1983 ICC World Cup - An Introduction
The 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup was the third edition of the tournament. For the third time, it was held in England in June 1983. Two times world champions, West Indies lost the title to India. India beat West Indies by 43 runs in
Eight countries participated in the event. The preliminary matches were played in two groups of four teams each, and each country played the others in its group twice. The top two teams in each group qualified for the knockout round of semi-finals and final.
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Teams - Total 8 teams participated in 1982 World cup. They are divided into two groups:
Group A - England, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka
Group B - West Indies, India, Zimbabwe, Australia
1983 World Cup Matche Results
- 1st Match: England v New Zealand at The Oval
Jun 9, 1983, England won by 106 runs (Eng 322/6; NZ 216)
- 2nd Match: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Swansea
Jun 9, 1983, Pakistan won by 50 runs (Pak 338/5; SL 288/9)
- 3rd Match: Australia v Zimbabwe at Nottingham
Jun 9, 1983, Zimbabwe won by 13 runs (Zim 239/6; Aus 226/7)
- 4th Match: India v West Indies at Manchester
Jun 9-10, 1983, India won by 34 runs (Ind 262/8; WI 228)
- 5th Match: England v Sri Lanka at Taunton
Jun 11, 1983, England won by 47 runs (Eng 333/9; SL 286)
- 6th Match: New Zealand v Pakistan at Birmingham
Jun 11-12, 1983, New Zealand won by 52 runs (NZ 238/9; Pak 186)
- 7th Match: Australia v West Indies at Leeds
Jun 11-12, 1983, West Indies won by 101 runs (WI 252/9; Aus 151)
- 8th Match: India v Zimbabwe at Leicester
Jun 11, 1983, India won by 5 wickets (with 22.3 overs remaining) (Zim 155; Ind 157/5)
- 9th Match: England v Pakistan at Lord's
Jun 13, 1983, England won by 8 wickets (with 9.2 overs remaining) (Pak 193/8; Eng 199/2)
- 10th Match: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Bristol
Jun 13, 1983, New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 20.4 overs remaining) (SL 206; NZ 209/5)
- 11th Match: Australia v India at Nottingham
Jun 13, 1983, Australia won by 162 runs (Aus 320/9; Ind 158)
- 12th Match: West Indies v Zimbabwe at Worcester
Jun 13, 1983, West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 11.3 overs remaining) (Zim 217/7; WI 218/2)
- 13th Match: England v New Zealand at Birmingham
Jun 15, 1983, New Zealand won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) (Eng 234; NZ 238/8)
- 14th Match: India v West Indies at The Oval
Jun 15, 1983, West Indies won by 66 runs (WI 282/9; Ind 216)
- 15th Match: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Leeds
Jun 16, 1983, Pakistan won by 11 runs (Pak 235/7; SL 224)
- 16th Match: Australia v Zimbabwe at Southampton
Jun 16, 1983, Australia won by 32 runs (Aus 272/7; Zim 240)
- 17th Match: England v Pakistan at Manchester
Jun 18, 1983, England won by 7 wickets (with 2.4 overs remaining) (Pak 232/8; Eng 233/3)
- 18th Match: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Derby
Jun 18, 1983, Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 7.1 overs remaining) (NZ 181; SL 184/7)
- 19th Match: Australia v West Indies at Lord's
Jun 18, 1983, West Indies won by 7 wickets (with 2.1 overs remaining) (Aus 273/6; WI 276/3)
- 20th Match: India v Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells
Jun 18, 1983, India won by 31 runs (Ind 266/8; Zim 235)
- 21st Match: England v Sri Lanka at Leeds
Jun 20, 1983, England won by 9 wickets (with 35.5 overs remaining) (SL 136; Eng 137/1)
- 22nd Match: New Zealand v Pakistan at Nottingham
Jun 20, 1983, Pakistan won by 11 runs (Pak 261/3; NZ 250)
- 23rd Match: Australia v India at Chelmsford
Jun 20, 1983, India won by 118 runs (Ind 247; Aus 129)
- 24th Match: West Indies v Zimbabwe at Birmingham
Jun 20, 1983, West Indies won by 10 wickets (with 14.5 overs remaining) (Zim 171; WI 172/0)
- 1st Semifinal: England v India at Manchester
Jun 22, 1983, India won by 6 wickets (with 5.2 overs remaining) (Eng 213; Ind 217/4)
- 2nd Semifinal: Pakistan v West Indies at The Oval
Jun 22, 1983, West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 11.2 overs remaining) (Pak 184/8; WI 188/2)
- Final: India v West Indies at Lord's
Jun 25, 1983, India won by 43 runs (Ind 183; WI 140)
