India were all out for 183, with only three batsmen, one of them Amarnath, crossing the 20-mark. Amarnath still remained and took India to 2/90 before losing his wicket. The two managed to combine to form a gritty partnership which ended at 2/59 when Srikkanth fell.
India's star batsman Sunil Gavaskar was out early in the innings as India fell to 1 wicket for 2 runs as Mohinder Amarnath came in to bat with Kris Srikkanth. With the West Indies sending India in to bat. The final was between the Indian cricket team and the West Indies. The 1983 Cricket World Cup Final was on a pitch considered very difficult to bat on. Man of the Final Match 1983 – Mohinder Amarnath – 3/12 and 26 However, the English team inexplicably collapsed from 2/183 to 194 all out to give the West Indies the world cup for the second time in a row. Richards bowled 10 overs economically and ended with figures of 0/35 as England began a slow and steady chase to the West Indies' target. Richards remained on 138 not out and the West Indies ended on 9/286.
Richards remained and continued to score with the tail, who were all dismissed for ducks. The West Indies dropped to 3/55 and later 4/99 before Viv Richards and Collis King combined for a 139 run partnership before King was dismissed for 86. England won the toss and sent the West Indies in to bat. In the 1979 Cricket World Cup, the West Indies were once again in the final, this time against England. Man of the Final Match 1979 – Viv Richards Fittingly, captain Clive Lloyd was named Man of the Match. Australia took their score to 274 all out and West Indies won the match. However, the Australian innings collapsed when Lloyd ran out Ian Chappell and subsequently took the wicket of Walters. The Australians began their chase on track, with brothers Greg Chappell and Ian Chappell taking them to 2/115. A lower order batting collapse took the West Indies to 6/209 before the tailenders combined to achieve the total of 291. When Lloyd fell the West Indies were 4/199. Clive Lloyd top scored, with 102 runs coming off just 85 balls. The pair combined for a partnership of 149 runs for the 4th wicket and brought the West Indies back into the match. The West Indies were sent in to bat by the Australian captain Ian Chappell and slumped to 3/50 leaving Rohan Kanhai and captain Clive Lloyd at the crease. The final was between the Australian cricket team and the West Indies cricket team. The 1975 Cricket World Cup was the first World Cup. Man of the Final Match 1975 – Clive Lloyd – 102 runs from 85 balls Since 1992, at the end of the World Cup, one player is declared as "Man of the Tournament". To receive a Man of the Match award in the final generally meant that one had put up a match-winning performance for their team and, in essence, won their team the World Cup. This trend continued into the Cricket World Cup.
These player's were named the Man of the Match. If there is more than one player with the same number of wickets both of them are awarded with the Golden Ball.įor a long period of time prior to the Cricket World Cup, awards were handed out to players for their performance in each match. While every World Cup had a ranking of the wicket takers, the first time an award was given was in 1975. The Golden Ball Award goes to the top wicket taker of the ICC World Cup. India is the only country whose players have won the Golden Bat a record 4 times ( Sachin Tendulkar in 1996 & 2003, Rahul Dravid in 1999, Rohit Sharma in 2019). If there is more than one player with the same number of runs both of them are awarded with the Golden Bat. While every World Cup had a ranking of the run scorers, the first time an award was given was in 1975. The Golden Bat Award goes to the top run scorer of the ICC World Cup. the Player of the match in Final Award (currently termed "ICC Player of the match in Final") for outstanding player in World Cup finals, first awarded in 1992.the Player of the tournament Award (currently termed "ICC Player of the tournament") for outstanding performance in the entire World Cup tournament, first awarded in 1992.the Golden Ball Award (currently termed "ICC Golden Ball") for top wicket getter, first awarded in 1975.the Golden Bat Award (currently termed "ICC Golden Bat") for top run scorer, first awarded in 1975.There are currently four post-tournament awards: