WORLD CRICKET
CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS
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13
ODI World Cups
9
T20 World Cups
9
Champions Trophy
2278
Tendulkar WC Runs
237*
Guptill Record
71
McGrath Wickets
ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP
The pinnacle of 50-over cricket — contested since 1975. All 13 editions with full records.
1975
ENGLAND
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West Indies
Captain: Clive Lloyd
Runner-up: Australia — Captain: Ian Chappell
Final Venue
Lord’s, London
Final Result
WI won by 17 runs
Man of Match (Final)
Clive Lloyd (102)
Prize Money
£4,000 (Winner)
Scores
WI 291/8 (60 ov) | AUS 274 all out
???? Top Scorer
Glenn Turner (NZ) — 333 runs
???? Top Wickets
Gary Gilmour (AUS) — 11 wkts
???? Highest Score
Glenn Turner — 171* vs E. Africa
???? Teams
8 teams, 60-over matches
⭐ Best Bowling (Single)
Gary Gilmour 6/14 vs England (semi-final)
Only 8 teams competed. No restrictions on pace bowlers — WI pacers ran riot. Clive Lloyd’s 102 off 82 balls was the defining innings.
1979
ENGLAND
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West Indies
Captain: Clive Lloyd
Runner-up: England — Captain: Mike Brearley
Final Venue
Lord’s, London
Final Result
WI won by 92 runs
Man of Match (Final)
Viv Richards (138*)
Scores (Final)
WI 286/9 | ENG 194
???? Top Scorer
Gordon Greenidge (WI) — 253 runs
???? Top Wickets
Mike Hendrick (ENG) — 10 wkts
???? Highest Innings
Viv Richards — 138* in final
???? Format
8 teams, 60-over matches
Viv Richards ran out 3 English batsmen without the ball touching the stumps — pure athletic brilliance. WI became back-to-back champions.
1983
ENGLAND
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India
Captain: Kapil Dev
Runner-up: West Indies — Captain: Clive Lloyd
Final Venue
Lord’s, London
Final Result
India won by 43 runs
Man of Match (Final)
Mohinder Amarnath
Scores (Final)
India 183 | WI 140
Iconic Moment
Kapil Dev’s 175* vs Zimbabwe (no cameras rolling!)
???? Top Scorer
David Gower (ENG) — 384 runs
???? Top Wickets
Roger Binny (IND) — 18 wkts
???? Best Innings
Kapil Dev 175* vs Zimbabwe
???? Best Bowling (Final)
M. Amarnath 3/12; Madan Lal 3/31
The greatest upset in WC history. India 183 all out — a total WI had never lost chasing. WI collapsed to 140. No TV replay of Kapil’s 175* exists.
1987
INDIA & PAKISTAN
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Australia
Captain: Allan Border
Runner-up: England — Captain: Mike Gatting
Final Venue
Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India
Final Result
Australia won by 7 runs
Man of Match (Final)
David Boon (75)
Scores (Final)
AUS 253/5 | ENG 246/8
Historic First
First World Cup held outside England. Overs cut 60→50
???? Top Scorer
Graham Gooch (ENG) — 471 runs
???? Top Wickets
Craig McDermott (AUS) — 18 wkts
???? Highest Score
G. Gooch — 115 vs Pakistan
???? Venue
Nehru Cup — India & Pakistan co-hosts
Mike Gatting’s fatal reverse sweep off Allan Border’s bowling decided the final. England needed just 7 runs per over — but lost 7 wickets in 10 overs.
1992
AUS & NZ
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Pakistan
Captain: Imran Khan
Runner-up: England — Captain: Graham Gooch
Final Venue
MCG, Melbourne, Australia
Final Result
Pakistan won by 22 runs
Man of Match (Final)
Wasim Akram (33 + 3/49)
Prize Money
$500,000 (Winner)
Scores (Final)
PAK 249/6 | ENG 227 all out
???? Top Scorer
Martin Crowe (NZ) — 456 runs avg 114
???? Top Wickets
Wasim Akram (PAK) — 18 wkts
???? Revolution
Colored clothing & white ball — first time!
???? Innovation
Day-night matches introduced globally
Wasim Akram bowled Allan Lamb and Chris Lewis with two consecutive magical deliveries — considered the greatest bowling spell in a WC final. Pakistan were 3rd-to-last at one stage!
1996
IND, PAK & SL
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Sri Lanka
Captain: Arjuna Ranatunga
Runner-up: Australia — Captain: Mark Taylor
Final Venue
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
Final Result
SL won by 7 wickets
Man of Match (Final)
Aravinda de Silva (107* + 3/42)
Player of Tournament
Sanath Jayasuriya (221 runs, SR 117)
Scores (Final)
AUS 241/7 | SL 245/3 in 46.2 overs
???? Top Scorer (Tournament)
Sachin Tendulkar (IND) — 523 runs
???? Top Wickets
Anil Kumble / S. Jayasuriya
???? Revolution
Jayasuriya 82 off 44 vs India — pinch-hitting born
???? de Silva Final
107*, 3 wickets + run out — the perfect final
Jayasuriya & Kaluwitharana invented power-hitting in powerplays — revolutionized ODI batting forever. SL refused to play in Colombo due to security concerns; AUS & WI forfeited.
