The strongest nations in cricket
The nations that have done exceptionally well, counted by titles at the biggest tournaments first.
- AustraliaICC Men's Cricket World Cup: 6 titles, 2 times runner-up (latest 2023); ICC Women's Cricket World Cup: 7 titles, 2 times runner-up (latest 2022)
- EnglandICC Men's Cricket World Cup: 1 title, 3 times runner-up (latest 2019); ICC Women's Cricket World Cup: 4 titles, 4 times runner-up (latest 2022)
- New ZealandICC Women's Cricket World Cup: 1 title, 3 times runner-up (latest 2009); ICC Women's T20 World Cup: 1 title, 2 times runner-up (latest 2024)
- Sri LankaICC Men's Cricket World Cup: 1 title, 2 times runner-up (latest 2011); ICC Men's T20 World Cup: 1 title, 2 times runner-up (latest 2014)
- PakistanICC Men's Cricket World Cup: 1 title, runner-up once (latest 1999); ICC Men's T20 World Cup: 1 title, 2 times runner-up (latest 2022)
The leading Olympic nations
The United States, China, Russia, Australia and Japan are covered in every sport, for their weight at the Olympics: here is the best each has done in cricket.
- United StatesNo medal or final at the tournaments on SportsMaze
- ChinaNo medal or final at the tournaments on SportsMaze
- RussiaNo medal or final at the tournaments on SportsMaze
- JapanNo medal or final at the tournaments on SportsMaze
Every other country with a result
3 countries
- BangladeshCricket at the Asian Games: 1 gold, 2 bronzes (latest 2022)
- AfghanistanCricket at the Asian Games: 3 silvers (latest 2022)
- South AfricaICC Women's Cricket World Cup: runner-up once (latest 2025); ICC Women's T20 World Cup: 2 times runner-up (latest 2024)
Counted from the podiums and winners lists on our tournament pages.