Close Encounters !!!
One Day cricket brought the concept of Close finishes. With the World title at stake number of close finises increased. Following is the list of really close encounters in World Cup history.
Close finishes by Runs:
| Margin | Team Won | Team Lost | World Cup Edition |
| 1 Run | Australia | India | 1987 |
| 1 Run | Australia | India | 1992 |
| 2 Run | Sri Lanka | England | 2007 |
India has lost 4 times with single digit margin most by any Team makes them a candidate who can not handle pressure cooker situation. Australia beat them twice in successive world cup first played at Indian soil other at Australian soil.
Close finishes by Wickets:
| Margin | Team Won | Team Lost | World Cup Edition |
| 1 Wicket | West Indies | Pakistan | 1975 |
| 1 Wicket | Pakistan | West Indies | 1987 |
| 1 Wicket | South Africa | Sri Lanka | 2007 |
| 1 Wicket | England | West Indies | 2007 |
WI has lost 3 times with less than or equal to 2 Wickets most by any Team.
THE COMPLETE MATCH:
World Cup encounter between Pakistan and West Indies can be called as Complete World Cup match. This is only match which completed with no balls remained with Pakistan winning the Match by 1 Wicket on last delivery. This is the only match in World Cup where both team played full quota of 50 overs and there is Result !
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