2007 Cricket World Cup
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| 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup - West Indies | |
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| ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 |
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| Teams | 16 (from 97 entrants) |
| Host | West Indies |
| Matches played | 51 |
The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup is currently taking place in the West Indies; it started on 13 March and will run to 28 April 2007. It is being contested by 16 nations divided into four groups of four. The top two teams from each are now competing in a "Super 8" format, similar to the previous "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.
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[edit] Host selection
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.
[edit] 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 |
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 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 |
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| 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 puts 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]
[edit] 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):
[edit] Media coverage
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$550m [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], and is expected to generate more than 100,000 unique visitors to the West Indies who will travel solely for the tournament.[16]
The 2007 Cricket World Cup features an orange meerkat 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.
[edit] 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 | |
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| 1 |  South Africa |
128 | 9 |  Bangladesh |
42 | |
| 2 |  Australia |
125 | 10 |  Zimbabwe |
22 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand |
113 | 11 |  Kenya |
0 | |
| 4 |  Pakistan |
111 | 12 |  Scotland |
0% / 69% | |
| 5 |  India |
109 | 13 |  Netherlands |
0% / 50% | |
| 6 |  Sri Lanka |
108 | 14 |  Ireland |
0% / 44% | |
| 7 |  England |
106 | 15 |  Canada |
0% / 33% | |
| 8 |  West Indies |
101 | 16 |  Bermuda |
0% / 28% |
Note:Teams 12-16 do not have official ODI rankings; they are ranked in this tournament based on their win percentage against associate members and then wins against full members.[17]
[edit] 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.[18] The matches were played from Monday 5 March until Friday 9 March.
[edit] Rules and regulations
[edit] 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. [19]
[edit] Tournament points
In the Group Stage and in the Super 8 Stage points will be awarded as follows:
| Points | |
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| 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:[19]
- Most wins in their group or in Super 8 whichever is applicable
- Higher net run rate
- Higher number of wickets taken per ball
- Winners of head to head matches
- The drawing of lots
[edit] Knock-out stages
In the case of a tie or no-result, the Semi-finals will be decided by the following:
- Tie - In the event of a tied match the teams will compete in a bowl-out to decide who goes through to the Final.
- 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:
- Tie - In the event of a tied match the teams will compete in a bowl-out to decide the winners.
- No result - The teams will be declared joint winners.
[edit] Groups
[edit] Seeds
The tournament began with a league stage consisting of four groups of four. Each team will play 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.[20]
The groups are listed below, with seedings (rankings from April 2005) shown in brackets. Each group will play all its matches at a single ground.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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[edit] 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 will last until Sunday 25 March. There will be a total of 24 matches played in the group stage.
The top two teams in each group will proceed to the "Super 8" stage. This will also use a league system. Each team will carry 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 each game proceed into 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.
[edit] Group Stage
[edit] Group A
All matches start at 1330 UTC.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
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 Australia |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.43 |
 South Africa |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2.40 |
| Netherlands |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2.53 |
| Scotland |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.79 |
| Wednesday March 14, 2007 |
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| Australia 334/6 (50 overs) |
VS | Scotland 131/9 (40.1 overs) |
Australia won by 203 runs Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Asoka De Silva Man of the Match: Ricky Ponting |
| Ricky Ponting 113 (93) Majid Haq 2/49 (7 overs) |
(scorecard) | Colin Smith 51 (76) Glenn McGrath 3/14 (6 overs) |
| Friday March 16, 2007 |
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| South Africa 353/3 (40 overs) |
VS | Netherlands 132/9 (40 overs) |
South Africa won by 221 runs Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Mark Benson and Tony Hill Man of the Match: Herschelle Gibbs |
| Jacques Kallis 128* (109) Billy Stelling 1/43 (8 overs) |
(scorecard) | R ten Doeschate 57 (75) Justin Kemp 2/18 (4 overs) |
- Match reduced to 40 overs a side because of rain/ground conditions.
