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2015 Cricket World Cup

{{short description|11th edition of the Cricket World Cup}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}

{{Infobox cricket tournament

| name = 2015 Cricket World Cup

| image = 2015 Cricket World Cup Logo.svg

| fromdate = 14 February

| todate = 29 March 2015

| administrator = International Cricket Council

| cricket format = One Day International

| tournament format = Group Stage and Knockout Stage

| host = {{ubl|Australia|New Zealand}}

| champions = {{cr|AUS}}

| count = 5

| runner up = {{cr|NZL}}

| participants = 14

| matches = 49

| attendance = 1016420

| player of the series = {{cricon|AUS}} Mitchell Starc

| most runs = {{cricon|NZL}} Martin Guptill (547)

| most wickets = {{cricon|AUS}} Mitchell Starc (22)
{{cricon|NZL}} Trent Boult (22)

| website = {{Official website|http://www.cricketworldcup.com}}

| previous_year = 2011

| previous_tournament = 2011 Cricket World Cup

| next_year = 2019

| next_tournament = 2019 Cricket World Cup

}}

The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 11th Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015, and was won by Australia, defeating New Zealand by 7 wickets in the final. This was the second time the tournament was held in Australia and New Zealand, the first having been the 1992 Cricket World Cup. India were the defending champions having won the previous edition in 2011, but they were eliminated by eventual champions Australia in the semi-finals.

The tournament consisted of 14 teams, which were split into two pools of seven, with each team playing every other team in their pool once. The top four teams from each pool progressed to the knockout stage, which consisted of quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.

The final was between the co-hosts Australia and New Zealand. Australia won by seven wickets, to win their fifth Cricket World Cup.{{cite web |last=Fernando |first=Andrew Fidel |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/report/656495/australia-vs-new-zealand-final-icc-cricket-world-cup-2014-15 |title=Majestic Australia win fifth World Cup |website=ESPN Cricinfo |date=29 March 2015 |access-date=7 July 2019}}

The total attendance was 1,016,420, with an average of 21,175 per game.{{cite web |title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 gives economic boost to Australia and New Zealand |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/88460/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-gives-economic-boost-to-australia-and-new-zealand |work=ICC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113031111/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/88460/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-gives-economic-boost-to-australia-and-new-zealand |archive-date=13 January 2016}}{{cite web |title=Attendances of CWC15 |url=http://www.austadiums.com/sport/comp.php?sid=31|work=Austadiums }} The final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground had a crowd of 93,013, a record one-day cricket crowd for Australia{{cite web|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/world-cup-final-sets-new-record-crowd-for-australia-odi-melbourne-cricket-ground/2015-03-29 |title=Your invite to Australia's party |work=cricket.com.au }} In India, the largest television rating was for the Australia–India semi-final, 15% of television-viewing households.{{cite news |title=India-Australia semi most watched match in ICC WC 2015 |url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/companies/india-australia-semi-most-watched-match-in-icc-wc-2015-115040200864_1.html |work=Business Standard |date=3 April 2015}}

Host selection

=Bids=

The ICC announced the hosts for the previous World Cup, the 2011 competition, on 30 April 2006. Australia and New Zealand had also bid for the tournament and a successful Australian bid for the 2011 World Cup would have seen a 50–50 split in games, with the final still up for negotiation. The Trans-Tasman bid, Beyond Boundaries, was the only bid for 2011 delivered to the ICC headquarters at Dubai before 1 March deadline. Considerable merits of the bid included the superior venues and infrastructure, and the total support of the Australian and New Zealand governments on tax and custom issues during the tournament, according to Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland.{{cite news |title=Asia to host 2011 World Cup |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/245789.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=30 April 2006 |access-date=31 July 2013 }} The New Zealand government had also assured that the Zimbabwean team would be allowed to take part in the tournament after political discussions about whether their team would be allowed to tour Zimbabwe in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-06-29/nz-told-to-tour-zimbabwe-or-face-fines/2048038|title=NZ told to tour Zimbabwe or face fines|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=29 June 2005|access-date=19 January 2015}}

ICC President Ehsan Mani said that the extra time required by the Asian bloc to hand over its bid had harmed the four-nation bid. However, when it came to the voting, the Asians won by seven votes to four; according to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), it was the vote of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) that turned the matter. It was reported in Pakistani newspaper Dawn that the Asian countries promised to hold fundraising events for West Indian cricket during the 2007 Cricket World Cup, which may have influenced the vote.{{cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/2006/05/02/spt1.htm |title=Asia promises spectacular World Cup |work=Dawn |date=2 May 2005 |access-date=2 May 2005}} However, I.S. Bindra, chairman of the monitoring committee of the Asian bid, denied that, saying that it was their promise of extra profits of US$400 million that swung the vote their way.{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cricket-world-cup-2011-record-prize-money-of-8-million/higher-profits/slideshow/7501181.cms|title=Cricket World Cup 2011: Record prize money of $8 million|access-date=19 January 2015}}

The ICC was so impressed by the efficiency of the Trans-Tasman bid that they decided to award the next World Cup, to be held in 2015, to them.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/4956010.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618093910/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/4956010.stm |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 June 2006 |title=England lands Cricket World Cup |date=30 April 2006 |access-date=6 January 2015 }}

Australia and New Zealand last jointly hosted the Cricket World Cup in 1992.

Format

The tournament featured 14 teams, the same number as the 2011 World Cup, giving associate and affiliate member nations a chance to participate.{{cite news |first=K.R. |last=Nayar |title=International Cricket Council approves 14-team cup |url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/international-cricket-council-approves-14-team-cup-1.829620 |work=Gulf News |location=Dubai |issn=1563-5899 |publisher=Al Nisr Publishing |date=29 June 2011 |access-date=29 June 2011 }}

The format was the same as the 2011 edition: 14 teams take part in the initial stages, divided into two groups of seven; the seven teams play each other once before the top four teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals.

On 29 January 2015, ICC reinstated the use of the Super Over for Cricket World Cup Final match if the match finished as a tie.{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/news/2015/media-releases/84891/outcomes-from-icc-board-and-committee-meetings |title=Outcomes from ICC Board and Committee Meetings |publisher=International Cricket Council |date=29 January 2015 |access-date=29 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202205353/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/news/2015/media-releases/84891/outcomes-from-icc-board-and-committee-meetings |archive-date=2 February 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/825015.html |title=Super Over in place for World Cup final once again |date=29 January 2015 |website=ESPNcricinfo |quote=The ICC has reverted to using the Super Over to determine a winner in case of a tie in the 2015 World Cup final, a playing condition that was in place for the 2011 final but had been scrapped in the lead up to the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.}}

Qualification

[[File:2015 Cricket World Cup participating nations.svg|360px|thumb|Highlighted are the countries to participate in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

{{legend|#00f|Qualified as full member of ICC}}

{{legend|#0c0|Qualified via WCL or qualifier}}

{{legend|#fc0|Participated in final stage of the qualifying process, but failed to qualify}}]]

{{main|2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship|2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier}}

