| Year & Host Nations | Winner | Runner-Up |
| 2011 India,srilanka &bangladesh | INDIA | Sri Lanka |
| 2007 West Indies | Australia | Sri Lanka |
| 2003 South Africa | Australia | India |
| 1999 England | Australia | Pakistan |
| 1996 India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Australia |
| 1992 Australia & New Zealand | Pakistan | England |
| 1987 India & Pakistan | Australia | England |
| 1983 England | India | West Indies |
| 1979 England | West Indies | England |
| 1975 England | West Indies | Australia |
Scores of 150 or more in the ICC Cricket World Cup
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), 152 v Namibia at Pietermaritzburg, 2003
Gary Kirsten (SA), 188 not out v UAE at Rawalpindi, 1996
Sourav Ganguly (Ind), 183 v Sri Lanka at Taunton, 1999
Viv Richards (WI), 181 v Sri Lanka at Karachi, 1987
Kapil Dev (Ind), 175 not out v Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells, 1983
Craig Wishart (Zim), 172 not out v Namibia at Harare, 2003
Glenn Turner (NZ), 171 not out v East Africa at Birmingham, 1975
Andrew Hudson (SA), 161 v Netherlands at Rawalpindi, 1996
Imran Nazir (Pak), 160 v Zimbabwe at Kingston, 2007
Matthew Hayden (Aus), 158 v West Indies at North Sound, 2007
