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. 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.
01. The 2015 Cricket World Cup was jointly hosted by? – Australia and New Zealand
02. How many teams participated in the tournament? – Fourteen teams
03. The opening ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 was held on 12 February 2015 in which cities of New Zealand and Australia? – Christchurch and Melbourne
04. Who was the Brand Ambassador of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup? – Sachin Tendulkar
05. Which ground hosted the final match of the tournament? – Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia
06. Which team lifted the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup? – Australia
07. The final match was played between Australia and? – New Zealand
08. Who was the leading run scorer (547 runs) of the Cricket world cup 2015? – Martin Guptill
09. Who scored the highest individual score of Cricket world cup 2015? – Martin Guptill (237 Runs) against West Indies.
10. Which player had the highest average of Cricket world cup 2015? – Kumar Sangakkara (108.2) 541 runs.
11. Which player scored the most number of 100s in Cricket world cup 2015? – Kumar Sangakkara (Four)
12. Which players took the most number of wickets in Cricket world cup 2015? – Mitchell Starc and Trent Boult (22 wickets each)
13. Who took the most number of wickets in a single innings of Cricket world cup 2015? –Tim Southee (7/33 against England)
14. Name the two players who scored double century in Cricket world cup 2015? – Martin Guptill and Chris Gayle
15. Which is the only test playing nation that did not qualified for quarter finals? – England
16. Who was named the “player of the Tournament”? – Mitchell Starc
17. Name the two players who took a hat-trick in the World Cup 2015? – Steve Finn(1st) and JP Duminy
18. Who scored the fastest World Cup fifty in 18 balls during this edition? – Brendon McCullum
19. Who hit the fastest 150 in ODIs (in 64 balls) during this edition of World Cup? – AB de Villiers
20. Which team defeated India in the Semi Finals of Cricket world cup 2015? – Australia
21. Who became the first Indian to score a World Cup century against Pakistan during this edition? – Virat Kohli
22. Who was named the Man of the Match in the final of Cricket world cup 2015? – James Faulkner
23. Who captained Australia in the Cricket world cup 2015? – Michael Clarke
24. How many times has Australia been crowned the World Champions in Cricket? – Five (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015)
25. Which Country Host the “Cricket World Cup 2019”? – England
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