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1983 World Cup: Final Golden Moments

The Team:
1 Kapil Dev
2 Sunil Gavaskar
3 Mohinder Amarnath
4 Sandeep Patil
5 Yashpal Sharma
6 Roger Binny
7 Madan Lal
8 Syed Kirmani
9 Balwinder Sandhu
10 K Srikkanth
11 Kirti Azad
12 Ravi Shastri
13 Dilip Vengsarkar
14 Sunil Valson
Team manager: P R Man Singh









Mohinder Amarnath's patient innings of 26 helps India move steadily towards a total of 183

Final Moments! Kapil Dev snares West Indies tail-ender Andy Roberts lbw to leave India on the brink of victory


The team celebrates Andy's dismissal.



India's players run for the pavilion after Mohinder Amarnath seals a 43-run victory by bowling Michael Holding.


A huge crowd charge into the ground to celebrate the victory and the Indian team race out. History was made!



Delighted supporters throng on to the Lord's pitch to join in with the Indian celebrations.



Man of the match Amarnath and India's captain Kapil Dev share a joke during the presentation ceremony




India's team and management revel in their unexpected triumph over the West Indies


Kapil Dev shows off the cup to delighted supporters
Final
Date: June 25, 1983
Venue: Lord's
Toss: West Indies elected to field
Result: India won by 43 runs
Man of the match: M Amarnath

India		R	BF
S M Gavaskar	c Dujon b Roberts	2	12
K Srikkanth	lbw b Marshall	38	57
M Amarnath	b Holding	26	80
Yashpal Sharma	c sub b Gomes	11	32
S M Patil	c Gomes b Garner	27	29
Kapil Dev (c)	c Holding b Gomes	15	8
K Azad	c Garner b Roberts	0	3
R M H Binny	c Garner b Roberts	2	8
S Madan Lal	b Marshall	17	27
S M H Kirmani (k)	b Holding	14	43
B S Sandhu	not out	11	30
Extras	(b 5, lb 5, w 9, n 1)	20
Total	183 all out in 54.4 overs
Run rate:	3.55
FOW: Gavaskar (2-1), Srikkanth (59-2), Amarnath (90-3), Yashpal Sharma (92-4), Kapil Dev (110-5), Azad (111-6), Binny (130-7), Patil (153-8), Madan Lal (161-9), Kirmani (183-10).

Bowling	O	M	R	W
A M E Roberts	10	3	32	3
J Garner	12	4	24	1
M D Marshall	11	1	24	2
M A Holding	9.4	2	26	2
H A Gomes	11	1	49	2
I V A Richards	1	0	8	0

West Indies		R	BF
C G Greenidge	b Sandhu	1	12
D L Haynes	c Binny b Madan Lal	13	33
I V A Richards	c Kapil Dev b Madan Lal	33	28
C H Lloyd (c)	c Kapil Dev b Binny	8	17
H A Gomes	c Gavaskar b Madan Lal	5	16
S F A Bacchus	c Kirmani b Sandhu	8	25
P J L Dujon (k)	b Amarnath	25	73
M D Marshall	c Gavaskar b Amarnath	18	51
A M E Roberts	lbw b Kapil Dev	4	14
J Garner	not out	5	19
M A Holding	lbw b Amarnath	6	24
Extras	(lb 4, w 10)	14
Total	140 all out in 52 overs
Run rate:	2.69
FOW: Greenidge (5-1), Haynes (50-2), Richards (57-3), Gomes (66-4), Lloyd (66-5), Bacchus (76-6), Dujon (119-7), Marshall (124-8), Roberts (126-9), Holding (140-10).

Bowling	O	M	R	W
Kapil Dev	11	4	21	1
B S Sandhu	9	1	32	2
S Madan Lal	12	2	31	3
R M H Binny	10	1	23	1
M Amarnath	7	0	12	3
K Azad	3	0	7	0

Some memorable quotes after India won the World Cup.

'I didn't know there were so many Indians in London, mate, until they won this bleedin' cricket match'
- A London fruit seller

'Not today, this is India's day'
- Sir Gary Sobers, when asked for an autograph

'Simply unbelievable'
- Bishen Bedi

'My slogan is: "Indians can do it" '.
- Mrs Indira Gandhi

'Simply thousands of miles away you could almost smell the joyful whiff of November 5 cordite, mixed in the sultry scents of jasmine, frangipani, cowdung smoke and curry'.
- Frank Keating of The Guardian

'A feat, which will rank among the finest achievements of the country'.
- Editorial in The Telegraphy, a Calcutta daily

'I have had to eat some of my own words, but what a delight it has been to do so'.
- Asif Iqbal

'The shock will do us all good'
- Mathew Engel of The Guardian

'We are still down to earth'
- Roger Binny

'We are being treated like gods'
- Mohinder Amarnath

'Luck played a great part'
- Kapil Dev

'The greatest day since Independence'
- An Indian
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 favorite -- this one produced a sensational turnaround with 500-1 outsiders India upsetting the West Indies applecart.

Here are the details:
Match summary

Num	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result
1	09/06/83	West Indies	Manchester	Ind won by 34 runs
2	11/06/83	Zimbabwe	Leicester	Ind won by 5 wickets
3	13/06/83	Australia	Nottingham	Aus won by 162 runs
4	15/06/83	West Indies	The Oval	WI won by 66 runs
5	18/06/83	Zimbabwe	Tunbridge Wells	Ind won by 31 runs
6	20/06/83	Australia	Chelmsford	Ind won by 118 runs
7	22/06/83	England	Manchester	Ind won by 6 wickets (Semi-final)
8	25/06/83	West Indies	Lord's	Ind won by 43 runs (Final)

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

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