Cricket World Cup awards
Overview of awards presented as part of the Cricket World Cup
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At the end of each ICC Cricket World Cup final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the game.
Awards summary
There are currently four post-tournament awards:
- the Golden Bat Award (currently termed "ICC Golden Bat") for top run scorer, first awarded in 1975;
- the Golden Ball Award (currently termed "ICC Golden Ball") for top wicket getter, first awarded in 1975;[citation needed]
- the Player of the tournament Award (currently termed "ICC Player of the tournament") for outstanding performance in the entire World Cup tournament, first awarded in 1992;[1][2][3]
- the Player of the match in Final Award (currently termed "ICC Player of the match in Final") for outstanding player in World Cup finals, first awarded in 1975;
Player of the tournament
| Year | Player | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 |  Martin Crowe |
456 runs |
| 1996 |  Sanath Jayasuriya |
221 runs & 6 wickets |
| 1999 |  Lance Klusener |
281 runs & 17 wickets |
| 2003 |  Sachin Tendulkar |
673 runs & 2 wickets |
| 2007 |  Glenn McGrath |
26 wickets |
| 2011 | Yuvraj Singh |
362 runs & 15 wickets |
| 2015 | Mitchell Starc |
22 wickets |
| 2019 | Kane Williamson |
578 runs |
| 2023 | Virat Kohli |
765 runs & 1 wicket |
Player of the match in Final
| Year | Player | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 |  Clive Lloyd | 102 |
| 1979 | Viv Richards | 138* |
| 1983 | Mohinder Amarnath | 26 and 3/12 |
| 1987 | David Boon | 75 |
| 1992 |  Wasim Akram | 33* and 3/49 |
| 1996 | Aravinda de Silva | 3/42 and 107* |
| 1999 | Shane Warne | 4/33 |
| 2003 | Ricky Ponting | 140* |
| 2007 | Adam Gilchrist | 149 |
| 2011 | MS Dhoni | 91* |
| 2015 | James Faulkner | 3/36 |
| 2019 |  Ben Stokes | 84* |
| 2023 | Travis Head | 137 |
| 2027 | ||
| 2031 | ||
Golden Bat
The Golden Bat Award goes to the top run scorer of the ICC World Cup. While every World Cup had a ranking of the run scorers, the first time an award was given was in 1975. If there is more than one player with the same number of runs both of them are awarded with the Golden Bat. India is the only country whose players have won the Golden Bat a record 5 times (Sachin Tendulkar in 1996 & 2003, Rahul Dravid in 1999, Rohit Sharma in 2019 and Virat Kohli in 2023).
| World Cup | Winner | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Glenn Turner | 333 |
| 1979 | Gordon Greenidge | 253 |
| 1983 | David Gower | 384 |
| 1987 | Graham Gooch | 471 |
| 1992 | Martin Crowe | 456 |
| 1996 | Sachin Tendulkar | 523 |
| 1999 | Rahul Dravid | 461 |
| 2003 | Sachin Tendulkar | 673 |
| 2007 | Matthew Hayden | 659 |
| 2011 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 500 |
| 2015 | Martin Guptill | 547 |
| 2019 | Rohit Sharma | 648 |
| 2023 | Virat Kohli | 765 |
| 2027 | ||
| 2031 | ||
Golden Ball
The Golden Ball Award goes to the top wicket taker of the ICC World Cup. While every World Cup had a ranking of the wicket takers, the first time an award was given was in 1975.
If there is more than one player with the same number of wickets both of them are awarded with the Golden Ball.
| World Cup | Winner | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Gary Gilmour | 11 |
| 1979 | Mike Hendrick | 10 |
| 1983 | Roger Binny | 18 |
| 1987 | Craig McDermott | 18 |
| 1992 | Wasim Akram | 18 |
| 1996 | Anil Kumble | 15 |
| 1999 | Geoff Allott Shane Warne | 20 20 |
| 2003 | Chaminda Vaas | 23 |
| 2007 | Glenn McGrath | 26 |
| 2011 | Shahid Afridi Zaheer Khan | 21 21 |
| 2015 | Mitchell Starc Trent Boult | 22 22 |
| 2019 | Mitchell Starc | 27 |
| 2023 | Mohammed Shami | 24 |
| 2027 | ||
| 2031 | ||