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1999 Cricket World Cup

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{{short description|Seventh edition of the Cricket World Cup}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup
| image = Wc99.png
| imagesize = 220px
| caption = Logo of the ICC Cricket World Cup 1999
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host ={{ubl|England|Scotland|Ireland|Netherlands|Wales}}
| fromdate = 14 May
| todate = 20 June 1999
| champions = {{cr|AUS}}
| count = 2
| runner up = {{cr|PAK}}
| participants = 12
| matches = 42
| attendance =
| player of the series = {{cricon|RSA}} [[Lance Klusener]]
| most runs = {{cricon|IND}} [[Rahul Dravid]] (461)
| most wickets = {{cricon|NZL}} [[Geoff Allott]] (20) {{cricon|AUS}} [[Shane Warne]] (20)
| previous_year = 1996
| previous_tournament = 1996 Cricket World Cup
| next_year = 2003
| next_tournament = 2003 Cricket World Cup
}}
The '''1999 ICC Cricket World Cup''', also branded as '''England '99''', was the seventh edition of the [[Cricket World Cup]], organised by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC). It was hosted primarily by England, with selected matches also played in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Netherlands. The tournament was won by [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], who beat [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] by 8 wickets in the [[1999 Cricket World Cup final|final]] at [[Lord's]] in London.

The tournament was hosted three years after the previous Cricket World Cup, deviating from the usual four-year gap.<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 October 2019|title=Sourav Ganguly Doubtful About ICC's Plans To Host Cricket World Cup Every Three Years|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-sourav-ganguly-doubtful-about-iccs-plans-to-host-cricket-world-cup-every-three-years/340587/|access-date=23 November 2020|website=Outlook|agency=PTI}}</ref>

==Format==
It featured 12 teams, playing a total of 42 matches. In the group stage, the teams were divided into two groups of six; each team played all the others in their group once. The top three teams from each group advanced to the Super Sixes, a new concept for the 1999 World Cup; each team carried forward the points from the games against the other qualifiers from their group and then played each of the qualifiers from the other group (in other words, each qualifier from Group A played each qualifier from Group B and vice versa). The top four teams in the Super Sixes advanced to the semi-finals.

==Qualification==
{{main|1997 ICC Trophy}}
The 1999 World Cup featured 12 teams, which was the same as the previous edition in 1996. The hosts England and the eight other [[Test cricket|test nations]] earned automatic qualification to the World Cup. The remaining three spots were decided at the [[1997 ICC Trophy]] in Malaysia.

22 nations competed in the 1997 edition of the ICC Trophy. After going through two group stages, the semi-finals saw [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] and [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] qualify through to the World Cup. [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] would be the third nation to qualify as they defeated [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]] in the third-place playoff.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT97/ICCT97_HEADLINES.html|title=Carlsberg ICC Trophy, Malaysia Headlines|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Team
!Method of qualification
!Finals appearances
!Last appearance
!Previous best performance
!Group
|-
|{{cr|ENG}}
|Hosts
|7th
|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|Runners-up {{small|([[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]], [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]])}}
|A
|-
|{{cr|AUS}}
|rowspan="8"|Full member
|7th
|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|Champions {{small|([[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]])}}
|B
|-
|{{cr|IND}}
|7th
|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|Champions {{small|([[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]])}}
|A
|-
|{{cr|NZL}}
|7th
|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|Semi-finals {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]], [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]], [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]])}}
|B
|-
|{{cr|PAK}}
|7th
|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|Champions {{small|([[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]}})
|B
|-
|{{cr|RSA}}
|3rd
|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|Semi-finals {{small|([[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]])}}
|A
|-
|{{cr|SRI}}
|7th
|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|Champions {{small|([[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]}})
|A
|-
|{{cr|WIN}}
|7th
|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|Champions {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]], [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]}})
|B
|-
|{{cr|ZIM}}
|5th
|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|Group stage {{small|(All)}}
|A
|-
|{{cr|BAN}}
|[[1997 ICC Trophy]] winner
|1st
|—
|Debut
|B
|-
|{{cr|KEN}}
|[[1997 ICC Trophy]] runner-up
|2nd
|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|Group stage {{small|([[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]}})
|A
|-
|{{cr|SCO}}
|[[1997 ICC Trophy]] third place
|1st
|—
|Debut
|B
|}

==Venues==
{{Location map+|England|width=400|float=right|caption=Venues in England|places=
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|51|31|N|0|10|W}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Lord's]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|51|29|N|0|7|W}}|position=right|background=|label=[[The Oval]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|50|49|N|0|10|W}}|position=Left|background=|label=[[County Cricket Ground, Hove|Hove]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|51|1|N|3|6|W}}|position=left|background=|label=[[County Cricket Ground, Taunton|Taunton]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|51|16|N|1|5|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[St Lawrence Ground|Canterbury]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|52|36|N|1|8|W}}|position=right|background=|label=[[Grace Road|Leicester]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|52|14|N|0|52|W}}|position=right|background=|label=[[County Cricket Ground, Northampton|Northampton]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|52|11|N|2|13|W}}|position=left|background=|label=[[New Road, Worcester|Worcester]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|51|28|N|2|35|W}}|position=right|background=|label=[[County Cricket Ground, Bristol|Bristol]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|52|56|N|1|7|W}}|position=right|background=|label=[[Trent Bridge|Nottingham]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|52|27|N|1|54|W}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Birmingham]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|51|43|N|0|28|E}}|position=right|background=|label=[[County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford|Chelmsford]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|50|55|N|1|24|W}}|position=left|background=|label=[[County Cricket Ground, Southampton|Southampton]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|54|50|N|1|33|W}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Riverside Ground|Chester-le-Street]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|53|49|N|1|34|W}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Headingley Cricket Ground|Leeds]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|52|55|N|1|27|W}}|position=left|background=|label=[[County Cricket Ground, Derby|Derby]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|53|27|N|2|17|W}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Manchester]]}}
}}

===England===
{|class=wikitable
|-
!Venue!!City!!Capacity!!Matches
|-
|[[Edgbaston Cricket Ground]]||[[Birmingham]], West Midlands||21,000||3
|-
|[[County Cricket Ground, Bristol|County Cricket Ground]]||[[Bristol]]||8,000||2
|-
|[[St Lawrence Ground]]||[[Canterbury]], Kent||15,000 ||1
|-
|[[County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford|County Cricket Ground]]||[[Chelmsford]], Essex||6,500||2
|-
|[[Riverside Ground]]||[[Chester-le-Street]], County Durham||15,000||2
|-
|[[County Cricket Ground, Derby|County Cricket Ground]]||[[Derby]], Derbyshire||9,500||1
|-
|[[County Cricket Ground, Hove|County Cricket Ground]]||[[Hove]], Sussex||7,000||1
|-
|[[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]]||[[Leeds]], West Yorkshire||17,500||3
|-
|[[Grace Road]]||[[Leicester]], Leicestershire||12,000||2
|-
|[[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]]||[[London]], Greater London||28,000||3
|-
|[[The Oval]]||[[London]], Greater London||25,500||3
|-
|[[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]]||[[Manchester]], Greater Manchester||22,000||3
|-
|[[County Cricket Ground, Northampton|County Cricket Ground]]||[[Northampton]], Northamptonshire||6,500||2
|-
|[[Trent Bridge]]||[[Nottingham]], Nottinghamshire||17,500||3
|-
|[[County Cricket Ground, Southampton|County Cricket Ground]]||[[Southampton]], Hampshire||6,500||2
|-
|[[County Cricket Ground, Taunton|County Cricket Ground]]||[[Taunton]], Somerset||6,500||2
|-
|[[New Road, Worcester|New Road]]||[[Worcester, England|Worcester]], Worcestershire||4,500||2
|}

===Outside England===
Scotland played two of their Group B matches in their home country becoming the first associate nation to host games in a World Cup. One Group B match was played in Wales and Ireland respectively, while one Group A match was played in the Netherlands.

{|class=wikitable
!Venue!!City!!Capacity!!Matches
|-
|[[VRA Cricket Ground]]|| [[Amstelveen]], Netherlands||4,500 ||1
|-
|[[SWALEC Stadium|Sophia Gardens]]|| [[Cardiff]], Wales||15,653||1
|-
|[[Castle Avenue|Clontarf Cricket Club Ground]]|| [[Dublin]], Ireland||3,200 ||1
|-
|[[The Grange Club]]|| [[Edinburgh]], Scotland||3,000 ||2
|-
|colspan=2|{{Location map+|United Kingdom|width=200|AlternativeMap=British Isles location map.svg|float=center|caption=Venues in Wales, Scotland and Ireland|places=
{{Location map~|United Kingdom|coordinates={{coord|51.487222|-3.191389}}|position=left|background=|label=[[SWALEC Stadium|Cardiff]]}}
{{Location map~|United Kingdom|coordinates={{coord|53.368047|-6.207153}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Clontarf Cricket Club Ground|Dublin]]}}
{{Location map~|United Kingdom|coordinates={{coord|55.959843|-3.214295}}|position=right|background=|label=[[The Grange Club|Edinburgh]]}}
}}
|colspan=2|{{Location map+|Netherlands|width=200|float=center|caption=Venues in the Netherlands|places=
{{Location map~|Netherlands|coordinates={{coord|52.319444|4.849058}}|position=left|background=|label=[[VRA Cricket Ground|Amstelveen]]}}
}}
|}

==Squads==
{{Main|1999 Cricket World Cup squads}}

==Group stage==

===Group A===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=175|Team
!width=20 abbr="Played"|Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won"|W
!width=20 abbr="Lost"|L
!width=20 abbr="No result"|NR
!width=20 abbr="Tied"|T
!width=20 abbr="Net run rate"|[[Net run rate|NRR]]
!width=20 abbr="Points"|Pts
!width=20 abbr="Points carried forward"|PCF
|- style="background:#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|RSA}}
|5||4||1||0||0||0.86||'''8'''||2
|- style="background:#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|IND}}
|5||3||2||0||0||1.28||'''6'''||0
|- style="background:#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|ZIM}}
|5||3||2||0||0||0.02||'''6'''||4
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|ENG}}
|5||3||2||0||0||−0.33||'''6'''||N/A
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|SRI}}
|5||2||3||0||0||−0.81||'''4'''||N/A
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|KEN}}
|5||0||5||0||0||−1.20||'''0'''||N/A
|}

{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 14 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 204 (48.4 overs)
| score2 = 207/2 (46.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Romesh Kaluwitharana]] 57 (66)
| wickets1 = [[Alan Mullally]] 4/37 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Alec Stewart]] 88 (146)
| wickets2 = [[Chaminda Vaas]] 1/27 (10 overs)
| result = England won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65193.html Scorecard]
| venue = Lord's, London
| umpires = [[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Alec Stewart]] (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 15 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 253/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 254/6 (47.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 97 (142)
| wickets1 = [[Lance Klusener]] 3/66 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 96 (128)
| wickets2 = [[Javagal Srinath]] 2/69 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65194.html Scorecard]
| venue = New County Ground, Hove
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Jacques Kallis]] (SA)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 15 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
| score1 = 229/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 231/5 (41 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Alpesh Vadher]] 54 (90)
| wickets1 = [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]] 4/42 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]] 59 (70)
| wickets2 = [[Maurice Odumbe]] 2/39 (7 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65195.html Scorecard]
| venue = County Ground, Taunton
| umpires = [[Doug Cowie (umpire)|Doug Cowie]] (NZ) and [[Javed Akhtar (cricketer)|Javed Akhtar]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]] (Zim)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Jimmy Kamande]] (Ken) made his ODI debut.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
| score1 = 203 (49.4 overs)
| score2 = 204/1 (39 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Steve Tikolo]] 71 (141)
| wickets1 = [[Darren Gough]] 4/34 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nasser Hussain]] 88* (127)
| wickets2 = [[Thomas Odoyo]] 1/65 (10 overs)
| result = England won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65199.html Scorecard]
| venue = St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
| umpires = [[K. T. Francis]] (SL) and [[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA)
| motm = [[Steve Tikolo]] (Ken)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 252/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 249 (45 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Andy Flower]] 68* (85)
| wickets1 = [[Javagal Srinath]] 2/35 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sadagoppan Ramesh]] 55 (77)
| wickets2 = [[Henry Olonga]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 3 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65200.html Scorecard]
| venue = Grace Road, Leicester
| umpires = [[Dave Orchard]] (SA) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Grant Flower]] (Zim)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = India were fined four overs for a slow [[over rate]] in the first innings.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 199/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 110 (35.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Lance Klusener]] 52* (45)
| wickets1 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 3/25 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Roshan Mahanama]] 36 (71)
| wickets2 = [[Lance Klusener]] 3/21 (5.2 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 89 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65201.html Scorecard]
| venue = County Ground, Northampton
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] (NZ)
| motm = [[Lance Klusener]] (SA)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 22 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 225/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 103 (41 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Herschelle Gibbs]] 60 (99)
| wickets1 = [[Alan Mullally]] 2/28 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Neil Fairbrother]] 21 (44)
| wickets2 = [[Allan Donald]] 4/17 (8 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 122 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65205.html Scorecard]
| venue = The Oval, London
| umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] (NZ) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Lance Klusener]] (SA)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 22 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 197/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 198/6 (46 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Grant Flower]] 42 (69)
| wickets1 = [[Pramodya Wickramasinghe]] 3/30 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Marvan Atapattu]] 54 (90)
| wickets2 = [[Guy Whittall]] 3/35 (10 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65206.html Scorecard]
| venue = New Road, Worcester
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Marvan Atapattu]] (SL)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 329/2 (50 overs)
| score2 = 235/7 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
| runs1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 140 (101)
| wickets1 = [[Martin Suji]] 1/26 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Steve Tikolo]] 58 (75)
| wickets2 = [[Debashish Mohanty]] 4/56 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 94 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65207.html Scorecard]
| venue = County Ground, Bristol
| umpires = [[Doug Cowie (umpire)|Doug Cowie]] (NZ) and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]] (Zim)
| motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
| toss = Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 25 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 167/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 168/3 (38.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Grant Flower]] 35 (90)
| wickets1 = [[Alan Mullally]] 2/16 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Graham Thorpe]] 62 (80)
| wickets2 = [[Mpumelelo Mbangwa]] 2/28 (7 overs)
| result = England won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65211.html Scorecard]
| venue = Trent Bridge, Nottingham
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[Darrell Hair]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Alan Mullally]] (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 26 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
| score1 = 152 (44.3 overs)
| score2 = 153/3 (41 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Ravindu Shah]] 50 (64)
| wickets1 = [[Lance Klusener]] 5/21 (8.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 44* (81)
| wickets2 = [[Maurice Odumbe]] 1/15 (7 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65212.html Scorecard]
| venue = VRA Ground, Amstelveen
| umpires = [[Doug Cowie (umpire)|Doug Cowie]] (NZ) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Lance Klusener]] (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = South Africa qualified for Super Sixes stage. Kenya eliminated.

}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 26 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 373/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 216 (42.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 183 (158)
| wickets1 = [[Pramodya Wickramasinghe]] 3/65 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aravinda de Silva]] 56 (74)
| wickets2 = [[Robin Singh (cricketer, born 1963)|Robin Singh]] 5/31 (9.3 overs)
| result = India won by 157 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65213.html Scorecard]
| venue = County Ground, Taunton
| umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] (NZ) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Sourav Ganguly]] (Ind)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29–30 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 232/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 169 (45.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 53 (82)
| wickets1 = [[Mark Ealham]] 2/28 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Graham Thorpe]] 36 (57)
| wickets2 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 3/27 (8 overs)
| result = India won by 63 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65217.html Scorecard]
| venue = Edgbaston, Birmingham
| umpires = [[Darrell Hair]] (Aus) and [[Javed Akhtar (cricketer)|Javed Akhtar]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Sourav Ganguly]] (Ind)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = India qualified for Super Sixes stage of tournament and Sri Lanka were eliminated.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 233/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 185 (47.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]] 76 (117)
| wickets1 = [[Allan Donald]] 3/41 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Lance Klusener]] 52* (58)
| wickets2 = [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]] 3/27 (8 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 48 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65218.html Scorecard]
| venue = County Ground, Chelmsford
| umpires = [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]] (Zim)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Zimbabwe qualified for Super Sixes stage and England were eliminated.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 30 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 275/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 230/6 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
| runs1 = [[Marvan Atapattu]] 52 (67)
| wickets1 = [[Thomas Odoyo]] 3/56 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Maurice Odumbe]] 82 (95)
| wickets2 = [[Chaminda Vaas]] 2/26 (7 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 45 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65219.html Scorecard]
| venue = County Ground, Southampton
| umpires = [[Dave Orchard]] (SA) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Maurice Odumbe]] (Ken)
| toss = Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===Group B===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=175|Team
!width=20 abbr="Played"|Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won"|W
!width=20 abbr="Lost"|L
!width=20 abbr="No result"|NR
!width=20 abbr="Tied"|T
!width=20 abbr="Net run rate"|[[Net run rate|NRR]]
!width=20 abbr="Points"|Pts
!width=20 abbr="Points carried forward"|PCF
|- style="background:#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|PAK}}
|5||4||1||0||0||0.51||'''8'''||4
|- style="background:#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|AUS}}
|5||3||2||0||0||0.73||'''6'''||0
|- style="background:#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|NZL}}
|5||3||2||0||0||0.58||'''6'''||2
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|WIN}}
|5||3||2||0||0||0.50||'''6'''||N/A
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|BAN}}
|5||2||3||0||0||−0.52||'''4'''||N/A
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|SCO}}
|5||0||5||0||0||−1.93||'''0'''||N/A
|}

