Let’s take a look at the ICC Cricket World Cup England vs West Indies Head to Head Record.
Seven England versus. West Indies matches have already taken place throughout four Cricket World Cups, with England holding the advantage with five victories.
The first World Cup final match between England and West Indies was played on June 23, 1979, at Lord’s. England elected to field first after winning the toss. West Indies bounced back from a slow start to reach 286 with a century from Vivian Richard. The English openers got off to a cautious start but only scored gradually.
The English batting disintegrated after Graham Gooch was dismissed, and the other eight wickets went for just 11 runs, the most disastrous collapse in World Cup history, giving West Indies their second championship.
England and West Indies faced off against one another twice during Group B of the 1987 Cricket World Cup, with England coming out on top in both games. England won the toss for the opening game in October and decided to field first.
England was given a challenging target of 244 by the Caribbean batsmen. The English batsmen’s chase was extremely close, and it was AJ Lamb’s unbeaten 67-run effort that enabled them to succeed with only 3 balls left. England prevailed more easily in the second game. West Indies requested them to bat first, and GA Gooch and AJ Lamb scored 269 runs along with other batters. The West Indies are attempting to reach the 270-run goal.
The 1992 World Cup was the location of these teams’ subsequent meetings. West Indies managed only 157 runs while batting first after losing the toss. The target was quickly chased in the 40th over by the English batsmen. Chris Lewis’ three wickets earned him the title of Game’s Best Bowler.
15 years after the initial meeting between these two teams, in 2007, West Indies hosted the competition for the first time. The two teams faced off in the tournament’s Super-8 round. West Indies put 300 on the board after winning the toss and choosing to bat first in the high-scoring match. England crossed the finish line with 201 points after a close chase.
The next match between these two teams occurred at the 2011 ICC World Cup, and England improved to 5-1 in the head-to-head series. England was all out for 243 runs after choosing to bat first after winning the toss. The West Indian batters failed to reach the 244-run goal by 18 runs and were bowled out for 225.
Their most recent encounter took place on June 14 at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. In World Cup matches, England has defeated West Indies six in a row. After winning the toss, England chose to take the pitch first. Nicolas Pooran led his team to 212 runs with a 63-run performance off of 78 balls. With Joe Root’s goal, England was able to comfortably reach the goal.