1999
ENGLAND & EUROPE
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Australia
Captain: Steve Waugh
Runner-up: Pakistan — Captain: Wasim Akram
Final Venue
Lord’s, London, England
Final Result
Australia won by 8 wickets
Man of Match (Final)
Shane Warne (4/33)
Player of Tournament
Lance Klusener — 281 runs + 17 wkts
Scores (Final)
PAK 132 all out | AUS 133/2 in 20.1 overs
???? Top Scorer
Rahul Dravid (IND) — 461 runs
???? Top Wickets
Geoff Allott (NZ) — 20 wkts
???? Dropped WC
Gibbs drops Steve Waugh — Waugh: “You’ve just dropped the WC”
???? Pakistan Collapse
PAK 132 all out in final — worst final batting
Herschelle Gibbs dropped Steve Waugh off a catch. Waugh went on to make 120*. The most famous dropped catch in cricket history. Australia went unbeaten through the tournament.
2003
SOUTH AFRICA
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Australia
Captain: Ricky Ponting
Runner-up: India — Captain: Sourav Ganguly
Final Venue
Wanderers, Johannesburg, SA
Final Result
Australia won by 125 runs
Man of Match (Final)
Ricky Ponting (140* off 121)
Player of Tournament
Sachin Tendulkar — 673 runs
Scores (Final)
AUS 359/2 | IND 234 all out
???? Top Scorer
Sachin Tendulkar (IND) — 673 runs, 1 hundred
???? Top Wickets
Chaminda Vaas (SL) — 23 wkts
???? Most Centuries
Multiple: Ponting 140*, Ganguly 112, Tendulkar 152
???? Surprise
Kenya reached semi-final — biggest minnow run
???? Best Score (Tournament)
Sachin Tendulkar — 152 vs Namibia; Ponting 140* in Final
Australia scored 359/2 in the final — the highest final total ever. Ponting smashed 140* — one of the greatest WC final innings. Australia won 11/11 matches — perfectly unbeaten.
2007
WEST INDIES
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Australia
Captain: Ricky Ponting
Runner-up: Sri Lanka — Captain: Mahela Jayawardene
Final Venue
Kensington Oval, Barbados
Final Result
Australia won by 53 runs (D/L)
Man of Match (Final)
Adam Gilchrist (149 off 104)
Player of Tournament
Glenn McGrath — 26 wickets
Prize Money
$2.5 million (Winner)
???? Top Scorer
Matthew Hayden (AUS) — 659 runs, SR 101
???? Top Wickets
Glenn McGrath (AUS) — 26 wkts in 11 matches
???? Most Sixes
Hayden — 20 sixes in tournament
???? Shock Result
Ireland beat Pakistan — Trent Johnston’s all-round show
???? Gilchrist’s Secret
Gilchrist hid a squash ball in his glove in the final — said it helped his timing. 149 off 104!
Australia won 3 consecutive World Cups (1999, 2003, 2007) — the only team to win 3 in a row. The final was marred by bad light and the D/L method — SL never recovered after losing early wickets.
2011
IND, SL & BAN
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India
Captain: MS Dhoni
Runner-up: Sri Lanka — Captain: Kumar Sangakkara
Final Venue
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Final Result
India won by 6 wickets
Man of Match (Final)
MS Dhoni — 91* off 79 balls
Player of Tournament
Yuvraj Singh — 362 runs + 15 wickets
Scores (Final)
SL 274/6 | India 277/4 in 48.2 overs
???? Top Scorer
T. Dilshan (SL) — 500 runs; Tendulkar 482
???? Top Wickets
Zaheer Khan (IND) — 21 wickets
???? Centuries
Tendulkar 120 vs SA; Sangakkara 111* vs Eng
???? Most Sixes
Yuvraj Singh — 14 sixes in tournament
???? Yuvraj’s Brilliance
362 runs + 15 wickets + fighting cancer — greatest all-round WC performance
India won the WC at home for the first time. Dhoni promoted himself above Yuvraj at No.5 — a masterstroke. His helicopter-shot six off Nuwan Kulasekara sealed the win. Sachin Tendulkar’s final WC — teammates carried him on their shoulders.
2015
AUS & NZ
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Australia
Captain: Michael Clarke
Runner-up: New Zealand — Captain: Brendon McCullum
Final Venue
MCG, Melbourne, Australia
Final Result
Australia won by 7 wickets
Man of Match (Final)
James Faulkner — 3/36 + 36*
Player of Tournament
Mitchell Starc — 22 wickets
Prize Money
$3.975 million (Winner) | $1.75M Runner-up
???? Top Scorer
Martin Guptill (NZ) — 547 runs incl. 237*
???? Top Wickets
Mitchell Starc (AUS) — 22 wkts, Econ 4.61
???? WC Record Score
Guptill 237* vs WI, Wellington — all-time record
???? Most Sixes
AB de Villiers — fastest ODI 100 off 31 balls
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AUS 417/6 vs Afghanistan — Warner 178, Maxwell 88
???? Most Centuries
Multiple — Kumar Sangakkara 4 consecutive 100s
Kumar Sangakkara scored 4 consecutive centuries — an unprecedented feat. Guptill’s 237* remains the WC record. McCullum’s NZ side played the most attacking cricket — unbeaten until the final.
