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| Time Line = [[1975]] – present
| name = ICC Men's Cricket World Cup
| Tournament Format = [[Round robin]], Super Sixes and [[Knockout]]
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| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
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| most wins = {{AUSc}} (40 ''[[Cricket_World_Cup#Performance_of_teams|wins]]'')
| tournament format = [[#Format|see below]]
| top run scorer = {{flagicon|India}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (1732[[not out|*]])
| first = {{ubl|[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]|England}}
| top wicket taker = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Wasim Akram]] (55)
| last = {{ubl|[[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]]|India}}
| next = {{ubl|[[2027 Cricket World Cup|2027]]|South Africa|Zimbabwe|Namibia}}
| participants = 14
| champions = {{cr|AUS}} (6th title)
| most successful = {{cr|AUS}} (6 titles)
| most runs = {{cricon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (2,278)
| most wickets = {{cricon|AUS}} [[Glenn McGrath]] (71)
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| title = Editions
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* [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]
* [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
* [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]]
* [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]]
* [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]
* [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
* [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]
* [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]
* [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]
* [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
* [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]
* [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]
* [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]]
* ''[[2027 Cricket World Cup|2027]]''
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The '''[[International Cricket Council|ICC]] [[Cricket]] World Cup''', generally referred to as the '''Cricket World Cup''', is the premier international championship of men's [[One-day International]] (ODI) cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) and is held every four years. According to the ICC, it is the most important tournament and the pinnacle of achievement in the sport.<ref>[http://www.cricketworldcup.com/icc-marketing.html ICC Cricket World Cup] ''World Cup Overview''</ref><ref>[http://www.cricketworldcup.com/pdfs/icc.pdf Cricket World Cup] ''World Cup Overview PDF''</ref> The first Cricket World Cup contest was organised in [[England]] in 1975. A [[Women's Cricket World Cup]] is also held every four years; the first Women's World Cup was held in 1973.
 
The '''ICC Men's Cricket World Cup''' is a quadrennial [[world cup]] for [[cricket]] in [[One Day International]] (ODI) format, organised by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC). The tournament is one of the [[List of most-watched television broadcasts#List|world's most viewed sporting events]] and considered the flagship event of the international cricket calendar by the ICC.<ref name="cwc">{{cite web |title=Official ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Website |url=http://www.cricketworldcup.com/about |website=icc |access-date=9 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
The event is contested by all [[Test cricket|Test]]-playing nations, [[List of International Cricket Council members|ten officially recognised national teams]], plus [[One_Day_International#Teams_with_ODI_status|ODI]]-playing nations. Nowadays, the World Cup consists of a Pool stage (played in round robin format), a Super Six stage, followed by semi-finals and a final.
 
The [[1975 Cricket World Cup|first Cricket World Cup]] was organised in England in June 1975, with the first ODI cricket match having been played only four years earlier. However, a separate [[Women's Cricket World Cup]] had been held two years before the first men's tournament, and a tournament involving multiple international teams had been held as early as 1912, when a [[1912 Triangular Tournament|triangular tournament]] of [[Test cricket|Test matches]] was played between [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], [[England national cricket team|England]] and [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]. The first three World Cups were held in England. From the [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987 tournament]] onwards, hosting has been shared between countries under an [[Cricket World Cup hosts#Unofficial rotation system|unofficial rotation system]], with 14 ICC members having hosted at least one match in the tournament.
Until the nineth World Cup tournament, five teams have won the tournament. The most successful World Cup team is [[Australian cricket team|Australia]], having won the tournament three times. [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] have won the cup twice, while [[Indian cricket team|India]], [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]] have each won the cup once.
 
The current format involves a [[2023 Cricket World Cup Qualification|qualification phase]], which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 10 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation, compete for the title at venues within the host nation over about a month. In the 2027 World Cup, the format will be changed to accommodate an expanded 14-team final competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27384084/how-teams-secure-qualification-rank-no-1-32 |title=The road to World Cup 2023: how teams can secure qualification, from rank No. 1 to 32 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref>
The most recent Cricket World Cup was held between [[9 February]] and [[24 March]] [[2003 in sports|2003]], in [[Southern Africa]], where Australia were crowned champions after winning the final against India.<ref name="AUS2003"> {{cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2870000/newsid_2875100/2875135.stm |work=bbc.co.uk|title=Ruthless Aussies lift World Cup|date=2003-03-23 |accessdate=2007-01-29}}</ref> The [[2007 Cricket World Cup|next tournament]] will be held in the [[West Indies]] in 2007, which will be played between 16 teams.
 
A total of [[#Overview|twenty teams]] have competed in the 13 editions of the tournament, with ten teams competing in the [[2023 Cricket World Cup|recent 2023 tournament]]. [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] has won the tournament six times, [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] twice each, while [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[England]] have won it once each. The best performance by a non-full-member team came when [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] made the semi-finals of the [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003 tournament]].
 
Australia are the current champions after winning the [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023 World Cup]] in India. The subsequent [[2027 Cricket World Cup|2027 World Cup]] will be held jointly in [[South Africa]], [[Zimbabwe]] and [[Namibia]].
 
==History==
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The [[Canadian cricket team in the United States in 1844|first international cricket match]] was played between Canada and the United States, on 24 and 25 September 1844.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/141170.html |title=The oldest international contest of them all |author=Martin Williamson |publisher=ESPN |access-date=5 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605032043/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/141170.html |archive-date=5 June 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, the first credited [[Test cricket|Test match]] was played in 1877 between [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] and [[England cricket team|England]], and the two teams competed regularly for [[The Ashes]] in subsequent years. [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] was admitted to Test status in 1889.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/australia/content/match/62396.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=15 March 1877|title=1st Test Scorecard|access-date=28 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212191405/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/australia/content/match/62396.html|archive-date=12 February 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Representative cricket teams were selected to [[International structure of cricket|tour]] each other, resulting in bilateral competition. Cricket was also included as an [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] sport at the [[1900 Summer Olympics|1900 Paris Games]], where [[Great Britain and Ireland at the 1900 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] defeated [[France at the 1900 Summer Olympics|France]] to win the [[Gold medal#Olympic Games|gold medal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/columns/engine/match/320838.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=19 August 1900|title=Olympic Games, 1900, Final|access-date=9 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226014434/http://www.espncricinfo.com/columns/engine/match/320838.html|archive-date=26 December 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> This was the only appearance of cricket at the [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Purohit|first=Abhishek|title=Will Cricket Bat Again at the Olympics? Know Process for Inclusion at LA28|publisher=International Olympic Committee|date=10 August 2021|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/cricket-olympics-los-angeles-2028-games-icc|access-date=5 December 2021}}</ref>
===Prior to the World Cup===
The first cricket [[Test cricket|Test match]] was played in 1877 between Australia and [[English cricket team|England]].<ref> {{Cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/australia/content/match/62396.html|work=cricinfo.com|title= 1st Test Scorecard|accessdate=2007-01-28}}</ref> Later, cricket was included as a sport at the [[1900 Summer Olympics]], where [[Great Britain]] defeated [[France]] in the final to win the [[Gold medal#Olympic Games|gold medal]].<ref> {{Cite web|url=http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1900S/1900/OLYMP/GREAT-BRIT_FRANCE_OLYMP_FINAL_19-20AUG1900.html|work=cricinfo.com|title= Olympic Games, 1900, Final|accessdate=2006-09-09}} </ref> Although, cricket was not included in subsequent [[summer olympics]].
 
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The number of nations playing Test cricket increased gradually over time, with the addition of [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] in 1928,<ref>{{Cite web |title=England vs West Indies Scorecard 1928 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-england-1928-61871/england-vs-west-indies-1st-test-62559/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] in 1930,<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Zealand vs England Scorecard 1929/30 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-new-zealand-1929-30-61781/new-zealand-vs-england-1st-test-62572/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[India national cricket team|India]] in 1932,<ref>{{Cite web |title=England vs India Scorecard 1932 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-england-1932-62281/england-vs-india-only-test-62605/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] in 1952.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan vs India Scorecard 1952/53 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-tour-of-india-1952-53-61529/india-vs-pakistan-4th-test-62744/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> However, international cricket continued to be played as bilateral Test matches over three, four or five days.
In the early 1960s, English [[county cricket]] teams began playing a shortened version of cricket, which only lasted for one day. Starting in 1962 as a four-team knockout competition (known as the Midlands Knock-Out Cup),<ref> {{Cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/208335.html|work=cricinfo.com|title= The birth of the one-day game|accessdate=2006-09-10}} </ref> and [[Gillette Cup]] in 1963, [[one-day cricket]] grew in popularity, leading to the formation of a national league (the [[Sunday League]]) in 1969. The first One-Day International event was played on the fifth day of a rain-aborted test match between England and Australia at [[Melbourne]] in 1971 to fill the time, and as compensation for the frustrated crowd. It was a forty [[Over (cricket)|over]] match with eight balls per over.<ref> {{Cite web|url=http://newicc.cricket.org/icc/odi/what_is_one-day_cricket.html|work=newicc.cricket.org|title= What is One-Day International cricket?|accessdate=2006-09-10}} </ref>
 
In the early 1960s, English [[county cricket]] teams began playing a shortened version of cricket which only lasted for one day. Starting in [[1962 English cricket season|1962]] with a four-team [[single-elimination tournament|knockout competition]] known as the Midlands Knock-Out Cup,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/510124.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|title=The low-key birth of one-day cricket|date=9 April 2011|access-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919032251/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/510124.html |archive-date=19 September 2013}}</ref> and continuing with the inaugural [[Friends Provident Trophy|Gillette Cup]] in [[1963 English cricket season|1963]], [[Limited overs cricket|one-day cricket]] grew in popularity in England. A national [[National League (cricket)|Sunday League]] was formed in [[1969 English cricket season|1969]]. The first One-Day International match was played on the fifth day of a rain-aborted Test match between England and Australia at Melbourne in [[English cricket team in Australia in 1970–71|1971]], to fill the time available and as compensation for the frustrated crowd. It was a forty [[over (cricket)|over]] game with eight balls per over, and saw Australia win by 5 wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newicc.cricket.org/icc/odi/what_is_one-day_cricket.html |publisher=newicc.cricket.org |title=What is One-Day International cricket? |access-date=10 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061119054342/http://newicc.cricket.org/icc/odi/what_is_one-day_cricket.html |archive-date=19 November 2006 }}</ref> The success and popularity of the domestic one-day competitions in England and other parts of the world, as well as the early One-Day Internationals, prompted the ICC to consider organizing a Cricket World Cup.<ref name="WCHistory">{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/264535.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|title=The World Cup&nbsp;– A brief history|access-date=7 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328095116/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/264535.html|archive-date=28 March 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
The success and popularity of the domestic one-day competitions in [[England]] and other parts of the world as well as the early One-Day Internationals prompted the International Cricket Council to consider organising a Cricket World Cup.<ref name="WCHistory"> {{Cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/264535.html|work=cricinfo.com|title= The World Cup - A brief history|accessdate=2006-12-07}} </ref>
 
===Prudential World Cups (1975–1983)===
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[[Image:World-champions-cup-75.jpg|thumb|150px|The Prudential Cup being lifted by [[Clive Lloyd]] after West Indies won the first Cricket World Cup.]]
[[File:Prudential Cup.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|The Prudential Cup trophy]]
The Cricket World Cup was first held in 1975 in England, which was the only nation that was able to put forward the resources to stage an event of such magnitude.<ref name="ENGHOST"> {{Cite web|url=http://www.cricworld.com/news/wchistory03feb.htm|work=cricworld.com|title= The History of World Cup's|accessdate=2006-09-19}} </ref> The first three tournaments were officially known as the Prudential Cup after the financial services company [[Prudential plc]] who sponsored the event. The matches were of 60 overs per team and played in traditional white uniform and red balls. They were all played during the day. Eight teams participated in the [[1975 Cricket World Cup|first tournament]]: Australia, England, the West Indies, Pakistan, India, and [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] (the six Test nations at the time), with Sri Lanka and a composite team from [[East African cricket team|East Africa]]. One notable omission was the [[South African cricket team]] who were not competing due to the international sports boycott. West Indies won the first Cricket World Cup by defeating Australia by 17 runs in the final.
The [[1975 Cricket World Cup|inaugural Cricket World Cup]] was hosted in 1975 by England, the only nation able to put forward the resources to stage an event of such magnitude at the time. The first three tournaments were held in England and officially known as the Prudential Cup after the sponsors [[Prudential plc]]. The matches consisted of 60 six-ball overs per team, played during daytime in the traditional form, with the players wearing [[cricket clothing and equipment|cricket whites]] and using red [[cricket ball]]s.<ref>Browning (1999), pp. 5–9</ref>
[[Image:Kapil_Dev.gif|thumb|150px|left|[[Kapil Dev]], captain of India, holding the trophy in 1983.]]
The next two World Cups held in 1979 and 1983 were again hosted by England. The [[1979 Cricket World Cup]] saw the introduction of the [[ICC Trophy]], a competition used to select [[Test cricket|non-Test playing]] teams for the World Cup.<ref name="ICCTROPHY"> {{Cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT2005/ARTICLES/history.html|work=cricinfo.com|title= ICC Trophy - A brief history|accessdate=2006-08-29}} </ref> Sri Lanka and [[Canadian cricket team|Canada]] qualified through the ICC Trophy in 1979. West Indies again won the World Cup tournament, defeating England by 92 runs. At their meeting which followed the World Cup, the International Cricket Conference agreed to make the competition a four-yearly event.
 
