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- Count with Teams in World Cup Tournament:
- The 1983 World Cup featured a total of 8 teams.
- All Teams Name:
- India
- West Indies
- England
- Pakistan
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
- Zimbabwe
- Hosted Country:
- The 1983 World Cup was hosted by England.
- Final Stadium:
- The final of the 1983 World Cup was held at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, England.
- Final Team Members:
- India:
- Kapil Dev (c)
- Mohinder Amarnath
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Krishnamachari Srikkanth
- Sandeep Patil
- Yashpal Sharma
- Kirti Azad
- Roger Binny
- Madan Lal
- Syed Kirmani (wk)
- Balwinder Sandhu
- West Indies:
- Clive Lloyd (c)
- Gordon Greenidge
- Desmond Haynes
- Vivian Richards
- Larry Gomes
- Faoud Bacchus
- Jeffrey Dujon (wk)
- Malcolm Marshall
- Michael Holding
- Andy Roberts
- Joel Garner
- Final Score:
- India scored 183 runs in 54.4 overs.
- West Indies were bowled out for 140 runs in 52 overs.
- Highest Score:
- David Gower from England scored the highest individual score in the tournament, with 384 runs.
- Most Wicket Taker:
- Roger Binny from India was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament, taking 18 wickets.
- Most Sixes with Name:
- Kapil Dev from India hit the most sixes in the tournament, with a total of 5 sixes.
- Most Runs with Name:
- David Gower from England was the leading run-scorer of the tournament, scoring 384 runs.
- Most Fours with Name:
- David Gower from England hit the most fours in the tournament, with a total of 45 fours.
- Highest Score in the Tournament:
- Kapil Dev from India scored the highest individual score in the tournament, with 175 runs against Zimbabwe.
- Man of the Match:
- Mohinder Amarnath from India was named the Man of the Match in the final for his all-round performance, taking 3 wickets and scoring 26 runs.
- Man of the Tournament:
- Mohinder Amarnath from India was named the Player of the Tournament for his consistent performances with both bat and ball.
- Key Highlights of the Final Match:
- India’s innings was rescued by a remarkable knock of 175 runs by Kapil Dev, guiding them to a competitive total.
- The Indian team bowled exceptionally well, with Mohinder Amarnath taking crucial wickets to restrict the West Indies.
- The West Indies fell short of the target, giving India a historic 43-run victory.
- Kapil Dev lifted the World Cup trophy, marking India’s first-ever World Cup win.
