Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.138 |
 England | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.418 |
 Kenya | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.194 |
 Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.389 |
| 14 March 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Canada 199 all out (50 overs) | v | Kenya 203/3 (43.2 overs) | Kenya won by 7 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia,Att: 8,700 Umpires: Asad Rauf and Peter Parker Player of the match: Steve Tikolo |
| Geoff Barnett 41 (50) Jimmy Kamande 2/25 (10 overs) | Steve Tikolo 72* (76) Sunil Dhaniram 1/34 (9 overs) | |||
| 16 March 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | England 209/7 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 210/4 (41 overs) | New Zealand won by 6 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia,Att: 12,500 Umpires: Asad Rauf and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Scott Styris |
| Kevin Pietersen 60 (92) Shane Bond 2/19 (10 overs) | Scott Styris 87 (113) James Anderson 2/39 (8 overs) | |||
| 18 March 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | England 279/6 (50 overs) | v | Canada 228/7 (50 overs) | England won by 51 runs Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia,Att: 9,727 Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Peter Parker Player of the match: Paul Collingwood |
| Ed Joyce 66 (103) Sunil Dhaniram 3/41 (10 overs) | Asif Mulla 58 (60) Ravinder Bopara 2/43 (9 overs) | |||
| 20 March 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | New Zealand 331/7 (50 overs) | v | Kenya 183 all out (49.2 overs) | New Zealand won by 148 runs Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia,Att: 4,300 Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Ross Taylor |
| Ross Taylor 85 (107) Thomas Odoyo 2/55 (10 overs) | Ravindu Shah 81 (89) James Franklin 2/20 (7.2 overs) | |||
| 22 March 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | New Zealand 363/5 (50 overs) | v | Canada 249/9 (49.2 overs) | New Zealand won by 114 runs Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia,Att: 6,100 Umpires: Asad Rauf and Billy Doctrove Player of the match: Lou Vincent |
| Lou Vincent 101 (107) Kevin Sandher 2/58 (10 overs) | John Davison 53 (31) Jeetan Patel 3/25 (9.2 overs) | |||
| 24 March 2007 11:30 (scorecard) | Kenya 177 all out (43 overs) | v | England 178/3 (33 of 43 overs) | England won by 7 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia,Att: 10,800 Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Peter Parker Player of the match: Ed Joyce |
| Steve Tikolo 76 (97) James Anderson 2/27 (9 overs) | Ed Joyce 75 (90) Thomas Odoyo 1/27 (6 overs) | |||
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[edit]Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 West Indies | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.764 |
| Ireland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.092 |
 Pakistan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0.089 |
 Zimbabwe | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.886 |
| 13 March 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | West Indies 241/9 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 187 all out (47.2 overs) | West Indies won by 54 runs Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica, Att: 16,575 Umpires: Billy Bowden and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Dwayne Smith |
| Marlon Samuels 63 (70) Iftikhar Anjum 3/44 (10 overs) | Shoaib Malik 62 (54) Dwayne Smith 3/36 (10 overs) | |||
| 15 March 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Ireland 221/9 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 221 all out (50 overs) | Match tied Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica, Att: 2,011 Umpires: Ian Gould and Brian Jerling Player of the match: Jeremy Bray |
| Jeremy Bray 115* (139) Elton Chigumbura 2/21 (6 overs) | Stuart Matsikenyeri 73* (77) Kyle McCallan 2/56 (9 overs) | |||
| 17 March 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Pakistan 132 all out (45.4 overs) | v | Ireland 133/7 (41.4 overs) | Ireland won by 3 wickets (DL) Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica, Att: 3,855 Umpires: Billy Bowden and Brian Jerling Player of the match: Niall O'Brien |
| Kamran Akmal 27 (53) Boyd Rankin 3/32 (9 overs) | Niall O'Brien 72 (106) Mohammad Sami 3/29 (10 overs) | |||
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| 19 March 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Zimbabwe 202/5 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 204/4 (47.5 overs) | West Indies won by 6 wickets Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica, Att: 9,636 Umpires: Ian Gould and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Sean Williams |
