2019: Cricket World Cup
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ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 trophy.
About CWC
The Cricket World Cup is an international cricketing event held every four years by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and is considered to be one of the most viewed sporting events in the world. ICC first produced the event in 1975 and has since produced 11 editions, with the most recent been jointly held at two different venues i.e. Australia & New Zealand on February 14, 2015. The CWC is considered to be ICC’s flagship event. The success and popularity of the domestic one-day competitions in England and other parts of the world, as well as the early One-Day Internationals, prompted the ICC to consider organizing a Cricket World Cup. The first Cricket World Cup (also known as the Prudential Cup '75) was held in England. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 was televised in 200 countries with over 2.2 billion viewers, highest for any edition of a Cricket World Cup, with 1,229,826 (25,098 per match) fans in attendance. The widespread success of the Cricket World Cup has helped transform International cricket. The event has facilitated the rise to stardom of several top cricketers. Many celebrities and distinguished personalities from all over the world have attended or made special appearances within the events.
History
ICC Cricket World Cup Logos (1975-2019).
The first three World Cups were held in England and the first ever world cup tournament match was played between the host nation England and India at Lord’s Cricket Ground which England won by 202 runs. From the 1987 tournament onward, hosting has been shared between countries under an unofficial rotation system, with fourteen ICC members having hosted at least one match in the tournament.
The World Cup is open to all members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), although the highest-ranking teams receive automatic qualification. The remaining teams are determined via the World Cricket League and the ICC World Cup Qualifier.
Quick Stats
A total of 20 teams have competed in 11 editions of the tournament so far, with 14 competing in the latest edition in 2015. The 2019 edition will have only top 10 teams. Australia has won the tournament a record 5 times, while the West Indies & India winning it twice each, and Pakistan & Sri Lanka winning it once each.
Attendance
| # | Event | Host | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | CWC 1975 | England | 158,000 (10,533 per match) |
2 | CWC 1979 | England | 32,000 (Final Match) |
3 | CWC 1983 | England | 231,081 (8,559 per match) |
4 | CWC 1987 | India & Pakistan | 95,000 (Final Match) |
5 | CWC 1992 | Australia & New Zealand | 87,182 (Final Match) |
6 | CWC 1996 | Pakistan, India & Sri Lanka | 62,645 (Final Match) |
7 | CWC 1999 | England & Wales | 30,000 (Final Match) |
8 | CWC 2003 | South Africa | 626,845 (11,608 per match) |
9 | CWC 2007 | West Indies | 1,172,000 (22,980 per match) |
10 | CWC 2011 | India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh | 1,229,826 (25,098 per match) |
11 | CWC 2015 | Australia & New Zealand | 1,016,420 (20,743 per match) |
12 | CWC 2019 | England & Wales | To be held |
Did you know?
In 2007, the final between the winning team Australia and runners-up Sri Lanka at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown stadium in West Indies was decided by the Duckworth–Lewis method, making it the first and only final to be decided in this fashion.
— ICC Cricket World Cup 2007
Cricket World Cup Records
| # | Record | Held by | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Highest Score by a Batsman | Martin Guptill (NZ) v West Indies | 237* (In 2015) |
2 | Most Runs in a tournament | Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 673 (In 2003) |
3 | Highest Run Scorer | Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 2,278 |
4 | Fastest 50 | Brendon McCullum (NZ) v England | 18 balls |
5 | Fastest 100 | Kevin O’Brien (IRE) v England | 50 balls |
6 | Fastest 150 | AB de Villiers (SA) v West Indies | 64 balls |
7 | Fastest 200 | Chris Gayle (WI) v Zimbabwe | 138 balls |
8 | Most Fifties | Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 21 |
9 | Most Centuries | Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 6 |
10 | Highest Partnership | Chris Gayle & Marlon Samuels (WI) v Zimbabwe | 372 (In 2015) |
11 | Highest score by a Team | Australia v Afghanistan | 417/6 (In 2015) |
12 | Lowest score by a Team | Canada v Sri Lanka | 36 (In 2003) |
13 | City that hosted most finals | London | 4 |
14 | Most tournaments hosted | England | 4 |
15 | Most dismissals | Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 54 |
16 | Most catches | Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 28 |
17 | Most Wickets | Glenn McGrath (Australia) | 71 |
18 | Most Appearances in CWC | Javed Miandad (Pak) & Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) | 6 |
19 | Number of teams participated | Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Canada, East Africa, England, India, Ireland, Kenya, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, UAE, West Indies, Zimbabwe. | 20 |
20 | Teams that won the tournament | Australia (5), India (2), West Indies (2), Pakistan (1) & Sri Lanka (1). | 5 |
21 | Most tournaments won | Australia | 5 |
22 | Team finishing with most runners-up | England | 3 |
23 | Team playing most finals | Australia | 7 |
24 | Most matches won | Australia | 62 |
25 | Most matches lost | Zimbabwe | 42 |
Cricket World Cup Squads
- 2015 Cricket World Cup squads
- 2011 Cricket World Cup squads
- 2007 Cricket World Cup squads
- 2003 Cricket World Cup squads
- 1999 Cricket World Cup squads
- 1996 Cricket World Cup squads
- 1992 Cricket World Cup squads
- 1987 Cricket World Cup squads
- 1983 Cricket World Cup squads
- 1979 Cricket World Cup squads
- 1975 Cricket World Cup squads
Past Champions
Following is the list of champions who won the tournament in chronological order:
| # | Year | Final's Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1975 | London | West Indies |
2 | 1979 | London | West Indies |
3 | 1983 | London | India |
4 | 1987 | Kolkata | Australia |
5 | 1992 | Melbourne | Pakistan |
6 | 1996 | Lahore | Sri Lanka |
7 | 1999 | London | Australia |
8 | 2003 | Johannesburg | Australia |
9 | 2007 | Bridgetown | Australia |
10 | 2011 | Mumbai | India |
11 | 2015 | Melbourne | Australia |
World Champions' Gallery
2K19 Schedules & Fixtures
The tournament would comprise of 10 teams first facing each other in the group stage round-robin format. This means a total of 45 matches will be played, with each team playing a total of nine matches. The top four teams from the group will progress to the knockout stage. The knockout stage will see two semi-finals, with the winners of each progressing to the final at Lord's.
The ICC released the fixture details on 26 April 2018.
Team Australia will enter the tournament as the defending champions while 5 teams will seek to win it for the first time with 4 others trying to win it again. Two of the most anticipated matches of the tournament include India v Pakistan to be held on June 16, 2019 at Old Trafford, Manchester and England v Australia on June 25, 2019 Lord's, London. The stakes are high as the cricketing fans are looking forward to their favorite teams to lift the championship trophy this year.
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Comments
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Muhammad Ali (author) on February 24, 2019:
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