World cup History
The first tournament took place in England in 1975 which was won by the West Indies.
The most recent event was held in 2015 which was won by Australia
The 2015 edition is the 11th of the tournament and jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia. The two countries combined in 1992 to jointly host the tournament.
Winners List
1975 World Cup in England - West Indies beat Australia
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Toss : Australia won the toss and elected to field first
Score: West Indies 291 for 8 (60.0) & Australia 274 all out (58.4)
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Result : West Indies won by 17 runs
Man of the Match: CH Lloyd (West Indies)
1979 World Cup in England - West Indies beat England
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Venue : Lord's, London
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Toss : England won the toss and elected to field first
Score: West Indies 286 for 9 (60.0) & England 194 all out
Result : West Indies won by 92 runs
Man of the Match: IVA Richards (West Indies)
1983 World Cup in England - India beat West Indies
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Venue : Lord's, London
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Toss : West Indies won the toss and elected to field first
Score: India 183 all out (54.4) & West Indies 140 all out (52.0)
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Result : India won by 43 runs
Man of the Match: M Amarnath (India)
1987 World Cup in India and Pakistan - Australia beat England
Venue : Eden Gardens, Kolkata
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Toss : Australia won the toss and elected to bat first
Score: Australia 253 for 5 (50.0) & England 246 for 8 (50.0)
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Result : Australia won by 7 runs
Man of the Match: DC Boon (Australia)
1992 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand - Pakistan beat England
Venue : Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
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Toss : Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first
Score: Pakistan 249 for 6 & England 227 for 9 (49.2)
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Result : Pakistan won by 22 runs
Man of the Match: Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
1996 World Cup in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka beat Australia
Venue : Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
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Toss : Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first
Score: Australia 241 for 7 (50.0) & Sri Lanka 245 for 3 (46.2)
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Result : Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 3.4 overs remaining)
Man of the Match: PA de Silva (Sri Lanka)
1999 World Cup in England - Australia beat Pakistan
Venue : Lord's, London
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Toss : Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first
Score: Pakistan 132 all out (39.0) & Australia 133 for 2 (20.1)
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Result : Australia won by 8 wickets (with 29.5 overs remaining)
Man of the Match: SK Warne (Australia)
2003 World Cup in South Africa - Australia beat India
Venue : The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
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Toss : India won the toss and elected to field first
Score: Australia 359 for 2 (50.0) & India 234 all out (39.2)
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Result : Australia won by 125 runs
Man of the Match: RT Ponting (Australia)
2007 World Cup in the Caribbean - Australia beat Sri Lanka
Venue : Kensington Oval, Barbados
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Toss : Australia won the toss and elected to bat first
Score: Australia 281 for 4 (38.0) & Srilanka 215 for 8 (36.0)
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Result : Australia won by 53 runs (D/L method)
Man of the Match: AC Gilchrist (Australia)
2011 World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh - India beat Sri Lanka
Venue : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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Toss : Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first
Score: Sri Lanka 274 for 6 (50.0) & India 277 for 4 (48.2)
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Result : India won by 6 wickets (with 1.4 overs remaining)
| Man of the Match: MS Dhoni (India) |
Man of the Series : Yuvraj Singh (India)
2015 World Cup in New Zealand and Australia. - Australia beat New Zealand |
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