Which team won the first Cricket World Cup, held in 1975?
- A.Australia
- B.England
- C.West Indies
- D.India
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, West Indies. The first World Cup was played in England in 1975 over 60 overs an innings, and West Indies beat Australia in the final at Lord's under Clive Lloyd. They retained the trophy in 1979, so Lloyd is the only captain to win it in two successive editions.
Option A, Australia, lost that 1975 final and had to wait until 1987 for its first title, which it then followed with five more. Option B, England, hosted the 1975, 1979 and 1983 tournaments and lost the finals of 1979, 1987 and 1992 before finally winning in 2019. Option D, India, was a minor side in 1975 and won its first title in 1983 at the same ground, beating West Indies. The safest way to hold this question is to remember that the first two World Cups were both in England and both won by West Indies.
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Practice Questions
View allIndia won the 1983 Cricket World Cup final at which ground?
- A.The Oval, London
- B.Lord's, London
- C.Old Trafford, Manchester
- D.Edgbaston, Birmingham
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India beat West Indies in the final on 25 June 1983 at Lord's in London, defending a total of 183 and winning by 43 runs; Mohinder Amarnath was named player of the match and Kapil Dev was the captain who received the trophy on the famous balcony.
Read the full explanation →Who captained India to victory in the 2011 Cricket World Cup?
- A.Rahul Dravid
- B.Virat Kohli
- C.M. S. Dhoni
- D.Sourav Ganguly
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India beat Sri Lanka in the final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 2 April 2011, and Dhoni, who finished the chase himself, was named player of the match; Yuvraj Singh was player of the tournament.
Read the full explanation →The 1987 Cricket World Cup, the first held outside England, was hosted by
- A.Australia and New Zealand
- B.India and Pakistan
- C.South Africa
- D.West Indies
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The 1987 tournament, sponsored as the Reliance Cup, was the first taken away from England and the first in which an innings was cut from 60 overs to 50, the length used ever since.
Read the full explanation →England were declared champions of the 2019 Cricket World Cup on the basis of
- A.A higher net run rate through the tournament
- B.More boundaries hit in the final
- C.Fewer wickets lost in the Super Over
- D.A bowl-out after the Super Over
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England and New Zealand finished level after fifty overs each at Lord's, and the Super Over that followed was tied as well.
Read the full explanation →Which country has won the men's ODI Cricket World Cup the greatest number of times?
- A.India
- B.West Indies
- C.Australia
- D.England
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Australia has won the one-day World Cup six times, in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015 and 2023, and its run of three in a row between 1999 and 2007 is unmatched.
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