{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 16 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| score1 = 181/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 182/4 (44.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = [[Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)|Gavin Hamilton]] 34 (42)
| wickets1 = [[Shane Warne]] 3/39 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mark Waugh]] 67 (114)
| wickets2 = [[Nick Dyer]] 2/43 (10 overs)
| result = Australia won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65196.html Scorecard]
| venue = New Road, Worcester
| umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] (NZ) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Mark Waugh]] (Aus)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 16 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 229/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 202 (48.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| runs1 = [[Wasim Akram]] 43 (29)
| wickets1 = [[Courtney Walsh]] 3/28 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]] 77 (96)
| wickets2 = [[Abdul Razzaq (Pakistani cricket player)|Abdul Razzaq]] 3/32 (10 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 27 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65197.html Scorecard]
| venue = County Ground, Bristol
| umpires = [[Darrell Hair]] (Aus) and [[Dave Orchard]] (SA)
| motm = [[Azhar Mahmood]] (Pak)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Ricardo Powell]] (WI) made his ODI debut.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 17 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| score1 = 116 (37.4 overs)
| score2 = 117/4 (33 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| runs1 = [[Enamul Haque (cricketer, born 1966)|Enamul Haque]] 19 (41)
| wickets1 = [[Chris Cairns]] 3/19 (7 overs)
| runs2 = [[Matt Horne]] 35 (86)
| wickets2 = [[Naimur Rahman]] 1/5 (2 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65198.html Scorecard]
| venue = County Ground, Chelmsford
| umpires = [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]] (Zim) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Gavin Larsen]] (NZ)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 213/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 214/5 (45.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| runs1 = [[Darren Lehmann]] 76 (94)
| wickets1 = [[Geoff Allott]] 4/37 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Roger Twose]] 80* (99)
| wickets2 = [[Damien Fleming]] 2/43 (8.2 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65202.html Scorecard]
| venue = Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
| umpires = [[Javed Akhtar (cricketer)|Javed Akhtar]] (Pak) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Roger Twose]] (NZ)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{anchor|Pakistan vs Scotland}}
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 261/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 167 (38.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
| runs1 = [[Yousuf Youhana]] 81* (119)
| wickets1 = [[Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)|Gavin Hamilton]] 2/36 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)|Gavin Hamilton]] 76 (111)
| wickets2 = [[Shoaib Akhtar]] 3/11 (6 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 94 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65203.html Scorecard]
| venue = Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
| umpires = [[Doug Cowie (umpire)|Doug Cowie]] (NZ) and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]] (Zim)
| motm = [[Yousuf Youhana]] (Pak)
| toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Ian Stanger]] (Sco) made his ODI debut.
* Scotland conceded 59 [[Extra (cricket)|extras]], the joint highest in an ODI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284132.html|title=Most extras in an ODI innings}}</ref>
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| score1 = 182 (49.2 overs)
| score2 = 183/3 (46.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| runs1 = [[Mehrab Hossain (cricketer, born 1978)|Mehrab Hossain]] 64 (129)
| wickets1 = [[Courtney Walsh]] 4/25 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jimmy Adams]] 53* (82)
| wickets2 = [[Minhajul Abedin]] 1/28 (7 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65204.html Scorecard]
| venue = Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
| umpires = [[K. T. Francis|KT Francis]] (SL) and [[Darrell Hair]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Courtney Walsh]] (WI)
| toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 275/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 265 (49.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] 81 (104)
| wickets1 = [[Damien Fleming]] 2/37 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Michael Bevan]] 61 (80)
| wickets2 = [[Wasim Akram]] 4/40 (9.5 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 10 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65208.html Scorecard]
| venue = Headingley, Leeds
| umpires = [[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] (Pak)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 24 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| score1 = 185/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 163 (46.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
| runs1 = [[Minhajul Abedin]] 68* (116)
| wickets1 = [[John Blain (cricketer)|John Blain]] 4/37 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)|Gavin Hamilton]] 63 (71)
| wickets2 = [[Hasibul Hossain]] 2/26 (8 overs)
| result = Bangladesh won by 22 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65209.html Scorecard]
| venue = Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh
| umpires = [[K. T. Francis]] (SL) and [[Dave Orchard]] (SA)
| motm = [[Minhajul Abedin]] (Ban)
| toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 24 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 156 (48.1 overs)
| score2 = 158/3 (44.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| runs1 = [[Craig McMillan]] 32 (78)
| wickets1 = [[Mervyn Dillon]] 4/46 (9.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ridley Jacobs]] 80* (131)
| wickets2 = [[Chris Harris (cricketer)|Chris Harris]] 1/19 (8 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65210.html Scorecard]
| venue = County Ground, Southampton
| umpires = [[Javed Akhtar (cricketer)|Javed Akhtar]] (Pak) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Ridley Jacobs]] (WI)
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| score1 = 178/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 181/3 (19.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = [[Minhajul Abedin]] 53* (99)
| wickets1 = [[Tom Moody]] 3/25 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Adam Gilchrist]] 63 (39)
| wickets2 = [[Enamul Haque (cricketer, born 1966)|Enamul Haque]] 2/40 (5 overs)
| result = Australia won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65214.html Scorecard]
| venue = Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[Dave Orchard]] (SA)
| motm = [[Tom Moody]] (Aus)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| score1 = 68 (31.3 overs)
| score2 = 70/2 (10.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| runs1 = [[Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)|Gavin Hamilton]] 24* (82)
| wickets1 = [[Courtney Walsh]] 3/7 (7 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]] 30* (30)
| wickets2 = [[John Blain (cricketer)|John Blain]] 2/36 (5.1 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65215.html Scorecard]
| venue = Grace Road, Leicester
| umpires = [[Javed Akhtar (cricketer)|Javed Akhtar]] (Pak) and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]] (Zim)
| motm = [[Courtney Walsh]] (WI)
| toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Greig Williamson]] (Sco) made his ODI debut.
* Scotland were eliminated as a result of this match.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 28 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 269/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 207/8 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| runs1 = [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] 73* (61)
| wickets1 = [[Geoff Allott]] 4/64 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Stephen Fleming]] 69 (100)
| wickets2 = [[Azhar Mahmood]] 3/38 (10 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 62 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65216.html Scorecard]
| venue = County Ground, Derby
| umpires = [[K. T. Francis]] (SL) and [[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA)
| motm = [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] (Pak)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Pakistan qualified for Super Six stage.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 30 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 110 (46.4 overs)
| score2 = 111/4 (40.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = [[Ridley Jacobs]] 49* (142)
| wickets1 = [[Glenn McGrath]] 5/14 (8.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Adam Gilchrist]] 21 (36)
| wickets2 = [[Curtly Ambrose]] 3/31 (10 overs)
| result = Australia won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65220.html Scorecard]
| venue = Old Trafford, Manchester
| umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] (NZ) and [[K. T. Francis]] (SL)
| motm = [[Glenn McGrath]] (Aus)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Australia needed to score 111 within 47.2 overs to qualify for the Super Six stage of the tournament. Australia qualified for the Super Sixes and Bangladesh were eliminated.
* ''[[Ridley Jacobs]] (WI) became the first cricketer to [[List of cricketers who have carried the bat in international cricket#ODIs|carry his bat in a World Cup match]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/icc-cricket-world-cup-2019-ferguson-henry-skittle-sri-lanka-for-136-850586 |title=Cricket World Cup 2019: Ferguson, Henry skittle Sri Lanka for 136 |work=Cricket Country |access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref>
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 31 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| score1 = 223/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 161 (44.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Akram Khan (cricketer)|Akram Khan]] 42 (66)
| wickets1 = [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] 5/35 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Wasim Akram]] 29 (52)
| wickets2 = [[Khaled Mahmud]] 3/31 (10 overs)
| result = Bangladesh won by 62 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65221.html Scorecard]
| venue = County Ground, Northampton
| umpires = [[Doug Cowie (umpire)|Doug Cowie]] (NZ) and [[Darrell Hair]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Khaled Mahmud]] (Ban)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 31 May 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| score1 = 121 (42.1 overs)
| score2 = 123/4 (17.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| runs1 = [[Ian Stanger]] 27 (58)
| wickets1 = [[Chris Harris (cricketer)|Chris Harris]] 4/7 (3.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Roger Twose]] 54* (49)
| wickets2 = [[John Blain (cricketer)|John Blain]] 3/53 (7 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65222.html Scorecard]
| venue = Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh
| umpires = [[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA) and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]] (Zim)
| motm = [[Geoff Allott]] (NZ)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = New Zealand needed to score 122 within 21.2 overs to qualify for Super Sixes stage. New Zealand qualified for Super Sixes and West Indies were eliminated.
}}

==Super Six==
Teams who qualified for the Super Six stage only played against the teams from the other group; results against the other teams from the same group were carried forward to this stage. Results against the non-qualifying teams were therefore discarded at this point.

As a result of League match losses against New Zealand and Pakistan, even though Australia finished second in their group, they progressed to the Super Six stage with no points carried forward (PCF). India faced similar circumstances, finishing 2nd in their group but carrying forward 0 points after losing to fellow qualifiers Zimbabwe and South Africa.

During their super six clash, Pakistan and India were officially at [[Kargil War|war]] at the time of their match, the only time this has ever happened in the history of the sport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1245222|title=1999: When Pakistan and India went to war, on and off the field|access-date=19 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/sports/in-1999-as-the-kargil-war-went-on-india-played-a-historic-world-cup-match-against-pakistan-322917.html|title=While Our Armies Battled In Kargil, India Faced Off Against Pakistan In A Do-Or-Die World Cup Game|access-date=19 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/world-cup-1999-india-and-pakistan-put-aside-kargil-to-battle-on-field-246287|title=World Cup 1999: India and Pakistan put aside Kargil to battle on field|access-date=19 August 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=175|Team
!width=20 abbr="Played"|Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won"|W
!width=20 abbr="Lost"|L
!width=20 abbr="No result"|NR
!width=20 abbr="Tied"|T
!width=20 abbr="Net run rate"|[[Net run rate|NRR]]
!width=20 abbr="Points"|Pts
!width=20 abbr="Points carried forward"|PCF
|- style="background:#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|PAK}}
|5||3||2||0||0||0.65||'''6'''||4
|- style="background:#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|AUS}}
|5||3||2||0||0||0.36||'''6'''||0
|- style="background:#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|RSA}}
|5||3||2||0||0||0.17||'''6'''||2
|- style="background:#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|NZL}}
|5||2||2||1||0||−0.52||'''5'''||2
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|ZIM}}
|5||2||2||1||0||−0.79||'''5'''||4
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|IND}}
|5||1||4||0||0||−0.15||'''2'''||0
|-
|style="text-align:left" colspan=9|Source:[http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC99/WC99_TABLE.html Cricinfo]
|}

{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 June 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 282/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 205 (48.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Mark Waugh]] 83 (99)
| wickets1 = [[Robin Singh (cricketer, born 1963)|Robin Singh]] 2/43 (7 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ajay Jadeja]] 100* (138)
| wickets2 = [[Glenn McGrath]] 3/34 (10 overs)
| result = Australia won by 77 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65223.html Scorecard]
| venue = The Oval, London
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Glenn McGrath]] (Aus)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 5 June 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 220/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 221/7 (49 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Moin Khan]] 63 (56)
| wickets1 = [[Steve Elworthy]] 2/23 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 54 (98)
| wickets2 = [[Azhar Mahmood]] 3/24 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65224.html Scorecard]
| venue = Trent Bridge, Nottingham
| umpires = [[Darrell Hair]] (Aus) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Lance Klusener]] (SA)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 6–7 June 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 175 (49.3 overs)
| score2 = 70/3 (15 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| runs1 = [[Murray Goodwin]] 57 (90)
| wickets1 = [[Chris Cairns]] 3/24 (6.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Matt Horne]] 35 (35)
| wickets2 = [[Guy Whittall]] 1/9 (3 overs)
| result = No result
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65225.html Scorecard]
| venue = Headingley, Leeds
| umpires = [[Dave Orchard]] (SA) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
| motm =
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = Rain interrupted play when 36 overs of Zimbabwe's innings had been bowled. No play was possible on reserve day.
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 8 June 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 227/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 180 (45.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 61 (89)
| wickets1 = [[Wasim Akram]] 2/27 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Inzamam-Ul-Haq]] 41 (93)
| wickets2 = [[Venkatesh Prasad]] 5/27 (9.3 overs)
| result = India won by 47 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65226.html Scorecard]
| venue = Old Trafford, Manchester
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Venkatesh Prasad]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 June 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 303/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 259/6 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Mark Waugh]] 104 (120)
| wickets1 = [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]] 2/43 (8 overs)
| runs2 = [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]] 132* (144)
| wickets2 = [[Paul Reiffel]] 3/55 (10 overs)
| result = Australia won by 44 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65227.html Scorecard]
| venue = Lord's, London
| umpires = [[Doug Cowie (umpire)|Doug Cowie]] (NZ) and [[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA)
| motm = [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]] (Zim)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 June 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 287/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 213/8 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| runs1 = [[Herschelle Gibbs]] 91 (118)
| wickets1 = [[Nathan Astle]] 1/29 (6 overs)
| runs2 = [[Stephen Fleming]] 42 (64)
| wickets2 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 2/15 (6 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 74 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65228.html Scorecard]
| venue = Edgbaston, Birmingham
| umpires = [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]] (Zim) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Jacques Kallis]] (SA)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = South Africa qualified for the semi-finals.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 11 June 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 271/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 123 (40.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Saeed Anwar]] 103 (144)
| wickets1 = [[Henry Olonga]] 2/38 (5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]] 54 (94)
| wickets2 = [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] 3/16 (6.3 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 148 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65229.html Scorecard]
| venue = The Oval, London
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[Dave Orchard]] (SA)
| motm = [[Saeed Anwar]] (Pak)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals.
* [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] (Pak) became the second bowler to take a [[List of Cricket World Cup records#Bowling|hat-trick in a World Cup match]].
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 June 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 251/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 253/5 (48.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| runs1 = [[Ajay Jadeja]] 76 (103)
| wickets1 = [[Chris Cairns]] 2/44 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Matt Horne]] 74 (116)
| wickets2 = [[Debashish Mohanty]] 2/41 (10 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65230.html Scorecard]
| venue = Trent Bridge, Nottingham
| umpires = [[Darrell Hair]] (Aus) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Roger Twose]] (NZ)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals and India were eliminated.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 13 June 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 271/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 272/5 (49.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = [[Herschelle Gibbs]] 101 (134)
| wickets1 = [[Damien Fleming]] 3/57 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Steve Waugh]] 120* (110)
| wickets2 = [[Steve Elworthy]] 2/46 (10 overs)
| result = Australia won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65231.html Scorecard]
| venue = Headingley, Leeds
| umpires = [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]] (Ind) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Steve Waugh]] (Aus)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Australia qualified for the semi-finals and Zimbabwe were eliminated.
}}

==Semi-finals==
{{Round4


|16 June – [[Old Trafford (cricket)|Old Trafford]], Manchester|{{cr|NZL}}|241/7|'''{{cr|PAK}}'''|'''242/1'''
|17 June – [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], Birmingham|'''{{cr|AUS}}'''|'''213'''|{{cr|RSA}}|213

|20 June – [[Lord's]], London|{{cr|PAK}}|132|'''{{cr|AUS}}'''|'''133/2'''
}}
* '''Australia progressed to the final because they finished higher in the Super Six table than South Africa due to a superior [[net run rate]].'''

{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 16 June 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 241/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 242/1 (47.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Roger Twose]] 46 (83)
| wickets1 = [[Shoaib Akhtar]] 3/55 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Saeed Anwar]] 113* (148)
| wickets2 = [[Chris Cairns]] 1/33 (8 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65232.html Scorecard]
| venue = Old Trafford, Manchester
| umpires = [[Darrell Hair]] (Aus) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Shoaib Akhtar]] (Pak)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{main|1999 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final}}
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 17 June 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 213 (49.2 overs)
| score2 = 213 (49.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Michael Bevan]] 65 (101)
| wickets1 = [[Shaun Pollock]] 5/36 (9.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 53 (92)
| wickets2 = [[Shane Warne]] 4/29 (10 overs)
| result = Match tied
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65233.html Scorecard]
| venue = Edgbaston, Birmingham
| umpires = [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Shane Warne]] (Aus)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Australia progressed to the final because they finished higher in the Super Six table than South Africa due to a superior [[net run rate]].
}}

==Final==
{{Main|1999 Cricket World Cup Final}}
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 June 1999
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 132 (39 overs)
| score2 = 133/2 (20.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = [[Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Ijaz Ahmed]] 22 (46)
| wickets1 = [[Shane Warne]] 4/33 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Adam Gilchrist]] 54 (36)
| wickets2 = [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] 1/21 (4.1 overs)
| result = Australia won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65234.html Scorecard]
| venue = Lord's, London, England
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Shane Warne]] (Aus)
| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

==Statistics==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-break}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Leading run scorers
|-
! Runs !! Player !! Country
|-
|align=center| '''461''' || [[Rahul Dravid]] || {{cr|IND}}
|-
|align=center| '''398''' || [[Steve Waugh]] || {{cr|AUS}}
|-
|align=center| '''379''' || [[Sourav Ganguly]] || {{cr|IND}}
|-
|align=center| '''375''' || [[Mark Waugh]] || {{cr|AUS}}
|-
|align=center| '''368''' || [[Saeed Anwar]] || {{cr|PAK}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Leading wicket takers
|-
! Wickets !! Player !! Country
|-
|align=center| '''20''' || [[Geoff Allott]] || {{cr|NZL}}
|-
|align=center| '''20''' || [[Shane Warne]] || {{cr|AUS}}
|-
|align=center| '''18''' || [[Glenn McGrath]] || {{cr|AUS}}
|-
|align=center| '''17''' || [[Lance Klusener]] || {{cr|RSA}}
|-
|align=center| '''17''' || [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] || {{cr|PAK}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+List of centuries
|-
! No. !! Name !! Score !! Balls !! 4s !! 6s !! S/R !! Team !! Opposition !! Venue !! Date
|-
| 1 || [[Sourav Ganguly]] || 183 || 158 || 17 || 7 || 115.82 || {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|SRI}} || [[County Ground, Taunton|Taunton]] || 26 May 1999
|-
| 2 || [[Rahul Dravid]] || 145 || 129 || 17 || 1 || 112.40 || {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|SRI}} || [[County Ground, Taunton|Taunton]] || 26 May 1999
|-
| 3 || [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || 140* || 101 || 16 || 3 || 138.61 || {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|KEN}} || [[Bristol County Ground|Bristol]] || 23 May 1999
|-
| 4 || [[Neil Johnson (cricketer)|Neil Johnson]] || 132* || 144 || 14 || 2 || 91.66 || {{cr|ZIM}} || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Lord's]] || 9 June 1999
|-
| 5 || [[Steve Waugh]] || 120* || 110 || 10 || 2 || 109.09 || {{cr|AUS}} || {{cr|RSA}} || [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley, Leeds]] || 13 June 1999
|-
| 6 || [[Saeed Anwar]] || 113* || 148 || 9 || 0 || 76.35 || {{cr|PAK}} || {{cr|NZL}} || [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford, Manchester]] || 16 June 1999
|-
| 7 || [[Rahul Dravid]] || 104* || 109 || 10 || 0 || 95.41 || {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|KEN}} || [[Bristol County Ground|Bristol]] || 23 May 1999
|-
| 7 || [[Mark Waugh]] || 104 || 120 || 13 || 0 || 86.66 || {{cr|AUS}} || {{cr|ZIM}} || [[Lord's]] || 9 June 1999
|-
| 9 || [[Saeed Anwar]] || 103 || 144 || 11 || 0 || 71.52 || {{cr|PAK}} || {{cr|ZIM}} || [[The Oval]] || 11 June 1999
|-
| 10 || [[Herschelle Gibbs]] || 101 || 134 || 10 || 1 || 75.37 || {{cr|RSA}} || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley, Leeds]] || 13 June 1999
|-
| 11 || [[Ajay Jadeja]] || 100* || 138 || 7 || 2 || 72.46 || {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|AUS}} || [[The Oval]] || 4 June 1999
|}
{{col-end}}

==Match balls==

A new type of [[cricket ball]], the white 'Duke', was introduced for the first time in the 1999 World Cup. [[British Cricket Balls Ltd]] claimed that the balls behaved identically to the balls used in previous World Cups,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket-world-cupthe-swinging-duke-is-not-all-it-seams-1092354.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket-world-cupthe-swinging-duke-is-not-all-it-seams-1092354.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |title=The swinging Duke is not all it seams |work=The Independent|location=London |date=9 May 1999}}{{cbignore}}</ref> experiments showed they were harder and swung more.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/1999/may/14/cricket11 |title=Why white is the thing for swing |work=The Guardian|location=London |date=14 May 1999}}</ref>

==Media==

The host broadcasters for television coverage of the tournament were [[BSkyB|Sky]] and [[BBC Television]].<ref name="UK broadcast">{{cite news|last=ECB Media Release|title=Live coverage of the Cricket World Cup – to be staged in the UK next year|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/page2/content/story/76110.html|access-date=25 November 2014|newspaper=ESPN Cricinfo|date=10 March 1998}}</ref> In the [[Television in the United Kingdom|UK]], live games were divided between the broadcasters, with both screening the [[1999 Cricket World Cup Final|final]] live.<ref name="UK broadcast"/> This was to be BBC's last live cricket coverage during that summer, with all of England's home Test series being shown on [[Channel 4]] or Sky from 1999 onwards; the BBC did not show any live cricket again until August 2020.<ref name="BSkyB Tests">{{cite news|title=BSkyB lands England Test coverage|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/4097137.stm|access-date=17 May 2014|publisher=BBC|date=15 December 2004}}</ref>

==References and notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061023032322/http://www.cricketfundas.com/worldcup1999.html Cricket World Cup 1999 Scorecards] in CricketFundas
* [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1999/WC99/ Cricket World Cup 1999] from [[Cricinfo]]

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2015 Cricket World Cup

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{{short description|11th edition of the Cricket World Cup}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2015 Cricket World Cup
| image = 2015 Cricket World Cup Logo.svg
| caption = Official logo
| fromdate = {{start date|2015|02|14|df=y}}
| todate = {{end date|2015|03|29|df=y}}
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = {{ubl|Australia|New Zealand}}
| champions = {{cr|AUS}}
| count = 5
| runner up = {{cr|NZL}}
| participants = 14
| matches = 49
| attendance = 1016420
| player of the series = {{cricon|AUS}} [[Mitchell Starc]]
| most runs = {{cricon|NZL}} [[Martin Guptill]] (547)
| most wickets = {{cricon|AUS}} [[Mitchell Starc]] (22) {{cricon|NZL}} [[Trent Boult]] (22)
| website = {{Official website|http://www.cricketworldcup.com}}
| drs = Yes
| previous_year = 2011
| previous_tournament = 2011 Cricket World Cup
| next_year = 2019
| next_tournament = 2019 Cricket World Cup
}}
The '''2015 ICC Cricket World Cup''' was the 11th [[Cricket World Cup]], a quadrennial [[One Day International]] (ODI) [[cricket]] tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC). It was jointly hosted by [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] from 14 February to 29 March 2015, and was won by [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], defeating [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] by 7 wickets in the final. This was the second time the tournament was held in Australia and New Zealand, the first having been the [[1992 Cricket World Cup]].