| Sean Williams 70* (88) Jerome Taylor 2/42 (10 overs) | Brian Lara 44* (68) Christopher Mpofu 1/34 (9 overs) | |||
| 21 March 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Pakistan 349 all out (49.5 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 99 all out (19.1 of 20 overs) | Pakistan won by 93 runs (DL) Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica, Att: 1,997 Umpires: Brian Jerling and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Imran Nazir |
| Imran Nazir 160 (121) Gary Brent 3/68 (10 overs) | Elton Chigumbura 27 (11) Shahid Afridi 3/20 (4 overs) | |||
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| 23 March 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Ireland 183/8 (48 overs) | v | West Indies 190/2 (38.1 of 48 overs) | West Indies won by 8 wickets (DL) Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica, Att: 11,997 Umpires: Billy Bowden and Ian Gould Player of the match: Shivnarine Chanderpaul |
| Jeremy Bray 41 (71) Chris Gayle 2/23 (10 overs) | Shivnarine Chanderpaul 102* (113) Kyle McCallan 1/35 (10 overs) | |||
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[edit]Super 8 stage
Main article: 2007 Cricket World Cup Super Eight 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. But each of the eight teams played only six new matches, rather than seven— each group's two representatives carried forward their result against each other rather than play again. Thus the table below, showing seven matches for each team, covers all matches between the Super 8 qualifiers, including those from the Group Stage.
Teams depicted in green backgrounds qualified for the semi-finals.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | RF | OF | RA | OB | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1725 | 266.1 | 1314 | 322 | +2.4 |
 Sri Lanka | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1586 | 301.1 | 1275 | 337 | +1.483 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1378 | 308 | 1457 | 345.1 | +0.253 |
 South Africa | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1561 | 299.1 | 1635 | 333.2 | +0.313 |
| England | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1557 | 344.4 | 1511 | 307.4 | -0.394 |
| West Indies | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1595 | 338.1 | 1781 | 337.1 | -0.566 |
 Bangladesh | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1084 | 318 | 1398 | 284 | -1.514 |
| Ireland | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1111 | 333 | 1226 | 242 | -1.73 |
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[edit]Matches
| 27 March 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Australia 322/6 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 219 all out (45.3 overs) | Australia won by 103 runs Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound,Antigua and Barbuda, Att: 8,409 (day 1), 4,809 (day 2) - Total: 13,218 Umpires: Aleem Dar and Asad Rauf Player of the match: Matthew Hayden |
| Matthew Hayden 158 (143) Daren Powell 2/53 (10 overs) | Brian Lara 77 (83) Glenn McGrath 3/31 (8 overs) | |||
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| 28 March 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Sri Lanka 209 all out (49.3 overs) | v | South Africa 212/9 (48.2 overs) | South Africa won by 1 wicket Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana,Att: 5,220 Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Daryl Harper Player of the match: Charl Langeveldt andLasith Malinga .[18] |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan 58 (76) Charl Langeveldt 5/39 (10 overs) | Jacques Kallis 86 (110) Lasith Malinga 4/54 (9.2 overs) | |||
| 29 March 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | West Indies 177 all out (44.4 overs) | v | New Zealand 179/3 (39.2 overs) | New Zealand won by 7 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound,Antigua and Barbuda, Att: 5,414 Umpires: Asad Rauf and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Jacob Oram |
| Chris Gayle 44 (56) Jacob Oram 3/23 (8 overs) | Scott Styris 80* (90) Daren Powell 2/39 (10 overs) | |||
| 30 March 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | England 266/7 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 218 all out (48.1 overs) | England won by 48 runs Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana,Att: 4,800 Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Paul Collingwood |
| Paul Collingwood 90 (82) Boyd Rankin 2/28 (7 overs) | Niall O'Brien 63 (88) Andrew Flintoff 4/43 (8.1 overs) | |||
