2023 Cricket World Cup

 

 

The 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup (also referred to as simply the 2023 Cricket World Cup) was the 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted from 5 October to 19 November 2023 across ten venues in India.

The tournament was contested by ten national teams, maintaining the same format used in 2019. In the knockout stage, India and Australia beat New Zealand and South Africa respectively to advance to the final, played on 19 November at Narendra Modi Stadium. Australia won by 6 wickets, winning their sixth Cricket World Cup title.

Virat Kohli was the player of the tournament and also scored the most runs; Mohammed Shami was the leading wicket-taker. A total of 1,250,307 spectators attended matches, the highest number in any Cricket World Cup to-date.^[1] The tournament final set viewership records in India, with 518 million viewers, and a peak of 57 million streaming viewers.

Background

On 11 December 2017, India was announced by the ICC as hosts of the 2023 Cricket World Cup; while India had served as a co-host during three previous tournaments (most recently in 2011, which it co-hosted with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh), it would mark the first Cricket World Cup to be hosted solely by India.^[2]

Originally, the competition was to be played from 9 February to 26 March 2023.^[3][4] In July 2020 it was announced that due to the disruption of the qualification schedule by the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the tournament would be delayed to October.^[5][6] The ICC released the tournament schedule on 27 June 2023.^[7][8]

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had threatened to boycott the tournament after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused to send a team to the 2023 Asia Cup scheduled in Pakistan.^[9][10] This issue was resolved in June 2023 after the Asian Cricket Council announced that the tournament would be hosted using a hybrid model proposed by the PCB, with nine of the 13 matches in the competition played in Sri Lanka.^[11][12]

This was the first ICC World Cup in which penalties for slow over-rates were given to bowling sides if they did not complete their 50 overs in the stipulated time. On-field umpires could penalise the bowling team by not allowing more than four fielders outside the 30-yard circle.^[13]

Qualification

Other than India, who qualified as hosts, all teams had to qualify for the tournament through the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process. Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa qualified via the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, with the Netherlands and Sri Lanka securing the final two places via the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe during June and July 2023.

As a result of the qualifying process, the competition was the first not to include former winners West Indies, who failed to progress for the first time after their defeat to Scotland.^[14] Full members Ireland and Zimbabwe also missed out on qualification, meaning three of the four full members who took part in the knock-out qualification stage did not qualify, with only Sri Lanka progressing.^[15] The final qualification spot was decided by an eliminator match between associate members Scotland and the Netherlands,^[16] with the Dutch side taking the final place.^[14]

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
Host nation	—	—	1	India
ICC Super League	30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023	Various	7	Afghanistan  Australia  Bangladesh  England  New Zealand  Pakistan  South Africa
Qualifier	18 June 2023 – 9 July 2023	Zimbabwe	2	Sri Lanka  Netherlands
Total			10

Venues

Mumbai

Kolkata

Bangalore

Pune

New Delhi

Hyderabad

Chennai

Ahmedabad

Dharamshala

Lucknow

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2023 Cricket World Cup venues

The tournament took place in ten different stadiums, situated in ten different cities across India. The first and second semi-finals were held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and Eden Gardens in Kolkata respectively, while the final took place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.^[7]

The BCCI provided funding for renovations and refurbishments at stadiums. Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium received a new grass surface, drainage system, seating, and hospitality boxes. Wankhede Stadium had upgrades to the outfield, floodlights, corporate boxes, and toilets. M. A. Chidambaram Stadium installed new floodlights and relaid two wickets.^[17]

With the autumn scheduling of this World Cup, the ICC instituted protocols for reducing the impact of moisture—including dew and rain—on pitch conditions, so that they did not give the team batting second an advantage (as had frequently occurred in the 2021 Men's T20 World Cup). These included using a specific wetting agent, and the boundary set at around 70 m (77 yards) at each stadium, with more grass on the pitch to encourage seam bowling over spin bowling.^[18]

Squads

All teams were asked to finalise their 15-player squads prior to 28 September, with any replacements after this date requiring approval from the ICC.^[20] All squads were announced by 26 September 2023.^[21] The oldest player of the tournament was Dutch player Wesley Barresi, who was 39 years old, while the youngest was Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad, who was 18.^[22]

