The first ICC World Cup was contested in England in 1975 as a series of one-day matches of 60 overs per side. It was held outside England, in India and Pakistan, for the first time in 1987. Australia is the country that won the World Cup more(5) times till now.
ICC world cup winners list
| Winner | Runner-up | Year | Final Venue | Host nation(s) |
| West Indies 291/8 (60 Overs) |
Australia 271 all out(58.4 overs) |
1975 | Lord’s, London | England |
| West Indies 286/9 (60 overs) |
England 194 all out(51 overs) |
1979 | Lord’s, London | England |
| India 183 All out(54.4 overs) |
West Indies 140 all out (52 overs) |
1983 | Lord’s, London | England |
| Australia 253/5 (50 overs) |
England 246/8 (50 overs) |
1987 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India | India, Pakistan |
| Pakistan 249/6 (50 overs) |
England 227 all out(49.2 overs) |
1992 | MCG, Melbourne, Australia | Australia, New Zealand |
| Sri Lanka 245/3 (46.2 overs) |
Australia 241/7 (50 overs) |
1996 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
| Australia 133/2 (20.1 overs) |
Pakistan 132 all out (39 overs) |
1999 | Lord’s, London | England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands |
| Australia 359/2 (50 overs) |
India 234 all out (39.2 overs) |
2003 | Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa | Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe |
| Australia 281/4 (38 overs) |
Sri Lanka 215/8 (36 overs) |
2007 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies |
| India 277/4 (48.2 overs) |
Sri Lanka 274/6 (50 overs) |
2011 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India | Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka |
| Australia 186/3 (33.1 overs) |
New Zealand 183 all out (45 overs) |
2015 | MCG, Melbourne, Australia | Australia, New Zealand |
Man of the match in final and Man of the tournament
Man of the Tournament started in 1992 in the ICC World Cup
| Year | Man of the match in final | Man of the tournament |
| 1975 | Clive Lloyd 102 runs |
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| 1979 | Viv Richards 138* |
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| 1983 | Mohinder Amarnath 3/12 and 26 |
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| 1987 | David Boon 75 runs |
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| 1992 | Wasim Akram 33 and 3/39 |
Martin Crowe 456 runs |
| 1996 | Aravinda de Silva 107* and 3/42 |
Sanath Jayasuriya 221 runs and 7 wickets |
| 1999 | Shane Warne 4/33 |
Lance Klusener 281 runs and 17 wickets |
| 2003 | Ricky Ponting 140 |
Sachin Tendulkar 673 runs and 2 wickets |
| 2007 | Adam Gilchrist 149 |
Glenn Mcgrath 26 wickets |
| 2011 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni 91* |
Yuvraj Singh 362 runs and 15 wickets |
| 2015 | James Faulkner 3/36 |
Mitchell Starc 22 wickets |