| Sunday March 18, 2007 |
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| Australia 358/5 (50 overs) |
VS | Netherlands 129 all out (26.5 overs) |
Australia won by 229 runs Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Tony Hill Man of the Match: Brad Hodge |
| Brad Hodge 123 (89) Tim de Leede 2/40 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Daan van Bunge 33 (33) Brad Hogg 4/27 (4.5 overs) |
| Tuesday March 20, 2007 |
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| Scotland 186/8 (50 overs) |
VS | South Africa 188/3 (23.2 overs) |
South Africa won by 7 wickets Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Mark Benson and Asoka De Silva Man of the Match: Graeme Smith |
| Dougie Brown 45* (64) Andrew Hall 3/48 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Graeme Smith 91 (65) Majid Haq 2/43 (6 overs) |
| Thursday March 22, 2007 |
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| Scotland 136 all out (34.1 overs) |
VS | Netherlands 140/2 (23.5 overs) |
Netherlands won by 8 wickets Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Tony Hill Man of the Match: Billy Stelling |
| Glenn Rogers 26 (30) Billy Stelling 3/12 (8 overs) |
(scorecard) | R ten Doeschate 70* (68) John Blain 2/29 (5 overs) |
| Saturday March 24, 2007 |
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| Australia 377/6 (50 overs) |
VS | South Africa 294 all out (48 overs) |
Australia won by 83 runs Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Mark Benson and Steve Bucknor Man of the Match: Matthew Hayden |
| Matthew Hayden 101 (68) Andrew Hall 2/60 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | AB de Villiers 92 (70) Brad Hogg 3/61 (10 overs) |
[edit] Group B
All matches start at 1330 UTC.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
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 Sri Lanka |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.49 |
 Bangladesh |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.52 |
 India |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1.21 |
| Bermuda |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4.35 |
| Thursday March 15, 2007 |
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| Sri Lanka 321/6 (50 overs) |
VS | Bermuda 78 all out (24.4 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 243 runs Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: Daryl Harper and Ian Howell Man of the Match: Mahela Jayawardene |
| Mahela Jayawardene 85 (90) Saleem Mukuddem 2/50 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Lionel Cann 28 (32) Farveez Maharoof 4/23 (7 overs) |
| Saturday March 17, 2007 |
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| India 191 all out (49.3 overs) |
VS | Bangladesh 192/5 (48.3 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 5 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: Aleem Dar and Steve Davis Man of the Match: Mashrafe Mortaza |
| Sourav Ganguly 66 (129) Mashrafe Mortaza 4/38 (9.3 overs) |
(scorecard) | Mushfiqur Rahim 56* (107) Virender Sehwag 2/17 (7 overs) |
| Monday March 19, 2007 |
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| India 413/5 (50 overs) |
VS | Bermuda 156 all out (43.1 overs) |
India won by 257 runs Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: Aleem Dar and Ian Howell Man of the Match: Virender Sehwag |
| Virender Sehwag 114 (87) Delyone Borden 2/30 (5 overs) |
(scorecard) | David Hemp 76 (105) Ajit Agarkar 3/38 (10 overs) |
| Wednesday March 21, 2007 |
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| Sri Lanka 318/4 (50 overs) |
VS | Bangladesh 112 all out (37 of 46 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 198 runs (DL) Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: Steve Davis and Daryl Harper Man of the Match: Sanath Jayasuriya |
| Sanath Jayasuriya 109 (87) Mohammad Rafique 1/48 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | 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.
| Friday March 23, 2007 |
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| Sri Lanka 254/6 (50 overs) |
VS | India 185 all out (43.3 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 69 runs Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: Aleem Dar and Daryl Harper Man of the Match: Muttiah Muralitharan |
| Upul Tharanga 64 (90) Zaheer Khan 2/49 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Rahul Dravid 60 (82) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/41 (10 overs) |
| Sunday March 25, 2007 |
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| Bermuda 94/9 (21 of 21 overs) |
VS | Bangladesh 96/3 (17.3 of 21 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 7 wickets (DL) Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: Steve Davis and Ian Howell Man of the Match: Mohammad Ashraful |
| Dean Minors 23 (25) Abdur Razzaq 3/20 (4 overs) |
(scorecard) | 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.