Match officials

Warm-up matches

Warm-up matches were held from 29 September to 3 October 2023 at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati, and Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.^[7]

India's warm-up fixtures were announced on 27 June. The complete warm-up fixtures were announced on 23 August.^[25] The matches were broadcast live on television.^[26][27]

Warm-up matches

29 September 2023 14:00 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  263 (49.1 overs)	v	Bangladesh 264/3 (42 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 68 (64) Mahedi Hasan 3/36 (9 overs)		Tanzid Hasan 84 (88) Lahiru Kumara 1/30 (6 overs)

Bangladesh won by 7 wickets Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

29 September 2023 14:00 Scorecard

South Africa	v	Afghanistan

Match abandoned Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind)

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

29 September 2023 14:00 Scorecard

Pakistan  345/5 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 346/5 (43.4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 103* (94) Mitchell Santner 2/39 (8 overs)		Rachin Ravindra 97 (72) Usama Mir 2/68 (10 overs)

New Zealand won by 5 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Parashar Joshi (Ind) and Akshay Totre (Ind)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

30 September 2023 14:00 Scorecard

India	v	England

No result Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Saidarshan Kumar (Ind)

• India won the toss and elected to bat.
• No play was possible due to rain.

30 September 2023 14:00 Scorecard

Australia  166/7 (23 overs)	v	Netherlands 84/6 (14.2 overs)
Steve Smith 55 (42) Roelof van der Merwe 2/12 (3 overs)		Colin Ackermann 31* (37) Mitchell Starc 3/18 (3 overs)

No result Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram Umpires: Rohan Pandit (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was reduced to 23 overs per side due to rain.
• Rain prevented any further play.

2 October 2023 14:00 Scorecard

Bangladesh  188/9 (37 overs)	v	England 197/6 (24.1 overs)
Mehidy Hasan 74 (89) Reece Topley 3/23 (5 overs)		Moeen Ali 56 (39) Mustafizur Rahman 2/23 (3 overs)

England won by 4 wickets (DLS method) Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)

• Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was reduced to 37 overs per side due to rain.
• England were set a revised target of 197 runs from 37 overs due to rain.

2 October 2023 14:00 Scorecard

New Zealand  321/6 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 211/4 (37 overs)
Devon Conway 78 (73) Lungi Ngidi 3/33 (7 overs)		Quinton de Kock 84* (89) Trent Boult 2/20 (5 overs)

New Zealand won by 7 runs (DLS method) Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
• South Africa innings curtailed at 37 overs due to rain; DLS par score was 219.

3 October 2023 14:00 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  294 (46.2 overs)	v	Afghanistan 261/4 (38.1 overs)
Kusal Mendis 158 (87) Mohammad Nabi 4/44 (8 overs)		Rahmanullah Gurbaz 119 (92) Kasun Rajitha 1/18 (7 overs)

Afghanistan won by 6 wickets (DLS method) Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Joel Wilson (WI)

• Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
• Afghanistan were set a revised target of 257 runs from 42 overs due to rain.

3 October 2023 14:00 Scorecard

India	v	Netherlands

Match abandoned Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

3 October 2023 14:00 Scorecard

Australia  351/7 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 337 (47.4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 77 (71) Usama Mir 2/31 (5 overs)		Babar Azam 90 (59) Marnus Labuschagne 3/78 (8.4 overs)

Australia won by 14 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus)

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Group stage

The ICC announced the World Cup schedule on 27 June 2023 at an event in Mumbai with a countdown of 100 days to the opening match of the World Cup on 5 October. The group stage started with the match between the finalists of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, New Zealand and England, at Narendra Modi Stadium.^[7] On 9 August 2023, nine fixtures, including the match between India and Pakistan, were rescheduled by the ICC.^[28] The top seven teams in the tournament, excluding Pakistan who qualify automatically as host, qualified for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.^[29]

