India defeated West Indies by 43 runs in the 1983 Cricket World Cup final held in England. Kapil Dev captained India to victory over the West Indies team led by Clive Lloyd. Man of the Match honors went to Mohinder Amarnath, who scored a crucial half-century to help India set a total of 183 runs that their bowling, led by Kapil Dev, was able to defend by bowling out West Indies for 140 runs.