Per ICC regulations, the 10 ICC full member nations qualify for the tournament automatically. Immediately after the 2011 World Cup, it was decided that the next tournament would be reduced to only feature the 10 full members.{{cite news |last= Monga |first=Sidharth |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/509530.html |title=ICC confirms 10 teams for next two World Cups |website=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |access-date=29 June 2011 |quote=The ICC has confirmed that the next two World Cups will be 10-team events.}} This was met with heavy criticism from a number of associate nations, especially from the Ireland cricket team, who had performed well in 2007 and 2011, including victories over Pakistan and England, both full member nations. Following support shown by the ICC Cricket Committee for a qualification process,{{cite news |title=Irish handed further World Cup boost after ICC meeting |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/13365391 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=11 May 2011 |access-date=14 February 2015}} the ICC reversed their decision in June 2011 and decided that 14 teams would participate in the 2015 World Cup, including four associate or affiliate member nations.{{cite news |title=ICC annual conference: Associates included in 2015 World Cup |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/521049.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=28 June 2011 |access-date=29 June 2011}}

At the ICC Chief Executives' Committee meeting in September 2011, the ICC decided on a new qualifying format. The top two teams of the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship qualify directly. The remaining six teams join the third and fourth-placed teams of 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and the top two teams of 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in a 10-team World Cup Qualifier to decide the remaining two places.{{cite press release |title=Results of the ICC Chief Executives' Committee meeting in London |url=http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/newsdetails.php?newsId=17042_1315836720 |publisher=International Cricket Council |date=12 September 2011 |access-date=13 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929011425/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/newsdetails.php?newsId=17042_1315836720 |archive-date=29 September 2011}}{{cite news |title=ICC spells out 2015 WC qualification plan |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/535977.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=11 October 2011 |access-date=11 October 2011 }}

On 9 July 2013, as a result of a tied match against the Netherlands, Ireland became the first country to qualify for the 2015 World Cup.{{cite news |title=Ireland become first team to qualify for the 2015 Cricket World Cup |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/ireland-become-first-team-to-qualify-for-the-2015-cricket-world-cup-29407714.html |newspaper=Irish Independent |location=Dublin |publisher=Independent News & Media |agency=PA Media |issn=0021-1222 |date=9 July 2013 |access-date=30 July 2013}} On 4 October 2013, Afghanistan qualified for their first Cricket World Cup after beating Kenya to finish in second place behind Ireland.{{cite news |title=Afghanistan celebrates cricket World Cup qualification |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24404178 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=4 October 2013 |access-date=29 December 2013}}

Scotland defeated the United Arab Emirates in the final of the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier and both teams qualified for the last two spots in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.{{cite news |last=Pennington |first=John |title=Scotland Win World Cup Qualifier |url=http://www.cricketworld.com/scotland-win-world-cup-qualifier/36502.htm |date=1 February 2014 |access-date=17 July 2014 |website=Cricket World}}

class="wikitable"
Team

!Method of qualification

!Past appearances

!Last appearance

!Previous best performance

!Rank{{refn|group=nb|Full members' ranks are based on the ICC ODI Championship rankings as of 31 December 2012.}}

!Group

{{cr|ENG}}

|rowspan=10|Full members

|10

|2011

|Runners-up {{small|(1979, 1987, 1992)}}

|1

|A

{{cr|SA}}

|6

|2011

|Semi-finals {{small|(1992, 1999, 2007)}}

|2

|B

{{cr|IND}}

|10

|2011

|Champions {{small|(1983, 2011)}}

|3

|B

{{cr|AUS}}

|10

|2011

|Champions {{small|(1987, 1999, 2003, 2007)}}

|4

|A

{{cr|SL}}

|10

|2011

|Champions {{small|(1996)}}

|5

|A

{{cr|PAK}}

|10

|2011

|Champions {{small|(1992)}}

|6

|B

{{cr|WIN}}

|10

|2011

|Champions {{small|(1975, 1979)}}

|7

|B

{{cr|BAN}}

|4

|2011

|Super 8 {{small|(2007)}}

|8

|A

{{cr|NZ}}

|10

|2011

|Semi-finals {{small|(1975, 1979, 1992, 1999, 2007, 2011)}}

|9

|A

{{cr|ZIM}}

|8

|2011

|Super 6 {{small|(1999, 2003)}}

|10

|B

{{cr|IRE}}

|rowspan=2|WCL Championship

|2

|2011

|Super 8 {{small|(2007)}}

|11

|B

{{cr|AFG|2013}}

|0

|—

|—

|12

|A

{{cr|SCO}}

|rowspan=2|World Cup Qualifier

|2

|2007

|Group stage {{small|(1999, 2007)}}

|13

|A

{{cr|UAE}}

|1

|1996

|Group stage {{small|(1996)}}

|14

|B

{{reflist|group=nb}}

Preparations

=Local organising committee=

In preparation for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, the organising committee of the tournament was finalised. John Harnden was named chief executive,{{cite web |title=ICC names John Harnden as 2015 World Cup CEO |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/news/icc-names-john-harnden-2015-world-cup-ceo-064032427.html |website=Yahoo News |agency=ANI |access-date=21 May 2024 |date=21 November 2011}} James Strong as chairman,{{cite web |title=James Strong announced as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Chairman |url=https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/archive/james-strong-announced-as-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-chairman/ |website=New Zealand Cricket |access-date=21 May 2024 |date=17 August 2011}} and Ralph Waters was named as the deputy chairman.{{cite web |title=Ralph Waters announced as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Deputy Chairman |url=https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/archive/ralph-waters-announced-as-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-deputy-chairman/ |website=New Zealand Cricket |access-date=21 May 2024 |date=22 August 2011}} Following Strong's death in March 2013, Waters became chairman.{{cite web |title=Ralph Waters new World Cup 2015 chairman |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ralph-waters-named-new-world-cup-2015-chairman-624804 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 May 2024 |date=13 March 2013}}

=Allocation of matches=

When Australia and New Zealand bid for the 2011 Cricket World Cup in 2006, they said that it will see a 50–50 split in games. Finally, it was decided on 30 July 2013 that Australia would host 26 matches, while New Zealand got a share of 23 matches in the tournament. There was a tense battle between Melbourne and Sydney to host the final.{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Warner |title=Melbourne and Sydney will jostle for the right to host the final of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/melbourne-and-sydney-will-jostle-for-the-right-to-host-the-final-of-the-2015-icc-cricket-world-cup/story-e6frf3g3-1226395429490 |website=Fox Sports Australia |publisher=Foxtel |agency=Herald Sun |date=14 June 2012 |access-date=31 July 2013}} On 30 July 2013, it was announced that Melbourne would host the final, with Sydney and Auckland hosting the semi-finals.{{cite news |last=Brettig |first=Daniel |title=World Cup final returns to Melbourne |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/current/story/656365.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=29 July 2013 |access-date=30 July 2013}}

=Visas=

It was announced that spectators travelling to World Cup matches in New Zealand who would otherwise not be entitled to a visa waiver, would be able to enter New Zealand if they held an Australian visitor visa. This was a special Trans-Tasman Visa Arrangement for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/visit/visitors/transtasmanvisaarrangementscricketworldcup2015.htm |title=2015 Cricket World Cup Trans-Tasman Visa Arrangements |publisher=Immigration New Zealand |date=3 September 2014 |access-date=29 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127083455/http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/visit/visitors/transtasmanvisaarrangementscricketworldcup2015.htm |archive-date=27 January 2015 }}{{cite press release |url=http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/mc/2014/mc217579.htm |title=Two countries, one visa for the 2015 Cricket World Cup |publisher=Department of Immigration and Border Protection |date=3 September 2014 |access-date=29 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150118062954/http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/mc/2014/mc217579.htm |archive-date=18 January 2015 |quote=People visiting Australia and New Zealand for the 2015 Cricket World Cup will only need to apply for one visa under a new Trans–Tasman visa arrangement, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash said today.}}{{cite web |url= http://www.immi.gov.au/News/Pages/Trans-Tasman-Visa.aspx |title= Trans-Tasman Visa Arrangement for 2015 Cricket World Cup |publisher=Department of Immigration and Border Protection |date=2 June 2014 |access-date=29 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214024848/http://www.immi.gov.au/News/Pages/Trans-Tasman-Visa.aspx |archive-date= 14 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}

