Cricket World Cup teams

The captains of the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

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

Debutant teams

Year Number
of teams
Debutant teams
1975 8  Australia, East Africa(O),  England,  India,  New Zealand,  Pakistan,  Sri Lanka and  West Indies
1979 8  Canada
1983 8  Zimbabwe
1987 8 none
1992 9  South Africa
1996 12  Kenya,  Netherlands and  United Arab Emirates
1999 12  Bangladesh and  Scotland
2003 14  Namibia
2007 16  Bermuda and  Ireland
2011 14 none
2015 14  Afghanistan
2019 10 none
2023 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, six teams have taken part in every competition and only six have won. Australia are the current champions.Australia have won six times (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015,2023) The West Indies won the first two, India won two (1983 and 2011), Sri Lanka and Pakistan and England 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 8 finals of the total 13 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 runners-up 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.

Overview

The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past World Cups, as of the end of the 2023 tournament.

Team Appearances Best result Statistics
Total First Latest Played Won Lost Tie NR
 Afghanistan 3 2015 2023 Group stage (2015, 2019, 2023) 20 6 22 0 0
 Australia 13 1975 2023 Champions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015), 2023) 105 78 25 1 1
 Bangladesh 6 1999 2023 Quarter-finals (2015) 49 16 52 0 1
 Bermuda 1 2007 2007 Group stage (2007) 3 0 3 0 0
 Canada 4 1979 2011 Group stage (1979, 2003, 2007, 2011) 18 2 16 0 0
East Africa 1 1975 1975 Group stage (1975) 3 0 3 0 0
 England 13 1975 2023 Champions (2019) 92 51 38 2 1
 India 13 1975 2023 Champions (1983 & 2011) 95 63 30 1 1
 Ireland 3 2007 2015 Super 8s (2007) 21 7 13 1 0
 Kenya 5 1996 2011 Semi-finals (2003) 29 7 22 0 1
 Namibia 1 2003 2003 Group stage (2003) 6 0 6 0 0
 Netherlands 4 1996 2023 Group stage (1996, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2023) 29 4 25 0 0
 New Zealand 13 1975 2023 Runners-up (2015, 2019) 98 63 37 1 1
 Pakistan 13 1975 2023 Champions (1992) 88 45 32 0 2
 Scotland 3 1999 2015 Group stage (1999, 2007, 2015) 14 0 14 0 0
 South Africa 9 1992 2023 Semi-finals (1992, 1999, 2007, 2015, 2023) 74 38 26 2 1
 Sri Lanka 13 1975 2023 Champions (1996) 89 40 46 1 2
 United Arab Emirates 2 1996 2015 Group stage (1996 & 2015) 11 1 10 0 0
 West Indies 12 1975 2019 Champions (1975 & 1979) 80 43 35 0 2
 Zimbabwe 9 1983 2015 Super 6s (1999 & 2003) 57 11 42 1 3
Last updated: 15 July 2019[1]

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
England England England
Wales
India
Pakistan
Australia
New Zealand
India
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
England
Scotland
Republic of Ireland
Netherlands
Wales
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Kenya
Cricket West Indies India
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Australia
New Zealand
England
Wales
India
 Afghanistan did not play R1 R1 R1
 Australia 2nd R1 R1 1st R1 2nd 1st 1st 1st QF 1st SF 1st
 Bangladesh did not play R1 R1 S8 R1 QF R1 R1
 Bermuda did not play R1 did not play
 Canada X R1 did not play R1 R1 R1 did not play
East Africa R1 did not play
 England SF 2nd SF 2nd 2nd QF R1 R1 S8 QF R1 1st R1
 India R1 R1 1st SF R1 SF S6 2nd R1 1st SF SF 2nd
 Ireland did not play S8 R1 R1 X X
 Kenya did not play R1 R1 SF R1 R1 did not play
 Namibia did not play R1 did not play
 Netherlands did not play R1 X R1 R1 R1 X X R1
 New Zealand SF SF R1 R1 SF QF SF S6 SF SF 2nd 2nd SF
 Pakistan R1 SF SF SF 1st QF 2nd R1 R1 SF QF R1 R1
 Scotland did not play R1 X R1 X R1 X X
 South Africa did not play SF QF SF R1 SF QF SF R1 SF
 Sri Lanka R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 1st R1 SF 2nd 2nd QF R1 R1
 United Arab Emirates did not play R1 did not play R1 X X
 West Indies 1st 1st 2nd R1 R1 SF R1 R1 S8 QF QF R1 X
 Zimbabwe X X R1 R1 R1 R1 S6 S6 R1 R1 R1 X X

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. ^ "RECORDS / WORLD CUP / RESULT SUMMARY". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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