1979 CRICKET WORLD CUP

The 'Cricket World Cup' in '1979' (aka 'Prudential World Cup', 1979) was the second edition of the tournament and was won by the West Indies. It was held from June 9 to June 23, 1979 in England. The format had remained unchanged from 1975. Eight countries participated in the event. The preliminary matches were played in 2 groups of 4 each. The top two teams in each group played the semifinals, whose winners played the final.
The matches played consisted of 60 overs per team and were played in traditional white clothing and with red balls. They were all played during the day and hence started early.
The Prudential Cup was lifted by Clive Lloyd, captain of the West Indies who started as the favorites to win the cup again. There was no 'Man of the Series' awarded in 1979.
The countries participating were:
Test teams

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★ (Group A)

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★ (Group A)
Other teams

★ (Group A)

★ (Group B)

Contents

Group Stages

Group A

Group B

Finals

Semifinals

Final

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Group Stages

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	NR	RR
	'12'	3	3	0	0	3.07
	'8'	3	2	1	0	3.60
	'4'	3	1	2	0	3.16
	'0'	3	0	3	0	1.60

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Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	NR	RR
	'10'	3	2	0	1	3.93
	'8'	3	2	1	0	3.55
	'6'	3	1	1	1	3.56
	'0'	3	0	3	0	3.13

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Finals

Semifinals

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Final

External links

★ Cricket World Cup 1979 from Cricinfo