Results
| Year | Host Nation(s) | Final Venue | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | ||||
| 1975 Details | England | Lord's, London |  West Indies291 for 8 (60 overs) | WI won by 17 runs Scorecard |  Australia274 all out (58.4 overs) | |
| 1979 Details | England | Lord's, London | West Indies 286 for 9 (60 overs) | WI won by 92 runs Scorecard |  England194 all out (51 overs) | |
| 1983 Details | England | Lord's, London |  India183 all out (54.4 overs) | Ind won by 43 runs Scorecard | West Indies 140 all out (52 overs) | |
| 1987 Details | India/Pakistan | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Australia 253 for 5 (50 overs) | Aus won by 7 runs Scorecard | England 246 for 8 (50 overs) | |
| 1992 Details | Australia/New Zealand | MCG, Melbourne |  Pakistan249 for 6 (50 overs) | Pak won by 22 runs Scorecard | England 227 all out (49.2 overs) | |
| 1996 Details | India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |  Sri Lanka245 for 3 (46.2 overs) | SL won by 7 wickets Scorecard | Australia ;241 for 7 (50 overs) | |
| 1999 Details | England | Lord's, London | Australia 133 for 2 (20.1 overs) | Aus won by 8 wickets Scorecard | Pakistan 132 all out (39 overs) | |
| 2003 Details | South Africa | Wanderers, Johannesburg | Australia 359 for 2 (50 overs) | Aus won by 125 runs Scorecard | India 234 all out (39.2 overs) | |
| 2007 Details | West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | ||||
| 2011 Details | Bangladesh/India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | ||||
Performance of teams
Nineteen nations have qualified for the finals of the Cricket World Cup at least once (excluding qualification tournaments). Seven teams have competed in every finals tournament, five of which have won the title.[11] The West Indies won the first two tournaments, Australia has won three, while India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have each won once. The West Indies (1975 and 1979) and Australia (1999 and 2003) are the only nations to have won consecutive titles.[11] Australia has played in 5 of the 8 final matches (1975, 1987, 1996, 1999, 2003) including the finals in the three most recent tournaments. England has yet to win the World Cup, but has been runners-up three times (1979, 1987, 1992). The best result by a non-Test playing nation is the semi-final appearance by Kenya in the 2003 tournament.[11]
Sri Lanka, who co-hosted the 1996 Cricket World finals, is the only host to win the tournament.[11] England is the only other host to have made the final, in 1979. Other countries which have achieved or equalled their best World Cup results while co-hosting the tournament are New Zealand, semi-finalists in 1992; Zimbabwe, reaching the Super Six in 2003; and Kenya, semi-finalists in 2003.[11] In 1987, co-hosts India and Pakistan both reached the semi-finals, but were eliminated by Australia and England respectively.[11]
The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over various World Cups, including the imminent 2007 World Cup.
| Team | Appearances | Best result | Statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Best Streak | First | Latest | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR | ||
| Australia | 9 | 9 | 1975 | 2007 | Champions (1987, 1999, 2003) | 58 | 40 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| West Indies | 9 | 9 | 1975 | 2007 | Champions (1975, 1979) | 48 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| India | 9 | 9 | 1975 | 2007 | Champions (1983) | 55 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 9 | 1975 | 2007 | Champions (1992) | 53 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 9 | 1975 | 2007 | Champions (1996) | 46 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| England | 9 | 9 | 1975 | 2007 | Runners-up (1979, 1987, 1992) | 50 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
 New Zealand | 9 | 9 | 1975 | 2007 | Semifinals (1975, 1979, 1992, 1999) | 52 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
 Zimbabwe | 7 | 7 | 1983 | 2007 | Super Six (1999, 2003) | 42 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 3 |
 South Africa | 5 | 5 | 1992 | 2007 | Semifinals (1992, 1999) | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
 Kenya | 4 | 4 | 1996 | 2007 | Semifinals (2003) | 20 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
 Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 1999 | 2007 | Round 1 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
 Canada | 3 | 2 | 1979 | 2007 | Round 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
 Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1996 | 2007 | Round 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
 Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1999 | 2007 | Round 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Bermuda | 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ireland | 1 | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Namibia | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2003 | Round 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 1996 | 1996 | Round 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 East Africa | 1 | 1 | 1975 | 1975 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Individual awards
Since 1992, one player has been declared as "Man of the Tournament" at the end of the World Cup finals:[50]
| Year | Player | Performance details |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Martin Crowe | 456 runs |
| 1996 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 221 runs and 7 wickets |
| 1999 | Lance Klusener | 281 runs and 17 wickets |
| 2003 | Sachin Tendulkar | 673 runs and 2 wickets |
Previously, there was no tournament award, although Man of the Match awards have always been given for individual matches. Winning the Man of the Match in the final is logically noteworthy, as this indicates the player deemed to have played the biggest part in winning the World Cup final. The Man of the Match award in the final of the competition has been awarded to:[50]
| Year | Player | Performance details |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Clive Lloyd | 102 runs |
| 1979 | Viv Richards | 138* |
| 1983 | Mohinder Amarnath | 3/12 and 26 |
| 1987 | David Boon | 75 runs |
| 1992 |  Wasim Akram | 33 and 3/49 |
| 1996 | Aravinda de Silva | 107* and 3/42 |
| 1999 | Shane Warne | 4/33 |
| 2003 | Ricky Ponting | 140* |
Main individual and team records
| World Cup records[51] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||
| Most runs | Sachin Tendulkar | 1732 (1992-2003) |
| Highest average (min. 20 inns.) | Viv Richards | 63.31 (1975-1987) |
| Most centuries | Sourav Ganguly Mark Waugh Sachin Tendulkar | 4 |
| Most 50+ scores | Sachin Tendulkar | 16 (1992-2003) |
| Highest score | Gary Kirsten v UAE | 188* (1996) |
| Highest partnership | Rahul Dravid & Sourav Ganguly (2nd wicket) v Sri Lanka | 318 (1999) |
| Most runs in a tournament | Sachin Tendulkar | 673 (2003) |
| Bowling | ||
| Most wickets | Wasim Akram | 55 (1987-2003) |
| Lowest average (min. 1000 balls bowled) | Imran Khan | 19.26 (1975-1992) |
| Best bowling figures | Glenn McGrath v Namibia | 7/15 (2003) |
| Most wickets in a tournament | Chaminda Vaas | 23 (2003) |
| Fielding | ||
| Most dismissals (wicketkeeper) | Adam Gilchrist | 35 (1999-2003) |
| Most catches (fielder) | Ricky Ponting | 18 (1996-2003) |
| Team | ||
| Highest score | Sri Lanka v Kenya | 398/5 (1996) |
| Lowest score |  Canada v Sri Lanka | 36 (2003) |
| Highest winning margin (runs) | Australia v Namibia | 256 (2003) |
| Highest Win % | Australia | 68.96% |
| Most consecutive wins | Australia | 12* (1999–2003) |
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