2007 Cricket World Cup 266217 224321276 2008-07-08T09:45:24Z Cst17 6898026 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/59.99.4.71|59.99.4.71]] to last version by Zzyzx11 (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{Infobox cricket tournament | name = 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup | image = ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 logo.png | imagesize = 220px | caption = Logo of the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup | administrator = [[International Cricket Council]] | cricket format = [[One Day International]] | tournament format = [[Round robin]] and [[Knockout]] | host = {{cr|West Indies}} | champions = {{cr|AUS}} | count = 4th | participants = 16 (from 97 entrants) | matches = 51 | attendance = 672000 | player of the series = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Glenn McGrath]] | most runs = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matthew Hayden]] (659) | most wickets ={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Glenn McGrath]] (26) }} The '''2007 ICC Cricket World Cup''' was a [[men]]'s [[cricket]] [[tournament]] that took place in the [[West Indies]] from [[13 March]] to [[28 April]] [[2007]], using the sport's [[One Day International]] format. There were a total of 51 matches played, three fewer than at the [[2003 ICC Cricket World Cup|2003 World Cup]] (despite a field larger by two teams). The 16 competing teams were initially divided into four groups, with the two best-performing teams from each group moving on to a "Super 8" format. From this, [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]], [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] won through to the semi-finals, with Australia defeating Sri Lanka in the final to win their third consecutive World Cup. Australia's unbeaten record in this year's tournament increased their total to 29 consecutive World Cup matches without loss, a [[Winning streak (sports)|streak]] dating back to [[23 May]][[1999]], during the group stage of the [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999 World Cup]]. ==Host selection== [[Image:2007 Cricket World Cup venues.png|thumb|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.<ref>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.</ref> 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]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|St. Vincent and the Grenadines]], and a second bid by [[Jamaica]] were also rejected. ===Venues=== Eight venues across the West Indies were selected to host the World Cup final tournament. All host countries hosted six matches with the exceptions of St Lucia, Jamaica and Barbados (the last of which hosted the final) which each hosted seven matches. The stadium capacities shown are all seated capacities. {| class="wikitable" |- !Country !City !Stadium !Capacity !Matches !Cost |- | {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} | [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St John's]] | [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]] | style="text-align: center;" |20,000 | Super 8 | US$54 Million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2006/06/03/stories/2006060309962100.htm|title= Stadium named after Richards getting ready|publisher=The Hindu (India)|accessdate=2007-05-24}}</ref> |- | {{flag|Barbados}} | [[Bridgetown]] | [[Kensington Oval]] | style="text-align: center;" |32,000 | Super 8 & Final | US$69.1 Million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/cricket/wires/07/16/2080.ap.cb.spt.crk.wcup.kensington.oval.0271/index.html|title=Kensington Oval cost|accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref><!--New reference needed, old link is dead--> |- | {{flag|Grenada}} | [[St. George's, Grenada|St George's]] | [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]] | style="text-align: center;" |20,000 | Super 8 | |- | {{flag|Guyana}} | [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]] | [[Providence Stadium]] | style="text-align: center;" |20,000 | Super 8 | US$26 Million/US$46 Million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guyanastadium.netfirms.com Providence Stadium cost|title=Guyana Providence Stadium - Progress Information|date=[[2007-02-18]]|accessdate=2007-05-24}}</ref> |- | {{flag|Jamaica}} | [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] | [[Sabina Park]] | style="text-align: center;" |30,000 | Group D & Semi-final | US$26 Million<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jis.gov.jm/local_gov/html/20040211T090000-0500_1716_JIS_MAYOR_MCKENZIE_LOBBIES_FOR_SABINA_PARK_TO_HOST_WORLD_CUP_CRICKET.asp | title=Mayor Mckenzie Lobbies for Sabina Park to Host World Cup Cricket | date=[[2004-02-24]] | accessdate=2007-05-24}}</ref> |- | {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} | [[Basseterre]] | [[Warner Park Sporting Complex|Warner Park Stadium]] | style="text-align: center;" |10,000 | Group A | US$12 Million |- | {{flag|Saint Lucia}} | [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]] | [[Beausejour Stadium]] | style="text-align: center;" |20,000 | Group C & Semi-final | US$13 Million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stlucia.gov.lc/docs/CWC2007BidExecSummary.pdf|title=The Saint Lucia Bid for Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007|accessdate=2007-05-24}}</ref> |- | {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} | [[Port of Spain]] | [[Queen's Park Oval]] | style="text-align: center;" |25,000 | Group B | |} Four additional venues hosted warm-up matches. {| class="wikitable" |- !Country !City !Stadium !Capacity !Cost |- | {{flag|Barbados}} | [[Bridgetown]] | [[3Ws Oval]] | style="text-align: center;" |8,500 | |- | {{flag|Jamaica}} | [[Trelawny Parish, Jamaica|Trelawny]] | [[Greenfield Stadium (Trelawny)|Greenfield Stadium]] | style="text-align: center;" |25,000 | US$35 Million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060709/focus/focus4.html|title= More planning needed for Cricket World Cup|date=[[2006-07-09]]|accessdate=2007-05-24}}</ref> |- | {{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} | [[Kingstown]] | [[Arnos Vale Stadium]] | style="text-align: center;" |12,000 | |- | {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} | [[Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago|St. Augustine]] | [[Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground]] | style="text-align: center;" |22,000 | |} The Jamaican Government spent US$81 million for "on the pitch" expenses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060831/news/news2.html|title=Robert Bryan, executive director, Jamaica 2007 Cricket Limited (from www.jamaica-gleaner.com)|accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref> 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$100 million or [[Jamaican dollar|JM$]]7 billion. This put the reconstruction cost of Sabina Park at US$46 million whilst the Trelawny Stadium will cost US$35 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caribbeancricket.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2127|title=World Cup 2007: Eyes Wide Shut by Claude Robinson from www.caribbeancricket.com|accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsjamaica.com/read_article.php?id=5632|title= Cricket: 'Run wid it again!'|date=[[2006-04-24]]||accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref> The total amount of money spent on stadiums was at least US$301 million. The [[Brian Lara Stadium]], in Trinidad, lost its status as a pre-tournament warm-up match venue on [[21 September]] [[2006]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/260157.html|title=Brian Lara stadium exits World Cup|author=Mark Pouchet|publisher=Cricinfo|date=[[2006-09-21]]|accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref> ==Qualification== [[Image:ICC CWC 2007 team captains.jpg|thumb|The captains of the 2007 Cricket World Cup.]]{{Seealso|2007 Cricket World Cup qualification|2007 Cricket World Cup squads}} The field of sixteen teams, the largest ever for the Cricket World Cup, consists of all sixteen teams which currently hold [[One Day International]] status. This includes the ten full members of the ICC (which all have [[Test cricket|Test]] & permanent [[One Day International|ODI]] status): {| | *{{cr|AUS}} *{{cr|BAN}} | *{{cr|ENG}} *{{cr|IND}} | *{{cr|NZL}} *{{cr|PAK}} | *{{cr|RSA}} *{{cr|SRI}} | *{{cr|West Indies}} *{{cr|ZIM}} |} The other six (associate) ODI nations are Kenya (which has ODI status until 2009) and five further teams which qualified via the [[2005 ICC Trophy]] (gaining ODI status until 2009, in the process): {| | *{{cr|BER}} | *{{cr|CAN}} | *{{cr|KEN}} | *{{cr|IRE}} | *{{cr|NED}} | *{{cr|SCO}} |- |} ==Media coverage== [[Image:Icc-cwc2007 mascot.jpg|thumb|100px|Mello]] The World Cup has grown as a media event with each tournament. The sponsorship and television rights that were awarded primarily to cover the 2003 and 2007 World Cups raised over [[US$]]550&nbsp;m.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/charter/charter_archive/2003/june_2003/A117967146|title=Sponsorship revenue|accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref> The 2007 World Cup was [[television|televised]] in over 200 countries to a viewing audience estimated at more than two billion television viewers and was expected to generate more than 100,000 unique visitors to the West Indies who traveled solely for the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/03/11/2003351858|title=Taipai Times Editorial|accessdate=2007-04-18}}</ref><ref name="CWC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketworldcup.com/icc-marketing.html|work=cricketworldcp.com|title=World Cup Overview|accessdate=2007-01-29}}</ref> The 2007 Cricket World Cup featured an orange [[raccoon]]-like creature named "Mello" as its mascot. It has been announced during matches that Mello has no race, species, age or gender- it is an attitude, the attitude of the young people of the West Indies. The official song for the World Cup was "The Game of Love and Unity" by [[Jamaica]]n-born [[Shaggy (artist)|Shaggy]], [[Barbados|Bajan]] entertainer [[Rupee (musician)|Rupee]] and [[Trinidad]]ian Faye-Ann Lyons. The 2007 tournament recorded the highest ticketing revenue for a Cricket World Cup, selling more than 672,000.<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/current/story/301516.html World Cup profits boost debt-ridden Windies board}</ref> Although, attendance leading into the semi finals for the 2007 World Cup was 403,000; an average of 8,500 supporters per match.