=Media and promotion=

{{Third-party|date=December 2021}}

The World Cup has grown as a media event with each tournament.{{Dubious|date=December 2021}} The International Cricket Council has sold the rights for broadcasting of the 2015 Cricket World Cup for US$2 billion to ESPN Star Sports and Star Sports. According to Strong, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) wants to make the tournament the most fan-friendly event of its kind and take cricket to a wide range of communities throughout Australia and New Zealand.[http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/newsdetails.php?newsId=18836_1327733640 Prime Ministers Gillard and Key open innings for CWC2015]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Website. Retrieved 28 January 2012

Sachin Tendulkar was named by the ICC as the World Cup Ambassador for the second time, after filling the role at the 2011 Cricket World Cup.{{cite press release |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83789/tendulkar-announced-as-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-ambassador |title=Tendulkar announced as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Ambassador |date=22 December 2014 |publisher=International Cricket Council |access-date=21 May 2015|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627055609/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83789/tendulkar-announced-as-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-ambassador|archive-date=27 June 2015}}

Tickets for India v Pakistan in Adelaide reportedly sold out within 12 minutes of going on sale.{{cite web |title=Tickets of India-Pakistan clash sold out in 12 minutes |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/cricketnews/world-cup-2015-95-days-to-go-australia-already-minting-money/article1-1285115.aspx |work=hindustantimes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112064855/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/cricketnews/world-cup-2015-95-days-to-go-australia-already-minting-money/article1-1285115.aspx |archive-date=12 November 2014 }} The match received an average television audience in India of 14.8% of TV-equipped households.{{cite news |last1=Malvania |first1=Urvi |title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: India matches pick up steam on TV |url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-india-matches-catch-steam-on-tv-115031201031_1.html |work=Business Standard |date=16 March 2015}}{{cite news |title=India-Pak game second-most watched cricket match ever on television |url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/india-pak-game-second-most-watched-cricket-match-ever-on-television-115022700004_1.html |work=Business Standard |date=27 February 2015}} The semi-final, Australia–India, had a higher average rating in India, 15.0%, but no 2015 match surpassed the 2011 Final among Indian viewers. The 2015 World Cup came at a time of declining viewing figures for cricket in India.{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Ravi Teja |title=Numbers say it all: Cricket, India's biggest religion, fast losing followers |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/numbers-say-it-all-cricket-indias-biggest-religion-fast-losing-followers-other-sports-making-a-mark/articleshow/46981206.cms |work=Economic Times |date=20 April 2015}} Broadcaster Star Sports claimed that its coverage reached 635 million viewers in India.{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Ravi Teja |title=ICC World Cup 2015 was watched by 635 million viewers in India |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/icc-world-cup-2015-was-watched-by-635-million-viewers-in-india/articleshow/46785428.cms |work=Economic Times |date=2 April 2015}} An ICC-commissioned report claimed that the tournament was watched by over 1.5{{nbsp}}billion people.{{cite news |last=Ironside |first=Robyn |title=PricewaterhouseCoopers report reveals ICC Cricket World Cup delivered $1.1 billion benefit |url=https://www.news.com.au/news/pricewaterhousecoopers-report-reveals-icc-cricket-world-cup-delivered-11-billion-benefit/news-story/519300c34da3549e7c3bc501f8df0d53 |work=news.com.au |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=30 June 2015}}{{dubious|date=December 2021}}

==Broadcasting rights==

The following networks broadcast the tournament:{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/about/281/media |title=ICC CWC 15 Broadcasters List |access-date=29 March 2015 |publisher=International Cricket Council |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315004114/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/about/281/media |archive-date=15 March 2015}}

class="wikitable"
LocationTelevision broadcaster(s)Radio broadcaster(s)Web streaming
Afghanistan

|{{small|Cable/satellite}} Ariana Television Network, Lemar TV

|

|

Australia

|{{plainlist|

  • {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} Fox Sports{{cite news |url=http://www.foxtel.com.au/whats-on/foxtel-insider/fox-sports-and-the-nine-network-home-to-iccs-cricket-world-c-196879.htm |title=Fox Sports and the Nine Network home to ICC's Cricket World Cups from 2012–2015 |date=29 August 2012 |publisher=Foxtel |website=Foxtel Insider |access-date=2 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114035901/http://www.foxtel.com.au/whats-on/foxtel-insider/fox-sports-and-the-nine-network-home-to-iccs-cricket-world-c-196879.htm |archive-date=14 November 2013}}
  • {{small|Free-to-air:}} Nine Network {{small|(only Australia matches, both semi-finals and the final)}} {{cite web|url=http://www.wcup2015live.com/nine-network-fox-sports-tv-broadcasting-live-2015-cricket-world-cup-australia/|title=Nine Network, Fox Sports Tv Broadcasting Live 2015 Cricket World Cup In Australia|publisher=wcup2015live.com|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402214716/http://www.wcup2015live.com/nine-network-fox-sports-tv-broadcasting-live-2015-cricket-world-cup-australia/|url-status=dead}}

}}

|ABC (ABC Local Radio, ABC Digital Extra, ABC radio app, Grandstand Digital, Online),{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/cricket-world-cup-2015/broadcast-schedule/ |title=ICC World Cup 2015: Live on ABC Grandstand |author= |date=12 February 2015 |website=ABC.net.au |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=13 February 2015}} 3AW

|Fox Sports {{small|(Foxsports.com.au)}}

Africa {{small|(except South Africa)}}

|SuperSport

|

|

Arab World

|{{small|Cable/satellite}} OSN Sports Cricket

OSN.com/PlayWavo.comOSN, Play Wavo
Bangladesh

|{{small|Cable/satellite}} Bangladesh Television, Maasranga TV, Gazi Television and Star Sports

|Bangladesh Betar

|Star Sports

Bhutan

|

|

|Star Sports

Canada

|{{small|Cable/Satellite (pay):}} Sportsnet
Rogers Communications{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/cricket/india-looks-to-defend-cricket-world-cup-title/|title=Rogers to deliver live PPV coverage of Cricket World Cup|work=Sportsnet.ca}}

|EchoStar

|{{small|broadband (pay)}}: Rogers Cable

Central America

|ESPN

|

|

Europe
{{small|(except UK and Ireland)}}

|

|

|Star Sports

Fiji

|Fiji TV
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation{{small|(highlights only)}}

|

|Star Sports

India

|{{plainlist|

  • {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} Star Sports {{small|(English and Hindi)}}{{cite news |url=http://www.businesswireindia.com/news/news-details/espn-star-sports-espn-international-announce-agreement-icc-events-cham/31750 |title=ESPN STAR Sports and ESPN International Announce Agreement for ICC Events and Champions League Twenty20 for the Caribbean through 2015 |date=27 June 2012 |publisher=BusinessWire India |access-date=18 January 2014 }}
    Asianet Movies {{small|(Malayalam)}}
    STAR Vijay {{small|(Tamil)}}
    Suvarna Plus {{small|(Kannada)}}
    Jalsha Movies {{small|(Bengali)}}{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/programmes/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-live/params/tvprogramme/programmeid-30000000549998351/channelid-10000000000150000/starttime-201502280615 |title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Live |work=The Times of India |access-date=2 March 2015 }}
  • {{small|Free-to-air:}} DD National {{small|(only India matches, semi-finals and the final)}}

}}

|All India Radio {{small|(only India matches, quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final)}}
AIR FM Rainbow {{small|(hourly updates)}}[http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-all-india-radio-to-broadcast-select-matches-246596 ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: All India Radio to broadcast select matches]

|{{plainlist|

  • Star Sports {{small|(http://www.starsports.com/cricket/index.html)}}

}}

United Kingdom and Ireland

|{{plainlist|

  • {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} Sky Sports 2 {{small|(renamed Sky Sports World Cup during tournament)}}{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/12172/7721559/sky-wins-new-icc-deal |title=Sky wins new ICC deal |date=1 May 2012 |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=2 January 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/11066/9642330/sky-sports-world-cup-to-be-dedicated-cricket-channel-for-2015-tournament |title=Sky Sports World Cup to be dedicated cricket channel for 2015 tournament |publisher=Sky Sports |date= 13 January 2015 |access-date=31 January 2015 }}
  • {{small|Free-to-air:}} ITV and ITV4 – {{small|nightly highlights}}{{cite news|title=ITV net CWC Highlights|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jan/27/itv-scores-cricket-world-cup-highlights|newspaper=The Guardian|date=27 January 2015 |publisher=Guardian Newspaper|access-date=15 February 2015 |last1=Plunkett |first1=John }}
    Zee TV {{small|Hindi highlights}}

}}

|BBC Radio

|BSkyB

New Zealand

|{{plainlist|

  • {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} Sky Sport{{cite news |url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/sky_sport_to_show_cricket_world_cup_in_new_zealand/ |title=Sky to show Cricket World Cup in New Zealand |first=Eoin |last=Connolly |date=26 July 2013 |publisher=SportsPro |access-date=2 January 2014 }}
  • {{small|Free-to-air:}} Prime {{small|(only the first game, semi-final and final)}}{{cite web|title=PRIME Coverage [list]|url=https://skytv.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2990/~/prime-coverage-of-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150202134701/https://skytv.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2990/~/prime-coverage-of-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2015|website=skytv.co.nz|access-date=2 March 2015}}{{cite web|author=Joshua|title=Cricket World Cup 2015 on Prime|url=http://freeviewforum.co.nz/forum/topics/watch-the-cricket-world-cup-2015-on-prime|website=freeviewforum.co.nz|access-date=2 March 2015|archive-date=15 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215153543/http://freeviewforum.co.nz/forum/topics/watch-the-cricket-world-cup-2015-on-prime|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=CWC 2015 Announces Opening Events, 16 Dec 2014|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1412/S00321/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-announces-opening-events.htm|website=Scoop.co.nz|publisher=ICC|access-date=17 January 2015}}

}}

|

|Sky Sport

Pakistan

|{{plainlist|

  • {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} TEN Sports
  • {{small|Cable/satellite (free-to-air):}} PTV Sports{{cite news |url=http://sports.ptv.com.pk/ |title=Ptv to show Cricket World Cup in Pakistan |first=Eoin |last=Connolly |date=26 July 2013 |publisher=SportsPro |access-date=2 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207170428/http://sports.ptv.com.pk/ |archive-date=7 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}

}}

|

|Star Sports

Singapore

|Star Cricket

|

|

South Africa

|{{small|Free-to-air:}} South African Broadcasting Corporation {{small|30 matches}}
{{small|Cable/satellite:}} SuperSport

|SABC

|SuperSport

Sri Lanka

|{{small|Free-to-air:}} Channel Eye
{{small|Cable/satellite:}} Star Sports

|

|Star Sports

United Arab Emirates

|OSN

|

|

United States

|{{small|Satellite (pay):}} ESPN

|

|{{small|Broadband (pay):}} WatchESPN{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content/story/507588.html |title=ESPN buys US rights for 2015 World Cup |date=23 March 2011 |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |access-date=7 October 2014 }}

Caribbean

|{{small|Free-to-air:}} CMC{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsliveinfo.com/cmc-tv-live-streaming-cricket-world-cup-2015/|title=CMC TV Live Streaming Cricket World Cup 2015|publisher=sportsliveinfo.com|access-date=30 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210173953/http://www.sportsliveinfo.com/cmc-tv-live-streaming-cricket-world-cup-2015/|archive-date=10 February 2015}}
{{small|Satellite (pay):}} ESPN

|CMC

|CMC

  • Source: (unless otherwise stated)

Opening ceremony

{{main|2015 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony}}

The opening ceremonies were held separately in Christchurch, New Zealand and Melbourne, Australia, on 12 February 2015, two days before the first two matches.

Prize money

The International Cricket Council declared a total prize money pool of $10 million for the tournament, which was 20 percent more than the 2011 edition. The prize money was distributed according to the performance of the team as follows:{{cite web|title=ICC raises prize pool for World Cup|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/icc-cricket-world-cup-prizemoney-increases/2014-11-11|publisher=Cricket Australia|access-date=13 November 2014}}

class="wikitable"
StagePrize money (US$)Total
Winner$3,975,000$3,975,000
Runner-up$1,750,000$1,750,000
Losing semi-finalists$600,000$1,200,000
Losing quarter-finalists$300,000$1,200,000
Winner of each group match$45,000$1,890,000
Teams eliminated in group stage$35,000$210,000
Total$10,225,000

This means that if the winner had remained undefeated throughout the group stage of the tournament, they would have won a total of $4,245,000 (winner's prize plus $45,000 for each group stage win), while a team eliminated in the group stage without any wins would have gotten $35,000.

Venues

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Each venue hosted 3 pool stage matches. The quarter-finals were in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Wellington, the semi-finals were played in Auckland and Sydney, and the final was played in Melbourne. Altogether there were 49 matches in 14 venues, with Australia hosting 26 games and New Zealand hosting 23 games.{{cite web |title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 launched: India and Pakistan grouped together, face off on February 15 |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/211591-icc-world-cup-2015-launched-india-pakistan-grouped-together |work=ndtv.com |access-date=30 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804040405/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/211591-icc-world-cup-2015-launched-india-pakistan-grouped-together |archive-date=4 August 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

Each venue hosted 3 pool stage matches. The quarter-finals were in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Wellington, the semi-finals were played in Auckland and Sydney, and the final was played in Melbourne. Altogether there were 49 matches in 14 venues, with Australia hosting 26 games and New Zealand hosting 23 games.{{cite web |title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 launched: India and Pakistan grouped together, face off on February 15 |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/211591-icc-world-cup-2015-launched-india-pakistan-grouped-together |work=ndtv.com |access-date=30 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804040405/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/211591-icc-world-cup-2015-launched-india-pakistan-grouped-together |archive-date=4 August 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

class="wikitable sortable"
VenueCityCountryCapacityMatches
Adelaide Oval

|Adelaide

|Australia

|53,500

|4 (quarter-final)