2019
ENGLAND & WALES
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England
Captain: Eoin Morgan
Runner-up: New Zealand — Captain: Kane Williamson
Final Venue
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
Final Result
TIE (Super Over Tied) — ENG won on boundaries
Man of Match (Final)
Ben Stokes — 84* + Super Over heroics
Player of Tournament
Kane Williamson (NZ)
Prize Money
$4 million (Winner) | $2 million (Runner-up)
???? Top Scorer
Rohit Sharma (IND) — 648 runs, 5 centuries — record!
???? Top Wickets
Mitchell Starc (AUS) — 27 wickets — WC record!
???? Most Centuries
Rohit Sharma — 5 centuries in one WC — unique!
???? Most Sixes
Eoin Morgan — 17 sixes in one innings (v AFG)
???? Deflection Boundary
Ben Stokes’ throw deflected off his bat to the boundary — 6 runs awarded — changed the final!
The most dramatic final ever. Both innings tied at 241. Super Over tied at 15. England won on BOUNDARY COUNT — 26 vs 17. The deflected boundary off Stokes’ bat remains the most controversial moment in WC history. Stokes made 84* to force the tie.
2023
INDIA
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Australia
Captain: Pat Cummins
Runner-up: India — Captain: Rohit Sharma
Final Venue
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Final Result
Australia won by 6 wickets
Man of Match (Final)
Travis Head — 137 off 120 balls
Player of Tournament
Virat Kohli — 765 runs, 3 centuries
Prize Money
$4 million (Winner) | $2 million (Runner-up)
???? Top Scorer
Virat Kohli (IND) — 765 runs — new WC record!
???? Top Wickets
Mohammed Shami (IND) — 24 wkts in 7 games
???? Most Centuries
Kohli 3; Rohit 1 (94,131); Head 137 in final
???? Most Sixes
Rohit Sharma — 31 sixes in tournament
???? Best Spell
Mohammed Shami — 7/57 vs NZ (semi-final)
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India won all 10 league games — 130,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium FULL for final. Australia won from 47/3.
India were unbeaten for 10 straight matches — crowd of 132,000 at the final. Kohli’s 765 runs broke Sachin’s 2003 record (673). Travis Head played the innings of the tournament in the final — from nowhere at 47/3 to champions.
Complete Finals Record — All 13 Editions
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Captain (W) | Venue | Result | MOM Final | Top Bat (Tourn) | Top Bowl (Tourn) | Prize $ |
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| 1975 | West Indies | Australia | Clive Lloyd | Lord’s | By 17 runs | Lloyd 102 | G. Turner 333 | Gilmour 11 | £4K |
| 1979 | West Indies | England | Clive Lloyd | Lord’s | By 92 runs | V. Richards 138* | G. Greenidge 253 | M. Hendrick 10 | — |
| 1983 | India | West Indies | Kapil Dev | Lord’s | By 43 runs | M. Amarnath | D. Gower 384 | R. Binny 18 | — |
| 1987 | Australia | England | A. Border | Kolkata | By 7 runs | D. Boon 75 | G. Gooch 471 | C. McDermott 18 | — |
| 1992 | Pakistan | England | Imran Khan | MCG | By 22 runs | Wasim Akram | M. Crowe 456 | Wasim Akram 18 | $500K |
| 1996 | Sri Lanka | Australia | A. Ranatunga | Lahore | By 7 wkts | de Silva 107*+3wkts | Tendulkar 523 | A. Kumble | — |
| 1999 | Australia | Pakistan | Steve Waugh | Lord’s | By 8 wkts | Shane Warne 4/33 | R. Dravid 461 | G. Allott 20 | — |
| 2003 | Australia | India | R. Ponting | Johannesburg | By 125 runs | Ponting 140* | Tendulkar 673 | C. Vaas 23 | $2M |
| 2007 | Australia | Sri Lanka | R. Ponting | Barbados | By 53 (D/L) | A. Gilchrist 149 | M. Hayden 659 | G. McGrath 26 | $2.5M |
| 2011 | India | Sri Lanka | MS Dhoni | Mumbai | By 6 wkts | MS Dhoni 91* | T. Dilshan 500 | Zaheer Khan 21 | $3M |
| 2015 | Australia | New Zealand | M. Clarke | MCG | By 7 wkts | J. Faulkner 3/36 | M. Guptill 547 | M. Starc 22 | $3.975M |
| 2019 | England | New Zealand | E. Morgan | Lord’s | TIED — Boundaries | B. Stokes 84* | Rohit Sharma 648 | M. Starc 27 | $4M |
| 2023 | Australia | India | P. Cummins | Ahmedabad | By 6 wkts | T. Head 137 | V. Kohli 765* | M. Shami 24 | $4M |
ICC T20 WORLD CUP
Pure power cricket since 2007 — 9 editions, 9 champions, countless iconic moments.
2007
SOUTH AFRICA
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⚡ WINNER — Inaugural T20 WC
India
Captain: MS Dhoni
Runner-up: Pakistan — Captain: Shoaib Malik
Final Venue
Wanderers, Johannesburg
Final Result
India won by 5 runs
Man of Match (Final)
Irfan Pathan (3/16)
Player of Tournament
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
Scores (Final)
India 157/5 | Pakistan 152 all out
???? Top Scorer
Matthew Hayden (AUS) — 265 runs
???? Top Wickets
Umar Gul (PAK) — 13 wickets
???? Most Sixes
Yuvraj Singh — 6 sixes in 6 balls vs Broad
???? Highest Score
G. Gambhir — 75 in final; Yuvraj 58* off 16
Joginder Sharma bowled the last over — Misbah-ul-Haq’s scoop shot was caught at fine leg. Yuvraj hit Stuart Broad for 6 sixes in one over — the most famous T20 over ever. Dhoni’s bold captaincy debut.
