History Of Cricket World Cup (1979)

The 1979 Cricket World Cup was the second version of the tournament. It was held from June 9 to June 23, 1979 in England. It was called as Prudential World Cup. 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 over per team and were played in traditional white clothing and with red balls. They were all played during the day and hence started early. West Indies went on to lift the trophy by beating up England in the final match.

TEAMS PLAYED IN 1979 WORLD CUP

·         Australia

·         England

·         India

·         New Zealand

·         Pakistan

·         Sri Lanka

·         West Indies

·         Canada