ODI Cricket World Cup Winners List (1975-2023)
Discover the full list of ODI Cricket World Cup winners spanning from 1975 to 2023.
The international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket is called the Cricket World Cup (formally known as the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup). Every four years, the International Cricket Council (ICC), which oversees the sport, organizes the event. A preliminary qualification round precedes the finals competition. The ICC refers to the competition as the “flagship event of the international cricket calendar” and it is among the most watched sporting events in the globe. It is regarded by many as the ultimate cricket championship.
Just four years had passed since the first ODI cricket match, when the inaugural World Cup was held in England in June 1975. However, a different Women’s Cricket World Cup had already taken place two years before to the inaugural men’s competition, and as early as 1912, a triangular tournament of Test matches between Australia, England, and South Africa had been staged, featuring numerous international teams. England hosted the World Cup for the first three times.
Fourteen ICC members have hosted at least one tournament match, with hosting being divided across nations under an unofficial rotation system starting with the 1987 competition.
To select which teams advance to the tournament phase under the present system, a qualification process is held over the course of the three years prior. Ten teams, including the host nation that qualified automatically, battle for the title in host nation locations over the course of approximately one month during the tournament phase. The format will be altered for the 2027 edition to allow for a larger 14-team final match.
Twenty teams have participated in all 13 tournament editions; ten teams took part in the most recent 2023 competition. Six Australians have won the competition, followed by two each from India and the West Indies, and one each from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and England. When Kenya advanced to the tournament’s semifinals in 2003, it was the best showing by a team without all of its members.
Reigning Champions
Australia won the 2023 World Cup in India, and they are currently the reigning champions. The World Cup in 2027 will be staged in conjunction with South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.
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ODI Cricket World Cup Winners List (1975-2023)
The Men’s 50-over ODI Cricket World Cup winners from 1975 to 2023 are listed below. It includes information on the winners, runners-up,  total scores, and the results of each One Day International (ODI) match.
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Years | Winner | Runner-up | Host | Result |
1975 | West Indies | Australia | England | West Indies won by 17 runs |
1979 | West Indies | England | England | West Indies won by 92 runs |
1983 | India | West Indies | England | India won by 43 runs |
1987 | Australia | England | India and Pakistan | Australia won by 7 runs |
1992 | Pakistan | England | Australia and New Zealand | Pakistan won by 22 runs |
1996 | Sri Lanka | Australia | Pakistan and India | Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets |
1999 | Australia | Pakistan | England | Australia won by 8 wickets |
2003 | Australia | India | South Africa | Australia won by 125 runs |
2007 | Australia | Sri Lanka | West Indies | Australia won by 53 runs |
2011 | India | Sri Lanka | India and Bangladesh | India won by 6 wickets |
2015 | Australia | New Zealand | Australia and New Zealand | Australia won by 7 wickets |
2019 | England | New Zealand | England and Wales | The match tied after regular play and a super over; England won on a boundary count |
 2023 | Australia | India | India | Australia has lift the world cup trophy by defeating India with a convincing 6-wicket margin.- |
ODI Cricket World Cup Winners List, Country Wise
With six victories and two runners-up finishes, Australia is the most successful side in the ICC ODI World Cup. India and the West Indies have each won the World Cup twice after Australia’s triumph. The ICC ODI Men’s World Cup’s most recent edition was held in India in 2023. The list of national winners of the ODI Cricket World Cup is shown here.
Country | No of WC | Years |
Australia | 6 | 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023 |
West Indies | 2 | 1975, 1979 |
India | 2 | 1983, 2011 |
Pakistan | 1 | 1992 |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 1996 |
England | 1 | 2019 |
Tournament Records
World Cup Records | ||
Batting | ||
Most runs | Â Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | |
Highest average (min. |  Lance Klusener (SA) | |
Highest batting strike rate (min. 500 balls | Glenn Maxwell (AUS) | |
Highest score |  Martin Guptill vs | |
Highest partnership |  Chris Gayle & Marlon Samuels (WI) | 372 (2015) |
Most runs in a single world cup | Â Virat Kohli (IND) | 765 (2023) |
Most hundreds | Â Rohit Sharma (IND) | |
Most hundreds in a single world cup | Â Rohit Sharma (IND) | 5 (2019) |
Bowling | ||
Most wickets | Â Glenn McGrath (AUS) | |
Lowest average (min. |  Mohammed Shami (IND) | |
Best strike rate (min. 20 wickets) | Mohammed Shami (IND) | |
Best economy rate (min. |  Andy Roberts (WI) | |
Best bowling figures |  Glenn McGrath (AUS) vs Namibia | 7/15 (2003) |
Most wickets in a tournament | Â Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 27 (2019) |
Fieldings | ||
Most dismissals (wicket-keeper) | Â Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | |
Most catches (fielder) | Â Ricky Ponting (AUS) | |
Teams | ||
Highest score |  South Africa vs  Sri Lanka | 428/5 (2023) |
Lowest score | 36 (2003) | |
Highest win % |  Australia | 75.48% (Played 105, Won 78)[104] |
Most consecutive wins | Â Australia | |
Most consecutive tournament wins | Â Australia | |
