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.
Published : Apr 27, 2019 14:11 IST
Winner: India
Runner-up: West Indies
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+ |
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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 |
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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 | 4 | |
Zaheer Abbas | Pakistan | 7 | 7 | 313 | 2 | 103* | 62.60 | 1 | 2 |
Kapil Dev | India | 8 | 8 | 303 | 3 | 175* | 60.60 | 1 |
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 |
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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 |