Eight teams participated in the first tournament: Australia, England, [[India national cricket team|India]], [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]], Pakistan, and the [[West Indies]] (the six Test nations at the time), together with Sri Lanka and a composite team from [[East African cricket team|East Africa]].<ref name=cricket>Browning (1999), pp. 26–31</ref> One notable omission was [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]], who were [[Sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era#Cricket|banned from international cricket]] due to [[apartheid]]. The tournament was won by the West Indies, who defeated Australia by 17 [[run (cricket)|runs]] in the final at [[Lord's]].<ref name=cricket/> Roy Fredricks of West Indies was the first batsmen who got hit-wicket in ODI during the 1975 World Cup final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/69522/icc-cricket-world-cups-fascinating-facts-part-1|title=50 fascinating facts about World Cups – Part 1|website=Cricbuzz|date=22 January 2015 |language=en|access-date=21 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221174220/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/69522/icc-cricket-world-cups-fascinating-facts-part-1|archive-date=21 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
The [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983 event]] was hosted by England for a third consecutive time. By this time, Sri Lanka had become a Test playing nation, and [[Zimbabwe cricket team|Zimbabwe]] qualified through the ICC Trophy. India were crowned champions after upsetting the West Indies by 43 runs in the final. The odds of India winning the cup were quoted at 66 to 1 before the competition began.<ref name="WCHistory"/>
 
The [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979 World Cup]] saw the introduction of the [[ICC Trophy]] competition to select non-Test playing teams for the World Cup,<ref name="ICCTROPHY">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT2005/ARTICLES/history.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|title=ICC Trophy&nbsp;– A brief history|access-date=29 August 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061126054556/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT2005/ARTICLES/history.html|archive-date=26 November 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> with Sri Lanka and [[Canadian cricket team|Canada]] qualifying.<ref name=history>Browning (1999), pp. 32–35</ref> The West Indies won a second consecutive World Cup tournament, defeating the hosts England by 92 runs in the final. At a meeting which followed the World Cup, the International Cricket Conference agreed to make the competition a quadrennial event.<ref name=history/>
===1987 – present===
The [[1987 Cricket World Cup]] was held in India and Pakistan. The games were reduced from 60 to 50 overs per innings, the current standard, because of the shorter daylight hours in the [[Indian subcontinent|subcontinent]] as compared to England. Australia won the championship by defeating England by 7 runs, the closest margin ever in World Cup final history.<ref> {{Cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/cworldcup/history.htm|work=A.Srinivas|title=Cricket World Cup 2003|accessdate=2007-01-28}}</ref>
 
The [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983 event]] was hosted by England for a third consecutive time. By this stage, Sri Lanka had become a Test-playing nation, and [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] qualified through the ICC Trophy. A [[Fielding restrictions (cricket)|fielding circle]] was introduced, {{convert|30|yd|m}} away from the [[stump (cricket)|stumps]]. Four [[fielding (cricket)|fieldsmen]] needed to be inside it at all times.<ref>Browning (1999), pp. 61–62</ref> The teams faced each other twice, before moving into the knock-outs. [[India national cricket team|India]] was crowned champions after upsetting the West Indies by 43 runs in the final.<ref name="WCHistory"/><ref>Browning (1999), pp. 105–110</ref>
The [[1992 Cricket World Cup]] held by Australia and New Zealand introduced many changes to the game such as coloured clothing, white balls, day/night matches and an alteration to the fielding restrictions. The South African cricket team participated in the event following the end of the international sports boycott. Pakistan overcame a dismal start to emerge as winners, defeating England by 22 runs in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
[[Image:99 world cup.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Australia won the 1999 and 2003 World Cups, and won the [[#Trophy|permanent]] Cricket World Cup trophy.]]
The [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 championship]] was held in the Indian subcontinent for the second time, with the inclusion of Sri Lanka as host for some of its group stage matches. In the semi-final, Sri Lanka, headed towards a crushing victory over India at [[Eden Gardens]] ([[Calcutta]]) after their hosts lost eight wickets while scoring 120 runs in pursuit of 254, were awarded victory by default after riots broke out in protest against the Indian performance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketfundas.com/wc96indslsf1march13.html|work=cricketfundas|title=1996 Semi-final scoreboard|accessdate=2007-01-28}}</ref> Sri Lanka went on to win their maiden championship by defeating Australia in the final by seven wickets, which was held in [[Lahore]].
 
=== Different champions (1987–1996) ===
The [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999 event]] was held in England, with some matches also being held in [[Scotland]], [[Ireland]] and [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nrich.maths.org/public/viewer.php?obj_id=1350&part=index&refpage=|work=nrich.maths|title=1999 Cricket World Cup|accessdate=2007-01-28}}</ref> Australia qualified for the final after reaching their target in their Super Six match against South Africa off the final over of the match and proceeded to the final after a tie in the semi-final against South Africa, in which a mix-up between South African batsmen [[Lance Klusener]] and [[Allan Donald]] saw Donald drop his bat and stranded mid-pitch to be [[run out]]. In the final Australia dismissed Pakistan for 132 and then reaching the target in less than 20 overs, with eight wickets in hand.
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India and Pakistan jointly hosted the [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987 tournament]], the first time that the competition was held outside England. The games were reduced from 60 to 50 overs per innings, the current standard, because of the shorter daylight hours in the [[Indian subcontinent]] compared with England's summer.<ref>Browning (1999), pp. 111–116</ref> Australia won the championship by defeating England by 7 runs in the final, the closest margin in the World Cup final until the 2019 edition between England and New Zealand.<ref>Browning (1999), pp. 155–159</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/cworldcup/history.htm|publisher=A.Srinivas|title=Cricket World Cup 2003|access-date=28 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002053148/http://www.geocities.com/cworldcup/history.htm|archive-date=2 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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The [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992 World Cup]], held in Australia and New Zealand, introduced many changes to the game, such as coloured clothing, white balls, [[Day/Night ODI|day/night]] matches, and a change to the fielding restriction rules. The South African cricket team participated in the event for the first time, following the fall of the apartheid regime and the end of the [[Sporting boycott of South Africa during the apartheid era|international sports boycott]].<ref>Browning (1999), pp. 160–161</ref> Pakistan overcame a dismal start in the tournament to eventually defeat England by 22 runs in the final and emerge as winners.<ref>Browning (1999), pp. 211–214</ref>
 
The [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 championship]] was held in the Indian subcontinent for a second time, with the inclusion of Sri Lanka as host for some of its group stage matches.<ref>Browning (1999), pp. 215–217</ref> In the semi-final, Sri Lanka, heading towards a crushing victory over India at [[Eden Gardens]] after the hosts lost eight [[wicket]]s while scoring 120 runs in pursuit of 252, were awarded victory by default after crowd unrest broke out in protest against the Indian performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketfundas.com/wc96indslsf1march13.html|publisher=cricketfundas|title=1996 Semi-final scoreboard|access-date=28 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061107001514/http://www.cricketfundas.com/wc96indslsf1march13.html|archive-date=7 November 2006|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Sri Lanka went on to win their maiden championship by defeating Australia by seven wickets in the final at [[Lahore]].<ref>Browning (1999), pp. 264–274</ref>
South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya hosted the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]]. The number of teams participating in the event increased from twelve to fourteen. [[Kenyan cricket team|Kenya]]'s wins against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe along with New Zealand's forfeit helped them get a Semi-final berth against India. In the final, Australia made 359 runs for the loss of two wickets, the largest ever total in a final, to defeat India by 125 runs.<ref name="AUS2003"/>
 
===Australian treble (1999–2007)===
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In 1999, the [[1999 Cricket World Cup|event]] was hosted by England, with some matches also being held in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Netherlands.<ref>Browning (1999), p. 274</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iZq8BAAAQBAJ&q=1999+cricket+world+cup+host&pg=PA7 |title=Cricket World Cup: A Summary of the Tournaments Since 1975 |author=French Toast |publisher=Smashwords |year=2014 |isbn=9781311429230 |format=e-book |access-date=11 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626181716/https://books.google.com/books?id=iZq8BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA7&dq=1999+cricket+world+cup+host&hl=en&sa=X&ei=d2qJVJyDMYuzUembgYgJ&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=1999%20cricket%20world%20cup%20host&f=false |archive-date=26 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Twelve teams contested the World Cup. Australia qualified for the semi-finals after reaching their target in their Super 6 match against South Africa off the final over of the match.<ref>Browning (1999), pp. 229–231</ref> They then proceeded to the final with a tied match in the semi-final also against South Africa where a mix-up between South African batsmen [[Lance Klusener]] and [[Allan Donald]] saw Donald drop his bat and stranded mid-pitch to be [[run out]]. In the final, Australia dismissed Pakistan for 132 and then reached the target in less than 20 overs and with eight wickets in hand.<ref>Browning (1999), pp. 232–238</ref>
[[File:Australian World Cup treble.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|A crowd of over 10,000 fans welcome the Australian team on completing the first World Cup [[Hat-trick#Cricket|hat-trick]]&nbsp;– [[Martin Place]], Sydney.]]
South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya hosted the [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003 World Cup]]. The number of teams participating in the event increased from twelve to fourteen. [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]]'s victories over Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, among others&nbsp;– and a forfeit by the New Zealand team, which refused to play in Kenya because of security concerns&nbsp;– enabled Kenya to reach the semi-finals, the best result by an associate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wctimeline/content/current/story/795703.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|title=Washouts, walkovers, and black armband protests|access-date=30 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150830100350/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wctimeline/content/current/story/795703.html |archive-date=30 August 2015}}</ref> In the final, Australia made 359 runs for the loss of two wickets, the largest ever total in a final, defeating India by 125 runs.<ref name="AUS2003">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2870000/newsid_2875100/2875135.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Ruthless Aussies lift World Cup |date=23 March 2003 |access-date=29 January 2007 |___location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328120655/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2870000/newsid_2875100/2875135.stm |archive-date=28 March 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Full tournament schedule |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/fixturesresults/default.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 March 2003 |access-date=22 February 2007 |___location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218103234/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/fixturesresults/default.stm |archive-date=18 February 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]], the tournament was hosted by the [[West Indies]] and expanded to sixteen teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wchistory/content/story/314997.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|title=Australia triumph in a tournament to forget|access-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206124910/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wchistory/content/story/314997.html |archive-date=6 February 2012}}</ref> Following Pakistan's upset loss to World Cup debutants Ireland in the group stage, Pakistani coach [[Bob Woolmer]] was found dead in his hotel room.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/285953.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|title=Bob Woolmer's death stuns cricket world|access-date=4 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025092541/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/285953.html |archive-date=25 October 2012}}</ref> Jamaican police had initially launched a murder investigation into Woolmer's death but later confirmed that he died of heart failure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/woolmer/content/story/286045.html|publisher=Cricinfo|title=Bob Woolmer investigation round-up|access-date=6 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516215421/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/woolmer/content/story/286045.html|archive-date=16 May 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> Australia defeated Sri Lanka in the final by 53 runs [[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|(D/L)]] in farcical light conditions, and extended their undefeated run in the World Cup to 29 matches and winning three straight championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/292773.html|publisher=Cricinfo|title=Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados|date=28 April 2007|access-date=6 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324035211/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/292773.html|archive-date=24 March 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
=== Hosts triumph (2011–2019) ===
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[[File:Autographed bat of ODI World Cup winning captains at Blades of Glory Cricket Museum, Pune.jpg|thumb|Autographed bat of the World Cup winning captains till 2015 at the [[Blades of Glory Museum]], Pune, India]]
India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh together hosted the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]]. Pakistan was stripped of its hosting rights following the [[2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team|terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009]], with the games originally scheduled for Pakistan redistributed to the other host countries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8004684.stm |title=No World Cup matches in Pakistan |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=15 July 2014 |date=18 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418013231/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8004684.stm |archive-date=18 April 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> The number of teams participating in the World Cup was reduced to fourteen.<ref name="2011WC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/659953.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|title=India end a 28-year-long wait|access-date=29 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825010536/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/659953.html |archive-date=25 August 2013}}</ref> Australia lost their final group stage match against Pakistan on 19 March 2011, ending an unbeaten streak of 35 World Cup matches, which had begun on 23 May 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/03/19/cricket.australia.pakistan.bangladesh/|title=Pakistan top group after ending Australia's unbeaten World Cup streak|publisher=CNN|date=20 March 2011|access-date=13 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213185518/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/03/19/cricket.australia.pakistan.bangladesh/|archive-date=13 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> India won their second World Cup title by beating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where the Indian captain M.S. Dhoni along with the spinning all-rounder Yuvraj Singh chased 275 with notable performances from Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli, making India the first country to win the World Cup at home.<ref name="2011WC"/> This was also the first time that two Asian countries faced each other in a World Cup Final.<ref>{{cite web|title=ICC Cricket World Cup|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/extra/cricket/topics/_/page/icc-cricket-world-cup|access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref>
 
