1983 Cricket World Cup

Prudential Cup '83
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Dates9 June – 25 June 1983
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Double round robin and Knockout
Host(s) England
 Wales
Champions India (1st title)
Runners-up West Indies
Participants8
Matches27
Attendance231,081 (8,559 per match)
Most runsEngland David Gower (334)
Most wicketsIndia Roger Binny (18)
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1987

The 1983 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential Cup '83) was the 3rd edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 to 25 June 1983 in England and Wales and was won by India. Eight countries participated in the event. England, India, Pakistan and West Indies qualified for the semi-finals. 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 semi-finals.

The matches consisted of 60 overs per innings and were played in traditional white clothing and with red balls. They were all played during the day.