List of Cricket World Cup finals

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[[Cricket World Cup]] is an international [[cricket]] competition established in 1975.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/CWC/cwc_history.php | title = ICC CWC History | publisher = [[International Cricket Council]] | access-date = 30 November 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111121195448/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/CWC/cwc_history.php | archive-date = 21 November 2011 }}</ref> It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC), the sport's global governing body.<ref name=espn>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/extra/cricket/topics/_/page/icc-cricket-world-cup|publisher=[[ESPN]]|title=ICC Cricket World Cup|access-date=10 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209203339/http://espn.go.com/extra/cricket/topics/_/page/icc-cricket-world-cup|archive-date=9 February 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The tournament generally takes place every four years. Most recently, the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]], hosted by England and Wales, was won by England, who beat New Zealand. The current trophy was instituted in 1999. It always remains with the ICC, and a replica is awarded to the winning team.<ref name=cwctrophy>{{cite web|title=Big money for winner of World Cup 2007 |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/04/11/spo01.asp |access-date=12 January 2012 |work=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)]] |date=11 April 2007 |first=Elmo |last=Rodrigopulle |publisher=[[Cabinet of Sri Lanka]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019054344/http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/04/11/spo01.asp |archive-date=19 October 2012 }}</ref><ref name=lk2007>{{cite web|title=Battle for World cricket supremacy |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/04/28/fea53.asp |first=Lionel |last=Wijesiri |access-date=12 January 2012 |work=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)]] |date=28 April 2011 |publisher=[[Cabinet of Sri Lanka]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019054522/http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/04/28/fea53.asp |archive-date=19 October 2012 }}</ref>

For the 2019 and 2023 World Cups, the host nation and the seven other highest-ranked nations automatically qualify for the World Cup, while other nations including [[List of International Cricket Council members|associate and affiliate ICC members]] play in a qualification tournament, the [[Cricket World Cup Qualifier|World Cup Qualifier]]. Though an associate member is yet to reach the final, [[Kenya cricket team|Kenya]] did reach the semi-finals in 2003.<ref name=th2007>{{cite web|title=Outsiders seek to prove their worth|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/04/stories/2007030401711700.htm|access-date=12 January 2012|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai|publisher=[[The Hindu Group]]|date=4 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919134406/http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/04/stories/2007030401711700.htm|archive-date=19 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] is the most successful team in the competition's history, winning five tournaments and finishing as runner-up twice.<ref name=espncr1>{{cite web|title=World Cup / Records / Series results|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/records/team/series_results.html?id=12;type=trophy|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=4 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227112333/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/records/team/series_results.html?id=12%3Btype%3Dtrophy|archive-date=27 February 2011}}</ref> Twice, teams have won successive tournaments: the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] won the first two editions ([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]] and [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]) and Australia won three in a row ([[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]], [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]] and [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]). Australia has played in the most finals (seven out of twelve: [[1975 Cricket World Cup Final|1975]], [[1987 Cricket World Cup Final|1987]], [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]], [[1999 Cricket World Cup Final|1999]], [[2003 Cricket World Cup Final|2003]], [[2007 Cricket World Cup Final|2007]], [[2015 Cricket World Cup Final|2015]]). [[England cricket team|England]] has lost the most World Cup finals, ending as runner-up in all three final appearances before their victory in the 2019 tournament.<ref name="WCHistory">{{Cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/264535.html|first=Martin|last=Williamson|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|publisher=[[ESPN]]|title=The World Cup – A brief history|access-date=4 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328095116/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/264535.html|archive-date=28 March 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=fox>{{cite web|title=A history of the Cricket World Cup from 1975 to 2007|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/cricket-world-cup-2011/a-history-of-the-cricket-world-cup-from-1975-to-2007/story-e6frf3ju-1226004599394|work=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]|first=Manoj|last=Vatsyayana|date=14 February 2011|access-date=4 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006065716/http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/cricket-world-cup-2011/a-history-of-the-cricket-world-cup-from-1975-to-2007/story-e6frf3ju-1226004599394|archive-date=2012-10-06|url-status=live}}</ref>