<ref name="Attendance">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketworld.com/world_cup_2007/article/?aid=11055|title=ICC CWC 2007 Match Attendance Soars Past 400,000|publisher=Cricketworld.com|date=[[2007-04-24]]|accessdate=2007-04-25}}</ref> ==Leadup== All major Test-playing nations had schedules allowing them to play a large number of [[One Day International]] against other major ODI teams just prior to the World Cup. Australia, New Zealand and England took part in the [[2006-07 Commonwealth Bank Series|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 [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One|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: {|class="wikitable" |- !Ranking !Team !|Points | style="background:white; border-top-color:white;border-bottom-color:white;" | !Ranking !Team !Points |- |1 |{{Cr|South Africa}} |128 | style="background:white; border-top-color:white;border-bottom-color:white;" | |9 |{{Cr|Bangladesh}} |42 |- |2 |{{Cr|Australia}} |125 | style="background:white; border-top-color:white;border-bottom-color:white;" | |10 |{{Cr|Zimbabwe}} |22 |- |3 |{{Cr|New Zealand}} |113 | style="background:white; border-top-color:white;border-bottom-color:white;" | |11 |{{Cr|Kenya}} |0 |- |4 |{{Cr|Pakistan}} |111 | style="background:white; border-top-color:white;border-bottom-color:white;" | | 12 || align="left" | {{Cr|Scotland}} || 0%''' / '''69% |- |5 |{{Cr|India}} |109 | style="background:white; border-top-color:white;border-bottom-color:white;" | | 13 || align="left" | {{Cr|Netherlands}} || 0%''' / '''50% |- |6 |{{Cr|Sri Lanka}} |108 | style="background:white; border-top-color:white;border-bottom-color:white;" | | 14 || align="left" | {{Cr|Ireland}} || 0%''' / '''44% |- |7 |{{Cr|England}} |106 | style="background:white; border-top-color:white;border-bottom-color:white;" | | 15 || align="left" | {{Cr|Canada}} || 0%''' / '''33% |- |8 |{{Cr|West Indies}} |101 | style="background:white; border-top-color:white;border-bottom-color:white;" | | 16 || align="left" | {{Cr|Bermuda}} || 0%''' / '''28% |} ''Note:Teams 12-16 did not have official ODI rankings leading up to the World Cup; they are ranked based on their win percentage against full members and then wins against associate members prior to the tournament.''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-wcl/content/story/280216.html | title=Associate ODI Rankins after WCL Division 1 | publisher=ICC | date=[[2007-02-13]] | accessdate=2007-05-24}} - Note: The ODIs in the WCL Division 1 were the last ODIs played by associates before the World Cup.</ref> ===Warm-up matches=== {{main|2007 Cricket World Cup 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 [[One Day International|ODIs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-cwc/content/story/213796.html|title=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)|accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref> The matches were played from Monday [[5 March]] until Friday [[9 March]]. The matches included a surprise victory by [[Bangladesh]] over [[New Zealand]]. ===Opening ceremony=== [[Image:2007 CWC Opening ceremony.jpg|thumb|left|[[Alison Hinds]] performing during the ceremony.]] The Cricket World Cup 2007 Opening Ceremony was held on Sunday, 11 March 2007, at [[Trelawny Stadium]] in Jamaica]].[http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/march/11/sports/all_set_for_grand_opening_of_crickets_biggest_showpiece.html] It featured over 2000 dancers and performers representing all strands of [[West Indian]] music, from [[calypso]] and [[ragga]] to [[reggae]] and [[soca]]; among the performers were [[Sean Paul]], [[Byron Lee]], [[Kevin Lyttle]], [[Beres Hammond]], [[Lucky Dube]], [[Buju Banton]], [[Half Pint]], [[Arrow (musician)|Arrow]], [[Machel Montano]], [[Alison Hinds]], [[Tony Rebel]], [[Third World (band)|Third World]], [[Gregory Isaacs]], [[David Rudder]], [[Shaggy]], the [[I Threes]] and [[Jimmy Cliff]]. The ceremony, attended by several [[heads of state]] including the [[Governor-General of Jamaica]] started with an address by [[Sir Garfield Sobers]]; there were messages from the Prime Ministers of [[Jamaica]] and [[Grenada]]. ==Rules and regulations== ===Matches=== All matches were held from 0930 to 1715 local time. The first [[innings]] were held from 0930 to 1300 and the second innings were held from 1345 to 1715. For all venues other than [[Jamaica]], local time was [[UTC-4]], while Jamaican venues had local time [[UTC-5]]. The matches were [[One Day International]]s and operated under normal ODI rules. All matches were to be 50 overs a side unless stated otherwise by the umpires or match referee. A bowler was able to 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 was not otherwise won, for example if the team batting second was dismissed before the completion of 20 overs). In the event of bad weather, the [[Duckworth-Lewis method]] was applied to determine the result or target. If no result was declared on the scheduled day, the teams returned the next day to complete the game, with the same situation as when the game was abandoned. There was a new rule regarding referral of catches to the TV replay official (third umpire): if the standing umpires were unable to determine whether a catch had been taken cleanly, and/or whether a claimed catch was a "bump ball", they had discretion to refer the decision to the third umpire. Also, ''whilst reviewing such a catch via TV replay'' if it was clear to the third umpire that the batsman did not hit the ball, he was to indicate that the batsman was not out.<ref name="World Cup 07 playing conditions">{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/rules/wc07_playing_conditions.pdf|title=ICC Playing Conditions for 2007 World Cup|accessdate=February 27|accessyear=2007}}</ref> ===Tournament points=== In the Group Stage and in the Super 8 Stage points were awarded as follows: {| class="wikitable" |+Points |- ! colspan="1"|Results ! colspan="1"|Points |- |Win||2 points |- |Tie/No Result||1 point |- |Loss||0 points |} The top two teams from each group advanced to the Super 8 stage and any points they earned against the other qualifier from their own group was carried through. Points earned against the non qualifying teams in the same pool were not carried over. In the Super 8s, each team played the six remaining qualifiers from the other groups and the top four teams went through to the semi-finals. Positions were decided by most points. Where two or more teams were tied on points, the following methods in turn were used to decide which team went through:<ref name="World Cup 07 playing conditions">{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/rules/wc07_playing_conditions.pdf|title=ICC Playing Conditions for 2007 World Cup|accessdate=February 27|accessyear=2007}}</ref> # 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 ==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/world/icc-table-provides-basis,3325,EN.html|title=World Cup seedings plan announced|accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref> 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. {| class="wikitable" width=98% |- !width=25%| '''[[#Group A|Group A]]''' !width=25%| '''[[#Group B|Group B]]''' !width=25%| '''[[#Group C|Group C]]''' !width=25%| '''[[#Group D|Group D]]''' |- | {{cr|AUS}} (1)<br /> {{cr|RSA}} (5)<br /> {{cr|SCO}} (12)<br /> {{cr|NED}} (16)<br /> | {{cr|SRI}} (2)<br /> {{cr|IND}} (6)<br /> {{cr|BAN}} (11)<br /> {{cr|BER}} (15)<br /> | {{cr|NZL}} (3)<br /> {{cr|ENG}} (7)<br /> {{cr|KEN}} (10)<br /> {{cr|CAN}} (14)<br /> | valign="top"| {{cr|PAK}} (4)<br /> {{cr|West Indies}} (8)<br /> {{cr|ZIM}} (9)<br /> {{cr|IRE}} (13)<br /> |- |} ===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== {{Main|2007 Cricket World Cup group stage}} ====Group A==== All matches start at 1330 UTC. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=175 |Team !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts !width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Tied" |T !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="No result" |NR !width=20 abbr="Net run rate" |NRR |- style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|AUS}} |'''6'''||3||3||0||0||0||+3.433 |- style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|RSA}} |'''4'''||3||2||0||1||0||+2.403 |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|NED}} |'''2'''||3||1||0||2||0|| -2.527 |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|SCO}} |'''0'''||3||0||0||3||0|| -3.793 |} {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 14]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}} | score1 = 334/6 (50 overs) | score2 = 131/9 (40.1 overs) | team2 = {{cr|SCO}} | runs1 = [[Ricky Ponting]] 113 (93) | wickets1 = [[Majid Haq]] 2/49 (7 overs) | runs2 = [[Colin Smith (cricketer)|Colin Smith]] 51 (76) | wickets2 = [[Glenn McGrath]] 3/14 (6 overs) | result = {{cr|AUS}} won by 203 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs Scotland|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] | umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Asoka De Silva]] | motm = [[Ricky Ponting]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 16]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}} | score1 = 353/3 (40 overs) | score2 = 132/9 (40 overs) | team2 = {{cr|NED}} | runs1 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 128[[not out|*]] (109) | wickets1 = [[Billy Stelling]] 1/43 (8 overs) | runs2 = [[Ryan ten Doeschate|R ten Doeschate]] 57 (75) | wickets2 = [[Justin Kemp]] 2/18 (4 overs) | result = {{cr|RSA}} won by 221 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: South Africa vs Netherlands|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] | umpires = [[Mark Benson]] and [[Tony Hill (cricket)|Tony Hill]] | motm = [[Herschelle Gibbs]] | rain = Match reduced to 40 overs a side because of rain/ground conditions. }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 18]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}} | score1 = 358/5 (50 overs) | score2 = 129 all out (26.5 overs) | team2 = {{cr|NED}} | runs1 = [[Brad Hodge]] 123 (89) | wickets1 = [[Tim de Leede]] 2/40 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Daan van Bunge]] 33 (33) | wickets2 = [[Brad Hogg]] 4/27 (4.5 overs) | result = {{cr|AUS}} won by 229 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs Netherlands|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] | umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Tony Hill (cricket)|Tony Hill]] | motm = [[Brad Hodge]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 20]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}} | score1 = 186/8 (50 overs) | score2 = 188/3 (23.2 overs) | team2 = {{cr|RSA}} | runs1 = [[Dougie Brown]] 45[[not out|*]] (64) | wickets1 = [[Andrew Hall]] 3/48 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Graeme Smith]] 91 (65) | wickets2 = [[Majid Haq]] 2/43 (6 overs) | result = {{cr|RSA}} won by 7 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: South Africa vs Scotland|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] | umpires = [[Mark Benson]] and [[Asoka De Silva]] | motm = [[Graeme Smith]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 22]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}} | score1 = 136 all out (34.1 overs) | score2 = 140/2 (23.5 overs) | team2 = {{cr|NED}} | runs1 = [[Glenn Rogers]] 26 (30) | wickets1 = [[Billy Stelling]] 3/12 (8 overs) | runs2 = [[Ryan ten Doeschate|R ten Doeschate]] 70[[not out|*]] (68) | wickets2 = [[John Blain]] 2/29 (5 overs) | result = {{cr|NED}} won by 8 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Scotland vs Netherlands|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] | umpires = [[Asoka De Silva]] and [[Tony Hill (cricket)|Tony Hill]] | motm = [[Billy Stelling]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 24]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}} | score1 = 377/6 (50 overs) | score2 = 294 all out (48 overs) | team2 = {{cr|RSA}} | runs1 = [[Matthew Hayden]] 101 (68) | wickets1 = [[Andrew Hall]] 2/60 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Abraham de Villiers|AB de Villiers]] 92 (70) | wickets2 = [[Brad Hogg]] 3/61 (10 overs) | result = {{cr|AUS}} won by 83 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs South Africa|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] | umpires = [[Mark Benson]] and [[Steve Bucknor]] | motm = [[Matthew Hayden]] }} ====Group B==== All matches start at 1330 [[UTC]]. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=175 |Team !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts !width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Tied" |T !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="No result" |NR !width=20 abbr="Net run rate" |NRR |- style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|SRI}} |'''6'''||3||3||0||0||0||+3.493 |- style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|BAN}} |'''4'''||3||2||0||1||0|| -1.523 |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|IND}} |'''2'''||3||1||0||2||0||+1.206 |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|BER}} |'''0'''||3||0||0||3||0|| -4.345 |} {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 15]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}} | score1 = 321/6 (50 overs) | score2 = 78 all out (24.4 overs) | team2 = {{cr|BER}} | runs1 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 85 (90) | wickets1 = [[Saleem Mukuddem]] 2/50 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Lionel Cann]] 28 (32) | wickets2 = [[Farveez Maharoof]] 4/23 (7 overs) | result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 243 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs Bermuda|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] | umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] and [[Ian Howell]] | motm = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 17]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}} | score1 = 191 all out (49.3 overs) | score2 = 192/5 (48.3 overs) | team2 = {{cr|BAN}} | runs1 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 66 (129) | wickets1 = [[Mashrafe Mortaza]] 4/38 (9.3 overs) | runs2 = [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] 56[[not out|*]] (107) | wickets2 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 2/17 (5 overs) | result = {{cr|BAN}} won by 5 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: India vs Bangladesh|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] | umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] and [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] | motm = [[Mashrafe Mortaza]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 19]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}} | score1 = 413/5 (50 overs) | score2 = 156 all out (43.1 overs) | team2 = {{cr|BER}} | runs1 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 114 (87) | wickets1 = [[Delyone Borden]] 2/30 (5 overs) | runs2 = [[David Hemp]] 76[[not out|*]] (105) | wickets2 = [[Ajit Agarkar]] 3/38 (10 overs) | result = {{cr|IND}} won by 257 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: India vs Bermuda|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] | umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] and [[Ian Howell]] | motm = [[Virender Sehwag]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 21]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}} | score1 = 318/4 (50 overs) | score2 = 112 all out (37 of 46 overs) | team2 = {{cr|BAN}} | runs1 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 109 (87) | wickets1 = [[Mohammad Rafique]] 1/48 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Mohammad Ashraful]] 45[[not out|*]] (63) | wickets2 = [[Lasith Malinga]] 3/27 (6 overs) | result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 198 runs ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|DL]]) | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] | umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] and [[Daryl Harper]] | motm = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] | rain = Match shortened due to rain; [[Duckworth-Lewis method|Duckworth-Lewis]] revised target to win: 311 runs in 46 overs for Bangladesh. }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 23]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}} | score1 = 254/6 (50 overs) | score2 = 185 all out (43.3 overs) | team2 = {{cr|IND}} | runs1 = [[Upul Tharanga]] 64 (90) | wickets1 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 2/49 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 60 (82) | wickets2 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 3/41 (10 overs) | result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 69 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs India|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] | umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] and [[Daryl Harper]] | motm = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 25]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|BER}} | score1 = 94/9 (21 overs) | score2 = 96/3 (17.3 of 21 overs) | team2 = {{cr|BAN}} | runs1 = [[Dean Minors]] 23 (25) | wickets1 = [[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdur Razzak]] 3/20 (4 overs) | runs2 = [[Mohammad Ashraful]] 29[[not out|*]] (32) | wickets2 = [[Saleem Mukuddem]] 3/19 (5 overs) | result = {{cr|BAN}} won by 7 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|DL]]) | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs Bermuda|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] | umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] and [[Ian Howell]] | motm = [[Mohammad Ashraful]] | rain = Match reduced to 21 overs a side due to rain during Bermuda's innings; [[Duckworth-Lewis method|Duckworth-Lewis]] revised target to win: 96 runs for Bangladesh. }} ====Group C==== All matches start at 1330 [[UTC]]. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=175 |Team !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts !width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Tied" |T !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="No result" |NR !width=20 abbr="Net run rate" |NRR |- style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|NZL}} |'''6'''||3||3||0||0||0||+2.138 |- style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|ENG}} |'''4'''||3||2||0||1||0||+0.418 |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|KEN}} |'''2'''||3||1||0||2||0|| -1.194 |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|CAN}} |'''0'''||3||0||0||3||0|| -1.389 |} {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 14]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}} | score1 = 199 all out (50 overs) | score2 = 203/3 (43.2 overs) | team2 = {{cr|KEN}} | runs1 = [[Geoff Barnett (cricketer)|Geoff Barnett]] 41 (50) | wickets1 = [[Jimmy Kamande]] 2/25 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Steve Tikolo]] 72[[not out|*]] (76) | wickets2 = [[Sunil Dhaniram]] 1/34 (9 overs) | result = {{cr|KEN}} won by 7 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Kenya vs Canada|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]], [[Saint Lucia]] | umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Peter Parker (umpire)|Peter Parker]] | motm = [[Steve Tikolo]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 16]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}} | score1 = 209/7 (50 overs) | score2 = 210/4 (41 overs) | team2 = {{cr|NZL}} | runs1 = [[Kevin Pietersen]] 60 (92) | wickets1 = [[Shane Bond]] 2/19 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Scott Styris]] 87 (113) | wickets2 = [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] 2/39 (8 overs) | result = {{cr|NZL}} won by 6 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs New Zealand|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]], [[Saint Lucia]] | umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]] | motm = [[Scott Styris]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 18]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}} | score1 = 279/6 (50 overs) | score2 = 228/7 (50 overs) | team2 = {{cr|CAN}} | runs1 = [[Ed Joyce]] 66 (103) | wickets1 = [[Sunil Dhaniram]] 3/41 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Asif Mulla]] 58 (60) | wickets2 = [[Ravinder Bopara]] 2/43 (9 overs) | result = {{cr|ENG}} won by 51 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs Canada|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]], [[Saint Lucia]] | umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] and [[Peter Parker (umpire)|Peter Parker]] | motm = [[Paul Collingwood]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[20 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}} | score1 = 331/7 (50 overs) | score2 = 183 all out (49.2 overs) | team2 = {{cr|KEN}} | runs1 = [[Ross Taylor]] 85 (107) | wickets1 = [[Thomas Odoyo]] 2/55 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Ravindu Shah]] 81 (89) | wickets2 = [[James Franklin]] 2/20 (7.2 overs) | result = {{cr|NZL}} won by 148 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Kenya|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]], [[Saint Lucia]] | umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]] | motm = [[Ross Taylor]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[22 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}} | score1 = 363/5 (50 overs) | score2 = 249/9 (49.2 overs) | team2 = {{cr|CAN}} | runs1 = [[Lou Vincent]] 101 (107) | wickets1 = [[Kevin Sandher]] 2/58 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[John Davison (cricketer)|John Davison]] 53 (31) | wickets2 = [[Jeetan Patel]] 3/25 (9.2 overs) | result = {{cr|NZL}} won by 114 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Canada|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]], [[Saint Lucia]] | umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Billy Doctrove]] | motm = [[Lou Vincent]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[24 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}} | score1 = 177 all out (43 overs) | score2 = 178/3 (33 of 43 overs) | team2 = {{cr|ENG}} | runs1 = [[Steve Tikolo]] 76 (97) | wickets1 = [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] 2/27 (9 overs) | runs2 = [[Ed Joyce]] 75 (90) | wickets2 = [[Thomas Odoyo]] 1/27 (6 overs) | result = {{cr|ENG}} won by 7 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs Kenya|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]], [[Saint Lucia]] | umpires = [[Rudi Koertzen]] and [[Peter Parker (umpire)|Peter Parker]] | motm = [[Ed Joyce]] | rain = Overnight rain delayed the start. Match reduced to 43 overs per side. }} ====Group D==== All matches start at 1430 [[UTC]]. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=175 |Team !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts !width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Tied" |T !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="No result" |NR !width=20 abbr="Net run rate" |NRR |- style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|West Indies}} |'''6'''||3||3||0||0||0||+0.764 |- style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|IRE}} |'''3'''||3||1||1||1||0|| -0.092 |-style="background:#f9f9f9;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|PAK}} |'''2'''||3||1||0||2||0||+0.089 |-style="background:#f9f9f9;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|ZIM}} |'''1'''||3||0||1||2||0|| -0.886 |} {{Limited overs international | date = [[13 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|West Indies}} | score1 = 241/9 (50 overs) | score2 = 187 all out (47.2 overs) | team2 = {{cr|PAK}} | runs1 = [[Marlon Samuels]] 63 (70) | wickets1 = [[Iftikhar Anjum]] 3/44 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Shoaib Malik]] 62 (54) | wickets2 = [[Dwayne Smith]] 3/36 (10 overs) | result = {{cr|West Indies}} won by 54 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs Pakistan|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]] | umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Simon Taufel]] | motm = [[Dwayne Smith]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[15 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}} | score1 = 221/9 (50 overs) | score2 = 221 all out (50 overs) | team2 = {{cr|ZIM}} | runs1 = [[Jeremy Bray (cricketer)|Jeremy Bray]] 115[[not out|*]] (139) | wickets1 = [[Elton Chigumbura]] 2/21 (6 overs) | runs2 = [[Stuart Matsikenyeri]] 73[[not out|*]] (77) | wickets2 = [[Kyle McCallan]] 2/56 (9 overs) | result = Match tied | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Zimbabwe vs Ireland|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]] | umpires = [[Ian Gould]] and [[Brian Jerling]] | motm = [[Jeremy Bray (cricketer)|Jeremy Bray]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[17 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}} | score1 = 132 all out (45.4 overs) | score2 = 133/7 (41.4 overs) | team2 = {{cr|IRE}} | runs1 = [[Kamran Akmal]] 27 (53) | wickets1 = [[Boyd Rankin]] 3/32 (9 overs) | runs2 = [[Niall O'Brien (cricketer)|Niall O'Brien]] 72 (106) | wickets2 = [[Mohammad Sami]] 3/29 (10 overs) | result = {{cr|IRE}} won by 3 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|DL]]) | report =[[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Pakistan vs Ireland|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]] | umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Brian Jerling]] | motm = [[Niall O'Brien (cricketer)|Niall O'Brien]] | rain = Match shortened due to bad light and rain; [[Duckworth-Lewis method|Duckworth-Lewis]] revised target to win: 128 runs in 47 overs for Ireland. }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[19 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}} | score1 = 202/5 (50 overs) | score2 = 204/4 (47.5 overs) | team2 = {{cr|West Indies}} | runs1 = [[Sean Williams (cricketer)|Sean Williams]] 70[[not out|*]] (88) | wickets1 = [[Jerome Taylor]] 2/42 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Brian Lara]] 44[[not out|*]] (68) | wickets2 = [[Christopher Mpofu]] 1/34 (9 overs) | result = {{cr|West Indies}} won by 6 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs Zimbabwe|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]] | umpires = [[Ian Gould]] and [[Simon Taufel]] | motm = [[Sean Williams (cricketer)|Sean Williams]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[21 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}} | score1 = 349 all out (49.5 overs) | score2 = 99 all out (19.1 of 20 overs) | team2 = {{cr|ZIM}} | runs1 = [[Imran Nazir]] 160 (121) | wickets1 = [[Gary Brent]] 3/68 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Elton Chigumbura]] 27 (11) | wickets2 = [[Shahid Afridi]] 3/20 (4 overs) | result = {{cr|PAK}} won by 93 runs ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|DL]]) | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]] | umpires = [[Brian Jerling]] and [[Simon Taufel]] | motm = [[Imran Nazir]] | rain = Match shortened due to rain; [[Duckworth-Lewis method|Duckworth-Lewis]] revised target to win: 193 runs in 20 overs for Zimbabwe. }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[23 March]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}} | score1 = 183/8 (48 overs) | score2 = 190/2 (38.1 of 48 overs) | team2 = {{cr|West Indies}} | runs1 = [[Jeremy Bray (cricketer)|Jeremy Bray]] 41 (71) | wickets1 = [[Chris Gayle]] 2/23 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]] 102[[not out|*]] (113) | wickets2 = [[Kyle McCallan]] 1/35 (10 overs) | result = {{cr|West Indies}} won by 8 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|DL]]) | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs Ireland|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]] | umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Ian Gould]] | motm = [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]] | rain = Match shortened due to rain; [[Duckworth-Lewis method|Duckworth-Lewis]] revised target to win: 190 runs in 48 overs for West Indies. }} ==Super 8 stage== <!-- For the results section: Left/Right placement of teams decided by seed ranking, they are: A1>B1>C1>D1>A2>D2>C2>B2 (notice disorder of A2), it does not matter who ends up in these positions. Team followed by flag, template (for the team on the left) {{cr-rt|AUS}} {{cr-rt|RSA}} {{cr-rt|SCO}} {{cr-rt|NED}} {{cr-rt|SRI}} {{cr-rt|IND}} {{cr-rt|BAN}} {{cr-rt|BER}} {{cr-rt|NZL}} {{cr-rt|ENG}} {{cr-rt|KEN}} {{cr-rt|CAN}} {{cr-rt|PAK}} {{cr-rt|IRE}} {{cr-rt|ZIM}} {{cr-rt|West Indies}} Flag followed by team, template (for the team on the right) {{cr|AUS}} {{cr|RSA}} {{cr|SCO}} {{cr|NED}} {{cr|SRI}} {{cr|IND}} {{cr|BAN}} {{cr|BER}} {{cr|NZL}} {{cr|ENG}} {{cr|KEN}} {{cr|CAN}} {{cr|PAK}} {{cr|IRE}} {{cr|ZIM}} {{cr|West Indies}} --> {{main|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. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !Team !width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts !width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |W !width=20 abbr="Tied" |T !width=20 abbr="Lost" |L !width=20 abbr="No result" |NR !width=20 abbr="Runs for" |RF !width=20 abbr="Overs faced"|OF !width=20 abbr="Runs against" |RA !width=20 abbr="Overs bowled"|OB !width=20 abbr="Net run rate" |NRR |-! style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|AUS}} ||'''14''' || 7 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||1725 ||266.1 ||1314 ||322 ||+{{ #expr: ((1725/(266*6+1))-(1314/(322*6+0)))*6 round 3}} |-! style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|SRI}} ||'''10''' || 7 || 5 ||0 ||2 ||0 ||1586 ||301.1 ||1275 ||337 ||+{{ #expr: ((1586/(301*6+1))-(1275/(337*6+0)))*6 round 3}} |-! style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|NZL}} ||'''10''' || 7 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 0 ||1378 ||308 ||1457 ||345.1||+{{ #expr: ((1378/(308*6+0))-(1457/(345*6+1)))*6 round 3}} |-! style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|RSA}} ||'''8''' || 7 || 4 || 0 || 3 || 0 ||1561 ||299.1 ||1635 ||333.2 ||+{{ #expr: ((1561/(299*6+1))-(1635/(333*6+2)))*6 round 3}} |-! |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|ENG}} ||'''6''' || 7 || 3 || 0 || 4 || 0 ||1557 ||344.4 ||1511 ||307.4 ||{{ #expr: ((1557/(344*6+4))-(1511/(307*6+4)))*6 round 3}} |-! |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|West Indies}} ||'''4''' || 7 || 2 || 0 || 5 ||0 ||1595 ||338.1 ||1781 ||337.1 ||{{ #expr: ((1595/(338*6+1))-(1781/(337*6+1)))*6 round 3}} |-! |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|BAN}} ||'''2''' || 7 || 1 ||0 || 6 || 0 ||1084 ||318 ||1398 ||284 ||{{ #expr: ((1084/(318*6+0))-(1398/(284*6+0)))*6 round 3}} |-! |style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|IRE}} ||'''2''' || 7 || 1 ||0 || 6 ||0 ||1111 ||333 ||1226 ||242 ||{{ #expr: ((1111/(333*6+0))-(1226/(242*6+0)))*6 round 3}} |- |} Abbreviations: {| |- || * Pts = Points * W = Won * T = Tied * L = Lost || * RF = Runs for * OF = Overs faced * RA = Runs against * OB = Overs bowled || * NR = No result * NRR = [[Net run rate]] * Pld = Played || |- |} ;Super 8 Matchup by Teams {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 75%; text-align:left;" |- !width=100| !width=100|{{cr|AUS}} !width=100|{{cr|RSA}} !width=100|{{cr|SRI}} !width=100|{{cr|BAN}} !width=100|{{cr|NZL}} !width=100|{{cr|ENG}} !width=100|{{cr|IRE}} !width=100|{{cr|West Indies}} |- | align="left" |{{cr|AUS}} | style="background:#C0C0C0" | | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs South Africa|AUS 83 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs Sri Lanka|AUS 7 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs Australia|AUS 10 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs New Zealand|AUS 215 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs Australia|AUS 7 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Ireland vs Australia|AUS 9 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs West Indies|AUS 103 runs]] |- | align="left" |{{cr|RSA}} | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs South Africa|AUS 83 runs]] | style="background:#C0C0C0" | | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs South Africa|RSA 1 wkt]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs South Africa|BAN 67 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: South Africa vs New Zealand|NZL 5 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs South Africa|RSA 9 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Ireland vs South Africa|RSA 7 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: South Africa vs West Indies|RSA 67 runs]] |- | align="left" |{{cr|SRI}} | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs Sri Lanka|AUS 7 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs South Africa|RSA 1 wkt]] | style="background:#C0C0C0" | | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh|SRI 198 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka|SRI 6 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs England|SRI 2 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Ireland vs Sri Lanka|SRI 8 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs West Indies|SRI 113 runs]] |- | {{cr|BAN}} | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs Australia|AUS 10 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs South Africa|BAN 67 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh|SRI 198 runs]] | style="background:#C0C0C0" | | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs New Zealand|NZL 9 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs England|ENG 4 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs Ireland|IRL 74 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs Bangladesh|WI 99 runs]] |- | {{cr|NZL}} | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs New Zealand|AUS 215 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: South Africa vs New Zealand|NZL 5 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka|SRI 6 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs New Zealand|NZL 9 wkts]] | style="background:#C0C0C0" | | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs New Zealand|NZL 6 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Ireland|NZL 129 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs New Zealand|NZL 7 wkts]] |- | {{cr|ENG}} | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs Australia|AUS 7 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs South Africa|RSA 9 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs England|SRI 2 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs England|ENG 4 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs New Zealand|NZL 6 wkts]] | style="background:#C0C0C0" | | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs Ireland|ENG 48 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs England|ENG 1 wkt]] |- | {{cr|IRE}} | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Ireland vs Australia|AUS 9 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Ireland vs South Africa|RSA 7 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Ireland vs Sri Lanka|SRI 8 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs Ireland|IRL 74 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Ireland|NZL 129 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs Ireland|ENG 48 runs]] | style="background:#C0C0C0" | | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs Ireland|WI 8 wkts]] |- | {{cr|West Indies}} | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs West Indies|AUS 103 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: South Africa vs West Indies|RSA 67 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs West Indies|SRI 113 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs Bangladesh|WI 99 runs]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs New Zealand|NZL 7 wkts]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs England|ENG 1 wkt]] | [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs Ireland|WI 8 wkts]] | style="background:#C0C0C0" | |- |} ==== Matches==== <!-- temporary heading to make edits to scores easier--> All matches start at 1330 [[UTC]]. <!-- EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: Left/Right Selection of teams is currently based on tournament seeding. After the toss it will be changed to the order of innings. If you would like to change this, please discuss first on talk, and make sure to change them ALL. --> {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 27]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}} | score1 = 322/6 (50 overs) | score2 = 219 all out (45.3 overs) | team2 = {{cr|West Indies}} | runs1 = [[Matthew Hayden]] 158 (143) | wickets1 = [[Daren Powell]] 2/53 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Brian Lara]] 77 (83) | wickets2 = [[Glenn McGrath]] 3/31 (8 overs) | result = {{cr|AUS}} won by 103 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs West Indies|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]] | umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] and [[Asad Rauf]] | motm = [[Matthew Hayden]] | rain = Play was postponed due to rain after the Australian innings on [[27 March]]. Match concluded on [[28 March]]. }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 28]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}} | score1 = 209 all out (49.3 overs) | score2 = 212/9 (48.2 overs) | team2 = {{cr|RSA}} | runs1 = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] 58 (76) | wickets1 = [[Charl Langeveldt]] 5/39 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 86 (110) | wickets2 = [[Lasith Malinga]] 4/54 (9.2 overs) | result = {{cr|RSA}} won by 1 wicket | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs South Africa|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[Guyana]] | umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Daryl Harper]] | motm = [[Charl Langeveldt]] and [[Lasith Malinga]] .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6498645.stm|title=Langeveldt and Malinga jointly awarded Man of the Match|accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref> }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 29]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|West Indies}} | score1 = 177 all out (44.4 overs) | score2 = 179/3 (39.2 overs) | team2 = {{cr|NZL}} | runs1 = [[Chris Gayle]] 44 (56) | wickets1 = [[Jacob Oram]] 3/23 (8 overs) | runs2 = [[Scott Styris]] 80[[not out|*]] (90) | wickets2 = [[Daren Powell]] 2/39 (10 overs) | result = {{cr|NZL}} won by 7 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs New Zealand|(scorecard)]] | venue =[[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]] | umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]] | motm =[[Jacob Oram]]}} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 30]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}} | score1 = 266/7 (50 overs) | score2 = 218 all out (48.1 overs) | team2 = {{cr|IRE}} | runs1 = [[Paul Collingwood]] 90 (82) | wickets1 = [[Boyd Rankin]] 2/28 (7 overs) | runs2 = [[Niall O'Brien (cricketer)|Niall O'Brien]] 63 (88) | wickets2 = [[Andrew Flintoff]] 4/43 (8.1 overs) | result = {{cr|ENG}} won by 48 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs Ireland|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[Guyana]] | umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] and [[Simon Taufel]] | motm =[[Paul Collingwood]]}} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[March 31]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}} | score1 = 104/6 (22 overs) | score2 = 106/0 (13.5 of 22 overs) | team2 = {{cr|AUS}} | runs1 = [[Mashrafe Mortaza]] 25[[not out|*]] (17) | wickets1 = [[Glenn McGrath]] 3/16 (5 overs) | runs2 = [[Adam Gilchrist]] 59[[not out|*]] (44) | wickets2 = [[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdur Razzak]] 0/15 (3 overs) | result = {{cr|AUS}} won by 10 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs Australia|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]] | umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] and [[Billy Bowden]] | motm = [[Glenn McGrath]] | rain = Wet outfield delayed start. Match reduced to 22 overs a side. }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 1]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}} | score1 = 303/5 (50 overs) | score2 = 190 all out (44.3 overs) | team2 = {{cr|West Indies}} | runs1 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 115 (101) | wickets1 = [[Daren Powell]] 2/38 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]] 76 (110) | wickets2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 3/38 (8.3 overs) | result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 113 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs West Indies|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[Guyana]] | umpires = [[Mark Benson]] and [[Daryl Harper]] | motm = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 2]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}} | score1 = 174 all out (48.3 overs) | score2 = 178/1 (29.2 overs) | team2 = {{cr|NZL}} | runs1 = [[Mohammad Rafique]] 30[[not out|*]] (36) | wickets1 = [[Scott Styris]] 4/43 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Stephen Fleming]] 102[[not out|*]] (92) | wickets2 = [[Syed Rasel]] 1/22 (7 overs) | result = {{cr|NZL}} won by 9 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs New Zealand|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]] | umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]] | motm = [[Shane Bond]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 3]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}} | score1 = 152/8 (35 overs) | score2 = 165/3 (31.3 of 35 overs) | team2 = {{cr|RSA}} | runs1 = [[Andrew White (cricketer)|Andrew White]] 30 (30) | wickets1 = [[Charl Langeveldt]] 3/41 (7 overs) | runs2 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 66[[not out|*]] (86) | wickets2 = [[Boyd Rankin]] 2/26 (7 overs) | result = {{cr|RSA}} won by 7 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|DL]]) | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Ireland vs South Africa|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[Guyana]] | umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] and [[Simon Taufel]] | motm = [[Jacques Kallis]] | rain = Rain during Irelands innings reduced play to 35 overs. [[Duckworth-Lewis method|Duckworth-Lewis]] revised target to win: 160 runs in 35 overs for South Africa.}} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 4]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}} | score1 = 235 all out (50 overs) | score2 = 233/8 (50 overs) | team2 = {{cr|ENG}} | runs1 = [[Upul Tharanga]] 62 (103) | wickets1 = [[Sajid Mahmood]] 4/50 (9 overs) | runs2 = [[Kevin Pietersen]] 58 (80) | wickets2 = [[Dilhara Fernando]] 3/41 (9 overs) | result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 2 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs England|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]] | umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Billy Bowden]] | motm = [[Ravi Bopara]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 7]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}} | score1 = 251/8 (50 overs) | score2 = 184 all out (48.4 overs) | team2 = {{cr|RSA}} | runs1 = [[Mohammad Ashraful]] 87 (83) | wickets1 = [[Andre Nel]] 5/45 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Herschelle Gibbs]] 56[[not out|*]] (59) | wickets2 = [[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdur Razzak]] 3/25 (9.4 overs) | result = {{cr|BAN}} won by 67 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs South Africa|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[Guyana]] | umpires = [[Mark Benson]] and [[Billy Doctrove]] | motm = [[Mohammad Ashraful]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 8]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}} | score1 = 247 all out (49.5 overs) | score2 = 248/3 (47.2 overs) | team2 = {{cr|AUS}} | runs1 = [[Kevin Pietersen]] 104 (122) | wickets1 = [[Nathan Bracken]] 3/33 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Ricky Ponting]] 86 (106) | wickets2 = [[Andrew Flintoff]] 1/35 (10 overs) | result = {{cr|AUS}} won by 7 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs Australia|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]] | umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]] | motm = [[Shaun Tait]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 9]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}} | score1 = 263/8 (50 overs) | score2 = 134 all out (37.4 overs) | team2 = {{cr|IRE}} | runs1 = [[Peter Fulton]] 83 (110) | wickets1 = [[Kyle McCallan]] 2/35 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)|Kevin O'Brien]] 49 (45) | wickets2 = [[Daniel Vettori]] 4/23 (8.4 overs) | result = {{cr|NZL}} won by 129 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Ireland|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[Guyana]] | umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Simon Taufel]] | motm = [[Peter Fulton]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 10]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}} | score1 = 356/4 (50 overs) | score2 = 289/9 (50 overs) | team2 = {{cr|West Indies}} | runs1 = [[AB de Villiers]] 146 (129) | wickets1 = [[Corey Collymore]] 2/41 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Ramnaresh Sarwan]] 92 (75) | wickets2 = [[Shaun Pollock]] 2/33 (8 overs) | result = {{cr|RSA}} won by 67 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: South Africa vs West Indies|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[St George's, Grenada|St George's]], [[Grenada]] | umpires = [[Mark Benson]] and [[Daryl Harper]] | motm = [[AB de Villiers]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 11]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}} | score1 = 143 all out (37.2 overs) | score2 = 147/6 (44.5 overs) | team2 = {{cr|ENG}} | runs1 = [[Shakib Al Hasan]] 57[[not out|*]] (95) | wickets1 = [[Monty Panesar]] 3/25 (7 overs) | runs2 = [[Michael Vaughan]] 30 (59) | wickets2 = [[Syed Rasel]] 2/25 (10 overs) | result = {{cr|ENG}} won by 4 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs England|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]] | umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Simon Taufel]] | motm = [[Sajid Mahmood]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 12]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}} | score1 = 219/7 (50 overs) | score2 = 222/4 (45.1 overs) | team2 = {{cr|SRI}} | runs1 = [[Scott Styris]] 111[[not out|*]] (157) | wickets1 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan|M Muralitharan]] 3/32 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Kumar Sangakkara]] 69[[not out|*]] (104) | wickets2 = [[Daniel Vettori]] 2/35 (10 overs) | result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 6 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[St George's, Grenada|St George's]], [[Grenada]] | umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Billy Doctrove]] | motm = [[Chaminda Vaas]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 13]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}} | score1 = 91 all out (30 overs) | score2 = 92/1 (12.2 overs) | team2 = {{cr|AUS}} | runs1 =[[John Mooney (cricketer)|John Mooney]] 23 (44) | wickets1 =[[Glenn McGrath]] 3/17 (7 overs) | runs2 =[[Adam Gilchrist]] 34 (25) | wickets2 =[[Trent Johnston]] 1/18 (3 overs) | result = {{cr|AUS}} won by 9 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Ireland vs Australia|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]] | umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]] | motm = [[Glenn McGrath]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 14]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}} | score1 = 193/7 (50 overs) | score2 = 196/5 (48.2 overs) | team2 = {{cr|NZL}} | runs1 = [[Herschelle Gibbs]] 60 (100) | wickets1 = [[Craig McMillan]] 3/23 (5 overs) | runs2 = [[Scott Styris]] 56 (84) | wickets2 = [[Andre Nel]] 2/33 (9.2 overs) | result = {{cr|NZL}} won by 5 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs South Africa|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[St George's, Grenada|St George's]], [[Grenada]] | umpires = [[Mark Benson]] and [[Daryl Harper]] | motm = [[Craig McMillan]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 15]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}} | score1 = 243/7 (50 overs) | score2 = 169 all out (41.2 overs) | team2 = {{cr|BAN}} | runs1 = [[William Porterfield]] 85 (136) | wickets1 = [[Mashrafe Mortaza]] 2/38 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Mohammad Ashraful]] 35 (36) | wickets2 = [[Kyle McCallan]] 2/25 (8 overs) | result = {{cr|IRE}} won by 74 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs Ireland|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]] | umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Steve Bucknor]] | motm = [[William Porterfield]]}} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 16]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}} | score1 = 226 all out (49.4 overs) | score2 = 232/3 (42.4 overs) | team2 = {{cr|AUS}} | runs1 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 72 (88) | wickets1 = [[Nathan Bracken]] 4/19 (9.4 overs) | runs2 = [[Ricky Ponting]] 66* (80) | wickets2 = [[Russel Arnold]] 2/20 (4 overs) | result = {{cr|AUS}} won by 7 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs Sri Lanka|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[St George's, Grenada|St George's]], [[Grenada]] | umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] and [[Billy Doctrove]] | motm = [[Nathan Bracken]]}} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 17]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}} | score1 = 154 all out (48 overs) | score2 = 157/1 (19.2 overs) | team2 = {{cr|RSA}} | runs1 = [[Andrew Strauss]] 46 (67) | wickets1 = [[Andrew Hall]] 5/18 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Graeme Smith]] 89* (58) | wickets2 = [[Andrew Flintoff]] 1/36 (6 overs) | result = {{cr|RSA}} won by 9 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs South Africa|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]] | umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Simon Taufel]] | motm = [[Andrew Hall]]}} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 18]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}} | score1 = 77 all out (27.4 overs) | score2 = 81/2 (10 overs) | team2 = {{cr|SRI}} | runs1 = [[Jeremy Bray (cricketer)|Jeremy Bray]] 20 (29) | wickets1 =[[Farveez Maharoof]] 4/25 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 39* (27) | wickets2 = [[Boyd Rankin]] 1/36 (4 overs) | result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 8 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Ireland vs Sri Lanka|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[St George's, Grenada|St George's]], [[Grenada]] | umpires = [[Mark Benson]] and [[Billy Doctrove]] | motm = [[Farveez Maharoof]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 19]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|West Indies}} | score1 = 230/5 (50 overs) | score2 = 131 all out (43.5 overs) | team2 = {{cr|BAN}} | runs1 = [[Ramnaresh Sarwan]] 91* (90) | wickets1 = [[Mashrafe Mortaza]] 1/39 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] 38* (75) | wickets2 = [[Daren Powell]] 3/38 (10 overs) | result = {{cr|West Indies}} won by 99 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs Bangladesh|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]] | umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]] | motm = [[Ramnaresh Sarwan]] }} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 20]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}} | score1 = 348/6 (50 overs) | score2 = 133 all out (25.5 overs) | team2 = {{cr|NZL}} | runs1 = [[Matthew Hayden]] 103 (100) | wickets1 = [[James Franklin]] 3/74 (8 overs) | runs2 = [[Peter Fulton]] 62 (72) | wickets2 = [[Brad Hogg]] 4/29 (6.5 overs) | result = {{cr|AUS}} won by 215 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs New Zealand|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[St George's, Grenada|St George's]], [[Grenada]] | umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] and [[Asad Rauf]] | motm = [[Matthew Hayden]]}} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[April 21]], [[2007]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|West Indies}} | score1 = 300 all out (49.5 overs) | score2 = 301/9 (49.5 overs) | team2 = {{cr|ENG}} | runs1 = [[Chris Gayle]] 79 (58) | wickets1 = [[Michael Vaughan]] 3/39 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Kevin Pietersen]] 100 (91) | wickets2 = [[Dwayne Bravo]] 2/47 (9.5) | result = {{cr|ENG}} won by 1 wicket | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs West Indies|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]] | umpires = [[Rudi Koertzen]] and [[Simon Taufel]] | motm = [[Kevin Pietersen]] }} ==Knockout stage== {{Round4 <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!