ICC Cricket World Cup 2023


ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 logoDates
5 October – 19 November
Administrator(s)
International Cricket Council
Cricket format
One Day International (ODI)
Tournament format(s)
Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)
India
Participants
10
Matches
48

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Facts

Administrator International Cricket Council (ICC)
Format One Day International
First edition 1975 England
Latest edition 2019 England & Wales
Next edition 2023 India
Tournament format ↓various
Number of teams 10 [1] (14 from 2027)
Current champion England (1st title)
Most successful Australia (5 titles)
Most runs India Sachin Tendulkar (2,278)
Most wickets Australia Glenn McGrath

Venues

Ahemdabad Bengaluru Chennai Delhi
Narendra Modi Stadium M. Chinnaswamy Stadium M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Arun Jaitley Stadium
Capacity: 132,000 Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 50,000 Capacity: 41,842
Matches: 5 (including final) Matches: 5 Matches: 5 Matches: 5
Dharamshala
Mumbai
Kolkata
Bangalore
Pune
New Delhi
Hyderabad
Chennai
Ahmedabad
Dharamshala
Lucknow
Hyderabad
HPCA Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 23,000 Capacity: 55,000
Matches: 5 Matches: 3
Kolkata Lucknow Mumbai Pune
Eden Gardens BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium Wankhede Stadium Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
Capacity: 66,000 Capacity: 50,000 Capacity: 32,000 Capacity: 37,406
Matches: 5 (including semi-final) Matches: 5 Matches: 5 (including semi-final) Matches: 5

Records

Tournament history

Year Official Host(s) Final venue Result
Winner Margin Runner-up
1975 England London West Indies
291/8 (60 overs)
West Indies won by 17 runs Australia
274 all out (58.4 overs)
1979 England London West Indies
286/9 (60 overs)
West Indies won by 92 runs England
194 all out (51 overs)
1983 England London India
183 all out (54.4 overs)
India won by 43 runs West Indies
140 all out (52 overs)
1987 India
Pakistan
Kolkata Australia
253/5 (50 overs)
Australia won by 7 runs England
246/8 (50 overs)
1992 Australia
New Zealand
Melbourne Pakistan
249/6 (50 overs)
Pakistan won by 22 runs England
227 all out (49.2 overs)
1996 Pakistan
India
Sri Lanka
Lahore Sri Lanka
245/3 (46.2 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Australia
241/7 (50 overs)
1999 England
Wales
London Australia
133/2 (20.1 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets Pakistan
132 all out (39 overs)
2003 South Africa Johannesburg Australia
359/2 (50 overs)
Australia won by 125 runs India
234 all out (39.2 overs)
2007 West Indies Bridgetown Australia
281/4 (38 overs)
Australia won by 53 runs (D/L) Sri Lanka
215/8 (36 overs)
2011 India
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Mumbai India
277/4 (48.2 overs)
India won by 6 wickets Sri Lanka
274/6 (50 overs)
2015 Australia
New Zealand
Melbourne Australia
186/3 (33.1 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets New Zealand
183 all out (45 overs)
2019 England
Wales
Lord’s, London England
241 all out (50 overs)
15/0 (super over)
24 fours, 2 sixes
New Zealand
241/8 (50 overs)
15/1 (super over)
14 fours, 3 sixes
Boundary countback after super over
2023 India Mumbai

Broadcasters

Star Sports (official broadcaster)
Disney+ Hotstar (live Stream)
Terrestrial network, DD Sports(India games only)

Awards

Man of the tournament

Year Player Performance details
1992 New Zealand Martin Crowe 456 runs
1996 Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya 221 runs and 7 wickets
1999 South Africa Lance Klusener 281 runs and 17 wickets
2003 India Sachin Tendulkar 673 runs and 2 wickets
2007 Australia Glenn McGrath 26 wickets
2011 India Yuvraj Singh 362 runs and 15 wickets
2015 Australia Mitchell Starc 22 wickets
2019 New Zealand Kane Williamson 578 runs and 2 wickets

Man of the Match in the Final

Year Player Performance details
1975 Cricket West Indies Clive Lloyd 102
1979 Cricket West Indies Viv Richards 138*
1983 India Mohinder Amarnath 3/12 and 26
1987 Australia David Boon 75
1992 Pakistan Wasim Akram 33 and 3/49
1996 Sri Lanka Aravinda de Silva 107* and 3/42
1999 Australia Shane Warne 4/33
2003 Australia Ricky Ponting 140*
2007 Australia Adam Gilchrist 149
2011 India M S Dhoni 91*
2015 Australia James Faulkner 3/36
2019 England Ben Stokes 84* and 0/20