Of the twenty teams that have qualified for at least one Cricket World Cup, seven have contested a tournament final.<ref name=participation>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?id=12;type=trophy |publisher=[[ESPN]] |title=Records / World Cup / Result summary |access-date=4 April 2011 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227115818/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?id=12%3Btype%3Dtrophy |archive-date=27 February 2011 }}</ref> Seven venues have hosted the final; only two of those – [[Lord's]], in London, and the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] – have hosted multiple finals.<ref name=ht2011>{{cite web|title=Mumbai now also becomes cricket capital|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mumbai-now-also-becomes-cricket-capital/Article1-680397.aspx|access-date=12 January 2012|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|location=New Delhi|publisher=HT Media Ltd|date=2 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829002847/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mumbai-now-also-becomes-cricket-capital/Article1-680397.aspx|archive-date=29 August 2011}}</ref> India is the only country that has hosted a World Cup final at more than one venue, with [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]], hosting in 1987 and [[Mumbai]]'s [[Wankhede Stadium]] hosting in 2011.

==History==
[[File:Lord's Cricket Ground Heath Streak.jpg|thumb|right|alt=A view of a cricket ground with blue sky and some clouds, the stands surrounding the pitch are mainly unoccupied, to the left in the background is a large building| Lord's has hosted the final five times.]]
The inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup final was held on 21 June 1975 at [[Lord's]], contested by Australia and the West Indies. A [[man of the match]] performance,<ref name=final1975>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/65049.html | title = Prudential World Cup –1975 | access-date = 9 January 2012 | work = [[ESPNcricinfo]] | publisher = [[ESPN]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120112103612/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/65049.html | archive-date = 12 January 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref> including a [[century (cricket)|century]], from West Indian captain [[Clive Lloyd]], coming in to bat at number five with his team at 50/3,<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2590000/newsid_2596900/2596985.stm| title = Clive Lloyd – 1975| work = [[BBC Sport]]| publisher = [[British Broadcasting Corporation]]| access-date = 9 January 2012| date = 3 January 2003| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110220180104/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2590000/newsid_2596900/2596985.stm| archive-date = 20 February 2011| url-status = live}}</ref> formed the basis of a 149-run fourth-wicket partnership with [[Rohan Kanhai]].<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65049.html?innings=1;view=fow| title = Prudential World Cup, 1975 – Fall of wickets and partnerships| access-date = 9 January 2012| work = [[ESPNcricinfo]]| publisher = [[ESPN]]| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110204195837/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65049.html?innings=1%3Bview%3Dfow| archive-date = 4 February 2011}}</ref> [[Keith Boyce]] added a quick 34 and the Australians were set a target of 292 to win in 60 overs. In reply, [[Alan Turner (cricketer)|Alan Turner]] hit 40 from 54 [[Delivery (cricket)|deliveries]] and Australian captain [[Ian Chappell]] scored 62 from 93 balls. Australia "contributed to their own destruction" in an innings with five [[run out]]s, and the West Indies were crowned the first cricket world champions, winning by 17 runs.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/150279.html | title = The Prudential World Cup Final, 1975 | first = Norman | last = Preston | work = [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]] | date = 12 January 2006 | publisher = [[ESPN]] | access-date = 9 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714153333/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/150279.html | archive-date = 14 July 2014 | url-status = live }}</ref>

