11 Man of the Match performances in 11 World Cup Finals

#2 Sir Vivian Richards - 138 not out versus England - 1979 World Cup Final

West Indies were the team to beat in the 1979 World Cup. They had stormed their way into the finals and were seen as the overwhelming favourites to beat England in the final. England's captain Mike Brearley won the toss and invited West Indies to bat in overcast conditions.

It started off as a good decision as Sir Ian Botham, Mike Hendrick and Chris Old troubled the West Indies and reduced them to 99 for 4. Sir Vivian Richards who had arrived at the crease when the scorecard read 22 for 1, was quickly running out of partners.

When Collis King joined him at 99 for 4, the duo stitched a counter-attacking and match-defining 139 run stand. Sir Viv and King cut loose against the disciplined English bowling and enthralled the spectators with their breathtaking stroke play.

Richards played his customary front foot pulls and powerful square drives and hit 11 boundaries and 3 mighty sixes. He finished with 138 off 157 balls with an astonishing strike rate of 87.90.

England started their reply with promise as the openers Mike Brearley and Geoffrey Boycott added 129. However, after Gooch's departure, the English batting lineup soon fell apart like a pack of cards with Joel Garner running riot with 5 for 38.

England folded up for a paltry 194 and lost the match by 92 runs. Sir Viv was the Man of the Match for his sublime innings of 138 runs.