Australia and New Zealand jointly hosted the [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015 World Cup]]. The number of participants remained at fourteen. Ireland was the most successful Associate nation with a total of three wins in the tournament. New Zealand beat South Africa in a thrilling first semi-final to qualify for their maiden World Cup final. Australia defeated New Zealand by seven wickets in the final at Melbourne to lift the World Cup for the fifth time.<ref name="AUS2015">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/32105654 |title=Cricket World Cup 2015: Australia crush New Zealand in final |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=29 March 2015 |date=29 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329232637/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/32105654 |archive-date=29 March 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
[[File:Englandvictorylap.png|thumb|right|England perform a lap of honour around Lord's after their victory on 14 July 2019.]]
The [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019 World Cup]] was hosted by England and Wales. The number of participants was reduced to 10. New Zealand defeated India in the first semi-final, which was pushed over to the reserve day due to rain.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-world-cup/india-vs-new-zealand-live-score-world-cup-2019-semi-final/articleshow/70139254.cms|title=India vs New Zealand Highlights, World Cup 2019 semi-final: Match defers to reserve day|work=The Times of India|date=9 July 2019|access-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711180216/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-world-cup/india-vs-new-zealand-live-score-world-cup-2019-semi-final/articleshow/70139254.cms|archive-date=11 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> England defeated the defending champions, Australia, in the second semi-final. Neither finalist had previously won the World Cup. In the [[2019 Cricket World Cup Final|final]], the scores were tied at 241 after 50 overs and the match went to a [[super over]], after which the scores were again tied at 15. The World Cup was won by England, whose boundary count was greater than New Zealand's.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/report/1144530/england-vs-new-zealand-final-icc-cricket-world-cup-2019/ |title=Epic final tied, Super Over tied,England win World Cup on boundary count |date=14 July 2019 |access-date=15 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715032534/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/report/1144530/england-vs-new-zealand-final-icc-cricket-world-cup-2019/ |archive-date=15 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48985109|title=England win Cricket World Cup: A golden hour ends in a champagne super over|date=14 July 2019|last=Fordyce|first=Tom|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714235602/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48985109|archive-date=14 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
=== Australian win (2023) ===
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The 2023 Cricket World Cup was hosted by India. The number of teams in the tournament remained at 10, including the Netherlands, which returned to the tournament after a 12-year absence and excluding the inaugural and two-time champions the West Indies; they failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in history. India were unbeaten in the group stage, as they won all of their matches and defeated New Zealand to advance to the final; Australia lost twice during the group stage before rebounding and going on an eight-game winning streak, including a defeat of South Africa in the semi-finals. Afghanistan had their most successful World Cup, with four wins during the group stage, including over defending champions England and former champions Pakistan; they also came close to defeating Australia before [[Glenn Maxwell]]'s double century steered the Aussies to victory. In the final, Australia defeated the 10-match unbeaten India to clinch their record-extending 6th World Cup.
 
The 2027 World Cup is coming up. It will be hosted in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia. [[Namibia]] will still have to go through the qualification process.
 
==Format==
 
===Qualification===
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Since the [[1979 Cricket World Cup|second World Cup in 1979]] up to the [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019 World Cup]], the teams that qualified automatically were joined by a small number of others who qualified for the World Cup through the qualification process. The first qualifying tournament being the [[ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier|ICC Trophy]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT2005/ARTICLES/history.html|title=Cricinfo – 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland|website=static.espncricinfo.com|accessdate=6 April 2023}}</ref> later the process expanding with pre-qualifying tournaments. For the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]], the [[ICC World Cricket League]] replaced the past pre-qualifying processes; and the name "ICC Trophy" was changed to "[[ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/development/wcl/ |publisher=ICC |title=World Cricket League |access-date=28 January 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070119011351/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/development/wcl/ |archive-date=19 January 2007 }}</ref> The World Cricket League was the qualification system provided to allow the [[ICC associate membership|Associate]] and [[List of International Cricket Council members#Affiliate Members|Affiliate]] members of the ICC more opportunities to qualify. The number of teams qualifying varied throughout the years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/533e6b7de4b0d84a3bd7c4be/t/5c3a7f7288251b8b3c637260/1547337591744/Cricket.pdf|title=International Cricket Council February 2019|website=static1.squarespace.com}}</ref>
In the current qualifying process, the World Cricket League, all 86 [[List of International Cricket Council members#Associate Members|Associate]] and [[List of International Cricket Council members#Affiliate Members|Affiliate]] members of the ICC are able to qualify for the World Cup. The ICC World Cricket League has between two and five stages (depending on the specific team) that Associate and Affiliate members must undergo to be selected for the World Cup.
 
From the [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023 World Cup]] onwards, only the host nation(s) will qualify automatically. All countries will participate in a series of leagues to determine qualification, with automatic [[promotion and relegation]] between divisions from one World Cup cycle to the next.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27384084/how-teams-secure-qualification-rank-no-1-32 |title=The road to World Cup 2023: how teams can secure qualification, from rank No. 1 to 32 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>
'''Process summary in chronological order''':
#Regional tournaments: Top teams from each regional tournaments will be promoted to a division depending on the teams' rankings according to the ICC and each division's empty spots.
#[[ICC World Cricket League Division One|Division One]]: 6 Teams - All qualify for the World Cup Qualifier.
#[[ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]]: 8 Teams - Top 2 promoted to Division Two.
#[[ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]]: 6 Teams - Top 4 qualify for the World Cup Qualifier.
#[[ICC World Cricket League Division Five|Division Five]]: 8 Teams - Top 2 promoted to Division Four.
#[[ICC World Cricket League Division Four|Division Four]]: 5 Teams - Top 2 promoted to Division Three.
#[[2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]](second edition): 6 Teams - Top 2 qualify for the World Cup Qualifier.
#[[2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier|World Cup Qualifier]]: 12 Teams - Top 6 qualify for the World Cup.
 
===Tournament===
[[File:Autographed bats of ODI World Cup winning teams at Blades of Glory Cricket Museum, Pune.jpg|thumb|Autographs of the winning teams of each edition of the tournament at the [[Blades of Glory Cricket Museum]], Pune, India.]]
:''See also: [[History of the Cricket World Cup#Historical formats of final tournament|Historical formats of final tournament]]''
The format of the Cricket World Cup has changed greatly over the course of its history. Each of the first four tournaments was played by eight teams, divided into two groups of four.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://icc.cricket.org/icc/events/summaries/icc_world_cup_1975.html|publisher=[[icc.cricket.org]]|title=1st tournament|access-date=19 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217093647/http://icc.cricket.org/icc/events/summaries/icc_world_cup_1975.html |archive-date=17 December 2007}}</ref> The competition consisted of two stages, a group stage and a [[single-elimination tournament|knock-out]] stage. The four teams in each group played each other in the [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] group stage, with the top two teams in each group progressing to the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals played against each other in the final. With South Africa returning in the fifth tournament in 1992 as a result of the end of the apartheid boycott, nine teams played each other once in the group phase, and the top four teams progressed to the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://icc.cricket.org/icc/events/summaries/icc_world_cup_199192.html|publisher=[[icc.cricket.org]]|title=92 tournament|access-date=19 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217093653/http://icc.cricket.org/icc/events/summaries/icc_world_cup_199192.html |archive-date=17 December 2007}}</ref> The tournament was further expanded in 1996, with two groups of six teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://icc.cricket.org/icc/events/summaries/icc_world_cup_199596.html|publisher=[[icc.cricket.org]]|title=96 tournament|access-date=19 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217093658/http://icc.cricket.org/icc/events/summaries/icc_world_cup_199596.html |archive-date=17 December 2007}}</ref> The top four teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals and semi-finals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wills World Cup, 1996 schedule, live scores and results |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/653/wills-world-cup-1996 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Cricbuzz |language=en}}</ref>
The format of the Cricket World Cup has changed greatly over the course of its history. The first four tournaments comprised eight teams each, divided into two groups of four. There were two stages, a group stage and a knockout stage. Each team played the [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] group stage, the top two teams in each group progressing to the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals played against each other in the final.
 
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[[File:ICC CWC 2007 team captains.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|The captains of the 2007 Cricket World Cup.]]
The 2007 Cricket World Cup will feature 16 teams allocated into four groups of four.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketworldcup.com/TeamGroupings.html|work=cricket world cup|title=World Cup groups|accessdate=2007-01-28}}</ref> Within each group, the teams will play each other in a round-robin format. Teams will earn points for wins and ties, receiving half the points for ties. The top two teams from each group, a total of eight, will move forward to the "Super 8" round. The Super-8 teams will play the other six teams that progressed from different group-stage groups. Teams earn points the same way they did in the group stages, but will also bring points scored against the other team who qualified from the same group in the group stages.<ref> {{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketworldcup.com/pdfs/event-overview.pdf|work=cricketworldcup.com|title= About the Event|accessdate=2006-09-02}} {{PDF}} </ref> The top four teams from the Super 8 round will advance to the semi-finals and the winners of the semi-finals will then compete in the final.
The format used in the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]] involved 16 teams allocated into four groups of four.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketworldcup.com/TeamGroupings.html|publisher=cricket world cup|title=World Cup groups|access-date=28 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070126002928/http://www.cricketworldcup.com/TeamGroupings.html|archive-date=26 January 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Within each group, the teams played each other in a round-robin format. Teams earned points for wins and half-points for ties. The top two teams from each group moved forward to the ''Super 8'' round. The ''Super 8'' teams played the other six teams that progressed from the different groups. Teams earned points in the same way as the group stage, but carried their points forward from previous matches against the other teams who qualified from the same group to the ''Super 8'' stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketworldcup.com/pdfs/event-overview.pdf|publisher=cricketworldcup.com|title=About the Event|access-date=2 September 2006|page=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060905225042/http://www.cricketworldcup.com/pdfs/event-overview.pdf|archive-date=5 September 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> The top four teams from the ''Super 8'' round advanced to the semi-finals, and the winners of the semi-finals played in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ICC World Cup, 2007 schedule, live scores and results |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/905/icc-world-cup-2007 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Cricbuzz |language=en}}</ref>
 
