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Revision as of 01:14, 18 April 2007

ICC Cricket World Cup
2007
File:ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 logo.png
Official Logo
Matches51

The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup is a men's cricket tournament currently taking place in the West Indies, using the sport's one-day international format; it started on 13 March and will run to 28 April 2007. It is being contested by teams from 16 nations divided into four groups of four. The top two teams from each are now competing in a "Super 8" format (similar to previous tournaments' "Super 6" format) from which the semi-finalists will be decided. There will be a total of 51 matches, three fewer than at the 2003 World Cup, despite two extra teams taking part.

The Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica hosted the Opening Ceremony on 11 March.

Host selection

World Cup 2007s Venues in the West Indies.

The World Cup was awarded to the West Indies via the International Cricket Council's rotational policy. It is the first time the Cricket World Cup has been held in the Caribbean despite the fact that the West Indies cricket team have been the second most successful team in past World Cups.[1]

The United States contingent lobbied strongly for matches to be staged at its newly built cricket ground in Lauderhill, Florida, but the ICC decided to award all matches to Caribbean nations. Bids from Bermuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and a second bid by Jamaica were also rejected.

Venues

Eight venues across the West Indies have been selected to host the World Cup final tournament. All host countries will host six matches with the exceptions of St Lucia, Jamaica and Barbados which will each host seven matches.

The stadium capacities shown are all seated capacities.

Country City Stadium Capacity Matches Cost
 Antigua and Barbuda St John's Sir Vivian Richards Stadium 20,000 Super 8 US$54 Million[2]
 Barbados Bridgetown Kensington Oval 32,000 Super 8 & Final US$69.1 Million[3]
 Grenada St George's Queen's Park 20,000 Super 8
 Guyana Georgetown Providence Stadium 20,000 Super 8 US$26 Million/US$46 Million[4]
 Jamaica Kingston Sabina Park 30,000 Group D & Semi-final US$26 Million[5]
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre Warner Park Stadium 10,000 Group A US$12 Million
 Saint Lucia Gros Islet Beausejour Stadium 20,000 Group C & Semi-final US$23 Million[6]
 Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Queen's Park Oval 25,000 Group B

Four additional venues hosted warm-up matches.

Country City Stadium Capacity Cost
 Barbados Bridgetown 3Ws Oval 3,500
 Jamaica Trelawny Greenfield Stadium 25,000 US$35 Million[7]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown Arnos Vale Stadium 12,000
 Trinidad and Tobago St. Augustine Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground

The Jamaican Government spent US$81 million for "on the pitch" expenses.[8] This included refurbishing Sabina Park and constructing the new multi-purpose facility in Trelawny - through a loan from China. Another US$20 million is budgeted for 'off-the-pitch' expenses, putting the tally at more than US$100 million or JM$7 billion.

This put the reconstruction cost of Sabina Park at US$46 million whilst the Trelawny Stadium will cost US$35 million.[9][10] The total amount of money spent on stadiums was at least US$301 million.

The Brian Lara Stadium, in Trinidad, lost its status as a pre-tournament warm-up match venue on 21 September 2006.[11][12]

Qualification

The field of sixteen teams, the largest ever for the Cricket World Cup, consists of all sixteen teams which currently hold One-Day International status. This includes the ten full members of the ICC (which all have Test & permanent ODI status):

The other six ODI nations are Kenya (which has permanent ODI status until 2009) and five further teams which qualified via the 2005 ICC Trophy (gaining temporary ODI status, also until 2009, in the process):

Media coverage

File:Icc-cwc2007 mascot.jpg
Mello

The World Cup has grown as a media event with each tournament. The sponsorship and television rights that were awarded primarily to cover the 2003 and 2007 World Cups raised over US$550 m.[13] The 2007 World Cup will be televised in over 200 countries to a viewing audience estimated at more than two billion television viewers.[14][15][16] and is expected to generate more than 100,000 unique visitors to the West Indies who will travel solely for the tournament.[17]

The 2007 Cricket World Cup features an orange raccoon-like creature named "Mello" as its mascot, and the official song for the World Cup is "The Game of Love and Unity" by Jamaican-born Shaggy, Bajan entertainer Rupee and Trinidadian Faye-Ann Lyons.

Leadup

All major Test-playing nations had schedules allowing them to play a large number of One-Day Internationals against other major ODI teams just prior to the World Cup. Australia, New Zealand and England took part in the Commonwealth Bank Series where England defeated Australia in the finals. Australia then went to New Zealand for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, losing 3-0. South Africa played five ODIs against India (South Africa won 4-0) and five against Pakistan (South Africa won 3-1) while India also played four ODIs against the West Indies (India won 3-1) and four ODIs against Sri Lanka (India won 2-1). Bangladesh played four ODIs against Zimbabwe (Bangladesh won 3-1) and won a tri-series against Canada and Bermuda. The associate ODI teams took part in the World Cricket League, which Kenya won, and were also involved in other series prior to the World Cup.

