The क्रिकेट विश्वचषक, १९८३ final was on a pitch considered very difficult to bat on. The final was between the Indian cricket team and the West Indies. With the West Indies sending India in to bat. India's star batsman Sunil Gavaskar was out early in the innings as India fell to १ wicket for २ runs as Mohinder Amarnath came in to bat with Kris Srikkanth. The two managed to combine to form a gritty partnership which ended at २/५९ when Srikkanth fell. Amarnath still remained and took India to २/९० before losing his wicket. He scored २६ off ८० balls. India were all out for १८३, with only three batsmen, one of them Amarnath, crossing the २०-mark.