The tournament consisted of 14 teams, which were split into two pools of seven, with each team playing every other team in their pool once. The top four teams from each pool progressed to the knockout stage, which consisted of quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.

The final was between the co-hosts Australia and New Zealand. Australia won by seven wickets, to win their [[List of ICC Cricket World Cup finals|fifth Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Fernando |first=Andrew Fidel |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/report/656495/australia-vs-new-zealand-final-icc-cricket-world-cup-2014-15 |title=Majestic Australia win fifth World Cup |website=[[ESPNcricinfo|ESPN Cricinfo]] |date=29 March 2015 |access-date=7 July 2019}}</ref>

The total attendance was 1,016,420, with an average of 21,175 per game.<ref>{{cite web |title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 gives economic boost to Australia and New Zealand |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/88460/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-gives-economic-boost-to-australia-and-new-zealand |work=ICC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113031111/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/88460/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-gives-economic-boost-to-australia-and-new-zealand |archive-date=13 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Attendances of CWC15 |url=http://www.austadiums.com/sport/comp.php?sid=31|work=Austadiums }}</ref> The [[2015 Cricket World Cup Final|final]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] had a crowd of 93,013, a record one-day cricket crowd for Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/world-cup-final-sets-new-record-crowd-for-australia-odi-melbourne-cricket-ground/2015-03-29 |title=Your invite to Australia's party |work=cricket.com.au }}</ref> In India, the largest television rating was for the Australia–India semi-final, 15% of television-viewing households.<ref name="IABS">{{cite news |title=India-Australia semi most watched match in ICC WC 2015 |url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/companies/india-australia-semi-most-watched-match-in-icc-wc-2015-115040200864_1.html |work=Business Standard |date=3 April 2015}}</ref>

==Host selection==

===Bids===
The ICC announced the hosts for the previous World Cup, the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 competition]], on 30 April 2006. Australia and New Zealand had also bid for the tournament and a successful [[Australia]]n bid for the 2011 World Cup would have seen a 50–50 split in games, with the final still up for negotiation. The [[Trans-Tasman]] bid, Beyond Boundaries, was the only bid for 2011 delivered to the ICC headquarters at [[Dubai]] before 1 March deadline. Considerable merits of the bid included the superior venues and infrastructure, and the total support of the Australian and New Zealand governments on tax and custom issues during the tournament, according to [[Cricket Australia]] chief executive [[James Sutherland (cricketer)|James Sutherland]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Asia to host 2011 World Cup |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/245789.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=30 April 2006 |access-date=31 July 2013 }}</ref> The New Zealand government had also assured that the [[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwean team]] would be allowed to take part in the tournament after political discussions about whether their team would be allowed to [[New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2005–06|tour Zimbabwe in 2005]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-06-29/nz-told-to-tour-zimbabwe-or-face-fines/2048038|title=NZ told to tour Zimbabwe or face fines|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=29 June 2005|access-date=19 January 2015}}</ref>

ICC President [[Ehsan Mani]] said that the extra time required by the Asian bloc to hand over its bid had harmed the four-nation bid. However, when it came to the voting, the Asians won by seven votes to four; according to the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] (PCB), it was the vote of the [[West Indies Cricket Board]] (WICB) that turned the matter. It was reported in Pakistani newspaper ''[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]'' that the Asian countries promised to hold fundraising events for West Indian cricket during the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]], which may have influenced the vote.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/2006/05/02/spt1.htm |title=Asia promises spectacular World Cup |work=Dawn |date=2 May 2005 |access-date=2 May 2005}}</ref> However, I.S. Bindra, chairman of the monitoring committee of the Asian bid, denied that, saying that it was their promise of extra profits of US$400 million that swung the vote their way.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cricket-world-cup-2011-record-prize-money-of-8-million/higher-profits/slideshow/7501181.cms|title=Cricket World Cup 2011: Record prize money of $8 million|access-date=19 January 2015}}</ref>

The ICC was so impressed by the efficiency of the Trans-Tasman bid that they decided to award the next World Cup, to be held in 2015, to them.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/4956010.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618093910/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/4956010.stm |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 June 2006 |title=England lands Cricket World Cup |date=30 April 2006 |access-date=6 January 2015 }}</ref>

Australia and New Zealand last jointly hosted the Cricket World Cup in [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]].

==Format==
The tournament featured 14 teams, the same number as the 2011 World Cup, giving associate and affiliate member nations a chance to participate.<ref>{{cite news |first=K.R. |last=Nayar |title=International Cricket Council approves 14-team cup |url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/international-cricket-council-approves-14-team-cup-1.829620 |work=[[Gulf News]] |location=Dubai |issn=1563-5899 |publisher=[[Al Nisr Publishing]] |date=29 June 2011 |access-date=29 June 2011 }}</ref>

The format was the same as the 2011 edition: 14 teams take part in the initial stages, divided into two groups of seven; the seven teams play each other once before the top four teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals.

On 29 January 2015, ICC reinstated the use of the [[Super Over]] for Cricket World Cup Final match if the match finished as a tie.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/news/2015/media-releases/84891/outcomes-from-icc-board-and-committee-meetings |title=Outcomes from ICC Board and Committee Meetings |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |date=29 January 2015 |access-date=29 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202205353/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/news/2015/media-releases/84891/outcomes-from-icc-board-and-committee-meetings |archive-date=2 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/825015.html |title=Super Over in place for World Cup final once again |date=29 January 2015 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |quote=The ICC has reverted to using the Super Over to determine a winner in case of a tie in the 2015 World Cup final, a playing condition that was in place for the 2011 final but had been scrapped in the lead up to the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.}}</ref>

==Qualification==
[[File:2015 Cricket World Cup participating nations.svg|360px|thumb|Highlighted are the countries to participate in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
{{legend|#00f|Qualified as [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full Members|full member of ICC]]}}
{{legend|#0c0|Qualified via [[2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship|WCL]] or [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|qualifier]]}}
{{legend|#fc0|Participated in final stage of the qualifying process, but failed to qualify}}]]
{{main|2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship|2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier}}
Per ICC regulations, the 10 [[List of International Cricket Council members|ICC full member]] nations qualify for the tournament automatically. Immediately after the 2011 World Cup, it was decided that the next tournament would be reduced to only feature the 10 full members.<ref>{{cite news |last= Monga |first=Sidharth |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/509530.html |title=ICC confirms 10 teams for next two World Cups |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |access-date=29 June 2011 |quote=The ICC has confirmed that the next two World Cups will be 10-team events.}}</ref> This was met with heavy criticism from a number of associate nations, especially from the [[Ireland cricket team]], who had performed well in 2007 and 2011, including victories over Pakistan and England, both full member nations. Following support shown by the ICC Cricket Committee for a qualification process,<ref>{{cite news |title=Irish handed further World Cup boost after ICC meeting |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/13365391 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=11 May 2011 |access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref> the ICC reversed their decision in June 2011 and decided that 14 teams would participate in the 2015 World Cup, including four [[List of International Cricket Council members|associate or affiliate member]] nations.<ref>{{cite news |title=ICC annual conference: Associates included in 2015 World Cup |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/521049.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=28 June 2011 |access-date=29 June 2011}}</ref>

At the ICC Chief Executives' Committee meeting in September 2011, the ICC decided on a new qualifying format. The top two teams of the [[2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship]] qualify directly. The remaining six teams join the third and fourth-placed teams of [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] and the top two teams of [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]] in a 10-team [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|World Cup Qualifier]] to decide the remaining two places.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Results of the ICC Chief Executives' Committee meeting in London |url=http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/newsdetails.php?newsId=17042_1315836720 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |date=12 September 2011 |access-date=13 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929011425/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/newsdetails.php?newsId=17042_1315836720 |archive-date=29 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=ICC spells out 2015 WC qualification plan |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/535977.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=11 October 2011 |access-date=11 October 2011 }}</ref>

On 9 July 2013, as a result of a tied match against the Netherlands, Ireland became the first country to qualify for the 2015 World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ireland become first team to qualify for the 2015 Cricket World Cup |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/ireland-become-first-team-to-qualify-for-the-2015-cricket-world-cup-29407714.html |newspaper=[[Irish Independent]] |location=Dublin |publisher=[[Independent News & Media]] |agency=[[PA Media]] |issn=0021-1222 |date=9 July 2013 |access-date=30 July 2013}}</ref> On 4 October 2013, Afghanistan qualified for their first Cricket World Cup after beating Kenya to finish in second place behind Ireland.<ref>{{cite news |title=Afghanistan celebrates cricket World Cup qualification |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24404178 |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=4 October 2013 |access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref>

Scotland defeated the United Arab Emirates in the final of the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier and both teams qualified for the last two spots in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pennington |first=John |title=Scotland Win World Cup Qualifier |url=http://www.cricketworld.com/scotland-win-world-cup-qualifier/36502.htm |date=1 February 2014 |access-date=17 July 2014 |website=Cricket World}}</ref>


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|-
!Team
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!Previous best performance
!Rank{{refn|group=nb|Full members' ranks are based on the [[ICC ODI Championship]] rankings as of 31 December 2012.}}
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|-
|{{cr|ENG}}
|rowspan=10|Full members
|10
|[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|Runners-up {{small|([[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]], [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]])}}
|1
|A
|-
|{{cr|SA}}
|6
|[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|Semi-finals {{small|([[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]], [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]], [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]])}}
|2
|B
|-
|{{cr|IND}}
|10
|[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|Champions {{small|([[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]], [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]])}}
|3
|B
|-
|{{cr|AUS}}
|10
|[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|Champions {{small|([[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]], [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]], [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]])}}
|4
|A
|-
|{{cr|SL}}
|10
|[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|Champions {{small|([[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]])}}
|5
|A
|-
|{{cr|PAK}}
|10
|[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|Champions {{small|([[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]])}}
|6
|B
|-
|{{cr|WIN}}
|10
|[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|Champions {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]], [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]])}}
|7
|B
|-
|{{cr|BAN}}
|4
|[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|Super 8 {{small|([[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]])}}
|8
|A
|-
|{{cr|NZ}}
|10
|[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|Semi-finals {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]], [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]], [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]], [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]], [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]], [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]])}}
|9
|A
|-
|{{cr|ZIM}}
|8
|[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|Super 6 {{small|([[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]], [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]])}}
|10
|B
|-
|{{cr|IRE}}
|rowspan=2|[[2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship|WCL Championship]]
|2
|[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|Super 8 {{small|([[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]])}}
|11
|B
|-
|{{cr|AFG|2013}}
|0
|—
|—
|12
|A
|-
|{{cr|SCO}}
|rowspan=2|[[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|World Cup Qualifier]]
|2
|[[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]
|Group stage {{small|([[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]], [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]])}}
|13
|A
|-
|{{cr|UAE}}
|1
|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|Group stage {{small|([[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]])}}
|14
|B
|}

{{reflist|group=nb}}

==Preparations==

===Local organising committee===
In preparation for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, the organising committee of the tournament was finalised. John Harnden was named chief executive,<ref>[http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/CWC/newsdetails.php?newsId=17892_1321836600 John Harnden announced as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 CEO]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Website. Retrieved 26 January 2012</ref> James Strong as chairman,<ref>[http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/CWC/newsdetails.php?newsId=16699_1313488800 James Strong announced as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Chairman]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Website. Retrieved 26 January 2012</ref> and Ralph Waters was named as the deputy chairman.<ref>[http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/CWC/newsdetails.php?newsId=16768_1313992440 Ralph Waters announced as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Deputy Chairman]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Website. Retrieved 26 January 2012</ref>

===Allocation of matches===
When Australia and New Zealand bid for the 2011 Cricket World Cup in 2006, they said that it will see a 50–50 split in games. Finally, it was decided on 30 July 2013 that Australia would host 26 matches, while New Zealand got a share of 23 matches in the tournament. There was a tense battle between [[Melbourne]] and [[Sydney]] to host the final.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Warner |title=Melbourne and Sydney will jostle for the right to host the final of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/melbourne-and-sydney-will-jostle-for-the-right-to-host-the-final-of-the-2015-icc-cricket-world-cup/story-e6frf3g3-1226395429490 |website=[[Fox Sports Australia]] |publisher=[[Foxtel]] |agency=[[Herald Sun]] |date=14 June 2012 |access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref> On 30 July 2013, it was announced that Melbourne would host the final, with Sydney and Auckland hosting the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brettig |first=Daniel |title=World Cup final returns to Melbourne |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/current/story/656365.html |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=29 July 2013 |access-date=30 July 2013}}</ref>

===Visas===
It was announced that spectators travelling to World Cup matches in New Zealand who would otherwise not be entitled to a visa waiver, would be able to enter New Zealand if they held an Australian visitor visa. This was a special Trans-Tasman Visa Arrangement for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/visit/visitors/transtasmanvisaarrangementscricketworldcup2015.htm |title=2015 Cricket World Cup Trans-Tasman Visa Arrangements |publisher=[[Immigration New Zealand]] |date=3 September 2014 |access-date=29 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127083455/http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/visit/visitors/transtasmanvisaarrangementscricketworldcup2015.htm |archive-date=27 January 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/mc/2014/mc217579.htm |title=Two countries, one visa for the 2015 Cricket World Cup |publisher=[[Department of Immigration and Border Protection]] |date=3 September 2014 |access-date=29 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150118062954/http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/mc/2014/mc217579.htm |archive-date=18 January 2015 |quote=People visiting Australia and New Zealand for the 2015 Cricket World Cup will only need to apply for one visa under a new Trans–Tasman visa arrangement, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash said today.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.immi.gov.au/News/Pages/Trans-Tasman-Visa.aspx |title= Trans-Tasman Visa Arrangement for 2015 Cricket World Cup |publisher=[[Department of Immigration and Border Protection]] |date=2 June 2014 |access-date=29 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214024848/http://www.immi.gov.au/News/Pages/Trans-Tasman-Visa.aspx |archive-date= 14 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Media and promotion===
{{Third-party|date=December 2021}}
The World Cup has grown as a media event with each tournament.{{Dubious|date=December 2021}} The International Cricket Council has sold the rights for broadcasting of the 2015 Cricket World Cup for US$2 billion to [[ESPN Star Sports]] and [[Fox Sports (Southeast Asian TV network)|Star Sports]]. According to Strong, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) wants to make the tournament the most fan-friendly event of its kind and take cricket to a wide range of communities throughout Australia and New Zealand.<ref>[http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/newsdetails.php?newsId=18836_1327733640 Prime Ministers Gillard and Key open innings for CWC2015]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Website. Retrieved 28 January 2012</ref>

[[Sachin Tendulkar]] was named by the ICC as the World Cup Ambassador for the second time, after filling the role at the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83789/tendulkar-announced-as-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-ambassador |title=Tendulkar announced as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Ambassador |date=22 December 2014 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |access-date=21 May 2015|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627055609/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83789/tendulkar-announced-as-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-ambassador|archive-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>

Tickets for [[India–Pakistan cricket rivalry|India v Pakistan]] in Adelaide reportedly sold out within 12 minutes of going on sale.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tickets of India-Pakistan clash sold out in 12 minutes |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/cricketnews/world-cup-2015-95-days-to-go-australia-already-minting-money/article1-1285115.aspx |work=hindustantimes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112064855/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/cricketnews/world-cup-2015-95-days-to-go-australia-already-minting-money/article1-1285115.aspx |archive-date=12 November 2014 }}</ref> The match received an average television audience in India of 14.8% of TV-equipped households.<ref name="Urvi">{{cite news |last1=Malvania |first1=Urvi |title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: India matches pick up steam on TV |url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-india-matches-catch-steam-on-tv-115031201031_1.html |work=Business Standard |date=16 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="IPBS">{{cite news |title=India-Pak game second-most watched cricket match ever on television |url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/india-pak-game-second-most-watched-cricket-match-ever-on-television-115022700004_1.html |work=Business Standard |date=27 February 2015}}</ref> The semi-final, Australia–India, had a higher average rating in India, 15.0%,<ref name="IABS"/> but no 2015 match surpassed the 2011 Final among Indian viewers.<ref name="IABS"/> The 2015 World Cup came at a time of declining viewing figures for cricket in India.<ref name="Sharma2">{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Ravi Teja |title=Numbers say it all: Cricket, India's biggest religion, fast losing followers |url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/numbers-say-it-all-cricket-indias-biggest-religion-fast-losing-followers-other-sports-making-a-mark/articleshow/46981206.cms |work=Economic Times |date=20 April 2015}}</ref> Broadcaster Star Sports claimed that its coverage reached 635 million viewers in India.<ref name="Sharma1">{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Ravi Teja |title=ICC World Cup 2015 was watched by 635 million viewers in India |url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/icc-world-cup-2015-was-watched-by-635-million-viewers-in-india/articleshow/46785428.cms |work=Economic Times |date=2 April 2015}}</ref> An ICC-commissioned report claimed that the tournament was watched by over 1.5{{nbsp}}billion people.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ironside |first=Robyn |title=PricewaterhouseCoopers report reveals ICC Cricket World Cup delivered $1.1 billion benefit |url=https://www.news.com.au/news/pricewaterhousecoopers-report-reveals-icc-cricket-world-cup-delivered-11-billion-benefit/news-story/519300c34da3549e7c3bc501f8df0d53 |work=[[news.com.au]] |publisher=[[News Corp Australia]] |date=30 June 2015}}</ref>{{dubious|date=December 2021}}

