List of Cricket World Cup finals - wikipedia List of Cricket World Cup finals The Cricket World Cup is an international cricket competition established in 1975. It is contested by the men 's national teams of the members of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ), the sport 's global governing body. The tournament generally takes place every four years. Most recently, the 2015 Cricket World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand, was won by ( ( Australia national cricket team A, who beat their co-hosts New Zealand. The current trophy was instituted in 1999. It always remains with the ICC, and a replica is awarded to the winning team. Nations with Test status automatically qualify for the World Cup, while associate and affiliate ICC members must qualify through a qualification tournament, the World Cup Qualifier. Though an associate member is yet to reach the final, Kenya did reach the semi-finals in 2003. Australia is the most successful team in the competition 's history, winning five tournaments and finishing as runner - up twice. Twice, teams have won successive tournaments : the West Indies won the first two editions ( 1975 and 1979 ) and Australia won three in a row ( 1999, 2003 and 2007 ). Australia has played in the most finals ( seven out of eleven : 1975, 1987, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015 ). England is the team to reach the final and not win the World Cup most often, ending as runner - up in all three final appearances. Of the twenty teams that have qualified for at least one Cricket World Cup, seven have contested a tournament final. Seven venues have hosted the final ; only two of those -- Lord 's, in London, and the Melbourne Cricket Ground -- have hosted multiple finals. India is the only country that has hosted a World Cup final at more than one venue, with Eden Gardens, Kolkata, hosting in 1987 and Mumbai 's Wankhede Stadium hosting in 2011. Contents 1 History 2 List of finals 3 Results by country 4 References 5 External links History Lord 's has hosted the final four times. The inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup final was held on 21 June 1975 at Lord 's, contested by Australia and the West Indies. A man of the match performance, including a century from West Indian captain Clive Lloyd coming in to bat at number five with his team 50 / 3, formed the basis of a 149 - run fourth - wicket partnership with Rohan Kanhai. Keith Boyce added a quick 34 and the Australians were set a target of 292 to win in a 60 - over encounter. In reply, Alan Turner hit 40 from 54 deliveries and Australian captain Ian Chappell scored 62 from 93 balls. Australia `` contributed to their own destruction '' in an innings with five run outs, and the West Indies were crowned the first cricket world champions, winning by 17 runs. Four years later, the West Indies qualified for the final, this time facing England, hosted at Lord 's for the second consecutive tournament. An unbeaten 138 from Viv Richards, and support from Collis King in a 139 - run partnership for the fifth wicket, saw the West Indies set England a target of 287 runs to win in 60 overs. A profitable yet slow opening partnership between Mike Brearley and Geoffrey Boycott ( the latter taking 17 overs to reach double figures ) saw England to 129. However, following Brearley 's dismissal, only Graham Gooch and Derek Randall made a `` brief assault '' on the West Indian bowling, before a batting collapse, Joel Garner taking five wickets in eleven balls. England ended 194 all out, and presented the West Indies with their second consecutive title, winning by 92 runs. Lord 's re-hosted the third World Cup final in June 1983, and was West Indies ' third consecutive final. On this occasion, they faced India in front of 24,609 spectators. Sunil Gavaskar was dismissed early in the innings for two runs, and only Kris Srikkanth scored more than thirty ; Andy Roberts took three wickets for the West Indies leaving India all out for 183. Following the dismissals of Viv Richards, Desmond Haynes and Larry Gomes by Madan Lal for six runs between them, the West Indies collapsed to 140 all out, handing the title to India by 43 runs. India and Pakistan co-hosted the 1987 tournament ; the final was held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata between Australia and England, both appearing for the second time and vying for their first title. Australia won the toss and elected to bat first ; David Boon scored 75 runs from 125 deliveries, while Mike Veletta made a rapid 45 from 31 deliveries taking Australia to a total of 253 / 5 by the close of play, this time after 50 overs. In front of around 70,000 spectators, England 's middle order of Bill Athey, Mike Gatting and Allan Lamb provided some resistance, but with 17 runs required in the final over to win, England fell short and lost by 7 runs. The 1992 tournament was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with the first ever day / night final being held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia between England and Pakistan. In their first final appearance, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Despite two early wickets from Derek Pringle, Pakistani batsmen Imran Khan and Javed Miandad shared a third - wicket partnership of 139. Both Inzamam - ul - Haq and Wasim Akram added over thirty runs each at more than a run - a-ball, leading Pakistan to a total of 249 / 6 in 50 overs. A crowd of over 87,000 saw man - of - the - match Wasim Akram take three of England 's wickets, including that of all - rounder Ian Botham for a duck, after Graeme Hick was `` baffled by the googly ''. England were bowled out for 227, and Pakistan won by 22 runs. India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka hosted the tournament in 1996. Sri Lanka was making their first appearance in the final, and faced 1987 champions Australia in another day / night contest. After winning the toss, Arjuna Ranatunga sent Australia in to bat at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Captain Mark Taylor and Ricky Ponting added 101 in their second - wicket partnership as Australia completed their 50 overs 241 / 7. Man of the match Aravinda de Silva 's century, assisted by partnerships with Asanka Gurusinha and Ranatunga led Sri Lanka to the total with 22 balls and 7 wickets to spare, and their first win in the final. This was the first time a host won the title, though the final was played in Pakistan. It was also the first time that the team batting second emerged victorious. Australia 's Adam Gilchrist made sizeable contributions with the bat in three consecutive finals. Australia 's `` 12 - year era of World Cup dominance '' began with the 1999 