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1979 World Cup final
Tue, May 21 2019
Cricket World Cup 2019: West Indies’ record at the World Cup from 1975 to 2015
Two-time champions West Indies are a pale shadow of their past. What will 2019 produce?
Mon, May 13 2019
World Cup Countdown: A history of the 1979 World Cup
West Indies defeated England by 92 runs in the final of the 1979 World Cup at Lord's on June 23.
Wed, February 04 2015
Prudential World Cup Cricket 1979: A history, matches, numbers, trivia, and key players of second cricket World Cup
Surprisingly, this was the only second multi-nation ODI tournament (after World Cup 1975).
Wed, June 22 2016
World 1979 Cup final: Viv Richards, Collis King and Joel Garner play pivotal roles in annihilating England
West Indies bagged their second World Cup title owing to a century from the magical willow of Viv Richards, a blitzkrieg by Collis King and toe-crushing yorkers from Joel Garner. The English were emphatically trumped, falling short by 92 runs.