| 31 March 2007 14:30 (scorecard) | Bangladesh 104/6 (22 overs) | v | Australia 106/0 (13.5 of 22 overs) | Australia won by 10 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound,Antigua and Barbuda, Att: 5,788 Umpires: Aleem Dar and Billy Bowden Player of the match: Glenn McGrath |
| Mashrafe Mortaza 25* (17) Glenn McGrath 3/16 (5 overs) | Adam Gilchrist 59* (44) Abdur Razzak 0/15 (3 overs) | |||
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| 1 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Sri Lanka 303/5 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 190 all out (44.3 overs) | Sri Lanka won by 113 runs Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana,Att: 12,208 Umpires: Mark Benson and Daryl Harper Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya |
| Sanath Jayasuriya 115 (101) Daren Powell 2/38 (10 overs) | Shivnarine Chanderpaul 76 (110) Sanath Jayasuriya 3/38 (8.3 overs) | |||
| 2 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Bangladesh 174 all out (48.3 overs) | v | New Zealand 178/1 (29.2 overs) | New Zealand won by 9 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound,Antigua and Barbuda, Att: 4,755 Umpires: Aleem Dar and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Shane Bond |
| Mohammad Rafique 30* (36) Scott Styris 4/43 (10 overs) | Stephen Fleming 102* (92) Syed Rasel 1/22 (7 overs) | |||
| 3 April 2007 09:45 (scorecard) | Ireland 152/8 (35 overs) | v | South Africa 165/3 (31.3 of 35 overs) | South Africa won by 7 wickets (DL) Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana,Att: 5,763 Umpires: Daryl Harper and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Jacques Kallis |
| Andrew White 30 (30) Charl Langeveldt 3/41 (7 overs) | Jacques Kallis 66* (86) Boyd Rankin 2/26 (7 overs) | |||
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| 4 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Sri Lanka 235 all out (50 overs) | v | England 233/8 (50 overs) | Sri Lanka won by 2 runs Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound,Antigua and Barbuda, Att: 7,817 Umpires: Asad Rauf and Billy Bowden Player of the match: Ravi Bopara |
| Upul Tharanga 62 (103) Sajid Mahmood 4/50 (9 overs) | Kevin Pietersen 58 (80) Dilhara Fernando 3/41 (9 overs) | |||
| 7 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Bangladesh 251/8 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 184 all out (48.4 overs) | Bangladesh won by 67 runs Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana,Att: 9,460 Umpires: Mark Benson and Billy Doctrove Player of the match: Mohammad Ashraful |
| Mohammad Ashraful 87 (83) Andre Nel 5/45 (10 overs) | Herschelle Gibbs 56* (59) Abdur Razzak 3/25 (9.4 overs) | |||
| 8 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | England 247 all out (49.5 overs) | v | Australia 248/3 (47.2 overs) | Australia won by 7 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound,Antigua and Barbuda, Att: 11,900 Umpires: Billy Bowden and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Shaun Tait |
| Kevin Pietersen 104 (122) Nathan Bracken 3/33 (10 overs) | Ricky Ponting 86 (106) Andrew Flintoff 1/35 (10 overs) | |||
| 9 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | New Zealand 263/8 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 134 all out (37.4 overs) | New Zealand won by 129 runs Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana,Att: 6,500 Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Peter Fulton |
| Peter Fulton 83 (110) Kyle McCallan 2/35 (10 overs) | Kevin O'Brien 49 (45) Daniel Vettori 4/23 (8.4 overs) | |||
| 10 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | South Africa 356/4 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 289/9 (50 overs) | South Africa won by 67 runs Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada, Att:9,652 Umpires: Mark Benson and Daryl Harper Player of the match: AB de Villiers |
| AB de Villiers 146 (129) Corey Collymore 2/41 (10 overs) | Ramnaresh Sarwan 92 (75) Shaun Pollock 2/33 (8 overs) | |||
| 11 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Bangladesh 143 all out (37.2 overs) | v | England 147/6 (44.5 overs) | England won by 4 wickets Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, Att:10,423 Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Sajid Mahmood |
| Shakib Al Hasan 57* (95) Monty Panesar 3/25 (7 overs) | Michael Vaughan 30 (59) Syed Rasel 2/25 (10 overs) | |||
| 12 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | New Zealand 219/7 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 222/4 (45.1 overs) | Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada, Att:5,748 Umpires: Asad Rauf and Billy Doctrove Player of the match: Chaminda Vaas |
| Scott Styris 111* (157) M Muralitharan 3/32 (10 overs) | Kumar Sangakkara 69* (104) Daniel Vettori 2/35 (10 overs) | |||
| 13 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Ireland 91 all out (30 overs) | v | Australia 92/1 (12.2 overs) | Australia won by 9 wickets Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, Att:12,178 Umpires: Billy Bowden and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Glenn McGrath |
| John Mooney 23 (44) Glenn McGrath 3/17 (7 overs) | Adam Gilchrist 34 (25) Trent Johnston 1/18 (3 overs) | |||
| 14 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | South Africa 193/7 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 196/5 (48.2 overs) | New Zealand won by 5 wickets Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada, Att:10,692 Umpires: Mark Benson and Daryl Harper Player of the match: Craig McMillan |
| Herschelle Gibbs 60 (100) Craig McMillan 3/23 (5 overs) | Scott Styris 56 (84) Andre Nel 2/33 (9.2 overs) | |||
| 15 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Ireland 243/7 (50 overs) | v | Bangladesh 169 all out (41.2 overs) | Ireland won by 74 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, Att:15,541 Umpires: Billy Bowden and Steve Bucknor Player of the match: William Porterfield |
| William Porterfield 85 (136) Mashrafe Mortaza 2/38 (10 overs) | Mohammad Ashraful 35 (36) Kyle McCallan 2/25 (8 overs) | |||
| 16 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Sri Lanka 226 all out (49.4 overs) | v | Australia 232/3 (42.4 overs) | Australia won by 7 wickets Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada, Att:10,663 Umpires: Aleem Dar and Billy Doctrove Player of the match: Nathan Bracken |
| Mahela Jayawardene 72 (88) Nathan Bracken 4/19 (9.4 overs) | Ricky Ponting 66* (80) Russel Arnold 2/20 (4 overs) | |||
| 17 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | England 154 all out (48 overs) | v | South Africa 157/1 (19.2 overs) | South Africa won by 9 wickets Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, Att:17,013 Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Andrew Hall |
| Andrew Strauss 46 (67) Andrew Hall 5/18 (10 overs) | Graeme Smith 89* (58) Andrew Flintoff 1/36 (6 overs) | |||
| 18 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Ireland 77 all out (27.4 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 81/2 (10 overs) | Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada, Att:7,335 Umpires: Mark Benson and Billy Doctrove Player of the match: Farveez Maharoof |
| Jeremy Bray 20 (29) Farveez Maharoof 4/25 (10 overs) | Mahela Jayawardene 39* (27) Boyd Rankin 1/36 (4 overs) | |||
| 19 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | West Indies 230/5 (50 overs) | v | Bangladesh 131 all out (43.5 overs) | West Indies won by 99 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, Att:14,000 Umpires: Billy Bowden and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Ramnaresh Sarwan |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan 91* (90) Mashrafe Mortaza 1/39 (10 overs) | Mushfiqur Rahim 38* (75) Daren Powell 3/38 (10 overs) | |||
| 20 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Australia 348/6 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 133 all out (25.5 overs) | Australia won by 215 runs Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada, Att:12,229 Umpires: Aleem Dar and Asad Rauf Player of the match: Matthew Hayden |
| Matthew Hayden 103 (100) James Franklin 3/74 (8 overs) | Peter Fulton 62 (72) Brad Hogg 4/29 (6.5 overs) | |||
| 21 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | West Indies 300 all out (49.5 overs) | v | England 301/9 (49.5 overs) | England won by 1 wicket Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, Att:22,452 Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen |
| Chris Gayle 79 (58) Michael Vaughan 3/39 (10 overs) | Kevin Pietersen 100 (91) Dwayne Bravo 2/47 (9.5) | |||
[edit]Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 24 April - Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||
| 2 Sri Lanka | 289/5 | ||||||
| 3 New Zealand | 208 | ||||||
| 28 April - Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | |||||||
| Sri Lanka | 215/8 | ||||||
| Australia | 281/4 | ||||||
| 25 April - Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | |||||||
| 1 Australia | 153/3 | ||||||
| 4 South Africa | 149 | ||||||
[edit]Semi-finals
