Prudential Cup 1979

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Prudential Cup 1979 was the second edition of the Cricket World Cup, held in England and featuring One Day International matches played in the 60-overs-per-side format.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cricket World Cup
One Day International cricket tournament
sports event
ballType red ball
champion West Indies NERFINISHED
continent Europe
countryCodeHost ENG
cricketFormat One Day International
dayNightMatches no
defendingChampion West Indies NERFINISHED
editionNumber 2
finalCity London NERFINISHED
finalVenue Lord's Cricket Ground NERFINISHED
format group stage and knockouts
governingBody International Cricket Conference NERFINISHED
International Cricket Council NERFINISHED
groupStageFormat two groups of four teams
hostCountry England NERFINISHED
hostNation England NERFINISHED
inningsPerSide 1
knockoutStage semi-finals and final
location United Kingdom
matchType limited-overs international
nextEdition Cricket World Cup 1983 NERFINISHED
numberOfTeams 8
officialName Prudential Cup 1979 NERFINISHED
organizedBy Test and County Cricket Board NERFINISHED
oversLimitPerInnings 60
oversPerSide 60
previousEdition Prudential Cup 1975 NERFINISHED
primaryHostCountry England NERFINISHED
runnerUp England NERFINISHED
shortName 1979 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED
sponsor Prudential Assurance Company NERFINISHED
sponsorshipName Prudential Cup NERFINISHED
sport cricket
teamParticipated Australia NERFINISHED
Canada NERFINISHED
England NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
New Zealand NERFINISHED
Pakistan NERFINISHED
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
West Indies NERFINISHED
tournamentSeries Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED
winner West Indies NERFINISHED
year 1979

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1979 Cricket World Cup shortName Prudential Cup 1979