[edit] Group C
All matches start at 1330 UTC.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
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 New Zealand |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.14 |
 England |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.42 |
 Kenya |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.19 |
| Canada |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.39 |
| Wednesday March 14, 2007 |
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| Canada 199 all out (50 overs) |
VS | Kenya 203/3 (43.2 overs) |
Kenya won by 7 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Umpires: Asad Rauf and Peter Parker Man of the Match: Steve Tikolo |
| Geoff Barnett 41 (50) Jimmy Kamande 2/25 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Steve Tikolo 72* (76) Sunil Dhaniram 1/34 (9 overs) |
| Friday March 16, 2007 |
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| England 209/7 (50 overs) |
VS | New Zealand 210/4 (41 overs) |
New Zealand won by 6 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Umpires: Asad Rauf and Rudi Koertzen Man of the Match: Scott Styris |
| Kevin Pietersen 60 (92) Shane Bond 2/19 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Scott Styris 87 (113) James Anderson 2/39 (8 overs) |
| Sunday March 18, 2007 |
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| England 279/6 (50 overs) |
VS | Canada 228/7 (50 overs) |
England won by 51 runs Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Peter Parker Man of the Match: Paul Collingwood |
| Ed Joyce 66 (103) Sunil Dhaniram 3/41 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Asif Mulla 58 (60) Ravinder Bopara 2/43 (9 overs) |
| Tuesday 20 March 2007 |
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| New Zealand 331/7 (50 overs) |
VS | Kenya 183 all out (49.2 overs) |
New Zealand won by 148 runs Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Rudi Koertzen Man of the Match: Ross Taylor |
| Ross Taylor 85 (107) Thomas Odoyo 2/55 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Ravindu Shah 81 (89) James Franklin 2/20 (7.2 overs) |
| Thursday 22 March 2007 |
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| New Zealand 363/5 (50 overs) |
VS | Canada 249/9 (49.2 overs) |
New Zealand won by 114 runs Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Umpires: Asad Rauf and Billy Doctrove Man of the Match: Lou Vincent |
| Lou Vincent 101 (107) Kevin Sandher 2/58 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | John Davison 53 (31) Jeetan Patel 3/25 (9.2 overs) |
| Saturday 24 March 2007 |
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| Kenya 177 all out (43 overs) |
VS | England 178/3 (33 overs) |
England won by 7 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Peter Parker Man of the Match: Ed Joyce |
| Steve Tikolo 76 (97) James Anderson 2/27 (9 overs) |
(scorecard) | Ed Joyce 75 (90) Thomas Odoyo 1/27 (6 overs) |
- Overnight rain delayed the start. Match reduced to 43 overs per side.
[edit] Group D
All matches start at 1430 UTC.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
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| West Indies |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.76 |
| Ireland |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.09 |
 Pakistan |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0.09 |
 Zimbabwe |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.89 |
| Tuesday 13 March 2007 |
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| West Indies 241/9 (50 overs) |
VS | Pakistan 187 all out (47.2 overs) |
West Indies won by 54 runs Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: Billy Bowden and Simon Taufel Man of the Match: Dwayne Smith |
| Marlon Samuels 63 (70) Iftikhar Anjum 3/44 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Shoaib Malik 62 (54) Dwayne Smith 3/36 (10 overs) |
| Thursday 15 March 2007 |
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| Ireland 221/9 (50 overs) |
VS | Zimbabwe 221 all out (50 overs) |
Match tied Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: Ian Gould and Brian Jerling Man of the Match: Jeremy Bray |
| Jeremy Bray 115* (139) Elton Chigumbura 2/21 (6 overs) |
(scorecard) | Stuart Matsikenyeri 73* (77) Kyle McCallan 2/56 (9 overs) |
| Saturday 17 March 2007 |
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| Pakistan 132 all out (45.4 overs) |
VS | Ireland 133/7 (41.4 of 47 overs) |
Ireland won by 3 wickets (DL) Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: Billy Bowden and Brian Jerling Man of the Match: Niall O'Brien |
| Kamran Akmal 27 (53) Boyd Rankin 3/32 (9 overs) |
(scorecard) | Niall O'Brien 72 (106) Mohammad Sami 3/29 (10 overs) |
- Match shortened due to bad light and rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 128 runs in 47 overs for Ireland.
| Monday 19 March 2007 |
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| Zimbabwe 202/5 (50 overs) |
VS | West Indies 204/4 (47.5 overs) |
West Indies won by 6 wickets Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: Ian Gould and Simon Taufel Man of the Match: Sean Williams |
| Sean Williams 70* (88) Jerome Taylor 2/42 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Brian Lara 44* (68) Christopher Mpofu 1/34 (9 overs) |
| Wednesday 21 March 2007 |
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| Pakistan 349 all out (49.5 overs) |
VS | Zimbabwe 99 all out (19.1 of 20 overs) |
Pakistan won by 93 runs (DL) Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: Brian Jerling and Simon Taufel Man of the Match: Imran Nazir |
| Imran Nazir 160 (121) Gary Brent 3/68 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Elton Chigumbura 27 (11) Shahid Afridi 3/20 (4 overs) |
- Match shortened due to rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 193 runs in 20 overs for Zimbabwe.
| Friday 23 March 2007 |
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| Ireland 183/8 (48 overs) |
VS | West Indies 190/2 (38.1 of 48 overs) |
West Indies won by 8 wickets (DL) Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: Billy Bowden and Ian Gould Man of the Match: Shivnarine Chanderpaul |
| Jeremy Bray 41 (71) Chris Gayle 2/23 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Shivnarine Chanderpaul 102* (113) Kyle McCallan 1/35 (10 overs) |
- Match shortened due to rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 190 runs in 48 overs for West Indies.
