Cricket World Cup 1979, also known as the 'Prudential Cup' was the second edition of the series. The host nation was England and the event took place from June 9 to June 23. Total eight teams participated in this mega event who played the preliminary matches in 2 groups of 4 each. The top two teams from each group contested in the semifinals. The winners played the final match.

Then, the matches were played in a traditional fashion. Same white uniforms, red balls and played only during the day-light. The match use to start early and consisted of 60 overs.

West Indies and England played the final at the Lord's cricket ground in London. West Indies won by 92 runs. The Prudential Cup was lifted by the captain of West Indies, Clive Lloyd. This was the second consecutive time the West Indies won the World Cup. The other two semifinalists were New Zealand and Pakistan.

 Venue  : England
 Date    : 9 June 1979 to 23 June 1979
 Teams Played:
     Group A : England, Pakistan, Australia, Canada.
     Group B : West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, India.
 Winner: West Indies (Beated England By 92 Runs).
 Man of The Match: Vivian Richards - Scored 138 runs.

Group A: Canada v Pakistan - June 9, 1979 at Leeds
Pakistan won by 8 wickets.
Canada 139-9 (60 ov); Pakistan 140-2 (40.1 ov).


Group A: England v Australia - June 9, 1979 at Lord's
England won by 6 wickets.
Australia 159-9 (60 ov); England 160-4 (47.1 ov).

Group B: India v West Indies - June 9, 1979 at Birmingham
West Indies won by 9 wickets.
India 190 (53.1 ov); West Indies 194-1 (51.3 ov).

Group B: New Zealand v Sri Lanka - June 9, 1979 at Nottingham
New Zealand won by 9 wickets.
Sri Lanka 189 (56.5 ov); New Zealand 190-1 (47.4 ov).

Group A: Australia v Pakistan - June 13, 1979 at Nottingham
Pakistan won by 89 runs.
Pakistan 286-7 (60 ov); Australia 197 (57.1 ov).

Group A: England v Canada - June 13, 1979 at Manchester
England won by 8 wickets.
Canada 45 (40.3 ov); England 46-2 (13.5 ov).



Group B: India v New Zealand - June 13, 1979 at Leeds
New Zealand won by 8 wickets.
India 182 (55.5 ov); New Zealand 183-2 (57 ov).

Group B: Sri Lanka v West Indies - June 13, 1979 at The Oval
Match abandoned.

Group A: Australia v Canada - June 16, 1979 at Birmingham
Australia won by 7 wickets.
Canada 105 (33.2 ov); Australia 106-3 (26 ov).

Group A: England v Pakistan - June 16, 1979 at Leeds
England won by 14 runs.
England 165-9 (60 ov); Pakistan 151 (56 ov).

Group B: India v Sri Lanka - June 16, 1979 at Manchester
Sri Lanka won by 47 runs.
Sri Lanka 238-5 (60 ov); India 191 (54.1 ov).

Group B: New Zealand v West Indies - June 16, 1979 at Nottingham
West Indies won by 32 runs.
West Indies 244-7 (60 ov); New Zealand 212-9 (60 ov).

Semi-Final: England v New Zealand - June 20, 1979 at Manchester
England won by 9 runs.
England 221-8 (60 ov); New Zealand 212-9 (60 ov).



Semi-Final: Pakistan v West Indies - June 20, 1979 at The Oval
West Indies won by 43 runs.
West Indies 293-6 (60 ov); Pakistan 250 (56.2 ov).

Final: England v West Indies - June 23, 1979 at Lord's
West Indies won by 92 runs.
West Indies 286-9 (60 ov); England 194 (51 ov).