1st -Prudential World Cup (in England) 1979 Summary
RESULTODIEdgbaston, BirminghamSat, 09 Jun 1979 - 15:30
West Indies won by 9 wickets (with 51 balls remaining)
IND vs WI — 1st
- Match No
- 1st
- Date
- Sat, 09 Jun 1979
- Teams
- India vs West Indies
- Series
- Prudential World Cup (in England)
- Ground
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Toss
- West Indies, elected to field first
- Umpires
- David EvansJohn Langridge
- Result
- West Indies won by 9 wickets (with 51 balls remaining)
- Season
- 1979
- Player of Match
- Gordon Greenidge

India innings
190/10 (47.00)
BATTING
Total 190 53.1 Ov (RR: 3.57) | 190 (190) |
| Gundappa Viswanath | 75 (75) |
Extras (b 6, lb 3, nb 4, w 3) | 16 (16) |

West Indies innings
194/1 (51.30)