Cricket World Cup 1975 "West Indies" | Cricket World cup Results

Venue : Lords, England
Result : West Indies beat Australia.
West Indies won by 17 runs. Scored 291 runs in 60 overs for 8 wickets.
Australia scored 274 in 58.4 overs all out.

Facts -

England ( 1975 )

The first ball in the World Cup history was bowled by India's Madan Lal to England's Denis Amiss at Lord's on June 7, 1975.

India's opener Sunil Gavaskar batted through the full 60 overs in the opening match against England at Lord's to score just 36 runs.

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