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	India (H)	9	9	0	0	0	18	2.570	Advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy
2	South Africa	9	7	2	0	0	14	1.261
3	Australia	9	7	2	0	0	14	0.841
4	New Zealand	9	5	4	0	0	10	0.743
5	Pakistan	9	4	5	0	0	8	−0.199	Qualified for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy
6	Afghanistan	9	4	5	0	0	8	−0.336
7	England	9	3	6	0	0	6	−0.572
8	Bangladesh	9	2	7	0	0	4	−1.087
9	Sri Lanka	9	2	7	0	0	4	−1.419
10	Netherlands	9	2	7	0	0	4	−1.825

Results

The ICC released the fixture details on 27 June 2023.^[30]

Individual games

5 October 2023 Scorecard

England  282/9 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 283/1 (36.2 overs)

New Zealand won by 9 wickets Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

6 October 2023 Scorecard

Pakistan  286 (49 overs)	v	Netherlands 205 (41 overs)

Pakistan won by 81 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

7 October 2023 Scorecard

Afghanistan  156 (37.2 overs)	v	Bangladesh 158/4 (34.4 overs)

Bangladesh won by 6 wickets HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala

7 October 2023 Scorecard

South Africa  428/5 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 326 (44.5 overs)

South Africa won by 102 runs Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

8 October 2023 Scorecard

Australia  199 (49.3 overs)	v	India 201/4 (41.2 overs)

India won by 6 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

9 October 2023 Scorecard

New Zealand  322/7 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 223 (46.3 overs)

New Zealand won by 99 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

10 October 2023 Scorecard

England  364/9 (50 overs)	v	Bangladesh 227 (48.2 overs)

England won by 137 runs HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala

10 October 2023 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  344/9 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 345/4 (48.2 overs)

Pakistan won by 6 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

11 October 2023 Scorecard

Afghanistan  272/8 (50 overs)	v	India 273/2 (35 overs)

India won by 8 wickets Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

12 October 2023 Scorecard

South Africa  311/7 (50 overs)	v	Australia 177 (40.5 overs)

South Africa won by 134 runs BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

13 October 2023 Scorecard

Bangladesh  245/9 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 248/2 (42.5 overs)

New Zealand won by 8 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

14 October 2023 Scorecard

Pakistan  191 (42.5 overs)	v	India 192/3 (30.3 overs)

India won by 7 wickets Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

15 October 2023 Scorecard

Afghanistan  284 (49.5 overs)	v	England 215 (40.3 overs)

Afghanistan won by 69 runs Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

16 October 2023 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  209 (43.3 overs)	v	Australia 215/5 (35.2 overs)

Australia won by 5 wickets BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

17 October 2023 Scorecard

Netherlands  245/8 (43 overs)	v	South Africa 207 (42.5 overs)

Netherlands won by 38 runs HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala

18 October 2023 Scorecard

New Zealand  288/6 (50 overs)	v	Afghanistan 139 (34.4 overs)

New Zealand won by 149 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

19 October 2023 Scorecard

Bangladesh  256/8 (50 overs)	v	India 261/3 (41.3 overs)

India won by 7 wickets Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

20 October 2023 Scorecard

Australia  367/9 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 305 (45.3 overs)

Australia won by 62 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

21 October 2023 Scorecard

Netherlands  262 (49.4 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 263/5 (48.2 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

21 October 2023 Scorecard

South Africa  399/7 (50 overs)	v	England 170 (22 overs)

South Africa won by 229 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

22 October 2023 Scorecard

New Zealand  273 (50 overs)	v	India 274/6 (48 overs)

India won by 4 wickets HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala

23 October 2023 Scorecard

Pakistan  282/7 (50 overs)	v	Afghanistan 286/2 (49 overs)

Afghanistan won by 8 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

24 October 2023 Scorecard

South Africa  382/5 (50 overs)	v	Bangladesh 233 (46.4 overs)

South Africa won by 149 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

25 October 2023 Scorecard

Australia  399/8 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 90 (21 overs)

Australia won by 309 runs Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

26 October 2023 Scorecard

England  156 (33.2 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 160/2 (25.4 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

27 October 2023 Scorecard

Pakistan  270 (46.4 overs)	v	South Africa 271/9 (47.2 overs)

South Africa won by 1 wicket M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