====Broadcasting rights====
The following networks broadcast the tournament:<ref name="networks">{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/about/281/media |title=ICC CWC 15 Broadcasters List |access-date=29 March 2015 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315004114/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/about/281/media |archive-date=15 March 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Location!! Television broadcaster(s) !! Radio broadcaster(s) !! Web streaming
|-
|Afghanistan
|{{small|Cable/satellite}} [[Ariana TV|Ariana Television Network]], [[Lemar TV]]
|
|
|-
|Australia
|{{plainlist|
* {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]<ref name="Fox">{{cite news |url=http://www.foxtel.com.au/whats-on/foxtel-insider/fox-sports-and-the-nine-network-home-to-iccs-cricket-world-c-196879.htm |title=Fox Sports and the Nine Network home to ICC's Cricket World Cups from 2012–2015 |date=29 August 2012 |publisher=[[Foxtel]] |website=Foxtel Insider |access-date=2 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114035901/http://www.foxtel.com.au/whats-on/foxtel-insider/fox-sports-and-the-nine-network-home-to-iccs-cricket-world-c-196879.htm |archive-date=14 November 2013}}</ref>
* {{small|[[Free-to-air]]:}} [[Nine Network]] {{small|(only Australia matches, both semi-finals and the final)}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcup2015live.com/nine-network-fox-sports-tv-broadcasting-live-2015-cricket-world-cup-australia/|title=Nine Network, Fox Sports Tv Broadcasting Live 2015 Cricket World Cup In Australia|publisher=wcup2015live.com|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402214716/http://www.wcup2015live.com/nine-network-fox-sports-tv-broadcasting-live-2015-cricket-world-cup-australia/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
|[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] ([[ABC Local Radio]], ABC Digital Extra, ABC radio app, [[ABC Radio Grandstand|Grandstand Digital]], [[ABC Online|Online]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/cricket-world-cup-2015/broadcast-schedule/ |title=ICC World Cup 2015: Live on ABC Grandstand |author= |date=12 February 2015 |website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC.net.au]] |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=13 February 2015}}</ref> [[3AW]]
|[[Fox Sports]] {{small|(Foxsports.com.au)}}<ref name="Fox"/>
|-
|Africa {{small|(except South Africa)}}
|[[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]]
|
|
|-
|[[Arab World]]
|{{small|Cable/satellite}} [[OSN]] Sports Cricket || OSN.com/PlayWavo.com || [[OSN]], [[Play Wavo]]
|-
|Bangladesh
|{{small|Cable/satellite}} [[Bangladesh Television]], [[Maasranga Television|Maasranga TV]], [[Gazi Television]] and [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]]
|[[Bangladesh Betar]]
|Star Sports
|-
|Bhutan
|
|
|Star Sports
|-
|Canada
|{{small|Cable/Satellite (pay):}} [[Sportsnet]] [[Rogers Communications]]<ref name="Rogers">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/cricket/india-looks-to-defend-cricket-world-cup-title/|title=Rogers to deliver live PPV coverage of Cricket World Cup|work=Sportsnet.ca}}</ref>
|[[EchoStar]]
|{{small|broadband (pay)}}: [[Rogers Cable]]<ref name="Rogers"/>
|-
|[[Central America]]
|[[ESPN]]
|
|
|-
|Europe {{small|(except UK and Ireland)}}
|
|
|Star Sports
|-
|Fiji
|[[Fiji TV]] [[Fiji Broadcasting Corporation]]{{small|(highlights only)}}
|
|Star Sports
|-
|India
|{{plainlist|
* {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} Star Sports {{small|(English and [[Hindi]])}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.businesswireindia.com/news/news-details/espn-star-sports-espn-international-announce-agreement-icc-events-cham/31750 |title=ESPN STAR Sports and ESPN International Announce Agreement for ICC Events and Champions League Twenty20 for the Caribbean through 2015 |date=27 June 2012 |publisher=BusinessWire India |access-date=18 January 2014 }}</ref> [[Asianet Movies]] {{small|([[Malayalam language|Malayalam]])}} [[STAR Vijay]] {{small|([[Tamil language|Tamil]])}} [[Suvarna Plus]] {{small|([[Kannada language|Kannada]])}} [[Jalsha Movies]] {{small|([[Bengali language|Bengali]])}}<ref>{{cite web| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/programmes/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-live/params/tvprogramme/programmeid-30000000549998351/channelid-10000000000150000/starttime-201502280615| title= ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Live| work= The Times of India| access-date= 2 March 2015}}</ref>
* {{small|Free-to-air:}} [[DD National]] {{small|(only India matches, semi-finals and the final)}}
}}
|[[All India Radio]] {{small|(only India matches, quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final)}} [[AIR FM Rainbow]] {{small|(hourly updates)}}<ref>[http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-all-india-radio-to-broadcast-select-matches-246596 ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: All India Radio to broadcast select matches]</ref>
|{{plainlist|
*[[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]] {{small|(http://www.starsports.com/cricket/index.html)}}
}}
|-
|United Kingdom and Ireland
|{{plainlist|
*{{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[Sky Sports|Sky Sports 2]] {{small|(renamed Sky Sports World Cup during tournament)}}<ref name="Sky">{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/12172/7721559/sky-wins-new-icc-deal |title=Sky wins new ICC deal |date=1 May 2012 |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=2 January 2014 }}</ref><ref name="SkyWC">{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/11066/9642330/sky-sports-world-cup-to-be-dedicated-cricket-channel-for-2015-tournament |title=Sky Sports World Cup to be dedicated cricket channel for 2015 tournament |publisher=Sky Sports |date= 13 January 2015 |access-date=31 January 2015 }}</ref>
*{{small|Free-to-air:}} [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and [[ITV4]] – {{small|nightly highlights}}<ref name="ITV">{{cite web|title=ITV net CWC Highlights|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jan/27/itv-scores-cricket-world-cup-highlights|website=theguardian.com|publisher=Guardian Newspaper|access-date=15 February 2015 }}</ref> [[Zee TV]] {{small|Hindi highlights}}
}}
|[[BBC Radio]]
|[[BSkyB]]
|-
|New Zealand
|{{plainlist|
* {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[Sky Sport (New Zealand)|Sky Sport]]<ref name="SkyNZ260713">{{cite news |url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/sky_sport_to_show_cricket_world_cup_in_new_zealand/ |title=Sky to show Cricket World Cup in New Zealand |first=Eoin |last=Connolly |date=26 July 2013 |publisher=SportsPro |access-date=2 January 2014 }}</ref>
* {{small|Free-to-air:}} [[Prime (New Zealand)|Prime]] {{small|(only the first game, semi-final and final)}}<ref>{{cite web|title=PRIME Coverage [list]|url=https://skytv.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2990/~/prime-coverage-of-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015|website=skytv.co.nz|access-date=2 March 2015}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Joshua|title=Cricket World Cup 2015 on Prime|url=http://freeviewforum.co.nz/forum/topics/watch-the-cricket-world-cup-2015-on-prime|website=freeviewforum.co.nz|access-date=2 March 2015|archive-date=15 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215153543/http://freeviewforum.co.nz/forum/topics/watch-the-cricket-world-cup-2015-on-prime|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="SkyNZ260713"/><ref>{{cite web|title=CWC 2015 Announces Opening Events, 16 Dec 2014|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1412/S00321/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-announces-opening-events.htm|website=Scoop.co.nz|publisher=ICC|access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref>
}}
|
|[[Sky Sport (New Zealand)|Sky Sport]]
|-
|Pakistan
|{{plainlist|
* {{small|Cable/satellite (pay):}} [[TEN Sports]]
* {{small|Cable/satellite (free-to-air):}} [[PTV Sports]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sports.ptv.com.pk/ |title=Ptv to show Cricket World Cup in Pakistan |first=Eoin |last=Connolly |date=26 July 2013 |publisher=SportsPro |access-date=2 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207170428/http://sports.ptv.com.pk/ |archive-date=7 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
|
|[[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]]
|-
|Singapore
|[[Star Cricket]]
|
|
|-
|South Africa
|{{small|Free-to-air:}} [[South African Broadcasting Corporation]] {{small|30 matches}} {{small|Cable/satellite:}} [[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]]
| [[South African Broadcasting Corporation|SABC]]
|[[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]]
|-
|Sri Lanka
|{{small|Free-to-air:}} [[Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation|Channel Eye]] {{small|Cable/satellite:}} Star Sports
|
|Star Sports
|-
|United Arab Emirates
|[[OSN]]
|
|
|-
|United States
|{{small|Satellite (pay):}} [[ESPN]]
|
|{{small|Broadband (pay):}} [[WatchESPN]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content/story/507588.html |title=ESPN buys US rights for 2015 World Cup |date=23 March 2011 |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |access-date=7 October 2014 }}</ref>
|-
|Caribbean
|{{small|Free-to-air:}} [[Caribbean Media Corporation|CMC]]<ref name="CMC">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsliveinfo.com/cmc-tv-live-streaming-cricket-world-cup-2015/|title=CMC TV Live Streaming Cricket World Cup 2015|publisher=sportsliveinfo.com|access-date=30 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210173953/http://www.sportsliveinfo.com/cmc-tv-live-streaming-cricket-world-cup-2015/|archive-date=10 February 2015}}</ref> {{small|Satellite (pay):}} [[ESPN]]
|[[Caribbean Media Corporation|CMC]]
|[[Caribbean Media Corporation|CMC]]
|}
*Source:<ref name="networks"/> (unless otherwise stated)

==Opening ceremony==
{{main|2015 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony}}

The opening ceremonies were held separately in [[Christchurch]], [[New Zealand]] and [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], on 12 February 2015, two days before the first two matches.

==Prize money==
The International Cricket Council declared a total prize money pool of $10 million for the tournament, which was 20 percent more than the 2011 edition. The prize money was distributed according to the performance of the team as follows:<ref>{{cite web|title=ICC raises prize pool for World Cup|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/icc-cricket-world-cup-prizemoney-increases/2014-11-11|publisher=Cricket Australia|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Stage!!Prize money (US$)!!Total
|-
| Winner || $3,975,000 || $3,975,000
|-
| Runner-up || $1,750,000 || $1,750,000
|-
| Losing semi-finalists || $600,000 || $1,200,000
|-
| Losing quarter-finalists || $300,000 || $1,200,000
|-
| Winner of each group match || $45,000 || $1,890,000
|-
| Teams eliminated in group stage || $35,000 || $210,000
|-
| '''Total''' || || $10,225,000
|}

This means that if the winner had remained undefeated throughout the group stage of the tournament, they would have won a total of $4,245,000 (winner's prize plus $45,000 for each group stage win), while a team eliminated in the group stage without any wins would have gotten $35,000.

==Venues==
Each venue hosted 3 pool stage matches. The quarter-finals were in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Wellington, the semi-finals were played in Auckland and Sydney, and the final was played in Melbourne. Altogether there were 49 matches in 14 venues, with Australia hosting 26 games and New Zealand hosting 23 games.<ref>{{cite web |title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 launched: India and Pakistan grouped together, face off on February 15 |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/211591-icc-world-cup-2015-launched-india-pakistan-grouped-together |work=ndtv.com |access-date=30 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804040405/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/211591-icc-world-cup-2015-launched-india-pakistan-grouped-together |archive-date=4 August 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Venue !! City !! Country !! Capacity !! Matches
|-
|[[Adelaide Oval]]
|[[Adelaide]]
|Australia
|53,500
|4 (quarter-final)
|-
|[[Brisbane Cricket Ground|The 'Gabba]]
|[[Brisbane]]
|Australia
|42,000
|3
|-
|[[Manuka Oval]]
|[[Canberra]]
|Australia
|13,550
|3
|-
|[[Bellerive Oval]]
|[[Hobart]]
|Australia
|20,000
|3
|-
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]
|[[Melbourne]]
|Australia
|100,000
|5 (quarter-final, final)
|-
|[[WACA Ground]]
|[[Perth]]
|Australia
|24,500
|3
|-
|[[Sydney Cricket Ground]]
|[[Sydney]]
|Australia
|48,000
|5 (quarter-final, semi-final)
|-
|[[Eden Park]]
|[[Auckland]]
|New Zealand
|50,000
|4 (semi-final)
|-
|[[Hagley Oval]]
|[[Christchurch]]
|New Zealand
|20,000
|3
|-
|[[University Oval, Dunedin|University Oval]]
|[[Dunedin]]
|New Zealand
|6,000
|3
|-
|[[Seddon Park]]
|[[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]
|New Zealand
|12,000
|3
|-
|[[McLean Park]]
|[[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]]
|New Zealand
|22,500
|3
|-
|[[Saxton Oval]]
|[[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]]
|New Zealand
|5,000
|3
|-
|[[Wellington Regional Stadium]]
|[[Wellington]]
|New Zealand
|37,000
|4 (quarter-final)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:0 auto; clear:both"
|-
![[Sydney]]
![[Melbourne]]
![[Adelaide]]
![[Brisbane]]
![[Perth]]
|-
|[[Sydney Cricket Ground]]
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]
|[[Adelaide Oval]]
|[[The Gabba]]
|[[WACA Ground]]
|-
|Capacity: 48,000 {{small|(upgraded)}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sydneycricketground.com.au/venues/seating-capacities/ |title= Seating Capacities |publisher= Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust |access-date= 31 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924112534/http://www.sydneycricketground.com.au/venues/seating-capacities/ |archive-date= 24 September 2015 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>
|Capacity: 100,024
|Capacity: 53,500 {{small|(upgraded)}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.adelaideoval.com.au/137/fast-facts.aspx |title= Fast facts |publisher= Adelaide Oval |access-date=31 January 2015}}</ref>
|Capacity: 42,000
|Capacity: 24,500
|-
|[[File:Ashes 2010-11 Sydney Test final wicket.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:2017 AFL Grand Final panorama during national anthem.jpg|150x150px]]
|[[File:Completed Adelaide Oval 2014 - cropped and rotated.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Australia vs South Africa.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:3rd Test, Perth, 15Dec2006.jpg|150px]]
|-
![[Hobart]]
!rowspan=8 colspan=2 style="font-weight:normal"|{{location map+|Australia|width=300|float=center|caption=Venues in Australia|places=
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|31|57|S|115|52|E}}|position=right|background=|label=[[Perth]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|37|49|S|144|59|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Melbourne]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|33|53|S|151|13|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Sydney]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|42|52|S|147|22|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Hobart]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|27|29|S|153|2|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Brisbane]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|34|54|S|138|35|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Adelaide]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|35|19|S|149|8|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Canberra]]}}
}}
! rowspan="8" style="font-weight:normal"|{{location map+|New Zealand|width=150|float=center|caption=Venues in New Zealand|places=
{{Location map~|New Zealand|coordinates={{coord|36|52|S|174|44|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Auckland]]}}
{{Location map~|New Zealand|coordinates={{coord|43|42|S|172|39|E}}|position=bottom|background=|label=[[Christchurch]]}}
{{Location map~|New Zealand|coordinates={{coord|45|53|S|170|29|E}}|position=bottom|background=|label=[[Dunedin]]}}
{{Location map~|New Zealand|coordinates={{coord|37|47|S|175|16|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]}}
{{Location map~|New Zealand|coordinates={{coord|39|30|S|176|54|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]]}}
{{Location map~|New Zealand|coordinates={{coord|41|16|S|173|16|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]]}}
{{Location map~|New Zealand|coordinates={{coord|41|18|S|174|46|E}}|position=bottom|background=|label=[[Wellington]]}}
}}
![[Canberra]]
|-
|[[Bellerive Oval]]
|[[Manuka Oval]]
|-
|Capacity: 20,000 {{small|(upgraded)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blundstonearena.com.au/ |title= Re-Development Blundstone Arena A Word From Our Chief Executive |publisher= Cricket Tasmania |access-date=31 January 2015}}</ref>
|Capacity: 13,550
|-
|[[File:Bellerive oval hobart.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Manuka Oval.JPG|150px]]
|-
![[Auckland]]
![[Christchurch]]
|-
|[[Eden Park]]
|[[Hagley Oval]]
|-
|Capacity: 50,000
|Capacity: 20,000
|-
|[[File:Eden Park at Dusk, 2013, cropped.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Hagley Oval 2007 - from HagleyParkAerialPhoto.jpg|150px]]
|-
![[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]
![[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]]
![[Wellington]]
![[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]]
![[Dunedin]]
|-
|[[Seddon Park]]
|[[McLean Park]]
|[[Wellington Regional Stadium]]
|[[Saxton Oval]]
|[[University Oval, Dunedin|University Oval]]
|-
|Capacity: 12,000
|Capacity: 22,500
|Capacity: 37,000
|Capacity: 5,000
|Capacity: 6,000
|-
|[[File:Waikato cricket ground.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:McLean Park, Napier.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Westpac Stadium Cricket luving Crowd.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Saxton oval panorama cropped.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:New Zealand vs Pakistan, University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand.jpg|150px]]
|-
! colspan=5 style="font-weight:normal"|Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Grounds |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/series/509587.html?template=ground |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |access-date=31 January 2015 }}</ref> {{small|(correct except for upgraded stadia, which have their own sources)}}
|}

==Umpires==
{{main|2015 Cricket World Cup officials}}

The umpire selection panel selected 20 umpires to officiate at the World Cup: five each from Australia and England, five from Asia, two each from New Zealand and South Africa and one from the West Indies.<ref>{{cite web|title=ICC announces match officials for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015 |website=icc-cricket.com |publisher=International Cricket Council |date=2 December 2014 |access-date=12 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330201852/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015 |archive-date=30 March 2015 }}</ref>

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
;Australia
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Bruce Oxenford]]
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Paul Reiffel]]
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]]
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Rod Tucker]]
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Simon Fry]]

;South Africa
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Marais Erasmus]]
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Johan Cloete]]

{{col-break}}

;England
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Ian Gould]]
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Nigel Llong]]
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Richard Illingworth]]
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Richard Kettleborough]]
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Michael Gough (cricketer)|Michael Gough]]

;New Zealand
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Billy Bowden]]
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Chris Gaffaney]]
{{col-break}}

;India
* {{flagicon|India}} [[S. Ravi (umpire)|S. Ravi]]

;Pakistan
* {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Aleem Dar]]

;Sri Lanka
* {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Kumar Dharmasena]]
* {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Ranmore Martinesz]]
* {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Ruchira Palliyaguruge]]

;West Indies
* {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[Joel Wilson (umpire)|Joel Wilson]]
{{Col-end}}

==Squads==
{{main|2015 Cricket World Cup squads}}
The teams, after initially naming a provisional 30-member squad, were required to finalise a 15-member squad for the tournament on or before 7 January 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 squad lists|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/30346127|publisher=BBC|access-date=20 December 2014}}</ref>

==Warm-up matches==
Fourteen non-ODI warm-up matches were played from 8 to 13 February.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/news/2014/media-releases/83297/icc-announces-schedule-of-warm-up-matches-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015 |title=ICC announces schedule of warm-up matches for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 |publisher=ICC-Cricket |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113125743/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/news/2014/media-releases/83297/icc-announces-schedule-of-warm-up-matches-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015 |archive-date=13 January 2015 }}</ref>

