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Prudential World Cup 1979 in England : Cricket Archives

West Indies under Clive Lloyd lifted the World Cup for the second consecutive time, first in 1975 and then in 1979. They defeated hosts England in the Final at Lord’s by a comprehensive margin of 92 runs. England were done in by the trio of centurion Viv Richards, Colin Kings with the bat and later with the ball by Joel Garner who took a five-wicket haul. This World Cup too had 60 overs per innings with 8 participating teams.

Below are the Scorecards of the 1979 World Cup :

GROUP A LEAGUE MATCHES

  1. Jun 09 : Scorecard of Canada Vs Pakistan at Leeds
  2. Jun 09 : Scorecard of England Vs Australia at Lord’s
  3. Jun 13-14 : Scorecard of Australia Vs Pakistan at Nottingham
  4. Jun 13-14 : Scorecard of England Vs Canada at Manchester
  5. Jun 16 : Scorecard of Australia Vs Canada at Birmingham
  6. Jun 16 : Scorecard of England Vs Pakistan at Leeds

GROUP B LEAGUE MATCHES

  1. Jun 09 : Scorecard of India Vs West Indies at Birmingham
  2. Jun 09 : Scorecard of New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka at Nottingham
  3. Jun 13 : Scorecard of India Vs New Zealand at Leeds
  4. Jun 13-15 : Sri Lanka Vs West Indies – Match abandoned due to rain without a single ball bowled Kennington Oval
  5. Jun 16-18 : Scorecard of India Vs Sri Lanka at Manchester
  6. Jun 16 : Scorecard of New Zealand Vs West Indies at Nottingham

Points Table of Pool A

  1. England – Matches : 3 Won : 3 Lost : 0 Tied : 0 No Result : 0 Points : 12
  2. Pakistan – Matches : 3 Won : 2 Lost : 1 Tied : 0 No Result : 0 Points : 8
  3. Australia – Matches : 3 Won : 1 Lost : 2 Tied : 0 No Result : 0 Points : 4
  4. Canada – Matches : 3 Won : 0 Lost : 3 Tied : 0 No Result : 0 Points : 0

Points Table of Pool B

  1. West Indies – Matches : 2 Won : 2 Lost : 0 Tied : 0 No Result : 1 Points : 10
  2. New Zealand – Matches : 3 Won : 2 Lost : 1 Tied : 0 No Result : 0 Points : 8
  3. Sri Lanka – Matches : 3 Won : 1 Lost : 1 Tied : 0 No Result : 1 Points : 6
  4. India – Matches : 3 Won : 0 Lost : 3 Tied : 0 No Result : 0 Points : 0

Semi Finals and Final