Cricket World Cup 1983 or the Prudential Cup 1983 was the third edition of the World Cup series. For the third consecutive year, England again hosted the tournament. The event took place between June 9 to June 25. Eight nations participated in the event. They played the preliminary matches in 2 groups of 4 each. Unlike the two previous World Cup, each country played its groupmates twice. The top two teams from each group played the semifinals and the winner of each semifinal qualified for the final.

Then, the matches were played in a traditional fashion. Same white uniforms, red balls and played only during the day-light. The match use to start early and consisted of 60 overs.

England, Pakistan, West Indies and India qualified to the semifinals. India pulled victory over England and faced West Indies in the final match. Batting first, the Indians were all out for 183. West Indies were expected to become third consecutive World Cup winner but the bowling and fielding efforts of India managed a 43 run win. Thus, the Prudential Cup switched hands from the West Indies to India. The team was captained by Kapil Dev and the Man of the Match was Mohinder Amarnath.

Started On: June 9, 1983.

Ended On: June 25, 1983.

Host: England.

Winner: India (Beated West Indies By 43 Runs).

Teams Played:

Group A	:	New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England, Pakistan.
Group B	:	India, West Indies, Australia, Zimbabwe.

Match Summary:

Group A: England beated New Zealand by 106 runs.
(The Oval - June 9, 1983).

Group A: Pakistan beated Sri Lanka by 50 runs.
(Swansea - June 9, 1983).

Group B: Zimbabwe beated Australia by 13 runs.
(Nottingham - June 9, 1983).

Group B: India beated West Indies by 34 runs.
(Manchester - June 9, 1983).

Group A: England beated Sri Lanka by 47 runs.
(Taunton - June 11, 1983).

Group A: New Zealand beated Pakistan by 52 runs.
(Birmingham - June 11, 1983).

Group B: West Indies beated Australia by 101 runs.
(Leeds - June 11, 1983).

Group B: India beated Zimbabwe by 5 wickets.
(Leicester - June 11, 1983).

Group A: England beated Pakistan by 8 wickets.
(Lord's - June 13, 1983).

Group A: New Zealand beated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets.
(Bristol - June 13, 1983).

Group B: Australia beated India by 162 runs.
(Nottingham - June 13, 1983).

Group B: West Indies beated Zimbabwe by 8 wickets.
(Worcester - June 13, 1983).

Group A: New Zealand beated England by 2 wickets.
(Birmingham - June 15, 1983).

Group B: West Indies beated India by 66 runs.
(The Oval - June 15, 1983).

Group A: Pakistan beated Sri Lanka by 11 runs.
(Leeds - June 16, 1983).

Group B: Australia beated Zimbabwe by 32 runs.
(Southampton - June 16, 1983).

Group A: England beated Pakistan by 7 wickets.
(Manchester - June 18, 1983).

Group A: Sri Lanka beated New Zealand by 3 wickets.
(Derby - June 18, 1983).

Group B: West Indies beated Australia by 7 wickets.
(Lord's - June 18, 1983).

Group B: India beated Zimbabwe by 31 runs.
(Tunbridge Wells - June 18, 1983).

Group A: England beated Sri Lanka by 9 wickets
(Leeds - June 20, 1983).

Group A: Pakistan beated New Zealand by 11 runs.
(Nottingham - June 20, 1983).

Group B: India beated Australia by 118 runs.
(Chelmsford - June 20, 1983).

Group B: West Indies beated Zimbabwe by 10 wickets.
(Birmingham - June 20, 1983).

Semi-Final: India beated England by 6 wickets.
(Manchester - June 22, 1983).

Semi-Final: West Indies beated Pakistan by 8 wickets.
(The Oval - June 22, 1983).

Final: India beated West Indies by 43 runs (Lord's - June 25, 1983).

Man of The Match: Mohinder Amarnath - Took 3 wickets in 12 balls and also Scored 26 runs.