Cricket World Cup teams

This is a summary of the performances of various international teams in the Cricket World Cup

The captains of the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Debutant teams

Year Number
of teams
Debutant teams
1975 8  Australia, (O) East Africa,  England,  India,  New Zealand,  Pakistan,  Sri Lanka,  West Indies
1979 8  Canada
1983 8  Zimbabwe
1987 8 none
1992 9  South Africa
1996 12  Kenya,  Netherlands,  United Arab Emirates
1999 12  Bangladesh,  Scotland
2003 14  Namibia
2007 16  Bermuda,  Ireland
2011 14 none
2015 14  Afghanistan
2019 10 none

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Performance of teams

Map of nations' best results after the 2007 Cricket World Cup

So far, 20 teams have competed in the Cricket World Cup at least once (excluding qualifying tournaments). Of these, seven teams have taken part in every competition and only five have won.England are the current champions and 2019 is their only victory.Australia have won five times (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015) The West Indies won the first two, India won two (1983 and 2011), Sri Lanka and Pakistan won one each. The West Indies and Australia are also the only nations to have won consecutive titles (West Indies: 1975 and 1979; Australia: 1999, 2003 and 2007). Australia have also notably featured in 7 finals of the total 11 World Cups, including the four in a row ( 1996 to 2007). The furthest a non-Test playing nation has ever reached is the semi-finals, achieved by Kenya in the 2003 tournament.

India is the first host country to have won the world cup on the home ground in 2011. In 2015 Australia became the second host country to win the world cup. The only other host to reach a Final was England in the second tournament in 1979. Sri Lanka and England aside, other co-host nations which achieved or equalled their best finish in World Cups were New Zealand as semi-finalists in 1992 and runnersup in 2015, Zimbabwe reaching the Super Six in 2003 and Kenya as semi-finalists in 2003. In 1987, both co-hosting nations, India and Pakistan reached the semi-finals but neither managed to reach the final after losing to Australia and England respectively.

Upsets

Due to the large gap in funding and skill set between non-test playing nations and test playing nations, it is rare for a non-test playing nation to defeat a test playing nation. Often these performances help Associate nations earn Test Status. Full member nations receive automatic qualification to the World Cup, while Associates have to qualify (with the exception of Kenya for the 2003 and 2007 World Cups). Victories by Associates over Full members have happened 13 times over 10 tournaments. Ireland has caused the most number of upsets with four,[1][2] while England have suffered the most number of upsets with three.

Associate
Nation
Full member
Nation
Year Result Description
 Sri Lanka India1979Sri Lanka won by 47 runs. The first time an Associate member of the ICC defeated a test playing nation. Sri Lanka would go on to become a test playing nation several years later.
 Zimbabwe Australia1983Zimbabwe won by 13 runs. One of the greatest upsets of all time, led by future England coach Duncan Fletcher (69* and 4–42). Zimbabwe won their very first international.
 Zimbabwe England1992Zimbabwe won by 9 runs. Zimbabwe earned their first win after 18 defeats since beating Australia on their World Cup début in 1983. Zimbabwe would earn test status later in 1992.
 Kenya West Indies1996Kenya won by 73 runs. A team composed of 100 per cent amateurs and only accustomed to playing cricket one day a week during their cricket season stunned two time world champions West Indies.
 Bangladesh Pakistan1999Bangladesh won by 62 runs. Odds of 33–1 were available against a win for Bangladesh and some bookmakers were asking for a pds 80 stake to win pds 1 on victory for Pakistan. Bangladesh would be granted test status later in the year based on this victory.
 Kenya Sri Lanka2003Kenya won by 53 runs. An electric display by Collins Obuya (5/24) in Kenya's only home world cup match to date.
 Kenya Zimbabwe2003Kenya won by 7 wickets. Kenya defeated Zimbabwe and qualified for the semi finals. In what is probably the greatest cinderella World Cup campaign, Kenya had no sponsor throughout the competition.
 Ireland Zimbabwe2007Match tied Zimbabwe and Ireland encountered to a third ever tie in World Cup.
 Ireland Pakistan2007Ireland won by 3 wickets (D/L). On St. Patrick's Day, Ireland sent Pakistan crashing out of the competition only 4 days after it began. Niall O'Brien (72) led the way in a tense run chase.
 Ireland England2011Ireland won by 3 wickets. Ireland chased down a massive target, 327, set by England. Till date, it remains the highest run chase in a World Cup. Struggling for 111–5, Kevin O'Brien smashed a rapid 100, off just 50 balls, the fastest century in a World Cup, leading to one of the greatest upsets in cricket.
 Ireland West Indies2015Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining). Ireland chased down a huge target, 305, set by West Indies. Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce and Niall O'Brien made the chase look easy.

