The third edition of the World Cup was again held in England and sponsored by the Prudential Insurance Company and all expected the West Indies to win the final but India stunned the world when they beat the defending champions. A 30-yard circle was introduced with four fielders needed to be inside it at all times.
Martin Crowe and Abdul Qadir played in their first World Cups, while Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, Rodney Marsh, Glenn Turner, Bob Willis and Clive Lloyd played in their last.
The first match of the tournament was played between England and New Zealand at The Oval on June 9 with the hosts winning the match by 106 runs.
The teams played others in the group twice and India beat the West Indies in their first group game but lost in the second, beat minnows Zimbabwe in both of their group games and lost to Australia in the first but won their second group clash.
The highlight of the tournament was the swashbuckling hitting of Kapil Dev when he single-handedly won the group game against Zimbabwe in Tunbridge Wells. Coming in to bat with India tottering at 17/5, the captain smashed 16 fours and 6 sixes in his unbeaten 175 that came off 138 deliveries to power India to 266/8 in their 60 overs and later took one wicket as India won by 31 runs. Sadly, no video recording is available of that knock because the BBC was on strike on that day.
India then beat hosts England by 6 wickets at Manchester in the first semifinal with Kapil taking 3 wickets and Sandeep Patil hitting an unbeaten 51 off 32 balls, but Mohinder Amarnath took the honours by taking 2 wickets and hitting 46 runs.
The third edition of the World Cup was again held in England and sponsored by the Prudential Insurance Company and all expected the West Indies to win the final but India stunned the world when they beat the defending champions. A 30-yard circle was introduced with four fielders needed to be inside it at all times.
Martin Crowe and Abdul Qadir played in their first World Cups, while Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, Rodney Marsh, Glenn Turner, Bob Willis and Clive Lloyd played in their last.
The first match of the tournament was played between England and New Zealand at The Oval on June 9 with the hosts winning the match by 106 runs.
The teams played others in the group twice and India beat the West Indies in their first group game but lost in the second, beat minnows Zimbabwe in both of their group games and lost to Australia in the first but won their second group clash.
The highlight of the tournament was the swashbuckling hitting of Kapil Dev when he single-handedly won the group game against Zimbabwe in Tunbridge Wells. Coming in to bat with India tottering at 17/5, the captain smashed 16 fours and 6 sixes in his unbeaten 175 that came off 138 deliveries to power India to 266/8 in their 60 overs and later took one wicket as India won by 31 runs. Sadly, no video recording is available of that knock because the BBC was on strike on that day.
India then beat hosts England by 6 wickets at Manchester in the first semifinal with Kapil taking 3 wickets and Sandeep Patil hitting an unbeaten 51 off 32 balls, but Mohinder Amarnath took the honours by taking 2 wickets and hitting 46 runs.
In the second semifinal at The Oval, the West Indies crushed Pakistan by 8 wickets for whom Mohsin Khan hit 70 off 176 balls. Vivian Richards' unbeaten 80 and Larry Gomes' unbeaten 50 ensured that the Windies won the match in just 48.4 overs.
With India playing their first ever World Cup final against the mighty West Indies who had won two in a row, all expected Clive Lloyd to lift the trophy for the third consecutive time and the belief strengthened when the combine of Andy Roberts, Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding and Joel Garner took eight wickets between them to bundle out India for 183 runs in 54.4 overs. But as they say that anything is possible in cricket, India caused the biggest upset in cricket history when they defended their total with Madan Lal and Amarnath taking three wickets each. Richards was going great guns when Kapil took a superb catch running backwards and the Windies never really recovered from there and lost the match by 43 runs. Kapil lifted the trophy at the Lord's balcony and this win remains India's biggest ever victory and triggered such a craze for the game in the country that many youngsters took to cricket as a profession.
In the second semifinal at The Oval, the West Indies crushed Pakistan by 8 wickets for whom Mohsin Khan hit 70 off 176 balls. Vivian Richards' unbeaten 80 and Larry Gomes' unbeaten 50 ensured that the Windies won the match in just 48.4 overs.
With India playing their first ever World Cup final against the mighty West Indies who had won two in a row, all expected Clive Lloyd to lift the trophy for the third consecutive time and the belief strengthened when the combine of Andy Roberts, Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding and Joel Garner took eight wickets between them to bundle out India for 183 runs in 54.4 overs. But as they say that anything is possible in cricket, India caused the biggest upset in cricket history when they defended their total with Madan Lal and Amarnath taking three wickets each. Richards was going great guns when Kapil took a superb catch running backwards and the Windies never really recovered from there and lost the match by 43 runs. Kapil lifted the trophy at the Lord's balcony and this win remains India's biggest ever victory and triggered such a craze for the game in the country that many youngsters took to cricket as a profession.