The format used in the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]] and [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricknews.net|publisher=cricknews.net|title=2015 Cricket World Cup|access-date=3 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203120741/http://www.cricknews.net/|archive-date=3 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> World Cups featured two groups of seven teams, each playing in a [[round-robin tournament|round-robin format]]. The top four teams from each group proceeded to the knock out stage consisting of quarter-finals, semi-finals and ultimately the final.<ref>{{cite news |first=K.R. |last=Nayar |title=International Cricket Council approves 14-team cup |url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/international-cricket-council-approves-14-team-cup-1.829620 |work=[[Gulf News]] |date=29 June 2011 |access-date=2 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701153544/http://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/international-cricket-council-approves-14-team-cup-1.829620 |archive-date=1 July 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In the [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]] and [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]] editions of the tournament, the number of teams participating dropped to 10. Each team is scheduled to play against each other once in a round robin format, before entering the semifinals,<ref>{{cite web|last=Smale|first=Simon|title=The Cricket World Cup 2019 has shrunk to exclude the minnows, but why? And how come it's still so long?|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=4 June 2019|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-05/cricket-world-cup-minnows-where-have-they-gone/11176128|access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref> a similar format to the [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992 World Cup]]. The 2027 and 2031 World Cups will have 14 teams, with the format same as the 2003 edition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sixsports.in/icc-announces-world-cup-schedule-14-teams-in-2027-and-2031/|title=ICC announces World Cup schedule; 14 teams in 2027 And 2031|website=Six Sports|date=2 June 2021|access-date=2 June 2021|archive-date=1 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401040539/https://sixsports.in/icc-announces-world-cup-schedule-14-teams-in-2027-and-2031/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricinfo.pro/cricket-world-cup-2023-date-teams-stadiums-tickets/|title=Mark your calendars for the Cricket World Cup 2023 as the tournament is set to begin on October 5, 2023. The matches will continue until November 19, 2023 |website=Cricinfo |date=7 September 2023 |access-date=11 September 2023}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=7|Summary of tournament formats
|-
!Ed.
!Year
!Host(s)
!Teams
!Matches
!Preliminary stage
!Final stage
|-
| style="text-align:center" |1
| style="text-align:center" |[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|England}}
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center" |8
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" |15
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 2 groups of 4 teams: 12 matches
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center" | Knock-out of 4 teams (group winners and runners-up): 3 matches
|-
| style="text-align:center" |2
| style="text-align:center" |[[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" |3
| style="text-align:center" |[[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]]
|{{flag|England}}<br />{{flag|Wales}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" |27
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 2 groups of 4 teams: 24 matches
|-
| style="text-align:center" |4
| style="text-align:center" |[[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]]
|{{flag|India}}<br/>{{flag|Pakistan}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" |5
| style="text-align:center" |[[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]
|{{flag|Australia}}<br/>{{flag|New Zealand}}
| style="text-align:center" | 9
| style="text-align:center" | 39
| style="text-align:center" | 1 group of 9 teams: 36 matches
| style="text-align:center" | Knock-out of 4 teams (top 4 in group): 3 matches
|-
| style="text-align:center" |6
| style="text-align:center" |[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|{{flag|India}}<br/>{{flag|Pakistan}}<br/>{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 12
| style="text-align:center" | 37
| style="text-align:center" | 2 groups of 6 teams: 30 matches
| style="text-align:center" | Knock-out of 8 teams (top 4 in each group): 7 matches
|-
| style="text-align:center" |7
| style="text-align:center" |[[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]
|{{flag|England}}<br/>{{flag|Wales}}<br/>{{flag|Scotland}}<br/>{{flag|Ireland}}<br/>{{flag|Netherlands}}
| style="text-align:center" | 42
| style="text-align:center" | 2 groups of 6 teams: 30 matches
| style="text-align:center" rowspan=2 | Super Sixes (top 3 in each group): 9 matches<br/>Knock-out of 4 teams (top 4 in Super Sixes): 3 matches
|-
| style="text-align:center" |8
| style="text-align:center" |[[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]
|{{flag|South Africa}}<br/>{{flag|Zimbabwe}}<br/>{{flag|Kenya}}
| style="text-align:center" | 14
| style="text-align:center" | 54
| style="text-align:center" | 2 groups of 7 teams: 42 matches
|-
| style="text-align:center" |9
| style="text-align:center" |[[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]
|{{flag|West Indies|cricket}}
| style="text-align:center" | 16
| style="text-align:center" | 51
| style="text-align:center" | 4 groups of 4 teams: 24 matches
| style="text-align:center" | Super Eights (top 2 in each group): 24 matches<br/>Knock-out of 4 teams (top 4 in Super Eights): 3 matches
|-
| style="text-align:center" |10
| style="text-align:center" |[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|{{flag|India}}<br/>{{flag|Sri Lanka}}<br/>{{flag|Bangladesh}}
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 14
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 49
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 2 groups of 7 teams: 42 matches
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | Knock-out of 8 teams (top 4 in each group): 7 matches
|-
| style="text-align:center" |11
| style="text-align:center" |[[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]
|{{flag|Australia}}<br/>{{flag|New Zealand}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" |12
| style="text-align:center" |[[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]
|{{flag|England}}<br/>{{flag|Wales}}
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 10
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 48
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | 1 group of 10 teams: 45 matches
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | Knock-out of 4 teams (top 4 in group): 3 matches
|-
| style="text-align:center" |13
| style="text-align:center" |[[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]]
|{{flag|India}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" |14
| style="text-align:center" |[[2027 Cricket World Cup|''2027'']]
|{{flag|South Africa}}<br/>{{flag|Zimbabwe}}<br/>{{flag|Namibia}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" |''14''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" |''54''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" |''2 groups of 7 teams: 42 matches''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" |''Super Sixes (top 3 in each group): 9 matches<br />Knock-out of 4 teams (top 4 in Super Sixes): 3 matches''
|-
| style="text-align:center" |15
| style="text-align:center" |''2031''
|{{flag|India}}<br/>{{flag|Bangladesh}}
|}
 
==Trophy==
[[File:ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy.jpg|thumb|The [[Cricket World Cup Trophy]].]]
{{main|Cricket World Cup Trophy}}
The [[ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy]] is presented to the winners of the World Cup. The current trophy was created for the 1999 championships, and was the first permanent prize in the tournament's history. Prior to this, different trophies were made for each World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricket-worldcup2015.net/2015/02/trophy-is-first-permanent-prize-in-cricket-world-cup.html|publisher=cricket-worldcup2015.net|title=Trophy is first permanent prize in Cricket World Cup|access-date=9 November 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203150018/http://www.cricket-worldcup2015.net/2015/02/trophy-is-first-permanent-prize-in-cricket-world-cup.html|archive-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> Before introducing the permanent ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy in 1999, individual trophies were designed and [[Awarded (cricket)|awarded]] for each edition of the [[tournament]]. For example, the Prudential Cup trophies were used for the first three editions (1975, 1979, and 1983) when Prudential plc was the sponsor. Similarly, subsequent tournaments used different designs until the permanent [[trophy]] was introduced. This shift to a permanent design was intended to establish a consistent and iconic representation of the [[World cup|World Cup]]'s legacy. The trophy was designed and produced in London by a team of craftsmen from [[Garrard & Co]] over a period of two months.<ref name=guardian_2015 /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Trophies {{!}} Famous Trophies |url=https://garrard.com/en/trophies/famous-trophies/ |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Garrard |language=en-GB}}</ref>
[[Image:Cricket world cup trophy.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Cricket World Cup Trophy which has been awarded since 1999.]]
The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy is presented to the team winning the Cricket World Cup final. The current trophy was created for the [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999 championships]] and is the first permanent prize in the tournament's history; the trophies before this all had different designs for each World Cup.<ref> {{Cite web|url= http://cnnsi.de/cricket/1999/world_cup/news/1999/06/20/wc_trophy/ |work=cnnsi.com|title=Trophy is first permanent prize in game's history|accessdate=2006-08-29}} </ref> The trophy was designed and produced in [[London]] by a team of craftsmen from [[Garrard & Co]] (the [[Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom|Crown Jewellers]]). The whole process was completed over a period of two months time.
 
The current trophy is 60&nbsp;[[centimetre|cm]] high, is made from [[silver]] and [[gilding|gildgilt]], and features a golden globe held up by three silver columns. The columns, shaped as [[stump (cricket)|stumps]] and [[bail (cricket)|bails]], representsrepresent the three fundamental aspects of cricket: [[Battingbatting (cricket)|batting]], [[Bowlingbowling (cricket)|bowling]] and [[Fieldingfielding (cricket)|fielding]], while the globe characterises a [[cricket ball]].<ref> {{Citecite web|url= http://www.webindia123.com/sportsSports/worldcupcricket/iccworldcup/history.htm |workpublisher=webindia123.com|title=Cricket World Cup- Past Glimpses|accessdateaccess-date=200631 October 2007|archive-08url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323235801/http://www.webindia123.com/Sports/cricket/iccworldcup/history.htm|archive-30date=23 March 2008|url-status=live}} </ref> ItThe seam is designedtilted withto symbolize the [[platonicaxial solid|platonic dimensionstilt]], soof thatthe itEarth. canIt bestands easily{{Convert|60|cm}} recognisedhigh fromand anyweighs angleapproximately {{Convert|11|kg}}. The trophynames weighsof approximatelythe previous winners are 11&nbsp;[[kilogramengraving|engraved]]s and hason the namesbase of the previoustrophy, winnerswith inscribedspace onfor itsa basetotal of twenty inscriptions. ThereThe isICC stillkeeps roomthe fororiginal anothertrophy. twelveA morereplica differing only in the inscriptions is permanently awarded to the winning team.<ref>{{Citecite web|url=http://www.mapsofworldicc-cricket.com/cricket/-world-cup-2007/trophy.htmlabout|workpublisher=mapsofworld.com[[International Cricket Council]]|title=cricketAbout worldthe cupTournament|access-date=4 December 2014 trophy|accessdatearchive-url=2007https://web.archive.org/web/20140625075114/http://www.icc-01cricket.com/cricket-28world-cup/about |archive-date=25 June 2014}}</ref>
 
The actual trophy is kept by the [[International Cricket Council]] but a replica, which is identical in all aspects apart from the inscription of the previous champions is awarded to the winning team and remains in their possession.
 