Overview

The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past World Cups, as of the end of the 2019 tournament.

Team Appearances Best result Statistics
Total First Latest Played Won Lost Tie NR
 Afghanistan 220152019Group stage1511400
 Australia 1219752019Champions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015)94692311
 Bangladesh 619992019Super 8 (2007), Quarter Finals (2015)40142501
 Bermuda 120072007Group Stage30300
 Canada 419792011Group Stage1821600
East Africa 119751975Group Stage30300
 England 1219752019Champion (2019)83483221
 India 1219752019Champions (1983, 2011)84532911
 Ireland 320072015Super 8 (2007)2171310
 Kenya 519962011Semifinals (2003)2972201
 Namibia 120032003Group Stage60600
 Netherlands 419962011Group Stage2021800
 New Zealand 1219752019Runners-up (2015, 2019)89543311
 Pakistan 1219752019Champions (1992)79453202
 Scotland 319992015Group Stage1401400
 South Africa 819922019Semifinals (1992, 1999, 2007, 2015)64382321
 Sri Lanka 1219752019Champions (1996)80383912
 United Arab Emirates 219962015Group Stage1111000
 West Indies 1219752019Champions (1975, 1979)80433502
 Zimbabwe 919832015Super Six (1999, 2003)57114213
Last updated: 15 July 2019[3]

Team results

Comprehensive team results of the World Cup. See below for legend.

Team \ Host 1975 1979 1983 1987 1992 1996 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023















 AfghanistanDid not playR1R1
 Australia2ndR1R11stR12nd1st1st1stQF1stSF
 BangladeshDid not playR1R1S8R1QFR1
 BermudaDid not playR1Did not play
 CanadaXR1Did not playR1R1R1Did not play
East AfricaR1Did not play
 EnglandSF2ndSF2nd2ndQFR1R1S8QFR11st
 IndiaR1R11stSFR1SFS62ndR11stSFSFQ
 IrelandDid not playS8R1R1X
 KenyaDid not playR1R1SFR1R1XX
 NamibiaDid not playR1Did not play
 NetherlandsDid not playR1XR1R1R1XX
 New ZealandSFSFR1R1SFQFSFS6SFSF2nd2nd
 PakistanR1SFSFSF1stQF2ndR1R1SFQFR1
 ScotlandDid not playR1XR1XR1X
 South AfricaDid not playSFQFSFR1SFQFSFR1
 Sri LankaR1R1R1R1R11stR1SF2nd2ndQFR1
 United Arab EmiratesDid not playR1Did not playR1X
 West Indies1st1st2ndR1R1SFR1R1S8QFQFR1
 ZimbabweXXR1R1R1R1S6S6R1R1R1X

Legend

  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Second place
  •  SF  – Semi-finals
  • S8 – Super Eight (2007 only)
  • S6 – Super Six (1999–2003)
  • QF – Quarter-finals (1996, 2011–2015)
  • R1 – First Round
  • X – Did not play

References

  1. "Bangladesh Cricket Team performances at World Cups". Archived from the original on 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
  2. Bangladesh in Cricket World Cup
  3. "RECORDS / WORLD CUP / RESULT SUMMARY". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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