India defeated West Indies by 43 runs in the title match held at Lord’s.
On this day in 1983, the Indian cricket team led by Kapil Dev created history by winning the World Cup for the first time. IND defeated West Indies by 43 runs in the title match held at Lord’s. Considered an underdog, IND, chasing 183 runs, bundled out the two-time champion for 140 runs and won its first World Cup title.
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Throughout the tournament, IND performed contrary to expectations and became world champion by defeating teams like Australia, England, West Indies. In the title final, on one side was two-time world champion West Indies, while on the other side was Indian Team, which had performed poorly in the 1975, 1979 World Cups.
The title win changed Indian cricket. In this tournament, Kapil Dev played a brilliant innings of 175* against Zimbabwe, which inspired generations and carried forward Kapil Dev’s legacy as a great captain.
India: Know about the details of that match
India’s innings: Indian Team batted first and were bowled out for 183 in 54.4 overs. Kapil Dev scored 15 runs. Srikkanth (38), Amarnath (26) and Yashpal Sharma (11) made important contributions. West Indies’ Andy Roberts took 3 wickets.
West Indies’ innings: Chasing 184, West Indies were bowled out for 140 in 52 overs. Viv Richards scored 33 runs. Mohinder Amarnath (3/12) and Madan Lal (3/31) performed brilliantly for IND. Balwinder Sandhu took two wickets.
The turning point of this match was Kapil Dev catching Richards. This catch changed the course of the final match. Mohinder Amarnath was named Man of the Match for his all-round performance (26 runs and 3 wickets).