[edit] Super 8 stage
The table below covers all matches between the Super 8 qualifiers, including those from the Group Stage.
All matches start at 1330 UTC.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | RF | OF | RA | OB | NRR | PCF |
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| Australia |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 699 | 100 | 513 | 100 | +1.86 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 519 | 96 | 324 | 94.2 | +1.97 | 2 |
| New Zealand |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 41 | 209 | 50 | +0.94 | 2 |
| West Indies |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 409 | 88.1 | 511 | 98 | −0.58 | 2 |
| South Africa |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 506 | 98.2 | 586 | 100 | −0.71 | 0 |
| England |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 50 | 210 | 41 | −0.94 | 0 |
| Ireland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 189 | 48 | 190 | 38.1 | −1.04 | 0 |
| Bangladesh |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 46 | 310 | 46 | −4.30 | 0 |
Abbreviations:
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| March 27, 2007 | |||
| Australia 322/6 (50 overs) |
VS | West Indies 219 all out (45.3 overs) |
Australia won by 103 runs Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda Umpires: Aleem Dar and Asad Rauf Man of the Match: Matthew Hayden |
| Matthew Hayden 158 (143) Daren Powell 2/53 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | 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.
| March 28, 2007 | |||
| Sri Lanka 209 all out (49.3 overs) |
VS | South Africa 212/9 (48.2 overs) |
South Africa won by 1 wicket Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Daryl Harper Man of the Match: Charl Langeveldt and Lasith Malinga .[21] |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan 58 (76) Charl Langeveldt 5/39 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Jacques Kallis 86 (110) Lasith Malinga 4/54 (9.2 overs) |
| March 29, 2007 | |||
| West Indies 177 all out (44.4 overs) |
VS | New Zealand |
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Chris Gayle 44 (56) Jacob Oram 3/23 (8 overs) |
(news) |
| March 30, 2007 | |||
| Ireland |
VS | England |
Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana |
| March 31, 2007 | |||
| Australia |
VS | Bangladesh |
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda |
| April 1, 2007 | |||
| Sri Lanka |
VS | West Indies |
Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana |
| April 2, 2007 | |||
| New Zealand |
VS | Bangladesh |
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda |
| April 3, 2007 | |||
| Ireland |
VS | South Africa |
Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana |
| April 4, 2007 | |||
| England |
VS | Sri Lanka |
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda |
| April 7, 2007 | |||
| South Africa |
VS | Bangladesh |
Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana |
| April 8, 2007 | |||
| Australia |
VS | England |
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda |
| April 9, 2007 | |||
| New Zealand |
VS | Ireland |
Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana |
| April 10, 2007 | |||
| South Africa |
VS | West Indies |
Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada |
| April 11, 2007 | |||
| England |
VS | Bangladesh |
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
| April 12, 2007 | |||
| Sri Lanka |
VS | New Zealand |
Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada |
| April 13, 2007 | |||
| Australia |
VS | Ireland |
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
| April 14, 2007 | |||
| New Zealand |
VS | South Africa |
Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada |
| April 15, 2007 | |||
| Ireland |
VS | Bangladesh |
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
| April 16, 2007 | |||
| Australia |
VS | Sri Lanka |
Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada |
| April 17, 2007 | |||
| South Africa |
VS | England |
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
| April 18, 2007 | |||
| Sri Lanka |
VS | Ireland |
Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada |
| April 19, 2007 | |||
| West Indies |
VS | Bangladesh |
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
| April 20, 2007 | |||
| Australia |
VS | New Zealand |
Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada |
| April 21, 2007 | |||
| West Indies |
VS | England |
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
- Super 8 Matchup by Teams
| AUS | RSA | SRI | BAN | NZL | ENG | IRL | WI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | Apr 16 | Mar 31 | Apr 20 | Apr 08 | Apr 13 | Mar 27 | ||
| RSA | Mar 28 | Apr 07 | Apr 14 | Apr 17 | Apr 03 | Apr 10 | ||
| SRI | Apr 16 | Mar 28 | Apr 12 | Apr 04 | Apr 18 | Apr 01 | ||
| BAN | Mar 31 | Apr 07 | Apr 02 | Apr 11 | Apr 15 | Apr 19 | ||
| NZL | Apr 20 | Apr 14 | Apr 12 | Apr 02 | Apr 09 | Mar 29 | ||
| ENG | Apr 08 | Apr 17 | Apr 04 | Apr 11 | Mar 30 | Apr 21 | ||
| IRL | Apr 13 | Apr 03 | Apr 18 | Apr 15 | Apr 09 | Mar 30 | ||
| WI | Mar 27 | Apr 10 | Apr 01 | Apr 19 | Mar 29 | Apr 21 |
[edit] Knockout stage
[edit] Bracket
| Semi finals | Final | ||||||
| 24 April - Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||
