12 World Cup tournaments have been played till date starting in 1975 till 2019. Australia is the most successful country when it comes to World Cup which has won 5 World Cups. India & West Indies are the only two countries which have won the world cup 2 times each. The last world Cup held in 2019 was won by England.
Summary of all the Cricket World Cups is
1)World Cup 1975 Final
Winner: West Indies(Won by 17 runs)
Runner Up: England
Venue: Lord's, London
Host Nation: England & Wales
Man of the match: Clive Lloyd
2)World Cup 1979 Final
Winner: West Indies(Won by 92 runs)
Runner Up: England
Venue: Lord's, London
Host Nation: England & Wales
Man of the match: Sir Viv Richards
3)World Cup 1983 Final
Winner: India(Won by 43 runs)
Runner Up: West Indies
Venue: Lord's, London
Host Nation: England & Wales
Man of the match: Mohinder Amarnath
4)World Cup 1987 Final
Winner: Australia(Won by 7 runs)
Runner Up: England
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Host Nation: India & Pakistan
Man of the match: David Boon
5)World Cup 1992 Final
Winner: Pakistan(Won by 22 runs)
Runner Up: England
Venue: MCG, Melbourne, Australia
Host Nation: Australia, New Zealand
Man of the Match: Wasim Akram
Man of the Series: Martin Crowe
6)World Cup 1996 Final
Winner: Sri Lanka(Won by 7 wickets)
Runner Up: Australia
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Host Nation: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka
Man of the Match: Aravinda de Silva
Man of the Series: Sanath Jayasuriya
7)World Cup 1999 Final
Winner: Australia(Won by 8 wickets)
Runner Up: Pakistan
Venue: Lord's, London
Host Nation: England & Wales
Man of the Match: Shane Warne
Man of the Series: Lance Klusener
8)World Cup 2003 Final
Winner: Australia(Won by 125 runs)
Runner Up: India
Venue: Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa
Host Nation: South Africa
Man of the Match: Ricky Ponting
Man of the Series: Sachin Tendulkar
9)World Cup 2007 Final
Winner: Australia(Won by 53 runs)
Runner Up: Sri Lanka
Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
Host Nation: West Indies
Man of the Match: Adam Gilchrist
Man of the Series: Glenn McGrath
10)World Cup 2011 Final
Winner: India(Won by 6 wickets)
Runner Up: Sri Lanka
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Host Nation: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
Man of the Match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Man of the Series: Yuvraj Singh
11)World Cup 2015 Final
Winner: Australia(Won by 7 wickets)
Runner Up: New Zealand
Venue: MCG, Melbourne
Host Nation: Australia & New Zealand
Man of the Match: James Faulkner
Man of the Series: Mitchell Starc
12)World Cup 2019 Final
Winner: England(Match tied: England won Super Over on boundary count)
Runner Up: New Zealand
Venue: Lords, London
Host Nation: England and Wales
Man of the match: Ben Stokes
Man of the series: Kane Williamson
As per me the final of the cricket world cup 2019 was the most exciting final played ever. England managed to win this thrilling encounter on the basis of Super Over on boundary count. English team scored 24 boundaries while New Zealand scores just 16 boundaries. So England is the 6th team which has won the ICC cricket world cup. The next World Cup is scheduled to be played in year 2023 which is likely to be hosted by India.
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