West Indies won the inaugural 1975 Cricket World Cup by defeating which team in the final?

Answer Explanation

West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs in the first-ever Cricket World Cup final, played at Lord's on 21 June 1975, with Clive Lloyd scoring a match-winning century.

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1. Which West Indies captain led the team through their dominant era in the late 1970s and 1980s, winning the first two Cricket World Cups?Answer: Clive Lloyd
2. Who succeeded Clive Lloyd as West Indies captain in the mid-1980s, continuing the team's period of dominance?Answer: Viv Richards
3. India won their maiden Cricket World Cup title in 1983 by defeating which team in the final at Lord's?Answer: West Indies
4. The West Indies cricket team played their first-ever Test match in 1928 against England, at which ground?Answer: Lord's
5. What is the nickname commonly used for the West Indies men's cricket team?Answer: The Windies

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