The rankings of the teams at the beginning of the Cricket World Cup were:

Ranking Team Points Ranking Team Points
1 South Africa South Africa 128 9 Bangladesh Bangladesh 42
2 Australia Australia 125 10 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 22
3 New Zealand New Zealand 113 11 Kenya Kenya 0
4 Pakistan Pakistan 111 12 Template:SCOc 0% / 69%
5 India India 109 13 Template:NEDc 0% / 50%
6 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 108 14 Template:IRLc 0% / 44%
7 England England 106 15 Template:CANc 0% / 33%
8 File:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg West Indies 101 16 Template:BERc 0% / 28%

Note:Teams 12-16 do not have official ODI rankings; they are ranked in this tournament based on their win percentage against full members and then wins against associate members.[18]

Warm-up matches

Prior to the main tournament all 16 nations played a series of warm-up matches to prepare, experiment with different tactics and to help them get acclimated to conditions in the West Indies. The warm-up matches were not considered as official ODIs.[19] The matches were played from Monday 5 March until Friday 9 March.

Rules and regulations

Matches

Day matches are held from 0930 to 1715 local time. The first innings are held from 0930 to 1300 and the second innings are held from 1345 to 1715. For all venues other than Jamaica, local time is UTC-4, while Jamaican venues have local time UTC-5.

The matches will be One-Day Internationals and will operate under normal ODI rules. All matches are to be 50 overs a side unless stated otherwise by the umpires or match referee. A bowler may bowl a maximum of 10 overs per match.

In the event of bad weather, each side must have batted a minimum of 20 overs for a result to be declared (if the match has not otherwise been won, for example if the team batting second is dismissed before the completion of 20 overs). In the event of bad weather, the Duckworth-Lewis method will be applied to determine the result or target. If no result is declared on the scheduled day, the teams return the next day to complete the game, with the same situation as when the game was abandoned. If no result occurs on this second day, the result is officially "no result" and the teams score one point each.

There is a new rule regarding referral of catches to the TV replay official (third umpire): if the standing umpires are unable to determine whether a catch has been taken cleanly, and/or whether a claimed catch is a "bump ball", they have discretion to refer the decision to the third umpire. Also, whilst reviewing such a catch via TV replay if it is clear to the third umpire that the batsman did not hit the ball, he shall indicate that the batsman is not out.[20]

Tournament points

In the Group Stage and in the Super 8 Stage points will be awarded as follows:

Points
Results Points
Win 2 points
Tie/No Result 1 point
Loss 0 points

The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super 8 stage and any points they may have earned against the other qualifier from their own group will be carried through. Points earned against the non qualifing teams in the same pool will not be carried over. In the Super 8s, each team will play the six remaining qualifiers from the other groups and the top four teams will go through to the semi-finals. Positions will be decided by most points. Where two or more teams are tied on points, the following methods in turn will be used to decide which team goes through:[20]

  1. Most wins in their group or in Super 8 whichever is applicable
  2. Higher net run rate
  3. Higher number of wickets taken per ball
  4. Winners of head to head matches
  5. The drawing of lots

Knock-out stages

In the case of a tie or no-result, the Semi-finals will be decided by the following:

  1. Tie - In the event of a tied match the teams will compete in a bowl-out to decide who goes through to the Final.
  2. No result - In the event of a no-result the team with the higher net run-rate in the Super 8 stage will go through to the Final.

If such an event occurs in the Final, the following methods will be used:

  1. Tie - In the event of a tied match the teams will compete in a bowl-out to decide the winners.
  2. No result - The teams will be declared joint winners.

Groups

Seeds

The tournament began with a league stage consisting of four groups of four. Each team played each of the other teams in its group once. Australia, India, England and West Indies were placed in separate pools for logistical reasons, as they were expected to have the most supporters in attendance, and transport and accommodation capacity in the West Indies is limited.[21]

The groups are listed below, with seedings (rankings from April 2005) shown in brackets. Each group played all of its matches at a single ground.

Group A Group B Group C Group D

Template:AUSc (1)
Template:RSAc (5)
Template:SCOc (12)
Template:NEDc (16)

Template:SRIc (2)
Template:INDc (6)
Template:BANc (11)
Template:BERc (15)

Template:NZLc (3)
Template:ENGc (7)
Template:KENc (10)
Template:CANc (14)

Template:PAKc (4)
Template:WINc (8)
Template:ZIMc (9)
Template:IRLc (13)

System

The tournament was preceded by a number of warm-up matches to acclimatise the players. The Group Stage matches started on Tuesday 13 March and finished on Sunday 25 March. There were a total of 24 matches played in the group stage.

