Previous cricket World Cup finals, ahead of the 2015 tournament in Australia and New Zealand from February 14 to March 29 (year, venue, result):

1975: Lord's - West Indies bt Australia by 17 runs

1979: Lord's - West Indies bt England by 92 runs

1983: Lord's - India bt West Indies by 43 runs

1987: Kolkata - Australia bt England by 7 runs

1992: Melbourne - Pakistan bt England by 22 runs

1996: Lahore - Sri Lanka bt Australia by 7 wickets

1999: Lord's - Australia bt Pakistan by 8 wickets

2003: Johannesburg - Australia bt India by 125 runs

2007: Bridgetown - Australia bt Sri Lanka by 53 runs (D/L)

2011: Mumbai - India bt Sri Lanka bt 6 wickets