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1979 World Cup
Sat, February 23 2019
World Cup Countdown: 1979 – Mike Hendrick takes 4/15 as England beat Pakistan in a thriller
With 96 days to go, in our latest World Cup Countdown, we recall how Mike Hendrick bowled England to a thrilling win vs Pakistan at the 1979 WC.
Wed, February 04 2015
Prudential World Cup Cricket 1979: Facts, figures, and statistics
Unlike the 1975 edition, World Cup 1979 was not a high-scoring contest.
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).
Mon, June 13 2016
World Cup 1979: Canada skittled for 45 by England
Canada's 45 remained the lowest ODI score for a long time.
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.
Mon, February 02 2015
World Cup 1979: India suffer shocking defeat against Sri Lanka
On June 18, 1979, Sri Lanka, the then associate member of International Cricket Council (ICC) stunned India by playing fearless brand of cricket in Manchester. Positive batting coupled with incisive bowling were ingredients of a rare Sri Lankan win which was highly deserved. Sarang Bhalerao revisits the watershed moment in Sri Lankan cricket history.
Wed, February 17 2016
Sri Lanka’s Test debut: Glimmer of hope before fadeout
Sri Lanka was inducted as the eighth Test-playing nation in 1982, and started better than most Test sides before running into Derek Underwood and John Emburey.
Wed, July 02 2014
‘Big Bird’ Joel Garner swoops on helpless England in 1979 World Cup
West Indies’ Joel Garner took five wickets against England in the 1979 World Cup final.
Sat, June 28 2014
India vs Sri Lanka 1979 World Cup: Victory that hastened Lanka’s push to enter big league
Bandula Warnapura was handed the captaincy after the regular captain, Anura Tennekoon.
Wed, June 25 2014
Gundappa Viswanath’s Abhimanyu-like defiance against West Indies’ Chakravyuha in 1979 World Cup
The flip of the coin becomes a big factor when the wicket has early life in it for the fast bowlers. West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd won one such important toss and asked India to bat first in the opening match of the 1979 World Cup at Birmingham.