1999 Cricket World Cup — 1999 One Day International cricket tournament in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands
Australia won the seventh ICC Cricket World Cup, defeating Pakistan by 8 wickets in the final at Lord's, London.
Key Facts
- Edition
- 7th Cricket World Cup
- Winner
- Australia
- Final result
- Australia beat Pakistan by 8 wickets
- Final venue
- Lord's, London
- Host nations
- England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands
- Gap from previous edition
- 3 years (deviation from usual 4-year cycle)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The ICC organised the seventh Cricket World Cup just three years after the 1996 edition, deviating from the standard four-year interval. England was selected as the primary host, with additional matches distributed across Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and the Netherlands under the branding 'England '99'.
The 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup was contested across multiple venues in England and four other nations. Australia advanced through the tournament and faced Pakistan in the final at Lord's in London, where they secured victory by 8 wickets to claim the championship title.
Australia's dominant 8-wicket victory over Pakistan in the final confirmed their status as the world's leading One Day International side. The tournament's multi-nation hosting model demonstrated the ICC's willingness to spread cricket's reach across associate member nations such as Ireland and the Netherlands.
Result
at Lord's Cricket Ground, London