2009
ENGLAND
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⚡ WINNER
Pakistan
Captain: Younis Khan
Runner-up: Sri Lanka — Captain: Kumar Sangakkara
Final Venue
Lord’s, London, England
Final Result
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
Man of Match (Final)
Shahid Afridi (3 wkts + 54)
Player of Tournament
Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) — 317 runs
Scores (Final)
SL 138/6 | PAK 139/2 in 18.4 overs
???? Top Scorer
T. Dilshan (SL) — 317 runs, invented the Dilscoop
???? Top Wickets
Umar Gul (PAK) — 13 wickets
???? Innovation
Dilshan invented the Dilscoop shot in this tournament
???? Best Bowling
Umar Gul — 4 wickets in a game multiple times
Tillakaratne Dilshan invented the Dilscoop (scoop over the wicketkeeper’s head) during this tournament. Pakistan were devastating with the ball — Umar Gul was unplayable throughout.
2010
WEST INDIES
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⚡ WINNER
England
Captain: Paul Collingwood
Runner-up: Australia — Captain: Michael Clarke
Final Venue
Kensington Oval, Barbados
Final Result
England won by 7 wickets
Man of Match (Final)
Craig Kieswetter (63 off 49)
Player of Tournament
Kevin Pietersen (England)
Scores (Final)
AUS 147/6 | ENG 148/3 in 17 overs
???? Top Scorer
Kevin Pietersen (ENG) — 248 runs
???? Top Wickets
Dirk Nannes (NED/AUS) — 12 wickets
???? Best Innings
Kevin Pietersen — 73 off 41 vs Pakistan
???? Notes
England’s first men’s global tournament win since 1992
England’s Paul Collingwood lifted England’s first global men’s trophy since the 1992 ODI World Cup. Kevin Pietersen was devastating throughout. Kieswetter and Lumb opened brilliantly in the final.
2012
SRI LANKA
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⚡ WINNER
West Indies
Captain: Darren Sammy
Runner-up: Sri Lanka — Captain: Mahela Jayawardene
Final Venue
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Final Result
West Indies won by 36 runs
Man of Match (Final)
Marlon Samuels (78* off 56)
Player of Tournament
Shane Watson (AUS) — 249 runs
Scores (Final)
WI 137/6 | SL 101 all out
???? Top Scorer
Shane Watson (AUS) — 249 runs, SR 147
???? Top Wickets
Ajantha Mendis (SL) — 15 wickets
???? Best Bowling
Mendis 6/8 vs Zimbabwe — best ever in T20 WC
???? Most Sixes
Chris Gayle — 11 sixes in tournament
Ajantha Mendis took 6/8 vs Zimbabwe — the best bowling figures in T20 World Cup history. Marlon Samuels scored 78* in the final while batting with a broken hand — one of cricket’s bravest innings.
2014
BANGLADESH
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⚡ WINNER
Sri Lanka
Captain: Lasith Malinga
Runner-up: India — Captain: MS Dhoni
Final Venue
Shere Bangla Stadium, Mirpur
Final Result
SL won by 6 wickets
Man of Match (Final)
Kumar Sangakkara (52* off 35)
Player of Tournament
Virat Kohli (IND) — 319 runs, avg 106
Scores (Final)
India 130/4 | SL 134/4 in 17.5 overs
???? Top Scorer
Virat Kohli (IND) — 319 runs, avg 106!
???? Top Wickets
Imran Tahir (SA) — 12 wickets
???? Most Sixes
Virender Sehwag — most sixes in powerplay games
???? Kohli’s Brilliance
Kohli scored 77* vs SA (semi) — India’s match winner every game
Virat Kohli averaged 106 in the tournament — the best average in a T20 WC. India fell short despite Kohli. Sangakkara anchored SL’s chase. Malinga’s death bowling was unplayable.
2016
INDIA
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⚡ WINNER
West Indies
Captain: Darren Sammy
Runner-up: England — Captain: Eoin Morgan
Final Venue
Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India
Final Result
WI won by 4 wickets
Man of Match (Final)
Carlos Brathwaite — 4 sixes in 4 balls
Player of Tournament
Virat Kohli (IND) — 273 runs
Final Over Drama
Needed 19 off 6 balls vs Stokes — got 24 in last over!
???? Top Scorer
Virat Kohli (IND) — 273 runs, incl. 89* vs Pak
???? Top Wickets
Samuel Badree (WI) — 8 wickets
???? Sixes in Final Over
4 sixes in 4 balls by Carlos Brathwaite off Stokes
???? Kohli’s Classic
82* off 51 vs Pakistan — Kohli at his iconic best
???? Kohli vs Pakistan
India needed 8 off last 3 balls, Kohli scored from a near no-hope situation — India won last-ball thriller
Carlos Brathwaite hit Ben Stokes for 4 consecutive sixes to win the World Cup off the last 4 balls. Commentator Ian Bishop’s call “Carlos Brathwaite — remember the name!” became immortal. WI became 2-time T20 champions.