{{hidden begin
|title = Warm-up matches
|titlestyle = background:lightblue;
}}
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 8 February 2015
| time = 14:00 ([[Time in Australia#Daylight saving time (DST)|ACDT]])
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 371 (48.2 overs)
| score2 = 265 (45.1 overs)
| runs1 = [[Glenn Maxwell]] 122 (57)
| wickets1 = [[Mohammed Shami]] 3/83 (9.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] 66 (52)
| wickets2 = [[Pat Cummins]] 3/30 (6 overs)
| result = Australia won by 106 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/current/match/806115.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Adelaide Oval]], [[Adelaide]]
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Nigel Llong]] (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 February 2015
| time = 11:00 ([[Time in New Zealand|NZDT]])
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}
| score1 = 279/7 (44.4 overs)
| score2 = 188/5 (24.3 overs)
| runs1 = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] 100 (83)
| wickets1 = [[Kyle Abbott (cricketer)|Kyle Abbott]] 3/37 (6.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Quinton de Kock]] 66 (55)
| wickets2 = [[Rangana Herath]] 3/22 (5 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 5 wickets ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L method]])
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/current/match/806117.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Hagley Oval]], [[Christchurch]]
| umpires = [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng) and [[S. Ravi (umpire)|S. Ravi]] (Ind)
| motm =
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Sri Lanka's innings ended after 44.4 overs and South Africa's target was reduced to 188 from 25 overs due to rain.
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 February 2015
| time = 11:00 ([[Time in New Zealand|NZDT]])
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 157/7 (30.1 overs)
| score2 =
| runs1 = [[Martin Guptill]] 100 (86)
| wickets1 = [[Tinashe Panyangara]] 2/28 (5 overs)
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = No result
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/current/match/806119.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bert Sutcliffe Oval]], [[Lincoln, New Zealand|Lincoln]]
| umpires = [[Bruce Oxenford]] (Aus) and [[Ruchira Palliyaguruge]] (SL)
| motm =
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = Match ended after New Zealand innings due to rain.
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 February 2015
| time = 14:30 ([[Time in Australia#Daylight saving time (DST)|AEDT]])
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 122 (29.3 overs)
| score2 = 125/1 (22.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Lendl Simmons]] 45 (55)
| wickets1 = [[Chris Woakes]] 5/19 (7.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Moeen Ali]] 46 (43)
| wickets2 = [[Kemar Roach]] 1/31 (5 overs)
| result = England won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/current/match/806121.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus)
| motm =
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 February 2015
| time = 14:30 ([[Time in Australia#Daylight saving time (DST)|AEDT]])
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 246 (49.5 overs)
| score2 = 247/7 (48.1 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mahmudullah Riyad]] 83 (109)
| wickets1 = [[Mohammad Irfan]] 5/52 (9.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sohaib Maqsood]] 93[[not out|*]] (90)
| wickets2 = [[Taskin Ahmed]] 2/41 (7 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806123.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Blacktown Olympic Park]], [[Sydney]]
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Joel Wilson (umpire)|Joel Wilson]] (WI)
| motm =
| toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 February 2015
| time = 14:30 ([[Time in Australia#Daylight saving time (DST)|AEDT]])
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 296/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 117 (27 overs)
| runs1 = [[Matt Machan]] 103 (108)
| wickets1 = [[Max Sorensen]] 3/55 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Paul Stirling]] 37 (44)
| wickets2 = [[Alasdair Evans]] 4/17 (5 overs)
| result = Scotland won by 179 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806127.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Blacktown Olympic Park]], [[Sydney]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Joel Wilson (umpire)|Joel Wilson]] (WI)
| motm =
| toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 February 2015
| time = 14:00 ([[Time in Australia#Daylight saving time (DST)|ACDT]])
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|AFG|2013}}
| score1 = 364/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 211/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rohit Sharma]] 150 (122)
| wickets1 = [[Hamid Hassan]] 1/49 (8 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nawroz Mangal]] 60 (85)
| wickets2 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 2/38 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 153 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806125.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Adelaide Oval]], [[Adelaide]]
| umpires = [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA) and [[Simon Fry]] (Aus)
| motm =
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 11 February 2015
| time = 11:00 ([[Time in New Zealand|NZDT]])
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}
| score1 = 331/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 197 (44.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Kane Williamson]] 66 (53)
| wickets1 = [[Kyle Abbott (cricketer)|Kyle Abbott]] 2/35 (6 overs)
| runs2 = [[JP Duminy]] 80 (98)
| wickets2 = [[Trent Boult]] 5/51 (9.2 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 134 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806129.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Hagley Oval]], [[Christchurch]]
| umpires = [[Ranmore Martinesz]] (SL) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm =
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 11 February 2015
| time = 11:00 ([[Time in New Zealand|NZDT]])
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 279/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 281/3 (45.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Dimuth Karunaratne]] 58 (71)
| wickets1 = [[Sean Williams (cricketer)|Sean Williams]] 3/35 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Hamilton Masakadza]] 117[[not out|*]] (119)
| wickets2 = [[Nuwan Kulasekara]] 1/23 (5 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806131.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bert Sutcliffe Oval]], [[Lincoln, New Zealand|Lincoln]]
| umpires = [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng) and [[Bruce Oxenford]] (Aus)
| motm =
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 11 February 2015
| time = 14:30 ([[Time in Australia#Daylight saving time (DST)|AEDT]])
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}
| score1 = 304/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 116 (30.1 overs)
| runs1 = [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] 64 (61)
| wickets1 = [[Krishna Chandran]] 3/50 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Swapnil Patil]] 31 (45)
| wickets2 = [[Xavier Doherty]] 2/3 (1.1 overs)
| result = Australia won by 188 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806133.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]
| umpires = [[Ian Gould]] (Eng) and [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 11 February 2015
| time = 14:30 ([[Time in Australia#Daylight saving time (DST)|AEDT]])
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 250/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 252/6 (48.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Joe Root]] 85 (89)
| wickets1 = [[Yasir Shah]] 3/45 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Misbah-ul-Haq]] 91[[not out|*]] (99)
| wickets2 = [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] 2/42 (10 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806135.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] (Aus)
| motm =
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 February 2015
| time = 09:30 ([[Time in Australia#Daylight saving time (DST)|AEDT]])
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
| score1 = 313/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 310/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Denesh Ramdin]] 88 (86)
| wickets1 = [[Alasdair Evans]] 3/63 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Kyle Coetzer]] 96 (106)
| wickets2 = [[Andre Russell]] 2/32 (8 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 3 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806137.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]]
| umpires = [[Johan Cloete]] (SA) and [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus)
| motm =
| toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 February 2015
| time = 10:00 ([[Time in Australia#Daylight saving time (DST)|AEDT]])
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 189 (48.2 overs)
| score2 = 190/6 (46.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Soumya Sarkar]] 45 (51)
| wickets1 = [[Max Sorensen]] 3/31 (9.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Andrew Balbirnie]] 63[[not out|*]] (79)
| wickets2 = [[Taijul Islam]] 2/29 (8 overs)
| result = Ireland won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806139.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Blacktown Olympic Park]], [[Sydney]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL)
| motm =
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 13 February 2015
| time = 10:00 ([[Time in Australia#Daylight saving time (DST)|AEDT]])
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG|2013}}
| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}
| score1 = 308/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 294 (48.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Samiullah Shenwari]] 58 (80)
| wickets1 = [[Amjad Javed]] 4/39 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Khurram Khan]] 86 (70)
| wickets2 = [[Aftab Alam (cricketer, born 1992)|Aftab Alam]] 3/43 (6.2 overs)
| result = Afghanistan won by 14 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/806141.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Junction Oval]], [[Melbourne]]
| umpires = [[Michael Gough (cricketer)|Michael Gough]] (Eng) and [[Ian Gould]] (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
{{hidden end}}

==Group stage==
A total of 42 matches were played throughout the group stage of the tournament. The top four teams from each pool qualified for the quarter-finals. In the event that two or more teams are tied on points after six matches the team with the most wins was to be ranked higher. If tied teams also had the same number of wins then they had to be ranked according to net run rate.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.oneindia.com/sports/cricket/icc-world-cup-2015-know-about-points-system-tie-breaker-rules-1616399.html|title=World Cup 2015: Know about points system, tie-breaker and other rules|publisher=One India|date=9 January 2015|access-date=18 March 2015}}</ref>

===Pool A===
[[File:CWC Aus v Eng at the MCG (16357709390).jpg|thumb|The second match of the Cricket World Cup at the MCG between Australia and England]]
{{main|2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A}}
{{:2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match1}} 14 February
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{cr|SL}}
| score1 = 331/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 233 (46.1 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#New Zealand vs Sri Lanka|New Zealand won by 98 runs]]
|umpires = [[Marais Erasmus]](SA) and [[Nigel Llong]](ENG)
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656399.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Hagley Oval]], [[Christchurch]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match2}} 14 February
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 342/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 231 (41.5 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#Australia vs England|Australia won by 111 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656401.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match6}} 17 February
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 142 (36.2 overs)
| score2 = 146/7 (24.5 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#New Zealand vs Scotland|New Zealand won by 3 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656409.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[University Oval, Dunedin|University Oval]], [[Dunedin]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match7}} 18 February
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|AFG|2013}}
| score1 = 267 (50 overs)
| score2 = 162 (42.5 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#Afghanistan vs Bangladesh|Bangladesh won by 105 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656411.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Manuka Oval]], [[Canberra]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match9}} 20 February
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 123 (33.2 overs)
| score2 = 125/2 (12.2 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#New Zealand vs England|New Zealand won by 8 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656415.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wellington Regional Stadium]], [[Wellington]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match11}} 21 February
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| score1 =
| score2 =
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#Australia vs Bangladesh|Match abandoned without a ball bowled]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656419.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Brisbane Cricket Ground]], [[Brisbane]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match12}} 22 February
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG|2013}}
| team2 = {{cr|SL}}
| score1 = 232 (49.4 overs)
| score2 = 236/6 (48.2 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656421.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[University Oval, Dunedin|University Oval]], [[Dunedin]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match14}} 23 February
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
| score1 = 303/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 184 (42.2 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#England vs Scotland|England won by 119 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656425.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Hagley Oval]], [[Christchurch]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match17}} 26 February
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| team2 = {{cr|AFG|2013}}
| score1 = 210 (50 overs)
| score2 = 211/9 (49.3 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#Afghanistan vs Scotland|Afghanistan won by 1 wicket]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656431.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[University Oval, Dunedin|University Oval]], [[Dunedin]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match18}} 26 February
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| score1 = 332/1 (50 overs)
| score2 = 240 (47 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka won by 92 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656433.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match20}} 28 February
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 151 (32.2 overs)
| score2 = 152/9 (23.1 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#New Zealand vs Australia|New Zealand won by 1 wicket]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656437.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match22}} 1 March
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|SL}}
| score1 = 309/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 312/1 (47.2 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#England vs Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656441.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wellington Regional Stadium]], [[Wellington]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match26}} 4 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|AFG|2013}}
| score1 = 417/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 142 (37.3 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#Australia vs Afghanistan|Australia won by 275 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656449.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match27}} 5 March
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| score1 = 318/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 322/4 (48.1 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#Bangladesh vs Scotland|Bangladesh won by 6 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656451.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Saxton Oval]], [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match31}} 8 March
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG|2013}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 186 (47.4 overs)
| score2 = 188/4 (36.1 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#New Zealand vs Afghanistan|New Zealand won by 6 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656459.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[McLean Park]], [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match32}} 8 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|SL}}
| score1 = 376/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 312 (46.2 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#Australia vs Sri Lanka|Australia won by 64 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656461.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match33}} 9 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 275/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 260 (48.3 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#Bangladesh vs England|Bangladesh won by 15 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656463.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Adelaide Oval]], [[Adelaide]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match35}} 11 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}
| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
| score1 = 363/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 215 (43.1 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#Scotland vs Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka won by 148 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656467.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bellerive Oval]], [[Hobart]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match37}} 13 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZ}}
| score1 = 288/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 290/7 (48.5 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#New Zealand vs Bangladesh|New Zealand won by 3 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656471.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Seddon Park]], [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match38}} 13 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG|2013}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 111/7 (36.2 overs)
| score2 = 101/1 (18.1 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#Afghanistan vs England|England won by 9 wickets]] ([[D/L method]])
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656473.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match40}} 14 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 130 (25.4 overs)
| score2 = 133/3 (15.2 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#Australia vs Scotland|Australia won by 7 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656477.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bellerive Oval]], [[Hobart, Australia|Hobart]]
}}

===Pool B===
[[File:Cricket World Cup 2015 (16619154075).jpg|thumb|Pool B clash between India and South Africa]]
{{main|2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B}}
{{:2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match3}} 15 February
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 339/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 277 (48.2 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#South Africa vs Zimbabwe|South Africa won by 62 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656403.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Seddon Park]], [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match4}} 15 February
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 300/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 224 (47 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#India vs Pakistan|India won by 76 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656405.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Adelaide Oval]], [[Adelaide]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match5}} 16 February
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 304/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 307/6 (45.5 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#Ireland vs West Indies|Ireland won by 4 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656407.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Saxton Oval]], [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match8}} 19 February
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 285/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 286/6 (48 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#United Arab Emirates vs Zimbabwe|Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656413.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Saxton Oval]], [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match10}} 21 February
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 310/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 160 (39 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#Pakistan vs West Indies|West Indies won by 150 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656417.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Hagley Oval]], [[Christchurch]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match13}} 22 February
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| score1 = 307/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 177 (40.2 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#India vs South Africa|India won by 130 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656423.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match15}} 24 February
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 372/2 (50 overs)
| score2 = 289 (44.3 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#West Indies vs Zimbabwe|West Indies won by 73 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656427.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Manuka Oval]], [[Canberra]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match16}} 25 February
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 278/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 279/8 (49.2 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#Ireland vs United Arab Emirates|Ireland won by 2 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656429.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Brisbane Cricket Ground]], [[Brisbane]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match19}} 27 February
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 408/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 151 (33.1 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#South Africa vs West Indies|South Africa won by 257 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656435.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match21}} 28 February
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 102 (31.3 overs)
| score2 = 104/1 (18.5 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#India vs United Arab Emirates|India won by 9 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656439.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match23}} 1 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 235/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 215 (49.4 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#Pakistan vs Zimbabwe|Pakistan won by 20 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656443.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Brisbane Cricket Ground]], [[Brisbane]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match24}} 3 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 411/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 210 (45 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#Ireland vs South Africa|South Africa won by 201 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656445.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Manuka Oval]], [[Canberra]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match25}} 4 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}
| score1 = 339/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 210/8 (50 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates|Pakistan won by 129 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656447.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[McLean Park]], [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match28}} 6 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 182 (44.2 overs)
| score2 = 185/6 (39.1 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#India vs West Indies|India won by 4 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656453.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match29}} 7 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| score1 = 222 (46.4 overs)
| score2 = 202 (33.3 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#Pakistan vs South Africa|Pakistan won by 29 runs (D/L method)]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656455.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match30}} 7 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 331/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 326 (49.3 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#Ireland vs Zimbabwe|Ireland won by 5 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656457.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bellerive Oval]], [[Hobart]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match34}} 10 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 259 (49 overs)
| score2 = 260/2 (36.5 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#India vs Ireland|India won by 8 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656465.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Seddon Park]], [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match36}} 12 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}
| score1 = 341/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 195 (47.3 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#South Africa vs United Arab Emirates|South Africa won by 146 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656469.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wellington Regional Stadium]], [[Wellington]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match39}} 14 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 287 (48.5 overs)
| score2 = 288/4 (48.4 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#India vs Zimbabwe|India won by 6 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656475.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match41}} 15 March
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 175 (47.4 overs)
| score2 = 176/4 (30.3 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#United Arab Emirates vs West Indies|West Indies won by 6 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656479.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[McLean Park]], [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match42}} 15 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 237 (50 overs)
| score2 = 241/3 (46.1 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#Ireland vs Pakistan|Pakistan won by 7 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656481.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Adelaide Oval]], [[Adelaide]]
}}

==Knockout stage==
{{main|2015 Cricket World Cup knockout stage}}

While the dates and venues were fixed, which match-up they host was subject to change to accommodate the host countries should they qualify. Both hosts qualified for the quarter-finals; Australia played the match on 20 March in Adelaide, and New Zealand played the match on 21 March in Wellington. Since Sri Lanka, the next highest [[ICC ODI Championship|ranked team]], progressed to the quarter-finals, they played in Sydney. If England had advanced, as they were the third-highest ranked team, they would have played in Melbourne.<ref name="Knockout">{{cite web |title=World Cup knock-out round FAQs |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/current/story/822205.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |access-date=20 January 2015 }}</ref> As England failed to qualify for the quarter-finals, Bangladesh took their place.<ref name="ICC Fixtures">{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/fixtures|title=FIXTURES|publisher=ICC|access-date=9 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208064256/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/fixtures|archive-date=8 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="Quarter Final Dates">{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/news/2015/media-releases/86718/bangladesh-and-sri-lanka-qualify-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-quarter-finals|title=BANGLADESH AND SRI LANKA QUALIFY FOR ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015 QUARTER-FINALS|publisher=ICC|date=9 March 2015|access-date=9 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318103110/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/news/2015/media-releases/86718/bangladesh-and-sri-lanka-qualify-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-quarter-finals|archive-date=18 March 2015}}</ref> The teams from each pool was paired based on the A1 v B4, A2 v B3, A3 v B2, A4 v B1 format.<ref name="Knockout"/>

New Zealand's semi-final against South Africa was played on 24 March in Auckland while Australia's semi-final against India was played on 26 March in Sydney.<ref name="ICC fixtures">{{cite web|title=Fixtures – Cricket World Cup 2015|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/fixtures|publisher=ICC|access-date=3 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208064256/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/fixtures|archive-date=8 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=2015 Cricket World Cup pools and venues revealed|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cricket/cricket-world-cup-pools-and-venues-revealed/story-fni2usfi-1226688015038|access-date=3 March 2014|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=30 July 2013}}</ref> Both the host nations qualified for the final, where Australia defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets.

{{2015 Cricket World Cup knockout stage bracket}}

===Quarter-finals===
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match43}} 18 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| score1 = 133 (37.2 overs)
| score2 = 134/1 (18 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#South Africa v Sri Lanka|South Africa won by 9 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656483.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match44}} 19 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| score1 = 302/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 193 (45 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#India v Bangladesh|India won by 109 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656485.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match45}} 20 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 213 (49.5 overs)
| score2 = 216/4 (33.5 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#Australia v Pakistan|Australia won by 6 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656487.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Adelaide Oval]], [[Adelaide]]
}}

{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match46}} 21 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 393/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 250 (30.3 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#New Zealand v West Indies|New Zealand won by 143 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656489.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wellington Regional Stadium]], [[Wellington]]
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match47}} 24 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score1 = 281/5 (43 overs)
| score2 = 299/6 (42.5 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#New Zealand v South Africa|New Zealand won by 4 wickets]] ([[D/L method]])
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656491.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = {{anchor|match48}} 26 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 328/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 233 (46.5 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#Australia v India|Australia won by 95 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656493.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]]
}}

===Final===
{{main|2015 Cricket World Cup Final}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = {{anchor|match49}} 29 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 183 (45 overs)
| score2 = 186/3 (33.1 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Final|Australia won by 7 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656495.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]
}}

==Statistics==
{{main|List of 2015 Cricket World Cup statistics}}

=== Most runs ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Player
!Team
!{{Tooltip|Mat|Matches}}
!{{Tooltip|Inns|Innings}}
!Runs
!{{Tooltip|Ave|Average}}
!{{Tooltip|SR|Strike rate}}
!{{Tooltip|HS|High score}}
!{{Tooltip|100|Hundreds scored}}
!{{Tooltip|50|Fifties scored}}
!{{Tooltip|4s|Fours hit}}
!{{Tooltip|6s|Sixes hit}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|'''[[Martin Guptill]]'''
|style="text-align:left"|'''{{cr|NZL}}'''
|'''9'''||'''9'''||'''547'''||'''68.37'''||'''104.58'''||'''237*'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''59'''||'''16'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Kumar Sangakkara]]
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|SRI}}
|7||7||541||108.20||105.87||124||4||0||57||7
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[AB de Villiers]]
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|RSA}}
|8||7||482||96.40||144.31||162*||1||3||43||21
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Brendan Taylor]]
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|ZIM}}
|6||6||433||72.16||106.91||138||2||1||43||12
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Shikhar Dhawan]]
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|IND}}
|8||8||412||51.50||91.75||137||2||1||48||9
|}
*Source<ref>{{cite web |title=Records / ICC Cricket World Cup, 2014/15 / Most runs |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=6537;type=tournament |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |access-date=15 March 2015 }}</ref>

