India won the 2nd ODI of the 1982-83 series against Clive Lloyd's all-conquering West Indians by 27 runs, earning precious self-belief in the bargain। The invincible Windies were conquered on home turf with an emphatic performance, and nothing seemed impossible heading into the World Cup.
The Windies won the toss, put India in, only to watch in horror as a Kapil Dev special set the tone for the Tunbridge Wells moment. His 38-ball 72, studded with 7 fours and 3 sixes, was more like a T20 hurricane, and Sunil Gavaskar at the top of the order contributed with a solid 90 off 117 - one of his finest ODI knocks - as India ran up a massive 282. Kapil was back in the thick of things when India took the field, catching Greenidge off his own bowling.
Backed by Madan Lal, Sandhu and Ravi Shastri, the Windies were restricted to 255 and India had made a significant psychological leap. It was their first ODI win over the Windies. Without Berbice, there wouldn't be a Lord's balcony moment in 1983.
"Berbice is memorable। It gave us that belief that we were not an ordinary One-day team. If the Windies could be beaten on their home ground, we could also beat them anywhere else."
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