The Gabba

|Brisbane

|Australia

|42,000

|3

Manuka Oval

|Canberra

|Australia

|13,550

|3

Bellerive Oval

|Hobart

|Australia

|20,000

|3

Melbourne Cricket Ground

|Melbourne

|Australia

|100,000

|5 (quarter-final, final)

WACA Ground

|Perth

|Australia

|24,500

|3

Sydney Cricket Ground

|Sydney

|Australia

|48,000

|5 (quarter-final, semi-final)

Eden Park

|Auckland

|New Zealand

|50,000

|4 (semi-final)

Hagley Oval

|Christchurch

|New Zealand

|20,000

|3

University Oval

|Dunedin

|New Zealand

|6,000

|3

Seddon Park

|Hamilton

|New Zealand

|12,000

|3

McLean Park

|Napier

|New Zealand

|22,500

|3

Saxton Oval

|Nelson

|New Zealand

|5,000

|3

Wellington Regional Stadium

|Wellington

|New Zealand

|37,000

|4 (quarter-final)

Match officials

{{main|2015 Cricket World Cup officials}}

The umpire selection panel selected 20 umpires to officiate at the World Cup: five each from Australia and England, five from Asia, two each from New Zealand and South Africa and one from the West Indies.{{cite web|title=ICC announces match officials for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015 |website=icc-cricket.com |publisher=International Cricket Council |date=2 December 2014 |access-date=12 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330201852/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015 |archive-date=30 March 2015 }}

Squads

{{main|2015 Cricket World Cup squads}}

The teams, after initially naming a provisional 30-member squad, were required to finalise a 15-member squad for the tournament on or before 7 January 2015.{{cite news|title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 squad lists|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/30346127|access-date=20 December 2014}}

Warm-up matches

Fourteen non-ODI warm-up matches were played from 8 to 13 February.{{cite news |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/news/2014/media-releases/83297/icc-announces-schedule-of-warm-up-matches-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015 |title=ICC announces schedule of warm-up matches for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 |publisher=ICC-Cricket |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113125743/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/news/2014/media-releases/83297/icc-announces-schedule-of-warm-up-matches-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015 |archive-date=13 January 2015 }}

{{hidden begin|title=Warm-up matches|titlestyle=background:lightblue;}}

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 8 February 2015

| time = 14:00 (ACDT)

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score1 = 371 (48.2 overs)

| score2 = 265 (45.1 overs)

| runs1 = Glenn Maxwell 122 (57)

| wickets1 = Mohammed Shami 3/83 (9.2 overs)

| runs2 = Ajinkya Rahane 66 (52)

| wickets2 = Pat Cummins 3/30 (6 overs)

| result = Australia won by 106 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/current/match/806115.html Scorecard]

| venue = Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

| umpires = Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Nigel Llong (Eng)

| motm =

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 9 February 2015

| time = 11:00 (NZDT)

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}

| team2 = {{cr|SA}}

| score1 = 279/7 (44.4 overs)

| score2 = 188/5 (24.3 overs)

| runs1 = Tillakaratne Dilshan 100 (83)

| wickets1 = Kyle Abbott 3/37 (6.4 overs)

| runs2 = Quinton de Kock 66 (55)

| wickets2 = Rangana Herath 3/22 (5 overs)

| result = South Africa won by 5 wickets (D/L method)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/current/match/806117.html Scorecard]

| venue = Hagley Oval, Christchurch

| umpires = Richard Illingworth (Eng) and S. Ravi (Ind)

| motm =

| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

| rain = Sri Lanka's innings ended after 44.4 overs and South Africa's target was reduced to 188 from 25 overs due to rain.

| notes =

}}

----

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 9 February 2015

| time = 11:00 (NZDT)

| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}

| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}

| score1 = 157/7 (30.1 overs)

| score2 =

| runs1 = Martin Guptill 100 (86)

| wickets1 = Tinashe Panyangara 2/28 (5 overs)

| runs2 =

| wickets2 =

| result = No result

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/current/match/806119.html Scorecard]

| venue = Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln

| umpires = Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)

| motm =

| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain = Match ended after New Zealand innings due to rain.

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 9 February 2015

| time = 14:30 (AEDT)

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}

| score1 = 122 (29.3 overs)

| score2 = 125/1 (22.5 overs)

| runs1 = Lendl Simmons 45 (55)

| wickets1 = Chris Woakes 5/19 (7.3 overs)

| runs2 = Moeen Ali 46 (43)

| wickets2 = Kemar Roach 1/31 (5 overs)

| result = England won by 9 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/current/match/806121.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

| umpires = Aleem Dar (Pak) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)

| motm =

| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

----

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 9 February 2015

| time = 14:30 (AEDT)

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score1 = 246 (49.5 overs)

| score2 = 247/7 (48.1 overs)

| runs1 = Mahmudullah Riyad 83 (109)

| wickets1 = Mohammad Irfan 5/52 (9.5 overs)

| runs2 = Sohaib Maqsood 93* (90)

| wickets2 = Taskin Ahmed 2/41 (7 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 3 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806123.html Scorecard]

| venue = Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney

| umpires = Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Joel Wilson (WI)

| motm =

| toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 10 February 2015

| time = 14:30 (AEDT)

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}

| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}

| score1 = 296/6 (50 overs)

| score2 = 117 (27 overs)

| runs1 = Matt Machan 103 (108)

| wickets1 = Max Sorensen 3/55 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Paul Stirling 37 (44)

| wickets2 = Alasdair Evans 4/17 (5 overs)

| result = Scotland won by 179 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806127.html Scorecard]

| venue = Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney

| umpires = Aleem Dar (Pak) and Joel Wilson (WI)

| motm =

| toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 10 February 2015

| time = 14:00 (ACDT)

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}

| team2 = {{cr|AFG|2013}}

| score1 = 364/5 (50 overs)

| score2 = 211/8 (50 overs)

| runs1 = Rohit Sharma 150 (122)

| wickets1 = Hamid Hassan 1/49 (8 overs)

| runs2 = Nawroz Mangal 60 (85)

| wickets2 = Ravindra Jadeja 2/38 (10 overs)

| result = India won by 153 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806125.html Scorecard]

| venue = Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

| umpires = Marais Erasmus (SA) and Simon Fry (Aus)

| motm =

| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

----

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 11 February 2015

| time = 11:00 (NZDT)

| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}

| team2 = {{cr|SA}}

| score1 = 331/8 (50 overs)

| score2 = 197 (44.2 overs)

| runs1 = Kane Williamson 66 (53)

| wickets1 = Kyle Abbott 2/35 (6 overs)

| runs2 = JP Duminy 80 (98)

| wickets2 = Trent Boult 5/51 (9.2 overs)

| result = New Zealand won by 134 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806129.html Scorecard]

| venue = Hagley Oval, Christchurch

| umpires = Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Rod Tucker (Aus)

| motm =

| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 11 February 2015

| time = 11:00 (NZDT)

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}

| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}

| score1 = 279/8 (50 overs)

| score2 = 281/3 (45.2 overs)

| runs1 = Dimuth Karunaratne 58 (71)

| wickets1 = Sean Williams 3/35 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Hamilton Masakadza 117* (119)

| wickets2 = Nuwan Kulasekara 1/23 (5 overs)

| result = Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806131.html Scorecard]

| venue = Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln

| umpires = Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)

| motm =

| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

----

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 11 February 2015

| time = 14:30 (AEDT)