=== Most wickets ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!class="unsortable"|Player
!Team
!{{Tooltip|Mat|Matches}}
!{{Tooltip|Inns|Innings}}
!{{Tooltip|Wkts|Wickets}}
!{{Tooltip|Ave|Average}}
!{{Tooltip|Econ|Economy rate}}
!{{Tooltip|BBI|Best innings bowling }}
!{{Tooltip|SR|Strike rate}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|'''[[Mitchell Starc]]'''
|style="text-align:left"|'''{{cr|AUS}}'''
|'''8'''||'''8'''||'''22'''||'''10.18'''||'''3.50'''||'''6/28'''||'''17.40'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|'''[[Trent Boult]]'''
|style="text-align:left"|'''{{cr|NZL}}'''
|'''9'''||'''9'''||'''22'''||'''16.86'''||'''4.36'''||'''5/27'''||'''23.10'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Umesh Yadav]]
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|IND}}
|8||8||18||17.83||4.98||4/31||21.40
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Mohammed Shami]]
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|IND}}
|7||7||17||17.29||4.81||4/35||21.50
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Morné Morkel]]
|style="text-align:left"|{{cr|RSA}}
|8||8||17||17.58||4.38||3/34||24.00
|}
*Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Records / ICC Cricket World Cup, 2014/15 / Most wickets |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6537;type=tournament |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |access-date=13 March 2015 }}</ref>

==Controversies==
* The Pool A match between Australia and England ended when [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] was run out straight after [[James Taylor (cricketer, born 1990)|James Taylor]] was given out [[leg before wicket|lbw]]. Because Taylor's decision was reviewed and overturned, the ICC later admitted that the ball should have been declared [[Dead ball (cricket)|dead]] (according to Article 3.6a of Appendix 6 of the Decision Review System Playing Conditions), and so Anderson was incorrectly given out.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/831485.html |title=ICC accepts umpiring error on Anderson run-out |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=14 February 2015 |access-date=14 February 2015 }}</ref>
* During the Pool B match between Ireland and Zimbabwe, [[Sean Williams (cricketer)|Sean Williams]] was caught by Ireland's [[John Mooney (cricketer)|John Mooney]] in a close run chase. Mooney was extremely close to the boundary and eight different television replays were inconclusive as to whether his foot had touched the boundary rope. Meanwhile, Williams had [[Glossary of cricket terms#walk|walked]] and the umpires signalled him out.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/844573.html| title= Ireland clinch last-over thriller| publisher= Cricinfo| access-date=16 March 2015}}</ref>
* During the second quarter-final match between India and Bangladesh, [[Rubel Hossain]] bowled a [[full toss]] to [[Rohit Sharma]] who was caught at square-leg. The umpire thought the ball was too high and declared it a [[no-ball]], meaning the batsman was not out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/852251.html|title= Responsible Rohit sees off Bangladesh threat|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|date=19 March 2015|access-date=19 March 2015}}</ref> The ICC's Bangladeshi President, Mustafa Kamal, later questioned the integrity of the umpire and threatened to resign in protest<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket-world-cup-2015/worldcup2015-topstories/india-vs-bangladesh-bangla-icc-president-threatens-to-quit-over-rohit-no-ball/article1-1328567.aspx| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320103810/http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket-world-cup-2015/worldcup2015-topstories/india-vs-bangladesh-bangla-icc-president-threatens-to-quit-over-rohit-no-ball/article1-1328567.aspx| url-status=dead| archive-date=20 March 2015| title= Bangladeshi ICC prez threatens to quit over Rohit 'no-ball'| work= Hindustan Times| access-date= 20 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/CricketWorldCup2015/ICC-president-claims-QF-was-fixed-20150320| title= ICC president claims QF was 'fixed'| work= sport24| access-date= 20 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/world-cup-icc-president-threatens-to-quit-alleging-foul-play-in-indiabangladesh-qf/535091-78.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322131742/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/world-cup-icc-president-threatens-to-quit-alleging-foul-play-in-indiabangladesh-qf/535091-78.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=22 March 2015| title= World Cup: ICC President threatens to quit alleging foul play in India-Bangladesh QF| work= IBN Live| publisher= IBN| access-date= 21 March 2015}}</ref> and Bangladesh's Prime Minister [[Sheikh Hasina]] said India won the match because of umpiring errors.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket-world-cup-2015/worldcup2015-topstories/bangladesh-pm-sheikh-hasina-says-india-won-against-bangladesh-in-world-cup-qf-due-to-umpiring-errors/article1-1329046.aspx| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150321234246/http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket-world-cup-2015/worldcup2015-topstories/bangladesh-pm-sheikh-hasina-says-india-won-against-bangladesh-in-world-cup-qf-due-to-umpiring-errors/article1-1329046.aspx| url-status= dead| archive-date= 21 March 2015| title= Sheikh Hasina says India won against Bangladesh in World Cup QF due to 'umpiring errors'| work= Hindustan Times| access-date= 22 March 2015}}</ref> However, ICC chief executive [[Dave Richardson (South African cricketer)|Dave Richardson]] claimed the accusations were baseless, and based on personal feelings of an individual. He said the incident was a 50–50 call and the decision belonged to the umpire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/cricket-news/71155/icc-disappointed-with-kamal-comments-says-no-ball-was-a-5050-call|title= ICC disappointed with Kamal comments; says no-ball was a 50/50 call|publisher=Cricbuzz|date= 20 March 2015|access-date=22 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/03/21/david-richardson-no-ball-call_n_6914676.html| title= ICC Boss Slams Bangladesh President Mustafa Kamal For Fixing Accusations On Umpires| work= The Huffington Post| access-date= 21 March 2015}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[List of Cricket World Cup centuries]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.cricketworldcup.com Official 2015 World Cup site]
*[http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup Cricket World Cup] at icc-cricket.com
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160113031111/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/88460/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-gives-economic-boost-to-australia-and-new-zealand 2015 Cricket World Cup total attendance released by ICC]

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2007 Cricket World Cup

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{{Short description|Cricket World Cup}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2007 Cricket World Cup
| image = 2007 Cricket World Cup logo.svg
| imagesize = 250px
| caption = Official logo
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = [[West Indies]]
| champions = {{cr|AUS}}
| count = 4
| runner up = {{cr|SRI}}
| participants = 16 (from 97 entrants)
| matches = 51
| attendance = 1172000
| player of the series = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Glenn McGrath]]
| most runs = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matthew Hayden]] (659)
| most wickets = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Glenn McGrath]] (26)
| website =
| previous_year = 2003
| previous_tournament = 2003 Cricket World Cup
| next_year = 2011
| next_tournament = 2011 Cricket World Cup
| fromdate = 13 March
| todate = 28 April 2007
}}
The '''2007 ICC Cricket World Cup''' was the ninth [[Cricket World Cup]], a [[One Day International]] (ODI) [[cricket]] tournament that took place in the [[West Indies]] from 13 March to 28 April 2007. 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 and their fourth overall. Australia's unbeaten record in the 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 ICC Cricket World Cup|1999 World Cup]]. The tournament also saw upsets and surprise results, with pre-tournament favourites [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] failing to make it past the group stage, while [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]], the second-lowest ranked ICC Full Member at the time, and World Cup debutant [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]], which was an ICC Associate Member at the time, made it to the "Super 8", beating India and Pakistan respectively en route. Ireland became only the second associate nation to make it past the first round of a Cricket World Cup, the first being [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] in 2003.

Pakistan coach [[Bob Woolmer]] died the day after Pakistan was knocked out. The following day police announced that the death was suspicious and ordered a full investigation.<ref name="cricinfo">{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/286421.html|title=Woolmer's post-mortem inconclusive|date=20 March 2007|publisher=CricInfo|access-date=23 March 2007}}</ref><ref name="woolmer_death">{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/286445.html|title=Woolmer's death 'suspicious' – police|date=21 March 2007|publisher=CricInfo|access-date=23 March 2007}}</ref> Eight months later, an [[open verdict]] was returned.<ref name="ABCopenverdict">[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-11-30/police-close-woolmer-case-after-open-verdict/973302 Police close Woolmer case after open verdict] ABC, 30 November 2007</ref>

Following the tournament the ICC distributed surplus tournament revenues of [[United States dollar|US$]]239 million to its members.<ref>ICC Consolidated Financial Statements for the 9 months ended 31 December 2007, accounting note 12.</ref>

==Host selection==
The World Cup was awarded to the West Indies via the [[International Cricket Council]]'s rotational policy. It is the first time the [[ICC Cricket World Cup]] has been held in the Caribbean despite the fact that the [[West Indies cricket team]] had 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.

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

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 http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com) |access-date=9 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927023254/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060831/news/news2.html |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> This included refurbishing Sabina Park and constructing the new multi-purpose facility in Trelawny through a loan from China. Another US$20 million was 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 was estimated to 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 |work=caribbeancricket.com |access-date=9 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029231855/http://caribbeancricket.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2127 |archive-date=29 October 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsjamaica.com/read_article.php?id=5632|title= Cricket: 'Run wid it again!'|date=24 April 2006|access-date=9 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312042225/http://www.sportsjamaica.com/read_article.php?id=5632 |archive-date=12 March 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> The total amount of money spent on stadiums was at least US$301 million.

[[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=21 September 2006|access-date=9 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314031446/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/260157.html |archive-date= 14 March 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref>

==Venues==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
![[Antigua and Barbuda]]
![[Barbados]]
![[Grenada]]
![[Guyana]]
|-
|[[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]] Capacity: 20,000
|[[Kensington Oval]] Capacity: 27,000
|[[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]] Capacity: 20,000
|[[Providence Stadium]] Capacity: 15,000
|-
|[[File:Sir Vivian Richards Stadium aerial view Oct 2006.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Kensington Oval, Barbados During 2007 World Cup Cricket Final.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Grenadacricket.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Smaller Providence Stadium inside.jpg|150px]]
|-
!colspan="4"|[[File:2007 Cricket World Cup venues.png|420px]]
|-
![[Jamaica]]
![[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
![[Saint Lucia]]
![[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|-
|[[Sabina Park]] Capacity: 16,000
|[[Warner Park Sporting Complex|Warner Park Stadium]] Capacity: 10,000
|[[Beausejour Stadium]] Capacity: 20,000
|[[Queen's Park Oval]] Capacity: 25,000
|-
|
|[[File:Warner Park Cricket Stadium.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Beausejour Stadium Cricket St Lucia.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Queens Park Oval Trinidad.jpg|150px]]
|}

===Warm-up venues===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Venue
!City
!Country
!Capacity
!Matches
|-
|[[3Ws Oval]]
|[[Bridgetown]]
|[[Barbados]]
|8,500
|4
|-
|[[Greenfield Stadium (Trelawny)|Greenfield Stadium]]
|[[Falmouth, Jamaica]]
|[[Jamaica]]
|25,000
|4
|-
|[[Arnos Vale Stadium]]
|[[Kingstown]]
|[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]
|18,000
|4
|-
|[[Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground]]
|[[Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago|St. Augustine]]
|[[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|
|4
|}

==Qualification==
[[File:ICC CWC 2007 team captains.jpg|thumb|The captains of the 2007 Cricket World Cup]]
{{See also|2007 Cricket World Cup qualification}}
The field of 16 teams, the largest ever for the Cricket World Cup, consisted of all 16 teams which currently held ODI status. This included the ten full members of the ICC, all of which have [[Test cricket|Test]] and permanent ODI status. The other six (associate) ODI nations were Kenya (which had ODI status until 2009) and five additional teams (previously three) that qualified via the [[2005 ICC Trophy]] (gaining ODI status until 2009 in the process). These nations included Scotland who won the ICC Trophy, Canada, the Netherlands, and – making their World Cup debuts – Ireland and Bermuda.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=2|Full Members
|-
|style="width:150px"|{{cr|AUS}}
|style="width:150px"|{{cr|BAN}}
|-
|{{cr|ENG}}
|{{cr|IND}}
|-
|{{cr|NZL}}
|{{cr|PAK}}
|-
|{{cr|RSA}}
|{{cr|SRI}}
|-
|{{cr|WIN}}
|{{cr|ZIM}}
|-
!colspan=2|Associate Members
|-
|{{cr|BER}}
|{{cr|CAN}}
|-
|{{cr|KEN}}
|{{cr|IRE}}
|-
|{{cr|NED}}
|{{cr|SCO}}
|}

==Squads==
{{Main|2007 Cricket World Cup squads}}

The 16 teams had to name their final squads by 13 February 2007. Changes were allowed after this deadline at the discretion of the ICC's Technical Committee in necessary cases, such as due to player injury.

==Leadup==
All major Test-playing nations had schedules allowing them to play a large number of ODI matches 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
|-
|1
|{{cr|RSA}}
|128
|-
|2
|{{cr|AUS}}
|125
|-
|3
|{{cr|NZL}}
|113
|-
|4
|{{cr|PAK}}
|111
|-
|5
|{{cr|IND}}
|109
|-
|6
|{{cr|SRI}}
|108
|-
|7
|{{cr|ENG}}
|106
|-
|8
|{{cr|WIN}}
|101
|-
|9
|{{cr|BAN}}
|42
|-
|10
|{{cr|ZIM}}
|22
|-
|11
|{{cr|KEN}}
|0
|-
|12
|{{cr|SCO}}
|0%''' / '''69%
|-
|13
|{{cr|NED}}
|0%''' / '''50%
|-
|14
|{{cr|IRE}}
|0%''' / '''44%
|-
|15
|{{cr|CAN}}
|0%''' / '''33%
|-
|16
|{{cr|BER}}
|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|last=Fitzgerald|first=James|title=Scotland top of ICC Associate ODI Rankings after WCL Div. 1|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-wcl/content/story/280216.html|publisher=[[International Cricket Council|ICC]]|access-date=11 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219091354/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-wcl/content/story/280216.html|archive-date=19 February 2007|date=13 February 2007}} – 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 ODIs.<ref>{{cite web|last=long|first=Jon|title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 match schedule announced|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-cwc/content/story/213796.html|publisher=[[International Cricket Council|ICC]]|access-date=9 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070416033529/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-cwc/content/story/213796.html|archive-date=16 April 2007|date=19 July 2005}}</ref> The matches were played from Monday 5 March until Friday 9 March.

{{hidden begin|title=Matches|titlestyle=background:lightblue;}}

{{Limited overs international|date=5 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|West Indies}}|score1=268/6 (50 overs)|score2=247/7 (50 overs)|team2={{cr|KEN}}|runs1=[[Marlon Samuels]] 100|wickets1=[[Thomas Odoyo]] 2/26 (6 overs)|runs2=[[Collins Obuya]] 54[[not out|*]]|wickets2=[[Daren Powell]] 2/23 (6 overs)|result={{cr|West Indies}} won by 21 runs|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247441.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Greenfield Stadium (Trelawny)|Greenfield Stadium]], [[Trelawny Parish|Trelawny]]|umpires=[[Billy Bowden]] (NZL) and [[Brian Jerling]] (RSA)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=5 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|ENG}}|score1=286/8 (50 overs)|score2=45 (22.2 overs)|team2={{cr|BER}}|runs1=[[Jamie Dalrymple]] 76|wickets1=[[Delyone Borden]] 3/71 (10 overs)|runs2=[[David Hemp]] 11|wickets2=[[Jon Lewis (cricketer, born 1975)|Jon Lewis]] 3/7 (4 overs)|result={{cr|ENG}} won by 241 runs|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247442.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Arnos Vale Stadium]], [[Kingstown]]|umpires=[[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]] (NZL) and [[Rudi Koertzen]] (RSA)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=5 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|RSA}}|score1=192 (50 overs)|score2=157 (44.2 overs)|team2={{cr|IRE}}|runs1=[[Andrew Hall]] 67[[not out|*]]|wickets1=[[Trent Johnston]] 4/40 (10 overs)|runs2=[[Andre Botha (cricketer)|Andre Botha]] 40|wickets2=[[Charl Langeveldt]] 4/31 (8.2 overs)|result={{cr|RSA}} won by 35 runs|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247447.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground]], [[Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago|St. Augustine]]|umpires=[[Aleem Dar]] (PAK) and [[Peter Parker (umpire)|Peter Parker]] (AUS)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=5 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|SRI}}|score1=294/7 (50 overs)|score2=135 (41.2 overs)|team2={{cr|SCO}}|runs1=[[Kumar Sangakkara]] 81|wickets1=[[John Blain (cricketer)|John Blain]] 2/51 (9 overs)|runs2=[[Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)|Gavin Hamilton]] 25|wickets2=[[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] 2/8 (4.2 overs)|result={{cr|SRI}} won by 159 runs|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247444.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[3Ws Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]|umpires=[[Ian Howell]] (RSA) and [[Simon Taufel]] (AUS)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=6 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|IND}}|score1=300/9 (50 overs)|score2=118 (37.5 overs)|team2={{cr|NED}}|runs1=[[Rahul Dravid]] 74|wickets1=[[Ryan ten Doeschate]] 5/57 (10 overs)|runs2=[[Bastiaan Zuiderent]] 32|wickets2=[[Yuvraj Singh]] 4/12 (3.5 overs)|result={{cr|IND}} won by 182 runs|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247445.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Greenfield Stadium (Trelawny)|Greenfield Stadium]], [[Trelawny Parish|Trelawny]]|umpires=[[Steve Bucknor]] (WIN) and [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SRI)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=6 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|AUS}}|score1=290/7 (50 overs)|score2=184/7 (50 overs)|team2={{cr|ZIM}}|runs1=[[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] 82|wickets1=[[Sean Williams (cricketer)|Sean Williams]] 2/48 (8 overs)|runs2=[[Sean Williams (cricketer)|Sean Williams]] 44|wickets2=[[Stuart Clark]] 2/33 (7 overs)|result={{cr|AUS}} won by 106 runs|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247446.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Arnos Vale Stadium]], [[Kingstown]]|umpires=[[Asad Rauf]] (PAK) and [[Billy Doctrove]] (WIN)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=6 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|PAK}}|score1=273/8 (48 overs)|score2=196 (46.4 overs)|team2={{cr|CAN}}|runs1=[[Mohammad Hafeez]] 61|wickets1=[[Henry Osinde]] 2/48 (8 overs)|runs2=[[Qaiser Ali]] 37|wickets2=[[Mohammad Hafeez]] 3/10 (3.4 overs)|result={{cr|PAK}} won by 77 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|DL]])|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247443.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground]], [[Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago|St. Augustine]]|umpires=[[Ian Gould]] (ENG) and [[Daryl Harper]] (AUS)|motm=|rain=Match shortened due to technical issues;{{fact|date=October 2023}} [[Duckworth–Lewis method|Duckworth-Lewis]] revised target to win: 274 runs in 48 overs for Canada.}}
----
{{Limited overs international|date=6 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|NZL}}|score1=226 (47.2 overs)|score2=230/8 (49 overs)|team2={{cr|BAN}}|runs1=[[Jacob Oram]] 88|wickets1=[[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdur Razzak]] 4/26 (10 overs)|runs2=[[Tamim Iqbal]] 46|wickets2=[[Daniel Vettori]] 3/38 (10 overs)|result={{cr|BAN}} won by 2 wickets|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247448.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[3Ws Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]|umpires=[[Mark Benson]] (ENG) and [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] (AUS)|motm=}}
----
{{Limited overs international|date=8 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|KEN}}|score1=274/8 (50 overs)|score2=265/9 (50 overs)|team2={{cr|NED}}|runs1=[[Thomas Odoyo]] 73|wickets1=[[Daan van Bunge]] 3/41 (10 overs)|runs2=[[Darron Reekers]] 75|wickets2=[[Steve Tikolo]] 5/48 (10 overs)|result={{cr|KEN}} won by 9 runs|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247449.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Greenfield Stadium (Trelawny)|Greenfield Stadium]], [[Trelawny Parish|Trelawny]]|umpires=[[Steve Bucknor]] (WIN) and [[Billy Bowden]] (NZL)|motm=}}
----
{{Limited overs international|date=8 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|BER}}|score1=136 (50 overs)|score2=137/4 (29 overs)|team2={{cr|ZIM}}|runs1=[[Janeiro Tucker]] 56|wickets1=[[Anthony Ireland (cricketer)|Anthony Ireland]] 3/22 (8 overs)|runs2=[[Sean Williams (cricketer)|Sean Williams]] 72[[not out|*]]|wickets2=[[Dwayne Leverock]] 2/54 (10 overs)|result={{cr|ZIM}} won by 6 wickets|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247450.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Arnos Vale Stadium]], [[Kingstown]]|umpires=[[Asad Rauf]] (PAK) and [[Rudi Koertzen]] (RSA)|motm=}}
----
{{Limited overs international|date=8 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|CAN}}|score1=115 (32.5 overs)|score2=116/3 (26.5 overs)|team2={{cr|IRE}}|runs1=[[Geoff Barnett (cricketer)|Geoff Barnett]] 27|wickets1=[[Dave Langford-Smith]] 4/41 (10 overs)|runs2=[[Jeremy Bray (cricketer)|Jeremy Bray]] 41[[not out|*]]|wickets2=[[Abdool Samad]] 1/11 (3 overs)|result={{cr|IRE}} won by 7 wickets|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247451.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground]], [[Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago|St. Augustine]]|umpires=[[Aleem Dar]] (PAK) and [[Daryl Harper]] (AUS)|motm=}}
----
{{Limited overs international|date=8 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|SCO}}|score1=152/9 (50 overs)|score2=153/3 (34.1 overs)|team2={{cr|BAN}}|runs1=[[Navdeep Poonia]] 32|wickets1=[[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdur Razzak]] 4/41 (10 overs)|runs2=[[Habibul Bashar]] 57[[not out|*]]|wickets2=[[Paul Hoffmann (cricketer)|Paul Hoffmann]] 1/19 (6 overs)|result={{cr|BAN}} won by 7 wickets|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247452.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[3Ws Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]|umpires=[[Mark Benson]] (ENG) and [[Simon Taufel]] (AUS)|motm=}}
----
{{Limited overs international|date=9 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|ENG}}|score1=197 (48.3 overs)|score2=200/5 (40.5 overs)|team2={{cr|AUS}}|runs1=[[Michael Vaughan]] 62|wickets1=[[Shaun Tait]] 4/33 (8.3 overs)|runs2=[[Adam Gilchrist]] 72|wickets2=[[Monty Panesar]] 1/16 (6 overs)|result={{cr|AUS}} won by 5 wickets|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247454.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Arnos Vale Stadium]], [[Kingstown]]|umpires=[[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]] (NZL) and [[Norman Malcolm (umpire)|Norman Malcolm]] (WIN)|motm=}}
----
{{Limited overs international|date=9 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|RSA}}|score1=199 (48.3 overs)|score2=200/3 (44.3 overs)|team2={{cr|PAK}}|runs1=[[Loots Bosman]] 53|wickets1=[[Mohammad Sami]] 2/13 (5 overs)|runs2=[[Younis Khan]] 79|wickets2=[[André Nel]] 1/21 (7 overs)|result={{cr|PAK}} won by 7 wickets|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247455.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground]], [[Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago|St. Augustine]]|umpires=[[Ian Gould]] (ENG) and [[Peter Parker (umpire)|Peter Parker]] (AUS)|motm=}}
----
{{Limited overs international|date=9 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|NZL}}|score1=285/8 (50 overs)|score2=267 (48.2 overs)|team2={{cr|SRI}}|runs1=[[Lou Vincent]] 70|wickets1=[[Lasith Malinga]] 2/26 (4 overs)|runs2=[[Upul Tharanga]] 106|wickets2=[[Scott Styris]] 2/44 (10 overs)|result={{cr|NZL}} won by 18 runs|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247456.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[3Ws Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]|umpires=[[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] (AUS) and [[Ian Howell]] (RSA)|motm=}}

