WC 2015 – Game 49 – Australia vs New Zealand at Melbourne on 29.03.15 – Australia won by seven wickets
The finals of WC 2015 provided the 400th World Cup game. The following table lists out the games played in each edition. The finals of WC 1999 provided the 200th World Cup game.
| No | World Cup Editions | Mat |
| 1 | Prudential World Cup (in England), 1975 | 15 |
| 2 | Prudential World Cup (in England), 1979 | 14 |
| 3 | Prudential World Cup (in England), 1983 | 27 |
| 4 | Reliance World Cup (in India/Pakistan), 1987/88 | 27 |
| 5 | Benson & Hedges World Cup (in Australia/New Zealand), 1991/92 | 39 |
| 6 | Wills World Cup (in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka), 1995/96 | 36 |
| 7 | ICC World Cup (in England/Ireland/Netherlands/Scotland), 1999 | 42 |
| 8 | ICC World Cup (in Kenya/South Africa/Zimbabwe), 2002/03 | 52 |
| 9 | ICC World Cup (in West Indies), 2006/07 | 51 |
| 10 | ICC Cricket World Cup (in Bangladesh/India/Sri Lanka), 2010/11 | 49 |
| 11 | ICC Cricket World Cup (in Australia/New Zealand), 2014/15 | 48 |
| Total | 400 |
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first to provide the 192nd occasion of a team batting first in a World Cup game. New Zealand lost this game after it had won the toss and elected to bat to provide the 92nd occasion of a team losing the World Cup game after winning the toss and elected to bat first.
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first to provide the 15th occasion of New Zealand batting first in a World Cup game. New Zealand lost this game after it had won the toss and elected to bat to provide the eighth occasion of New Zealand losing the World Cup game after winning the toss and elected to bat first.
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first to provide the sixth occasion of a team batting first in a World Cup final. All such occasions are listed below. New Zealand lost this game after it had won the toss and elected to bat to provide the eighth occasion of New Zealand losing the World Cup game after winning the toss and elected to bat first.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Result | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Australia | 253/05 | 50.0 | 1 | won | v England | Kolkata | 08.11.87 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 249/06 | 50.0 | 1 | won | v England | Melbourne | 25.03.92 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 132/10 | 39.0 | 1 | lost | v Australia | Lord’s | 20.06.99 |
| 4 | Australia | 281/04 | 38.0 | 1 | won | v Sri Lanka | Bridgetown | 28.04.07 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 274/06 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | v India | Mumbai | 02.04.11 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 183/10 | 45.0 | 1 | lost | v Australia | Melbourne | 29.03.15 |
New Zealand lost this game after it had won the toss and elected to bat to provide the third occasion of a team losing the World Cup final after winning the toss and elected to bat first.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Result | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Pakistan | 132/10 | 39.0 | 1 | lost | v Australia | Lord’s | 20.06.99 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 274/06 | 50.0 | 1 | lost | v India | Mumbai | 02.04.11 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 183/10 | 45.0 | 1 | lost | v Australia | Melbourne | 29.03.15 |
Australia won this game by seven wickets and represents its fifth win in the finals of the World Cup. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Team | Result | Margin | BR | Toss | Bat | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Australia | won | 007 runs | won | 1st | Eng | Kolkata | 08.11.87 | |
| 2 | Australia | won | 008 wkts | 179 | lost | 2nd | Pak | Lord’s | 20.06.99 |
| 3 | Australia | won | 125 runs | lost | 1st | Ind | Johannesburg | 23.03.03 | |
| 4 | Australia | won | 053 runs | won | 1st | Srl | Bridgetown | 28.04.07 | |
| 5 | Australia | won | 007 wkts | 101 | lost | 2nd | NZl | Melbourne | 29.03.15 |
The following table lists out the winners of all the eleven finals of the World Cup and also the break up team wise
| No | Team | Result | Margin | BR | Toss | Bat | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Win | won | 017 runs | lost | 1st | Aus | Lord’s | 21.06.75 | |
| 2 | Win | won | 092 runs | lost | 1st | Eng | Lord’s | 23.06.79 | |
| 3 | Ind | won | 043 runs | lost | 1st | Win | Lord’s | 25.06.83 | |
| 4 | Aus | won | 007 runs | won | 1st | Eng | Kolkata | 08.11.87 | |
| 5 | Pak | won | 022 runs | won | 1st | Eng | Melbourne | 25.03.92 | |
| 6 | Srl | won | 007 wkts | 022 | won | 2nd | Aus | Lahore | 17.03.96 |
| 7 | Aus | won | 008 wkts | 179 | lost | 2nd | Pak | Lord’s | 20.06.99 |
| 8 | Aus | won | 125 runs | lost | 1st | Ind | Johannesburg | 23.03.03 | |
| 9 | Aus | won | 053 runs | won | 1st | Sri | Bridgetown | 28.04.07 | |
