2015 ICC World Cup
Official logo of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
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| Dates | 14 February – 29 March |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | Australia New Zealand |
| Champions |
 Australia (5th title) |
| Runner-up |
 New Zealand
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| Participants | 14 |
| Matches played | 49 |
| Attendance | 1,016,420 (20,743 per match) |
| Player of the series |
Mitchell Starc
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| Most runs |
Martin Guptill (547) |
| Most wickets |
Mitchell Starc (22) Trent Boult (22) |
| Official website | Cricket World Cup |
| UDRS | Yes |
The 2015 Cricket World Cup was the 11th Cricket World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015. Australia defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets to win their fifth ICC Cricket World Cup. Fourteen teams played 49 matches in 14 venues, with Australia staging 26 games at grounds in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney while New Zealand hosted 23 games in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson and Wellington.
The hosting rights were awarded at the same time as those of the 2011 Cricket World Cup, which Australia and New Zealand had originally bid to host, and the 2019 Cricket World Cup, which was awarded to England. The 2011 tournament was awarded to the four Asian Test cricket playing countries, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh (Pakistan later lost the co-hosting rights due to a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team). The International Cricket Council were sufficiently impressed with the trans-Tasman bid that it was decided to award the next World Cup to Australia and New Zealand. This was the second time the tournament was held in Australia and New Zealand, with the first being the 1992 Cricket World Cup.
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