How the host nation fared in each ODI World Cup

#1 Australia and New Zealand, 2015

When the two countries hosted the World Cup back in 1992, only New Zealand lived up to the hopes as one of the co-hosts but in 2015, both Australia and New Zealand put on a show that will always be remembered by cricket fans. More importantly, the rivals were clubbed in the same group and produced one of the great matches of the tournament when New Zealand won a low scoring game by 1 wicket at Auckland. New Zealand all their games and topped the group, while Australia finished second.

In the quarter-final, Australia beat Pakistan in a tense game at the Adelaide Oval, while New Zealand annihilated West Indies their quarter-final game by 143 runs. Both sides played their semi-final games at home. New Zealand beat South Africa in a memorable game at Auckland, which was decided in the last over whole Australia beat India at Sydney to set up the mouth-watering summit clash at Melbourne. The final, however, was a disappointment as New Zealand lost their charismatic captain in the first over and were all out for 183. Australia duly won their 5th World Cup final comfortably by a margin of 7 wickets.