Interesting ODI World CUP Trivia

The ODI World Cup Cricket: A Trivia Challenge

October 2, 2023

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One Day International World Cup has always been special for me. In 1999, Britannia ran a successful champaign “Britannia Khao, World Cup Jao”. During this campaign, You got these fact-based booklets featuring the winners of previous world cups. I loved learning about some important events that occured during world cups. Also, there will be some exciting sports quiz on TV. We friends used to quiz each other with some interesting facts we knew. Let this trivia take you back in your memories. Now, Click on the start button below.

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50 Over world Cup Quiz

A fun trivia about the One Day International World Cups. Test your knowledge.

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1. “I’m sure everybody on this stage will say we played this World Cup with 16 players,” said Clarke after 2015 World Cup. Who was the 16th player?

A. Phil Hughes

B. George Bailey

C. Andrew Symonds

D. Nathan Lyon

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2. Who took the most wickets during the 1983 World Cup tournament?

A. Madan Lal

B. Abdul Qadir

C. Roger Binny

D. Malcolm Marshall

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3. Sachin Tendulkar has hit the most 4s in ODI World Cup, How many boundaries did he hit?

A. 231

B. 251

C. 241

D. 222

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4. Which city hosted the 1996 world cup final?

A. Lahore

B. Columbo

C. Karachi

D. Mumbai

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5. Who took the first-ever hat-trick in Men’s Cricket World Cup history?

A. Chetan Sharma

B. Michael Holding

C. Wasim Akram

D. Brett Lee

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6. Who took the most wickets during 1996 World Cup?

A. Shane Warne

B. Paul Strang

C. None of the Above

D. Waqar Younis

E. Anil Kumble

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7. Ben Stokes took an amazing catch to dismiss Andile Phehlukwayo, who was the bowler?

A. Chris Woakes

B. Moeen Ali

C. Adil Rashid

D. Jofra Archer

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8. What was the title of the 1987 world cup called as?

A. Reliance

B. Prudential

C. Benson and Hedges

D. hero

Reliance was the main sponsor. First 3 editions were known as Prudential and 92 was Benson and Hedges.

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9. When was the first Cricket World Cup Played?

A. 1973

B. 1974

C. 1979

D. 1975

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10. In 1999, The South Africans went into their final group match needing a win against Sri Lanka to progress to the super six stage of the tournament. Which batsmen were in the middle when rain came in?

A. Boucher and Klusner

B. Klusner and Hall

C. Klusner and Pollock

D. Kallis and Boucher

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11. In 1975, Who bowled the first ever ball in the Men’s Cricket World Cup?

A. Mohinder Amarnath

B. Geoff Arnold

C. Madan Lal

D. Richard Hadlee

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12. How much were Australia defending during the tied match in 1999 World Cup Semis?