==Media coverage==
The tournament is one of the world's most-viewed sporting events,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.totalsportek.com/news/cricket-world-cup-third-most-watched-sports-event/|title=Cricket World Cup 2015 3rd Most Watched Sports Event In The World|publisher=Total Sportek|date=11 January 2015|access-date=17 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325171256/http://www.totalsportek.com/news/cricket-world-cup-third-most-watched-sports-event/|archive-date=25 March 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Alison |date=2022-07-25 |title=The Most Watched Sporting Events in The World |url=https://www.roadtrips.com/blog/the-most-watched-sporting-events-in-the-world/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Roadtrips |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.roadtrips.com/blog/the-most-watched-sporting-events-in-the-world/|title=The Most Watched Sporting Events in The World|last=Baker|first=Alison|date=25 July 2022|access-date=15 October 2022|website=www.roadtrips.com}}</ref> and successive tournaments have generated increasing media attention as One-Day International cricket has become more established.{{Dubious|date=December 2021}} The [[2011 Cricket World Cup]] was [[broadcasting|televised]] in over 200 countries to over 2.2&nbsp;billion viewers.<ref name=guardian_2015>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/feb/12/cricket-world-cup-icc-50-overs|title=More money, more viewers and fewer runs in prospect for intriguing World Cup|newspaper=The Guardian|date=12 February 2015|access-date=17 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304022954/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/feb/12/cricket-world-cup-icc-50-overs|archive-date=4 March 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CWC">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketworldcup.com/icc-marketing.html|publisher=cricketworldcup.com|title=World Cup Overview|access-date=29 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124001408/http://www.cricketworldcup.com/icc-marketing.html|archive-date=24 January 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=December 2021}}{{Dubious|date=December 2021}} [[Sports television broadcast contracts|Television rights]], mainly for the 2011 and 2015 World Cup, were sold for over US$1.1&nbsp;billion,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/271994.html|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|author=Cricinfo staff|title=ICC rights for to ESPN-star|access-date=30 January 2007|date=9 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201130926/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/271994.html|archive-date=1 February 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> and sponsorship rights were sold for a further US$500&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/276853.html|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|author=Cricinfo staff|title=ICC set to cash in on sponsorship rights|access-date=30 January 2007|date=18 January 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201130947/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/276853.html|archive-date=1 February 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> The ICC claimed a total of 1.6&nbsp;billion viewers for the 2019 World Cup as well as 4.6&nbsp;billion views of digital video of the tournament.<ref name="2019 ICC viewership">{{Cite web|title=ICC Men's Cricket World Cup gives GDP 350 million boost to UK economy|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1634008|access-date=2021-04-08|website=www.icc-cricket.com|language=en}}</ref> The most-watched match of the tournament was the group game between [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], which was watched by more than 300 million people live.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1346930|title=2019 Men's Cricket World Cup most watched ever|date=16 September 2019|access-date=15 October 2022|website=www.icc-cricket.com}}</ref>
[[Image:Icc-cwc2007 mascot.jpg|thumb|left|65px|2007 Mascot]]{{main|Cricket World Cup Media}}
The tournament today is one of the world’s largest and most viewed sporting events.<ref name="CWC"/> The Cricket World Cup is televised in over 200 countries, with over two billion television viewers.<ref name="CWC"> {{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketworldcup.com/icc-marketing.html|work=cricketworldcp.com|title=World Cup Overview|accessdate=2007-01-29}} </ref> Television rights mainly for the 2011 and 2015 World Cup brought in over [[US$]]1.1 billion.<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/271994.html Cricinfo]''Cricinfo December 9, 2006''</ref> It also brought in an additional [[US$]] 500 million for sponsorship rights.<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/276853.html Cricnfo]''Cricinfo January 18, 2007''</ref> The [[2003 Cricket World Cup]] matches were attended by 626,845 people.<ref> {{Cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/news/quarterly/quarterly_3.pdf|work=ICC|title=Cricket World Cup 2003|pages = 12|accessdate=2007-01-29}} </ref>
 
==Attendance==
The recent World Cups have transformed into larger media events than the previous ones, where One-Day International Cricket was still in its developing stages. Recent Cricket World Cups have also featured mascots. The first mascot was introduced in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa, where ''Dazzler'' the [[zebra]] was chosen to symbolize the World Cup. The World Cup mascot in the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] is an orange [[racoon]]-like creature known as ''Mello''.<ref> {{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketworldcup.com/GuideLines-for-Media.html|work=cricketworldcp.com|title=GuideLines for Media|accessdate=2007-01-29}} </ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Hosts !! Total attendance !! References
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| [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]] || South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya || 626,845 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/news/quarterly/quarterly_3.pdf |publisher=ICC |title=Cricket World Cup 2003 |page=12 |access-date=29 January 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060321201920/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/news/quarterly/quarterly_3.pdf |archive-date=21 March 2006 }}</ref>
|-
| [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]] || West Indies || 672,000 || <ref name="Content-usa.cricinfo.com">{{cite web |url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/current/story/301516.html |title=World Cup profits boost debt-ridden Windies board |publisher=Content-usa.cricinfo.com |access-date=24 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324094443/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/current/story/301516.html |archive-date=24 March 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketworld.com/world_cup_2007/article/?aid=11055|publisher=cricketworld.com|title=ICC CWC 2007 Match Attendance Soars Past 400,000|access-date=25 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928071404/http://www.cricketworld.com/world_cup_2007/article/?aid=11055 |archive-date=28 September 2007}}</ref>
|-
| [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]] || India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh || 1,229,826 || <ref name="Content-usa.cricinfo.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketworld.com/world_cup_2007/article/?aid=11055|publisher=cricketworld.com|title=ICC CWC 2007 Match Attendance Soars Past 400,000|access-date=25 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928071404/http://www.cricketworld.com/world_cup_2007/article/?aid=11055 |archive-date=28 September 2007}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]] || Australia, New Zealand || 1,106,420 || <ref name="Content-usa.cricinfo.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketworld.com/world_cup_2007/article/?aid=11055|publisher=cricketworld.com|title=ICC CWC 2007 Match Attendance Soars Past 400,000|access-date=25 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928071404/http://www.cricketworld.com/world_cup_2007/article/?aid=11055 |archive-date=28 September 2007}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]] || England & Wales || 752,000 || <ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Cricket World Cup delivers UK£350m boost for UK economy |first=Sam |last=Carp |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/2019-cricket-world-cup-uk-economy-impact-england-wales/?zephr_sso_ott=mabKiL |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=18 May 2023 |publisher=SportsPro Daily}}</ref>
|-
| [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]] || India || 1,250,307 ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Record-Breaking 1.25 million spectators turn out for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/3790838 |date=21 November 2023 |access-date=21 November 2023 |publisher=cricketworldcup.com}}</ref>
|}
 
==Selection of hosts==
{{main|Cricket World Cup hosts}}
The International Cricket Council's executive committee votes for the hosts of the tournament after examining the bids made by the nations keen to hold a Cricket World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/245789.html|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|title=Asia to host 2011 World Cup|date=30 April 2006|access-date=9 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928205442/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/245789.html|archive-date=28 September 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Image:Cricket World Cup 2007.png|thumb|Cricket World Cup 2007 logo]]
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England hosted the first three competitions. The ICC decided that England should host the first tournament because it was ready to put the resources needed in organising the inaugural event.<ref name="ENGHOST"/> [[India]] proposed that it should host the third Cricket World Cup, but most ICC members believed England was a more suitable venue because longer period of daylight in June.<ref> {{Cite web|url=http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/world-cup-cricket-1979.html|work=cricket.beepthi|title= World Cup Cricket 1979|accessdate=2007-01-29}}</ref> This meant that a match could be completed in one day.<ref> {{Cite web|url= http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC_HISTORY/WC79_HISTORY.html |work=cricinfo.com|title= The 1979 World Cup in England|accessdate= 2006-09-19}} </ref> The first competition hosted outside of England was the 1987 Cricket World Cup, which was jointly held in India and [[Pakistan]].
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[[File:Civic Centre-2003 CWC.jpg|thumb|A [[civic centre]] lit up to mark the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]] in [[South Africa]] ]]
The [[International Cricket Council]]'s executive committee votes for the hosts of the tournament after examining the bids made by the nations keen to hold a Cricket World Cup.<ref> {{Cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/245789.html|work=cricinfo|title=World Cup selection|accessdate=2006-04-30}} </ref> All the World Cup events so far have been held in nations in which cricket is a popular sport. With the exception of [[Bangladesh]] and the [[West Indies]], every Test playing nation has hosted or co-hosted a Cricket World Cup at least once. Many of the tournaments have also been jointly hosted by nations from the same geographical region, such as [[South Asia]] in 1987 and 1996, [[Australasia]] in 1992, [[Southern Africa]] in 2003 and West Indies in 2007.
England hosted the first three competitions. The ICC decided that England should host the first tournament because it was ready to devote the resources required to organising the inaugural event.<ref name="ENGHOST">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricworld.com/news/wchistory03feb.htm|publisher=cricworld.com|title=The History of World Cup's|access-date=19 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313181419/http://www.cricworld.com/news/wchistory03feb.htm|archive-date=13 March 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> India volunteered to host the third Cricket World Cup, but most ICC members preferred England as the longer period of daylight in England in June meant that a match could be completed in one day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC_HISTORY/WC79_HISTORY.html|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|title=The 1979 World Cup in England&nbsp;– West Indies retain their title|access-date=19 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060523160232/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC_HISTORY/WC79_HISTORY.html|archive-date=23 May 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[1987 Cricket World Cup]] was held in India and Pakistan, the first hosted outside England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC_HISTORY/WC87_HISTORY.html|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|title=The 1987 World Cup in India and Pakistan&nbsp;– Australia win tight tournament|access-date=15 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716040704/http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC_HISTORY/WC87_HISTORY.html|archive-date=16 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Many of the tournaments have been jointly hosted by nations from the same geographical region, such as South Asia in 1987, 1996 and 2011, [[Australasia]] (in Australia and New Zealand) in 1992 and 2015, Southern Africa in 2003 and [[West Indies]] in 2007.
==Summary==
===Results===
{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
 
In November 2021, ICC published the name of the hosts for ICC events to be played between 2024 and 2031 cycle. The hosts for the 50-over World Cup along with T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy were selected through a competitive bidding process.<ref>{{cite news |title=India to host three ICC events in 2024–31 cycle |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119866/india-to-get-three-icc-events-in-next-cycle |access-date=16 November 2021 |work=Cricbuzz |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024–2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2354682 |access-date=16 November 2021 |work=www.icc-cricket.com |language=en}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=15%|Host Nation(s)
!rowspan=2 width=15%|Final Venue
|width=1% rowspan=14 bgcolor=ffffff|
!colspan=3|Final
|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
!width=24%|Winner
!width=16%|Result
!width=24%|Runner-up
 
==Results==
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
{{Main|1975<br>''[[1975List of Cricket World Cup|Details]]'' finals}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:100%;"
|[[England]]
|-
|[[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]], [[London]]
! rowspan="2" style="width:2%;|{{abbr|Ed.|Edition}}
|{{WINc}}<br><small>291 for 8 (60 overs)</small>
! rowspan="2" style="width:4%;|Year
|'''WI won by 17 runs''' [http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC75/WI_AUS_WC75_ODI-FINAL_21JUN1975.html]
! rowspan="2" style="width:14%;|Hosts
|{{AUSc}}<br><small>274 all out (58.4 overs)</small>
! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;|Final Venue
 
|width="1%" rowspan=30 style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top-style:hidden; border-bottom-style:hidden;"|
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
! colspan=3|Final
|1979<br>''[[1979 Cricket World Cup|Details]]''
|width="1%" rowspan=30 style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top-style:hidden; border-bottom-style:hidden;"|
|[[England]]
! rowspan=2|{{abbr|No. of<br />teams|Number of teams}}
|[[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]], [[London]]
|-
|{{WINc}}<br><small>286 for 9 (60 overs)</small>
! style="width:15%; |Champions
|'''WI won by 92 runs''' [http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC79/WI_ENG_WC79_ODI-FINAL_23JUN1979.html]
! style="width:30%; |Result
|{{ENGc}}<br><small>194 all out (51 overs)</small>
! style="width:15%; |Runners-up
 
|-
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
!1
|1983<br>''[[1983 Cricket World Cup|Details]]''
|[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]
|[[England]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{Flag|England}}
|[[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]], [[London]]
|[[Lord's]], [[London]]
|{{INDc}}<br><small>183 all out (54.4 overs)</small>
|'''{{cr|WIN}}'''<br><small>291/8 (60 overs)</small>
|'''Ind won by 43 runs''' [http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC83/IND_WI_WC83_ODI-FINAL_25JUN1983.html]
| style="text-align:center" |'''[[1975 Cricket World Cup final|West Indies won by 17 runs]]'''<br>[http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC75/WI_AUS_WC75_ODI-FINAL_21JUN1975.html (scorecard)]
|{{WINc}}<br><small>140 all out (52 overs)</small>
|{{cr|AUS}}<br><small>274 all out (58.4 overs)</small>
 
