Cricket World Cup Facts

Cricket World Cup, the international cricket championship held at a gap of four years, which is the main event in one-day cricket and is one of the most watched sports competitions in the world.

1. In 1975, the first Cricket World Cup was fought in England as a series of one-day matches of 60 overs per match. 
2. It was held for the first time in 1987, outside of England, India, and Pakistan. 
3. The number of over-overs in the 1987 competition also decreased to 50.
4.  In 2007 Australia became the first team to win three consecutive World Cup tournaments.

Results of the Cricket World Cup have been provided in the table.

Cricket World Cup

year	winner	score	runner-up	score	result
1975	West Indies	291–8	Australia	274	West Indies won by 17 runs
1979	West Indies	286–9	England	194	West Indies won by 92 runs
1983	India	183	West Indies	140	India won by 43 runs
1987	Australia	253–5	England	246–8	Australia won by 7 runs
1992	Pakistan	249–6	England	227	Pakistan won by 22 runs
1996	Sri Lanka	245–3	Australia	241	Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
1999	Australia	133–2	Pakistan	132	Australia won by 8 wickets
2003	Australia	359–2	India	234	Australia won by 125 runs
2007	Australia	281–4	Sri Lanka	215–8	Australia won by 53 runs
2011	India	277–4	Sri Lanka	274–6	India won by 6 wickets
2015	Australia	186–3	New Zealand	183	Australia won by 7 wickets

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