The ICC Cricket World Cup is an international cricket competition organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is the premier international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. The tournament is contested by the national teams of the ICC, with matches played in a One Day International format. The first Cricket World Cup was held in 1975, and since then, a total of 12 editions of the tournament have been played. The most recent tournament, the 2019 Cricket World Cup, was held in England and Wales and was won by England.
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- 1975: The inaugural Cricket World Cup was held in England in 1975. The tournament featured eight teams, including England, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, East Africa, and a composite team from the Rest of the World. The final was contested between the West Indies and Australia, with the West Indies winning by 17 runs to become the first Cricket World Cup champions.
- 1979: The second edition of the Cricket World Cup was held in England in 1979. The tournament featured eight teams, including England, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Canada, and a composite team from the Rest of the World. The final was contested between the West Indies and England, with the West Indies winning by 92 runs to become the first team to successfully defend their Cricket World Cup title.
- 1983: The third edition of the Cricket World Cup was held in England in 1983. The tournament featured eight teams, including England, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and a composite team from the Rest of the World. The final was contested between India and West Indies, with India winning by 43 runs to become the first Asian team to win the Cricket World Cup.
- 1987: The fourth edition of the Cricket World Cup was held in India and Pakistan in 1987. The tournament featured eight teams, including England, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and New Zealand. The final was contested between Australia and England, with Australia winning by 7 runs to become the first team to win the Cricket World Cup outside of England.
- 1992: The fifth edition of the Cricket World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand in 1992. The tournament featured nine teams, including England, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and New Zealand. The final was contested between Pakistan and England, with Pakistan winning by 22 runs to become the first Asian team to win the Cricket World Cup outside of Asia.
- 1996: The sixth edition of the Cricket World Cup was held in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in 1996. The tournament featured 12 teams, including England, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Kenya, Netherlands, and United Arab Emirates. The final was contested between Sri Lanka and Australia, with Sri Lanka winning by 7 wickets to become the first Asian team to win the Cricket World Cup outside of Asia.
- 1999: The seventh edition of the Cricket World Cup was held in England in 1999. The tournament featured 12 teams, including England, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Scotland, and Kenya. The final was contested between Australia and Pakistan, with Australia winning by 8 wickets to become the first team to win the Cricket World Cup for the second time.
- 2003: The eighth edition of the Cricket World Cup was held in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Kenya in 2003. The tournament featured 14 teams, including England, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Canada, Kenya, Netherlands, and Namibia. The final was contested between Australia and India, with Australia winning by 125 runs to become the first team to win the Cricket World Cup for the third time.
- 2007: The ninth edition of the Cricket World Cup was held in the West Indies in 2007. The tournament featured 16 teams, including England, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands, Canada, Bermuda, and Kenya. The final was contested between Sri Lanka and Australia, with Sri Lanka winning by 53 runs to become the first Asian team to win the Cricket World Cup outside of Asia for the second time.
- 2011: The tenth edition of the Cricket World Cup was held in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh in 2011. The tournament featured 14 teams, including England, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands, Canada, and Kenya. The final was contested between Sri Lanka and India, with Sri Lanka winning by 6 wickets to become the first team to win the Cricket World Cup for the second time.
- 2015: The eleventh edition of the Cricket World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand in 2015. The tournament featured 14 teams, including England, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Ireland, Scotland, United Arab Emirates, and Afghanistan. The final was contested between Australia and New Zealand, with Australia winning by 7 wickets to become the first team to win the Cricket World Cup for the fifth time.
- 2019: The twelfth edition of the Cricket World Cup was held in England and Wales in 2019. The tournament featured 10 teams, including England, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Bangladesh, New Zealand, and Afghanistan. The final was contested between England and New Zealand, with England winning by a boundary count to become the first team to win the Cricket World Cup for the first time.
In summary, the Cricket World Cup has been won by five different teams: West Indies (1975, 1979), India (1983), Australia (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015), Pakistan (1992) and Sri Lanka (1996), England (2019). West Indies and Australia have both won the tournament five times, India and Sri Lanka have each won it once, and Pakistan has won it once.