The top two teams in each group proceeded to the "Super 8" stage which will also use a league system. Each team carried forward its result against the other team qualifying from its preliminary stage group, and will play the other six qualifying teams once each. The top four teams in the league will qualify for the semi-finals. This system has been modified since the last World Cup, which had a "Super 6" stage rather than a Super 8. The Super 8 stage matches will be played from Tuesday 27 March until Saturday 21 April. A total of 24 matches will be played in the Super 8 stage.

The top four teams in the "Super 8" will advance to the Semi-Finals. This is the knockout stage, with the #1 team playing the #4 team, and the #2 team playing the #3 team in the tournament. The winners of the two semi-finals will play each other in the Final.

All tournament matches will have one reserve day (the day after the scheduled day of the match) to allow for matches to be completed in the event of bad weather.

Group Stage

Group A

All matches start at 1330 UTC.

Team Pts Pld W T L NR NRR
Template:AUSc 6 3 3 0 0 0 +3.433
Template:RSAc 4 3 2 0 1 0 +2.403
Template:NEDc 2 3 1 0 2 0 -2.527
Template:SCOc 0 3 0 0 3 0 -3.793
Template:AUSc2
334/6 (50 overs)
v
Template:SCOc
131/9 (40.1 overs)
Ricky Ponting 113 (93)
Majid Haq 2/49 (7 overs)
Colin Smith 51 (76)
Glenn McGrath 3/14 (6 overs)

Template:RSAc2
353/3 (40 overs)
v
Template:NEDc
132/9 (40 overs)
Jacques Kallis 128* (109)
Billy Stelling 1/43 (8 overs)
R ten Doeschate 57 (75)
Justin Kemp 2/18 (4 overs)
  • Match reduced to 40 overs a side because of rain/ground conditions.

Template:AUSc2
358/5 (50 overs)
v
Template:NEDc
129 all out (26.5 overs)
Brad Hodge 123 (89)
Tim de Leede 2/40 (10 overs)
Daan van Bunge 33 (33)
Brad Hogg 4/27 (4.5 overs)

Template:SCOc2
186/8 (50 overs)
v
Template:RSAc
188/3 (23.2 overs)
Dougie Brown 45* (64)
Andrew Hall 3/48 (10 overs)
Graeme Smith 91 (65)
Majid Haq 2/43 (6 overs)

Template:SCOc2
136 all out (34.1 overs)
v
Template:NEDc
140/2 (23.5 overs)
Glenn Rogers 26 (30)
Billy Stelling 3/12 (8 overs)
R ten Doeschate 70* (68)
John Blain 2/29 (5 overs)

Template:AUSc2
377/6 (50 overs)
v
Template:RSAc
294 all out (48 overs)
Matthew Hayden 101 (68)
Andrew Hall 2/60 (10 overs)
AB de Villiers 92 (70)
Brad Hogg 3/61 (10 overs)

Group B

All matches start at 1330 UTC.

Team Pts Pld W T L NR NRR
Template:SRIc 6 3 3 0 0 0 +3.493
Template:BANc 4 3 2 0 1 0 -1.523
Template:INDc 2 3 1 0 2 0 +1.206
Template:BERc 0 3 0 0 3 0 -4.345
Template:SRIc2
321/6 (50 overs)
v
Template:BERc
78 all out (24.4 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 85 (90)
Saleem Mukuddem 2/50 (10 overs)
Lionel Cann 28 (32)
Farveez Maharoof 4/23 (7 overs)

Template:INDc2
191 all out (49.3 overs)
v
Template:BANc
192/5 (48.3 overs)
Sourav Ganguly 66 (129)
Mashrafe Mortaza 4/38 (9.3 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 56* (107)
Virender Sehwag 2/17 (7 overs)

Template:INDc2
413/5 (50 overs)
v
Template:BERc
156 all out (43.1 overs)
Virender Sehwag 114 (87)
Delyone Borden 2/30 (5 overs)
David Hemp 76 (105)
Ajit Agarkar 3/38 (10 overs)

Template:SRIc2
318/4 (50 overs)
v
Template:BANc
112 all out (37 of 46 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 109 (87)
Mohammad Rafique 1/48 (10 overs)
Mohammad Ashraful 45 (63)
Lasith Malinga 3/27 (6 overs)
  • Match shortened due to rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 311 runs in 46 overs for Bangladesh.

Template:SRIc2
254/6 (50 overs)
v
Template:INDc
185 all out (43.3 overs)
Upul Tharanga 64 (90)
Zaheer Khan 2/49 (10 overs)
Rahul Dravid 60 (82)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3/41 (10 overs)

Template:BERc2
94/9 (21 overs)
v
Template:BANc
96/3 (17.3 of 21 overs)
Dean Minors 23 (25)
Abdur Razzaq 3/20 (4 overs)
Mohammad Ashraful 29* (32)
Saleem Mukuddem 3/19 (5 overs)
  • Match reduced to 21 overs a side due to rain during Bermuda's innings; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 96 runs for Bangladesh.

