1999 Cricket World Cup Final
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| Event | 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup | ||||||||
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| Date | 20 June 1999 | ||||||||
| Venue | Lord's Cricket Ground, London, England | ||||||||
| Player of the Match | Shane Warne | ||||||||
| Player of the Tournment | Lance Klusener | ||||||||
| Umpires | Steve Bucknor and David Shepherd | ||||||||
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The final of the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup was played at Lord's, London on 20 June, 1999. This was the fourth time Lord's had hosted the final of an ICC Cricket World Cup, previously hosting finals in 1975, 1979 and 1983. Australia won their second title by defeating Pakistan by 8 wickets in the final. Shane Warne was declared Man of the Match.
Details [edit]
| 20 June 1999 Scorecard |
Pakistan  132 (39 overs) |
v |  Australia133/2 (20.1 overs) |
Australia win by 8 wickets Lord's, London, England Umpires: David Shepherd and Steve Bucknor Player of the match: Shane Warne |
| Ijaz Ahmed 22 (46) Shane Warne 4/33 (9 overs) |
Adam Gilchrist 54 (36) Saqlain Mushtaq 1/21 (4.1 overs) |
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The Match [edit]
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. In a fine bowling display, Australia bundled out Pakistan for a score of 132. Pakistan failed to build any substantial partnerships. The pick of the bowlers was Shane Warne who took 4 wickets fror 33 runs from nine overs.
External links [edit]
- Cricket World Cup 1999 Scorecards in CricketFundas
- Cricket World Cup 1999 from Cricinfo
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