| 24 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | Sri Lanka 289/5 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 208 all out (41.4 overs) | Sri Lanka won by 81 runs Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica, Att: 9,231 Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene |
| Mahela Jayawardene 115* (109) James Franklin 2/46 (9 overs) | Peter Fulton 46 (77) Muttiah Muralitharan 4/31 (8 overs) | |||
| 25 April 2007 09:30 (scorecard) | South Africa 149 all out (43.5 overs) | v | Australia 153/3 (31.3 overs) | Australia won by 7 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia,Att: 13,875 Umpires: Aleem Dar and Steve Bucknor Player of the match: Glenn McGrath |
| Justin Kemp 49* (91) Shaun Tait 4/39 (10 overs) | Michael Clarke 60* (86) Shaun Pollock 1/16 (5 overs) | |||
[edit]Final
| 28 April 2007 12:15 (scorecard) | Australia 281/4 (38 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 215/8 (36 overs) | Australia won by 53 runs (DL) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, Att:20,108 Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Aleem Dar Player of the match: Adam Gilchrist |
| Adam Gilchrist 149 (104) Lasith Malinga 2/49 (8 overs) | Sanath Jayasuriya 63 (67) Michael Clarke 2/30 (4 overs) | |||
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This was the first World Cup final to be a repeat – the sides previously met in the 1996 World Cup final, which Sri Lanka won. Australia has won every World Cup match against Sri Lanka apart from that loss.[19] The match was Sri Lanka's second World Cup final appearance and Australia's sixth, their fourth in a row.
Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat. However, the start of play was delayed due to rain, and the match was reduced to 38 overs per side. Adam Gilchrist played an incredible innings of 149 - the highest for any batsman in a World Cup final - to give Australia an imposing total going in at to break.[20]
While Sri Lankan batsmen Kumar Sangakkara andSanath Jayasuriya were adding 116 for the second wicket, the contest was alive, but after the pair got out, Sri Lanka's chances slowly washed way.[20] Further rain forced the reduction of Sri Lanka's innings to just 36 overs, with the target revised to 269. At the culmination of the 33rd over, with Sri Lanka still trailing the adjusted Duckworth-Lewis target by 37 runs, the umpires suspended the game due to bad light. While Australia's players began to celebrate their victory (since the minimum 20 overs had been reached), the umpires incorrectly announced that because the match was suspended due to light and not rain, the final three overs would have to be bowled the following day. With Sri Lanka needing 61 runs from 18 deliveries, Mahela Jayawardene agreed there was no need to return the following day, and instructed his team to resume batting, with Ricky Ponting agreeing to play only spinners. Umpires later apologized for their error, and that the match should have ended then with Australia winning by 37 runs.[21] The last three overs were played in almost complete darkness, during which Sri Lanka added nine runs, giving Australia a 53-run victory via the DL method, as Sri Lanka had batted 2 overs fewer than Australia.[22]
Australia won the tournament undefeated, concluding a streak of 29 World Cup games without a loss.[23] Australian bowler Glenn McGrath was named 'Player of the Series'.[24]
[edit]Records
See also: 2007 Cricket World Cup statistics
| Record | Performance | Player | Country | |||
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| Most runs | ||||||
| 659 | M Hayden | Australia | ||||
| 548 | M Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | ||||
| 539 | R Ponting | Australia | ||||
| Most wickets | ||||||
| 26 | G McGrath | Australia | ||||
| 23 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | ||||
| S Tait | Australia | |||||
| Most dismissals (wicketkeeper) | ||||||
| 17 | A Gilchrist | Australia | ||||
| 15 | K Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | ||||
| 14 | B McCullum | New Zealand | ||||
| Most catches (fielder) | ||||||
| 8 | P Collingwood | England | ||||
| G Smith | South Africa | |||||
| 7 | H Gibbs | South Africa | ||||
| E Morgan | Ireland | |||||
| M Hayden | Australia | |||||
| R Ponting | Australia | |||||
| Source: Cricinfo.com | ||||||
[edit]Overview
[edit]Statistical Highlights
- 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 Daan van Bunge over for South Africa against the Netherlands in their Group A match in Warner Park, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 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 of a World Cup ODI. 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. Bangladesh later went on to beat South Africa in the Super 8 stage.