Group C

All matches start at 1330 UTC.

Team Pts Pld W T L NR NRR
Template:NZLc 6 3 3 0 0 0 +2.138
Template:ENGc 4 3 2 0 1 0 +0.418
Template:KENc 2 3 1 0 2 0 -1.194
Template:CANc 0 3 0 0 3 0 -1.389
Template:CANc2
199 all out (50 overs)
v
Template:KENc
203/3 (43.2 overs)
Geoff Barnett 41 (50)
Jimmy Kamande 2/25 (10 overs)
Steve Tikolo 72* (76)
Sunil Dhaniram 1/34 (9 overs)
Template:KENc won by 7 wickets
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Umpires: Asad Rauf and Peter Parker
Player of the match: Steve Tikolo

Template:ENGc2
209/7 (50 overs)
v
Template:NZLc
210/4 (41 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 60 (92)
Shane Bond 2/19 (10 overs)
Scott Styris 87 (113)
James Anderson 2/39 (8 overs)
Template:NZLc won by 6 wickets
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Umpires: Asad Rauf and Rudi Koertzen
Player of the match: Scott Styris

Template:ENGc2
279/6 (50 overs)
v
Template:CANc
228/7 (50 overs)
Ed Joyce 66 (103)
Sunil Dhaniram 3/41 (10 overs)
Asif Mulla 58 (60)
Ravinder Bopara 2/43 (9 overs)

Template:NZLc2
331/7 (50 overs)
v
Template:KENc
183 all out (49.2 overs)
Ross Taylor 85 (107)
Thomas Odoyo 2/55 (10 overs)
Ravindu Shah 81 (89)
James Franklin 2/20 (7.2 overs)

Template:NZLc2
363/5 (50 overs)
v
Template:CANc
249/9 (49.2 overs)
Lou Vincent 101 (107)
Kevin Sandher 2/58 (10 overs)
John Davison 53 (31)
Jeetan Patel 3/25 (9.2 overs)
Template:NZLc won by 114 runs
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Umpires: Asad Rauf and Billy Doctrove
Player of the match: Lou Vincent

Template:KENc2
177 all out (43 overs)
v
Template:ENGc
178/3 (33 of 43 overs)
Steve Tikolo 76 (97)
James Anderson 2/27 (9 overs)
Ed Joyce 75 (90)
Thomas Odoyo 1/27 (6 overs)
Template:ENGc won by 7 wickets
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Peter Parker
Player of the match: Ed Joyce
  • Overnight rain delayed the start. Match reduced to 43 overs per side.

Group D

All matches start at 1430 UTC.

Team Pts Pld W T L NR NRR
Template:WINc 6 3 3 0 0 0 +0.764
Template:IRLc 3 3 1 1 1 0 -0.092
Template:PAKc 2 3 1 0 2 0 +0.089
Template:ZIMc 1 3 0 1 2 0 -0.886
Template:WINc2
241/9 (50 overs)
v
Template:PAKc
187 all out (47.2 overs)
Marlon Samuels 63 (70)
Iftikhar Anjum 3/44 (10 overs)
Shoaib Malik 62 (54)
Dwayne Smith 3/36 (10 overs)
Template:WINc won by 54 runs
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Simon Taufel
Player of the match: Dwayne Smith

Template:IRLc2
221/9 (50 overs)
v
Template:ZIMc
221 all out (50 overs)
Jeremy Bray 115* (139)
Elton Chigumbura 2/21 (6 overs)
Stuart Matsikenyeri 73* (77)
Kyle McCallan 2/56 (9 overs)
Match tied
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: Ian Gould and Brian Jerling
Player of the match: Jeremy Bray

Template:PAKc2
132 all out (45.4 overs)
v
Template:IRLc
133/7 (41.4 of 47 overs)
Kamran Akmal 27 (53)
Boyd Rankin 3/32 (9 overs)
Niall O'Brien 72 (106)
Mohammad Sami 3/29 (10 overs)
Template:IRLc won by 3 wickets (DL)
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Brian Jerling
Player of the match: Niall O'Brien
  • Match shortened due to bad light and rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 128 runs in 47 overs for Ireland.

Template:ZIMc2
202/5 (50 overs)
v
Template:WINc
204/4 (47.5 overs)
Sean Williams 70* (88)
Jerome Taylor 2/42 (10 overs)
Brian Lara 44* (68)
Christopher Mpofu 1/34 (9 overs)
Template:WINc won by 6 wickets
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: Ian Gould and Simon Taufel
Player of the match: Sean Williams

Template:PAKc2
349 all out (49.5 overs)
v
Template:ZIMc
99 all out (19.1 of 20 overs)
Imran Nazir 160 (121)
Gary Brent 3/68 (10 overs)
Elton Chigumbura 27 (11)
Shahid Afridi 3/20 (4 overs)
Template:PAKc won by 93 runs (DL)
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: Brian Jerling and Simon Taufel
Player of the match: Imran Nazir
  • Match shortened due to rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 193 runs in 20 overs for Zimbabwe.