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}

| score1 = 304/8 (50 overs)

| score2 = 116 (30.1 overs)

| runs1 = Michael Clarke 64 (61)

| wickets1 = Krishna Chandran 3/50 (9 overs)

| runs2 = Swapnil Patil 31 (45)

| wickets2 = Xavier Doherty 2/3 (1.1 overs)

| result = Australia won by 188 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806133.html Scorecard]

| venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

| umpires = Ian Gould (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)

| motm =

| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

----

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 11 February 2015

| time = 14:30 (AEDT)

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score1 = 250/8 (50 overs)

| score2 = 252/6 (48.5 overs)

| runs1 = Joe Root 85 (89)

| wickets1 = Yasir Shah 3/45 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Misbah-ul-Haq 91* (99)

| wickets2 = James Anderson 2/42 (10 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 4 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806135.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

| umpires = Billy Bowden (NZ) and Steve Davis (Aus)

| motm =

| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 12 February 2015

| time = 09:30 (AEDT)

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}

| score1 = 313/9 (50 overs)

| score2 = 310/9 (50 overs)

| runs1 = Denesh Ramdin 88 (86)

| wickets1 = Alasdair Evans 3/63 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Kyle Coetzer 96 (106)

| wickets2 = Andre Russell 2/32 (8 overs)

| result = West Indies won by 3 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806137.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

| umpires = Johan Cloete (SA) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)

| motm =

| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

----

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 12 February 2015

| time = 10:00 (AEDT)

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}

| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}

| score1 = 189 (48.2 overs)

| score2 = 190/6 (46.5 overs)

| runs1 = Soumya Sarkar 45 (51)

| wickets1 = Max Sorensen 3/31 (9.2 overs)

| runs2 = Andrew Balbirnie 63* (79)

| wickets2 = Taijul Islam 2/29 (8 overs)

| result = Ireland won by 4 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806139.html Scorecard]

| venue = Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney

| umpires = Billy Bowden (NZ) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL)

| motm =

| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

----

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 13 February 2015

| time = 10:00 (AEDT)

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG|2013}}

| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}

| score1 = 308/9 (50 overs)

| score2 = 294 (48.2 overs)

| runs1 = Samiullah Shenwari 58 (80)

| wickets1 = Amjad Javed 4/39 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Khurram Khan 86 (70)

| wickets2 = Aftab Alam 3/43 (6.2 overs)

| result = Afghanistan won by 14 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806141.html Scorecard]

| venue = Junction Oval, Melbourne

| umpires = Michael Gough (Eng) and Ian Gould (Eng)

| motm =

| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

{{hidden end}}

Group stage

A total of 42 matches were played throughout the group stage of the tournament. The top four teams from each pool qualified for the quarter-finals. In the event that two or more teams are tied on points after six matches the team with the most wins was to be ranked higher. If tied teams also had the same number of wins then they had to be ranked according to net run rate.{{cite web|url= http://www.oneindia.com/sports/cricket/icc-world-cup-2015-know-about-points-system-tie-breaker-rules-1616399.html|title=World Cup 2015: Know about points system, tie-breaker and other rules|publisher=One India|date=9 January 2015|access-date=18 March 2015}}

=Pool A=

File:CWC Aus v Eng at the MCG (16357709390).jpg

{{main|2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A}}

{{:2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match1}} 14 February

| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}

| team2 = {{cr|SL}}

| score1 = 331/6 (50 overs)

| score2 = 233 (46.1 overs)

| result = New Zealand won by 98 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656399.html Scorecard]

| venue = Hagley Oval, Christchurch

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match2}} 14 February

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}

| score1 = 342/9 (50 overs)

| score2 = 231 (41.5 overs)

| result = Australia won by 111 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656401.html Scorecard]

| venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match6}} 17 February

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}

| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}

| score1 = 142 (36.2 overs)

| score2 = 146/7 (24.5 overs)

| result = New Zealand won by 3 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656409.html Scorecard]

| venue = University Oval, Dunedin

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match7}} 18 February

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}

| team2 = {{cr|AFG|2013}}

| score1 = 267 (50 overs)

| score2 = 162 (42.5 overs)

| result = Bangladesh won by 105 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656411.html Scorecard]

| venue = Manuka Oval, Canberra

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match9}} 20 February

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}

| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}

| score1 = 123 (33.2 overs)

| score2 = 125/2 (12.2 overs)

| result = New Zealand won by 8 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656415.html Scorecard]

| venue = Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match11}} 21 February

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}

| score1 =

| score2 =

| result = Match abandoned without a ball bowled

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656419.html Scorecard]

| venue = Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match12}} 22 February

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG|2013}}

| team2 = {{cr|SL}}

| score1 = 232 (49.4 overs)

| score2 = 236/6 (48.2 overs)

| result = Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656421.html Scorecard]

| venue = University Oval, Dunedin

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match14}} 23 February

| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}

| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}

| score1 = 303/8 (50 overs)

| score2 = 184 (42.2 overs)

| result = England won by 119 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656425.html Scorecard]

| venue = Hagley Oval, Christchurch

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match17}} 26 February

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}

| team2 = {{cr|AFG|2013}}

| score1 = 210 (50 overs)

| score2 = 211/9 (49.3 overs)

| result = Afghanistan won by 1 wicket

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656431.html Scorecard]

| venue = University Oval, Dunedin

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match18}} 26 February

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}

| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}

| score1 = 332/1 (50 overs)

| score2 = 240 (47 overs)

| result = Sri Lanka won by 92 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656433.html Scorecard]

| venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match20}} 28 February

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}

| score1 = 151 (32.2 overs)

| score2 = 152/9 (23.1 overs)

| result = New Zealand won by 1 wicket

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656437.html Scorecard]

| venue = Eden Park, Auckland

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match22}} 1 March

| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}

| team2 = {{cr|SL}}

| score1 = 309/6 (50 overs)

| score2 = 312/1 (47.2 overs)

| result = Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656441.html Scorecard]

| venue = Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match26}} 4 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|AFG|2013}}

| score1 = 417/6 (50 overs)

| score2 = 142 (37.3 overs)

| result = Australia won by 275 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656449.html Scorecard]

| venue = WACA Ground, Perth

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match27}} 5 March

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}

| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}

| score1 = 318/8 (50 overs)

| score2 = 322/4 (48.1 overs)

| result = Bangladesh won by 6 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656451.html Scorecard]

| venue = Saxton Oval, Nelson

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match31}} 8 March

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG|2013}}

| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}

| score1 = 186 (47.4 overs)

| score2 = 188/4 (36.1 overs)

| result = New Zealand won by 6 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656459.html Scorecard]

| venue = McLean Park, Napier

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match32}} 8 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|SL}}

| score1 = 376/9 (50 overs)

| score2 = 312 (46.2 overs)

| result = Australia won by 64 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656461.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match33}} 9 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}

| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}

| score1 = 275/7 (50 overs)

| score2 = 260 (48.3 overs)

| result = Bangladesh won by 15 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656463.html Scorecard]

| venue = Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match35}} 11 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}

| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}

| score1 = 363/9 (50 overs)

| score2 = 215 (43.1 overs)

| result = Sri Lanka won by 148 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656467.html Scorecard]

| venue = Bellerive Oval, Hobart

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match37}} 13 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}

| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}

| score1 = 288/7 (50 overs)

| score2 = 290/7 (48.5 overs)

| result = New Zealand won by 3 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656471.html Scorecard]

| venue = Seddon Park, Hamilton

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match38}} 13 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG|2013}}

| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}

| score1 = 111/7 (36.2 overs)

| score2 = 101/1 (18.1 overs)

| result = England won by 9 wickets (D/L method)

