Cricket World Cup 1979, also known as the 'Prudential Cup' was the second edition of the series. The host nation was England and the event took place from June 9 to June 23. Total eight teams participated in this mega event who played the preliminary matches in 2 groups of 4 each. The top two teams from each group contested in the semifinals. The winners played the final match.
Then, the matches were played in a traditional fashion. Same white uniforms, red balls and played only during the day-light. The match use to start early and consisted of 60 overs.
West Indies and England played the final at the Lord's cricket ground in London. West Indies won by 92 runs. The Prudential Cup was lifted by the captain of West Indies, Clive Lloyd. This was the second consecutive time the West Indies won the World Cup. The other two semifinalists were New Zealand and Pakistan.
Started On: June 9, 1979.
Ended On: June 23, 1979.
Host: England.
Winner: West Indies (Beated England By 92 Runs).
Teams Played:
Group A : England, Pakistan, Australia, Canada.
Group B : West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, India.
Match Summary:
Group A: Pakistan beated Canada by 8 wickets.
(Leeds - June 9, 1979).
Group A: England beated Australia by 6 wickets.
(Lord's - June 9, 1979).
Group B: West Indies beated India by 9 wickets.
(Birmingham - June 9, 1979).
Group B: New Zealand beated Sri Lanka by 9 wickets.
(Nottingham - June 9, 1979).
Group A: Pakistan beated Australia by 89 runs.
(Nottingham - June 13, 1979).
Group A: England beated Canada by 8 wickets.
(Manchester - June 13, 1979).
Group B: New Zealand beated India by 8 wickets.
(Leeds - June 13, 1979).
Group B: Sri Lanka v West Indies Match abandoned.
(The Oval - June 13, 1979).
Group A: Australia beated Canada by 7 wickets.
(Birmingham - June 16, 1979).
Group A: England beated Pakistan by 14 runs.
(Leeds - June 16, 1979).
Group B: Sri Lanka beated India by 47 runs.
(Manchester - June 16, 1979).
Group B: West Indies beated New Zealand by 32 runs.
(Nottingham - June 16, 1979).
Semi-Final: England beated New Zealand by 9 runs.
(Manchester - June 20, 1979).
Semi-Final: West Indies beated Pakistan by 43 runs.
(The Oval - June 20, 1979).
Final: West Indies beated England by 92 runs (Lord's - June 23, 1979).
Man of The Match: Vivian Richards - Scored 138 runs.
