World Cup 2023: Memorable Upsets In Cricket World Cup History

The World Cup Trophy is the highest prize of the ICC tournament. Winning the world is the dream of all cricketing nations. Each team which is granted membership or qualifies for the tournament has only one wish and that is winning the World Cup. Despite the fact that almost every team takes part to compete in the tournament, only a few teams are capable of making it to the semis or finals. In this World Cup, a total of 10 teams would take part and only one team would make the trophy to their name. Though winning the World Cup is not an easy task, however, there have been moments of different teams reaching the stage of winning but failing at the last moment. Below are some most memorable but upsetting moments in the history of the World Cup.

1. South Africa losing against New Zealand in the semis of the 2015 World Cup

One of the most upsetting and emotional moments in the World Cup that every cricket fan outside of Africa felt came in the 2015 World Cup when New Zealand defeated South Africa in the semi-final. That finishing moment which crushed the hopes of African players gave them teary eyes on the field. Africa came pretty close to winning their very first world cup. This still stands as one of the most downcast moments in the history of the World Cup.

2. India losing the semis against New Zealand in 2019 World Cup

 

The most heart-rending moment for the Indian fans from the World Cup came by the year 2019 when India was unconventionally defeated by New Zealand. Who can forget those teary eyes of Indian opener Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni, who got run out in that match, walking hopelessly with tears in his eyes. MS Dhoni’s run out was the most heart-breaking moment that caused goosebumps.

 

3. New Zealand losing the World Cup final in a jarring way to England

The Kane Williamson-led Kiwi team performed outclass in the 2019 world cup and reached the final due to their wonderful performances. In the final, New Zealand had to meet host England. The game went really close as nobody could guess what would happen. However the final saw a super over in which England thrashed New Zealand in an unconventional way.