Classic World Cup Moments

Not another Dhoni special

Not another Dhoni special

The stars were aligned for a masterful last-over chase, but India's supreme finisher fell just short

04-Aug-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Brathwaite's 101 and heartbreak

Brathwaite's 101 and heartbreak

He brought West Indies within five runs of victory with his first international hundred, but it wasn't enough

04-Aug-2023•Sidharth Monga

Trent Boult and the catch that wasn't

Trent Boult and the catch that wasn't

When he accidentally trod on the boundary rope attempting to catch Ben Stokes, it put into motion a sequence of improbable events that saw England lift the trophy

20-Jul-2023•Alan Gardner

Starc removes the McCullum threat

Starc removes the McCullum threat

The World Cup final swung in Australia's favour right in the first over

21-Jan-2019•Varun Shetty

Grant Elliott's six sends New Zealand to their first World Cup final

Grant Elliott's six sends New Zealand to their first World Cup final

Five runs to get in two balls - what do you do, Grant?

21-Jan-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Wahab Riaz nearly dismantles Shane Watson

Wahab Riaz nearly dismantles Shane Watson

An epic tale of bowler v batter

21-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool

Bangladesh knock out England

Bangladesh knock out England

Rubel Hossain took four wickets to help his side advance to the 2015 World Cup quarter-finals

21-Jan-2019•Alan Gardner

Dhoni wins it with a six

Dhoni wins it with a six

In 2011, MS Dhoni helped end a 28-year wait for India and gifted Sachin Tendulkar something he had craved throughout his career

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A pink typhoon

A pink typhoon

England had been contemplating a walk in the park against Ireland, but they found themselves at the receiving end of a pasting

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Yuvraj steers India clear

Yuvraj steers India clear

Beating an Australian team is never an easy job, least of all in a knockout match in a World Cup. In 2011, Yuvraj Singh was determined to do it

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Oram, South Africa and the curse

Oram, South Africa and the curse

Inexplicable things happen to South Africa in ICC events, but how did they choke during a chase of 222 in the 2011 game against New Zealand?

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Mahela's pearl that could have been priceless

Mahela's pearl that could have been priceless

Mahela Jayawardene's classic hundred did not deserve to be the only one of six in World Cup finals to not earn the maker's side the trophy

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Gilchrist squashes Sri Lanka

Gilchrist squashes Sri Lanka

By the time the Australian opener was finished in the 2007 title match, there was little doubt about the place of his knock in the pantheon of innings played in World Cup finals

03-Nov-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

McGrath's early knockout punch

McGrath's early knockout punch

Glenn McGrath all but ended the 2007 semi-final inside the first ten overs

Malinga slings four in four

Malinga slings four in four

South Africa needed four runs to win against Sri Lanka, with five wickets in hand, when Lasith Malinga ripped them apart

03-Nov-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sobers, Shastri... Gibbs

Sobers, Shastri... Gibbs

After the fourth six off the hapless Daan van Bunge in this game, Herschelle Gibbs knew the record was on

03-Nov-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Tamim goes after Zaheer

Tamim goes after Zaheer

With poise, balance and hand speed reminiscent of a young Saeed Anwar, one young Bangladeshi took apart India's spearhead in 2007

03-Nov-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ponting leads Australia to the title

Ponting leads Australia to the title

His belligerent innings left India hapless in the 2003 final

Olonga and Flower's black-armband protest

Olonga and Flower's black-armband protest

The day in 2003 that two Zimbabweans took a political, and potentially dangerous, stand against their country's government

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Gilchrist walks in the semi-final

Gilchrist walks in the semi-final

The Australia opener walked back to the pavilion despite being given not out by the on-field umpire

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