Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format One Day International
Tournament format(s) Round robin and Knockout
Host(s) England
Champions West Indies (2nd title)
Participants 8
Matches played 15
Attendance 132,000 (8,800 per match)
Most runs Gordon Greenidge (253)
Most wickets Mike Hendrick (10)
The 1979 Cricket World Cup (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.
Group A
Main article: 1979 Cricket World Cup Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | NR | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.07 |
 Pakistan | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
 Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.16 |
 Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.60 |
Group B
Main article: 1979 Cricket World Cup Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | NR | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 West Indies | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.35 |
 New Zealand | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.43 |
 Sri Lanka | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.45 |
 India | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.78 |
Knockout stage
Main article: 1979 Cricket World Cup knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 20 June - Old Trafford,Manchester | |||||||
| A1 England | 221/8 | ||||||
| B2 New Zealand | 212/9 | ||||||
| 23 June - Lord's, London | |||||||
| England | 194 | ||||||
| West Indies | 286/9 | ||||||
| 20 June - The Oval, London | |||||||
| B1 West Indies | 293/6 | ||||||
| A2 Pakistan | 250 | ||||||
Team rankings
All 8 teams are ranked based on matches played and won.
| R | Team | G | P | W | T | L | NR | RF | RA | RD | NRR | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | West Indies | B | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| 2 | England | A | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Eliminated in the semifinals | ||||||||||||
| 3 | New Zealand | B | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | Pakistan | A | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Sri Lanka | B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +4.45 | 6 | |||
| 6 | Australia | A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +3.16 | 4 | |||
| 7 | India | B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +2.78 | 0 | |||
| 8 | Canada | A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +1.60 | 0 | |||