Four years later, the West Indies qualified for the final, this time facing England, hosted at Lord's for the second consecutive tournament. An unbeaten 138 from [[Viv Richards]], and support from [[Collis King]] in a 139-run partnership for the fifth wicket,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65063.html?innings=1;view=fow | title = Prudential World Cup, 1979 – Fall of wickets and partnerships | access-date = 9 January 2012 | work = [[ESPNcricinfo]] | publisher = [[ESPN]] | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110204195842/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65063.html?innings=1%3Bview%3Dfow | archive-date = 4 February 2011 }}</ref> saw the West Indies set England a target of 287 runs to win in 60 overs.<ref name=final1979>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/65063.html | title = Prudential World Cup – 1979 | access-date = 9 January 2012 | work = [[ESPNcricinfo]] | publisher = [[ESPN]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111210105052/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/65063.html | archive-date = 10 December 2011 | url-status = live }}</ref> A profitable but slow opening partnership between [[Mike Brearley]] and [[Geoffrey Boycott]] (the latter taking 17 overs to reach double figures)<ref name=alm1979>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/150321.html | title = Prudential World Cup final, 1979 | first = Norman | last = Preston | work = [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]] | publisher = [[ESPN]] | access-date = 9 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140717120141/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/150321.html | archive-date = 17 July 2014 | url-status = live }}</ref> saw England to 129. However, following Brearley's dismissal, only [[Graham Gooch]] and [[Derek Randall]] made a "brief assault" on the West Indian bowling,<ref name=alm1979/> before a batting collapse, [[Joel Garner]] taking five wickets in eleven balls.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2590000/newsid_2597300/2597337.stm | title = Clive Lloyd –1979 | work = [[BBC Sport]] | publisher = [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] | access-date = 9 January 2012 | date = 3 January 2003 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121008105135/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2590000/newsid_2597300/2597337.stm | archive-date = 8 October 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref> England ended 194 all out, and presented the West Indies with their second consecutive title, winning by 92 runs.<ref name=alm1979/>

Lord's hosted the third World Cup final in June 1983; this was West Indies' third consecutive final. This time they faced India in front of 24,609 spectators.<ref name=alm1983>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/150434.html | title = India defy the odds | work = [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]] | date = 2 June 2008 | publisher = [[ESPN]] | access-date = 9 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120105024443/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/150434.html | archive-date = 5 January 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Sunil Gavaskar]] was dismissed early in the innings for two runs, and only [[Kris Srikkanth]] scored more than thirty;<ref name=final1983>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65090.html | title = Prudential World Cup – 1983 | access-date = 9 January 2012 | work = [[ESPNcricinfo]] | publisher = [[ESPN]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120105014250/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc1983/engine/match/65090.html | archive-date = 5 January 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Andy Roberts (cricketer)|Andy Roberts]] took three wickets for the West Indies, leaving India all out for 183.<ref name=final1983/> After the dismissals of Viv Richards, [[Desmond Haynes]] and [[Larry Gomes]] by [[Madan Lal]] for six runs between them, the West Indies collapsed to 140 all out, handing the title to India by 43 runs.<ref name=alm1983/> India and Pakistan co-hosted the 1987 tournament; the final was held at [[Eden Gardens]] in [[Kolkata]] between Australia and England, both appearing for the second time and vying for their first title. Australia won the toss and elected to bat first; [[David Boon]] scored 75 runs from 125 deliveries, while [[Mike Veletta]] made a rapid 45 from 31 deliveries, taking Australia to a total of 253/5 by the close of play, this time after 50 overs.<ref name=final1987>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65117.html | title = Reliance World Cup – 1987/88 | access-date = 9 January 2012 | work = [[ESPNcricinfo]] | publisher = [[ESPN]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120107061647/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65117.html | archive-date = 7 January 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref> In front of around 70,000 spectators, England's middle order of [[Bill Athey]], [[Mike Gatting]] and [[Allan Lamb]] provided some resistance, but with 17 runs required in the final over to win, England fell short and lost by 7 runs.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/150655.html | title = 1987–88 World Cup – Final | work = [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]] | publisher = [[ESPN]] | access-date = 9 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150404084846/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/150655.html | archive-date = 4 April 2015 | url-status = live }}</ref>