- 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. A murder investigation was launched due to the circumstances of Woolmer's death, but Jamaican police have since confirmed Woolmer died from natural causes.
- Imran Nazir scored 160 for Pakistan against Zimbabwe in their final Group Stage match; this was the highest individual List A innings ever made in the West Indies.
- 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. It was also the highest List A team total ever made in the West Indies. India bowled out Bermudafor 156 to win by 257 runs, the largest winning margin in ODIs.
- Malachi Jones of Bermuda and Mohammed Yousuf of Pakistan became the 2nd and 3rd players respectively to take a wicket with their 1st ball in World cup cricket. Ian Harvey being the 1st against Pakistan in 2003.
- Matthew Hayden scored the fastest World Cup hundred (off 66 balls) for Australia against South Africa, one ball quicker than the previous record held by John Davison whilst representing Canada against the West Indies at the 2003 event.
- Both Herschelle Gibbs and Matthew Hayden were awarded honorary citizenship of Saint Kitts and Nevis after their individual record-breaking feats.[25]
- 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 with his next delivery proceeded to become the first player ever to take four wickets in four consecutive balls in One Day International cricket. The other four are Chetan Sharma (India vs NewZealand, 1987), Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, 1999), Chaminda Vaas(Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 2003) and Brett Lee (Australia vs Kenya, 2003).
- 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 all forms of cricket.
- Following Ireland's successful World Cup debut: defeating two full members (Pakistan and Bangladesh), Ireland was promoted to the mainODI championship table.[26]
- Ireland's wins against Pakistan and Bangladesh boosted their team's ODI rank to number 10 ahead of Kenya and full member Zimbabwe.
- 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.
- Matthew Hayden's century against New Zealand was the 100th time a century was scored in the World Cup and the third time any individual player scored three centuries in one tournament. He joins Mark Waugh and Sourav Ganguly as the only players to score three centuries in a World Cup.
- By officating in the England - West Indies match Rudi Koertzen overtook David Shepherd as the most capped umpire in ODI's. The match was Koertzen's 173rd ODI. Shepherd officiated in 172 ODIs.
- Steve Bucknor officiated in a record fifth consecutive World Cup final.
- Sri Lankan player Russel Arnold announced his retirement from international cricket.
- After more than a decade at the helm, New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming resigned the captaincy of New Zealand's one-day team in the wake of his team's defeat in the Semi-Final of the World Cup against Sri Lanka at Sabina Park. He captained New Zealand team in 218 one-day matches.
- Australia created history by participating in their 4th consecutive Cricket World Cup final.
- South Africa's score of 149 all out against Australia in the semi-final was their lowest World Cup score ever.
- Glenn McGrath's haul of 3 wickets against South Africa lifted his wicket tally to 25 in the tournament, the most in a World Cup so far.
- Matthew Hayden's innings of 41 against South Africa brought up the remarkable 600 runs in a tournament, becoming the 2nd person to do so. He achieved a further 38 runs in the final against Sri Lanka, leaving him 14 short of Sachin Tendulkar's record of 673 runs.