2021
UAE & OMAN
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⚡ WINNER
Australia
Captain: Aaron Finch
Runner-up: New Zealand — Captain: Kane Williamson
Final Venue
Dubai International Stadium, UAE
Final Result
Australia won by 8 wickets
Man of Match (Final)
Mitchell Marsh (77* off 50)
Player of Tournament
David Warner (AUS) — 289 runs
Prize Money
$1.6 million (Winner)
???? Top Scorer
David Warner (AUS) — 289 runs across 7 innings
???? Top Wickets
Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) — 16 wickets
???? Most Sixes
Liam Livingstone (ENG) — most sixes per innings
???? Pakistan
Pak beat India in T20 WC for first time — Babar 68, Rizwan 79*
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Moved to UAE due to COVID-19. Australia won their first-ever T20 World Cup title
Australia won their first-ever T20 World Cup title. Mitchell Marsh hit the second ball for six — set the tone with Warner for a match-winning stand. Pakistan beat India in T20 WC for the first time — a historic result.
2022
AUSTRALIA
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⚡ WINNER
England
Captain: Jos Buttler
Runner-up: Pakistan — Captain: Babar Azam
Final Venue
MCG, Melbourne, Australia
Final Result
England won by 5 wickets
Man of Match (Final)
Sam Curran — 3/12 off 4 overs
Player of Tournament
Sam Curran (ENG) — 13 wickets
Prize Money
$1.6 million (Winner)
???? Top Scorer
Virat Kohli (IND) — 296 runs, incl. 82* vs Pak
???? Top Wickets
Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) — 15 wickets
???? Most Sixes
Rilee Rossouw (SA) — 12 in tournament, 100* off 48 vs BAN
???? Best Innings
Virat Kohli 82* vs Pakistan in rain-affected thriller
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India needed 28 off 8 with Kohli (71*). 4 off last over. Kohli — 82* off 53 — won the game single-handedly
Sam Curran became the most expensive player at the 2023 IPL auction — signing for $2.55M — immediately after his player-of-the-tournament win. Kohli’s 82* vs Pakistan is considered one of T20 cricket’s greatest individual innings.
2024
USA & WEST INDIES
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⚡ WINNER — India’s 2nd T20 WC
India
Captain: Rohit Sharma
Runner-up: South Africa — Captain: Aiden Markram
Final Venue
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Final Result
India won by 7 runs
Man of Match (Final)
Virat Kohli — 76 off 59 balls
Player of Tournament
Jasprit Bumrah — 15 wickets, Econ 4.17
Prize Money
$2.45 million (Winner) | $1.25M (Runner-up)
???? Top Scorer
Rohit Sharma (IND) — 257 runs, 4 fifties
???? Top Wickets
Arshdeep Singh (IND) — 17 wickets in tournament
???? Most Sixes
Rohit Sharma — 26 sixes in 8 games
???? Economy
Jasprit Bumrah — 4.17 economy in 15 wickets
???? Unbeaten
India won all 8 games — only 2nd team to go unbeaten
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India beat Pakistan, USA, Canada, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, England (semi) & SA (final) — unbeaten champions
India went unbeaten through 8 games. SA needed 16 off 2 overs — Bumrah defended it. Hardik Pandya bowled the final over needing 16 — gave 9, won by 7. Kohli finally won a T20 WC — he announced T20 retirement after the final.
Complete T20 World Cup Finals Record
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Captain (W) | Venue | Result | MOM Final | Top Bat | Top Bowl | Prize $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | India | Pakistan | MS Dhoni | Johannesburg | By 5 runs | Irfan Pathan 3/16 | Hayden 265 | Umar Gul 13 | — |
| 2009 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Younis Khan | Lord’s | By 8 wkts | Shahid Afridi | Dilshan 317 | Umar Gul 13 | — |
| 2010 | England | Australia | P. Collingwood | Barbados | By 7 wkts | C. Kieswetter 63 | Pietersen 248 | D. Nannes 12 | — |
| 2012 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | Darren Sammy | Colombo | By 36 runs | M. Samuels 78* | S. Watson 249 | Mendis 15 | — |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka | India | L. Malinga | Mirpur | By 6 wkts | Sangakkara 52* | V. Kohli 319 | I. Tahir 12 | — |
| 2016 | West Indies | England | Darren Sammy | Kolkata | By 4 wkts | Brathwaite 4 sixes | V. Kohli 273 | S. Badree 8 | — |
| 2021 | Australia | New Zealand | Aaron Finch | Dubai | By 8 wkts | M. Marsh 77* | D. Warner 289 | Hasaranga 16 | $1.6M |
| 2022 | England | Pakistan | Jos Buttler | MCG | By 5 wkts | Sam Curran 3/12 | V. Kohli 296 | Hasaranga 15 | $1.6M |
| 2024 | India | South Africa | Rohit Sharma | Barbados | By 7 runs | V. Kohli 76 | Rohit 257 | Arshdeep 17 | $2.45M |
ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY
The mini World Cup — top 8 ranked nations battle for cricket’s second-biggest ODI prize.
