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ICC World Cup 1975 - England
Clive Lloyd, captain of the West Indies
Clive Lloyd (WI)
 
First ever ODI Cricket World Cup was played in England between 8 International Teams. England, India, East Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indias participated for the first Cricket World Cup tournament. Total 15 games were played at 6 different venues of England.
West Indies snached the 1st World Cup Trophy with good all round Cricket of super fast bowlers and classic batting preformances. In Final match West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs. West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd was man of the match for his extra ordinery match winning inning of 102 runs of just 85 balls.
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ICC World Cup 1979 - England
Clive Lloyd, captain of the West Indies
Clive Lloyd (WI)
 
Second ODI Cricket World Cup was also played in England between 8 International Teams. England, India, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indias and Canada participated for the 2nd Cricket World Cup tournament. Total 15 games were played at 6 different venues of England.
West Indies won successive world title on the back of some destructive batting and bowling. In Final match West Indies beat England by 92 runs. The final featured a brilliant hundred from Richards (138*), an even more brilliant 86 from Collis King, and a destructive 5 wickets from Joel Garner. Viv Richards was man of the match for his 138* runs.
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ICC World Cup 1983 - England
Kapil Dev Winnder 1983 India
Kapil Dev (Ind)
 
Third ODI Cricket World Cup was also played in England between 8 International Teams. England, India, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indias and Zimbabwe participated for the 3rd Cricket World Cup tournament. Total 27 games were played at 15 different venues of England. Format of this world cup changed and this time each team played the others in its group twice to determine the four semi-finalists and winner of semi finals contest will play final match.
India upset West Indies in the low scoring Final match and won the match by 43 runs. Mohinder Amarnath (India) was the man of the match for his 26 runs and 3 wickets.
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ICC World Cup 1987 - India and Pakistan
Allan Border Winner 1987 Australia
Allen Border (Aus)
 
Fourth ODI Cricket World Cup was played in India between 8 International Teams. The first World Cup to be held away from England was also the first to feature neutral umpires. England, India, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and West Indias participated for the 4th Cricket World Cup tournament. Total 27 games were played at 19 different venues of India.
It was a face-off between two other old rivals - England and Australia. Australi won the final by just 7 runs. David Boon (Australia) was man of the match for his impressive inning of 75 runs with his fatal reverse sweep in the final.
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ICC World Cup 1992 - Australia and New Zealand
Imran Khan Winner 1992 Pakistan
Imran Khan (Pak)
 
Fifth ODI Cricket World Cup was played in two countries Australia and New Zealand between 9 International Teams. England, India, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, West Indias and South Africa participated for the 5th Cricket World Cup tournament. Total 39 games were played at 18 different venues of Australia and New Zealand.
Imran Khan's Pakistan beat England in the first World Cup to be played in coloured clothing and under lights. Pakistan beat England by 22 runs in the final match. Wasim Akram was man of the match for his all-round performance with 3 wickets and contributing 33 runs of just 18 balls.
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ICC World Cup 1996 - India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Arjuna Ranatunga Winner 1996
Arjuna Ranatunga (SL)
 
Sixth ODI Cricket World Cup was played in three countries India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka between 12 International Teams. England, India, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, West Indias, South Africa, UAE, Kenya and Neterlands participated for the 6th Cricket World Cup tournament. Total 37 games were played at 26 different venues of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka revolutionised the one-day format with their manic hitting in the first 15 overs, and won the final match against Australia by 7 wickets. Arvinda de Silva was man of the match for his unbeaten 107 runs and picked-up 3 wickets.
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ICC World Cup 1999 - England
Steve Waugh Winner 1999
Steve Waugh (aus)
 
Seventh ODI Cricket World Cup was played in England between 12 International Teams. England, India, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, West Indias, South Africa, UAE, Kenya and Neterlands participated for the 7th Cricket World Cup tournament. Total 42 games were played at 21 different venues of England. The players as previous world cup wore coloured clothing, with names on the back.
Australia with consistent performances won 2nd World Cup title. In Final match Australia beat Pakistan by 8 wickets (with 179 balls remaining) in 20.1 overs. Shane Warne (Australia) was man of the match for his 4 wickets spending 33 runs in his 9 overs.
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ICC World Cup 2003 - South Africa
Ricky Ponting Winner 2003
Ricky Ponting (Aus)
 
