Cricket World Cup History: Journey Of Biggest Cricket Event

The thrill of the Cricket World Cup makes people travel miles to witness the iconic moments which create history. If we talk about one exciting tournament that hardly any cricket lovers miss out on, it is the ICC Cricket World Cup. Also, Cricket World Cup history is engraved with legendary players like Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne, Matthew Hayden, Mitchell Starc, Shakib Al Hasan & others.

The shade of iconic moments verged in cricket history that left memories for every cricket fan. The Cricket World Cup format consists of a One-day international(50 overs) and T20 (20 overs). The International Cricket Council(ICC) organises the world cup every 4 years for men’s and women’s cricket teams. During this, various nations compete with each other for the ICC World Cup trophy. Since the Cricket World Cup began in 1975, this event has a deep history that you should know.

Let’s take a time travel to the Cricket World Cup history:

ICC ODI Men’s Cricket World Cup History
The first match for the ICC ODI men’s cricket World Cup was played in 1975 in England. Currently, the ODI Cricket World Cup format consists of 50 overs and different teams participating in a round-robin pattern. The player who made the most runs in Cricket World Cup history is from team India. Sachin Tendulkar scored 2278 runs in under 44 innings and an average of 56.95.

Also, Martin Guptill from the New Zealand team holds the record for the highest scorer, with 237* in 2015. The top bowler who took the most wickets in ICC men’s Cricket World Cup history is GD McGrath from Australia, who has a record of 71 wickets in under 39 matches. Let’s have a look at the ODI Cricket World Cup history:

Year	Final Played	Winner	Score	Result
1975	Australia Vs West Indies	West Indies	291–8	West Indies won by 17 runs
1979	England vs West Indies	West Indies	286–9	West Indies won by 92 runs
1983	West Indies Vs India	India	183	India won by 43 runs
1987	England Vs Australia	Australia	253–5	Australia won by 7 runs
1992	England Vs Pakistan	Pakistan	249–6	Pakistan won by 22 runs
1996	Australia Vs Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	245–3	Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
1999	Pakistan Vs Australia	Australia	133–2	Australia won by 8 wickets
2003	India Vs Australia	Australia	359–2	Australia won by 125 runs
2007	Sri Lanka Vs Australia	Australia	281–4	Australia won by 53 runs
2011	Sri Lanka Vs India	India	277–4	India won by 6 wickets
2015	New Zealand Vs Australia	Australia	186–3	Australia won by 7 wickets
2019	New Zealand Vs England	England	241	England won through boundary count

T20 Men’s Cricket World Cup History

ICC T20 Men’s Cricket World Cup was started back in 2007. Turning to the 20-over Cricket World Cup Format, the tournament comprises two parts. First is the qualification round, and another is the Super 12s, which includes the semi-finals and final matches.

The top player who made the most runs in T20 Cricket World Cup history is Virat Kohli from team India, who had 1141 runs in 27 matches. He also led the scoreboard for the highest scorer with 296 runs in 6 matches.

Year	Winner	Scores	Final Played Against
2007	India	157/5	Pakistan
2009	Pakistan	139/2	Sri Lanka
2010	England	148/3	Australia
2012	West Indies	137/6	Sri Lanka
2014	Sri Lanka	134/4	India
2016	West Indies	161/6	England
2021	Australia	173/2	New Zealand
2022	England	138/5	Pakistan

Women’s ODI Cricket World Cup History

The ICC Women’s ODI World Cup format includes eight teams facing each other in knockout; winning four teams will further qualify for the semi-final and final tournament. The match consists of 50 overs for every single innings. DA Hockley from New Zealand holds the list of top scorers with 1501 runs in 45 matches. Australia is the highest-ranked team in the women’s ODI cricket World Cup history.

Year	Against	Winner	Margin
1973	Australia	England	Won by 92 runs
1978	England	Australia	Won by 8 wicket
1982	England	Australia	Won by 3 wicket
1988	England	Australia	Won by 8 wicket
1993	New Zealand	England	Won by 67 runs
1997	New Zealand	Australia	Won by 5 wickets
2000	Australia	New Zealand	Won by 4 runs
2005	India	Australia	Won by 98 runs
2009	New Zealand	England	Won by 4 wicket
2013	West Indies	Australia	Won by 114 runs
2017	India	England	Won by 9 runs
2022	England	Australia	Won by 71 runs
2023	South Africa	Australia	Won by 19 runs

Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup History

For the Women’s T20 cricket World Cup format, there are 20 overs in every innings. Here, Suzannah Wilson Bates from New Zealand leads the scoreboard of most runs with 1066 runs over 36 matches. Moving to the top leading team for the tournament, the Australian team holds the first ranking.

Year	Winner Team	Final Result	Against
2009	England Women	England Women won by 5 wickets	New Zealand Women
2010	Australia Women	Australia Women won by 3 runs	New Zealand Women
2012	Australia Women	Australia Women won by 4 runs	England Women
2014	Australia Women	Australia Women won by 6 wickets	England Women
2016	West Indies Women	West Indies Women won by 8 wickets	Australia Women
2018	Australia Women	Australia Women won by 8 wickets	England Women
2020	Australia Women	Australia Women won by 85 runs	India Women
2023	Australia Women	Australia Women won by 19 runs	South Africa Women