It is the 5th time England is hosting the cricket world cup, though has never won a single tournament at home or abroad. Previously England hosted the world cup in 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999.
This world cup is scheduled on the lines of world cup hosted in Austalia and New Zealand in 1992. All teams will play each other in the preliminary round. The top four teams will advance to the semifinals.
The top-ranked team with the highest points will face the 4th ranked in the 1st semifinal and 2nd ranked team will face the 3rd ranked in the other semifinal.
The winners of semifinals will play the final at Lords, the home of cricket on 14th July 2019.
The teams participating in the ICC world cup 2019 are as follows:
England
Australia
India
South Africa
Newzealand
Westindies
Pakistan
Srilanka
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
How many teams have won the world cup?
So far, Austalia has won the most world cups, capping 5 trophies. India and Westindies have both won twice. Srilanka, Pakistan have won the mega event once.
Who is the current champion?
Currently, Australia holds the world cup trophy as they won the tournament in 2015 by defeating arch-rivals New Zealand.
How to watch the World cup 2019 on Television?.
Following are the list of channels in different countries where you can watch the Cricket world cup live.
India |
Star Sports, DD Sports, DD National (DD1) |
Australia | Fox Sports |
United Kingdom |
Sky Sports Cricket |
United States | Willow TV, Willow Xtra |
South Africa |
SuperSport |
New Zealand | Sky Sport NZ, Prime TV |
Middle East And North Africa |
OSN Sports Cricket HD |
Canada | Willow TV |
Bangladesh | Gazi TV, Maasranga & BTV |
Sri Lanka | SLRC (Channel Eye) |
Caribbean | ESPN Caribbean |
Afghanistan | Radio Television Afghanistan (ANTV, RTA) |
Pakistan | PTV Sports, Ten Sports |
Hong Kong |
Star Cricket |
Brunei & Malaysia | Star Cricket |
Singapore |
Star Cricket |
South Pacific | TVWAN, TVWAN Action |
China, Thailand, Japan | Fox Sports, Star Sports (through Fox Network) |
Indonesia, South Korea |
Fox Sports, Star Sports (through Fox Network) |
Cricket World cup 2019 Schedule & Results:
Here is the complete schedule of cricket world cup 2019 and we will update it with the results and highlights of the completed matches.
30 May ENG vs RSA
(Result: England defeated South Africa by 104 runs)
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31 May PAK vs WI
(Result: WestIndies won by 7 Wickets)
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01 June NZ vs SL
(Result: New Zealand won by 10 Wickets)
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01 June AFG vs AUS
(Result: Australia won by 7 Wickets)
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02 June RSA vs BD
(Result: Bangladesh won by 21 runs)
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03 June PAK vs ENG
(Result: Pakistan won by 14 runs)
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04 June AFG vs SL
(Result: Sri Lanka won by 34 runs (DLS Method))
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05 June RSA vs IND
(Result: India won by 6 wickets)
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05 June BD vs NZ
(Result: New Zealand won by 2 wickets)
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06 June AUS vs WI
(Result: Australia won by 15 runs)
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07 June PAK vs SL
(Result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled)
08 June ENG vs BD
(Result: England won by 106 runs)
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08 June AFG vs NZ
(Result: New Zealand won by 7 wickets)
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09 June IND vs AUS
(Result: India won by 36 runs)
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10 June RSA vs WI
(Result: Match abandoned due to rain)
11 June BD vs SL
(Result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled)
12 June PAK vs AUS
(Result: Australia won by 41 runs)
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13 June IND vs NZ
(Result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled)
14 June ENG vs WI
(Result: England won by 8 wickets)
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15 June SL vs AUS
(Result: Australia won by 87 runs)
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15 June RSA vs AFG
(Result: South Africa won by 9 wickets (DLS method))
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16 June PAK vs IND
(Result: India won by 89 runs (DLS method))
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17 June WI vs BD
(Result: Bangladesh won by 7 wickets)
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18 June ENG vs AFG
(Result: England won by 150 runs)
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19 June NZ vs RSA
(Result: New Zealand won by 4 wickets)
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20 June AUS vs BD
(Result: Australia won by 48 runs)
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21 June ENG vs SL
(Result: Sri Lanka won by 20 runs)
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22 June IND vs AFG
(Result: India won by 11 runs)
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22 June WI vs NZ
(Result: New Zealand won by 5 runs)
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23 June PAK vs RSA
(Result: Pakistan won by 49 runs)
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24 June BD vs AFG
(Result: Bangladesh won by 62 runs)
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25 June ENG vs AUS
(Result: Australia won by 64 runs)
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26 June PAK vs NZ
(Result: Pakistan won by 6 wickets)
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27 June WI vs IND
(Result: India won by 125 runs)
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28 June SL vs RSA
(Result: South Africa won by 9 wickets)
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29 June PAK vs AFG
(Result: Pakistan won by 3 wickets)
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29 June NZ vs AUS
(Result: Australia won by 86 runs)
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30 June ENG vs IND
(Result: England won by 31 runs)
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01 July SL vs WI
(Result: Sri Lanka won by 23 runs)
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02 July BD vs IND
(Result: India won by 28 runs)
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03 July ENG vs NZ
(Result: England won by 119 runs)