This was the first World Cup and a 60-overs version. Just when all teams were sussing out the format and the competition, came a game that still stands as one of the best ever in ODIs, let alone World Cup cricket. 
It was West Indies facing Pakistan in the eighth match of the tournament and Pakistan batted first after winning the toss. After the early wicket of Sadiq Mohammad, half centuries from Majid Khan, Zaheer Abbas and Mushtaq Mohammad ensured that the Pakistani side had scored 266/7 in their 60 overs.
It was a goodish total, especially when one considered that the opposition had the likes of Andy Roberts, Keith Boyce and Bernard Julien amidst them.
In reply, West Indies lost three wickets for 36, recovered a little through captain Clive Lloyd before falling away to 203/9. They needed 64 to win with only one wicket standing and not too many overs to do it in.
However, the mistake that Majid Khan had made was that in getting the opposition nine down, he had used up all his main bowlers and was left with the likes of Javed Miandad and Pervez Mir. The last pair of Deryck Murray and Roberts ensured that they took full toll of this error and ensured that the side was carried through to a win off the last over of the game.
The West Indies won one of the closest games in the history of the game – by a wicket and two balls to spare and went on to win the tournament.