|8
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|-
|1987<br>''[[1987 Cricket World Cup|Details]]''
!2
|[[India]]/[[Pakistan]]
|[[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{Flag|England}}
|[[Lord's]], [[London]]
|'''{{cr|WIN}}'''<br><small>286/9 (60 overs)</small>
| style="text-align:center" |'''[[1979 Cricket World Cup final|West Indies won by 92 runs]]'''<br>[http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC79/WI_ENG_WC79_ODI-FINAL_23JUN1979.html (scorecard)]
|{{cr|ENG}}<br><small>194 all out (51 overs)</small>
|8
|-
!3
|[[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{ubl|{{flag|England}} |{{flag|Wales}}}}
|[[Lord's]], [[London]]
|'''{{cr|IND}}'''<br><small>183 all out (54.4 overs)</small>
| style="text-align:center" |'''[[1983 Cricket World Cup final|India won by 43 runs]]'''<br>[http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC83/IND_WI_WC83_ODI-FINAL_25JUN1983.html (scorecard)]
|{{cr|WIN}}<br><small>140 all out (52 overs)</small>
|8
|-
!4
|[[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{ubl|{{flag|India}} |{{flag|Pakistan}} }}
|[[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
|'''{{AUSccr|AUS}}'''<br><small>253 for /5 (50 overs)</small>
| style="text-align:center" |'''Aus[[1987 Cricket World Cup final|Australia won by 7 runs]]''' <br>[http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC87/AUS_ENG_WC87_ODI-FINAL_08NOV1987.html (scorecard)]
|{{ENGccr|ENG}}<br><small>246 for /8 (50 overs)</small>
|8
 
|-
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
!5
|1992<br>''[[1992 Cricket World Cup|Details]]''
|[[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]
|[[Australia]]/[[New Zealand]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{ubl|{{flag|Australia}}|{{flag|New Zealand}} }}
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]], [[Melbourne]]
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]
|{{PAKc}}<br><small>249 for 6 (50 overs)</small>
|'''{{cr|PAK}}'''<br><small>249/6 (50 overs)</small>
|'''Pak won by 22 runs''' [http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC92/PAK_ENG_WC92_ODI-FINAL_25MAR1992.html]
| style="text-align:center" |'''[[1992 Cricket World Cup final|Pakistan won by 22 runs]]'''<br>[http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC92/PAK_ENG_WC92_ODI-FINAL_25MAR1992.html (scorecard)]
|{{ENGc}}<br><small>227 all out (49.2 overs)</small>
|{{cr|ENG}}<br><small>227 all out (49.2 overs)</small>
 
|9
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|-
|1996<br>''[[1996 Cricket World Cup|Details]]''
!6
|[[India]]/[[Pakistan]]/[[Sri Lanka]]
|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{ubl|{{flag|India}}|{{flag|Pakistan}}|{{flag|Sri Lanka}}}}
|[[Gaddafi Stadium]], [[Lahore]]
|'''{{SRIccr|SRI}}'''<br><small>245 for /3 (46.2 overs)</small>
| style="text-align:center" |'''SL[[1996 Cricket World Cup final|Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets]]''' <br>[http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC96/WC96-MATCHES/AUS_SL_WC96_ODI-FINAL_17MAR1996.html (scorecard)]
|{{AUSccr|AUS}}<br><small>241 for /7 (50 overs)</small>
|12
 
|-
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
!7
|1999<br>''[[1999 Cricket World Cup|Details]]''
|[[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]
|[[England]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{ubl|{{flag|England}} {{efn|England was the sole designated host, but matches were also played in Wales, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands.}}|{{flag|Wales}} |{{flag|Scotland}} |{{flag|Ireland}} |{{flag|Netherlands}} }}
|[[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]], [[London]]
|[[Lord's]], [[London]]
|{{AUSc}}<br><small>133 for 2 (20.1 overs)</small>
|'''{{cr|AUS}}'''<br><small>133/2 (20.1 overs)</small>
|'''Aus won by 8 wickets''' [http://aus.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC99/SCORECARDS/FINALS/AUS_PAK_WC99_ODI-FINAL_20JUN1999.html]
| style="text-align:center" |'''[[1999 Cricket World Cup final|Australia won by 8 wickets]]'''<br>[http://aus.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC99/SCORECARDS/FINALS/AUS_PAK_WC99_ODI-FINAL_20JUN1999.html (scorecard)]
|{{PAKc}}<br><small>132 all out (39 overs)</small>
|{{cr|PAK}}<br><small>132 all out (39 overs)</small>
 
|12
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|-
|2003<br>''[[2003 Cricket World Cup|Details]]''
!8
|[[South Africa]]/[[Zimbabwe]]/[[Kenya]]
|[[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]
|[[Wanderers Stadium|Wanderers]], [[Johannesburg]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{ubl|{{flag|South Africa}} {{efn|[[South Africa]] was the sole designated main host, but matches were also played in Zimbabwe and Kenya.}}|{{flag|Zimbabwe}} |{{flag|Kenya}} }}
|{{AUSc}}<br><small>359 for 2 (50 overs)</small>
|[[Wanderers Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]]
|'''Aus won by 125 runs''' [http://aus.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/SCORECARDS/FINALS/AUS_IND_WC2003_ODI-FINAL_23MAR2003.html]
|'''{{INDccr|AUS}}'''<br><small>234 all out359/2 (39.250 overs)</small>
| style="text-align:center" |'''[[2003 Cricket World Cup final|Australia won by 125 runs]]'''<br>[http://aus.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/SCORECARDS/FINALS/AUS_IND_WC2003_ODI-FINAL_23MAR2003.html (scorecard)]
 
|{{cr|IND}}<br><small>234 all out (39.2 overs)</small>
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|14
|2007<br>''[[2007 Cricket World Cup|Details]]''
|-
|[[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
!9
|[[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{Flag|West Indies}}{{efn|Eight member countries of the [[Cricket West Indies|West Indies Cricket Federation]] hosted matches – Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago.}}
|[[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]
|'''{{cr|AUS}}'''<br><small>281/4 (38 overs)</small>
| style="text-align:center" |'''[[2007 Cricket World Cup final|Australia won by 53 runs (D/L)]]'''<br>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247507.html (scorecard)]
|{{cr|SRI}}<br><small>215/8 (36 overs)</small>
|16
|-
!10
|[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{ubl|{{flag|India}} |{{flag|Sri Lanka}} |{{flag|Bangladesh}} }}
|[[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
|'''{{cr|IND}}'''<br><small>277/4 (48.2 overs)</small>
| style="text-align:center" |'''[[2011 Cricket World Cup final|India won by 6 wickets]]'''<br>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433606.html (scorecard)]
|{{cr|SRI}}<br><small>274/6 (50 overs)</small>
|14
|-
!11
|[[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{ubl|{{flag|Australia}} |{{flag|New Zealand}} }}
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]
|'''{{cr|AUS}}'''<br><small>186/3 (33.1 overs)</small>
| style="text-align:center" |'''[[2015 Cricket World Cup final|Australia won by 7 wickets]]'''<br>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/656495.html (scorecard)]
|{{cr|NZ}}<br><small>183 all out (45 overs)</small>
|14
|-
!12
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{ubl|{{flag|England}} |{{flag|Wales}} }}
|[[Lord's]], [[London]]
|'''{{cr|ENG}}'''<br><small>241 all out (50 overs)</small><br><small>15/0 ([[super over]])</small><br><small>24 fours, 2 sixes</small>
| style="text-align:center" |'''[[2019 Cricket World Cup final|Match tied <br> (England won on boundaries countback)]]'''<br>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/1144530.html (scorecard)]
|{{cr|NZ}}<br><small>241/8 (50 overs)</small><br><small>15/1 ([[super over]])</small><br><small>14 fours, 3 sixes</small>
|10
|-
!13
|[[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{Flag|India}}
|[[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
|'''{{cr|AUS}}'''<br><small>241/4 (43 overs)</small>
| style="text-align:center" |'''[[2023 Cricket World Cup final|Australia won by 6 wickets]]'''<br>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-24-1367856/india-vs-australia-final-1384439/full-scorecard (scorecard)]
|{{cr|IND}}<br><small>240 all out (50 overs)</small>
|10
|-
!14
|[[2027 Cricket World Cup|2027]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{ubl|{{flag|South Africa}} |{{flag|Zimbabwe}} |{{flag|Namibia}} }}
|TBA
|
|
|
|14
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|-
|2011<br>''[[2011 Cricket World Cup|Details]]''
!15
|[[Bangladesh]]/[[India]]/[[Pakistan]]/[[Sri Lanka|Sri&nbsp;Lanka]]
|2031
|[[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{ubl|{{flag|India}} |{{flag|Bangladesh}} }}
|TBA
|
|
|
|14
|}
 
;Notes
===Performance of teams===
{{Notelist}}
{{main|Cricket World Cup teams}}
===Titles summary===
[[Image:Cricket World Cup best results.png|thumb|left|Map of each nation's best results.]]
So far, 17 nations have qualified for the Cricket World Cup finals at least once (excluding qualifying tournaments). Of these, seven teams have taken part in every competition and only five have won. The West Indies won the first two, Australia won three (1987, 1999 and 2003) and three have been won by [[South Asia]]n teams (India: 1983, Pakistan: 1992, Sri Lanka: 1996). The West Indies and Australia are also the only nations to have won consecutive titles (West Indies: 1975 and 1979; Australia: 1999 and 2003). Australia have also notably featured in 5 finals of the total 8 World Cups, including the last three in a row. England has not yet won the World Cup, but have been runners-up three times. The furthest a non-Test playing nation has ever reached is the semi-finals, achieved by [[Kenyan cricket team|Kenya]] in the 2003 tournament.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
Apart from [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]], who co-hosted the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]], no other host has won the tournament. The only other host to reach a Final was England in the [[1979 Cricket World Cup|second tournament in 1979]]. Sri Lanka and England aside, other co-host nations which achieved or equalled their best finish in World Cups were New Zealand as semi-finalists in [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]], Zimbabwe reaching the Super Six in [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]] and Kenya as semi-finalists in [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]. In [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], both co-hosting nations, [[Indian cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] reached the semi-finals but neither managed to reach the final after losing to Australia and England respectively.
|-
! Team
!style="width:40%;| Titles
!style="width:40%;| Runners-up
|-
|style="background:gold"|{{cr|AUS}}
|style="background:gold"|'''6''' ([[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]], [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]], [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]], [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]], [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]])
|style="background:#C0C0C0"|2 ([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]], [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]])
|-
|style="background:gold"|{{cr|IND}}
|style="background:gold"|'''2''' ([[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]], [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]])
|style="background:#C0C0C0" |2 ([[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]], [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]])
|-
|style="background:gold"|{{cr|WIN}}
|style="background:gold"|'''2''' ([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]], [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]])
|style="background:#C0C0C0"|1 ([[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]])
|-
|style="background:gold"|{{cr|ENG}}
|style="background:gold"|'''1''' ([[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]])
|style="background:#C0C0C0"|3 ([[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]], [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]])
|-
|style="background:gold"|{{cr|SL}}
|style="background:gold"|'''1''' ([[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]])
|style="background:#C0C0C0"|2 ([[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]], [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]])
|-
|style="background:gold"|{{cr|PAK}}
|style="background:gold"|'''1''' ([[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]])
|style="background:#C0C0C0"|1 ([[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]])
|-
|style="background:#C0C0C0"|{{cr|NZ}}
|
|style="background:#C0C0C0"|2 ([[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]], [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]])
|}
 
==Tournament summary==
Below is a table providing an overview of the performances of teams over various World Cups.
Twenty nations have qualified for the Cricket World Cup at least once. Six teams have competed in every tournament, five of which have won the title.<ref name="WCHistory"/> The [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]] won the first two tournaments, [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] has won six, [[India national cricket team|India]] has won two, while [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[England national cricket team|England]] have each won once. The West Indies ([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]] and [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]) and Australia ([[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]], [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]] and [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]) are the only teams to have won consecutive titles.<ref name="WCHistory"/> Australia has played in eight of the thirteen finals ([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]], [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]], [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]], [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]], [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]], [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]] and [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]]). [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] has yet to win the World Cup, but has been runners-up two times ([[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]] and [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]). The best result by a non-Test playing nation is the semi-final appearance by [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] in the [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]] tournament; while the best result by a non-Test playing team on their debut is the Super 8 (second round) by [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] in [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]].<ref name="WCHistory"/>
 
