Final, 23 June 1983
West Indies captain Clive Llyod won the toss and decided to field first on a green Lord”s pitch.
It was not a perfect start as Sunil Gavaskar was dismissed cheaply for 2. Kris Srikanth and Mohinder Amarnath added 57 runs for the 2nd wicket. Srikanth scored a quick fire 38. India was reduced to 130 to 7. Sandeep Patil scored 27 off 29 balls. Madan Lal made 17 and Kirmani scored 14. Kapil Dev led side was bowled out for 183 in 54.4 overs.
Defending 184 runs, BS Sandhu got the breakthrough by dismissing Grenidge for 1. Haynes and Vivan Richards added 45 runs for the 2nd wicket before Indian bowlers reduced to 76 for 6. Kapil Dev took a brilliant running catch of Vivan Richards which made India believe that they can win the tournament.
The 7th wicket partnership between Malcolm Marshall and Dujon steadied the ship adding 43 runs. Mohinder Amarnath then got an important breakthrough by getting the wicket of Dujon for 25. The Indian bowlers shocked West Indies as they bowled out for 140 in 52 overs to register a memorable 43 runs win.
For India, Madan Lal took 3 for 31, Mohinder Amarnath 3 for 12, BS Sandhu 2 for 32 while Kapil Dev and Roger Binny picked up a solitary wicket each. For his bowling efforts, Mohinder Amarnath was named the man of the match.
Kapil Dev was the highest run getter for India with 303 runs from 8 matches (8 innings) with the best score of 175*. In the bowling department, Roger Binny finished as the leading wicket taker with 18 wickets (8 matches) at an economy of 3.81. Madan Lal also contributed to the team’s success as he took 17 wickets from 8 matches (8 innings) at an economy of 3.43.
Kapil Dev led from the ball also too, with 12 wickets in 8 matches (8 innings) at an economy of 2.91.
