From Kapil Dev’s game-changing catch to remove Viv Richards, through Mike Gatting’s infamous reverse sweep, to MS Dhoni’s show-stopping six, World Cup finals down the years have been littered with moments that linger in cricket’s collective memory.
One-day cricket’s showpiece event has variously produced nerve-rackers, shock results and downright walkovers, and the 12th World Cup final will yield the tournament’s first new winner since Sri Lanka stunned Australia in 1996.
As England and New Zealand prepare to compete for the trophy at Lord’s, we trawl the archives to remember each of the 11 finals to date.
June 21, 1975: West Indies v Australia – West Indies win by 17 runs
Australia’s fifth triumph came on home soil over trans-Tasman rivals and co-hosts New Zealand. Nerves seemed to get the better of the Black Caps on this occasion, only 83 from Grant Elliot helping them limp to 183 before Glenn Maxwell inflicted a run out in the 45th over to bring the innings to a close. The Australians knocked off the required 184 runs for victory with ease thanks to captain Michael Clarke (74) and his successor Steve Smith, who hit an unbeaten 56.
