The 2015 Cricket World Cup is the 11th Cricket World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015. 14 teams will play 49 matches in 14 venues, with Australia staging 26 games at grounds in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, 

Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney while New Zealand hosts 23 games in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson and Wellington. The final match of the tournament will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The tournament will feature 14 teams, the same number as the 2011 World Cup, giving associate and affiliate member nations a chance to participate.

The format is the same as the 2011 edition: 14 teams will take part in the initial stages, divided into two groups of seven; the seven teams play each other once before the top four teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals. The format ensures that each team gets to play a minimum of six matches even if they exit in the group stage.

On 29 January 2015, ICC reinstated the use of the Super Over in Cricket World Cup knock-out matches if the match finishes as a tie. However, if the Final match of the tournament is tied, both the finalists will announced as joint winners. The decision applies from the 2015 World Cup.

Team	Method of qualification	Past appearances	Last appearance	Previous best performance	Rank	Group
England	Full member	10	2011	Runners-up (1979, 1987, 1992)	1	A
South Africa		6	2011	Semi-finals (1992, 1999, 2007)	2	B
India		10	2011	Champions (1983, 2011)	3	B
Australia		10	2011	Champions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007)	4	A
Sri Lanka		10	2011	Champions (1996)	5	A
Pakistan		10	2011	Champions (1992)	6	B
West Indies		10	2011	Champions (1975, 1979)	7	B
Bangladesh		4	2011	Super 8 (2007)	8	A
New Zealand		10	2011	Semi-finals (1975, 1979, 1992, 1999, 2007, 2011)	9	A
Zimbabwe		8	2011	Super 6 (1999, 2003)	10	B
Ireland	WCL Championship	2	2011	Super 8 (2007)	11	B
Afghanistan		0	—	—	12	A
Scotland[19]	World Cup Qualifier	2	2007	Group stage (1999, 2007)	13	A
United Arab Emirates		1	1996	Group stage (1996)	14	B