West Indies won back-to-back World Cups by beating England in the 1979 final. By how many runs did they win?

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West Indies defeated England by 92 runs in the 1979 Cricket World Cup final at Lord's on 23 June 1979, with Viv Richards scoring 138 to earn Man of the Match.

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