The 1979 World Cup in numbers

Here are all the statistics from the 1979 World Cup.

Viv Richards scored an unbeaten 138 in the final.

Winner: West Indies

Runner-up: England

Losing semifinalists: Pakistan and New Zealand

Country-wise performance

Note: The above tally does not include the match abandoned without a ball being bowled between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the Oval.

Highest team totals

+ batted second

Lowest team totals

Highest individual scores

Leading run-scorers

Best bowling performances

Leading wicket-takers