World Cup 2003 (Winners- Australia)- AustraliaвЂ™s world domination continued as they won their third crown in 2003. Then in the final, Australia romped home to their second World Cup title as they restricted Pakistan on132 and then reached the target in less than 20 overs.ДЁ. World Cup 1999 (Winners- Australia)- This edition witnessed an iconic moment of brain-fade when a terrible mix-up between South African batsmen Lance Klusener and Allan Donald saw Australia enter the final on the virtue of a better head-to-head ratio. Sri Lanka took advantage of the situation as they won their maiden championship by defeating Australia by seven wickets in the final at Lahore.Д§. World Cup 1996 (Winners- Sri Lanka)- This cup is mostly remembered by the Indian fans for the dreadful scenes in the semi-final against Sri Lanka, where victory was awarded to the Islanders after crowd unrest broke out in protest against the Indian performance. Pakistan became the third straight first-time champions when they overcame England by 22 runs in the final of the tournament.Д¦. World Cup 1992 (Winners- Pakistan)- It was a historic World cup as for the first time ever coloured clothing, white balls, day/night matches, and a change to the fielding restriction rules were introduced. Australia won their first World Cup as they defeated England by 7 runs in the final, which was the closest margin in World Cup final history.ДҐ. World Cup 1987 (Winners- Australia)- India and Pakistan were hosting the cup while the matches were reduced from 60 to 50 overs per innings. Kapil Dev was the captain of the historic team and he played a skipperвЂ™s role to emerge as IndiaвЂ™s top-scorer in the tournament with 303 runs.Д¤. World Cup 1983 (Winners- India)- Team India were 66вЂ“1 to win by bookmakers before the start of the tournament but they shocked the world as they won their first World Cup by beating favourites West Indies by 43 runs in the final. Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards were the stars of the tournament as they scored 253 and 217 runs respectively.ДЈ. The matches were played in the 60 overs per team format and were played in traditional white clothing and with red balls. World Cup 1979 (Winners- West Indies)- The Windies continued its dominance inВ world cricket when they won their second straight World Cup. The great West Indian team comprising the likes of Roy Fredricks, Alvin Kallicharan and captained by Clive Lloyd won the tournament when they defeated Australia by 17 runs in the final at Lord's.Дў. South Africa was banned from international cricket due to apartheid and did not participate. World Cup 1975 (Winners- West Indies)- There were only eight teams that participated in the first tournament. So before the 12th edition begins, letвЂ™s take a look at all the past winners of the cup:-ДЎ. There have been 10 editions of the tournament that have taken place since then with Australia becoming the most successful team in their history with 5 wins. The first World Cup was organised in England in June 1975 where West Indies emerged victorious. While the perennial favourites are England, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, and India, there are some outfits like West Indies and Afghanistan who can spring up a surprise. All the teams are busy chalking out plans to bring home the coveted crown from the showpiece event. The biggest cricket tournament in the world is less than a month away as the first game of the World Cup takes place on May 30В between hosts England and South Africa. All the teams are eyeing the coveted trophy.

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