Wednesday 28 December 2011

Which Country Has the Most Cricket World Cup Wins?



Which Country Has the Most Cricket World Cup Wins?

Cricket World Cup started in 1975 and takes place every four years. To date there have been ten of them played. I am going to take a look at which teams have the most Cricket World Cup trophies and the runner ups. The first tournament started out with just 8 countries however, today there is 14 countries that participate in the Cricket World Cup.
In first place is Australia. Australia has won four of the ten Cricket World Cups. These wins took place in 1987, 1999, 2003 and 2007. In 2003, Australia beat India by an impressive 125 runs. Their closest win came in 1987 when they beat England by just 7 runs. Furthermore, Australia has played 6 final matches and was the runner up in two of them. Australia has also co-hosted the event two times.
West Indies and India have both won two. West Indies won the first two ever played in 1975 and 1979. In 1975 they beat Australia by 17 runs. West Indies was again in the final match in 1983 but they were beat by India by 43 runs. India won in 1983 and 2011. In 2011 they beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. India was the runner up in 2003 when Australia beat them by 125 runs.
Sri Lanka and Pakistan have both had one win. Sri Lanka won in 1996, beating Australia by seven wickets. In 1996, Sri Lanka was also the co-host of the event, although the finals were in Pakistan. Sri Lanka was the runner up in both 2007 and 2011. Pakistan won in 1992, beating England by 22 runs. Pakistan was the runner up in 1999; Australia beat them by 8 wickets.
England has been the runner up three times but has yet to have an actual World Cup trophy. Even more interesting is that England has hosted the World cup four times, and the final match was played in England four times as well. Other teams that participate that have not won or been to the finals include; New Zealand, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Ireland, Canada, Netherlands, Bermuda, United Arab Emirates, Namibia, Scotland and East Africa.
In conclusion, The Cricket World Cup is a fairly new event, having only been around a mere 36 years. There have only been nineteen nations to participate in this tournament to date. Hopefully, many new nations will qualify for the upcoming World Cups as cricket popularity continues to grow.
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