Tournament records

World Cup records

Batting

Most runs India Sachin Tendulkar 2,278 (1992–2011)
Highest average (min. 10 inns.) [96] South Africa Lance Klusener 124.00 (1999–2003)
Highest score New Zealand Martin Guptill v West Indies 237* (2015)
Highest partnership Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle & Marlon Samuels
(2nd wicket) v Zimbabwe 372 (2015)
Most runs in a single world cup India Sachin Tendulkar 673 (2003)
Most hundreds India Rohit Sharma
India Sachin Tendulkar 6 (2015–2019)
6 (1992–2011)
Most hundreds in a single world cup India Rohit Sharma 5 (2019)

Bowling

Most wickets Australia Glenn McGrath 71 (1996–2007)
Lowest average (min. 400 balls bowled) Australia Mitchell Starc 14.81 (2015–2019)
Best strike rate (min. 20 wickets) India Mohammed Shami 18.6 (2015–2019)
Best economy rate (min. 1000 balls bowled) Cricket West Indies Andy Roberts 3.24 (1975–1983)
Best bowling figures Australia Glenn McGrath v Namibia 7/15 (2003)
Most wickets in a tournament Australia Mitchell Starc 27 (2019)

Fielding

Most dismissals (wicket-keeper) Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara 54 (2003–2015)
Most catches (fielder) Australia Ricky Ponting 28 (1996–2011)

Team

Highest score Australia v Afghanistan 417/6 (2015)
Lowest score Canada v Sri Lanka 36 (2003)
Highest win % Australia Australia 74.73% (Played 94, Won 69)[97]
Most consecutive wins Australia Australia 27 (20 Jun 1999 – 19 Mar 2011, one N/R excluded)[98]
Most consecutive tournament wins Australia Australia 3 (1999–2007)

By tournament

Year Winning Captain Player of the final Player of the tournament Most runs Most wickets
1975 Cricket West Indies Clive Lloyd Cricket West Indies Clive Lloyd Not Awarded New Zealand Glenn Turner (333) Australia Gary Gilmour (11)
1979 Cricket West Indies Clive Lloyd Cricket West Indies Viv Richards Not Awarded Cricket West Indies Gordon Greenidge (253) England Mike Hendrick (10)
1983 India Kapil Dev India Mohinder Amarnath Not Awarded England David Gower (384) India Roger Binny (18)
1987 Australia Allan Border Australia David Boon Not Awarded England Graham Gooch (471) Australia Craig McDermott (18)
1992 Pakistan Imran Khan Pakistan Wasim Akram New Zealand Martin Crowe New Zealand Martin Crowe (456) Pakistan Wasim Akram (18)
1996 Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga Sri Lanka Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya India Sachin Tendulkar (523) India Anil Kumble (15)
1999 Australia Steve Waugh Australia Shane Warne South Africa Lance Klusener India Rahul Dravid (461) New Zealand Geoff Allott / Australia Shane Warne (20)
2003 Australia Ricky Ponting Australia Ricky Ponting India Sachin Tendulkar India Sachin Tendulkar (673) Sri Lanka Chaminda Vaas (23)
2007 Australia Ricky Ponting Australia Adam Gilchrist Australia Glenn McGrath Australia Matthew Hayden (659) Australia Glenn McGrath (26)
2011 India Mahendra Singh Dhoni India Mahendra Singh Dhoni India Yuvraj Singh Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan (500) Pakistan Shahid Afridi / India Zaheer Khan (21)
2015 Australia Michael Clarke Australia James Faulkner Australia Mitchell Starc New Zealand Martin Guptill (547) New Zealand Trent Boult / Australia Mitchell Starc (22)
2019 England Eoin Morgan England Ben Stokes New Zealand Kane Williamson India Rohit Sharma (648) Australia Mitchell Starc (27)

2019 ICC Cricket World Cup Facts

Dates 30 May – 14 July 2019
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format One Day International
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)
England
Wales
Champions England (1st title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Participants 10
Matches 48
Attendance 752,000 (15,667 per match)
Player of the series New Zealand Kane Williamson
Most runs India Rohit Sharma (648)
Most wickets Australia Mitchell Starc (27)

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