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Cricket World Cup Facts

  • India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh (2011)
    • The Calendar of 2011 year is exactly the same as it is in 1983.
    • This was the first all-Asian final in World Cup history and sixth consecutive final (1992) to feature at least one Asian Team.
    • India's successful chase of Sri Lanka's 274 runs is the highest run-chase ever achieved in a World Cup final.
    • This was the second time in World Cup history that the host natino has won the World Cup Final and first to win at their home ground.
  • England (1999)
    • Australia crushed Pakistan with ease in 20.1 overs, replying to Pakistan's mere score of 132 (all out in 39 overs).
    • The semi-final between South Africa and Australia was one one of the finest one-day matches in history and maybe regarded as the real final.
    • Australia lifted the title after a run of seven games without defeat.
  • India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (1996)
    • The first to feature coloured player clothing, white cricket balls and black sightscreens with a number of matches being played under floodlights.
    • Javed Miandad became the first and only player to take part in all six World Cup's.
    • Mark Waugh became the only batsman to hit three centuries in one World Cup.
    • The semi-final between India and Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens was the first to be awarded to a team by default, the crowd disturbance that forced match referee to award the match to Sri Lanka.
  • India and Pakistan (1987)
    • For the first time World Cup shifted from England to the Indian sub-continent.
    • Graham Gooch of England became the only player to win three consecutive man-of-match awards.
  • England (1983)
    • One of the all-time great innings, 175 not out by Kapil Dev against Zimbabwe was lost to posterity. BBC had gone on strike that day with the result that it was never recorded on video.
  • England (1979)
    • Viv Richard's 139 not out is the highest score in a World Cup Final
    • Sri Lanka became the first nation to boycott a match in the World Cup when they refused to play Israel on political grounds in the mini tournament.
  • England (1975)
    • The first ball in the World Cup history was bowled by India's Madan Lal to England's Denis Amiss at Lord's on June 7, 1975.
    • India's opener Sunil Gavaskar batted through the full 60 overs in the opening match against England at Lord's to score just 36 runs.