ICC World Cup 2019

The 1983 World Cup in numbers

From the leading run-scorers to the best bowling performances, here's a breakdown of all the numbers from the 1983 World Cup.

Rajneesh Gupta
27 April, 2019 14:11 IST

Roger Binny was the leading wicket-taker at the 1983 World Cup.   -  The Hindu Photo Library

Rajneesh Gupta
27 April, 2019 14:11 IST

Winner: India

Runner-up: West Indies

Losing semifinalists: England and Pakistan

Country-wise performance

Country

Matches

Won

Lost

Runs scored

Wickets lost

Batting average

Runs conceded

Wickets taken

Bowling average

India

8

6

2

1,706

64

26.65

1,702

78

21.82

West Indies

8

6

2

1,756

45

39.02

1,657

67

24.73

England

7

5

2

1,671

41

40.75

1,518

58

26.17

Pakistan

7

3

4

1,629

49

33.24

1,620

45

36.00

Australia

6

2

4

1,371

48

28.56

1,412

48

29.41

New Zealand

6

3

3

1,332

52

25.61

1,393

46

30.28

Sri Lanka

6

1

5

1,324

56

23.64

1.433

37

38.72

Zimbabwe

6

1

5

1,257

53

23.71

1,311

29

45.20

Highest team totals

Total

Country

Opponent

Venue

338/5 (60 overs)

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Swansea

333/9 (60 overs)

England

Sri Lanka

Taunton

322/6 (60 overs)

England

New Zealand

The Oval

320/9 (60 overs)

Australia

India

Nottingham

288/9 (60 overs)

Sri Lanka

Pakistan

Swansea+

+ Batted second

Lowest team totals

Total

Country

Opponent

Venue

129 (38.2 overs)

Australia

India

Chelmsford

136 (50.4 overs)

Sri Lanka

England

Leeds

140 (52 overs)

West Indies

India

Lord’s

151 (30.3 overs)

Australia

West Indies

Leeds

155 (51.4 overs)

Zimbabwe

India

Leicester

Highest individual scores

Score

Batsman

Country

Opponent

Venue

175*

Kapil Dev

India

Zimbabwe

Tunbridge Wells

130

David Gower

England

Sri Lanka

Taunton

119

Viv Richards

West Indies

India

The Oval

110

Trevor Chappell+

Australia

India

Nottingham

102

Gordon Greenidge

West Indies

Zimbabwe

Worcester

+ World Cup debut

Leading run-scorers

Batsman

Country

Matches

Innings

Runs

Not-outs

Highest score

Average

Hundreds

Fifties

David Gower

England

7

7

384

2

130

76.80

1

1

Viv Richards

West Indies

8

7

367

2

130

73.40

1

2

Graeme Fowler

England

7

7

360

2

81*

72.00

0

4

Zaheer Abbas

Pakistan

7

7

313

2

103*

62.60

1

2

Kapil Dev

India

8

8

303

3

175*

60.60

1

0

Best bowling performances

Bowling figures

Bowler

Country

Opponent

Venue

7/51

Winston Davis+

West Indies

Australia

Leeds

6/39

Ken MacLeay

Australia

India

Nottingham

5/25

Richard Hadlee

New Zealand

Sri Lanka

Bristol

5/32

Ashantha de Mel

Sri Lanka

New Zealand

Derby

5/39

Vic Marks

England

Sri Lanka

Taunton

+ World Cup debut

Leading wicket-takers

Bowler

Country

Matches

Balls bowled

Runs conceded

Wickets taken

Best figures

Average

Run per over

Roger Binny

India

8

528

336

18

4/29

18.66

3.82

Ashantha de Mel

Sri Lanka

6

396

265

17

5/32

15.58

4.02

Madan Lal

India

8

498

285

17

4/20

16.76

3.43

Richard Hadlee

New Zealand

6

391

180

17

5/25

12.85

2.76

Vic Marks

England

7

468

246

13

5/39

18.92

3.15