Important bits about ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

Important bits about ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. 

• Edition : 2015 Cricket World Cup was the 11th Cricket World Cup (since it was first held in 1975 and happens every 4 year of interval)
• Host Countries : Australia and New Zealand
• Schedule : Held from 14 February to 29 March  (44 days).
• Organized by : International Cricket Council (ICC)
• 2015 Cricket World Cup Ambassador : Sachin Tendulkar
  
• Total No. of Matches Played : 49 ( 23 in New Zealand & 26 in Australia )
• Total No. of Teams Played : 14 Teams
• Winner : Australia (5th time)
• Runner Up : New Zealand
• Man of the Series : Mitchell Starc (Australia)
• Top Run Scorer : Martin Guptill (New Zealand, 547)
• Highest Team Score : 419 by Australia against Afghanistan
  
• Highest Individual Score : Martin Guptil ( 237 )
• Top Wicket Taker : 
• Mitchell Strac (Austraila, 22)
• Trent Boult (New Zealand, 22)
• Most Centuries : 4  (Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka)
• Most Fifties : 5 (Steve Smith, Australia)
• Most Sixes : 26 ( Chris Gayle, West Indies)
• Most Fours : 59 ( Martin Guptill )
• Last time (2011) Winner : India
• Host Countries : India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh
• Man of the Series : Yuvraj Singh
• Most Runs : Tillakaratne Dilshan (500)
• Most Wickets : Shahid Afridi / Zaheer Khan (21)
• Next ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Venue : England and Wales
• Host Countries : England and Wales
• Other Important Points to Note :
• West Indies batsman Chris Gayle created history by becoming the first batsman to score a double century in the World Cup. 
• He made this record by scoring 215 runs off just 147 balls.
• South African cricketer AB De Villiers hitted the fastest 150 in one-day internationals (ODI‘s). 
• He achieved this feat in 64 balls
• Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara became first batsman to score four consecutive one-day international (ODI) centuries in a Cricket World Cup.
• Mahendra Singh Dhoni become first Indian Cricket team Captain to register the 100 One Day International (ODI) match wins. :)
• New Zealand‘s Martin Guptill created a Cricket World Cup record by scoring highest score of 237 runs not out.
• World Cup Records :
• Most runs : Sachin Tendulkar (2,278)
• Most successful team : Australia (5 titles)
• Highest Score : Martin Guptill v West Indies (237)
• Most Wickets : Glenn McGrath (71)
• Highest Scoring Team : Australia against Afghanistan - 417/6 (2015)