The 1992 tournament was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with the first ever [[day/night cricket|day/night]] final being held at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] in Australia between England and [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]]. In their first final appearance, Pakistan won the [[coin tossing|toss]] and elected to bat first. Despite two early wickets from [[Derek Pringle]], Pakistani batsmen [[Imran Khan]] and [[Javed Miandad]] shared a third-wicket partnership of 139. Both [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] and [[Wasim Akram]] added over thirty runs each at more than a run-a-ball, leading Pakistan to a total of 249/6 in 50 overs.<ref name=final1992>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65156.html | title = Benson & Hedges World Cup – 1991/92 | access-date = 9 January 2012 | work = [[ESPNcricinfo]] | publisher = [[ESPN]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111222221823/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65156.html | archive-date = 22 December 2011 | url-status = live }}</ref> A crowd of over 87,000 saw man-of-the-match Wasim Akram take three of England's wickets, including that of all-rounder [[Ian Botham]] for a [[duck (cricket)|duck]], after [[Graeme Hick]] was "baffled by the [[googly]]".<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/150903.html | title = Benson & Hedges World Cup 1991–92 final | access-date = 9 January 2012 | work = [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]] | publisher = [[ESPN]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111217080645/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/150903.html | archive-date = 17 December 2011 | url-status = live }}</ref> England were bowled out for 227, and Pakistan won by 22 runs.<ref name=final1992/>

India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka hosted the tournament in 1996. It was Sri Lanka's first appearance in the final, and they faced 1987 champions Australia in another day/night contest. After winning the toss, [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] sent Australia in to bat at the [[Gaddafi Stadium]] in [[Lahore]]. Captain [[Mark Taylor (cricketer)|Mark Taylor]] and [[Ricky Ponting]] added 101 in their second-wicket partnership as Australia completed their 50 overs with 241/7.<ref name=final1996>{{Cite web| url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65192.html| title = Wills World Cup – Final – Australia v Sri Lanka| access-date = 10 January 2012| work = [[ESPNcricinfo]]| publisher = [[ESPN]]| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131004132812/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65192.html| archive-date = 4 October 2013| url-status = live}}</ref> Man of the match [[Aravinda de Silva]]'s century, assisted by partnerships with [[Asanka Gurusinha]] and Ranatunga, led Sri Lanka to the target with 22 balls and 7 wickets to spare, and their first win in the final. This was the first time a host won the title, though the final was played in Pakistan. It was also the first time that the team batting second emerged victorious.<ref name=final1996/>

[[File:Adam Gilchrist.jpg|right|thumb|upright|alt=Adam Gilchrist, in white cricket uniform and baggy green hat, holds his left hand to his chin|Australia's Adam Gilchrist made sizeable contributions with the bat in three consecutive finals.]]
Australia's "12-year era of World Cup dominance" began with the 1999 tournament,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/review2011/content/story/547872.html | title = Rollercoaster riders | first = Brydon | last = Coverdale | access-date = 10 January 2012 | work = [[ESPNcricinfo]] | date = 5 January 2012 | publisher = [[ESPN]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120109144332/http://www.espncricinfo.com/review2011/content/story/547872.html | archive-date = 9 January 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref> hosted for the fourth time by England. In a "one-sided" final at Lord's,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2650000/newsid_2652800/2652867.stm | title = Paul Reiffel – 1999 | work = [[BBC Sport]] | publisher = [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] | access-date = 10 January 2012 | date = 13 January 2003 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121113182017/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2650000/newsid_2652800/2652867.stm | archive-date = 13 November 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Shane Warne]]'s four wickets helped to restrict Pakistan to 132 runs, all out with 11 overs yet to bat.<ref name=final1999>{{Cite web| url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65234.html| title = ICC World Cup – Final – Australia v Pakistan| access-date = 10 January 2012| work = [[ESPNcricinfo]]| publisher = [[ESPN]]| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120110171003/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65234.html| archive-date = 10 January 2012| url-status = live}}</ref> A rapid fifty from [[Adam Gilchrist]], and support from [[Mark Waugh]], Ponting and [[Darren Lehmann]], saw Australia reach the total in just over 20 overs, winning by eight wickets.<ref name=final1999/>

