Who was the winner of the 2015 Cricket World Cup?

2019 →. The 2015 Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015) was the 11th Cricket World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015. Australia defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets to win their fifth ICC Cricket World Cup.

How many people watched the Cricket World Cup Final?

The final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground had a crowd of 93,013, a record one day cricket crowd for Australia The tournament is estimated to have been watched by over 1.5 billion people; and the most widely watched match during the tournament was India vs. Pakistan, which is estimated to have drawn over 1 billion viewers.

When was the first Cricket World Cup held in Australia?

This was the second time the tournament was held in Australia and New Zealand, the first having been the 1992 Cricket World Cup . The tournament consisted of 14 teams, which were split into two pools of seven, with each team playing every other team in their pool once.

When did Afghanistan qualify for the Cricket World Cup?

On 4 October 2013, Afghanistan qualified for their first Cricket World Cup after beating Kenya to finish in second place behind Ireland. Scotland defeated the United Arab Emirates in the final of the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier and both teams qualified for the last two spots in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

What kind of tournament is the Cricket World Cup?

For the Test tournament, see ICC World Test Championship. For the Twenty20 tournament, see ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup) is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket.

Who was the first country to qualify for the Cricket World Cup?

On 9 July 2013, as a result of a tied match against the Netherlands, Ireland became the first country to qualify for the 2015 World Cup. On 4 October 2013, Afghanistan qualified for their first Cricket World Cup after beating Kenya to finish in second place behind Ireland.

How did the West Indies win the Cricket World Cup?

The West Indies won a second consecutive World Cup tournament, defeating the hosts England by 92 runs in the final. At a meeting which followed the World Cup, the International Cricket Conference agreed to make the competition a quadrennial event.