The World Cup tournament takes place every four years with a lot of hope and excitement among fans. The 13th edition of the highest-prized tournament is all set to begin in October this year. The 2011 world champions India will be hosting the venue. As the World Cup is a major tournament of ICC, teams and their fans want to begin and end their journey with wins and wins.
However, winning is not possible for all two teams, contesting against each other and therefore one gets the chance to celebrate whereas the other is left to the fiasco, sometimes in rather surprising and upsetting moments. In this article, we will present to you the top 5 most upsetting and surprising moments in the history of the world cup.
1. India vs West Indies – 1983 World Cup
India winning their first-ever maiden World Cup trophy in 1983, defeating the then-strongest side of cricket in the final was indeed a moment of shock and surprise for the then-mighty West Indies. Nobody, not even the Indian team would have ever thought of bringing the World Cup home unless they did it. Kapil Dev-led India brutally shocked the world when they thrashed gigantic West Indies in the final to lift their maiden World Cup trophy.
2. England vs Ireland – 2011 World Cup
The single match that was recorded in the 2011 world cup between England and Ireland has a list of surprises. From Kevin O’Brien’s ever fastest hundred in the world cup to Ireland defeating hefty England. Fans believed Ireland had much of a chance to shock England in 2011, despite the fact that they had already demonstrated their ability to topple giants in the previous Cricket World Cup.
3. Zimbabwe vs South Africa – 1999 World Cup
Those who have been following cricket for a couple of times would tend to rate Zimbabwe as the lowest but the team performed quite the opposite in the 1999 world cup. There came a moment in the 1999 world cup tournament when the Zimbabwe team gave birth to the most surprising moment by defeating mighty South Africa.
4. Sri Lanka vs Australia – 1996 World Cup
The jarring moment for Australia came in the 1996 world cup when the not-to-be-taken-seriously Lankan team secured a thrilling win against the hefty cricket side Australia. The Lankan team led by Ranatunga won their first-ever world cup in 1996 with the power of their spinners.
5. England vs New Zealand – 2019 World Cup
The final that brought up many shocking events comes at number 5. Cricket fans witnessed the most dramatic world cup final in the world cup between England and New Zealand in 2019. Both teams performed outclassed to make it to the finals. But the match took to super over when England marked the victory in a rather jarring way.
