Cricket World Cup awards

Overview of awards presented as part of the Cricket World Cup

The Cricket World Cup Trophy.

At the end of each ICC Cricket World Cup final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the game.

## Awards summary

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There are currently four post-tournament awards:

* the Golden Bat Award (currently termed "ICC Golden Bat") for top run scorer, first awarded in 1975;
* the Golden Ball Award (currently termed "ICC Golden Ball") for top wicket getter, first awarded in 1975;
* the Player of the tournament Award (currently termed "ICC Player of the tournament") for outstanding performance in the entire World Cup tournament, first awarded in 1992;
* the Player of the match in Final Award (currently termed "ICC Player of the match in Final") for outstanding player in World Cup finals, first awarded in 1975;

## Player of the tournament

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Year  | Player  | Stats

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1992 |  Martin Crowe | 456 runs
1996 |  Sanath Jayasuriya | 221 runs & 6 wickets
1999 |  Lance Klusener | 281 runs & 17 wickets
2003 |  Sachin Tendulkar | 673 runs & 2 wickets
2007 |  Glenn McGrath | 26 wickets
2011 |  Yuvraj Singh | 362 runs & 15 wickets
2015 |  Mitchell Starc | 22 wickets
2019 |  Kane Williamson | 578 runs & 2 wickets
2023 |  Virat Kohli | 765 runs & 1 wicket

## Player of the match in Final

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Year  | Player  | Stats

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1975 |  Clive Lloyd | 102
1979 |  Viv Richards | 138*
1983 |  Mohinder Amarnath | 26 and 3/12
1987 |  David Boon | 75
1992 |  Wasim Akram | 33* and 3/49
1996 |  Aravinda de Silva | 3/42 and 107*
1999 |  Shane Warne | 4/33
2003 |  Ricky Ponting | 140*
2007 |  Adam Gilchrist | 149
2011 |  MS Dhoni | 91*
2015 |  James Faulkner | 3/36
2019 |  Ben Stokes | 84*
2023 |  Travis Head | 137
2027 |  |
2031 |  |

## Golden Bat

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The Golden Bat Award goes to the top run scorer of the ICC World Cup. While every World Cup had a ranking of the run scorers, the first time an award was given was in 1975. If there is more than one player with the same number of runs both of them are awarded with the Golden Bat. India is the only country whose players have won the Golden Bat a record 5 times (Sachin Tendulkar in 1996 & 2003, Rahul Dravid in 1999, Rohit Sharma in 2019 and Virat Kohli in 2023).

Top runscorer  World Cup  | Winner  | Runs

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1975 |  Glenn Turner | 333
1979 |  Gordon Greenidge | 253
1983 |  David Gower | 384
1987 |  Graham Gooch | 471
1992 |  Martin Crowe | 456
1996 |  Sachin Tendulkar | 523
1999 |  Rahul Dravid | 461
2003 |  Sachin Tendulkar | 673
2007 |  Matthew Hayden | 659
2011 |  Tillakaratne Dilshan | 500
2015 |  Martin Guptill | 547
2019 |  Rohit Sharma | 648
2023 |  Virat Kohli | 765
2027 |  |
2031 |  |

## Golden Ball

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The Golden Ball Award goes to the top wicket taker of the ICC World Cup. While every World Cup had a ranking of the wicket takers, the first time an award was given was in 1975.

If there is more than one player with the same number of wickets both of them are awarded with the Golden Ball.

Top wicket taker  World Cup  | Winner  | Wickets

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1975 |  Gary Gilmour | 11
1979 |  Mike Hendrick | 10
1983 |  Roger Binny | 18
1987 |  Craig McDermott | 18
1992 |  Wasim Akram | 18
1996 |  Anil Kumble | 15
1999 |  Geoff Allott
Shane Warne | 20

2003 |  Chaminda Vaas | 23
2007 |  Glenn McGrath | 26
2011 |  Zaheer Khan
Shahid Afridi | 21

2015 |  Mitchell Starc
Trent Boult | 22

2019 |  Mitchell Starc | 27
2023 |  Mohammed Shami | 24
2027 |  |
2031 |  |

## See also

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* Cricket World Cup records
* History of the Cricket World Cup

## References

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Cricket World Cup

International Cricket Council

Tournaments|

* England 1975
* England 1979
* England / Wales 1983
* India / Pakistan 1987
* Australia / New Zealand 1992
* Pakistan / India / Sri Lanka 1996
* England / Scotland / Wales / Ireland / Netherlands 1999
* South Africa / Zimbabwe / Kenya 2003
* West Indies 2007
* India / Sri Lanka / Bangladesh 2011
* Australia / New Zealand 2015
* England / Wales 2019
* India 2023
* South Africa / Zimbabwe / Namibia 2027

Finals|

* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1987
* 1992
* 1996
* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

Squads|

* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1987
* 1992
* 1996
* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

Statistics|

* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1987
* 1992
* 1996
* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

Qualification|

* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1987
* 1992
* 1996
* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023
* 2027

* Awards
* Format
* History
* Records
* Centuries
* Five-wicket hauls
* Teams
* Trophy

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