28 October 2023 Scorecard

Australia  388 (49.2 overs)	v	New Zealand 383/9 (50 overs)

Australia won by 5 runs HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala

28 October 2023 Scorecard

Netherlands  229 (50 overs)	v	Bangladesh 142 (42.2 overs)

Netherlands won by 87 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata

29 October 2023 Scorecard

India  229/9 (50 overs)	v	England 129 (34.5 overs)

India won by 100 runs BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

30 October 2023 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  241 (49.3 overs)	v	Afghanistan 242/3 (45.2 overs)

Afghanistan won by 7 wickets Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

31 October 2023 Scorecard

Bangladesh  204 (45.1 overs)	v	Pakistan 205/3 (32.3 overs)

Pakistan won by 7 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata

1 November 2023 Scorecard

South Africa  357/4 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 167 (35.3 overs)

South Africa won by 190 runs Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

2 November 2023 Scorecard

India  357/8 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 55 (19.4 overs)

India won by 302 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

3 November 2023 Scorecard

Netherlands  179 (46.3 overs)	v	Afghanistan 181/3 (31.3 overs)

Afghanistan won by 7 wickets BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

4 November 2023 Scorecard

New Zealand  401/6 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 200/1 (25.3 overs)

Pakistan won by 21 runs (DLS method) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

4 November 2023 Scorecard

Australia  286 (49.3 overs)	v	England 253 (48.1 overs)

Australia won by 33 runs Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

5 November 2023 Scorecard

India  326/5 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 83 (27.1 overs)

India won by 243 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata

6 November 2023 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  279 (49.3 overs)	v	Bangladesh 282/7 (41.1 overs)

Bangladesh won by 3 wickets Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

7 November 2023 Scorecard

Afghanistan  291/5 (50 overs)	v	Australia 293/7 (46.5 overs)

Australia won by 3 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

8 November 2023 Scorecard

England  339/9 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 179 (37.2 overs)

England won by 160 runs Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

9 November 2023 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  171 (46.4 overs)	v	New Zealand 172/5 (23.2 overs)

New Zealand won by 5 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

10 November 2023 Scorecard

Afghanistan  244 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 247/5 (47.3 overs)

South Africa won by 5 wickets Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

11 November 2023 Scorecard

Bangladesh  306/8 (50 overs)	v	Australia 307/2 (44.4 overs)

Australia won by 8 wickets Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

11 November 2023 Scorecard

England  337/9 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 244 (43.3 overs)

England won by 93 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata

12 November 2023 Scorecard

India  410/4 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 250 (47.5 overs)

India won by 160 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Knockout stage

The host India was the first team to qualify for the semi-finals after their 302-run win against Sri Lanka, their seventh successive win in the World Cup.^[31] India secured the top place amongst the semi-finalists after they beat South Africa by 243 runs on 5 November at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.^[32]

South Africa became the second team to qualify for the semi-finals after Pakistan defeated New Zealand on 4 November,^[33] with Australia becoming the third team to qualify after defeating Afghanistan on 7 November.^[34] New Zealand confirmed their berth as the fourth team after Pakistan lost their final match against England.^[35]

	Semi-finals					Final
	1	India	397/4 (50 overs)
	4	New Zealand	327 (48.5 overs)
						SFW1	India	240 (50 overs)
						SFW2	Australia	241/4 (43 overs)
	2	South Africa	212 (49.4 overs)
	3	Australia	215/7 (47.2 overs)

Semi-finals

15 November 2023 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard

India  397/4 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 327 (48.5 overs)

India won by 70 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

16 November 2023 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard

South Africa  212 (49.4 overs)	v	Australia 215/7 (47.2 overs)

Australia won by 3 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Final

19 November 2023 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard

India  240 (50 overs)	v	Australia 241/4 (43 overs)

Australia won by 6 wickets Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Statistics

Most runs

Runs	Player	Inns	HS	Ave	SR	100	50	4s	6s
765	Virat Kohli	11	117	95.62	90.31	3	6	68	9
597	Rohit Sharma	11	131	54.27	125.94	1	3	66	31
594	Quinton de Kock	10	174	59.40	107.02	4	0	57	21
578	Rachin Ravindra	10	123*	64.22	106.44	3	2	55	17
552	Daryl Mitchell	10	134	69.00	111.06	2	2	48	22

