Top 8 Teams with most wins in World Cup history

Top 8 Teams with most wins in World Cup history: World cup is the biggest stage of all for international cricket teams to perform at their best. Some have done brilliantly well and won the World cup multiple times, while some have not been so fortunate to win the title despite winning matches. Here are top 8 teams to win the maximum number of games in the World cup: 8. Sri Lanka- 35 wins out of 73 matches Sri Lanka has 35 wins out of 73 matches. (Photo Source: ICC) The 1996 World cup champions have had a steady rate of winning matches in the last 2 tournaments, reaching the finals on both occasions. Their best of course came in the 1996 World cup when they went all the way to win the trophy. Sri Lanka made their debut in 1975 World cup and have been a part of it since then. Sri Lanka reached the QFs of the 2015 World Cup, a match in which they failed collectively, making just 133 runs and got knocked out by South Africa. They also bid goodbyes to Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, who retired from ODI cricket as the result of the loss. 7. South Africa- 35 wins out of 55 matches South Africa has 35 wins out of 55 matches. (Photo Source: AFP) South Africa missed the first four editions of World cup due to a ban on them because of the apartheid. They made their debut in the colorful 1992 World cup and shocked everyone by reaching the semi-finals of the tournament where they were defeated by the rain rule. They have made the knock out stage in every tournament since then except the 2003 World cup that was held in their backyard in which they were knocked out in group stages, thanks to the rain rule, again. But Since then, they have been pretty consistent in getting into the semi-finals and quarter-finals of the tournament in 2007, 2011 and 2015. They won their first knock out game, winning the QFs against Sri Lanka, but New Zealand defeated them in the SFs to knock them out of the tournament. 6. Pakistan 40- wins out of 71 matches Pakistan has 40 wins out of 71 matches. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Champions in 1992 and finalists in 1999, Pakistan also reached the semifinal stage in 1975, 1987, 2011. They have won 40 games out of 71 matches they have played in biggest tournament of cricket. They were the last team to beat Australia in 1999 group match before Australia began a 34 match streak that lasted till the 2011 World cup, where Pakistan beat them again to end the streak. Pakistan has been blessed with the best batsmen and bowlers that there are in the cricket world and they have helped them achieve success in World cup tournaments. The 2015 World Cup saw them playing the quarterfinals, where they were knocked out by Australia. 5. England- 41 wins out of 72 matches England won 39 games out of 67 in the World cup. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The inventors of the game have won 41 matches out of 72 played. They have reached the finals 3 times in 1979, 1987 and 1992, but failed to win the title each time. Their best chance came in 1987 World cup when chasing the total against Australia, they were cruising at 115/3, but a reverse sweep from captain Mike Gatting resulted in a stunning collapse, giving Australia the win by 7 runs and their first World cup title. The 2015 World Cup proved to be the most embarrassing of all, where they were knocked out of the tournament in the group stages after losing to Bangladesh in their final league match. 4. West Indies- 41 wins out of 71 matches West Indies has 38 wins from 65 matches. (Photo Source: Gallo Images) 2 time champion West Indies had not lost a single game in the 1975 and 1979 tournaments until they were defeated by India in the 1983 World cup match in Berbice. They also made semi-finals in the 1996 World cup, but their recent decline has resulted in them being beaten by Ireland in their first match in the 2015 edition. They managed a quarterfinals qualification int he 2015 World Cup, where they were defeated by New Zealand. But their brilliant performances in the first 45 editions of the World cup have given them 41 wins out of 71 matches in the tournament. 3. India- 46 wins out of 75 matches 1983 and 2011 champions India have won 46 out of 75 matches. (Photo Source: BCCI) The 1983 and 2011 World champions have won 46 matches out of 75 played. Considering the fact that they won just one game in the first 2 editions of the World cup, their record is impressive. India has been a successful team reaching semifinals in 1987, 1996 and 2015 editions and the finals in 2003 World cup. India also lost just 2 matches in the 2003 tournament and lost 1 and tied 1 in the 2011 tournament. Their 2015 World Cup journey took them to the semi-finals, where they lost to Australia and were knocked out of the World Cup. 2.New Zealand- 48 wins out of 79 matches New Zealand has 48 wins out of 79 matches. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The Kiwis have the second best record in World cups with 48 wins out of 79 matches. They have reached the semifinals on consistent basis in 1979, 1992, 2007 and 2011. They did their best in the 2015 World Cup, reaching the finals for the first time after 6 appearances in semi-finals. But they could not lift the trophy, as Australia proved to be the better team in the finals. 1. Australia- 62 wins out of 84 matches Australia has the most wins in World cup history.(Photo Source: Reuters) The 5-time champions Australia have the world record for 25 consecutive wins in the World Cup starting after a defeat by Pakistan in the group stage in the 1999 World Cup, through the 2003 and 2007 editions, right until they met Pakistan again in the 2011 World cup group stage. But that does not take away anything from them since they have won 62 games in a total of 84. They also won a hat-trick of titles in 1999, 2003 and 2007 and now they won the 2015 tournament. Australia’s record of 5 title wins will be hard to replicate or equal, let alone breaking it any time soon. *All stats updated till 29th March 2015.