Today, let’s talk about the Cricketers who took the most wickets in Cricket World Cup 1983. One day cricket matches have pro-batting structure. The results of the matches are based more on batting performances than bowling. There are several factors that can affect and influence the performance of the bowling in the ODI matches and it can give all the credit to the batting side for winning the matches.
If bowlers have to win the matches then they have to either restrict the batting side to the low scores or to get the wickets in quick sessions. The teams with consistent bowling performance have higher chances of winning the matches.
Most Wickets in Cricket World Cup 1983
During the World Cup ’83, bowlers were always under tremendous pressure during the matches. In every session of the match, the bowler had to perform better. Most bowlers get fewer chances against the in-form batsmen like Gower, Richards, Kapil Dev, Sandeep Patil and many others. Sometimes, few bad balls bowled in an over could change the direction of the match.
But there were few bowlers, who had an excellent time during the World Cup tournament. The bowlers such as Sir Richard Hadlee, Roger Binny, Ashantha de Mel, Madan Lal, Abdul Qadir and few others never let the opportunities to go away. The superior bowling performances that were supported well by the fielders helped in restricting the batting side. They all, thus put their names into the list of the most wickets in Cricket World Cup 1983.
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Given below is the list of 5 best bowlers, who grabbed the most wickets in Cricket World Cup 1983 and their achievements during the World Cup ’83 tournament.
| SN | Name | Team | M | Wickets | Avg | SR | Econ | BBF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Roger Binny | India | 8 | 18 | 18.66 | 29.3 | 3.81 | 4/29 |
| 2. | Ashantha de Mel | Sri Lanka | 6 | 17 | 15.58 | 23.2 | 4.01 | 5/32 |
| 3. | Madan Lal | India | 8 | 17 | 16.76 | 29.2 | 3.43 | 4/20 |
| 4. | Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 6 | 14 | 12.85 | 27.9 | 2.76 | 5/25 |
| 5. | Vic Marks | England | 7 | 13 | 18.92 | 36.0 | 3.15 | 5/39 |
The bowling record shows that the bowlers like Binny, Madanlal and de Mel kept on improvising their skills and performance while playing against the world-class batsmen. Richard Hadlee and Vic Marks too bowled equally well.
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The list consists of the bowlers who had taken the most wickets in Cricket World Cup 1983 tournament.
| SN | Name | M | W | Runs | Balls | BBF | 5 Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Roger Binny | 8 | 18 | 336 | 528 | 4/29 | – | 18.66 | 29.3 | 3.81 |
| 2. | Ashantha de Mel | 6 | 17 | 265 | 396 | 5/32 | 2 | 15.58 | 23.2 | 4.01 |
| 3. | Madan Lal | 8 | 17 | 285 | 498 | 4/20 | – | 16.76 | 29.2 | 3.43 |
| 4. | Richard Hadlee | 6 | 14 | 180 | 391 | 5/25 | 1 | 12.85 | 27.9 | 2.76 |
| 5. | Vic Marks | 7 | 13 | 246 | 468 | 5/39 | 1 | 18.92 | 36.0 | 3.15 |
Roger Binny took the most wickets in Cricket World Cup 1983, bowled consistently through-out the tournament. Binny & Madanlal took wickets at a crucial juncture of the match to help the team perform better. Ashantha de Mel with his unbelievable strike rate controlled the batting performances of the world-class teams. All the five bowlers gave their best to have the bowling average less than 20 and strike rate was around 30. It shows that there was more to the bowling than it was expected.
Earlier two World Cup tournaments were clearly dominated by the batsmen with their skillful batting display but the World Cup ’83 tournament showed the class and caliber of the bowlers.
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