Hyderabad: Australia and West Indies were the two finalists of the first edition of the ODI World Cup. On June 21, West Indies trounced Australia under the leadership of Clive Lloyd to makes Windies champions. Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first.
The Windies put on 291/8 in the allotted sixty overs, owing to Lloyd's knock of 102 runs from just 85 balls.
Rohan Kanhai also scored 55 runs from 105 balls, while in the end, Deryck Murray played a quickfire knock of 14 runs from 10 balls.
For Australia, Gary Gilmour took a five-wicket haul and conceded just 48 runs from his 12 overs.
Chasing 292, Alan Turner and Ian Chappell played knocks of 40 and 62 respectively to put Australia in a good position.