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Cricket World Cup 1983 the third world cup was hosted by England. It was the third consecutive time that England became a host to the World Cup tournament. Eight teams participated in the tournament in which 27 matches were played. The matches consisted of 60 overs each.
The main venues of the tournament were Kensington Oval Stadium, St Helen’s stadium at Swansea, Trent Bridge in Nottingham, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, County Ground in Taunton, Edgbaston at Birmingham, Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds, The County Ground at Southampton, County Ground in Derby, Nevill Ground at Tunbridge Wells and County Ground in Chelmsford.
A few changes were made in the tournament. A fielding circle, which is about 30 yards away from the circle, was introduced. It was made necessary that 4 fieldsmen should stand inside at all times.
The tournament bid adieu to many players and also welcomed many new players. It was the final game for the Australian players Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson and Rodney Marsh. It was also the debut match of New Zealand’s Glenn Turner and West Indies’ Clive Hubert Lloyd.
A number of records were set in the Cricket World Cup 1983. David Gower of England scored 384 runs and set a record for the highest run-scorer. Indian wicket keeper RMH Binny took 18 wickets and became the player to take the most number of wickets. Indian player N Kapil Dev took 7 catches and set a record for the most catches.
The final match between India and West Indies witnessed the thrilling 43 runs victory for India.
Group A |
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| June 9, 1983 | England 322/6 (60 overs) |
v | New Zealand 216 (59 overs) |
England won by 106 runs The Oval, London |
| June 9, 1983 | Pakistan 338/5 (60 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 288/9 (60 overs) |
Pakistan won by 50 runs St Helen’s, Swansea |
| June 11, 1983 | England 333/9 (60 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 286 (58 overs) |
England won by 47 runs County Ground, Taunton |
| June 11, 1983 | New Zealand 238/9 (60 overs) |
v | Pakistan 186 (55.2 overs) |
New Zealand won by 52 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| June 13, 1983 | Pakistan 193/8 (60 overs) |
v | England 199/2 (50.4 overs) |
England won by 8 wickets Lord’s, London |
| June 13, 1983 | Sri Lanka 206 (56.1 overs) |
v | New Zealand 209/5 (39.2 overs) |
New Zealand won by 5 wickets County Ground, Bristol |
| June 15, 1983 | England 234 (55.2 overs) |
v | New Zealand 238/8 (59.5 overs) |
New Zealand won by 2 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| June 16, 1983 | Pakistan 235/7 (60 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 224 (58.3 overs) |
Pakistan won by 11 runs Headingley, Leeds |
| June 18, 1983 | Pakistan 232/8 (60 overs) |
v | England 233/3 (57.2 overs) |
England won by 7 wickets Old Trafford, Mancheste |
| June 18, 1983 | New Zealand 181 (58.2 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 184/7 (52.5 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets County Ground, Derby |
| June 20, 1983 | Sri Lanka 136 (50.4 overs) |
v | England 137/1 (24.1 overs) |
England won by 9 wickets Headingley, Leeds |
| June 20, 1983 | Pakistan 261/3 (60 overs) |
v | New Zealand 250 (59.1 overs) |
Pakistan won by 11 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
Group B |
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| June 9, 1983 | Zimbabwe 239/6 (60 overs) |
v | Australia 226/7 (60 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 13 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| June 9, 1983 | India 262/8 (60 overs) |
v | West Indies 228 (54.1 overs) |
India won by 34 runs Old Trafford, Manchester |
| June 11, 1983 | West Indies 252/9 (60 overs) |
v | Australia 151 (30.3 overs) |
West Indies won by 101 runs Headingley, Leeds |
| June 11, 1983 | Zimbabwe 155 (51.4 overs) |
v | India 157/5 (37.3 overs) |
India won by 5 wickets Grace Road, Leicester |
| June 13, 1983 | Australia 320/9 (60 overs) |
v | India 158 (37.5 overs) |
Australia won by 162 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| June 13, 1983 | Zimbabwe 217/7 (60 overs) |
v | West Indies 218/2 (48.3 overs) |
West Indies won by 8 wickets New Road, Worcester |
| June 15, 1983 | West Indies 282/9 (60 overs) |
v | India 216 (53.1 overs) |
West Indies won by 66 runs The Oval, London |
| June 16, 1983 | Australia 272/7 (60 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 240 (59.5 overs) |
Australia won by 32 runs County Ground, Southampton |
| June 18, 1983 | Australia 273/6 (60 overs) |
v | West Indies 276/3 (57.5 overs) |
West Indies won by 7 wickets Lord’s, London |
| June 18, 1983 | India 266/8 (60 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 235 (57 overs) |
India won by 31 runs Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells |
| June 20, 1983 | India 247 (55.5 overs) |
v | Australia 129 (38.2 overs) |
India won by 118 runs County Ground, Chelmsford |
| June 20, 1983 | Zimbabwe 171 (60 overs) |
v | West Indies 172/0 (45.1 overs) |
West Indies won by 10 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham |