In the 2003 ICC World Cup, a total of 14 teams participated.
The ICC World Cup, also known as the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, is the most significant event in cricket and one of the most watched sporting tournaments in the world. The tournament is held every four years, with the first edition taking place in 1975.
England hosted the first three editions before it was moved to other countries. Australia has been the most successful team in World Cup history, winning the tournament five times. West Indies and India are the only other teams to have won the tournament more than once.
Here is a summary of the points tables from past editions of the ICC World Cup:
ICC World Cup 1975:
In the inaugural edition of the World Cup held in 1975 and hosted by England, eight teams participated. The teams were divided into two groups, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semifinals.
Group A:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
England
3
3
0
0
0
12
2
New Zealand
3
2
1
0
0
8
3
India
3
1
2
0
0
4
4
East Africa
3
0
3
0
0
0
Group B:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
West Indies
3
3
0
0
0
12
2
Australia
3
2
1
0
0
8
3
Pakistan
3
1
2
0
0
4
4
Sri Lanka
3
0
3
0
0
0
ICC World Cup 1979:
The 1979 World Cup, also hosted by England, featured eight participating teams. The teams were again divided into two groups, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semifinals.
Group A:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
England
3
3
0
0
0
12
2
Pakistan
3
2
1
0
0
8
3
Australia
3
1
2
0
0
4
4
Canada
3
0
3
0
0
0
Group B:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
West Indies
3
2
0
0
1
10
2
New Zealand
3
2
1
0
0
8
3
Sri Lanka
3
1
2
0
0
6
4
India
3
0
3
0
0
0
ICC World Cup 1983:
The 1983 World Cup, hosted by England, featured eight teams. This time, the teams were divided into two groups, and the top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals.
Group A:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
England
3
3
0
0
0
6
2
Pakistan
3
2
1
0
0
4
3
New Zealand
3
1
2
0
0
2
4
Sri Lanka
3
0
3
0
0
0
Group B:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
West Indies
3
3
0
0
0
6
2
India
3
2
1
0
0
4
3
Australia
3
1
2
0
0
2
4
Zimbabwe
3
0
3
0
0
0
ICC World Cup 1987:
The 1987 World Cup was jointly hosted by India and Pakistan. This edition featured eight teams and had a different format. The teams were divided into two groups, and the top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage.
Group A:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
India
3
3
0
0
0
20
2
Australia
3
3
0
0
0
20
3
New Zealand
3
1
2
0
0
8
4
Zimbabwe
3
0
3
0
0
0
Group B:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
Pakistan
3
3
0
0
0
20
2
England
3
2
1
0
0
16
3
West Indies
3
1
2
0
0
8
4
Sri Lanka
3
0
3
0
0
0
ICC World Cup 1992:
ICC World Cup 1992 witnessed an expansion, with Australia and New Zealand co-hosting and nine teams participating. The competition adopted a round-robin format in the first stage, where each team played against the other eight teams once. The top four teams then proceeded to the semifinals.
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
Pakistan
8
6
2
0
0
12
2
England
8
5
3
0
0
10
3
New Zealand
8
4
4
0
0
8
4
South Africa
8
4
4
0
0
8
5
West Indies
8
4
4
0
0
8
6
Australia
8
4
4
0
0
8
7
India
8
3
5
0
0
6
8
Sri Lanka
8
1
7
0
0
2
ICC World Cup 1996:
The ICC World Cup returned to Asia in 1996 and was co-hosted by India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. A total of 12 teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into two groups. In each group, each team played against the other five teams once. Four teams from each group then made it to the quarterfinals.
Group A:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
Sri Lanka
5
4
1
0
0
8
2
Australia
5
4
1
0
0
8
3
West Indies
5
3
2
0
0
6
4
Zimbabwe
5
2
3
0
0
4
5
Kenya
5
1
4
0
0
2
6
India
5
1
4
0
0
2
Group B:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
South Africa
5
4
1
0
0
8
2
Pakistan
5
4
1
0
0
8
3
New Zealand
5
3
2
0
0
6
4
England
5
3
2
0
0
6
5
India
5
2
3
0
0
4
6
UAE
5
0
5
0
0
0
ICC World Cup 1999:
In 1999, the World Cup made a comeback to England with 12 teams featuring in it. The teams were divided into two groups of six each. Each team played all the others in their group once. The top three teams from each group advanced to the Super Sixes. The top four teams in the Super Sixes advanced to the semifinals.
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
Australia
6
6
0
0
0
12
2
Pakistan
6
4
2
0
0
8
3
South Africa
6
4
2
0
0
8
4
India
6
3
3
0
0
6
5
New Zealand
6
3
3
0
0
6
6
England
6
2
4
0
0
4
7
Sri Lanka
6
1
5
0
0
2
8
Zimbabwe
6
0
6
0
0
0
ICC World Cup 2003:
In the 2003 ICC World Cup, a total of 14 teams participated. The teams were divided into two groups of seven teams each. Each team played against the other team in the group once and the top three teams from each group made it to the Super 6s. The top four teams in the Super 6s then made it to the semifinal.