tournament, hosted for the fourth time by England. In a `` one - sided '' final, Shane Warne 's four wickets helped to restrict Pakistan to 132 runs, all out with 11 overs yet to bat. A rapid fifty from Adam Gilchrist, and support from Mark Waugh, Ponting and Darren Lehmann, saw Australia reach the total in just over 20 overs, winning by eight wickets. The 2003 tournament had three co-hosts : South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe, the final being a day / night match contested between Australia and India at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden opened the batting, making a century partnership before Ponting and Damien Martin went on to score the highest partnership in any World Cup final with an unbeaten 234. Australia batted out their fifty overs, and ended on the highest score in World Cup final history : 359 / 2. Player of the tournament Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed in the first over of India 's reply but Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid combined to score 88 in their fourth wicket partnership. However, following Dravid 's dismissal, India 's batting collapsed, and they finished on 234 all out with nearly eleven overs remaining, handing Australia a 125 - run victory. The 2007 final, held at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, was reduced to 38 overs a side following a two - hour rain delay. Australia 's Gilchrist hit the fastest century in a World Cup final at a strike rate of over 143 and his opening stand with Hayden became the largest first - wicket partnership in World Cup history. Australia ended on 281 / 4, an average of 7.39 runs per over. In reply, Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara accumulated 116 runs for the second wicket, but with Chamara Silva the only other batsman to score over 20, Sri Lanka capitulated. Despite a revised target, due to a further rain break, calculated using the Duckworth -- Lewis method, Sri Lanka scored 215 -- 8 from their allotted overs. With a 53 - run victory, Australia won their third consecutive World Cup. Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka co-hosted the 2011 tournament, with the latter pair meeting in the final in the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Scoring 91 runs in their final 10 overs, Sri Lanka 's innings ended on 274 / 6, Mahela Jayawardene top - scoring with an unbeaten 103. Sehwag was out leg before wicket to Lasith Malinga in the second ball of the Indian innings, Tendulkar soon followed him, but 97 from Gautam Gambhir and an unbeaten 91 from MS Dhoni saw India home with 10 balls to spare. By winning the match, India became the first team to win the finals on home soil. List of finals Key to list of finals The final was played as a day / night game. The final was decided by the Duckworth -- Lewis method. The `` Year '' column refers to the year the World Cup was held, and links to the article about that tournament. The links in the `` Result '' column point to the article about that tournament 's final game. Links in the `` Winners '' and `` Runners - up '' columns point to the articles for the national cricket teams of the countries, not the articles for the countries. List of finals, along with the host nation and location and result of the final Year Winner Result Runner - up Final venue Host nation ( s ) Crowd West Indies 291 / 8 ( 60 overs ) West Indies won by 17 runs Australia 274 all out ( 58.4 overs ) Lord 's, London England 24,000 1979 West Indies 286 / 9 ( 60 overs ) West Indies won by 92 runs England 194 all out ( 51 overs ) Lord 's, London England 32,000 India 183 all out ( 54.4 overs ) India won by 43 runs West Indies 140 all out ( 52 overs ) Lord 's, London England 30,000 Australia 253 / 5 ( 50 overs ) Australia won by 7 runs England 246 / 8 ( 50 overs ) Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India India, Pakistan 95,000 1992 Pakistan 249 / 6 ( 50 overs ) Pakistan won by 22 runs England 227 all out ( 49.2 overs ) MCG, Melbourne, Australia Australia, New Zealand 87,182 Sri Lanka 245 / 3 ( 46.2 overs ) Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Australia 241 / 7 ( 50 overs ) Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka 62,645 1999 Australia 133 / 2 ( 20.1 overs ) Australia won by 8 wickets Pakistan 132 all out ( 39 overs ) Lord 's, London England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands 30,000 2003 Australia 359 / 2 ( 50 overs ) Australia won by 125 runs India 234 all out ( 39.2 overs ) Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe 32,827 2007 Australia 281 / 4 ( 38 overs ) Australia won by 53 runs Sri Lanka 215 / 8 ( 36 overs ) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown West Indies 28,108 2011 India 277 / 4 ( 48.2 overs ) India won by 6 wickets Sri Lanka 274 / 6 ( 50 overs ) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka 65,000 2015 Australia 186 / 3 ( 33.1 overs ) Australia won by 7 wickets New Zealand 183 all out ( 45 overs ) MCG, Melbourne, Australia Australia, New Zealand 93,013 Results by country Map of winning countries National team Final appearances Winners Runners - up Years won Years runners - up Australia 7 5 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015 1975, 1996 India 1983, 2011 2003 West Indies 1975, 1979 Sri Lanka 2007, 2011 Pakistan 1992 1999 England 0 -- 1979, 1987, 1992 New Zealand 0 -- 2015 References Jump up ^ `` ICC CWC History ''. 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External links Official ICC website Winning Squads Cricket World Cup Tournaments England 1975 England 1979 England 1983 India / Pakistan 1987 Australia / New Zealand 1992 Pakistan / India / Sri Lanka 1996 England 1999 South Africa / Zimbabwe 2003 West Indies 2007 India / Sri Lanka / Bangladesh 2011 Australia / New Zealand 2015 England 2019 India 2023 Finals 1979 1992 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Squads 1979 1992 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Statistics 1979 1992 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Qualification 1979 1992 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Awards Format History Hosts Qualification Records Centuries Five - wicket hauls Teams Trophy Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Cricket_World_Cup_finals&oldid=812131214 '' Categories : Cricket World Cup Lists of Cricket World Cup matches Cricket World Cup Finals Cricket World Cup - related lists Hidden categories : Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia বাংলা हिन्दी ଓଡ଼ିଆ اردو Edit links This page was last edited on 26 November 2017, at 04 : 15. 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Question: who won the cricket world cup most times
Answer: Australia