Martin Crowe and Abdul Qadir played in their first World Cups, while Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, Rodney Marsh, Glenn Turner, Bob Willis and Clive Lloyd played in their last. The first match of the tournament was played between England and New Zealand at The Oval on June 9 with the hosts winning the match by 106 runs.
The teams played others in the group twice and India beat the West Indies in their first group game but lost in the second, beat minnows Zimbabwe in both of their group games and lost to Australia in the first but won their second group clash.
The highlight of the tournament was the swashbuckling hitting of Kapil Dev when he single-handedly won the group game against Zimbabwe in Tunbridge Wells. Coming in to bat with India tottering at 17/5, the captain smashed 16 fours and 6 sixes in his unbeaten 175 that came off 138 deliveries to power India to 266/8 in their 60 overs and later took one wicket as India won by 31 runs. Sadly, no video recording is available of that knock because the BBC was on strike on that day.
India then beat hosts England by 6 wickets at Manchester in the first semifinal with Kapil taking 3 wickets and Sandeep Patil hitting an unbeaten 51 off 32 balls, but Mohinder Amarnath took the honours by taking 2 wickets and hitting 46 runs.
The third edition of the World Cup was again held in England and sponsored by the Prudential Insurance Company and all expected the West Indies to win the final but India stunned the world when they beat the defending champions. A 30-yard circle was introduced with four fielders needed to be inside it at all times.
Martin Crowe and Abdul Qadir played in their first World Cups, while Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, Rodney Marsh, Glenn Turner, Bob Willis and Clive Lloyd played in their last.
The first match of the tournament was played between England and New Zealand at The Oval on June 9 with the hosts winning the match by 106 runs.
The teams played others in the group twice and India beat the West Indies in their first group game but lost in the second, beat minnows Zimbabwe in both of their group games and lost to Australia in the first but won their second group clash.
The highlight of the tournament was the swashbuckling hitting of Kapil Dev when he single-handedly won the group game against Zimbabwe in Tunbridge Wells. Coming in to bat with India tottering at 17/5, the captain smashed 16 fours and 6 sixes in his unbeaten 175 that came off 138 deliveries to power India to 266/8 in their 60 overs and later took one wicket as India won by 31 runs. Sadly, no video recording is available of that knock because the BBC was on strike on that day.
India then beat hosts England by 6 wickets at Manchester in the first semifinal with Kapil taking 3 wickets and Sandeep Patil hitting an unbeaten 51 off 32 balls, but Mohinder Amarnath took the honours by taking 2 wickets and hitting 46 runs.
In the second semifinal at The Oval, the West Indies crushed Pakistan by 8 wickets for whom Mohsin Khan hit 70 off 176 balls. Vivian Richards' unbeaten 80 and Larry Gomes' unbeaten 50 ensured that the Windies won the match in just 48.4 overs.
With India playing their first ever World Cup final against the mighty West Indies who had won two in a row, all expected Clive Lloyd to lift the trophy for the third consecutive time and the belief strengthened when the combine of Andy Roberts, Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding and Joel Garner took eight wickets between them to bundle out India for 183 runs in 54.4 overs. But as they say that anything is possible in cricket, India caused the biggest upset in cricket history when they defended their total with Madan Lal and Amarnath taking three wickets each. Richards was going great guns when Kapil took a superb catch running backwards and the Windies never really recovered from there and lost the match by 43 runs. Kapil lifted the trophy at the Lord's balcony and this win remains India's biggest ever victory and triggered such a craze for the game in the country that many youngsters took to cricket as a profession.
In the second semifinal at The Oval, the West Indies crushed Pakistan by 8 wickets for whom Mohsin Khan hit 70 off 176 balls. Vivian Richards' unbeaten 80 and Larry Gomes' unbeaten 50 ensured that the Windies won the match in just 48.4 overs.
With India playing their first ever World Cup final against the mighty West Indies who had won two in a row, all expected Clive Lloyd to lift the trophy for the third consecutive time and the belief strengthened when the combine of Andy Roberts, Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding and Joel Garner took eight wickets between them to bundle out India for 183 runs in 54.4 overs. But as they say that anything is possible in cricket, India caused the biggest upset in cricket history when they defended their total with Madan Lal and Amarnath taking three wickets each. Richards was going great guns when Kapil took a superb catch running backwards and the Windies never really recovered from there and lost the match by 43 runs. Kapil lifted the trophy at the Lord's balcony and this win remains India's biggest ever victory and triggered such a craze for the game in the country that many youngsters took to cricket as a profession.
