ICC Cricket  World Cup 2019

 

ICC World Cup 2019 (ICC CWC 2019): The 2019 World Cup was the twelfth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup. The 2019 Cricket World Cup was played in England and Wales from May 30 to July 14, 2019. It was the fifth time that England had hosted the World Cup, while Wales did it for the third time.

While 14 teams participated in the 2015 Cricket World Cup, it was reduced to 10 for the ICC 2019 Cricket World Cup. After a round-robin format for all the teams, the top four teams qualified for the semifinals. India, Australia, England and New Zealand progressed ahead of the league stage. 

In the semifinal, England beat Australia while New Zealand beat India to set up a mouth-watering final at the Lord’s. It was England’s fourth final in the Cricket World Cup and New Zealand’s second. Both the teams were eyeing their first-ever World Cup title. 

The final ended in a tie after the match ended with both teams scoring 241 runs, followed by the first Super Over in an ODI. England were declared the winners on the boundary countback rule after the Super Over also failed to separate the teams.

ICC World Cup 2019 Venue

The tournament was played in England and Wales. All of the venues used for the 2019 World Cup were in England except for Wales’ Sophia Gardens. The matches were played in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Chester-le-Street, Leeds, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Southampton and Taunton.

ICC World Cup 2019 List of teams

A total of ten teams participated in the ICC World Cup 2019 – Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa and West Indies.

ICC World Cup 2019 Points table

Teams Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts NRR
India 9 7 1 0 1 15 0.809
Australia 9 7 2 0 0 14 0.868
England 9 6 3 0 0 12 1.152
New Zealand 9 5 3 0 1 11 0.175
Pakistan 9 5 3 0 1 11 -0.43
Sri Lanka 9 3 4 0 2 8 -0.919
South Africa 9 3 5 0 1 7 -0.03
Bangladesh 9 3 5 0 1 7 -0.41
West Indies 9 2 6 0 1 5 -0.225
Afghanistan 9 0 9 0 0 0 -1.322

ICC World Cup 2019 Stats

Most runs:

Player Matches Inns Runs Avg Sr 4s 6s
Rohit Sharma 9 9 648 81 98.33 67 14
David Warner 10 10 647 71.89 89.36 66 8
Shakib Al Hasan 8 8 606 86.57 96.04 60 2
Kane Williamson 10 9 578 82.57 74.97 50 3
Joe Root 11 11 556 61.78 89.53 48 2
Jonny Bairstow 11 11 532 48.36 92.84 67 11
Aaron Finch 10 10 507 50.7 102.01 47 18
Babar Azam 8 8 474 67.71 87.78 50 2
Ben Stokes 11 10 465 66.43 93.19 38 11
Virat Kohli 9 9 443 55.38 94.06 38 2

Most wickets:

Player Matches Overs Balls Wkts Avg Runs 4-fers 5-fers
Mitchell Starc 10 92.2 554 27 18.59 502 2 2
Lockie Ferguson 9 83.4 502 21 19.48 409 1
Jofra Archer 11 100.5 605 20 23.05 461
Mustafizur Rahman 8 72.1 433 20 24.2 484 2
Jasprit Bumrah 9 84 504 18 20.61 371 1
Mark Wood 10 89.4 538 18 25.72 463
Trent Boult 10 99 594 17 28.18 479 2
Mohammad Amir 8 73 438 17 21.06 358 1
Shaheen Afridi 5 47.1 283 16 14.62 234 1 1
Chris Woakes 11 85 510 16 27.88 446

 

2019 Cricket World Cup FAQs:

Who won the Cricket World Cup 2019?

England won the 2019 Cricket World Cup. They beat New Zealand in the final.

Who scored most runs in 2019 World Cup?

India's Rohit Sharma scored the most number of runs in 2019 World Cup. He scored 648 runs in 9 games.

Did MS Dhoni play in 2019 World Cup?

Yes, MS Dhoni played in the 2019 World Cup.

Who was India's captain in 2019 World Cup?

Virat Kohli was the captain of India in 2019 World Cup.