| 10 | Ind | won | 006 wkts | 010 | lost | 2nd | Srl | Mumbai | 02.04.11 |
| 11 | Aus | won | 007 wkts | 101 | lost | 2nd | NZl | Melbourne | 29.03.15 |
| BREAK UP – TEAM WISE | |||||||||
| No | Team | Result | Margin | BR | Toss | Bat | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Aus | won | 007 runs | won | 1st | Eng | Kolkata | 08.11.87 | |
| 2 | Aus | won | 008 wkts | 179 | lost | 2nd | Pak | Lord’s | 20.06.99 |
| 3 | Aus | won | 125 runs | lost | 1st | Ind | Johannesburg | 23.03.03 | |
| 4 | Aus | won | 053 runs | won | 1st | Sri | Bridgetown | 28.04.07 | |
| 5 | Aus | won | 007 wkts | 101 | lost | 2nd | NZl | Melbourne | 29.03.15 |
| 1 | Ind | won | 043 runs | lost | 1st | Win | Lord’s | 25.06.83 | |
| 2 | Ind | won | 006 wkts | 010 | lost | 2nd | Srl | Mumbai | 02.04.11 |
| 1 | Pak | won | 022 runs | won | 1st | Eng | Melbourne | 25.03.92 | |
| 1 | Srl | won | 007 wkts | 022 | won | 2nd | Aus | Lahore | 17.03.96 |
| 1 | Win | won | 017 runs | lost | 1st | Aus | Lord’s | 21.06.75 | |
| 2 | Win | won | 092 runs | lost | 1st | Eng | Lord’s | 23.06.79 | |
LRPL Taylor and GD Eliott added 111 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 263rd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a World Cup game. It also provides the 39th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in the World Cup
LRPL Taylor and GD Eliott added 111 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 27th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a World Cup game. It also provides the sixth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in the World Cup
SPD Smith and MJ Clarke added 112 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 264th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a World Cup game. It also provides the 65th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in the World Cup
SPD Smith and MJ Clarke added 112 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 41st occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a World Cup game. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in the World Cup
LRPL Taylor-GD Eliott added 111 runs for the fourth wicket and SPD Smith-MJ Clarke added 112 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 12th and 13th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a World Cup final
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | RB Kanhai/CH Lloyd | 4 | 149 | 1 | Win | Aus | Lord’s | 21.06.75 |
| 2 | CL King/IVA Richards | 5 | 139 | 1 | Win | Engg | Lord’s | 23.06.79 |
| 3 | G Boycott/JM Brearley | 1 | 129 | 2 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 23.06.79 |
| 4 | Imran Khan/Javed Miandad | 3 | 139 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Melbourne | 25.03.92 |
| 5 | RT Ponting/MA Taylor | 2 | 101 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Lahore | 17.03.96 |
| 6 | PA de Silva/AP Gurusinha | 3 | 125 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Lahore | 17.03.96 |
| 7 | AC Gilchrist/ML Hayden | 1 | 105 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Johannesburg | 23.03.03 |
| 8 | DR Martyn/RT Ponting | 3 | 234* | 1 | Aus | Ind | Johannesburg | 23.03.03 |
| 9 | AC Gilchrist/ML Hayden | 1 | 172 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Bridgetown | 28.04.07 |
| 10 | ST Jayasuriya/KC Sangakkara | 2 | 116 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Bridgetown | 28.04.07 |
| 11 | MS Dhoni/G Gambhir | 4 | 109 | 2 | Ind | Srl | Mumbai | 02.04.11 |
| 12 | GD Elliott/LRPL Taylor | 4 | 111 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Melbourne | 29.03.15 |
| 13 | MJ Clarke/SPD Smith | 3 | 112 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Melbourne | 29.03.15 |
LRPL Taylor-GD Eliott added 111 runs for the fourth wicket to provide the third occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in a World Cup final. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | RB Kanhai/CH Lloyd | 4 | 149 | 1 | Win | Aus | Lord’s | 21.06.75 |
| 2 | MS Dhoni/G Gambhir | 4 | 109 | 2 | Ind | Srl | Mumbai | 02.04.11 |
| 3 | GD Elliott/LRPL Taylor | 4 | 111 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Melbourne | 29.03.15 |
SPD Smith-MJ Clarke added 112 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the fourth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a World Cup final. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Imran Khan/Javed Miandad | 3 | 139 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Melbourne | 25.03.92 |
| 2 | PA de Silva/AP Gurusinha | 3 | 125 | 2 | Srl | Aus | Lahore | 17.03.96 |
| 3 | DR Martyn/RT Ponting | 3 | 234* | 1 | Aus | Ind | Johannesburg | 23.03.03 |
| 4 | MJ Clarke/SPD Smith | 3 | 112 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Melbourne | 29.03.15 |
MJ Clarke scored 74 in this game to provide the 155th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in a World Cup game. It also provides the 21st occasion of an Australian captain scoring a fifty in a World Cup game.
