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The second edition of the quadrennial cricketing extravaganza, the Cricket World Cup 1979 was held in England. After the 1975 Cricket World Cup, it was organized in this country for the second time. Played between June 9 and 23, 1979, this event witnessed participation of eight countries.
Divided into two groups of four each, the teams in Cricket World Cup 1979 played 60-over matches. Each team played all other members from its group; top two teams in every group played the semi-finals and the subsequent winners played in the final match.
The 1979 Cricket World Cup was won by West Indies for the second consecutive time. Led by Clive Lloyd, West Indies defeated England by 92 runs in the final encounter at Lord’s, London. Pakistan and New Zealand were the other semi-finalists in this tournament
For the Cricket World Cup 1979, the ICC allowed the entry of non-Test playing nations for the first time. Through a qualifier tournament Canada were given a berth in the final playing eight for the second edition of Cricket World Cup.
Host of Cricket World Cup 1979:
England
Teams in Cricket World Cup 1979:
Group A - England, Australia, Pakistan, Canada
Group B - West Indies, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, India
Winner of Cricket World Cup 1979:
West Indies
Man of the Final Match in Cricket World Cup 1979:
Vivian Richards (West Indies) – 138 runs in 157 balls
Best Batsman of Cricket World Cup 1979:
Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) – 253 runs in 4 matches
Best Bowler of Cricket World Cup 1979:
Mike Hendrick (England) – 10 wickets in 5 matches
Best Wicketkeeper of Cricket World Cup 1979:
Deryck Murray (West Indies) – 7 catches in 4 matches
Group Stage Matches of Cricket World Cup 1979:
Group A: Canada v Pakistan at Leeds - June 9, 1979
Pakistan won by 8 wickets.
Canada 139-9 (60 ov); Pakistan 140-2 (40.1 ov)
Group A: England v Australia at Lord's - June 9, 1979
England won by 6 wickets.
Australia 159-9 (60 ov); England 160-4 (47.1 ov)
Group B: India v West Indies at Birmingham - June 9, 1979
West Indies won by 9 wickets.
India 190 (53.1 ov); West Indies 194-1 (51.3 ov)
Group B: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Nottingham - June 9, 1979
New Zealand won by 9 wickets.
Sri Lanka 189 (56.5 ov); New Zealand 190-1 (47.4 ov)
Group A: Australia v Pakistan at Nottingham - June 13, 1979
Pakistan won by 89 runs.
Pakistan 286-7 (60 ov); Australia 197 (57.1 ov)
Group A: England v Canada at Manchester - June 13, 1979
England won by 8 wickets.
Canada 45 (40.3 ov); England 46-2 (13.5 ov)
Group B: India v New Zealand at Leeds - June 13, 1979
New Zealand won by 8 wickets.
India 182 (55.5 ov); New Zealand 183-2 (57 ov)
Group B: Sri Lanka v West Indies at The Oval - June 13, 1979
Match abandoned.
Group A: Australia v Canada at Birmingham - June 16, 1979
Australia won by 7 wickets.
Canada 105 (33.2 ov); Australia 106-3 (26 ov)
Group A: England v Pakistan at Leeds - June 16, 1979
England won by 14 runs.
England 165-9 (60 ov); Pakistan 151 (56 ov)
Group B: India v Sri Lanka at Manchester - June 16, 1979
Sri Lanka won by 47 runs.
Sri Lanka 238-5 (60 ov); India 191 (54.1 ov)
Group B: New Zealand v West Indies at Nottingham - June 16, 1979
West Indies won by 32 runs.
West Indies 244-7 (60 ov); New Zealand 212-9 (60 ov)
Semi-Final of Cricket World Cup 1979:
England v New Zealand at Manchester - June 20, 1979
England won by 9 runs.
England 221-8 (60 ov); New Zealand 212-9 (60 ov)
Semi-Final of Cricket World Cup 1979:
Pakistan v West Indies at The Oval - June 20, 1979
West Indies won by 43 runs.
West Indies 293-6 (60 ov); Pakistan 250 (56.2 ov)
Final of Cricket World Cup 1979:
England v West Indies at Lord's - June 23, 1979
West Indies won by 92 runs.
West Indies 286-9 (60 ov); England 194 (51 ov)
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