Template:IRLc2
183/8 (48 overs)
v
Template:WINc
190/2 (38.1 of 48 overs)
Jeremy Bray 41 (71)
Chris Gayle 2/23 (10 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 102* (113)
Kyle McCallan 1/35 (10 overs)
Template:WINc won by 8 wickets (DL)
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Ian Gould
Player of the match: Shivnarine Chanderpaul
  • Match shortened due to rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 190 runs in 48 overs for West Indies.

Super 8 stage

The top two teams in each first-round group moved on to a "super eight" stage which is scored as a complete round-robin. The table below covers all matches between the Super 8 qualifiers.

Teams depicted in green backgrounds have qualified for the semi-finals.

Team Pts Pld W T L NR RF OF RA OB NRR
Template:AUSc 12 6 6 0 0 0 1377 216.1 1181 272.0 +2.028
Template:NZLc 10 6 5 0 1 0 1245 258 1109 295.1 +1.068
Template:SRIc 8 6 4 0 2 0 1505 291.1 1198 287 +0.995
Template:RSAc 8 7 4 0 3 0 1561 299.2 1635 333.2 +0.31
Template:ENGc 4 6 2 0 4 0 1256 294.5 1211 257.4 -0.44
Template:WINc 2 5 1 0 4 0 1065 238.1 1349 237.2 -1.212
Template:IRLc 2 6 1 0 5 0 1034 283 1145 232.1 -1.284
Template:BANc 2 6 1 0 5 0 953 268 1168 234 -1.435

Abbreviations:

  • Pts = Points
  • W = Won
  • T = Tied
  • L = Lost
  • RF = Runs for
  • OF = Overs faced
  • RA = Runs against
  • OB = Overs bowled
Super 8 Matchup by Teams
Template:AUSc Template:RSAc Template:SRIc Template:BANc Template:NZLc Template:ENGc Template:IRLc Template:WINc
Template:AUSc AUS 83 runs AUS 7 wkts AUS 10 wkts Apr 20 AUS 7 wkts AUS 9 wkts AUS 103 runs
Template:RSAc AUS 83 runs RSA 1 wkt BAN 67 runs NZL 5 wkts RSA 9 wkts RSA 7 wkts RSA 67 runs
Template:SRIc AUS 7 wkts RSA 1 wkt SRI 198 runs SRI 6 wkts SRI 2 runs Apr 18 SRI 113 runs
Template:BANc AUS 10 wkts BAN 67 runs SRI 198 runs NZL 9 wkts ENG 4 wkts IRL 74 runs Apr 19
Template:NZLc Apr 20 NZL 5 wkts SRI 6 wkts NZL 9 wkts NZL 6 wkts NZL 129 runs NZL 7 wkts
Template:ENGc AUS 7 wkts RSA 9 wkts SRI 2 runs ENG 4 wkts NZL 6 wkts ENG 48 runs Apr 21
Template:IRLc AUS 9 wkts RSA 7 wkts Apr 18 IRL 74 runs NZL 129 runs ENG 48 runs WIN 8 wkts
Template:WINc AUS 103 runs RSA 67 runs SRI 113 runs Apr 19 NZL 7 wkts Apr 21 WIN 8 wkts

Matches

All matches start at 1330 UTC.

Template:AUSc2
322/6 (50 overs)
v
Template:WINc
219 all out (45.3 overs)
Matthew Hayden 158 (143)
Daren Powell 2/53 (10 overs)
Brian Lara 77 (83)
Glenn McGrath 3/31 (8 overs)
  • Play was postponed due to rain after the Australian innings on 27 March. Match concluded on 28 March.

Template:SRIc2
209 all out (49.3 overs)
v
Template:RSAc
212/9 (48.2 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 58 (76)
Charl Langeveldt 5/39 (10 overs)
Jacques Kallis 86 (110)
Lasith Malinga 4/54 (9.2 overs)

Template:WINc2
177 all out (44.4 overs)
v
Template:NZLc
179/3 (39.2 overs)
Chris Gayle 44 (56)
Jacob Oram 3/23 (8 overs)
Scott Styris 80* (90)
Daren Powell 2/39 (10 overs)

Template:ENGc2
266/7 (50 overs)
v
Template:IRLc
218 all out (48.1 overs)
Paul Collingwood 90 (82)
Boyd Rankin 2/28 (7 overs)
Niall O'Brien 63 (88)
Andrew Flintoff 4/43 (8.1 overs)

Template:BANc2
104/6 (22 overs)
v
Template:AUSc
106/0 (13.5 of 22 overs)
Mashrafe Mortaza 25* (17)
Glenn McGrath 3/16 (5 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 59* (44)
Abdur Razzak 0/15 (3 overs)
  • Wet outfield delayed start. Match reduced to 22 overs a side.

