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The list of Cricket World Cup finals

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The final match of the inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup was played on June 21, 1985, at Lord’s. The Australian team faced the West Indies. West Indies captain Clive Lloyd showed fantastic sportsmanship. After taking three wickets in 50 runs, Rohan went down to bat at No. 5 to prevent the team’s initial disaster and returned the team to the game with 149 runs for the fourth wicket with Kanhai. When Lloyd was out, the team’s run was 4/199. He hit a total of 12 fours and two sixes in his innings of 102 off 75 balls. As a result, he won the Man of the Match award. In addition, Keith Boyce’s 34-run knock gave Australia a target of 292 in 60 overs. Alan Turner scored 40 off 54 balls, and Australian captain Ian Chappell scored 72 off 93 balls. However, five runs in their innings resulted in the defeat of the team. As a result, the West Indies won the first World Cup by 18 runs.

 

Four years later, the West Indies returned to the final. This time the host England is facing. For the second time, Lord’s became the definitive host of the competition. Viv Richards and Kallis King scored 139 runs for the 5th wicket partnership. King scored six runs.

On the other hand, Richards kept increasing the number of runs scored by the team at one end. In the end, Richards was unbeaten on 137 to take the West Indies to 6/26. As a result, England’s winning target was set at 26 runs in 60 overs. Mike Brierley and Geoffrey Boycott scored 129 runs, but they spent 36 overs. The latter played 16 overs to reach the second figure.  As a result, even though they were out, the required run rate continued to increase and could not surpass the runs of the West Indies. Graham Gooch and Derek Randall then briefly disrupted West Indian bowling. They led the team but were unexpectedly all-out for 194 from 2/183. Joel Garner took five wickets off just eleven balls. The West Indies won by 92 runs and became the second consecutive World Cup cricket champions. 

 

The final match of the third World Cup was held in June 1983. The Lords are back on the field. The West Indies are hoping to win the title for the third time in a row. This time they face India in front of 24,609 spectators. Sunil Gavaskar was dismissed for just two runs at the start of the innings. Srikkanth was the only batsman to score more than 30 runs. Andy Roberts took three wickets, and India’s innings ended at just 173. Haynes and Larry Gomes were out. As a result, the West Indies were bowled out for 140, and India won by 43 runs to win the title. 

 

India and Pakistan jointly organized the 1986 competition in the subcontinent. Australia and England face off in the final at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Participating for the second time, the two teams fought for their first title. Australia won the toss and elected to bat. David Boone’s 85 off 125 balls and Mike Velter’s quick 31 off 45 balls helped Australia reach 253 for five. England’s Bill Athey, Mike Gatting, and Alan Lamb put up some resistance in the middle-order batting line-up with nearly 60,000 spectators but needed 18 runs in the final over to win. But in the last over, the team scored nine runs and lost by eight runs.

 

The 1992 competition was jointly held in Australia and New Zealand. The final match at Melbourne Cricket Ground was played day/night for the first time. Playing in the final for the first time, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. Derek Pringle took two wickets in the opening, but Imran Khan and Javed Miandad added 139 runs for the third wicket. Later, when Inzamam-ul-Haq and Wasim Akram scored 30 runs, Pakistan scored 249 runs to lose eight wickets in 50 overs. On the other hand, Graeme Hick was also dismissed due to confusion in Google. [26] As a result, England was all out for 226 runs, and Pakistan won by 22 runs. [26] Wasim Akram won the Man of the Match award.

 

India and Pakistan, along with Sri Lanka, co-hosted the 1998 World Cup. For the first time, the Sri Lankan team played on the final day/night against Australia’s last champion. After winning the toss at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Arjuna Ranatunga sent Australia to bat. Skipper Mark Taylor and Ricky Ponting put on 101 for the second wicket to take the team to 241 for six. Is. This is the first time a host team has won, even though it was held in Pakistan. Also, for the first time, any team has won by batting in the second innings. Arvind de Silva was named Man of the Match.

 

The 1999 World Cup marked the beginning of Australia’s 12-year dominance. The tournament was held in England for the fourth time. Shane Warne took four wickets for 30 runs in the exclusive final to take Pakistan’s total to 132 with 11 overs to spare. Adam Gilchrist’s excellent half-century, Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting, and Darren Lehmann helped Australia reach the target in just 20 overs. As a result, Australia won by eight wickets and won the title. Star player Shane Warne won the Man of the Match award for his unique general style of bowling. South African Lance Klausner was named Man of the Series.

 

List of Cricket World Cup finals

Only six cricket teams have been included in the final list of the Cricket World Cup till 2019. However, the West Indies, India, Australia, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka cricket teams have been able to win trophies since 1985 by winning the final of the Cricket World Cup under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. The first Cricket World Cup was held in England in 1965. The game is contested by the ICC’s member national cricket team as the global governing body. The last Cricket World Cup, held every four years, was jointly held in 2015 in Australia and New Zealand. Is.

The current and original trophy was created in 1999 and is preserved by International Cricket Council (ICC) authorities. The winning team in an alternative trophy competition is awarded permanently.

 

Test cricket nations automatically qualify for the World Cup. Since 1996, 3 to 6 partner countries have qualified for the competition. So far, no allied member country has played in the final. The current and original trophy was created in 1999 and is preserved by International Cricket Council (ICC) authorities. The winning team in an alternative trophy competition is awarded permanently.

 

Test cricket nations automatically qualify for the World Cup. Since 1996, 3 to 6 partner countries have qualified for the competition. So far, no allied member country has played in the final. However, Kenya had the good fortune to reach the semi-finals of the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Australia is the most successful team in the history of the competition. The team has won the title four times and the runners-up once. On the other hand, the competition has been beaten twice in a row: the West Indies in the first two editions in 1975 and 1989 and Australia in the series three times in 1999, 2003, and 2006.

 

Australia has played in six of the eleven finals (1985, 198, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2015). England and New Zealand failed to reach the final and win the World Cup. England is runners-up in each of the three finals. New Zealand, on the other hand, are runners-up once. The final game of the first three competitions was 60 overs. Subsequent rounds were held in 50 overs. 

 

Twenty different countries have qualified for the Cricket World Cup. Of these, seven teams competed in each competition, and five teams shared titles in the ten matches held. The finals were played on seven fields. Lord’s Cricket Ground is the only stadium to host the final more than once. India is the only country to host the last more than once in different venues.

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