1998
BANGLADESH
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South Africa
Captain: Hansie Cronje
Runner-up: West Indies
Final Venue
Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka
Final Result
SA won by 4 wickets
Man of Match
Lance Klusener
Note
Originally called ICC Knockout Trophy
The inaugural Champions Trophy — called the ICC Knockout Trophy. Lance Klusener’s all-round heroics sealed the win for SA. Cronje’s side were dominant throughout.
2000
KENYA
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New Zealand
Captain: Stephen Fleming
Runner-up: India — Sourav Ganguly
Final Venue
Gymkhana Club, Nairobi
Final Result
NZ won by 4 wickets
Man of Match
Chris Cairns
Note
NZ’s first and only major ICC tournament win
New Zealand’s only major ICC title to date. Chris Cairns was magnificent throughout. The tournament was held in Kenya — one of cricket’s more unusual major-event venues.
2002
SRI LANKA
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India & Sri Lanka (Shared)
Ganguly (IND) / Jayasuriya (SL)
Final abandoned due to rain — twice
Final Venue
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Final Result
SHARED — both finals rained off
Note
Reserve day also washed out — trophy shared
The only time in ICC history that a final was shared. Both the match and the reserve day were rained out. India and Sri Lanka were declared joint champions.
2004
ENGLAND
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West Indies
Captain: Brian Lara
Runner-up: England — Captain: Michael Vaughan
Final Venue
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Final Result
WI won by 2 wickets
Man of Match
Ian Bradshaw (WI) — 4/24
Note
Courtney Browne — brilliant knock in final
Brian Lara’s WI pulled off a stunning last-over win. Ian Bradshaw and Courtney Browne added an unbroken 71 for the 8th wicket to win from impossible odds. Lara’s finest moment as captain.
2006
INDIA
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Australia
Captain: Ricky Ponting
Runner-up: West Indies — Captain: Brian Lara
Final Venue
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Final Result
AUS won by 8 wickets
Man of Match
Andrew Symonds (143*)
Player of Tourn.
Ricky Ponting (Australia)
Andrew Symonds smashed an imperious 143* to chase down West Indies’ 138. One of the most dominant individual performances in a Champions Trophy final.
2009
SOUTH AFRICA
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Australia
Captain: Ricky Ponting
Runner-up: New Zealand — Captain: Daniel Vettori
Final Venue
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Final Result
AUS won by 6 wickets
Man of Match
Shane Watson (105*)
Player of Tourn.
Shane Watson
Australia won their second successive Champions Trophy. Shane Watson was devastating — 105* in the final after a brilliant tournament. New Zealand played their best cricket outside home for a while.
2013
ENGLAND & WALES
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India
Captain: MS Dhoni
Runner-up: England — Captain: Alastair Cook
Final Venue
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Final Result
India won by 5 runs
Man of Match
Ravindra Jadeja (33 + 2/24)
Player of Tourn.
Shikhar Dhawan (IND) — 363 runs
Scores
England 294/7 | India 306/5 → rain, revised target 124/8 → India 129/7
The final was reduced by rain. India’s Ravindra Jadeja hit Bresnan for 3 sixes in a row — crucial runs in a rain-affected final. Shikhar Dhawan was India’s run machine throughout — Player of Tournament.
2017
ENGLAND & WALES
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Pakistan
Captain: Sarfaraz Ahmed
Runner-up: India — Captain: Virat Kohli
Final Venue
The Oval, London, England
Final Result
Pakistan won by 180 runs!
Man of Match
Fakhar Zaman (114)
Player of Tourn.
Shikhar Dhawan (IND) — 338 runs
Scores
PAK 338/4 | India 158 all out
One of the biggest upsets in cricket. Pakistan had lost to India by 124 runs in the group stage — then obliterated them by 180 in the final! Fakhar Zaman’s 114 was stunning. India bowled out for 158 chasing 339. Pakistan’s greatest CT moment.
2025
PAK + DUBAI
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India
Captain: Rohit Sharma
Runner-up: New Zealand — Captain: Mitchell Santner
Final Venue
Dubai International Stadium, UAE
Final Result
India won by 4 wickets
Man of Match
Shubman Gill (India)
Player of Tourn.
Shubman Gill (IND) — 452 runs
Prize Money
$2.24 million (Winner)
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Shubman Gill (IND) — 452 runs, avg 90
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Arshdeep Singh / Matt Henry
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India dominated the entire tournament playing in Dubai while other matches were in Pakistan. Shubman Gill was exceptional. India beat arch-rivals Pakistan in group stage and went on to win their third Champions Trophy title.
All Champions Trophy Finals at a Glance
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Captain (W) | Venue | Result | MOM | Player of Tourn. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | South Africa | West Indies | H. Cronje | Dhaka | By 4 wkts | L. Klusener | — |
| 2000 | New Zealand | India | S. Fleming | Nairobi | By 4 wkts | C. Cairns | — |
| 2002 | India & SL (Shared) | — | Ganguly/Jayasuriya | Colombo | SHARED — Rain | — | — |
| 2004 | West Indies | England | Brian Lara | Birmingham | By 2 wkts | I. Bradshaw | — |
| 2006 | Australia | West Indies | R. Ponting | Mumbai | By 8 wkts | A. Symonds 143* | R. Ponting |
| 2009 | Australia | New Zealand | R. Ponting | Centurion | By 6 wkts | S. Watson 105* | S. Watson |
| 2013 | India | England | MS Dhoni | Birmingham | By 5 runs (D/L) | R. Jadeja | S. Dhawan |
| 2017 | Pakistan | India | Sarfaraz Ahmed | The Oval | By 180 runs! | Fakhar Zaman 114 | S. Dhawan |
| 2025 | India | New Zealand | Rohit Sharma | Dubai | By 4 wkts | Shubman Gill | Shubman Gill |
ALL-TIME RECORDS
Every milestone, every legend — the numbers that define cricket’s greatest tournament moments.