Template:SRIc2
303/5 (50 overs)
v
Template:WINc
190 all out (44.3 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 115 (101)
Daren Powell 2/38 (10 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 76 (110)
Sanath Jayasuriya 3/38 (8.3 overs)
Template:SRIc won by 113 runs
Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana
Umpires: Mark Benson and Daryl Harper
Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya

Template:BANc2
174 all out (48.3 overs)
v
Template:NZLc
178/1 (29.2 overs)
Mohammad Rafique 30* (36)
Scott Styris 4/43 (10 overs)
Stephen Fleming 102* (92)
Syed Rasel 1/22 (7 overs)

Template:IRLc2
152/8 (35 overs)
v
Template:RSAc
165/3 (31.4 of 35 overs)
Andrew White 30 (30)
Charl Langeveldt 3/41 (7 overs)
Jacques Kallis 66* (86)
Boyd Rankin 2/26 (7 overs)
Template:RSAc won by 7 wickets (DL)
Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana
Umpires: Daryl Harper and Simon Taufel
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis
  • Match shortened due to rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 160 runs in 35 overs for South Africa.

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235 all out (50 overs)
v
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233/8 (50 overs)
Upul Tharanga 62 (103)
Sajid Mahmood 4/50 (9 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 58 (80)
Dilhara Fernando 3/41 (9 overs)

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251/8 (50 overs)
v
Template:RSAc
184 all out (48.4 overs)
Mohammad Ashraful 87 (83)
Andre Nel 5/45 (10 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 56* (59)
Abdur Razzaq 3/25 (9.4 overs)

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247 all out (49.5 overs)
v
Template:AUSc
248/3 (47.2 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 104 (122)
Nathan Bracken 3/33 (10 overs)
Ricky Ponting 86 (106)
Andrew Flintoff 1/35 (10 overs)

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263/8 (50 overs)
v
Template:IRLc
134 all out (37.4 overs)
Peter Fulton 83 (110)
Kyle McCallan 2/35 (10 overs)
Kevin O'Brien 49 (45)
Daniel Vettori 4/23 (8.4 overs)
Template:NZLc won by 129 runs
Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Simon Taufel
Player of the match: Peter Fulton

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356/4 (50 overs)
v
Template:WINc
289/9 (50 overs)
AB de Villiers 146 (129)
Corey Collymore 2/41 (10 overs)
Ramnaresh Sarwan 92 (75)
Shaun Pollock 2/33 (8 overs)
Template:RSAc won by 67 runs
Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada
Umpires: Mark Benson and Daryl Harper
Player of the match: AB de Villiers

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143 all out (37.2 overs)
v
Template:ENGc
147/6 (44.5 overs)
Saqibul Hasan 57* (95)
Monty Panesar 3/25 (7 overs)
Michael Vaughan 30 (59)
Syed Rasel 2/25 (10 overs)
Template:ENGc won by 4 wickets
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Simon Taufel
Player of the match: Sajid Mahmood

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219/7 (50 overs)
v
Template:SRIc
222/4 (45.1 overs)
Scott Styris 111* (157)
M Muralitharan 3/32 (10 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 69* (104)
Daniel Vettori 2/35 (10 overs)
Template:SRIc won by 6 wickets
Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada
Umpires: Asad Rauf and Billy Doctrove
Player of the match: Chaminda Vaas

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91 all out (30 overs)
v
Template:AUSc
92/1 (12.2 overs)
John Mooney 23 (44)
Glenn McGrath 3/17 (7 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 34 (25)
Trent Johnston 1/18 (3 overs)
Template:AUSc won by 9 wickets
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Rudi Koertzen
Player of the match: Glenn McGrath

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193/7 (50 overs)
v
Template:NZLc
196/5 (48.2 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 60 (100)
Craig McMillan 3/23 (5 overs)
Scott Styris 56 (84)
Andre Nel 2/33 (9.2 overs)
Template:NZLc won by 5 wickets
Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada
Umpires: Mark Benson and Daryl Harper
Player of the match: Craig McMillan

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243/7 (50 overs)
v
Template:BANc
169 all out (41.2 overs)
William Porterfield 85 (136)
Mashrafe Mortaza 2/38 (10 overs)
Mohammad Ashraful 35 (36)
Kyle McCallan 2/25 (8 overs)

