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RECAP: ICC Cricket World Cup

 

The ICC Cricket World Cup is one of the world’s most viewed sporting events; it is organised by International Cricket Council after every four years. The inaugural season of this men’s World Cup was held in England in June 1975. The first three seasons of this tournament were held in England. From the fourth season, hosting has been shared between fourteen ICC members. Even though the highest-ranking teams get automatic qualification status, ICC Cricket World Cup is open to all ICC members. Australia have dominated this tournament by winning five trophies in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2015. Let’s have a look on the results of all ICC Cricket World Cups so far.

Prudential World Cup 1975

Official Host: England

Winner: West Indies, 291/8 (60 overs)

Runner-up: Australia, 274 all out (58.4 overs)

Winning Margin: West Indies won by 17 runs

Winning Captain: Clive Lloyd

Final man of the match: Clive Lloyd – 102 runs

Prudential World Cup 1979

Official Host: England

Winner: West Indies, 286/9 (60 overs)

Runner-up: England, 194 all out (51 overs)

Winning Margin: West Indies won by 92 runs

Winning Captain: Clive Lloyd

Final man of the match: Viv Richards     – 138*

ICC World Cup 1979

Prudential World Cup 1983

Official Host: England

Winner: India, 183 all out (54.4 overs)

Runner-up: West Indies, 140 all out (52 overs)

Winning Margin: India won by 43 runs

Winning Captain: Kapil Dev

Final man of the match: Mohinder Amarnath – 3/12 and 26

Reliance World Cup 1987

Official Host: India, Pakistan

Winner: Australia, 253/5 (50 overs)

Runner-up: England, 246/8 (50 overs)

Winning Margin: Australia won by 7 runs

Winning Captain: Allan Border

Final man of the match: David Boon – 75 runs

Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992

Official Host: Australia, New Zealand

Winner: Pakistan, 249/6 (50 overs)

Runner-up: England, 227 all out (49.2 overs)

Winning Margin: Pakistan won by 22 runs

Winning Captain: Imran Khan

Final man of the match: Wasim Akram – 33 and 3/39

Man of the series: Martin Crowe – 456 runs

Wills World Cup 1996

Official Host: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka

Winner: Sri Lanka, 245/3 (46.2 overs)

Runner-up: Australia, 241/7 (50 overs)

Winning Margin: Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets

Winning Captain: Arjuna Ranatunga

Final man of the match: Aravinda de Silva – 107* and 3/42

Man of the series: Sanath Jayasuriya    – 221 runs and 7 wickets

ICC World Cup 1999

Official Host: England, Wales

Winner: Australia, 133/2 (20.1 overs)

Runner-up: Pakistan, 132 all out (39 overs)

Winning Margin: Australia won by 8 wickets

Winning Captain: Steve Waugh

Final man of the match: Shane Warne – 4/33

Man of the series: Lance Klusener – 281 runs and 17 wickets

ICC World Cup 2003

Official Host: South Africa

Winner: Australia, 359/2 (50 overs)

Runner-up: India, 234 all out (39.2 overs)

Winning Margin: Australia won by 125 runs

Winning Captain: Ricky Ponting

Final man of the match: Ricky Ponting – 140

Man of the series: Sachin Tendulkar – 673 runs and 2 wickets

ICC World Cup 2007

Official Host: West Indies

Winner: Australia, 281/4 (38 overs)

Runner-up: Sri Lanka, 215/8 (36 overs)

Winning Margin: Australia won by 53 runs

Winning Captain: Ricky Ponting

Final man of the match: Adam Gilchrist – 149

Man of the series: Glenn Mcgrath – 26 wickets

ICC World Cup 2011

Official Host: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

Winner: India, 277/4 (48.2 overs)

Runner-up: Sri Lanka, 274/6 (50 overs)

Winning Margin: India won by 6 wickets

Winning Captain: MS Dhoni

Final man of the match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni – 91*

Man of the series: Yuvraj Singh – 362 Runs and 15 wickets

ICC World Cup 2015

Official Host: Australia, New Zealand

Winner: Australia, 186/3 (33.1 overs)

Runner-up: New Zealand, 183 all out (45 overs)

Winning Margin: Australia won by 7 wickets

Winning Captain: Michael Clarke

Final man of the match: James Faulkner – 3/36

Man of the series: Mitchell Starc – 22 Wickets

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