West Indies registered their name in the books of history by winning the first ever world cup which was held in the year 1979 by beating England with 92 runs. The 1979 World Cup was hosted by England and 8 teams participated in the World Cup and since then the format has been remained unchanged as you may have seen that there are only 8 teams who play world cup which is been divided into 2 groups.

However, the ODI matches then were being played in 60 overs. In the final match England won the toss and opted to bowl and West Indies team scored 286 runs and on behalf of which England team somehow managed to score 194 and lost the match with 92 runs. Sir Vivian Richard was declared the Man of the Match as he scores 138 from 157 balls, 11 fours, 3 sixes.