[PDF] ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Full Schedule | World Cup History and Records

ICC Cricket World Cup to scheduled to held in Australia and New Zealand in February - March 2015. Today, we are providing you with 2015 World Cup Schedule. The ICC Cricket World Cup is an ODI [One Day Int'l] cricket competition run by the ICC. Till date, there has been ten editions of ICC Cricket World Cup, inaugural being hosted by England back in 1975, where West Indies and Australia entered finals, and WI winning the final comfortably.

The most recent edition was organized by sub-continent trio viz; India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh in 2011, where India completed their second world cup triumph in the finals against Sri Lanka. Full list of all editions and winners is given below.  

History of ICC Cricket World Cup

Year        Hosted By        Winner             Runner-Up

1975        England          West Indies        Australia
1979        England          West Indies        England
1983        England          India              West Indies
1987        Indi-Pak         Australia          England
1992        Aus-NZ           Pakistan           England
1996        Ind-Pak-SL       Sri Lanka          Australia
1999        England          Australia          Pakistan
2003        South Africa     Australia          India  
2007        West Indies      Australia          Sri Lanka 
2011        Ind-SL-B'desh    India              Sri Lanka
2015        Aus-NZ             ?                   ? 

ICC Cricket World Cup 2014

 

The 2015 ICC World Cup will be the eleventh edition of this pinnacle tournament of cricket. This time the tournament is scheduled to take place in Oceania [Australia & New Zealand] from 14 February to 29 March 2015. The matches to be played in total of fourteen cities of two countries –  

Australia : Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
New Zealand : Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson, Wellington

It will be second tournament to held in this part of world after 1992. This time total number of matches are 49. Two groups are divided into seven teams of each.

Group A : Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Scotland, Sri Lanka
Group B : India, Ireland, Pakistan, South Africa, West Indies, UAE, Zimbabwe

Warm-up Matches Schedule

8 February – India v Australia (1400 hrs), Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
9 February – South Africa v Sri Lanka (1100 hrs), Hagley Oval, Christchurch
9 February – New Zealand v Zimbabwe (1100 hrs), Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Christchurch
9 February – England v West Indies (1430 hrs), Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
9 February – Pakistan v Bangladesh (1430 hrs), Blacktown ISP, Sydney
10 February – Ireland v Scotland (1430 hrs), Blacktown ISP, Sydney
10 February – India v Afghanistan (1400) hrs, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
11 February – New Zealand v South Africa (1100 hrs), Hagley Oval, Christchurch
11 February – Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe (1100 hrs), Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Christchurch
11 February – Australia v UAE (1430 hrs), Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
11 February – England v Pakistan (1430 hrs), Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
12 February – West Indies v Scotland (1000 hrs), Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
12 February – Ireland v Bangladesh (1000 hrs), Blacktown ISP, Sydney
13 February – Afghanistan v UAE (1000 hrs) Junction Oval, Melbourne

 

