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Srikkanth top-scores as India win the 1983 World Cup

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Srikkanth top-scores as India win the 1983 World Cup
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Madras opener Krishnamachari Srikkanth made 38, the highest score of the final, as India beat the West Indies at Lord's.

In the 1983 Cricket World Cup final at Lord's on 25 June 1983, India were bowled out for 183 against the two-time champions West Indies. Krishnamachari Srikkanth, the attacking opener from Madras, made 38, the highest score of the match, in a partnership with Mohinder Amarnath. India then dismissed the West Indies for 140 to win their first World Cup. Srikkanth later captained India and served as chairman of the national selection committee.

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