- The 172-run partnership between Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden is the highest opening partnership in a World Cup final.
- Adam Gilchrist became the 5th batsman to score a century in the Cricket World Cup final in 2007 after Clive Lloyd in 1975, Viv Richardsin 1979, Aravinda de Silva in 1996 and Ricky Ponting in 2003. His score of 149 is the highest individual score ever in the final of the World Cup beating the previous highest of 140* by Ricky Ponting in 2003.
- Australia became the first team to win 3 consecutive World Cups.
- Glenn McGrath retired from all forms of international cricket following the successful campaign.
[edit]Death 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.[27] The following day police announced that the death was suspicious and ordered a full investigation.[28] Further investigation revealed the cause of death was "manual strangulation",[29] and that the investigation would be handled as a murder.[30] After a lengthy investigation the Jamaican police rescinded the comments that he was murdered, and confirmed that he died from natural causes.[31]
[edit]Criticism
The 2007 World Cup organizers were criticized early on for being over-commercialized and, in particular, the generally smaller crowds have been blamed on the ICC's security restrictions on things such as outside food, signs, replica kits and musical instruments, despite Caribbean cricketing customs,[32] as well as the authorities being accused of "running [cricket and cricketing traditions] out of town, then sanitising it out of existence".[33] Sir Viv Richards echoed the concerns.[34] The ICC were also condemned for high prices for tickets and concessions, which were considered unaffordable for the local population in many of the locations.[35] ICC CEO, Malcolm Speed, said that the ICC recognized the problem but said it was the local organizers' fault.[36] However, the later matches had more crowds as the tournament progressed with the local organizers easing restrictions.[37] Although they did not meet the target of US$42m, the revenue from ticket sales was double the ticket sales revenue from the last world cup and recorded the highest ticketing revenue for a Cricket World Cup with more than $32 million in ticket revenue.[11][12][38]
The World Cup was also criticized for its format, with India and Pakistan failing to move on from the group stage after losing two matches. This led to Ireland and Bangladesh entering the long Super Eights stage and consistently being defeated (bar another upset by Bangladesh over South Africa). The elimination of India and Pakistan also caused a large exodus of subcontinental fans from the Caribbean, and removed the prospect of an India vs Pakistan Super Eights match, generally considered one of the most revenue generating and electric matches in the tournament.[39] The BCCI later claimed it would see to it that the ICC will alter its World Cup format for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[39]
The tournament was also criticised as being too long. At 6 weeks, it was the same length as the 2003 World Cup, but longer than the 5 week 1999 World Cup and the 4 week 1996 World Cup. The famous West Indian fast bowler Michael Holding 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.[40] 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.[41] The majority of the experts and players participating in the tournament backed up the smaller teams taking part in the World Cup.[42] This was further backed up with Ireland and Bangladesh making the Super 8s and being competitive and sportsmanlike throughout the tournament.[43]
Further criticism was generated by the confusion at the end of the final match, during which the umpires suspended play due to bad light and while official announcements and the scoreboard declared Australia the winners and the Australian team celebrated, while the umpires incorrectly insisted that the game was only suspended not completed, and that 3 overs remained to be played. And so in farcical light conditions, Sri Lanka batted out the 3 overs following a gentleman's agreement between the two captains.[44] The umpires and ICC apologized for the unnecessary situation and cited it as an unnecessary fundamental error due to the pressure of the situation.[45] In June the ICC announced that the officials involved — onfield umpires Steve Bucknor and Aleem Dar, reserve umpires Rudi Koertzen and Billy Bowden, and match referee Jeff Crowe — would all be suspended from the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship.[46]
[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.[47] At Sabina Park, seats had to be removed at the newly constructed north-stand due to safety concerns.[48]At Trelawny Stadium in Jamaica, ground staff were unable to gain admission to the ground during the warm up matches due to accreditation problems.[49] Additionally, South Africa and Australia both expressed concerns over practice facilities.[50]
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