--semi-finals --> |[[24 April]] - [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]]| 2&nbsp;'''{{cr|SRI}}'''|289/5 | 3&nbsp;{{cr|NZL}}| 208 |[[25 April]] - [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]], [[Saint Lucia]]| 1&nbsp;'''{{cr|AUS}}''' |153/3| 4&nbsp;{{cr|RSA}}|149 <!--final --> |[[28 April]] - [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]]|{{cr|SRI}}|215/8|'''{{cr|AUS}}'''|281/4|| }} ====Semi-finals==== {{Limited overs international | date = [[24 April]] [[2007]] 1430 [[UTC]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}} | score1 = 289/5 (50 overs) | score2 = 208 all out (41.4 overs) | team2 = {{cr|NZL}} | runs1 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 115* (109) | wickets1 = [[James Franklin]] 2/46 (9 overs) | runs2 = [[Peter Fulton]] 46 (77) | wickets2 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 4/31 (8 overs) | result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 81 runs | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup - 1st Semi-Final: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]] | umpires = [[Rudi Koertzen]] and [[Simon Taufel]] | motm = [[Mahela Jayawardene]]}} ---- {{Limited overs international | date = [[25 April]] [[2007]] 1330 [[UTC]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}} | score1 = 149 all out (43.5 overs) | score2 = 153/3 (31.3 overs) | team2 = {{cr|AUS}} | runs1 = [[Justin Kemp]] 49* (91) | wickets1 = [[Shaun Tait]] 4/39 (10 overs) | runs2 = [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] 60* (86) | wickets2 = [[Shaun Pollock]] 1/16 (5 overs) | result = {{cr|AUS}} won by 7 wickets | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup - 2nd Semi-Final: Australia vs South Africa|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]], [[Saint Lucia]] | umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] and [[Steve Bucknor]] | motm = [[Glenn McGrath]]}} ====Final==== {{Limited overs international | date = [[28 April]] [[2007]] 1330 [[UTC]] | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}} | score1 = 281/4 (38 overs) | score2 = 215/8 (36 overs) | team2 = {{cr|SRI}} | runs1 = [[Adam Gilchrist]] 149 (104) | wickets1 = [[Lasith Malinga]] 2/49 (8 overs) | runs2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 63 (67) | wickets2 = [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] 2/30 (4 overs) | result = {{cr|AUS}} won by 53 runs ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|DL]]) | report = [[n:2007 Cricket World Cup - Final: Australia vs Sri Lanka|(scorecard)]] | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]] | umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Aleem Dar]] | motm = [[Adam Gilchrist]] | rain = Rain before play reduce the game to 38 overs per side. Sri Lanka's innings interrupted by rain and reduced to 36 overs.}} This was the first World Cup final to be a repeat &ndash; 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/STATS/BY_OPPONENT/AUS-SL/WC/AUS-SL_ODI_SERIES_SUMMARY.html|title=Australia v Sri Lanka: World Cup Series Summary|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2007-04-28}}</ref> The match was Sri Lanka's second World Cup final appearance and Australia's sixth, their fourth in a row. [[Image:Australian World Cup treble.jpg|thumb|200px|A large crowd of over 10,000 fans welcome to the Australian team on completing the first World Cup hat-trick - Martin Place, Sydney.]] [[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.<ref name="final">{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/292681.html|title=Gilchrist leads Australia to World Cup treble|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2007-05-06}}</ref> While Sri Lankan batsmen [[Kumar Sangakkara]] and [[Sanath 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.<ref name="final" /> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/292771.html|title=World Cup Referee apologize|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247507.html|title=World Cup final scorecard|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> Australia won the tournament undefeated, concluding a streak of 29 World Cup games without a loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/292773.html|title=Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> Australian bowler Glenn McGrath was named 'Player of the Series'.<ref name="WC Final">{{cite web | title = ICC World Cup - Final | publisher = Cricinfo | date = 2007-04-28 | url = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/247507.html | accessdate = 2007-04-28}}</ref> ==Records== {{See Also|2007 Cricket World Cup statistics}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2007 Cricket World Cup Records |- !Record !Performance !Player !Country |- !rowspan=4|Most runs |-bgcolor="azure" | '''659''' || style="text-align:left;"| [[Matthew Hayden|M Hayden]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|AUS}} |- | '''548''' || style="text-align:left;"| [[Mahela Jayawardene|M Jayawardene]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|SRI}} |- | '''539''' || style="text-align:left;"| [[Ricky Ponting|R Ponting]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|AUS}} |- !rowspan=4|Most wickets |-bgcolor="azure" | '''26''' || style="text-align:left;"|[[Glenn McGrath|G McGrath]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|AUS}} |- |rowspan=2| '''23''' | style="text-align:left;"|[[Muttiah Muralitharan|M Muralitharan]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|SRI}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[Shaun Tait|S Tait]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|AUS}}<br> |- !rowspan=4|Most dismissals<br>(wicketkeeper) |-bgcolor="azure" | '''17''' || style="text-align:left;"|[[Adam Gilchrist|A Gilchrist]]|| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|AUS}} |- | '''15''' || style="text-align:left;"|[[Kumar Sangakkara|K Sangakkara]]|| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|SRI}} |- | '''14''' || style="text-align:left;"|[[Brendan McCullum|B McCullum]]|| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|NZL}} |- !rowspan=7|Most catches<br>(fielder) |-bgcolor="azure" |rowspan=2| '''8''' |style="text-align:left;"| [[Paul Collingwood|P Collingwood]] ||style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|ENG}} |-bgcolor="azure" |style="text-align:left;"| [[Graeme Smith|G Smith]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|RSA}} |- |rowspan=4| '''7''' |style="text-align:left;"| [[Herschelle Gibbs|H Gibbs]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|RSA}}<br> |- |style="text-align:left;"| [[Eoin Morgan|E Morgan]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|IRE}}<br> |- |style="text-align:left;"| [[Matthew Hayden|M Hayden]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|AUS}}<br> |- |style="text-align:left;"| [[Ricky Ponting|R Ponting]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|AUS}} |- |colspan=7 align="left"|<small>''Source: [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/records/index.html?id=2403;type=tournament Cricinfo.com]''</small> |} ==Overview== ===Notable events=== * [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] tied their first match against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]], only the third time a tie had occurred in the World Cup. * [[Ricky Ponting]]'s 113 against [[Scotland national cricket team|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 national cricket team|Netherlands]] in their Group A match in [[Warner Park Sporting Complex|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 national cricket team|Netherlands]]; This is the highest number of sixes hit in an innings of a World Cup ODI. This record was equalled by [[India national cricket team|India]] in the game against [[Bermuda national cricket team|Bermuda]]. * [[Brendon McCullum]] scored the fastest World Cup fifty (off 20 balls) for [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] against [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]], beating [[Mark Boucher|Mark Boucher's]] 21-ball record set against the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] six days earlier. * [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] earned qualification from the group stage in a World Cup for the first time, by beating [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Bermuda national cricket team|Bermuda]]. Bangladesh later went on to beat [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] in the Super 8 stage. * [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] defeated [[Pakistan national cricket team|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 national cricket team|Pakistan]] coach [[Bob Woolmer]] was found dead in his hotel room the day after his team's defeat against Ireland. 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 national cricket team|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 national cricket team|Canada]]. * [[India national cricket team|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 national cricket team|India]] bowled out [[Bermuda national cricket team|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.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/287237.html Hayden finds passport to World Cup success], Cricinfo, [[26 March]], 2007, accessed on [[24 May]], 2007.