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History of ICC Cricket World Cup:

The first ever international cricket match was played between Canada and the United States, on the 24 and 25 September 1844. However, the first credited Test match was played in 1877 between Australia and England. The first Cricket World Cup contest was organized in England in 1975 whereas a separate Women’s World Cup has been held every four years since 1973. The ICC Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship men’s One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organized by the Sport’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC).

History of ICC World-Cup:

Year	Host Nations	Final Venue	Winner	Runners-up
1975	England	Lords-London	West Indies (291/8, 60 over)	Australia
1979	England	Lords-London	West Indies (286/9, 60 over)	England
1983	England	Lords-London	India (183 all out, 54.4 over)	West Indies
1987	India, Pakistan	Eden Garden-Kolkata	Australia (253/5, 50 over)	England
1992	Australia, New Zealand	MCG-Melbourne	Pakistan (249/6, 5o over)	England
1996	India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka	Gaddafi Stadium-Lahore	Sri Lanka (245/3, 46.2 over)	Australia
1999	England	Lords-London	Australia (133/2, 20.1 over)	Pakistan
2003	South Africa	Wanderers-Johannesburg	Australia (359/2, 50 over)	India
2007	West Indies	Kensington Oval- Bridgetown	Australia (281/4, 38 over)	Sri Lanka
2011	India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka	Wankhede Stadium-Mumbai	India (277/4, 48.2 over)	Sri Lanka
2015	Australia, New Zealand

ICC World Cup where and when:

        Year       Venue                                                   Winners/Runners

        1975        UK (England)                                       West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs

        1979        UK (England)                                       West Indies beat England by 92 runs

        1983        UK (England)                                       India beat West Indies by 43 runs

        1987        India & Pakistan                                   Australia beat England by 7 runs

        1992        Australia                                                 Pakistan beat England by 22 runs

        1996        India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka                 Sri Lanka beat Australia by seven wickets

        1999        UK (England)                                       Australia beat Pakistan by 8 wickets

        2003        South Africa, Kenya & Zimbabwe      Australia beat India by 125 runs

        2007        West Indies, Bermuda & USA            Australia beat Sri Lanka by 53 runs

        2011        India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh       India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets

        2015        Australia & New Zealand                    Scheduled

        2019        England                                               Scheduled

       

· Earlier, 9th ICC Cricket World Cup got off to a glittering start on March 13, 2007.

· India won the first ICC World Twenty-20 cup in South Africa beating Pakistan by 5 runs.

· Australia won the Future cup in India by beating India 4-2 in ODI series in October, 2007.

The ICC World Cup (Cricket)-2011

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. The tournament was co-hosted by Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup. All matches in the World Cup were accorded One Day International status, with all matches being played over 50 Overs. Fourteen national cricket teams competed in the tournament, including ten full members and four associate members.

Indian wins ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

India regained the coveted World Cup after 28 years as they beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on April 2, 2011. Indian captain M.S. Dhoni won the Man of the Match of the final, while Yuvraj Singh won the Man of the Series of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 who scored 362 runs and took 15 wickets. The ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 was started on February 19, 2011. The tournament was co-hosted by Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka with the participation of 14 countries.

World Record Holders in Cricket:

Tests

RUNS: Highest by a team in an innings: Sri Lanka (952/6) against India in Sri Lanka in 1997.

Maximum aggregate: Sachin Tendulkar (15921 Runs in 200 Test)

Highest in an innings: Brian Lara (400 not out) against England at St. John’s (Antigua) in 2004.

Highest Partnership: Mahela Jayawardene (374) and Kumar Sangakkara (287) scored 624 runs for the third wicket against South Africa in Colombo (Sri Lanka) in 2006.

Highest batting average: Don Bradman (Australia) who scored 6,996 runs in 52 Tests with an average of 99.94.

CENTURIES: Maximum: Sachin Tendulkar of India (51).

WICKETS: Maximum aggregate: Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka (800 wickets in 133 Test)

Maximum in an innings: Anil Kumble (India) and Jim Laker (England) jointly hold the record of taking all 10 wickets in an innings.

Maximum in a Test: Jim Laker of England (19/90) against Australia at Old Trafford (England) in 1956.

CATCHES (as a fielder): Maximum: Rahul Dravid (India); he took 200 catches in 158 Tests.

ONE DAY

RUNS: Highest by a team in an innings: Sri Lanka (443/9) against The Netherlands in Amstelveen (The Netherlands) on July 4, 2006.

Highest Match Total: 872 runs, South Africa vs. Australia in Johannesburg (South Africa) on March 12, 2006.

Maximum aggregate: Sachin Tendulkar (17,598 runs in 442 matches)

Highest individual score in a match: Virender Sehwag of India (219 runs)

CENTURIES: Maximum: Sachin Tendulkar of India (49 centuries)

WICKETS: Maximum aggregate: Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka (512 wickets from 334 matches) as on October, 2007.