Sri Lanka, as a co-host of the [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 World Cup]], was the first host to win the tournament, though the final was held in Pakistan.<ref name="WCHistory"/> India won in 2011 as host and was the first team to win a final played in their own country.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/9444277.stm|title=India power past Sri Lanka to Cricket World Cup triumph|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2 April 2011|access-date=17 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403035451/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/9444277.stm|archive-date=3 April 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Australia and England repeated the feat in 2015 and 2019 respectively.<ref name="AUS2015"/> Other than this, England in 1979 and India in 2023 made it to the final which was hosted by their country. Other countries which have achieved or equalled their best World Cup results while co-hosting the tournament are Sri Lanka and New Zealand as finalists in 2011 and 2015 respectively, Zimbabwe who reached the Super Six in 2003, and Kenya as semi-finalists in 2003.<ref name="WCHistory"/> In 1987, co-hosts India and Pakistan both reached the semi-finals, but were eliminated by England and Australia respectively.<ref name="WCHistory"/> Australia in 1992, England in 1999, South Africa in 2003, and Bangladesh in 2011 have been host teams that were eliminated in the first round.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2019-05-24 |title=World Cup, 11 editions: How host countries fared |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/icc-cricket-world-cup/cricket-world-cup-host-countries-england-wales-lords-india/article27228795.ece |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref>
 
===Teams' performances===
An overview of the teams' performances in every World Cup is given below. For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2" {{diagonal split header 2|<br/>Team|No. of teams/<br>Seasons<br>Host(s)}}
!rowspan=2 width=150|Team
!{{small|(8)}}<br/>[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]
!colspan=4|Appearances
!{{small|(8)}}<br/>[[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
!rowspan=2 width=210|Best result
!{{small|(8)}}<br/>[[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]]
!colspan=5|Statistics
!{{small|(8)}}<br/>[[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]]
!{{small|(9)}}<br/>[[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]
!{{small|(12)}}<br/>[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
!{{small|(12)}}<br/>[[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]
!{{small|(14)}}<br/>[[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]
!{{small|(16)}}<br/>[[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]
!{{small|(14)}}<br/>[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
!{{small|(14)}}<br/>[[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]
!{{small|(10)}}<br/>[[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]
!{{small|(10)}}<br/>[[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]]
!{{small|(14)}}<br/>[[2027 Cricket World Cup|2027]]
! rowspan="2" |{{tooltip|Apps.|Appearances}}
|-
!{{flagicon|England}}
!{{flagicon|England}}
!{{flagicon|England}}<br/>{{flagicon|Wales}}
!{{flagicon|India}}<br/>{{flagicon|Pakistan}}
!{{flagicon|Australia}}<br/>{{flagicon|New Zealand}}
!{{flagicon|India}}<br/>{{flagicon|Pakistan}}<br/>{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}
!{{nobr|{{flagicon|England}} {{flagicon|Wales}}}}<br/>{{nobr|{{flagicon|Scotland}} {{flagicon|Ireland}}}}<br/>{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
!{{flagicon|South Africa}}<br/>{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}}<br/>{{flagicon|Kenya}}
!{{flagicon|West Indies}}
!{{flagicon|India}}<br/>{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}<br/>{{flagicon|Bangladesh}}
!{{flagicon|Australia}}<br/>{{flagicon|New Zealand}}
!{{flagicon|England}}<br/>{{flagicon|Wales}}
!{{flagicon|India}}
!{{flagicon|South Africa}}<br/>{{flagicon|Namibia}}<br/>{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|AFG|2013}}|| || || || || || || || || || ||GP||10th||6th|| TBD
| 3
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|AUS}}||style="background: silver"|'''RU'''||GP||GP||style="background: gold"|'''W'''||style="border: 3px solid red" | 5th||style="background: silver"|'''RU'''|| style="background: gold" |'''W'''||style="background: gold"|'''W'''|| style="background: gold" |'''W'''||style="background:#ffebcd;"|'''QF'''||style="border: 3px solid red; background: gold"|'''W'''||style="background-color: #cc9966"|'''SF'''|| style="background: gold" |'''W'''|| TBD
| 13
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|BAN}}|| || || || || || ||GP||GP|| 7th ||style="border: 3px solid red" |GP||style="background:#ffebcd;"|'''QF'''||8th||| 8th|| TBD
| 7
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|BER}}|| || || || || || || || ||GP|| || |||| ||
| 1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|CAN}}|| ||GP|| || || || || ||GP||GP||GP|||||| || TBD
| 4
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|ENG}}|| style="border: 3px solid red; background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| style="border: 3px solid red; background: silver" |'''RU'''|| style="border: 3px solid red; background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| style="background: silver" |'''RU'''|| style="background: silver" |'''RU'''|| style="background:#ffebcd;" |'''QF'''||style="border: 3px solid red | GP|| GP || 5th || style="background:#ffebcd;" |'''QF'''||GP|| style="border: 3px solid red; background: gold" |'''W''' || 7th || TBD
| 13
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|IND}}||GP||GP|| style="background: gold" |'''W'''|| style="border: 3px solid red; background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''||7th|| style="border: 3px solid red; background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| 6th|| style="background:silver" |'''RU'''||GP|| style="border: 3px solid red; background: gold" |'''W'''|| style="background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| style="background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| style="border: 3px solid red;background: silver"|'''RU''' || TBD
| 13
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|IRE}}|| || || || || || || || || 8th ||GP||GP|| || || TBD
| 3
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|KEN}}|| || || || || ||GP||GP|| style="border: 3px solid red; background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''||GP||GP|| || || || TBD
| 5
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|NAM}}|| || || || || || || ||GP|| || || || || || TBD
| 1
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|NED}}|| || || || || ||GP|| ||GP||GP||GP|| || || 10th || TBD
| 5
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|NZ}}|| style="background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| style="background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''||GP||GP|| style="border: 3px solid red; background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| style="background:#ffebcd;" |'''QF'''|| style="background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| 5th || style="background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| style="background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| style="border: 3px solid red; background: silver" |'''RU'''|| style="background: silver" |'''RU'''|| style="background-color: #cc9966"|'''SF''' || TBD
| 13
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|PAK}}||GP|| style="background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| style="background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| style="border: 3px solid red; background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| style="background: gold" |'''W'''|| style="border: 3px solid red; background:#ffebcd;" |'''QF'''|| style="background: silver" |'''RU'''||GP||GP|| style="background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| style="background:#ffebcd;" |'''QF'''||5th||5th || TBD
| 13
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|SCO}}|| || || || || || ||GP|| ||GP|| ||GP|| || || TBD
| 3
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|SA}}{{efn|name=SAfr}}|| || || || || style="background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| style="background:#ffebcd;" |'''QF'''|| style="background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''||style="border: 3px solid red; |GP|| style="background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| style="background:#ffebcd;" |'''QF'''|| style="background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''||7th|| style="background-color: #cc9966"|'''SF''' || style="border: 3px solid red" | Q
| 9
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|SRI}}||GP||GP||GP||GP||8th|| style="border: 3px solid red; background: gold" |'''W'''||GP|| style="background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''|| style="background: silver" |'''RU'''|| style="border: 3px solid red; background: silver" |'''RU'''|| style="background:#ffebcd;" |'''QF'''||6th|| 9th || TBD
| 13
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{nobr|{{cr|UAE}}}}|| || || || || ||GP|| || || || ||GP|| || || TBD
| 2
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|WIN}}|| style="background: gold" |'''W'''|| style="background: gold" |'''W'''|| style="background: silver" |'''RU'''||GP||6th|| style="background-color: #cc9966" |'''SF'''||GP||GP||style="border: 3px solid red; |6th || style="background:#ffebcd;" |'''QF'''|| style="background:#ffebcd;" |'''QF'''|||9th|| || TBD
| 12
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|ZIM}}|| || ||GP||GP||9th||GP|| 5th || style="border: 3px solid red; |6th ||GP||GP||GP|| || || style="border: 3px solid red" | Q
| 9
|-
! colspan="16" |Defunct teams
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{cr|East Africa}}{{efn|name=EAfr}}|||GP|| || || ||colspan=10 {{n/a}}
| 1
|}
 
'''Legend'''
 
*{{bg|gold|W}} – Winner
*{{bg|silver|RU}}– Runner up
*{{bg|#cc9966|SF}}– Semi-finals
*{{bg|#BBF3BB|S6}}– Super Six (1999–2003)
*{{bg|#ffebcd|QF}}– Quarter-finals (1996, 2011–2015)
*{{bg|#ffebcd|S8}}– Super Eight (2007)
*GP&nbsp;– Group stage / First round
*Q&nbsp;– Qualified, Still in Competition
*{{border|width=3px|color=red|&nbsp; &nbsp;}} — Hosts
 
===Debutant teams===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
!Year
!Teams
!Total
|-
|[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]
|{{cr|AUS}}, {{cr|East Africa}},{{efn|name=EAfr}} {{cr|ENG}}, {{cr|IND}}, {{cr|NZ}}, {{cr|PAK}}, {{cr|WIN}}, {{cr|SL}}
|8
|-
|[[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
|{{cr|CAN}}
|1
|-
|[[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]]
|{{cr|ZIM}}
|1
|-
|[[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]]
|''none''
|0
|-
|[[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]
|{{cr|SA|}}{{efn|name=SAfr}}
|1
|-
|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|{{cr|KEN}}, {{cr|NED}}, {{cr|UAE}}
|3
|-
|[[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]
|{{cr|BAN}}, {{cr|SCO}}
|2
|-
|[[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]
|{{cr|NAM}}
|1
|-
|[[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]
|{{cr|BER}}, {{cr|IRE}}
|2
|-
|[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|''none''
|0
|-
|[[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]
|{{cr|AFG|2013}}
|1
|-
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]
|''none''
|0
|-
|[[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]]
|''none''
|0
|}
 
