ICC Cricket World Cup Winners And Runner-up Records From 1975

Every four years, the International Cricket Council (ICC) hosts the ICC Cricket World Cup, which is the international championship of cricket.

The event is one of the most watched sporting events in the world and is referred to by the International Cricket Council as the “Flagship Event of the International Cricket calendar.”

There have been 12 Cricket World Cups to far. India, the West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and England have all won the tournament once, making Australia the most successful side with five victories.

History Of Cricket World Cup

England hosted the first Cricket World Cup on June 7, 1975. In honor of the sponsor, Prudential plc, the first three World Cups were staged in England and were formally known as the Prudential Cup. Each game lasted 60 overs and was played in the typical daylight format with players donning whites and a red ball.

The Cricket World Cup has been hosted alternately by nations since 1987 competition, according to an unofficial rotation arrangement.

India and Pakistan co-hosted the tournament in 1987, the first time it was staged outside of England. Due to the shorter daylight hours than in England, games in this World Cup season were shortened from 60 to 50 overs per innings.

With the introduction of the white ball, colorful uniforms, day/night matches, and a modification to the fielding restriction rules, the 1992 World Cup brought about some improvements to the game.

ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy

The World Cup champions get the ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy. The 1999 Championship’s Trophy, the first ever permanent award in the competition’s history, was designed for it. For each World Cup prior to this Trophy, various trophies were created.

A group of artisans from Garrard & Co. designed and created the Cricket World Cup Trophy over the course of two months in London.

A Golden Globe is supported by three silver columns on the Present trophy, which is composed of silver and gilded. The globe represents a cricket ball, and the columns are formed like stumps and bails, which stand for the three core elements of cricket, namely batting, bowling, and fielding.
The seam of the ball (globe) is angled to represent the Earth’s axial tilt. It weights about 11 kg and is 60 cm tall.

The names of the former winners are inscribed on the base of the trophy, and there is enough for a total of twenty inscriptions.

The winning team is perpetually given a replica of the Trophy, with only the inscriptions changing from the original, which is kept by the ICC.

Cricket World Cup Winners List

1975 World Cup

Host Nation	England
Final Venue	Lord’s, London
Winners	West Indies (291-8 in 60 overs)
Runner-up	Australia (274 all-out in 58.4 overs)
Margin	17 Runs
Man of the Match	Clive Lloyd (102)

1979 World Cup

Host Nation	England
Final Venue	Lord’s, London
Winners	West Indies (286-9 in 60 overs)
Runner-up	England (194 all-out in 51 overs)
Margin	92 Runs
Man of the Match	Viv Richards (138*)

1983 World Cup

Host Nation	England
Final Venue	Lord’s, London
Winners	India (183 all-out in 54.4 overs)
Runner-up	West Indies (140 all-out in 52 overs)
Margin	43 Runs
Man of the Match	Mohinder Amarnath (3/12 & 26)

1987 World Cup

Host Nation	India & Pakistan
Final Venue	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Winners	Australia (253-5 50 overs)
Runner-up	England (246-8 50 overs)
Margin	7 Runs
Man of the Match	David Boon (75)

1992 World Cup

Host Nation	Australia & New Zealand
Final Venue	MCG, Melbourne, Australia
Winners	Pakistan (249-6 in 50 overs)
Runner-up	England (227 all-out in 49.2 overs)
Margin	22 Runs
Man of the Match	Wasim Akram (33 & 3/49)
Man of the Tournament	Martin Crowe (456 Runs)

1996 World Cup

Host Nation	India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka
Final Venue	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Winners	Sri Lanka (245-3 in 46.2 overs)
Runner-up	Australia (241-7 in 50 overs)
Margin	7 Wickets
Man of the Match	Aravinda de Silva (107* & 3/24)
Man of the Tournament	Sanath Jayasuriya (221 Runs and 7 Wickets)

1999 World Cup

Host Nation	England & Wales
Final Venue	Lord’s, London
Winners	Australia (133-2 in 20.1 overs)
Runner-up	Pakistan (132 all-out in 39 overs)
Margin	8 Wickets
Man of the Match	Shane Warne (4/33)
Man of the Tournament	Lance Klusener (281 Runs and 17 Wickets)

2003 World Cup

Host Nation	South Africa
Final Venue	Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa
Winners	Australia (359-2 in 50 overs)
Runner-up	India (234 all-out in 39.2 overs)
Margin	125 Runs
Man of the Match	Ricky Ponting (140*)
Man of the Tournament	Sachin Tendulkar (673 Runs and 2 Wickets)

2007 World Cup

Host Nation	West Indies
Final Venue	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
Winners	Australi (281-4 in 38 overs)
Runner-up	Sri Lanka (215-8 in 36 overs)
Margin	Australia Won by 53 Runs (D/L)
Man of the Match	Adam Gilchrist (149)
Man of the Tournament	Glenn McGrath (26 Wickets)

2011 World Cup

Host Nation	India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka
Final Venue	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Winners	India (277-4 in 48.2 overs)
Runner-up	Sri Lanka (274-6 in 50 overs)
Margin	6 Wickets
Man of the Match	M S Dhoni (91*)
Man of the Tournament	Yuvraj Singh (362 Runs and 15 Wickets)

2015 World Cup

Host Nation	Australia & New Zealand
Final Venue	MCG, Melbourne, Australia
Winners	Australia (186-3 in 33.1 overs)
Runner-up	New Zealand (183 all-out in 45 overs)
Margin	7 Wickets
Man of the Match	James Faulkner (3/36)
Man of the Tournament	Mitchell Starc (22 Wickets)

2019 World Cup

Host Nation	England & Wales
Final Venue	Lord’s, London
Winners	England (241 all-out in 50 overs) (15-0 Super Over) (23 fours, 3 sixes)
Runner-up	New Zealand (241-8 in 50 overs) (15-1 Super Over) (14 fours, 3 sixes)
Margin	Tie (England were declared winners on Boundary count)
Man of the Match	Ben Stokes (84* and 0/20)
Man of the Tournament	Kane Williamson (578 Runs and 2 Wickets)