The 2003 tournament had three co-hosts: South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe, the final being a day/night match contested between Australia and India at the [[Wanderers Stadium]] in Johannesburg. Gilchrist and [[Matthew Hayden]] opened the batting, making a century partnership, before Ponting and [[Damien Martin]] went on to score the highest partnership in any World Cup final with an unbeaten 234.<ref name=partner>{{Cite web | url = http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;final_type=1;template=results;trophy=12;type=fow;view=innings | title = Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Partnership records | access-date = 10 January 2012 | work = [[ESPNcricinfo]] | publisher = [[ESPN]] | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150912082952/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2%3Bfilter%3Dadvanced%3Bfinal_type%3D1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btrophy%3D12%3Btype%3Dfow%3Bview%3Dinnings | archive-date = 12 September 2015 }}</ref> Australia batted out their fifty overs, and ended on the highest score in World Cup final history: 359/2.<ref name=final2003>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65286.html | title = ICC World Cup – Final – Australia v India | access-date = 10 January 2012 | work = [[ESPNcricinfo]] | publisher = [[ESPN]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150428100407/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65286.html | archive-date = 28 April 2015 | url-status = live }}</ref> Player of the tournament [[Sachin Tendulkar]] was dismissed in the first over of India's reply but [[Virender Sehwag]] and [[Rahul Dravid]] combined to score 88 in their fourth wicket partnership. However, following Dravid's dismissal, India's batting collapsed, and they finished on 234 all out with nearly eleven overs remaining, handing Australia a 125-run victory.<ref name=final2003/>

The 2007 final, held at the [[Kensington Oval]] in Barbados, was reduced to 38 overs a side following a two-hour rain delay.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/6599659.stm | title = Final: Australia v Sri Lanka | first = Oliver | last = Brett | work = [[BBC Sport]] | publisher = [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] | access-date = 10 January 2012 | date = 28 April 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131002214726/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/6599659.stm | archive-date = 2 October 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> Australia's Gilchrist hit the fastest century in a World Cup final at a [[strike rate]] of over 143 and his opening stand with Hayden became the largest first-wicket partnership in World Cup history.<ref name=partner/> Australia ended on 281/4, an average of 7.39 runs per over.<ref name=final2007>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247507.html | title = ICC World Cup Final 2006/07 | access-date = 10 January 2012 | work = [[ESPNcricinfo]] | publisher = [[ESPN]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120111151822/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247507.html | archive-date = 11 January 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref> In reply, [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] and [[Kumar Sangakkara]] accumulated 116 runs for the second wicket, but with [[Chamara Silva]] the only other batsman to score over 20, Sri Lanka capitulated. Despite a revised target, due to a further rain break, calculated using the [[Duckworth–Lewis method]], Sri Lanka scored 215–8 from their allotted overs. With a 53-run victory, Australia won their third consecutive World Cup.<ref name=final2007/> Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka co-hosted the 2011 tournament,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.cricknews.net/2015/02/icc-cricket-world-cup-2011-complete.html | title = ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 | access-date = 6 February 2015 | work = [[Cricket News]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150206130539/http://www.cricknews.net/2015/02/icc-cricket-world-cup-2011-complete.html | archive-date = 2015-02-06 | url-status = dead }}</ref> with the latter pair meeting in the final in the [[Wankhede Stadium]] in [[Mumbai]]. Scoring 91 runs in their final 10 overs,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/9444277.stm | title = India power past Sri Lanka to Cricket World Cup triumph | date = 2 April 2011 | access-date = 10 January 2012 | publisher = [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] | work = [[BBC Sport]] | first = Sam | last = Sheringham | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120123061530/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/9444277.stm | archive-date = 23 January 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref> Sri Lanka's innings ended on 274/6, [[Mahela Jayawardene]] top-scoring with an unbeaten 103.<ref name=final2011>{{Cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433606.html | title = ICC World Cup Final 2010/11 | access-date = 10 January 2012 | work = [[ESPNcricinfo]] | publisher = [[ESPN]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110416043712/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433606.html | archive-date = 16 April 2011 | url-status = live }}</ref> Sehwag was out [[leg before wicket]] to [[Lasith Malinga]] in the second ball of the Indian innings; Tendulkar soon followed him, but 97 from [[Gautam Gambhir]] and an unbeaten 91 from [[MS Dhoni]] saw India home with 10 balls to spare. By winning the match, India became the first team to win the finals on home soil.<ref name=final2011/>