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656473.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match40}} 14 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score1 = 130 (25.4 overs)

| score2 = 133/3 (15.2 overs)

| result = Australia won by 7 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656477.html Scorecard]

| venue = Bellerive Oval, Hobart

}}

=Pool B=

File:Cricket World Cup 2015 (16619154075).jpg

{{main|2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B}}

{{:2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match3}} 15 February

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}

| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}

| score1 = 339/4 (50 overs)

| score2 = 277 (48.2 overs)

| result = South Africa won by 62 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656403.html Scorecard]

| venue = Seddon Park, Hamilton

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match4}} 15 February

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score1 = 300/7 (50 overs)

| score2 = 224 (47 overs)

| result = India won by 76 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656405.html Scorecard]

| venue = Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match5}} 16 February

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}

| score1 = 304/7 (50 overs)

| score2 = 307/6 (45.5 overs)

| result = Ireland won by 4 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656407.html Scorecard]

| venue = Saxton Oval, Nelson

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match8}} 19 February

| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}

| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}

| score1 = 285/7 (50 overs)

| score2 = 286/6 (48 overs)

| result = Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656413.html Scorecard]

| venue = Saxton Oval, Nelson

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match10}} 21 February

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score1 = 310/6 (50 overs)

| score2 = 160 (39 overs)

| result = West Indies won by 150 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656417.html Scorecard]

| venue = Hagley Oval, Christchurch

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match13}} 22 February

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}

| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}

| score1 = 307/7 (50 overs)

| score2 = 177 (40.2 overs)

| result = India won by 130 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656423.html Scorecard]

| venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match15}} 24 February

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}

| score1 = 372/2 (50 overs)

| score2 = 289 (44.3 overs)

| result = West Indies won by 73 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656427.html Scorecard]

| venue = Manuka Oval, Canberra

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match16}} 25 February

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}

| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}

| score1 = 278/9 (50 overs)

| score2 = 279/8 (49.2 overs)

| result = Ireland won by 2 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656429.html Scorecard]

| venue = Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match19}} 27 February

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| score1 = 408/5 (50 overs)

| score2 = 151 (33.1 overs)

| result = South Africa won by 257 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656435.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match21}} 28 February

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}

| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score1 = 102 (31.3 overs)

| score2 = 104/1 (18.5 overs)

| result = India won by 9 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656439.html Scorecard]

| venue = WACA Ground, Perth

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match23}} 1 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}

| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}

| score1 = 235/7 (50 overs)

| score2 = 215 (49.4 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 20 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656443.html Scorecard]

| venue = Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match24}} 3 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}

| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}

| score1 = 411/4 (50 overs)

| score2 = 210 (45 overs)

| result = South Africa won by 201 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656445.html Scorecard]

| venue = Manuka Oval, Canberra

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match25}} 4 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}

| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}

| score1 = 339/6 (50 overs)

| score2 = 210/8 (50 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 129 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656447.html Scorecard]

| venue = McLean Park, Napier

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match28}} 6 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}

| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score1 = 182 (44.2 overs)

| score2 = 185/6 (39.1 overs)

| result = India won by 4 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656453.html Scorecard]

| venue = WACA Ground, Perth

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match29}} 7 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}

| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}

| score1 = 222 (46.4 overs)

| score2 = 202 (33.3 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 29 runs (D/L method)

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656455.html Scorecard]

| venue = Eden Park, Auckland

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match30}} 7 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}

| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}

| score1 = 331/8 (50 overs)

| score2 = 326 (49.3 overs)

| result = Ireland won by 5 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656457.html Scorecard]

| venue = Bellerive Oval, Hobart

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match34}} 10 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}

| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score1 = 259 (49 overs)

| score2 = 260/2 (36.5 overs)

| result = India won by 8 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656465.html Scorecard]

| venue = Seddon Park, Hamilton

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match36}} 12 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}

| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}

| score1 = 341/6 (50 overs)

| score2 = 195 (47.3 overs)

| result = South Africa won by 146 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656469.html Scorecard]

| venue = Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match39}} 14 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}

| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score1 = 287 (48.5 overs)

| score2 = 288/4 (48.4 overs)

| result = India won by 6 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656475.html Scorecard]

| venue = Eden Park, Auckland

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match41}} 15 March

| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| score1 = 175 (47.4 overs)

| score2 = 176/4 (30.3 overs)

| result = West Indies won by 6 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656479.html Scorecard]

| venue = McLean Park, Napier

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match42}} 15 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score1 = 237 (50 overs)

| score2 = 241/3 (46.1 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 7 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656481.html Scorecard]

| venue = Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

}}

Knockout stage

{{main|2015 Cricket World Cup knockout stage}}

While the dates and venues were fixed, which match-up they host was subject to change to accommodate the host countries should they qualify. Both hosts qualified for the quarter-finals; Australia played the match on 20 March in Adelaide, and New Zealand played the match on 21 March in Wellington. Since Sri Lanka, the next highest ranked team, progressed to the quarter-finals, they played in Sydney. If England had advanced, as they were the third-highest ranked team, they would have played in Melbourne.{{cite web |title=World Cup knock-out round FAQs |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/current/story/822205.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=19 January 2015 |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |access-date=20 January 2015 }} As England failed to qualify for the quarter-finals, Bangladesh took their place.{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/fixtures|title=FIXTURES|publisher=ICC|access-date=9 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208064256/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/fixtures|archive-date=8 February 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/news/2015/media-releases/86718/bangladesh-and-sri-lanka-qualify-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-quarter-finals|title=BANGLADESH AND SRI LANKA QUALIFY FOR ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015 QUARTER-FINALS|publisher=ICC|date=9 March 2015|access-date=9 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318103110/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/news/2015/media-releases/86718/bangladesh-and-sri-lanka-qualify-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-quarter-finals|archive-date=18 March 2015}} The teams from each pool was paired based on the A1 v B4, A2 v B3, A3 v B2, A4 v B1 format.

New Zealand's semi-final against South Africa was played on 24 March in Auckland while Australia's semi-final against India was played on 26 March in Sydney.{{cite web|title=Fixtures – Cricket World Cup 2015|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/fixtures|publisher=ICC|access-date=3 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208064256/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/fixtures|archive-date=8 February 2014}}{{cite news|title=2015 Cricket World Cup pools and venues revealed|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cricket/cricket-world-cup-pools-and-venues-revealed/story-fni2usfi-1226688015038|access-date=3 March 2014|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=30 July 2013}} Both the host nations qualified for the final, where Australia defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets.