Group A:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
Australia
6
5
1
0
0
10
2
England
6
4
2
0
0
8
3
Pakistan
6
4
2
0
0
8
4
India
6
3
3
0
0
6
5
Zimbabwe
6
1
5
0
0
2
6
Netherlands
6
0
6
0
0
0
Group B:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
South Africa
6
6
0
0
0
12
2
Sri Lanka
6
4
2
0
0
8
3
New Zealand
6
3
3
0
0
6
4
West Indies
6
3
3
0
0
6
5
Bangladesh
6
1
5
0
0
2
6
Canada
6
0
6
0
0
0
ICC World Cup 2007:
West Indies hosted the ICC World Cup for the first time in 2007 with a record 16 teams participating in that edition. The teams were divided into four groups. In the group stage, each team played three games, and the top two teams from each group advanced to the Super 8. The top four teams from the Super 8s then made it to the semifinal.
Group A:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
Australia
3
3
0
0
0
6
2
South Africa
3
2
1
0
0
4
3
Scotland
3
1
2
0
0
2
4
Netherlands
3
0
3
0
0
0
Group B:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
Sri Lanka
3
3
0
0
0
6
2
Bangladesh
3
2
1
0
0
4
3
India
3
1
2
0
0
2
4
Bermuda
3
0
3
0
0
0
Group C:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
New Zealand
3
3
0
0
0
6
2
Kenya
3
1
2
0
0
2
3
England
3
1
2
0
0
2
4
Canada
3
1
2
0
0
2
Group D:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
Pakistan
3
3
0
0
0
6
2
Ireland
3
2
1
0
0
4
3
Zimbabwe
3
1
2
0
0
2
4
Australia
3
0
3
0
0
0
ICC World Cup 2011:
India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh co-hosted the ICC World Cup in 2011. A total of 14 teams participated in that edition of the marquee event. The teams were divided into two groups of 7 teams each. In the group stage, each team in a group played against all the other teams once and the top four from each group made it to the knockout round.
Group A:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
Pakistan
6
5
1
0
0
10
2
Sri Lanka
6
4
1
0
1
9
3
Australia
6
4
1
0
1
9
4
New Zealand
6
4
2
0
0
8
5
Zimbabwe
6
2
4
0
0
4
6
Kenya
6
0
6
0
0
0
Group B:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
South Africa
6
5
1
0
0
10
2
India
6
4
1
1
0
9
3
England
6
3
2
1
0
7
4
West Indies
6
3
3
0
0
6
5
Bangladesh
6
3
3
0
0
6
6
Ireland
6
2
4
0
0
4
7
Netherlands
6
0
6
0
0
0
ICC World Cup 2015:
Like the previous edition in 2011, the 2015 edition of the World Cup also featured 14 teams. The teams were divided into two pools of 7 teams each. The seven teams played against each other once before the top four teams from each group qualified for the quarterfinals.
Pool A:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
New Zealand
6
6
0
0
0
12
2
Australia
6
4
1
0
1
9
3
Sri Lanka
6
4
2
0
0
8
4
Bangladesh
6
3
3
0
0
6
5
England
6
2
4
0
0
4
6
Afghanistan
6
1
5
0
0
2
7
Scotland
6
0
6
0
0
0
Pool B:
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
India
6
6
0
0
0
12
2
South Africa
6
4
2
0
0
8
3
Pakistan
6
4
2
0
0
8
4
West Indies
6
3
3
0
0
6
5
Ireland
6
3
3
0
0
6
6
Zimbabwe
6
1
5
0
0
2
7
UAE
6
0
6
0
0
0
ICC World Cup 2019:
In 2019, the World Cup returned to the English shores after two decades and ended on a historic note. England, the pioneers of the game, finally managed to lay their hands on the most coveted title in the game. Talking about the format, 10 teams featured in the competition. Each team played against each once in the league stage before the top four teams made it to the semifinal.
Pos
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
Points
1
England
9
7
2
0
0
14
2
India
9
7
2
0
0
14
3
Australia
9
7
2
0
0
14
4
New Zealand
9
5
3
0
1
11
5
Pakistan
9
5
3
0
1
11
6
Bangladesh
9
3
5
0
1
7
7
Sri Lanka
9
3
5
0
1
7
8
South Africa
9
3
5
0
1
7
9
West Indies
9
2
6
0
1
5
10
Afghanistan
9
0
9
0
0
0
Please note that these tables represent the points standings during the group stages of each World Cup.
