| Dates 9 June – 23 June | Host(s) England | Champions West Indies (2nd title) | Runners-up England | Participants 8 |
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Who won 1979 World Cup?
| Lord’s, London | Toss England, elected to field first | Season 1979 | Series result West Indies won the 1979 Prudential World Cup | Match number ODI no. 74 |
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Who won the World Cup in 1979?
| Lord’s, London | Toss England, elected to field first | Season 1979 | Series result West Indies won the 1979 Prudential World Cup | Match number ODI no. 74 |
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Which country won the cricket World Cup in 1979?
West Indies won the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 1979, which was hosted by England. Format: Teams were divided into two groups of four each. Each team played the other three in their group once with the top two from both groups advancing to the semi-finals.
Who won 1975 and 1979 World Cup?
Defending champions West Indies continued their domination at the Prudential World Cup as they defeated hosts England by 92 runs in the final to win the cricket World Cup second time in a row at the same venue where they won their maiden World Cup in 1975.
Who was the captain of England in 1979 World Cup?
| Player Date of Birth Bowling Style | Mike Brearley (c) 28 April 1942 Wicket-keeper | Ian Botham 24 November 1955 Right arm fast-medium | Geoffrey Boycott 21 October 1940 Right arm medium | Phil Edmonds 8 March 1951 Left arm orthodox spin |
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Who was the man of the match in 1979 World Cup?
They were eventually all out for 194 in 51 overs. Vivian Richards was declared Man of the Match.
Who was the captain of Pakistan in 1979 World Cup?
| Player Name DOB Batting | Asif Iqbal Captain 06-Jun-1943 Right | Zaheer Abbas 24-Jul-1947 Right | Sikander Bakht 25-Apr-1957 Right | Wasim Bari Wicket Keeper 23-Mar-1948 Right |
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Who won the 1978 Cricket World Cup?
| Dates 1 – 13 January 1978 | Champions Australia (1st title) | Runners-up England | Participants 4 | Matches 6 |
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Who was the captain of Indian team in 1975 World Cup?
| Location/Year Round Captain | 1975 Group stage S Venkataraghavan | 1979 Group stage S Venkataraghavan | 1983 Champions Kapil Dev | 1987 Semi-finals Kapil Dev |
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Who won the 1975 Cricket World Cup?
| Lord’s, London | Toss Australia, elected to field first | Season 1975 | Series result West Indies won the 1975 Prudential World Cup | Match number ODI no. 33 |
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Who won World Cups list?
| Cricket World Cup | 1979 England England | 1983 England West Indies | 1987 India and Pakistan England | 1992 Australia and New Zealand England |
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Who won the 1987 Cricket World Cup?
Cricket World Cup History 1987: Winners, Runners-up, Stats of World Cup 1987. Australia became the first team to win the 50-over format cricket World Cup in 1987 when they defeated arch-rivals England by seven runs in the final played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata (then Calcutta).
Who won World Cup 1971?
It took place from 15 to 24 October in Barcelona, Spain. Pakistan were the inaugural World Cup winners, beating Spain in the final, 1–0.
Who won 1975?
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