3. Sir Viv Richards (West Indies) – 138* vs England in 1979
Caribbean legend Sir Viv Richards played a crucial match-winning knock in the 1979 CWC final when his team was under pressure. In that game against England at Lord’s, West Indies were once struggling on 99/4. After that, Sir Viv Richards and Collis King brilliantly guided the team to a strong position. The no.3 batsman Richards scored an unbeaten 138-run off 157 balls (11 fours and 3 sixes) as West Indies managed to score 286/9 (60 overs) in the first innings.
In reply, England were bundled out for just 194 runs (51 overs), and West Indies won that final by 92 runs.