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The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 12th Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial, One Day International cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted by England and Wales, making it the fifth time England has hosted the World Cup, beginning on 30 May and ending with the final on 14 July. The final was played at Lord's in London, where England beat New Zealand on boundary count after both the match and the subsequent Super Over finished as ties.
2019 Cricket World Cup
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 logo.svg
Official logo
Dates
30 May–14 July
Administrator(s)
International Cricket Council
Cricket format
One Day International
Tournament format(s)
Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)
England England
Wales Wales
Champions
England (1st title)
Runners-up
New Zealand
Participants
10
Matches played
48
Player of the series
New Zealand Kane Williamson
Most runs
India Rohit Sharma (648)
Most wickets
Australia Mitchell Starc (27)
Official website
Official website
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The tournament was contested by 10 teams, who played in a single round-robin group, with the top four at the end of the group phase – India, Australia, New Zealand and England – progressing to the semi-finals.
Approximately 2.6 billion people around the world watched the tournament, making it the most watched cricket competition ever as of 2019.[1]