Australia in World Cup: Five titles make them the most successful team by far
The Aussies are the defending world champions.
1999 World Cup; champions
Australia picked their second world title under the captaincy of Steve Waugh and it was in England in 1999, 24 years since they lost their first WC final to the Windies there. Australia started off with a 6-wicket win over debutants Scotland at New Road, Worcester, but lost to New Zealand by 5 wickets and Pakistan by 10 runs in the next two games. The Kangaroos then started their marathon winning streak which was only halted only in the 2011 WC by Pakistan. They beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets and the Windies by 6 wickets, respectively, to make the Super Six.
In the Super Six stage, Australia beat India by 77 runs, tamed a spirited Zimbabwe by 44 runs and then grabbed the famous victory over South Africa by 5 wickets in which Herschelle Gibbs “dropped the cup”. The semi-final that Australia played against the Proteas went down in history as one of the best-played in WC as they pipped the opponents despite the match ending in a tie. The final though was one-sided as Australia trounced Pakistan by 8 wickets in just 20 overs.
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