The 2015 final, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, was won by hosts Australia. Their fast bowlers ripped through the New Zealand team, with Mitchell Starc bowling Brendon McCullum out for a duck and Mitchell Johnson taking three wickets. Despite the efforts of Grant Elliot, New Zealand were bowled out for 183. [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steven Smith]] and [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] registered half-centuries as Australia won their fifth World Cup.

Four years later, the 2019 final, held at Lord's, was won by hosts England. England, playing in their first final in 27 years, defeated New Zealand to take the trophy.

==ICC World Cup==

{|class="wikitable"
|+Key to list of finals
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| bgcolor="#ddeeff" | {{dagger|The final was played as a [[Day/night cricket|day/night game]]}}
|The final was played as a [[Day/night cricket|day/night game]].
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| bgcolor="#f8eaba" | {{double dagger|Final decided by the [[Duckworth-Lewis method]]}}
|The final was decided by the [[Duckworth–Lewis method]].
|}

* The ‘Year’ column refers to the year the World Cup was held, and links to the article about that tournament.
* The links in the ‘Result’ column point to the article about that tournament's final game.
* Links in the ’Winners’ and ’Runners-up’ columns point to the articles for the national cricket teams of the countries, not the articles for the countries.

{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: left;"
|+ICC World Cup
!Year
!Winner
!Winner's score
!Winning margin
!Runner-up
!R/Up's score
!Final venue
!Host nation(s)<ref name=espn/>
!Crowd
|-
!scope="row" | [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]
|{{cr|West Indies}}
|291/8 (60 overs)
|[[1975 Cricket World Cup Final|17 runs]]<ref name=final1975/>
|{{cr|AUS}}
|274 all out (58.4 overs)
|[[Lord's]], [[London]]
|England || 24,000
|-
!scope="row" | [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
|{{cr|West Indies}}
|286/9 (60 overs)
|[[1979 Cricket World Cup Final|92 runs]]<ref name=final1979/>
|{{cr|ENG}}
|194 all out (51 overs)
|[[Lord's]], [[London]]
|England || 32,000
|-
!scope="row" | [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]]
|{{cr|India}}
|183 all out (55th over)
|[[1983 Cricket World Cup Final|43 runs]]<ref name=final1983/>
|{{cr|West Indies}}
|140 all out (52 overs)
|[[Lord's]], [[London]]
|England|| 30,000
|-
!scope="row" | [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]]
|{{cr|Australia}}
|253/5 (50 overs)
|[[1987 Cricket World Cup Final|7 runs]]<ref name=final1987/>
|{{cr|ENG}}
|246/8 (50 overs)
|[[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
|India, Pakistan || 95,000
|-
!scope="row" | [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]
|{{cr|Pakistan}}
|249/6 (50 overs)
| [[1992 Cricket World Cup Final|22 runs]]<ref name=final1992/>
|{{cr|ENG}}
|227 all out (49.2 overs)
|style="background:#ddeeff"|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]], [[Melbourne]] {{dagger}}
|Australia, New Zealand || 87,182
|-
!scope="row" | [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|{{cr|Sri Lanka}}
|245/3 (46.2 overs)
| [[1996 Cricket World Cup Final|7 wickets]]<ref name=final1996/>
|{{cr|AUS}}
|241/7 (50 overs)
|style="background:#ddeeff"|[[Gaddafi Stadium]], [[Lahore]] {{dagger}}
|Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka || 62,645
|-
!scope="row" |[[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]
|{{cr|Australia}}
|133/2 (20.1 overs)
|[[1999 Cricket World Cup Final|8 wickets]]<ref name=final1999/>
|{{cr|PAK}}
|132 all out (39 overs)
|[[Lord's]], [[London]]
|England|| 30,000
|-
!scope="row" |[[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]
|{{cr|Australia}}
|359/2 (50 overs)
| [[2003 Cricket World Cup Final|125 runs]]<ref name=final2003/>
|{{cr|IND}}
|234 all out (39.2 overs)
|[[Wanderers Stadium|Wanderers]], [[Johannesburg]]
|South Africa|| 32,827
|-
!scope="row" | [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]
|{{cr|Australia}}
|281/4 (38 overs)
|style="background:#F8EABA"| [[2007 Cricket World Cup Final|53 runs]] {{double dagger}}<ref name=final2007/>