</ref> * [[Lasith Malinga]] became the fifth player to record a [[Hat-trick#Cricket|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. * [[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 cricket team|Ireland]]'s successful World Cup debut: defeating two [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full Members|full members]] ([[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]]), Ireland was promoted to the main [[ICC ODI Championship|ODI championship table]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Ireland qualifies for LG ICC ODI Championship | publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] | date=[[16 April]] [[2007]] | url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-odi/content/story/290679.html | accessdate=2007-05-25}}</ref> * [[Ireland cricket team|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 Lankan Cricket Team|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 cricket team|West Indies]]. *Matthew Hayden's century against [[New Zealand national cricket team|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 (umpire)|David Shepherd]] as the most capped umpire in ODI's. The match was Koertzen's 173<sup>rd</sup> ODI. Shepherd officated 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 national cricket team|Australia]] created history by participating in their 4th consecutive Cricket World Cup final. * [[South Africa national cricket team|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 national cricket team|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 Richards]] in 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 national cricket team|Australia]] became the first team to win 3 consecutive World Cups. * [[Glenn McGrath]] retired from all forms of international cricket following the successful campaign. ===Death of Bob Woolmer=== {{Main|Bob Woolmer murder investigation}} {{wikinewshas|articles related to the Death of Bob Woolmer| *[[n:Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer dies at age 58|Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer dies at age 58]] *[[n:Pakistan coach's death 'suspicious'|Pakistan coach's death 'suspicious']] *[[n:Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer murdered; investigation underway|Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer murdered; investigation underway]] *[[n:Report claims that Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer was poisoned|Report claims that Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer was poisoned]] *[[n:Bob Woolmer not murdered, says Scotland Yard detectives|Bob Woolmer not murdered, says Scotland Yard detectives]] }} 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/286421.html|title=Woolmer's post-mortem inconclusive|date=[[2007-03-20]]|publisher=CricInfo|accessdate=2007-03-23}}</ref> The following day police announced that the death was suspicious and ordered a full investigation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/286445.html|title=Woolmer's death 'suspicious' - police|date=[[2007-03-21]]|publisher=CricInfo|accessdate=2007-03-23}}</ref> Further investigation revealed the cause of death was "manual strangulation",<ref>{{cite news | last =Raedler | first =John | coauthors = | title = Woolmer was strangled, police say | work =cnn.com | pages = | language = | publisher = | date = | url =http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/03/22/cricket.death/index.html | accessdate = 2007-03-24 }}</ref> and that the investigation would be handled as a murder.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6482981.stm|title=Pakistan Woolmer death treated as murder|date=[[2007-03-23]]|publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]|accessdate=2007-03-23}}</ref>. After a lengthy investigation the Jamaican police rescinded the comments that he was murdered, and confirmed that he died from natural causes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6745589.stm|title=Woolmer 'dIED OF NATURAL CAUSES'|date=[[2007-06-12]]|publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]|accessdate=2007-06-12}}</ref> ===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,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/288564.html | title=A public relations disaster | author=Tim de Lisle | publisher=Cricinfo | date=[[2007-04-03]] | accessdate=2007-05-24}}</ref> as well as the authorities being accused of "running [cricket and cricketing traditions] out of town, then sanitising it out of existence".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sport.guardian.co.uk/cricketworldcup2007/story/0,,2050381,00.html | title=Weep for the ghosts of calypsos past in this lifeless forum | author=Mike Selvey | publisher=[[The Guardian]] | date=[[2007-04-05]] | accessdate=2007-05-24}}</ref> [[Sir Viv Richards]] echoed the concerns.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/west_indies/6531839.stm | title=Richards attacks Cup organisation | publisher=[[BBC]] | date=[[2007-04-05]] | accessdate=2007-05-24}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/288885.html | title=Crushing the essence of the Caribbean | publisher=Cricinfo | date=[[2007-04-05]] | accessdate=2007-05-24}}</ref> ICC CEO, [[Malcolm Speed]], said that the ICC recognized the problem but said it was the local organizers' fault.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/quote/content/current/page/156062.html|title=Quote ... unquote|publisher=Cricinfo|date=[[2007]]|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> However, the later matches had more crowds as the tournament progressed with the local organizers easing restrictions.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/288990.html | title=Barbados determined to restore local flavour | publisher=Cricinfo | date=[[2007-04-05]] | accessdate=2007-05-24}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/current/story/301516.html World Cup profits boost debt-ridden Windies board]</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/290706.html|title=Ticket sales double of previous World Cup - Dehring|publisher=Cricinfo|date=[[2007-04-16]]|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref><ref name="Attendance" /> The World Cup was also criticized for its format, with [[Indian cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] removed from the World Cup 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 removal 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.<ref name="Format">[http://www.rediff.com/wc2007/2007/mar/27bindra.htm Former BCCI chief blames format for India's exit]</ref> The BCCI later claimed it would see to it that the ICC will alter its World Cup format for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="Format"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/281062.html|title=Holding slams World Cup minnows|date=[[2007-02-20]]|accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricket.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1659807.cms|title=cricket.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1659807.cms<!--INSERT TITLE-->|accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref> The majority of the experts and players participating in the tournament backed up the smaller teams taking part in the World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/285508.html|title=Bermuda have 'wonderful experience' in huge loss|publisher=Cricinfo|date=[[2007-03-16]]|accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref> This was further backed up with Ireland and Bangladesh making the Super 8s and being competitive and sportsmanlike throughout the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-odi/content/story/291931.html|title=Ireland qualifies for ODI Championship|publisher=ICC|date=[[2007-04-22]]|accessdate=2007-04-22}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/292772.html|title=Awesome Australia but awful organising|publisher=Cricinfo|date=[[2007-04-28]]|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> The umpires and ICC apologized for the unnecessary situation and cited it as an unnecessary fundamental error due to the pressure of the situation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/292851.html|title=Speed apologises for light chaos|publisher=Cricinfo|date=[[2007-04-28]]|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> In June the ICC announced that the officials involved &mdash; onfield umpires [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Aleem Dar]], reserve umpires [[Rudi Koertzen]] and [[Billy Bowden]], and match referee [[Jeff Crowe]] &mdash; would all be suspended from the [[2007 Twenty20 World Championship]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/current/story/299277.html|title=World Cup officials banned by ICC|publisher=Cricinfo|date=[[2007-06-22]]|accessdate=2007-06-24}}</ref> ===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]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070311/sports/sports12.html | title=Some Cup venues still not ready | date=[[2007-03-11]] | accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref> At [[Sabina Park]], seats had to be removed at the newly constructed north-stand due to safety concerns.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiaenews.com/america/20070311/42427.htm | title=A week before the opening Cricket World Cup game, chinks appear at Sabina Park | date=[[2007-03-11]] | accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref> At [[Trelawny Stadium]] in [[Jamaica]], ground staff were unable to gain admission to the ground during the warm up matches due to accreditation problems.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/03/11/scath111.xml | title=Hosts hope calm is not followed by a storm | author=[[Michael Atherton]] | publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Sunday Telegraph]] | date=[[2007-03-12]] | accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref> Additionally, [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] and [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] both expressed concerns over practice facilities.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/04/sports/CB-SPT-CRK-World-Cup-Roundup.php | title=Warmup matches start amid last minute preparations | date=[[2007-03-04]] | accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref> {{IPA|}} ==See also== *[[West Indies Cricket Board]] *[[Caribbean Community#CARICOM Visa and the Single Domestic Space|CARICOM Visa and Freedom of Travel during Cricket World Cup]] ==Notes== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== {{Commons|:Category:Cricket World Cup 2007|2007 Cricket World Cup}} {{wikinewscat|2007 Cricket World Cup}} *[http://www.cricketworldcup.com 2007 Cricket World Cup website] *[http://www.cricketworldcup.com/pdfs/event-overview.pdf ICC Overview of 2007 World Cup] *[http://www.icc-cricket.com/events/worldcup/ ICC website - Cricket World Cup page] *[http://www.cricinfo.com/worldcup2007/ Cricinfo - Cricket World Cup 2007] {{Cricket World Cup}} {{2007 Cricket World Cup}} {{International cricket in 2006-07}} [[Category:Cricket World Cup]] [[Category:International cricket competitions in 2006-07|World Cup]] [[Category:International cricket competitions in 2007]] {{Link FA|mr}} [[bn:ক্রিকেট বিশ্বকাপ ২০০৭]] [[de:Cricket World Cup 2007]] [[es:Copa mundial de críquet de 2007]] [[fr:Coupe du monde de cricket de 2007]] [[hi:2007 क्रिकेट विश्वकप]] [[ml:ക്രിക്കറ്റ് ലോകകപ്പ് 2007]] [[mr:क्रिकेट विश्वचषक, २००७]] [[nl:Wereldkampioenschap cricket 2007]] [[no:VM i cricket 2007]] [[pl:Mistrzostwa Świata w Krykiecie 2007]] [[pt:Copa do Mundo de Críquete de 2007]] [[ta:2007 துடுப்பாட்ட உலகக்கிண்ணம்]]