This is a summary of the performances of various international teams in the Cricket World Cup Debutant teams YearNumberof teamsDebutant teams19758, East Africa(D), , , , , and 197981983819878none19929199612, and 199912 and 200314200716 and 201114none201514201910none202310none
(D)- Defunct
Performance of teams
So far, 20 teams have competed in the Cricket World Cup at least once (excluding qualifying tournaments). Of these, six teams have taken part in every competition and only six have won. Australia are the current champions.Australia have won six times (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015,2023) The West Indies won the first two, India won two (1983 and 2011), Sri Lanka and Pakistan and England won one each. The West Indies and Australia are also the only nations to have won consecutive titles (West Indies: 1975 and 1979; Australia: 1999, 2003 and 2007). Australia have also notably featured in 8 finals of the total 13 World Cups, including the four in a row (1996 to 2007). The furthest a non-Test playing nation has ever reached is the semi-finals, achieved by Kenya in the 2003 tournament.
India is the first host country to have won the world cup on the home ground in 2011. In 2015 Australia became the second host country to win the world cup. The only other host to reach a Final was England in the second tournament in 1979. Sri Lanka and England aside, other co-host nations which achieved or equalled their best finish in World Cups were New Zealand as semi-finalists in 1992 and runners-up in 2015, Zimbabwe reaching the Super Six in 2003 and Kenya as semi-finalists in 2003. In 1987, both co-hosting nations, India and Pakistan reached the semi-finals but neither managed to reach the final after losing to Australia and England respectively.
Overview The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past World Cups, as of the end of the 2023 tournament.
TeamAppearancesBest resultStatisticsTotalFirstLatestPlayedWonLostTieNR320152023Group stage (2015, 2019, 2023)20622001319752023Champions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023)105782511619992023Super 8s (2007) & Quarter-finals (2015)49165201120072007Group stage (2007)30300419792011Group stage (1979, 2003, 2007, 2011)1821600East Africa119751975Group stage (1975)303001319752023Champions (2019)925138211319752023Champions (1983 & 2011) 95633011320072015Super 8s (2007)2171310519962011Semi-finals (2003) 2972201120032003Group stage (2003)60600419962023Group stage (1996, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2023)29425001319752023Runners-up (2015, 2019) 986337111319752023Champions (1992) 88 45 32 0 2319992015Group stage (1999, 2007, 2015)1401400919922023Semi-finals (1992, 1999, 2007, 2015, 2023)743826211319752023Champions (1996)89404612219962015Group stage (1996 & 2015)11110001219752019Champions (1975 & 1979)80433502919832015Super 6s (1999 & 2003)57114213Last updated: 15 July 2019
Team results Comprehensive team results of the World Cup. See below for legend.
Team \ Host1975197919831987199219961999200320072011201520192023did not playR1R1R12ndR1R11stR12nd1st1st1stQF1stSF1stdid not play R1R1S8R1QFR1R1did not play R1did not play XR1did not playR1R1R1did not playEast AfricaR1did not playSF2ndSF2nd2ndQFR1R1S8QFR11stR1R1R11stSFR1SFS62ndR11stSFSF2nddid not playS8R1R1XXdid not playR1R1SFR1R1did not playdid not playR1did not playdid not playR1XR1R1R1XXR1SFSFR1R1SFQFSFS6SFSF2nd2ndSFR1SFSFSF1stQF2ndR1R1SFQFR1R1did not playR1XR1XR1XXdid not playSFQFSFR1SFQFSFR1SFR1R1R1R1R11stR1SF2nd2ndQFR1R1did not play R1did not playR1XX1st1st2ndR1R1SFR1R1S8QFQFR1XXXR1R1R1R1S6S6R1R1R1XX
Legend – Champions – Second place – Semi-finals S8 – Super Eight (2007 only) S6 – Super Six (1999–2003) QF – Quarter-finals (1996, 2011–2015) R1 – First Round X – Did not play
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