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The 2023 Cricket World Cup is underway, as the 10 best teams on the planet battle for the coveted ICC ODI trophy.
As the world's elite gather, we will see India try to triumph on home soil, defending champions England bid to keep their title, Australia look to extend their record as the most successful nation in CWC history, and Pakistan aim to cause an upset on Indian soil.
And that's before we even get to the likes of New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and the Netherlands, who will all be eyeing an upset.
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The 10 teams will play a series of round-robin matches in the league stage, before the top four in the points table progress to the semi-finals.
Here's all the latest standings from the Cricket World Cup 2023.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 live points table and standings
Check back here for the latest updates each day as the tournament progresses
| Rank | Team | Matches | W | L | NRR | Points |
| 1 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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ICC Cricket World Cup previous winners, hosts
Here's the full list of past ODI Cricket World Cup champions.
| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | Result |
| 1975 | England | West Indies | Australia | West Indies won by 17 runs |
| 1979 | England | West Indies | England | West Indies won by 92 runs |
| 1983 | England, Wales | India | West Indies | India won by 43 runs |
| 1987 | India, Pakistan | Australia | England | Australia won by seven runs |
| 1992 | Australia, New Zealand | Pakistan | England | Pakistan won by 22 runs |
| 1996 | Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Australia | Sri Lanka won by seven wickets |
| 1999 | England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Netherlands | Australia | Pakistan | Australia won by eight wickets |
| 2003 | South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya | Australia | India | Australia won by 125 runs |
| 2007 | West Indies | Australia | Sri Lanka | Australia won by 53 runs (DLS) |
| 2011 | India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh | India | Sri Lanka | India won by six wickets |
| 2015 | Australia, New Zealand | Australia | New Zealand | Australia won by seven wickets |
| 2019 | England, Wales | England | New Zealand | England won on boundary count after a Super Over |
Who has won the most ODI Cricket World Cups?
Australia are the most successful nation in ODI World Cup history, with India and the West Indies chasing them.
| Country | World Cup titles | Years won |
| Australia | 5 | 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015 |
| India | 2 | 1983, 2011 |
| West Indies | 2 | 1975, 1979 |
| England | 1 | 2019 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1996 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1992 |
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ICC Cricket World Cup Player of the Tournament: Full list of previous winners
The award was first introduced at the 1992 World Cup and New Zealand legend Martin Crowe was the first-ever recipient of the accolade.
Thereafter, some of the greats of the game like Sachin Tendulkar, Sanath Jayasuriya, Glenn McGrath and Yuvraj Singh have bagged this trophy.
In 2019, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson received the award for scoring 578 runs in the entire tournament.
| India | Player | Country | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Martin Crowe | New Zealand | 456 runs |
| 1996 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 221 runs and 6 wickets |
| 1999 | Lance Klusner | South Africa | 281 runs and 17 wickets |
| 2003 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 673 runs and 2 wickets |
| 2007 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 26 wickets |
| 2011 | Yuvraj Singh | India | 362 Runs and 15 wickets |
| 2015 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | 22 wickets |
| 2019 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 578 runs and 2 wickets |
Who will win Cricket World Cup 2023?
The Cricket World Cup 2023 promises to be hotly contested event, with India, England, Pakistan and Australia among the favourites according to the Sportsbooks.
