Ranchi. The Men's Cricket World Cup was first held in 1975 in England, which was the only nation that was able to put forward the resources to stage an event of such magnitude. Out came Gilmour and stroked a masterful 28 to bring them home safe and sound. India squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Veda Krishnamurthy, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Rajeshwari Gaekwad, Richa Ghosh, Post-match: Trophy presentation and Katy Perry concert, Broadcast: Fans in Australia can watch live on Foxtel, Kayo Sports and 9Gem. The teams earned points from their wins in the Super Six and also brought points scored against the two other teams who qualified from the same group in the group stages. Statistically, Ponting may be the best captain for the Aussies; if you go beyond numbers, however, Border is easily the best World Cup winning captain Australia has ever produced, more so because he took over when the Australians were on their lowest ebb and turned an ordinary side into world beaters overnight. Referred as the 'Cornered Tigers' at the time, Pakistan overcame a dismal start to emerge as winners, defeating England by 22 runs in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[8]. India live viewing hours were 86.15m which is 152% higher than the 2018 tournament, driven by India’s success and the broadcast of select India matches by Star Sports, in five languages (English, Hindi, Tamil, Telegu and Kannada) in India.”, Speaking about the success of the event, ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney: “We are delighted with these outstanding global viewership numbers that demonstrate the power of women’s cricket to attract huge audiences across the globe. [18] The top four teams from the Super 8 round advanced to the semi-finals and the winners of the semi-finals then contested the final. Kenya's victories against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, among others, along with New Zealand's forfeit helped them get a Semi-final berth against India, the best result by an associate. "It is going to be a different game, we haven’t played in front of a crowd this big before. 1983 World Cup The agony of the disastrous campaign in the previous World Cup followed Australia as they crashed out of the World Cup with just two victories out of the six games played. 1979 World Cup Australia had a miserable exit from the second edition of the World Cup, as they failed to qualify for the semi-finals, winning just a solitary game against Canada in Group A. After Pakistani captain Wasim Akram withdrew due to injury, Ajay Jadeja struck 40 from the last two overs from Waqar Younis, setting Pakistan a target of 288. However, the current state of affairs in Australian circuit is not a great reflection of the legacy of the sport in the nation. Lanning acknowledged as much today when she conceded that, along with the excitement that comes with participation in the title decider of a major global tournament, there was an overwhelming sense of relief within her team that the long-coveted day was about to dawn. Waugh was as much instrumental with the bat as he was with his astute decision-making in the 1999 World Cup. The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. However, these two World cups weren’t without a blemish – the 1987 WC saw them lose against India, while in 1999, Pakistan beat them once and the Africans were famously involved in a tie in the semi-finals. Nevertheless, going into the 2015 World Cup, the Australians, apart from having the home advantage (they will not need to cross the bridge to New Zealand even once), are the best team on paper and have the bookmakers’ nod, too, to go all the way this time around.