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easyIndia's famous 1983 World Cup win was against which team in the final?
AEngland0%
BPakistan20%
CAustralia20%
✓West Indies60%
Answer Explanation
India defeated West Indies by 43 runs in the 1983 Cricket World Cup final at Lord's. India scored only 183, but Kapil Dev's team bowled West Indies out for 140. It remains one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history.
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60% of quiz players who faced this question picked West Indies. That is about average for a World Cup question (57%). The most popular wrong answer was Pakistan (20%).
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Kapil Dev in numbers
| Format | Matches | Runs | Avg | HS | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 131 | 5,248 | 31.1 | 163 | 434 | 9/83 |
| ODI | 225 | 3,783 | 23.8 | 175* | 253 | 5/43 |
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More World Cup trivia
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- By how many runs did India defeat West Indies in the 1983 ODI World Cup final at Lord's?Answer: 43 runs
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- West Indies won the 2016 Women's T20 World Cup. Which country hosted that tournament?Answer: India
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