Cricket World Cup History: 3 teams that played in the tournament just once

The cricketing world's wait is almost over as the ICC World Cup 2019 is all set to begin on 30th May. The tournament will take place in England and Wales, with 10 nations from all over the globe competing for the coveted trophy.

20 countries have participated in the past 11 editions of the tournament. Some of these countries, however, couldn't make a mark in the tournament and faded away after just one appearance.

Here, we take a look at three teams that were part of the World Cup in just one edition:

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#1 Bermuda

Dwayne Leverock pulled off a spectacular catch to dismiss Robin Uthappa

Bermuda finished 4th in the 2005 ICC Trophy, thus qualifying for their first and only World Cup in 2007. They were drawn in the same group as India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. However, they lost all their matches and were unable to make it to the Super 8 stage.

In their first match, Sri Lanka set them a target of 322 on the back of some stellar performances by Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara. Farveez Maharoof took 4 for 23 and Bermuda were all out for a meagre 78, thus losing the match by 243 runs.

They met 2003 World Cup finalists India in their next encounter. Bermuda won the toss and opted to bowl, and what followed was absolute carnage by the Indian batsmen. Virender Sehwag's magnificent century and some brilliant performances from Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh took India to a mammoth total of 413.

Both Ajit Agarkar and Anil Kumble picked up 3 wickets each as Bermuda were bundled out for 156. However, the highlight of the match was Dwayne Leverock's exceptional catch to dismiss Robin Uthappa.

Bermuda failed to make an impact in their last match as well as they lost to Bangladesh by 7 wickets.

#2 Namibia

Namibia Cricket Team

The African nation defied all the odds to the the qualify for their first ever World Cup in 2003. However, they failed to make a mark in the tournament as they lost all their matches.

Their World Cup campaign started against hosts Zimbabwe, and they ended up losing the match by 86 runs. In their next match against Pakistan, despite their bowling attack showing ominous signs, they were bundled out for 84 and lost the match by 171 runs.

The Namibians showed some fight against England, losing the match by only 55 runs. Sachin Tendulkar then scored a fantastic century as they were thrashed by India in their next match.

Chasing a stiff target of 302 against the defending champions Australia, Namibia were undone by a magical spell from Glenn McGrath and were bundled out for 45. They lost their final match against Netherlands by 64 runs, bringing their disastrous World Cup campaign to an end.

#3 East Africa

The East African team consisted of the players from many African nations.

The East Africa cricket team was a team representing the countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Uganda. They made their only appearance in the 1975 World Cup, which was the first World Cup ever.

East Africa met New Zealand in their first encounter. Glenn Turner scored an unbeaten 171 and took the Kiwis to a formidable total of 309. The New Zealand bowlers had their tail up and dismissed East Africa for 128, winning the match by 181 runs.

East Africa were up against India next. Their batting faltered once again as they were bundled out for only 120. Sunil Gavaskar's 65 and Farokh Engineer's 54 took India home.

They were then crushed by hosts England in their final encounter, as they lost the match by 196 runs.

Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Uganda have separate cricket teams now, and East Africa does not exist anymore.