MJ Clarke scored 74 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in a World Cup final. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CH Lloyd | 102 | 1 | Win | Aus | Lord’s | 21 Jun 1975 |
| 2 | IM Chappell | 62 | 2 | Aus | Win | Lord’s | 21 Jun 1975 |
| 3 | JM Brearley | 64 | 2 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 23 Jun 1979 |
| 4 | Imran Khan | 72 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Melbourne | 25 Mar 1992 |
| 5 | MA Taylor | 74 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Lahore | 17 Mar 1996 |
| 6 | RT Ponting | 140* | 1 | Aus | Ind | Johannesburg | 23 Mar 2003 |
| 7 | MS Dhoni | 91* | 2 | Ind | Srl | Mumbai | 02 Apr 2011 |
| 8 | MJ Clarke | 74 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Melbourne | 29 Mar 2015 |
MJ Clarke scored 74 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of an Australian captain scoring a fifty in a World Cup final. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | IM Chappell | 62 | 2 | Aus | Win | Lord’s | 21 Jun 1975 |
| 2 | MA Taylor | 74 | 1 | Aus | Srl | Lahore | 17 Mar 1996 |
| 3 | RT Ponting | 140* | 1 | Aus | Ind | Johannesburg | 23 Mar 2003 |
| 4 | MJ Clarke | 74 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Melbourne | 29 Mar 2015 |
Australia’s and New Zealand’s performance in the World Cup are tabulated below. Australia’s number of matches {84} and its wins {62} are records for World Cup. Australia is the only team in the World Cup to play 80 plus matches and to win 60 plus matches.
| Team | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR |
| Australia | 1975-2015 | 84 | 62 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1975-2015 | 79 | 48 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
BB McCullum scored a duck in this game to provide the 44th occasion of a captain scoring a duck in a World Cup game. It also provides the third occasion of a New Zealand captain scoring a duck in a World Cup game. BB McCullum with his duck in this game became the first captain to score a duck in the World Cup final
BB McCullum scored a duck in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a captain opener scoring a
duck in a World Cup game. All such occasions are listed below. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand captain opener scoring a duck in a World Cup game. SP Fleming had failed to open his account against Sri Lanka at St George’s on 12.04.07
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JM Brearley | 0 | 2 | Eng | Can | Manchester | 13 Jun 1979 |
| 2 | JM Brearley | 0 | 1 | Eng | Pak | Leeds | 16 Jun 1979 |
| 3 | GA Gooch | 0 | 2 | Eng | Zim | Albury | 18 Mar 1992 |
| 4 | MA Atherton | 0 | 2 | Eng | RSA | Rawalpindi | 25 Feb 1996 |
| 5 | AJ Stewart | 0 | 2 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 22 May 1999 |
| 6 | MP Vaughan | 0 | 2 | Eng | Srk | North Sound | 04 Apr 2007 |
| 7 | SP Fleming | 0 | 1 | NZl | Srl | St George’s | 12 Apr 2007 |
| 8 | WTS Porterfield | 0 | 2 | Ire | Eng | Bangalore | 02 Mar 2011 |
| 9 | AJ Strauss | 0 | 1 | Eng | RSA | Chennai | 06 Mar 2011 |
| 10 | BB McCullum | 0 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Melbourne | 29 Mar 2015 |
BB McCullum of New Zealand and AJ Finch of Australia failed to open their accounts in this game to provide the 115th and 116th occasion of an opening batsman scoring zeroes in a Word Cup game. BB McCullum’s zero provide the 12th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman to score a duck in a World Cup game, while J Finch’s zero provide the sixth occasion of an Australian opening batsman to score a duck in a World Cup game
BB McCullum of New Zealand and AJ Finch of Australia failed to open their accounts in this game to provide the fourth and fifth occasion of an opening batsman scoring zeroes in a Word Cup final. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RT Robinson | 0 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Kolkata | 08 Nov 1987 |
| 2 | IT Botham | 0 | 2 | Eng | Pak | Melbourne | 25 Mar 1992 |
| 3 | V Sehwag | 0 | 2 | Ind | Srk | Mumbai | 02 Apr 2011 |
| 4 | BB McCullum | 0 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Melbourne | 29 Mar 2015 |
| 5 | AJ Finch | 0 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Melbourne | 29 Mar 2015 |
BB McCullum of New Zealand and AJ Finch of Australia failed to open their accounts in this game to provide the fifth occasion of rival opening batsman scoring zeroes in a Word Cup game and the first such occasion in a Word Cup final.