{{2015 Cricket World Cup knockout stage bracket}}

=Quarter-finals=

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match43}} 18 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}

| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}

| score1 = 133 (37.2 overs)

| score2 = 134/1 (18 overs)

| result = South Africa won by 9 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656483.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match44}} 19 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}

| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}

| score1 = 302/6 (50 overs)

| score2 = 193 (45 overs)

| result = India won by 109 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656485.html Scorecard]

| venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match45}} 20 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score1 = 213 (49.5 overs)

| score2 = 216/4 (33.5 overs)

| result = Australia won by 6 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656487.html Scorecard]

| venue = Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match46}} 21 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}

| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}

| score1 = 393/6 (50 overs)

| score2 = 250 (30.3 overs)

| result = New Zealand won by 143 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656489.html Scorecard]

| venue = Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

}}

=Semi-finals=

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match47}} 24 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}

| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}

| score1 = 281/5 (43 overs)

| score2 = 299/6 (42.5 overs)

| result = New Zealand won by 4 wickets (D/L method)

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656491.html Scorecard]

| venue = Eden Park, Auckland

}}

{{Cricket match summary

| date = {{anchor|match48}} 26 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}

| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score1 = 328/7 (50 overs)

| score2 = 233 (46.5 overs)

| result = Australia won by 95 runs

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656493.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

}}

=Final=

{{main|2015 Cricket World Cup Final}}

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee

| date = {{anchor|match49}} 29 March

| daynight = yes

| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}

| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}

| score1 = 183 (45 overs)

| score2 = 186/3 (33.1 overs)

| result = Australia won by 7 wickets

| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656495.html Scorecard]

| venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

}}

Statistics

{{main|2015 Cricket World Cup statistics}}

= Most runs =

class="wikitable"
Player

!Team

!Runs

Martin Guptill

|{{cr|NZ}}

| style="text-align:center"|547

Kumar Sangakkara

|{{cr|SRI}}

| style="text-align:center"|541

AB de Villiers

|{{cr|RSA}}

| style="text-align:center"|482

Brendan Taylor

|{{cr|ZIM}}

| style="text-align:center"|433

Shikhar Dhawan

|{{cr|IND}}

| style="text-align:center"|412

  • Source: CricInfo{{cite web |title=Records / ICC Cricket World Cup, 2014/15 / Most runs |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=6537;type=tournament |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |access-date=15 March 2015 }}

= Most wickets =

class="wikitable"
Player

!Team

!Wickets

Mitchell Starc

|{{cr|AUS}}

| style="text-align:center"|22

Trent Boult

|{{cr|NZL}}

| style="text-align:center"|22

Umesh Yadav

|{{cr|IND}}

| style="text-align:center"|18

Mohammed Shami

|{{cr|IND}}

| style="text-align:center"|17

Morné Morkel

|{{cr|RSA}}

| style="text-align:center"|17

Jerome Taylor

|{{cr|WIN}}

| style="text-align:center"|17

  • Source: CricInfo{{cite web |title=Records / ICC Cricket World Cup, 2014/15 / Most wickets |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6537;type=tournament |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |access-date=13 March 2015 }}

Controversies

  • The Pool A match between Australia and England ended when James Anderson was run out straight after James Taylor was given out lbw. Because Taylor's decision was reviewed and overturned, the ICC later admitted that the ball should have been declared dead (according to Article 3.6a of Appendix 6 of the Decision Review System Playing Conditions), and so Anderson was incorrectly given out.{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/831485.html |title=ICC accepts umpiring error on Anderson run-out |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=14 February 2015 |access-date=14 February 2015 }}
  • During the Pool B match between Ireland and Zimbabwe, Sean Williams was caught by Ireland's John Mooney in a close run chase. Mooney was extremely close to the boundary and eight different television replays were inconclusive as to whether his foot had touched the boundary rope. Meanwhile, Williams had walked and the umpires signalled him out.{{cite web| url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/844573.html| title= Ireland clinch last-over thriller| date= 7 March 2015| publisher= Cricinfo| access-date=16 March 2015}}
  • During the second quarter-final match between India and Bangladesh, Rubel Hossain bowled a full toss to Rohit Sharma who was caught at square-leg. The umpire thought the ball was too high and declared it a no-ball, meaning the batsman was not out.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/852251.html|title= Responsible Rohit sees off Bangladesh threat|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|date=19 March 2015|access-date=19 March 2015}} There were also another instance where Shikhar Dhawan caught a ball hit by Mahmudullah Riyad near the boundary line, but there was accusation that his leg touched the boundary line after catching the ball.{{Cite web |title=Rohit no ball to Kohli's anger: controversies that marred World Cup 2015 |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/rohit-no-ball-to-kohlis-anger-controversies-that-marred-world-cup-2015-978331.html |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=News18 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2015-03-31 |title=Top 4 controversial decisions of Cricket World Cup 2015-IndiaTV News |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/top-4-controversial-decisions-of-cricket-world-cup-2015-16701.html |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}The ICC's Bangladeshi President, Mustafa Kamal, later questioned the integrity of the umpire and threatened to resign in protest{{cite web| url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket-world-cup-2015/worldcup2015-topstories/india-vs-bangladesh-bangla-icc-president-threatens-to-quit-over-rohit-no-ball/article1-1328567.aspx| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320103810/http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket-world-cup-2015/worldcup2015-topstories/india-vs-bangladesh-bangla-icc-president-threatens-to-quit-over-rohit-no-ball/article1-1328567.aspx| url-status=dead| archive-date=20 March 2015| title= Bangladeshi ICC prez threatens to quit over Rohit 'no-ball'| work= Hindustan Times| access-date= 20 March 2015}}{{cite web| url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/CricketWorldCup2015/ICC-president-claims-QF-was-fixed-20150320| title= ICC president claims QF was 'fixed'| work= sport24| access-date= 20 March 2015}}{{cite web| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/world-cup-icc-president-threatens-to-quit-alleging-foul-play-in-indiabangladesh-qf/535091-78.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322131742/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/world-cup-icc-president-threatens-to-quit-alleging-foul-play-in-indiabangladesh-qf/535091-78.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=22 March 2015| title= World Cup: ICC President threatens to quit alleging foul play in India-Bangladesh QF| work= IBN Live| publisher= IBN| access-date= 21 March 2015}} and Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said India won the match because of umpiring errors.{{cite web| url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket-world-cup-2015/worldcup2015-topstories/bangladesh-pm-sheikh-hasina-says-india-won-against-bangladesh-in-world-cup-qf-due-to-umpiring-errors/article1-1329046.aspx| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150321234246/http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket-world-cup-2015/worldcup2015-topstories/bangladesh-pm-sheikh-hasina-says-india-won-against-bangladesh-in-world-cup-qf-due-to-umpiring-errors/article1-1329046.aspx| url-status= dead| archive-date= 21 March 2015| title= Sheikh Hasina says India won against Bangladesh in World Cup QF due to 'umpiring errors'| work= Hindustan Times| access-date= 22 March 2015}} However, ICC chief executive Dave Richardson claimed the accusations were baseless, and based on personal feelings of an individual. He said the incident was a 50–50 call and the decision belonged to the umpire.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/cricket-news/71155/icc-disappointed-with-kamal-comments-says-no-ball-was-a-5050-call|title= ICC disappointed with Kamal comments; says no-ball was a 50/50 call|publisher=Cricbuzz|date= 20 March 2015|access-date=22 March 2015}}{{cite web| url= http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/03/21/david-richardson-no-ball-call_n_6914676.html| title= ICC Boss Slams Bangladesh President Mustafa Kamal For Fixing Accusations On Umpires| work= The Huffington Post| date= 21 March 2015| access-date= 21 March 2015}}

See also

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References

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