The One Day International World Cup, or ODI World Cup, is an elite cricket tournament organized by the International Cricket Council and held every four to five years.
Each edition lasts several weeks before concluding with an epic showdown match that decides the victor.
The time has finally come for another instalment of this multi-team competition, beginning October 5 in India. Over time, there have been various World Cup seasons when different teams have won.
Since 1975, England has hosted and been the host nation for the ODI World Cup, considered one of the premier events in international cricket.
Traditionally divided into group stage (with round robin format), knockout rounds (quarter-finals and semi-finals), then finally, final stages.
West Indies won its inaugural edition, while England claimed victory during ODI World Cup 2019. India hosted and won in 1981 and 1983 before hosting this edition as the host nation for the 2023-2024 ODI World Cups, respectively.
Here Is A List Of ODI World Cup Winners And Runners-Up From 1975 To 2019:
So now here you can see ODI world cup Winners List from 1975 to 2019.
1975 ODI World Cup
England hosted its inaugural Cricket World Cup tournament in 1975 with eight participating nations; West Indies were victorious over Australia by 17 runs in Lord’s.
- Winner: West Indies
- Runner-Up: Australia
- Host Country: England
- Final Venue: Lord’s, London
- Date: June 21, 1975
- West Indies won by 17 runs.
- Clive Lloyd was the captain of the West Indies team.
1979 ODI World Cup
In 1979, the International Cricket Council Trophy was introduced as an alternate pathway into World Cup cricket for teams not playing Test cricket;
Sri Lanka and Canada qualified through this route before West Indies captured another championship against England by beating them with an emphatic 92-run win!
- Winner: West Indies
- RuHost Country:inner-Up: England
- England
- Final Venue: Lord’s, London
- Date: June 23, 1979
- West Indies won by 92 runs.
- Clive Lloyd led the West Indies to their second consecutive title.
1983 ODI World Cup
England hosted England for three successive tournaments before moving on to hosting India vs West Indies final matchup, beating India by 43 runs to claim the championship.
- Winner: India
- Runner-Up: West Indies
- Host Country: England
- Final Venue: Lord’s, London
- Date: June 25, 1983
- India won by 43 runs.
- Kapil Dev was the captain of the Indian team.
1987 World Cup
1987 marked the inaugural international Cricket World Cup held outside England’s borders. Australia edged England in an intense final by seven runs to claim victory and their inaugural crown as World Champions.
- Winner: Australia
- Runner-Up: England
- Host Country: India and Pakistan
- Final Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Date: November 8, 1987
- Australia won by seven runs.
- Allan Border captained the Australian team.
1992 ODI World Cup
The 1992 World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand saw several innovations to the sport of cricket, such as coloured clothing and white cricket balls being introduced for day/night matches; day/night cricket also began, along with changes to rules governing fielding restrictions;
This edition marked South African Cricket Team participation for the first time – although Pakistan defeated England by 22 runs to capture their inaugural championship title!
- Winner: Pakistan
- Runner-Up: England
- Host Country: Australia and New Zealand
- Final Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date: March 25, 1992
- Pakistan won by 22 runs.
- Imran Khan was the captain of the Pakistani team.
1996 ODI World Cup
In 1996, Sri Lanka hosted its inaugural championship on the Indian Subcontinent at Lahore and won their maiden victory, beating Australia with seven wickets to take victory for themselves.
- Winner: Sri Lanka
- Runner-Up: Australia
- Host Country: Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka
- Final Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Date: March 17, 1996
- Sri Lanka won by seven wickets.
- Arjuna Ranatunga was the captain of the Sri Lankan team.
1999 World Cup
Australia defeated Pakistan to capture their spot as world champions at the 1999 World Cup Final match and take home victory.
- Winner: Australia
- Runner-Up: Pakistan
- Host Country: England
- Final Venue: Lord’s, London
- Date: June 20, 1999
- Australia won by eight wickets.
- Steve Waugh captained the Australian team.
2003 ODI World Cup
South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya hosted the 2003 World Cup tournament. Australia successfully defended its crown by beating India in the final matchup.
- Winner: Australia
- Runner-Up: India
- Host Country: South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Kenya
- Final Venue: Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
- Date: March 23, 2003
- Australia won by 125 runs.
- Ricky Ponting was the captain of the Australian team.
2007 World Cup
West Indies hosted the 2007 Cricket World Cup, and Australia won their third successive title by defeating Sri Lanka in the final match.
- Winner: Australia
- Runner-Up: Sri Lanka
- Host Country: West Indies
- Final Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
- Date: April 28, 2007
- Australia won by 53 runs (D/L method).
- Ricky Ponting led Australia to their third consecutive title.
2011 ODI World Cup
India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh joined to organize and host the 2011 FIFA World Cup tournament. India won by defeating Sri Lanka in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium and becoming the fifth host nation of such an event.
With this victory at home, it became possible for India to be remembered as being its host.
- Winner: India
- Runner-Up: Sri Lanka
- Host Country: India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh
- Final Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Date: April 2, 2011
- India won by six wickets.
- MS Dhoni was the captain of the Indian team.
2015 ODI World Cup
Australia and New Zealand co-hosted the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Australia won their fifth World Cup by defeating New Zealand with an emphatic seven-wicket win at Melbourne Stadium in the final match.
- Winner: Australia
- Runner-Up: New Zealand
- Host Country: Australia and New Zealand
- Final Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date: March 29, 2015
- Australia won by seven wickets.
- Michael Clarke captained the Australian team.
2019 World Cup
England and Wales co-hosted the 2019 Cricket World Cup jointly in an enthralling final that ended with both sides scoring 241 after 50 overs in an exhilarating contest that led to a super over, even during which scores peaked at 15 – an unprecedented achievement by either side!
England eventually emerged victorious thanks to New Zealand having scored more boundaries.
2023 ODI World Cup
2023 will mark the 13th edition of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 – an International Cricket Council-run quadrennial One Day International tournament between men’s national team representatives from four continents that begins October 5 and ends November 19, 20. India will play host.
Ten national teams will participate: Afghanistan, Australia, and Bangladesh. England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, New Zealand, and England are the defending champions, having defeated New Zealand in the final.
West Indies missed out for the first ever time! England are the reigning champions, having claimed the 2019 edition by defeating them.
India will serve as the sole host for the men’s Cricket World Cup for the first time after Indian subcontinent countries shared hosting duties between 1987, 1996, and 2011 (Wankhede Stadium and Eden Gardens in Mumbai hosted the semis; Narendra Modi Stadium will host final).
Ten stadiums across India will serve as venues. The tournament begins July 8 in Bangalore before moving across India for its debut, before concluding at Narendra Modi Stadium near Ahmedabad for the final.
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