BB McCullum, CJ Anderson, L Ronchi and MJ Henry scored ducks in this game to provide the 18th occasion of four or more batsmen scoring ducks in an innings of a World Cup game. It also provides the second occasion of four or more batsmen scoring ducks in a World Cup final. The other occasions are witnessed in England’s innings against West Indies at Lord’s on 23.06.79. DI Gower, W Larkins, CM Old, RW Taylor and M Hendrick were the five England batsmen who failed to open their account
SPD Smith-MJ Clarke added 112 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 50th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for various wickets in WC 2015. This is the first occasion of batsmen posting 50 three figure partnerships in an edition of World Cup, thus constituting a record for most three figure partnerships in an edition of the World Cup. The previous best was 38 thee figure partnerships in 2011 edition. The following table lists out the three figure partnerships in each edition of the World Cup arranged in descending order
| No | World Cup Edition | TFPs |
| 1 | ICC Cricket World Cup (in Australia/New Zealand), 2014/15 | 50 |
| 2 | ICC Cricket World Cup (in Bangladesh/India/Sri Lanka), 2010/11 | 38 |
| 3 | ICC World Cup (in West Indies), 2006/07 | 32 |
| 4 | Wills World Cup (in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka), 1995/96 | 28 |
| 5 | ICC World Cup (in Kenya/South Africa/Zimbabwe), 2002/03 | 25 |
| 6 | Benson & Hedges World Cup (in Australia/New Zealand), 1991/92 | 23 |
| 7 | ICC World Cup (in England/Ireland/Netherlands/Scotland), 1999 | 21 |
| 8 | Reliance World Cup (in India/Pakistan), 1987/88 | 15 |
| 9 | Prudential World Cup (in England), 1983 | 14 |
| 10 | Prudential World Cup (in England), 1975 | 10 |
| 11 | Prudential World Cup (in England), 1979 | 08 |
MJ Clarke of Australia scored 74 in the final of WC 2015 against New Zealand at Sydney on 29.03.15. It was his last appearance in one day games. He was leading Australia in this game. He became the ninth captain in the history of one day games to score fifty plus runs on his last one day appearance
BRM Taylor of Zimbabwe is the only captain to score a hundred on his last one day appearance. He scored 138 against India at Auckland on 14.03.15. The following table lists all the nine captains
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | APB Tennekoon | 59 | 1 | Srl | NZl | Nottingham | 09 Jun 1979 |
| 2 | Imran Khan | 72 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Melbourne | 25 Mar 1992 |
| 3 | KC Wessels | 51 | 1 | RSA | Pak | Faisalabad | 28 Oct 1994 |
| 4 | A Ranatunga | 50 | 1 | Srl | Ken | Southampton | 30 May 1999 |
| 5 | WJ Cronje | 79 | 2 | RSA | Pak | Sharjah | 31 Mar 2000 |
| 6 | MP Vaughan | 79 | 2 | Eng | Win | Bridgetown | 21 Apr 2007 |
| 7 | Rizwan Cheema | 55 | 1 | Can | Ken | Dubai (CA) | 13 Mar 2013 |
| 8 | BRM Taylor | 138 | 1 | Zim | Ind | Auckland | 14 Mar 2015 |
| 9 | MJ Clarke | 74 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Melbourne | 29 Mar 2015 |