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| 3 | |||||||
| 28 April - Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
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[edit] Semi-finals
Tuesday 24 April 2007 - 1430 UTC
| SE2 | vs | SE3 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
Wednesday 25 April 2007 - 1330 UTC
| SE1 | vs | SE4 | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia |
[edit] Final
Saturday 28 April 2007 - 1330 UTC
| SF1 | vs | SF2 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
[edit] Awards
Man of the Tournament:
[edit] Records
- See also: 2007 Cricket World Cup statistics
| 2007 Cricket World Cup Records | ||||
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| Record | First | Second | ||
| Most runs | ||||
| Most wickets | ||||
| Most stumpings (wicketkeeper) | ||||
| Most catches (wicketkeeper) | ||||
| Most run outs (wicketkeeper) | ||||
| Most catches (fielder) | ||||
| Most run outs (fielder) | ||||
[edit] Notable events
- Ireland tied their first match against Zimbabwe, only the third time a tie had occurred in the World Cup.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 murdered in his hotel room the day after his team's defeat against Ireland.
- 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.
- Bangladesh earned qualification from the group stage in a World Cup for the first time, by beating India and Bermuda.
- 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.
[edit] Murder of Bob Woolmer
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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.[22] The following day police announced that the death was suspicious and ordered a full investigation.[23] Further investigation revealed the cause of death was "manual strangulation".[24] and that the investigation would be handled as a murder.[25]
[edit] Overview
[edit] 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[26], 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.[27] 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.[28]
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.[29] 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[30]. The majority of the experts and players participating in the tournament backed up the smaller teams taking part in the world cup.[31]
[edit] 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[32]. At Sabina Park, seats had to be removed at the newly constructed north-stand due to safety concerns [33]. At Trelawny Stadium in Jamaica, ground staff were unable to gain admission to the ground during the warm up matches due to accreditation problems [34]. Additionally, South Africa and Australia both expressed concerns over practice facilities [35].
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sir Vivian Richards Stadium cost
- ^ Kensington Oval cost
- ^ Providence Stadium cost/
- ^ Sabina Park cost
- ^ Warner Park Stadium cost
- ^ Greenfield Stadium Coast
- ^ Robert Bryan, executive director, Jamaica 2007 Cricket Limited (from www.jamaica-gleaner.com)
- ^ World Cup 2007: Eyes Wide Shut by Claude Robinson from www.caribbeancricket.com
- ^ http://www.sportsjamaica.com/read_article.php?id=5632
- ^ http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/260157.html
- ^ http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article?id=161018225
- ^ Sponsorship revenue
- ^ http://www.unicef.org/media/media_38549.html
- ^ http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/03/11/2003351858
- ^ World Cup Overview. cricketworldcp.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
- ^ Associate ODI rankings from ICC website
- ^ ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 match schedule announced (from icc-cricket.org; explains that there's 51 ODIs scheduled but that only fits with the main tournament)
- ^ a b ICC Playing Conditions for 2007 World Cup. Retrieved on February 27, 2007.
- ^ World Cup seedings plan announced
- ^ Langeveldt and Malinga jointly awarded Man of the Match
- ^ "Woolmer's post-mortem inconclusive", CricInfo, 2007-03-20. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ "Woolmer's death 'suspicious' - police", CricInfo, 2007-03-21. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ Raedler, John. "Woolmer was strangled, police say", cnn.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-24.
- ^ "Pakistan Woolmer death treated as murder", BBC, 2007-03-23. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ caribbeannetnews.com article
- ^ Sanders' statement
- ^ cricketworldcup.indya.com
- ^ http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/281062.html
- ^ http://cricket.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1659807.cms
- ^ http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/285508.html
- ^ http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070311/sports/sports12.html
- ^ http://www.indiaenews.com/america/20070311/42427.htm
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=/sport/2007/03/11/scath111.xml
- ^ http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/04/sports/CB-SPT-CRK-World-Cup-Roundup.php
[edit] External links
- 2007 Cricket World Cup website
- ICC Overview of 2007 World Cup
- ICC website - Cricket World Cup page
- Cricinfo - Cricket World Cup 2007
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