ODI World Cup — Individual Records
Most Runs — Career
2,278
Sachin Tendulkar ????????
6 editions (1992–2011). 45 matches, avg 56.95, 6 centuries, 15 fifties
Most Wickets — Career
71
Glenn McGrath ????????
4 editions, 39 matches. Economy 3.90. Best: 7/15 vs Namibia (2003)
Highest Individual Score
237*
Martin Guptill ????????
vs West Indies, Wellington, 2015. 163 balls, 24 fours, 11 sixes
Best Bowling — Single Match
7/15
Glenn McGrath ????????
vs Namibia, Potchefstroom 2003. Most wickets in an ODI WC match
Most Sixes — Career
55+
Rohit Sharma ????????
All-time leading six-hitter in ODI WC. 5 centuries in 2019 alone
Most Runs — Single Edition
765
Virat Kohli ???????? — 2023
New WC record. 3 centuries, avg 95.6. Beat Sachin’s 673 (2003)
Most Centuries — Career
6
Sachin Tendulkar ????????
Joint with Rohit Sharma. Tendulkar across 6 editions (1992–2011)
Most Wickets — Single Edition
27
Mitchell Starc ???????? — 2019
New WC record. 10 matches, avg 18.59, Economy 5.43
Most 5-fors in ODI WC
2
Wasim Akram / Chaminda Vaas
Multiple 5-wicket hauls across their WC careers
Most Appearances — Career
45
Sachin Tendulkar ????????
6 World Cups: 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011
Highest Team Total
417/6
Australia ???????? vs Afghanistan, 2015
David Warner 178, Glenn Maxwell 88. Warner fastest ODI 100 at time
4 Consecutive Centuries
4
Kumar Sangakkara ???????? — 2015
105*, 117*, 124, 104 — unique feat in cricket history
ODI WC Top Run-Scorers — All Time
| # | Player | Nation | Runs | Mat | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | HS | Sixes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar | ???????? India | 2,278 | 45 | 56.95 | 86.8 | 6 | 15 | 152 | 27 |
| 2 | Ricky Ponting | ???????? Aus | 1,743 | 46 | 45.86 | 80.2 | 5 | 8 | 140* | 31 |
| 3 | Kumar Sangakkara | ???????? SL | 1,532 | 37 | 56.00 | 88.4 | 5 | 7 | 124 | 19 |
| 4 | Rohit Sharma | ???????? India | 1,255 | 28 | 50.20 | 95.4 | 6 | 4 | 140 | 55+ |
| 5 | Virat Kohli | ???????? India | 1,200+ | 29 | 65.3 | 88.7 | 5 | 5 | 117 | 22 |
| 6 | Brian Lara | ???????? WI | 1,225 | 34 | 42.24 | 79.3 | 2 | 7 | 116 | 25 |
| 7 | Martin Guptill | ???????? NZ | ~1,070 | 26 | 45.3 | 93.2 | 2 | 6 | 237* | 38 |
ODI WC Top Wicket-Takers — All Time
| # | Bowler | Nation | Wkts | Mat | Economy | Avg | Best | 4W+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn McGrath | ???????? Aus | 71 | 39 | 3.90 | 18.19 | 7/15 | 3 |
| 2 | Muttiah Muralitharan | ???????? SL | 68 | 40 | 3.89 | 19.63 | 4/19 | 4 |
| 3 | Wasim Akram | ???????? Pak | 55 | 38 | 3.89 | 23.83 | 5/28 | 4 |
| 4 | Chaminda Vaas | ???????? SL | 49 | 31 | 4.18 | 25.96 | 6/25 | 3 |
| 5 | Mitchell Starc | ???????? Aus | 49 | 27 | 5.15 | 18.60 | 6/28 | 4 |
| 6 | Zaheer Khan | ???????? India | 44 | 23 | 4.77 | 26.34 | 4/42 | 2 |
| 7 | Javagal Srinath | ???????? India | 44 | 34 | 4.44 | 28.08 | 4/30 | 2 |
T20 World Cup — Individual Records
Most Runs — Career T20 WC
1,292
Virat Kohli ????????
All editions combined. WC avg 86+ in knockouts. Extraordinary consistency
Most Wickets — Career T20 WC
48
Wanindu Hasaranga ????????
Sri Lanka’s world-class legspinner. 2021 (16 wkts) + 2022 (15 wkts)
Best Bowling — Single Match
6/8
Ajantha Mendis ????????
vs Zimbabwe, Hambantota 2012. Most economical spell in T20 WC history
Most Sixes — Career T20 WC
67
Chris Gayle ????????