Template:SRIc2
226 all out (49.4 overs)
v
Template:AUSc
232/3 (42.4 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 72 (88)
Nathan Bracken 4/19 (9.4 overs)
Ricky Ponting 66* (80)
Russel Arnold 2/20 (4 overs)
Template:AUSc won by 7 wickets
Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Billy Doctrove
Player of the match: Nathan Bracken

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154 all out (48 overs)
v
Template:RSAc
157/1 (19.2 overs)
Andrew Strauss 46 (67)
Andrew Hall 5/18 (10 overs)
Graeme Smith 89* (58)
Andrew Flintoff 1/36 (6 overs)
Template:RSAc won by 9 wickets
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Simon Taufel
Player of the match: Andrew Hall




Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 April- Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
 
 
2 3 NZ loses,SL wins and NZ has a lower N.R.R then SL Sri_Lanka loes or has a lower N.R.R then NZSri_Lanka loses and SA has a higher N.R.R then SL
 
 
 
25 April - Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia1 AUS gets a point against NZ or has a higher N.R.R then NZ NZ wins against AUS and has a higher N.R.R then AUS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Sri_Lanka gets a point and has a lower N.R.R then NZSri_Lanka loses and has a lower N.R.R then SL
 
 
28 April - Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
 

Semi-finals


Final

Awards

Man of the Tournament:

Records

2007 Cricket World Cup Records (so far)
Record First Second Third
Most runs J Kallis - 480 Template:RSAc M Hayden - 477 Template:AUSc S Styris - 435 Template:NZLc
Most wickets G McGrath - 20 Template:AUSc S Tait - 16 Template:AUSc L Malinga - 15 Template:SRIc
Most dismissals (wicketkeeper) B McCullum - 14 Template:NZLc K Sangakkara - 12 Template:SRIc D Ramdin - 11 Template:WINc
Most catches (fielder) H Gibbs - 7 Template:RSAc E Morgan - 6 Template:IRLc P Collingwood - 6 Template:ENGc
Source: Cricinfo.com Last updated 17 April, 2007.

Overview

Notable events

  • Ireland tied their first match against Zimbabwe, only the third time a tie had occurred in the World Cup.
  • Ricky Ponting's 113 against Scotland was his 4th century in World Cup matches. He joined Mark Waugh,Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly in the list of highest century makers in World cups.
  • Herschelle Gibbs hit six sixes in one over for South Africa against the Netherlands in their Group A match, becoming the first player to achieve the feat in ODI cricket.
  • South African batsmen hit 18 sixes in the game against the Netherlands. This is the highest number of sixes hit in an innings in ODIs. This record was equalled by India in the game against Bermuda.
  • Brendon McCullum scored the fastest World Cup fifty (off 20 balls) for New Zealand against Canada, beating Mark Boucher's 21-ball record set against the Netherlands six days earlier.
  • Bangladesh earned qualification from the group stage in a World Cup for the first time, by beating India and Bermuda.
  • Ireland defeated Pakistan in their group match and knocked them out of the tournament in the process. Ireland proceeded to qualify for the Super 8 stages in their first ever World Cup.
  • Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was found dead in his hotel room the day after his team's defeat against Ireland. Murder investigation has been launched due to the circumstances of Woolmer's death.
  • Pakistan captain Inzamam ul-Haq announced his retirement from one-day cricket, and resigned from the Pakistan captaincy, effective from the conclusion of Pakistan's involvement in the tournament.
  • Disciplinary action was taken against several English players for breaking their curfew: several players were fined and Andrew Flintoff was stripped of the English vice-captaincy and left out of their group match against Canada.
  • India scored 413-5 in 50 overs against Bermuda, breaking the World Cup record for the highest team total, and became the first team to score 400 runs in a World Cup innings. India bowled out Bermuda for 156 to win by 257 runs, the largest winning margin in ODIs.
  • Matthew Hayden scored the fastest World Cup hundred (off 66 balls) for Australia against South Africa, one ball quicker than the previous record.
  • Both Herschelle Gibbs and Matthew Hayden were awarded honorary citizenship of Saint Kitts and Nevis after their individual record-breaking feats.
  • Lasith Malinga became the fifth player to record a hat-trick in the World Cup, taking three wickets in succession for Sri Lanka against South Africa, and proceeded to become the first player ever to take four wickets in four consecutive balls in international cricket.
  • Glenn McGrath became the leading wicket taker in the history of the World Cup, taking his 56th World Cup wicket against Bangladesh, overtaking Wasim Akram's 55 wicket total.
  • West-Indies captain Brian Lara announced his retirement from one-day cricket.
  • Following Ireland's successful World Cup debut: defeating two full members (Pakistan and Bangladesh), Ireland has been promoted to the main ODI championship table.[23]
  • Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden put on 76 for the first wicket in the Super-8 game against Sri Lanka. This was their 40th partnership of over 50 runs. The previous highest was 39 partnerships of over 50 runs between Desmond Haynes and Gordon Greenidge of the West Indies.