• Source: ESPNcricinfo^[36]

Most wickets

Wkts	Player	Inns	Ave	Econ	BBI	SR	5W
24	Mohammed Shami	7	10.70	5.26	7/57	12.20	3
23	Adam Zampa	11	22.39	5.36	4/8	25.04	0
21	Dilshan Madushanka	9	25.00	6.70	5/80	22.38	1
20	Jasprit Bumrah	11	18.65	4.06	4/39	27.55	0
	Gerald Coetzee	8	19.80	6.23	4/44	19.05	0

• Source: ESPNcricinfo^[37]

Team of the tournament

The ICC announced its team of the tournament on 21 November 2023 with Virat Kohli being named as player of the tournament,^[38] and Rohit Sharma as captain of the team.^[39]

Player	Role
Quinton de Kock	Opening batsman / wicket-keeper
Rohit Sharma	Opening batsman / captain
Virat Kohli	Batsman
Daryl Mitchell	All-rounder
KL Rahul	Batsman
Glenn Maxwell	All-rounder
Ravindra Jadeja	All-rounder
Jasprit Bumrah	Bowler
Dilshan Madushanka	Bowler
Adam Zampa	Bowler
Mohammed Shami	Bowler
Gerald Coetzee	Twelfth man

Marketing

The ICC hosted a "trophy tour" for 100 days prior to the tournament beginning 27 June, with the Cricket World Cup Trophy being taken to various locations around the world. The event began with the launching of the trophy into the stratosphere and landing at Modi Stadium—becoming the first sports trophy to have ever been sent into space.^[40]

The ICC officially announced the mascots for the World Cup in August. The mascots were a male and female duo named "Tonk" and "Blaze" from the fictional cricketing utopia "Crictoverse".^[41][42]

The official theme song of the 2023 Cricket World Cup titled "Dil Jashn Bole" (transl. Heart say celebrate) was released on 20 September. The song was composed by Pritam, with lyrics by Shloke Lal and Saaveri Verma. The song was sung by Pritam, Nakash Aziz, Sreerama Chandra, Amit Mishra, Jonita Gandhi, Akasa Singh and S. P. Charan.^[43] However, the song was subject to backlash and bad reviews.^[44]

Ahead of the tournament, it was reported that an opening ceremony would take place on 4 October 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, a day before the opening match at the same venue.^[45] The ceremony was cancelled and replaced by a closing ceremony ahead of the final.^[46] During this a drone show was held.^[47][48]

Broadcasting

Disney Star served as host broadcaster of the tournament in association with ICC TV;^[49] in India, all matches were televised by Star Sports and streamed by Disney+ Hotstar, with coverage available in English and eight regional languages.^[50] Amid competition with JioCinema for domestic cricket rights,^[51][52] Disney announced that all matches would be available on Disney+ Hotstar for free on mobile devices. The broadcasts featured expanded player and Hawk-Eye ball tracking features (building upon those introduced in the 2022 men's T20 World Cup) for visualizing shots and fielding, and dedicated vertical video feeds of each match designed for streaming on smartphones. Commentary on the ICC's English-language world feed was led by Ricky Ponting and Eoin Morgan among others.^[51][49]

The ICC projected that global live viewing minutes of the tournament had increased by 17% over 2019.^[53] In India, Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) ratings reported that the final was seen on linear television by 518 million people in India, and Disney reported that streams peaked at 57 million concurrent viewers on Hotstar—both setting new records.^[52]

Prize money

The ICC allocated a pool of US$10 million in prize money for the tournament, with payouts remaining the same as the 2019 and 2015 tournaments. Australia, the winning team, received US$4,000,000, the runner-up $2,000,000 and the losing semi-finalists $1,600,000. Teams that did not progress past the league stage received $100,000 and the winner of each league stage match received $40,000.^[54][55]

See also

• List of Cricket World Cup finals

References

External links

• Official website
• Tournament – home at ESPNcricinfo