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April 1, 2011

A look back at all the nine World Cup finals

India, who had won just one match in the previous two editions, stunned West Indies in the 1983 World Cup final when they defended a modest 183 by dismissing their rivals for 140. 

June 21, 1975 at Lord's


West Indies captain Clive Lloyd (102) became the first batsman to score a century in a World Cup final, helping his side post 291-8. Australia were 233-9 before the last-wicket pair of Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson added 41. The fightback ended when Thomson was run out.

Brief Scores: West Indies 291-8 in 60 overs (Clive Lloyd 102, Rohan Kanhai 55, Gary Gilmour 5/48, Jeff Thomson 2/44) beat Australia 274 in 58.4 overs ( Ian Chappell 62, Alan Turner 40, Keith Boyce 4/50) by 17 runs.

June 23, 1979 at Lord's


The West Indies rode on Richards's 138 not out to reach 286-9. England failed to force the pace and were bowled out for 194. Their last eight wickets fell for 11 runs, with Joel Garner doing the damage with 5-38.

Brief Scores: West Indies 286-9 in 60 overs (Vivian Richards 138 not out, Collis King 86, Phil Edmonds 2/40, Ian Botham 2/44, Mike Hendrick 2/50, Chris Old 2/55) beat England 194 in 51 overs ( Mike Brearley 64, Geoff Boycott 57, Joel Garner 5/38, Michael Holding 2/16, Colin Croft 3/42) by 92 runs.


June 25, 1983 at Lord's

India, who had won just one match in the previous two editions, stunned the Windies when they defended a modest 183 by dismissing their rivals for 140.

Brief Scores: India 183 in 54.4 overs (Krishnamachari Srikkanth 38, Andy Roberts 3/32, Malcolm Marshall 2/24, Michael Holding 2/26, Larry Gomes 2/49) beat West Indies 140 in 52 overs (Vivian Richards 33, Mohinder Amarnath 3/12, Madan Lal 3/31, Balwinder Sandhu 2/32) by 43 runs

Nov 8, 1987 at Kolkata

The match will be remembered for England captain Mike Gatting's ill-timed reverse-sweep that led to his dismissal at a crucial stage. The Australians did not look safe after scoring 253-5 as England were 135-2 at one stage until Gatting's hara-kiri.

Brief Scores: Australia 253-5 in 50 overs ( David Boon 75, Mike Veletta 45 n.o., Eddie Hemmings 2/48, Neil Foster 1/38) bt England 246/8 in 50 overs (Bill Athey 58, Allan Lamb 45, Mike Gatting 41, Steve Waugh 2/37 & Allan Border 2/38) by 7 runs

March 25, 1992 at Melbourne

Pakistan captain Imran Khan led from the front, top-scoring with 72 to help his side post 249 for six. England faltered against leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed (3-41) before being all out for 227.

Brief Scores: Pakistan 249-6 in 50 overs (Imran Khan 72, Javed Miandad 58, Inzamam-ul-Haq 42, Pringle 3/22, Ian Botham 1/42) beat England 227 in 49.2 overs (Neil Fairbrother 58, Wasim Akram 3/49, Mushtaq Ahmed 3/41, Aaqib Javed 2/27) by 22 runs.

March 17, 1996 at Lahore

Sri Lanka comfortably chased a 242-run target. Aravinda de Silva's superb 107 not out and skipper Arjuna Ranatunga's clever use of his spinners were the highlights of Sri Lanka's win.

Brief Scores: Australia 241-7 in 50 overs ( Mark Taylor 74, Ricky Ponting 45, Aravinda de Silva 3/42) lost to Sri Lanka 245/3 in 46.2 overs (Aravinda de Silva 107 not out, Asanka Gurusinha 65, Javed 2/27) by seven wickets

June 20, 1999 at Lord's

Shane Warne virtually reduced the final to a no-contest when he grabbed four wickets in what turned out to be his last World Cup appearance. Pakistan were bowled out for 132 before Adam Gilchrist smashed a brisk half-century in Australia's emphatic win.

Brief Scores: Pakistan 132 in 39 overs (Ijaz Ahmed 22, Shane Warne 4/33, Glenn McGrath 2/13, Tom Moody 2/17) Australia 133/2 in 20.1 overs (Adam Gilchrist 54, Mark Waugh 37 n.o.) by 8 wkts.

March 23, 2003 at Jo'burg

Ricky Ponting virtually batted India out of the match when he hammered an unbeaten 140 to help his side post 359-2. India were restricted to 234 despite Virender Sehwag's 82.

Brief Scores: Australia 359-2 in 50 overs (Ricky Ponting 140 not out, Damien Martyn 88 not out), Adam Gilchrist 57, Harbhajan 2/49) beat India 234 in 39.2 overs (Virender Sehwag 82, Rahul Dravid 47, Glenn McGrath 3/52) by 125 runs

April 28, 2007 at Barbados

Australia became the first team to win a third successive World Cup, thanks to Gilchrist's rapid 149, the highest in the final. Sri Lanka, chasing a rain-revised target of 269 in 36 overs, finished at 215-8 in semi-darkness.

Brief Scores: Australia 281-4 in 38 overs (Adam Gilchrist 149, Matthew Hayden 38, Lasith Malinga 2/49) beat Sri Lanka 215-8 in 36 overs (Sanath Jayasuriya 63, Kumar Sangakkara 54, Michael Clarke 2/33, Andrew Symonds 1/6) by 53 runs (D/L method).

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