Eighth ODI Cricket World Cup was played in three countries : South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya between 14 International Teams. England, India, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indias, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Bangladesh, Canada, Kenya, Netherlands and Namibia participated for the 8th Cricket World Cup tournament. Total 52 games were played at 15 different venues of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya.
Australia under Ricky Ponting Captaincy clinch their third World Cup title and second in a row. In the final match Australia win over India by huge margins of 125 runs. Australian skipper Ricky Ponting was man of the match for his superb 140* runs.
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ICC World Cup 2007 - West Indies (Caribbean)
Ricky Ponting Winner 2007 Australia
Ricky Ponting (Aus)
 
Ninth ODI Cricket World Cup was played in West Indies between 16 International Teams. England, India, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indias,Bermuda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Bangladesh, Canada, Kenya, Netherlands, Scotland and Ireland participated for the 9th Cricket World Cup tournament. Total 51 games were played at 8 different venues of West Indies. This was the first World Cup to feature Powerplays.
Australia won World Cup title three in a row (Hat-trick). In a final match, Australian wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist led Australia to win over Sri Lanka by 53 runs (D/L method). Adam Gilchrist was man of the match for his 149 runs.
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ICC World Cup 2011 - India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
MS Dhoni Winner 2011 India
MS Dhoni (Ind)
 
Tenth ODI Cricket World Cup was played in three countries : India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh between 14 International Teams. England, India, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indias, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Bangladesh, Canada, Kenya, Netherlands and Ireland participated for the 10th World Cup tournament. Total 49 games were played at 13 different venues of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
MS Dhoni played a masterful captain's innings to steer India to World Cup success after long interwals of 28 years. In the final match MS Dhoni(91*) and Gambhir(97) lead India to World Cup glory. MS Dhoni (India) was man of the match for his 91* runs.
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ICC World Cup 2015 - Australia and New Zealand
 
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 was the eleventh Cricket World Cup and this world cup hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The all time rival Australia and New Zealand get the honor to jointly host the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

Australia with good batting performances won the match in 33.1 overs having lost 3 wickets. James Faulkner declared man of the match for his 3 wickets. Australia winner of 2015 ICC WOrldcup. Australia is 5 times winner of ICC Worldcup Trophy.

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ICC World Cup 2019 - England
Eoin Morgan England  
12th ICC Cricket World Cup was played in England. Total 48 games were played for ICC Worldcup title.
New zealand and England played final match. New zealand beat Australia in Semi Final match and home team England best India in Semi Final. England won in in super over. Both teams scores level in 50 overs and also in super over as well. Unfortunately, England declared winner for hitting maximum boundaries. Ben Stoke (Eng) played good inning of 84* runs in final match and declared man of the match.
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ICC World Cup 2023 - Australia
PAt Cummins Australia  

13th ICC Cricket World Cup was played in India : England, India, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Bangladesh, Netherlands and Afghanistan participated for the 13th Cricket World Cup tournament.
Australia and India played final match. Throughout the tournament India performed very well with 10 concecutive wins, but in final Australia won the match by 6 wickets.
Travis Head (Aus) made 137 runs in final match and declared man of the match. Virat Kohli declared man of the series for his 765 runs. Mhd Shami (Ind) took maximum 24 wickets in tournament.

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ICC World Cup Finals at Glance
Year Host Nation Title Winner Result Runner-up
1975 England

West Indies

West Indies won by 17 runs

Australia

1979 England

West Indies

West Indies won by 92 run

England

1983 England

India

India won by 43 runs

West Indies

1987 Ind & Pak

Australia

Australia won by 7 runs

England

1992 Aus & NZ Sri Lanka Logo Pakistan Pakistan won by 22 runs

England

1996 Ind,Pak & SL Sri Lanka Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Australia
1999 England Australia Australia won by 8 wickets Pakistan
2003 South Africa Australia Australia won by 125 runs India
2007 West Indies Australia Australia won by 53 runs (D/L method) Sri Lanka
2011 Ind,SL & Ban India India won by 6 wickets Sri Lanka
2015 Aus & NZ Australia Australia won by 7 wkts New Zealand
2019 England England England won on Boundaries New Zealand
2023 India Australia Australia won by 6 wickets India