{{hidden end}}

===Opening ceremony===
[[File:2007 CWC Opening ceremony.jpg|thumb|left|[[Alison Hinds]] performing during the ceremony.]]
[[File:2007 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony fireworks.jpg|thumb|Fireworks in the opening ceremony of the 2007 Cricket World Cup]]
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Opening Ceremony was held on Sunday, 11 March 2007, at [[Trelawny Stadium]] in [[Jamaica]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/march/11/sports/all_set_for_grand_opening_of_crickets_biggest_showpiece.html |title=All set for grand opening of cricket's biggest showpiece |publisher=Indianmuslims.info |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207015716/http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/march/11/sports/all_set_for_grand_opening_of_crickets_biggest_showpiece.html |archive-date=7 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It featured over 2,000 dancers and performers representing all strands of [[West Indian]] music, from [[Calypso music|calypso]] and [[ragga]] to [[reggae]] and [[Soca music|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 (musician)|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]] and included messages from the prime ministers of [[Jamaica]] and [[Grenada]].

==Rules and regulations==

===Matches===
The matches were One Day Internationals and operated under normal ODI rules. All matches were to be 50 [[over (cricket)|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 were dismissed before the completion of 20 overs). In the event of bad weather, the [[Duckworth-Lewis method]] was to be applied to determine the result or target. If no result was declared on the scheduled day, the teams would return the following 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 Cricket World Cup 2007 Playing Conditions|access-date=27 February 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070226180703/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/rules/wc07_playing_conditions.pdf|archive-date=26 February 2007}}</ref>

===Tournament points===
In the Group and Super 8 stages, points were awarded as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Points
|-
!|Results
!|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" />

# 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

==Umpires==
{{Main|2007 Cricket World Cup umpires}}

The umpiring panel for the 2007 Cricket World Cup comprised nine umpires from the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires (the only member not included was Darrell Hair), and nine umpires from the international panel. The refereeing panel consisted of seven members from the Elite Panel of ICC Referees, with Clive Lloyd not being included due to his role as the West Indies's team manager. Aleem Dar went on to stand as an umpire in his first World Cup final, alongside Steve Bucknor who appeared in his fifth final in a row, extending his record of four from the 2003 World Cup.

==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 the 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 was 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 |access-date=9 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234921/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/world/icc-table-provides-basis%2C3325%2CEN.html |archive-date=26 September 2007 }}</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"
|-
![[#Group A|Group A]]
![[#Group B|Group B]]
![[#Group C|Group C]]
![[#Group D|Group D]]
|-
|{{cr|AUS}} (1)
|{{cr|SRI}} (2)
|{{cr|NZL}} (3)
|{{cr|PAK}} (4)
|-
|{{cr|RSA}} (5)
|{{cr|IND}} (6)
|{{cr|ENG}} (7)
|{{cr|WIN}} (8)
|-
|{{cr|SCO}} (12)
|{{cr|BAN}} (11)
|{{cr|KEN}} (10)
|{{cr|ZIM}} (9)
|-
|{{cr|NED}} (16)
|{{cr|BER}} (15)
|{{cr|CAN}} (14)
|{{cr|IRE}} (13)
|}

===Format===
The tournament was preceded by a number of warm-up matches to allow the players to acclimatise to the conditions in the West Indies. The group stage matches started on 13 March and finished on 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 also used a league system. Each team carried forward its result against the other team qualifying from its preliminary stage group, and played the other six qualifying teams once each. The top four teams in the league qualified for the semi-finals. This system was modified since the previous World Cup, which had a "Super 6" stage rather than a Super 8. The Super 8 stage matches were played from Tuesday 27 March until Saturday 21 April. A total of 24 matches were played in the Super 8 stage.

The top four teams in the "Super 8" advanced to the semi-finals. This was the knockout stage, with the No. 1 team playing the No. 4 team, and the No. 2 team playing the No. 3 team in the tournament. The winners of the two semi-finals played each other in the Final.

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

==Group stage==
===Group A===
{{main|2007 Cricket World Cup Group A}}
{{:2007 Cricket World Cup Group A}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 14 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 334/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 131 (40.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
| result = Australia won by 203 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247458.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 16 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 353/3 (40 overs)
| score2 = 132/9 (40 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| result = South Africa won by 221 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247462.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 18 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 358/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 129 (26.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| result = Australia won by 229 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247466.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 20 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| score1 = 186/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 188/3 (23.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| result = South Africa won by 7 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247470.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 22 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| score1 = 136 (34.1 overs)
| score2 = 140/2 (23.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| result = Netherlands won by 8 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247474.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 24 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 377/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 294 (48 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| result = Australia won by 83 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247478.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]]
}}

===Group B===
{{main|2007 Cricket World Cup Group B}}
{{:2007 Cricket World Cup Group B}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 15 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 321/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 78 (24.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|BER}}
| result = Sri Lanka won by 243 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247460.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 17 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 191 (49.3 overs)
| score2 = 192/5 (48.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| result = Bangladesh won by 5 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247464.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 19 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 413/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 156 (43.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|BER}}
| result = India won by 257 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247468.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 21 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 318/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 112 (37 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| result = Sri Lanka won by 198 runs ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]])
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247472.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 23 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 254/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 185 (43.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| result = Sri Lanka won by 69 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247476.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 25 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BER}}
| score1 = 94/9 (21 overs)
| score2 = 96/3 (17.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| result = Bangladesh won by 7 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]])
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247480.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]]
}}

===Group C===
{{main|2007 Cricket World Cup Group C}}
{{:2007 Cricket World Cup Group C}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 14 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| score1 = 199 (50 overs)
| score2 = 203/3 (43.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
| result = Kenya won by 7 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247459.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 16 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 209/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 210/4 (41 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| result = New Zealand won by 6 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247463.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 18 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 279/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 228/7 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| result = England won by 51 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247467.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 20 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 331/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 183 (49.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
| result = New Zealand won by 148 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247471.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 22 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 363/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 249/9 (49.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| result = New Zealand won by 114 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247475.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 24 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
| score1 = 177 (43 overs)
| score2 = 178/3 (33 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| result = England won by 7 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247479.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]]
}}

===Group D===
{{main|2007 Cricket World Cup Group D}}
{{:2007 Cricket World Cup Group D}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 13 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 241/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 187 (47.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| result = West Indies won by 54 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247457.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 15 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| score1 = 221/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 221 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| result = Match tied
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247461.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 17 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 132 (45.4 overs)
| score2 = 133/7 (41.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| result = Ireland won by 3 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]])
| scorecard =[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247465.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 19 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 202/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 204/4 (47.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| result = West Indies won by 6 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247469.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 21 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 349 (49.5 overs)
| score2 = 99 (19.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| result = Pakistan won by 93 runs ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]])
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247473.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 23 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| score1 = 183/8 (48 overs)
| score2 = 190/2 (38.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| result = West Indies won by 8 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]])
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247477.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
}}

==Super 8 stage==
{{main|2007 Cricket World Cup Super Eight stage}}
The top two teams in each first-round group moved on to a "Super 8" stage which was scored as a complete [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]]. However, 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.

{{:2007 Cricket World Cup Super Eight stage}}

{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 27 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 322/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 219 (45.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| result = Australia won by 103 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247481.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 28 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 209 (49.3 overs)
| score2 = 212/9 (48.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| result = South Africa won by 1 wicket
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247482.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 29 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 177 (44.4 overs)
| score2 = 179/3 (39.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| result = New Zealand won by 7 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247483.html Scorecard]
| venue =[[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 30 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 266/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 218 (48.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| result = England won by 48 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247484.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 31 March 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| score1 = 104/6 (22 overs)
| score2 = 106/0 (13.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| result = Australia won by 10 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247485.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 1 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 303/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 190 (44.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| result = Sri Lanka won by 113 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247486.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 2 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| score1 = 174 (48.3 overs)
| score2 = 178/1 (29.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| result = New Zealand won by 9 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247487.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 3 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| score1 = 152/8 (35 overs)
| score2 = 165/3 (31.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| result = South Africa won by 7 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|DL]])
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247488.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 4 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 235 (50 overs)
| score2 = 233/8 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| result = Sri Lanka won by 2 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247489.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 7 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| score1 = 251/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 184 (48.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| result = Bangladesh won by 67 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247490.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 8 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 247 (49.5 overs)
| score2 = 248/3 (47.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| result = Australia won by 7 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247491.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 9 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 263/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 134 (37.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| result = New Zealand won by 129 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247492.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 10 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 356/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 289/9 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| result = South Africa won by 67 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247493.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 11 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| score1 = 143 (37.2 overs)
| score2 = 147/6 (44.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| result = England won by 4 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247494.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 12 April 2007
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 219/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 222/4 (45.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| result = Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247495.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 13 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| score1 = 91 (30 overs)
| score2 = 92/1 (12.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| result = Australia won by 9 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247496.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 14 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 193/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 196/5 (48.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| result = New Zealand won by 5 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247497.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 15 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| score1 = 243/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 169 (41.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| result = Ireland won by 74 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247498.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 16 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 226 (49.4 overs)
| score2 = 232/3 (42.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| result = Australia won by 7 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247499.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 17 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 154 (48 overs)
| score2 = 157/1 (19.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| result = South Africa won by 9 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247500.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 18 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| score1 = 77 (27.4 overs)
| score2 = 81/2 (10 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| result = Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247501.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 19 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 230/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 131 (43.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| result = West Indies won by 99 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247502.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 20 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 348/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 133 (25.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| result = Australia won by 215 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247503.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 21 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 300 (49.5 overs)
| score2 = 301/9 (49.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| result = England won by 1 wicket
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247504.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]
}}

==Knockout stage==
{{Round4


|25 April – [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]]|4 {{cr|RSA}}|149|1 '''{{cr|AUS}}''' |'''153/3'''
|24 April – [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]|2 '''{{cr|SRI}}'''|'''289/5''' |3 {{cr|NZL}}|208

|28 April – [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]|'''{{cr|AUS}}'''|'''281/4'''|{{cr|SRI}}|215/8|
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 24 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 289/5 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 115[[not out|*]] (109)
| wickets1 = [[James Franklin (cricketer)|James Franklin]] 2/46 (9 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score2 = 208 (41.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Peter Fulton]] 46 (77)
| wickets2 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 4/31 (8 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 81 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/247505.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
| umpires = [[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] (SL)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
| round =
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 25 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 149 (43.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Justin Kemp]] 49[[not out|*]] (91)
| wickets1 = [[Shaun Tait]] 4/39 (10 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score2 = 153/3 (31.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] 60[[not out|*]] (86)
| wickets2 = [[Shaun Pollock]] 1/16 (5 overs)
| result = Australia won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/247506.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI)
| motm = [[Glenn McGrath]] (Aus)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| round =
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===Final===
{{main|2007 Cricket World Cup Final}}
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 28 April 2007
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 281/4 (38 overs)
| runs1 = [[Adam Gilchrist]] 149 (104)
| wickets1 = [[Lasith Malinga]] 2/49 (8 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score2 = 215/8 (36 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 63 (67)
| wickets2 = [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] 2/33 (5 overs)
| result = Australia won by 53 runs ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]] method)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/247507.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI)
| motm = [[Adam Gilchrist]] (Aus)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| round =
| rain = Sri Lanka were set a revised target of 269 runs from 36 overs.
| notes = With this victory, Australia became the first team to win three consecutive World Cup titles.
}}

[[File:Kensington Oval, Barbados During 2007 World Cup Cricket Final.jpg|thumb|left|Final of 2007 Cricket World Cup between Sri Lanka and Australia]]
This was the first World Cup final to be a repeat: the sides previously met in the [[1996 Cricket World Cup Final|1996 World Cup final]], which Sri Lanka won. Australia had 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|access-date=28 April 2007}}</ref> The match was Sri Lanka's second World Cup final appearance, and Australia's fourth in a row and sixth overall.
Australian captain [[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. Wicketkeeper [[Adam Gilchrist]] played an innings of 149 – the highest for any batsman in a World Cup final – to give Australia an imposing total going in at the 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|access-date=6 May 2007}}</ref>
[[File:Australian World Cup treble.jpg|thumb|A large crowd of over 10,000 fans welcome the Australian team on completing the first World Cup hat-trick – [[Martin Place]], Sydney.]]
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 diminished.<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 end 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, Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene agreed there was no need to return the following day, and instructed his team to resume batting; Ponting agreed to play only spin bowlers. The last three overs were played in almost complete darkness, during which Sri Lanka added just nine runs to give Australia a 53-run victory by the D-L method.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247507.html|title=World Cup final scorecard|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=30 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430003511/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247507.html|archive-date= 30 April 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> The umpires later apologised for their error, saying 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|access-date=30 April 2007}}</ref>

[[File:Ricky Ponting YM.jpg|thumb|Australian captain Ricky Ponting]]
Australia won the tournament undefeated, extending their streak of World Cup matches without a loss to 29.<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|access-date=30 April 2007}}</ref> Australian bowler [[Glenn McGrath]] was named 'Player of the Series' and retired from all forms of international cricket.<ref name="WC Final">{{cite web |title=ICC World Cup – Final |website=ESPNcricinfo |date = 28 April 2007 |url = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/247507.html |access-date =28 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070430005707/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/247507.html|archive-date= 30 April 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref>

==Controversies==
===Death of Bob Woolmer===
Pakistan coach [[Bob Woolmer]] was found dead on 18 March 2007, one day after his team's defeat to Ireland put them out of the running for the World Cup. Jamaican police performed an autopsy which was deemed inconclusive.<ref name="cricinfo" /> The following day police announced that the death was suspicious and ordered a full investigation.<ref name="woolmer_death" /> Further investigation revealed the cause of death was "manual strangulation",<ref>{{cite news |last=Raedler |first=John |title=Woolmer was strangled, police say |publisher=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/03/22/cricket.death/index.html |access-date=24 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325203202/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/03/22/cricket.death/index.html|archive-date=25 March 2007 |url-status=live}}</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=23 March 2007|publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]|access-date=23 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070326100111/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6482981.stm|archive-date=26 March 2007 |url-status=live}}</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=12 June 2007|publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]|access-date=12 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629072142/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6745589.stm|archive-date= 29 June 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2007, an [[open verdict]] was returned.<ref name="ABCopenverdict" />

===Criticism===
The 2007 World Cup organisers were criticised early on for being over-commercialised 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=3 April 2007 |access-date=24 May 2007}}</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 news |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 |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=5 April 2007 |access-date=24 May 2007 }}</ref> [[Sir Viv Richards]] echoed the concerns.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/west_indies/6531839.stm |title=Richards attacks Cup organisation |publisher=BBC |date=5 April 2007 |access-date=24 May 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070506212209/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/west_indies/6531839.stm|archive-date= 6 May 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> The ICC were also condemned for high prices of 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=5 April 2007 |access-date=24 May 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070519181714/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/288885.html|archive-date= 19 May 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> ICC CEO, [[Malcolm Speed]], said that the ICC recognised the problem but said it was the local organisers' fault.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/quote/content/current/page/156062.html|title=Quote ... unquote|publisher=Cricinfo|year=2007|access-date=30 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070516213353/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/quote/content/current/page/156062.html|archive-date= 16 May 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> However, the later matches had more crowds as the tournament progressed with the local organisers 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=5 April 2007 |access-date=24 May 2007}}</ref> Although it did not meet the target of US$42 million, the US$32 million revenue from ticket sales was the highest of any Cricket World Cup and double that of the previous World Cup.<ref name="cricinfo1"/><ref name="Attendance" /><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=16 April 2007|access-date=30 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070418124554/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/290706.html|archive-date= 18 April 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref>

The World Cup was also criticised by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] for its format because India failed to move on from the group stage after losing two of their three matches. The BCCI later claimed it would see to it that the ICC alter its format for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="Format">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/wc2007/2007/mar/27bindra.htm |title=Former BCCI chief blames format for India's exit |work=Rediff.com |date=27 March 2007 |access-date=16 August 2013 }}</ref> The elimination of both 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.

