Remembering India's first ever World Cup win in 1983, this day 35 years ago

Indian fans in the World Cup, 1983.

India's Game #2: vs Zimbabwe, Group stage

Fresh from the win against Windies, India faced a relatively-weak Zimbabwe next. The game which was touted to be India's right from ball one, did not change its course on any occasion either.

Winning the toss, India opted to bowl first. Kapil's bowlers proved their captain right by picking up wickets frequently, finally dismantling the entire opposition for 155 runs in 51.4 overs, as the Zimbabweans exhibited little fight. Ian Butchart and Grant Patersen scored 22 each, and were the top-scorers. Andy Pycroft, Duncan Fletcher and Dave Houghton, who were the usual stars, failed to make much of an impact.

India in turn, chased down the target with nearly half the innings to spare, for a loss of five wickets. Sandeep Patil's 50 off 54 and Mohinder Amarnath's 44 from 79 acted as the chief catalysts for the win.

Madan Lal picked up 3 Zimbabwean wickets for 27 runs in 10.4 overs, and was adjudged man-of-the-match.