Death of Bob Woolmer

Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was found dead on 18 March 2007, one day after his team's defeat to Ireland put them out of the running for the World Cup. Jamaican police performed an autopsy which was deemed inconclusive.[24] The following day police announced that the death was suspicious and ordered a full investigation.[25] Further investigation revealed the cause of death was "manual strangulation",[26] and that the investigation would be handled as a murder.[27]

Hosting

In February 2006, West Indies hosting of the World Cup was questioned by Sir Ronald Sanders, a member of the Innovative Communication Corporation’s board of directors since the company’s inception,[28] who expressed concern about the readiness of the West Indies for the tournament and the fiscal strain that hosting such an event may bring. He noted that governments throughout the region were investing heavily in the necessary infrastructure that hosting the games requires, and that many of them are banking on the expected benefits of tourism as a result of the World Cup to boost their economies in 2007 and beyond.[29] West Indian sportsmen have hit back, claiming that the passion for cricket in the region is more than enough to make the tournament a success.[30]

The famous West Indian fast bowler Michael Holding has also criticised the qualification process for the 2007 World Cup. Holding expressed doubts over the benefit to less established teams of turning up and being heavily defeated.[31] However, former Scotland captain George Salmond claims that the opportunity to play one-day cricket against the bigger teams is invaluable for smaller teams such as his own, and questioned the validity of Holding's statements.[32] The majority of the experts and players participating in the tournament backed up the smaller teams taking part in the world cup.[33]

Preparation problems

A number of preparation problems surfaced before the start of the World Cup. Some of the venues were not complete by the opening ceremony on 11 March 2007.[34] At Sabina Park, seats had to be removed at the newly constructed north-stand due to safety concerns.[35] At Trelawny Stadium in Jamaica, ground staff were unable to gain admission to the ground during the warm up matches due to accreditation problems.[36] Additionally, South Africa and Australia both expressed concerns over practice facilities.[37]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In terms of number of wins, win percentage, and number of cups won. In fact, they were on top on all of these criteria from 1975 to 1987, and only in 2003 did Australia pass their number of cups won.
  2. ^ "Sir Vivian Richards Stadium cost". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  3. ^ "Kensington Oval cost". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  4. ^ Providence Stadium cost/
  5. ^ "Sabina Park cost". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  6. ^ "Warner Park Stadium cost". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  7. ^ "Greenfield Stadium Coast". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  8. ^ "Robert Bryan, executive director, Jamaica 2007 Cricket Limited (from www.jamaica-gleaner.com)". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  9. ^ "World Cup 2007: Eyes Wide Shut by Claude Robinson from www.caribbeancricket.com". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  10. ^ "Cricket: 'Run wid it again!'". 2006-04-24. Retrieved 2007-04-09. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  11. ^ "Brian Lara stadium exits World Cup". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  12. ^ "www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article?id=161018225". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  13. ^ "Sponsorship revenue". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  14. ^ "Sponsorship revenue". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  15. ^ http://www.unicef.org/media/media_38549.html. Retrieved 2007-04-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ^ "www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/03/11/2003351858". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  17. ^ "World Cup Overview". cricketworldcp.com. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
  18. ^ Associate ODI rankings from ICC website
  19. ^ "ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 match schedule announced (from icc-cricket.org; explains that there are 51 ODIs scheduled but that only fits with the main tournament)". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  20. ^ a b "ICC Playing Conditions for 2007 World Cup" (PDF). Retrieved February 27. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ "World Cup seedings plan announced". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  22. ^ "Langeveldt and Malinga jointly awarded Man of the Match". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  23. ^ "Ireland qualifies for LG ICC ODI Championship". International Cricket Council. 16 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-16. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ^ "Woolmer's post-mortem inconclusive". CricInfo. 2007-03-20. Retrieved 2007-03-23. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  25. ^ "Woolmer's death 'suspicious' - police". CricInfo. 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2007-03-23. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  26. ^ Raedler, John. "Woolmer was strangled, police say". cnn.com. Retrieved 2007-03-24. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  27. ^ "Pakistan Woolmer death treated as murder". BBC. 2007-03-23. Retrieved 2007-03-23. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  28. ^ "caribbeannetnews.com article". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  29. ^ "Sanders' statement". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  30. ^ "cricketworldcup.indya.com". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  31. ^ "content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/281062.html". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  32. ^ "cricket.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1659807.cms". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  33. ^ "content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/285508.html". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  34. ^ "www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070311/sports/sports12.html". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  35. ^ "www.indiaenews.com/america/20070311/42427.htm". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  36. ^ "Hosts hope calm is not followed by a storm". Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  37. ^ "www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/04/sports/CB-SPT-CRK-World-Cup-Roundup.php". Retrieved 2007-04-09.

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