked away with the Man-of-the-Match award.
Australia beat India in the cricket World Cup third, with a margin of 162 runs. West Indies defeat Zimbabwe with a margin of 10 wickets.
