2019 ICC Cricket World Cup Highlights for Competitive Exams

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The 12th edition of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 was concluded yesterday (14th July 2019) at Lord's Cricket Ground, London. For the 1st time in World Cup history, the match went into Super Over wherein both the teams (England & New Zealand) scored 15 each after hitting 241 runs apiece in their respective 50 overs. This is the 1st time that World Cup final has been tied. England won this World Cup for the 1st time due to hitting more boundaries. Here are the major highlights of ICC Cricket World Cup for upcoming Competitive Exams. Happy Reading :)

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Highlights

• Hosts : England, Wales
  
• Administrator : International Cricket Council (ICC)
• Starting Date : 30th May 2019
• Last Date : 14th July 2019
• Participants : 10 Teams
• Total Matches : 48
• Cricket Format : One Day International
• Champions :  England (1st title)
• Runners-up :  New Zealand
• Player of the series     : Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
• Golden Bat (Most runs) : Rohit Sharma (648) [India]
• Most wickets : Mitchell Starc (27) [Australia]
• Man of the Match : Ben Stokes (England)
• Man of the Tournament : Kane Williamson (578) [New Zealand]
• Highest Individual Score : David Warner (166 runs against Bangladesh) [Australia]
• Best Bowling Figures : Shaheen Afridi (35-6 against Bangladesh) [Pakistan]
• Most Sixes : Eoin Morgan (22) [England]
• Prize Money :
• Winners (England) : $4.24 million (₹29.06 crore)
• Runners-up (New Zealand) : $2.2 million (₹15.08 crore)
• India (Lost in Semi-finals) : $1.08 million (₹7.40 crore)

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