|{{cr|SRI}}
|215/8 (36 overs)
|[[Kensington Oval]], [[Barbados]]
|West Indies || 28,108
|-
!scope="row" | [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|{{cr|India}}
|277/4 (48.2 overs)
|[[2011 Cricket World Cup Final|6 wickets]]<ref name=final2011/>
|{{cr|SRI}}
|274/6 (50 overs)
|style="background:#ddeeff"|[[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]] {{dagger}}
|India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh || 42,000
|-
!scope="row" | [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]
|{{cr|Australia}}
|186/3 (33.1 overs)
|[[2015 Cricket World Cup Final|7 wickets]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Final (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Melbourne, Mar 29 2015 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/scorecard/656495/australia-vs-new-zealand-final-icc-cricket-world-cup-2014-15 |work=[[ESPNCricinfo]] |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=18 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626192341/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/scorecard/656495/australia-vs-new-zealand-final-icc-cricket-world-cup-2014-15 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{cr|NZL}}
|183 all out (45 overs)
|style="background:#ddeeff"|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]], [[Melbourne]] {{dagger}}
|Australia, New Zealand || 93,013
|-
!scope="row" | [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]
|{{cr|ENG}}
|241 all out (50 overs)
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup Final|Tiebreak: 9 fours]]
|{{cr|NZL}}
|241/8 (50 overs)
|[[Lord's]], [[London]]
|England, Wales || 85,000
|-
!scope="row" | [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]]
|{{cr| }}
| TBP ( overs)
|[[2023 Cricket World Cup Final| TBP ]]<ref name=final2023/>
|{{cr| }}
| TBP ( overs)
|[[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
|India || 132,000
|}

''Note: the World Cups hosted by England (1983, 1999) and South Africa (2003) also had some matches played in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands, Zimbabwe and Kenya''

==Results by country==
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" width="130"| National team
! scope="col" | Winners
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Years won
! scope="col" | Runners-up
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Years runners-up
|-
! scope="row" | {{cr|West Indies}}
| align="center" | 3
| [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]], [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
| align="center" | 1
| [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{cr|India}}
| align="center" | 2
| [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]], [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
| align="center" | 1
| [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]
|-
! scope="row" | {{cr|Australia}}
| align="center" | 5
| [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]], [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]], [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]], [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]
| align="center" | 2
| [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]], [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|-
! scope="row" | {{cr|Pakistan}}
| align="center" | 1
| [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]
| align="center" | 1
| [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{cr|Sri Lanka}}
| align="center" | 1
| [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
| align="center" | 2
| [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]], [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|-
! scope="row" | {{cr|England}}
| align="center" | 1
| [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]
| align="center" | 3
| [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]], [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]
|-
! scope="row"| {{cr|NZL}}
| align="center" | 0
| -
| align="center" | 2
| [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]], [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.icc-cricket.com/ Official ICC website]
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