===Overview===
The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past World Cups, as of the end of the [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023 tournament]]. Teams are ordered by best result then by appearances, then by winning percentage, then by total number of wins, total number of number of games, and then alphabetically:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="border-bottom:none" |
!colspan=7|Statistics
! rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:none" |Best performance
|-
!style="border-top:none;width:150px;"|Team
!width=40|Total
!width=7030|Best StreakApps
!width=6030|First{{abbr|Mat.|Matches Played}}
!width=60|Latest
!width=30|Played
!width=30|Won
!width=30|Lost
!width=30|Tie
!width=30|NR
!width=30|Win%*
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|20px]] [[Australian cricket team{{Cr|Australia]]}}
|913||9105||78||25||1||1||75.48||style="background:gold;" | Champions {{small|([[19751987 Cricket World Cup|19751987]]||, [[20071999 Cricket World Cup|20071999]], [[2003 Cricket World Cup||Champions2003]], ([[19872007 Cricket World Cup|19872007]], [[19992015 Cricket World Cup|19992015]], [[20032023 Cricket World Cup|20032023]])||58||40||17||1||0}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:West_Indies_Cricket_Board_Flag.svg{{Cr|20px]] [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]]India}}
|913||995||[[1975 Cricket World Cup63|1975]]|30|[[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]1||1||67.55||style="background:gold;" | Champions {{small|([[19751983 Cricket World Cup|19751983]], [[19792011 Cricket World Cup|19792011]])||48||31||16||0||1}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of India.svg{{Cr|20px]]West [[Indian cricket team|India]]Indies}}
|912||980||[[197543||35||0||2||55.12||style="background:gold;" Cricket| WorldChampions Cup|1975]]|{{small|([[20071975 Cricket World Cup|20071975]]||Champions, ([[19831979 Cricket World Cup|19831979]])||55||31||23||0||1}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg{{Cr|20px]] [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]]England}}
|913||993||[[1975 Cricket World Cup52|1975]]|39|[[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]1||1||57.14||style="background:gold;" | Champions {{small|([[19922019 Cricket World Cup|19922019]])||53||29||22||0||2}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg{{Cr|20px]] [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]]Pakistan}}
|913||988||[[1975 Cricket World Cup49|1975]]|37|[[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]0||2||56.97||style="background:gold;" | Champions {{small|([[19961992 Cricket World Cup|19961992]])||46||17||27||1||1}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag_of_England (bordered).svg{{Cr|20px]]Sri [[English cricket team|England]]Lanka}}
|13||89||40||46||1||2||46.55||style="background:gold;" | Champions {{small|([[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]])}}
|9||9||[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]||[[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]||Runners-up ([[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]], [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]])||50||31||18||0||1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg|20px]] [[New Zealand cricket team{{Cr|New Zealand]]}}
|913||999||[[1975 Cricket World Cup59|1975]]|38|[[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]1||Semifinals1||60.71||style="background-color: ([[1975silver" Cricket World Cup|1975]], [[1979Runners-up Cricket World Cup{{small|1979]], ([[19922015 Cricket World Cup|19922015]], [[19992019 Cricket World Cup|19992019]])||52||28||23||0||1}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg{{Cr|20px]]South [[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]]Africa}}
|79||774||45||26||2||1||63.01||style="background-color: #cc9966" | Semi-finals {{small|([[19831992 Cricket World Cup|19831992]], [[1999 Cricket World Cup||1999]], [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]||Super, Six ([[19992015 Cricket World Cup|19992015]], [[20032023 Cricket World Cup|20032023]])||42||8||31||0||3}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of South Africa.svg{{Cr|20px]] [[South African cricket team|South Africa]]Kenya}}
|5||29||6||22||0||0||21.42||style="background-color: #cc9966"| Semi-finals {{small|([[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]])}}
|5||5||[[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]||[[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]||Semifinals ([[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]], [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]])||30||19||9||2||0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Kenya.svg{{Cr|20px]] [[Kenyan cricket team|Kenya]]Zimbabwe}}
|49||57||11||42||1||3||21.29||{{sort|5.4||[[1996Super Cricket6s}} World Cup|1996]]|{{small|([[20071999 Cricket World Cup|20071999]]||Semifinals, ([[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]])||20||5||14||0||1}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg|20px]] [[Bangladeshi cricket team{{Cr|Bangladesh]]}}
|37||349||16||32||0||1||33.33||{{sort|7.4|Super 8s}} {{small|([[19992007 Cricket World Cup|19992007]])}} & {{sort|7.4|Quarter-finals}} <small>([[20072015 Cricket World Cup|20072015]]||Round 1||11||2||8||0||1)</small>
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag_of_Canada.svg{{Cr|20px]] [[Canadian cricket team|Canada]]Ireland}}
|3||221||[[19797||13||1||0||35.71||{{sort|7.5|Super Cricket8s}} World Cup|1979]]|{{small|([[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]||Round 1||9||1||8||0||0)}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|20px]] [[Netherlands cricket team{{Cr|Netherlands]]}}
|35||29||4||25||0||0||13.79||{{sort|9.2|Group Stage}} {{small|([[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]], [[2003 Cricket World Cup||2003]], [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]], [[2011 Cricket World Cup||Round2011]], 1[[2023 Cricket World Cup||11||1||10||0||02023]])}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag_of_Scotland.svg{{Cr|20px]] [[Scottish cricket team|Scotland]]Canada}}
|4||18||2||116||0||0||11.11||{{sort|9.2|Group Stage}} {{small|([[19991979 Cricket World Cup|19991979]], [[2003 Cricket World Cup||2003]], [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]||Round, 1|[[2011 Cricket World Cup|5||0||5||0||02011]])}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Bermuda.svg|20px]] [[Bermudian cricket team{{nowrap|{{Cr|AFG|Bermuda]]2013}}}}
|13||124||5||19||0||0||20.83||{{sort|9.5|Group Stage}} {{small|([[20072015 Cricket World Cup|20072015]]||, [[20072019 Cricket World Cup|20072019]], [[2023 Cricket World Cup||-||0||0||0||0||02023]])}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag_of_Ireland.svg{{Cr|20px]] [[Irish cricket team|Ireland]]Scotland}}
|13||114||0||14||0||0||0.00||{{sort|9.3|Group Stage}} {{small|([[20071999 Cricket World Cup|20071999]]||, [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]], [[2015 Cricket World Cup||-||0||0||0||0||02015]])}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag of Namibia.svg{{nowrap|20px]] [[Namibian cricket team{{Cr|Namibia]]UAE}}}}
|12||11||1||10||0||0||9.09||{{sort|9.4|Group Stage}} {{small|([[20031996 Cricket World Cup|20031996]]||, [[20032015 Cricket World Cup|20032015]]||Round 1||6||0||6||0||0)}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|Namibia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg|20px]] [[United Arab Emirates cricket team|United Arab Emirates]]
|1||16||[[19960||6||0||0||0.00||{{sort|9.5|Group CricketStage}} World Cup|1996]]|{{small|([[19962003 Cricket World Cup|19962003]]||Round 1||5||1||4||0||0)}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:East_African_Cricket_Council.gif{{Cr|20px]] [[East African cricket team|East Africa]]Bermuda}}
|1||3||0||3||0||0||0.00||{{sort|9.5|Group Stage}} {{small|([[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]])}}
|1||1||[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]||[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]||Round 1||3||0||3||0||0
|-
! colspan="11" |Defunct teams
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|East Africa}}{{efn|name=EAfr}}
|1||3||0||3||0||0||0.00||{{sort|9.5|Group Stage}} {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]])}}
|-
!colspan=11|{{smalldiv|1={{Updated|19 November 2023}}<br/>Source: [http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?id=12;type=trophy ESPNcricinfo]}}
|}
''(Note:Includes appearances in the upcoming 2007 World Cup.)''
 
''Note:''
==Awards==
* {{small|The Win percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win.}}
{{main|Cricket World Cup awards}}
* {{small|Teams are sorted by their best performance, then winning percentage, then (if equal) by alphabetical order.}}
Since 1992, at the end of the World Cup, one player is declared as "Man of the Tournament". Previous men of the tournaments were:<ref name="awards">[http://www.webindia123.com/sports/worldcup/history.htm Cricket World Cup] Past Glimpses</ref>
 
{{notelist|refs=
[[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]] - {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Martin Crowe]] - 456 runs<br/>
{{efn|name=EAfr|Disbanded in 1989}}
[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]] - {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] - 221 runs ([[strike rate]] of 132) and 7 wickets<br/>
[[1999{{efn|name=SAfr|Before the Cricket1992 World Cup|1999]], - {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Lancewere Klusener]]banned -due 281to runs ([[strike rateapartheid]] of 122) and 17 wickets<br/>}}
}}
[[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]] - {{flagicon|India}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] - 673 runs and 2 wickets
 
==Tournament records==
Prior to the creation of the Man of the Tournament award, only Man of the Match awards were given, although it was considered a particularly good achievement to have received such a title in the Final; as this is generally given to the player who played the biggest part in winning the World Cup final. Previous Men of the Matches in the Finals were:<ref name="awards"/>
{{main|List of Cricket World Cup records|Cricket World Cup awards}}
 
[[File:Sachin Tendulkar at MRF Promotion Event.jpg|right|thumbnail|[[Sachin Tendulkar]], most runs in World Cup history]]
[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]] - {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[Clive Lloyd]] - 102 runs<br/>
[[File:Glenn McGrath in Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia, 2018-02-03.jpg|thumbnail|[[Glenn McGrath]], most wickets in World Cup history]]
[[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]] - {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[Viv Richards]] - 138 [[not out]]<br/>
[[File:Kumar Sangakkara bat in hand.JPG|thumbnail|[[Kumar Sangakkara]], most dismissals in World Cup history]]
[[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]] - {{flagicon|India}} [[Mohinder Amarnath]] - 3/12 and 26<br/>
[[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]] - {{flagicon|Australia}} [[David Boon]] - 75 runs<br/>
[[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]] - {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Wasim Akram]] - 3 wickets<br/>
[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]] - {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Aravinda de Silva]] - 107 [[not out]]<br/>
[[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]] - {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Shane Warne]] - 4/33<br/>
[[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]] - {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Ricky Ponting]] - 140 [[not out]]<br/>
 
==Records and statistics==
{{main|List of Cricket World Cup records}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+World Cup records<ref>All records are based on statistics at [[Cricinfo]].com's list of [http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/index.html?id=12;type=trophy World Cup records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103091603/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/WC/ |date=3 January 2007 }}</ref>
|-
! colspan="3" | World Cup records<ref>All records are based on statistics at [[Cricinfo]].com's list of [http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/WC/ World Cup records]</ref>
|-
! colspan="3" | Batting
|-
|Most runs
|{{flagiconcricon|India}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]]
|2,278 ([[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]–[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]])
|1732
|-
|Highest individual score
|[[Batting average|Highest average]] (min. 20 inns.)
| {{cricon|New Zealand}} [[Martin Guptill]] v {{Flag|West Indies}}
|[[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|20x22px]] [[Viv Richards]]
|237[[not out|*]] ([[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]])
|63.31
|-
|Highest [[partnership (cricket)|partnership]]
|Most centuries
| {{cricon|West Indies}} [[Chris Gayle]] & [[Marlon Samuels]] <br> (2nd wicket) v {{cr|Zimbabwe}}
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Sourav Ganguly]]<br/> {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Waugh]]<br/>{{flagicon|India}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]]
|372 ([[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]])
| 4
|-
|Most 50+runs scoresin a single world cup
|{{flagiconcricon|India}} [[SachinVirat TendulkarKohli]]
|765 ([[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]])
| 16
|-
|Most hundreds
|Highest score
|{{cricon|India}} [[Rohit Sharma]]
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Gary Kirsten]] v [[United Arab Emirates cricket team|UAE]]
|7 ([[19962015 Cricket World Cup|188*2015]]–[[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]])
|-
|Most hundreds in a single world cup
|Highest partnership
|{{cricon|IND}} [[Rohit Sharma]]
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Rahul Dravid]] & [[Sourav Ganguly]] <br/> [[Partnership (cricket)|(2nd wicket)]] v [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|5 ([[19992019 Cricket World Cup|3182019]])
|-
|Most runs in a tournament
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]]
|673 ([[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]])
|-
! colspan="3" | Bowling
|-
|Most wickets
|{{flagiconcricon|PakistanAustralia}} [[WasimGlenn AkramMcGrath]]
|71 ([[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]–[[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]])
|55
|-
|[[Bowling average|Lowest average]] (min. 1000 balls bowled)
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Imran Khan]]
|19.26
|-
|Best bowling figures
|{{flagiconcricon|Australia}} [[Glenn McGrath]] v [[Namibian cricket team{{cr|Namibia]]}}
|7/15 ([[2003 Cricket World Cup|7/152003]])
|-
|Most wickets in a tournament
|{{flagiconcricon|Sri LankaAustralia}} [[ChamindaMitchell VaasStarc]]
|2327 ([[20032019 Cricket World Cup|20032019]])
|-
! colspan="3" | Fielding
|-
|Most dismissals ([[wicketkeeperwicket-keeper]])
|{{flagiconcricon|AustraliaSri Lanka}} [[AdamKumar GilchristSangakkara]]
|54 ([[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]–[[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]])
|35
|-
|Most catches ([[fielding (cricket)|fielder]])
|{{flagiconcricon|Australia}} [[Ricky Ponting]]
|28 ([[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]–[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]])
|18
|-
! colspan="3" | Team
|-
|Highest score
|{{flagiconcr|SriSouth LankaAfrica}} [[Sri Lankan cricketv team{{cr|Sri Lanka]] v [[Kenyan cricket team|Kenya]]srilanka}}
|428/5 vs 326/10 ([[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]])
|398/5
|-
|Lowest score
|{{flagiconcr|Canada}} [[Canadian cricket team|Canada]] v [[Sri Lankan cricket team{{cr|Sri Lanka]]}}
|36 ([[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]])
|36
|-
|Highest winning margin (runs)
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] v [[Namibian cricket team|Namibia]]
|256
|-
|Highest Win %
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]]
|68.96%
|-
|Most consecutive wins
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]]
|12[[not out|*]] ([[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]–[[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]])
|}
 
==See alsoReferences==
{{Portal|CricketReflist}}
*[[2007 in cricket]]
*[[International cricket in 2006-07]]
*[[International cricket in 2007]]
*[[Twenty20 World Championship]]
*[[U/19 Cricket World Cup]]
*[[Women's Cricket World Cup]]
 
===Sources===
* {{cite book
| last=Browning
| first=Mark
| title=A complete history of World Cup Cricket
| publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]
| year=1999
| isbn=0-7318-0833-9 }}
 
== External links ==
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*[http://www.cricketworldcup.com/ Official ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 website]
 
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