Universe Boss — all-time T20 WC six-hitter across multiple editions
Most Wickets — Single Edition
17
Arshdeep Singh ???????? — 2024
India’s new-ball destroyer. Also: Hasaranga 16 (2021). New T20 WC record
6 Sixes in 1 Over
6
Yuvraj Singh ???????? — 2007
6 consecutive sixes off Stuart Broad. Last ball he hit, took just 12 balls to reach 50
Fastest 50 — T20 WC
12
Yuvraj Singh ???????? — 2007
50 off 12 deliveries vs England after hitting 6 sixes off one over
Most Matches — Career
35
Rohit Sharma ????????
Most T20 WC appearances ever. Also retired from T20Is after 2024 win
Iconic World Cup Moments — Ones to Remember
| Year | Format | Moment | Player(s) | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | ODI | 175* — no cameras | Kapil Dev ???????? | Greatest rescue act. India 17/5 chasing 266. No TV footage exists |
| 1992 | ODI | Final over magic | Wasim Akram ???????? | Bowled Lamb & Lewis with unplayable reverses — changed cricket forever |
| 1999 | ODI | Dropped the WC | Herschelle Gibbs ???????? | Dropped Steve Waugh who scored 120* — “You’ve just dropped the World Cup” |
| 2007 T20 | T20 | 6 sixes in 6 balls | Yuvraj Singh ???????? | Off Stuart Broad — changed cricket’s relationship with power hitting |
| 2007 | ODI | Gilchrist’s squash ball | A. Gilchrist ???????? | 149 off 104 in WC final — admitted hiding squash ball in glove |
| 2015 | ODI | Guptill’s 237* | M. Guptill ???????? | All-time WC highest score. 11 sixes vs West Indies in quarter-final |
| 2015 | ODI | Sangakkara’s 4 centuries | K. Sangakkara ???????? | 4 consecutive World Cup centuries — never done before or since |
| 2016 T20 | T20 | 4 sixes last over | C. Brathwaite ???????? | Hit Ben Stokes for 4 consecutive sixes to win WC off last 4 balls |
| 2019 | ODI | Deflected boundary final | Ben Stokes ???????????????????????????? | Throw deflected off Stokes’ bat — 6 runs — most controversial WC moment |
| 2019 | ODI | Rohit’s 5 centuries | Rohit Sharma ???????? | 5 centuries in a single WC — unique record nobody has ever matched |
| 2023 | ODI | Kohli breaks Tendulkar’s record | V. Kohli ???????? | 765 runs — broke Sachin’s 2003 record. But India lost the final |
CHAMPION NATIONS
Every country that has lifted an ICC World Cup or Champions Trophy — total title counts.
Combined ICC Title Leaders
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AUSTRALIA
6
ODI WC
1
T20 WC
2
CT
ODI: 1987,1999,2003,2007,2015,2023
T20: 2021 | CT: 2006, 2009
T20: 2021 | CT: 2006, 2009
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INDIA
2
ODI WC
2
T20 WC
3
CT
ODI: 1983, 2011 | T20: 2007, 2024
CT: 2002(sh), 2013, 2025
CT: 2002(sh), 2013, 2025
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WEST INDIES
2
ODI WC
2
T20 WC
1
CT
ODI: 1975, 1979 | T20: 2012, 2016
CT: 2004
CT: 2004
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ENGLAND
1
ODI WC
2
T20 WC
0
CT
ODI: 2019 | T20: 2010, 2022
CT: —
CT: —
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SRI LANKA
1
ODI WC
1
T20 WC
1
CT
ODI: 1996 | T20: 2014
CT: 2002 (shared)
CT: 2002 (shared)
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PAKISTAN
1
ODI WC
1
T20 WC
1
CT
ODI: 1992 | T20: 2009
CT: 2017
CT: 2017
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SOUTH AFRICA
0
ODI WC
0
T20 WC
1
CT
CT: 1998
Known as ‘chokers’ — 4 ODI WC semi-finals
Known as ‘chokers’ — 4 ODI WC semi-finals
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NEW ZEALAND
0
ODI WC
0
T20 WC
1
CT
CT: 2000 | 3× ODI WC Final (lost 2015, 2019, 2023 CT)
Combined ICC World Cup Statistics
Upcoming ICC Events
| Year | Tournament | Host | Format | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ICC T20 World Cup | ???????? India & ???????? Sri Lanka | T20 | India hosting — 20 teams |
| 2027 | ICC Cricket World Cup | ???????? SA, ???????? Zimbabwe, ???????? Namibia | ODI (50-over) | 14 teams — first time in Africa as sole host |
| 2029 | ICC Champions Trophy | TBC | ODI | 8-team mini WC |
| 2028 | ICC T20 World Cup | TBC | T20 | Format TBC |
CRICKET WORLD CUP ENCYCLOPEDIA — Last Update-2025
All statistics Information 2025 · Sources: ICC, ESPNcricinfo, Cricbuzz, CricketArchive
ODI World Cup: Australia lead with 6 titles · T20 World Cup: India, England & West Indies lead with 2 each
Next ODI World Cup: 2027 in South Africa, Zimbabwe & Namibia · Next T20 World Cup: 2026 in India & Sri Lanka
ODI World Cup: Australia lead with 6 titles · T20 World Cup: India, England & West Indies lead with 2 each
Next ODI World Cup: 2027 in South Africa, Zimbabwe & Namibia · Next T20 World Cup: 2026 in India & Sri Lanka