ICC's flagship one-day cricket event.

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Year	Date	Venue	Finals	Result
1975	Jun 07-Jun 21	England	WI vs AUS	WI won by 17 runs
1979	Jun 09-Jun 23	England	ENG vs WI	WI won by 92 runs
1983	Jun 09-Jun 25	England	IND vs WI	IND won by 43 runs
1987	Oct 08-Nov 08	India,Pakistan	AUS vs ENG	AUS won by 7 runs
1992	Feb 22-Mar 25	Australia,New Zealand	PAK vs ENG	PAK won by 22 runs
1996	Feb 14-Mar 17	India,Pakistan,Sri Lanka	AUS vs SL	SL won by 7 wickets
1999	May 14-Jun 20	England,Ireland,Netherlands,Scotland	AUS vs PAK	AUS won by 8 wickets
2003	Feb 09-Mar 23	Kenya,South Africa,Zimbabwe	AUS vs IND	AUS won by 125 runs
2007	Mar 13-Apr 28	West Indies	SL vs AUS	AUS won by 53 runs

Nine editions of the tournament have taken place to date, with the event being won by Australia on four occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007), West Indies twice (1975, 1979), and India (1983), Pakistan (1992) and Sri Lanka (1996) on one occasion.

The tournament has helped create some of the most memorable moments in the history of the sport, including one of the most dramatic games of all time, when Australia and South Africa tied the ICC Cricket World Cup 1999 semi-final, and one of the greatest shocks, when India defeated West Indies in the final of the 1983 event.

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is set to be one of the most exciting events in the history of the event, with the new quarter-final format set to create a fascinating finish to the tournament.

14 teams will take part in the tournament with games set to be broadcast to a global audience in over 180 territories and followed by millions on the internet, mobile and other media.