Schedule of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

No.  DATE         TEAMS        VENUE         TIIMINGS    
   
1    14 Feb 2015  SL V NZ      Christchurch  Day
2    14 Feb 2015  Eng V Aus    Melbourne     Day/Night
3    15 Feb 2015  SA V Zim     Hamilton      Day/Night
4    15 Feb 2015  Ind V Pak    Adelaide      Day/Night
5    16 Feb 2015  WI V Ire     Nelson        Day
6    17 Feb 2015  NZ V Scot    Dunedin       Day
7    18 Feb 2015  Bd V Afg     Canberra      Day/Night
8    19 Feb 2015  Zim V UAE    Nelson        Day 
9    20 Feb 2015  Eng V NZ     Wellington    Day/Night
10   21 Feb 2015  Pak V WI     Christchurch  Day
11   21 Feb 2015  Aus V Bd     Brisbane      Day/Night
12   22 Feb 2015  SL V Afg     Dunedin       Day
13   22 Feb 2015  SA V Ind     Melbourne     Day/Night
14   23 Feb 2015  Eng V Scot   Christchurch  Day
15   24 Feb 2015  WI V Zim     Canberra      Day/Night
16   25 Feb 2015  Ire V UAE    Brisbane      Day/Night
17   26 Feb 2015  Afg V Scot   Dunedin       Day
18   26 Feb 2015  SL V Bd      Melbourne     Day/Night
19   27 Feb 2015  SA V WI      Sydney        Day/Night
20   28 Feb 2015  Aus V NZ     Auckland      Day/Night
21   28 Feb 2015  Ind V UAE    Perth         Day/Night
22   1 Mar  2015  Eng V SL     Wellington    Day
23   1 Mar  2015  Pak V Zim    Brisbane      Day/Night 
24   3 Mar  2015  SA V Ire     Canberra      Day/Night
25   4 Mar  2015  Pak V UAE    Napier        Day/Night
26   4 Mar  2015  Aus V Afg    Perth         Day/Night
27   5 Mar  2015  Bd  V Scot   Nelson        Day
28   6 Mar  2015  Ind V WI     Perth         Day/Night
29   7 Mar  2015  SA V Pak     Auckland      Day/Night
30   7 Mar  2015  Zim V Ire    Hobart        Day/Night
31   8 Mar  2015  NZ V Afg     Napier        Day
32   8 Mar  2015  Aus  V SL    Sydney        Day/Night
33   9 Mar  2015  Eng V Bd     Adelaide      Day/Night
34   10 Mar 2015  Ind V Ire    Hamilton      Day/Night
35   11 Mar 2015  SL V Scot    Hobart        Day/Night
36   12 Mar 2015  SA V UAE     Wellington    Day/Night
37   13 Mar 2015  Bd V NZ      Hamilton      Day/Night
38   13 Mar 2015  Eng V Afg    Sydney        Day/Night 
39   14 Mar 2015  Ind V Zim    Auckland      Day/Night
40   14 Mar 2015  Aus V Scot   Hobart        Day/Night
41   15 Mar 2015  WI V UAE     Napier        Day
42   15 Mar 2015  Pak V Ire    Adelaide      Day/Night

Q1   18 Mar 2015  TBD V TBD    Sydney        Day/Night
Q2   19 Mar 2015  TBD V TBD    Melbourne     Day/Night
Q3   20 Mar 2015  TBD V TBD    Adelaide      Day/Night
Q4   21 Mar 2015  TBD V TBD    Wellington    Day/Night
SF1  24 Mar 2015  TBD V TBD    Auckland      Day/Night
SF2  26 Mar 2015  TBD V TBD    Sydney        Day/Night
F    29 Mar 2015  TBD V TBD    Melbourne     Day/Night


Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 are Quarter Finals
SF1, SF2 are Semi Finals and F stands for Finals

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 ICC World Cup Records

• Sachin Tendulkar holds an individual records of  most scores over fifty (15), most centuries (6) and most runs (2278) than any other cricketer in World Cup history.
• Glenn McGrath has taken more wickets at a higher strike rate with a better economy rate.
• Ricky Ponting is the leading fielder in terms of catches made, in single tournament and in the competition's history.
• Adam Gilchrist  has made the most dismissals in a single match, in single tournament and in World Cup history.
• Australia hold several team records viz; most wins (55), the highest win percentage (74%), the most consecutive wins. They were undefeated in the 2003 and 2007 editions.
• Canada has lowest score in the history of the tournament and Zimbabwe has record number of matches lost (37).
• Canadian Nicholas De Groot's holds record of three consecutive ducks. 
• Highest score is 413–5 by India v  Bermuda (2007).
• Lowest score is 36 by Canada v Sri Lanka (2003).
• Highest successful run chase is 329/7 byIreland v England (2011).
• Highest winning margin (runs) ia 257 by India v  Bermuda (2007).
• Lowest winning margin (runs) is 1 by Australia v  India (1987).
• Fastest century is by Kevin O'Brien of Ireland vs England (2011) off just 50 balls.
• Fastest fifty is by Brendon McCullum of New Zealand vs Canada (2007) off just 20 balls.

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