Welcome to the definitive digital directory for the Prudential World Cup 1979 tournament. This comprehensive 1979 World Cup tournament overview provides structured post-game summaries, final tournament scores and match highlights for every game contested across this historic 2nd edition campaign. Staged across prominent venues in England, the tournament brought together the world's elite international teams before concluding at Lord's in London, where the West Indies defeated England to win their second straight ODI World Cup title. Here, sports enthusiasts can easily navigate vintage retrospective reviews, campaign statistics and in-depth match articles curated specifically for global fans on CricHighlightsVidz.
The 1979 Cricket World Cup (officially called the Prudential Cup '79) was the second Cricket World Cup. Organised by the International Cricket Conference (ICC), it took place in England between 9th June to 23rd June 1979.
The final was played at Lord's, London, where West Indies beat England by 92 runs to become the first team to win the two World Cups.