Cricket World Cup quiz questions
- The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup final featured Australia and New Zealand. In which Australian city was the final played? a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Brisbane
d) Adelaide - Who holds the record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in ICC Cricket World Cup history as of my knowledge cutoff date in September 2021? a) Kumar Sangakkara
b) Adam Gilchrist
c) Mark Boucher
d) MS Dhoni - In the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup, which team won the tournament after a dramatic semi-final tie with South Africa, advancing due to a superior net run rate? a) Pakistan
b) England
c) Australia
d) India - Which cricketer achieved the remarkable feat of taking a hattrick in the opening match of the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup? a) Wasim Akram
b) Chaminda Vaas
c) Brett Lee
d) Muttiah Muralitharan - In the 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup final, which Indian all-rounder played a crucial role in both batting and bowling to help India win its first World Cup? a) Kapil Dev
b) Sunil Gavaskar
c) Mohinder Amarnath
d) Ravi Shastri - The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup featured a thrilling final match that went into a “Super Over.” Who was named the Player of the Tournament for their outstanding all-round performance? a) Ben Stokes
b) Kane Williamson
c) Rohit Sharma
d) Mitchell Starc - In the 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup, which team made it to the final for the first time and finished as the runner-up? a) England
b) New Zealand
c) Pakistan
d) South Africa - Who holds the record for the most sixes in a single ICC Cricket World Cup edition, hitting 22 sixes in the 2019 World Cup? a) Rohit Sharma
b) Chris Gayle
c) Shahid Afridi
d) Jos Buttler - Which country won the inaugural ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2009? a) Australia
b) India
c) England
d) West Indies - In the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, which player scored a memorable century in the final match, helping India secure their second World Cup title? a) Ricky Ponting
b) MS Dhoni
c) Gautam Gambhir
d) Virender Sehwag
Answers:
- a) Sydney
- a) Kumar Sangakkara
- b) England
- b) Chaminda Vaas
- a) Kapil Dev
- a) Ben Stokes
- c) Pakistan
- b) Chris Gayle
- a) Australia
- c) Gautam Gambhir