Venues that have hosted ICC World Cup Finals

#5 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown

A view of Kensington Oval

Located in the capital city of Bridgetown on the island of Barbados, the ground has a rich history of more than 120 years.

Iconic matches at this venue include the ICC World T20 Final in 2010 and the World Cup Final in 2007. In the latter, Kensington Oval saw the Australian side up against the Sri Lanka side.

In a rain-affected game, the match was reduced to 38 overs a side, prior to the beginning of the first innings itself.

The match was Sri Lanka’s second appearance in a World Cup final and Australia’s sixth. Adam Gilchrist played an unbelievable knock of 149 runs to help make Australia a whopping 281/4 in 38 overs.

In the run chase while Sanath Jayasuriya started from where Gilchrist had left, the moment he and Kumar Sangakkara departed, the match had already drifted away from Sri Lanka's grip.

Amidst a lot of drama surrounding bad light and rains, Australia eventually won the game by a comfortable margin of 53 runs.