The tournament was also criticised as being too long.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29368461/was-2007-world-cup-really-disaster |title=Was the 2007 World Cup really a disaster? |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 July 2020}}</ref> 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=20 February 2007|access-date=9 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070301202239/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/281062.html|archive-date= 1 March 2007 |url-status= live}}</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=ICC associates hit back at Holding for his remarks |publisher=Cricket.indiatimes.com |access-date=16 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402194010/http://cricket.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1659807.cms |archive-date=2 April 2007 }}</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=16 March 2007|access-date=9 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070319225306/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/285508.html|archive-date= 19 March 2007 |url-status= live}}</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|last=Fitzgerald|first=James|title=Ireland ranked tenth in LG ICC ODI Championship|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-odi/content/story/291931.html|publisher=[[International Cricket Council|ICC]]|access-date=11 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428122434/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-odi/content/story/291931.html|archive-date=28 April 2007|date=22 April 2007}}</ref>

Further criticism was generated by the confusion at the end of the final match: the umpires announced that play was suspended due to bad light, which caused the Australian team to erupt in celebration as the scoreboard and official announcements declared Australia the winners. However, the umpires incorrectly insisted that the game was only suspended and not completed, and that 3 overs remained to be played, so in farcical light conditions, Sri Lanka batted out the remaining 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=28 April 2007|access-date=30 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070501040007/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/292772.html|archive-date= 1 May 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> The umpires and the ICC apologised 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=28 April 2007|access-date=30 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070502005031/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/292851.html|archive-date= 2 May 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> In June, the ICC announced that the officials involved – onfield umpires [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Aleem Dar]], reserve umpires [[Rudi Koertzen]] and [[Billy Bowden]], and match referee [[Jeff Crowe]] – would all be suspended from the [[2007 Twenty20 World Championship]].<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=22 June 2007|access-date=24 June 2007}}</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=11 March 2007 |access-date=9 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505102707/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070311/sports/sports12.html |archive-date=5 May 2007 |url-status=dead }}</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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185606/http://www.indiaenews.com/america/20070311/42427.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=27 September 2007 |title=A week before the opening Cricket World Cup game, chinks appear at Sabina Park |date=11 March 2007 |access-date=9 April 2007}}</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 news|url=https://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=[[Mike Atherton]] |work=The Sunday Telegraph |location=London |date=12 March 2007 |access-date=9 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320025708/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fsport%2F2007%2F03%2F11%2Fscath111.xml |archive-date=20 March 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Additionally, South Africa and 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=4 March 2007 |access-date=9 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070427104732/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/04/sports/CB-SPT-CRK-World-Cup-Roundup.php|archive-date= 27 April 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref>

==Media coverage==
The World Cup had 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 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/charter/charter_archive/2003/june_2003/A117967146|title=Sponsorship revenue|access-date=9 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309152853/http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/charter/charter_archive/2003/june_2003/A117967146|archive-date=9 March 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> The 2007 World Cup was televised in over 200 countries to a viewing audience estimated at more than two billion viewers and was expected to generate more than 100,000 unique visitors to the West Indies travelling solely for the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/03/11/2003351858|title=Taipai Times Editorial|access-date=18 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323121830/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/03/11/2003351858|archive-date= 23 March 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="CWC">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketworldcup.com/icc-marketing.html|work=cricketworldcp.com|title=World Cup Overview|access-date=29 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124001408/http://www.cricketworldcup.com/icc-marketing.html|archive-date=24 January 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The 2007 Cricket World Cup featured an orange, anthropomorphic [[raccoon]]-like creature named "Mello" as its mascot. It was announced during matches that Mello had no race, species, age or gender – it was 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 Jamaican-born [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]], Barbadian entertainer [[Rupee (musician)|Rupee]], and Trinidadian [[Fay-Ann Lyons]].

The 2007 tournament recorded the highest ticket sales for a Cricket World Cup, selling more than 672,000.<ref name="cricinfo1">{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/current/story/301516.html |title=World Cup profits boost debt-ridden Windies board |publisher=Content-usa.cricinfo.com |access-date=16 August 2013 }}</ref> 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=24 April 2007|access-date=25 April 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928071404/http://www.cricketworld.com/world_cup_2007/article/?aid=11055 |archive-date = 28 September 2007}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[West Indies Cricket Board]]
*[[Projects of the Caribbean Community#Special visa and the single domestic space in 2006–07|CARICOM Visa and Freedom of Travel during Cricket World Cup]]
*[[2007 Cricket World Cup venues]]

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.cricketworldcup.com/ 2007 Cricket World Cup website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060905225042/http://www.cricketworldcup.com/pdfs/event-overview.pdf ICC Overview of 2007 World Cup]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090112232007/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.com/icc-events/cricket-world-cup.html ICC website – Cricket World Cup page]
*[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2006-07-125929 Cricinfo – Cricket World Cup 2007]
*[http://www.shubhayan.com/jersey.asp 2007 Cricket World Cup Australia's Winning ODI Kit]

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2003 Cricket World Cup

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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2003 Cricket World Cup
| image = Cricket World Cup Logo 2003.svg
| imagesize = 150px
| caption = Official logo
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = {{ubl|South Africa|Zimbabwe|Kenya}}
| champions = {{cr|AUS}}
| count = 3
| runner up = {{cr|IND}}
| participants = 14
| matches = 54
| attendance = 626845
| player of the series = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]]
| most runs = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (673)
| most wickets = {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Chaminda Vaas]] (23)
| previous_year = 1999
| previous_tournament = 1999 Cricket World Cup
| next_year = 2007
| next_tournament = 2007 Cricket World Cup
| fromdate = 9 February 2003
| todate = 23 March 2003
}}
The '''2003 ICC Cricket World Cup''' was the eighth [[Cricket World Cup]], organised by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC). It was co-hosted by [[South Africa]], [[Zimbabwe]] and [[Kenya]] from 9 February to 23 March 2003. This edition of the World Cup was the first to be played in Africa.

The tournament featured 14 teams, the largest number in the World Cup's history at the time, playing a total of 54 matches. It followed the format introduced in the [[1999 Cricket World Cup]], with the teams divided into two groups, and the top three in each group qualifying for the Super Sixes stage.

The tournament saw numerous upsets, with [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]], [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] and [[England cricket team|England]] all being eliminated at the group stage (South Africa missed by 1 run after misreading the [[Duckworth-Lewis method]] rules).<ref>{{Cite web|title=South Africa v Sri Lanka|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155875.html|access-date=1 October 2022 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref> England forfeited their match with [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]], due to the political unrest in the country, which ultimately enabled that team to reach the Super Sixes. Similarly, [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] forfeited their match with [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]], due to security reasons which enabled the latter to reach the semi-finals, the only non-[[Test cricket|Test]] playing nation to do so. Another shock wave came two days after the tournament had started, when [[Shane Warne]], at the time one of the game's leading spinners, was sent home in disgrace after testing positive for a banned substance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rewind-shane-warne-s-world-cup-shame-830541|title=Shane Warne's World Cup shame|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

The tournament was eventually won by Australia who won all 11 of their matches, beating India in the [[2003 Cricket World Cup Final|final]] played at the [[Wanderers Stadium]] in [[Johannesburg]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Australia rout India to win third World Cup|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-rout-india-to-win-third-world-cup-130611|access-date=1 October 2022|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> This was Australia's third World Cup win, the only team to do so. Pakistani player [[Shoaib Akhtar]] also set a world record, becoming the [[Fast bowling|fastest bowler]] in the history of cricket, delivering a record top speed of 161.3{{nbsp}}km/h (100.23 mph) in a pool match against England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-10000/fastest-bowl-of-a-cricket-ball/|title=Fastest delivery of a cricket ball (male)|website=guinnessworldrecords.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/25921/shoaib-akhtar-the-legend-the-sensation-the-enigma/|title=Shoaib Akhtar – the legend, the sensation, the enigma|access-date=17 June 2019|archive-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726202958/https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/25921/shoaib-akhtar-the-legend-the-sensation-the-enigma/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://purbat.com/most-feared-fast-bowlers-cricket/|title=10 Most feared fast bowlers in Cricket history – Purbat.com|date=1 October 2016}}</ref>

==Teams and squads==
{{Main|2003 Cricket World Cup squads}}
Fourteen teams played in the 2003 World Cup, the largest number of teams to play in a Cricket World Cup at the time. The 10 [[Test cricket|Test]] playing nations automatically qualified for the tournament including the recently appointed member [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]], while [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] also qualified automatically due to their full [[One Day International]] status. The other three spots were filled by the top three teams in the [[2001 ICC Trophy]] in Canada, which served as a qualifying tournament. These teams were, respectively, the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] who won the ICC Trophy, [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] and [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]]. This was Namibia's World Cup debut, while the Netherlands and Canada were both appearing in the tournament for the second time, having previously appeared in [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]] and [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]] respectively.

The format used in the 1999 World Cup was retained, with the 14 teams divided into two groups of seven, and the top three from each group qualifying for the Super Sixes stage, carrying forward the results they had achieved against other qualifiers from their group. The top four teams in the Super Sixes qualified for the semi-finals, and the winners of those matches contested the final.
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|-
!colspan=2|Full Members
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|{{cr|AUS}}
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|{{cr|ENG}}
|{{cr|IND}}
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|{{cr|NZL}}
|{{cr|PAK}}
|-
|{{cr|RSA}}
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!colspan=2|Associate Members
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==Host cities and venues==
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|-
! Cities !! Venues !! Capacity !! Matches
|-
|[[Johannesburg]], South Africa
|[[Wanderers Stadium]]
|align="center"|34,000
|align="center"|5
|-
|[[Durban]], South Africa
|[[Sahara Stadium Kingsmead]]
|align="center"|25,000
|align="center"|5
|-
|[[Cape Town]], South Africa
|[[Newlands Cricket Ground]]
|align="center"|25,000
|align="center"|5
|-
|[[Centurion, Gauteng|Centurion]], South Africa
|[[Centurion Park]]
|align="center"|23,000
|align="center"|5
|-
|[[Bloemfontein]], South Africa
|[[Goodyear Park]]
|align="center"|20,000
|align="center"|5
|-
|[[Port Elizabeth]], South Africa
|[[St George's Oval]]
|align="center"|19,000
|align="center"|5
|-
|[[Potchefstroom]], South Africa
|[[Senwes Park|North West Cricket Stadium]]
|align="center"|18,000
|align="center"|3
|-
|[[East London, Eastern Cape|East London]], South Africa
|[[Buffalo Park]]
|align="center"|16,000
|align="center"|3
|-
|[[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]], South Africa
|[[De Beers Diamond Oval]]
|align="center"|11,000
|align="center"|3
|-
|[[Paarl]], South Africa
|[[Boland Bank Park|Boland Park]]
|align="center"|10,000
|align="center"|3
|-
|[[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]], South Africa
|[[Willowmoore Park]]
|align="center"|20,000
|align="center"|2
|-
|[[Pietermaritzburg]], South Africa
|[[Pietermaritzburg Oval]]
|align="center"|12,000
|align="center"|2
|-
|[[Harare]], Zimbabwe
|[[Harare Sports Club]]
|align="center"|10,000
|align="center"|3
|-
|[[Bulawayo]], Zimbabwe
|[[Queens Sports Club]]
|align="center"|9,000
|align="center"|3
|-
|[[Nairobi]], Kenya
|[[Nairobi Gymkhana Club]]
|align="center"|8,000
|align="center"|2
|}

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==Pool stage==
The top three teams from each pool qualify for the next stage, carrying forward the points already scored against fellow qualifiers, plus a quarter of the points scored against the teams that failed to qualify.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cricinfo|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/WC2003_TABLE.html|access-date=1 October 2022|website=static.espncricinfo.com}}</ref>

===Pool A===
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!width=20|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
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!width=20|{{Abbr|T|Tied}}
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!width=20|{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}
!width=20|{{Abbr|PCF|Points Carried Forward}}
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|- bgcolor="#cfc"
|2||align="left"|{{cr|IND}}
|6||5||1||0||0||1.11||'''20'''||{{Abbr|8|4 points for win against qualified team (ZIM); 1 point each for win against 4 non-qualified teams (ENG/PAK/NED/NAM)}}
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
|3||align="left"|{{cr|ZIM}}
|6||3||2||1||0||0.50||'''14'''||{{Abbr|3.5|1 point each for win against 3 non-qualified teams (ENG/NED/NAM); 0.5 point for no result against non-qualified team (PAK)}}
|-
|4||align="left"|{{cr|ENG}}
|6||3||3||0||0||0.82||'''12'''||–
|-
|5||align="left"|{{cr|PAK}}
|6||2||3||1||0||0.23||'''10'''||–
|-
|6||align="left"|{{cr|NED}}
|6||1||5||0||0||−1.45||'''4'''||–
|-
|7||align="left"|{{cr|NAM}}
|6||0||6||0||0||−2.96||'''0'''||–
|}
Source: [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/points-table-standings Points Table]

{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=10 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|ZIM}}
|team2={{cr|NAM}}
|score1=340/2 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Craig Wishart]] 172* (151)
|wickets1=[[Lennie Louw]] 1/60 (10 overs)
|score2=104/5 (25.1 overs)
|runs2=[[Danie Keulder]] 27 (46)
|wickets2=[[Guy Whittall]] 2/20 (5 overs)
|result=Zimbabwe won by 86 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|D/L method]])
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results?team=9 Scorecard]
|venue=[[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]
|umpires=[[David Orchard]] (SA) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
|motm=[[Craig Wishart]] (Zim)
|toss=Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=Rain interrupted the innings of Namibia and eventually the match was called off with Zimbabwe winning by 86 runs via [[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|D/L method]]
|notes=Points: Zimbabwe 4, Namibia 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=11 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|AUS}}
|team2={{cr|PAK}}
|score1=310/8 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Andrew Symonds]] 143* (125)
|wickets1=[[Wasim Akram]] 3/64 (10 overs)
|score2=228 (44.3 overs)
|runs2=[[Rashid Latif]] 33 (23)
|wickets2=[[Ian Harvey]] 4/58 (9.3 overs)
|result=Australia won by 82 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/australia-vs-pakistan-4th-match-65238/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Wanderers Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]]
|umpires=[[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SL) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
|motm=[[Andrew Symonds]] (Aus)
|toss=Pakistan won the toss elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Australia 4, Pakistan 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=12 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|IND}}
|team2={{cr|NED}}
|score1=204 (48.5 overs)
|runs1=[[Sachin Tendulkar]] 52 (72)
|wickets1=[[Tim de Leede]] 4/35 (9.5 overs)
|score2=136 (48.1 overs)
|runs2=[[Daan van Bunge]] 62 (116)
|wickets2=[[Anil Kumble]] 4/32 (10 overs)
|result=India won by 68 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/india-vs-netherlands-7th-match-65241/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Boland Park]], [[Paarl]]
|umpires=[[Daryl Harper]] (Aus) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
|motm=[[Tim de Leede]] (Ned)
|toss=India won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: India 4, Netherlands 0.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=13 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|ZIM}}
|team2={{cr|ENG}}
|score1=
|runs1=
|wickets1=
|score2=
|runs2=
|wickets2=
|result=Zimbabwe won (walkover without a ball bowled)
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/zimbabwe-vs-england-8th-match-66427/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]
|umpires=[[David Orchard]] (SA) and [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI)
|motm=
|toss=No toss
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Zimbabwe 4, England 0
* England forfeited the match due to safety concerns
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=15 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|IND}}
|team2={{cr|AUS}}
|score1=125 (41.4 overs)
|runs1=[[Sachin Tendulkar]] 36 (59)
|wickets1=[[Jason Gillespie]] 3/13 (10 overs)
|score2=128/1 (22.2 overs)
|runs2=[[Adam Gilchrist]] 48 (61)
|wickets2=[[Anil Kumble]] 1/24 (7 overs)
|result=Australia won by 9 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/australia-vs-india-11th-match-65244/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Centurion Park]], [[Centurion, South Africa|Centurion]]
|umpires=[[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SL) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
|motm=[[Jason Gillespie]] (Aus)
|toss=India won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Australia 4, India 0.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=16 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|NED}}
|team2={{cr|ENG}}
|score1=142/9 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Tim de Leede]] 58* (96)
|wickets1=[[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] 4/25 (10 overs)
|score2=144/4 (23.2 overs)
|runs2=[[Michael Vaughan]] 51 (47)
|wickets2=[[Daan van Bunge]] 3/16 (3 overs)
|result=England won by 6 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/england-vs-netherlands-13th-match-65246/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Buffalo Park]], [[East London, Eastern Cape|East London]]
|umpires=[[Darell Hair]] (Aus) and [[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA)
|motm=[[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] (Eng)
|toss=England won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: England 4, Netherlands 0
* [[Nick Statham]] (Netherlands) made his ODI debut
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=16 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|PAK}}
|team2={{cr|NAM}}
|score1=255/9 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Saleem Elahi]] 63 (100)
|wickets1=[[Bjorn Kotze]] 2/51 (10 overs)
|score2=84 (17.4 overs)
|runs2=[[Bjorn Kotze]] 24* (29)
|wickets2=[[Wasim Akram]] 5/28 (9 overs)
|result=Pakistan won by 171 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/namibia-vs-pakistan-14th-match-65247/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[De Beers Diamond Oval]], [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]]
|umpires=[[David Orchard]] (SA) and [[Neil Mallender]] (Eng)
|motm=[[Wasim Akram]] (Pak)
|toss=Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Pakistan 4, Namibia 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=19 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|IND}}
|team2={{cr|ZIM}}
|score1=255/7 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Sachin Tendulkar]] 81 (91)
|wickets1=[[Grant Flower]] 2/14 (6 overs)
|score2=172 (44.4 overs)
|runs2=[[Tatenda Taibu]] 29* (44)
|wickets2=[[Sourav Ganguly]] 3/22 (5 overs)
|result=India won by 83 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/zimbabwe-vs-india-17th-match-65250/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]
|umpires=[[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SL) and [[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA)
|motm=[[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
|toss=Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: India 4, Zimbabwe 0.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=19 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|ENG}}
|team2={{cr|NAM}}
|score1=272 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Alec Stewart]] 60 (77)
|wickets1=[[Rudi van Vuuren]] 5/43 (10 overs)
|score2=217/9 (50 overs)
|runs2=[[Jan-Berrie Burger]] 85 (86)
|wickets2=[[Ronnie Irani]] 3/30 (8 overs)
|result=England won by 55 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/england-vs-namibia-19th-match-65252/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[St George's Park Cricket Ground]], [[Port Elizabeth]]
|umpires=[[Simon Taufel]] (Aus) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
|motm=[[Jan-Berrie Burger]] (Nam)
|toss=Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: England 4, Namibia 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=20 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|AUS}}
|team2={{cr|NED}}
|score1=170/2 (36 overs)
|runs1=[[Damien Martyn]] 67* (76)
|wickets1=[[Tim de Leede]] 2/34 (7 overs)
|score2=122 (30.2 overs)
|runs2=[[Tim de Leede]] 24 (38)
|wickets2=[[Andy Bichel]] 3/13 (3 overs)
|result=Australia won by 75 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|D/L method]])
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/australia-vs-netherlands-20th-match-65253/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Senwes Park]], [[Potchefstroom]]
|umpires=[[David Orchard]] (SA) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
|motm=[[Damien Martyn]] (Aus)
|toss=Netherlands won the toss elected to field.
|round=
|rain=Match reduced to 36 overs per side due to rain
|notes=Points: Australia 4, Netherlands 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=22 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|ENG}}
|team2={{cr|PAK}}
|score1=246/8 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Paul Collingwood]] 66* (73)
|wickets1=[[Saqlain Mushtaq]] 2/44 (10 overs)
|score2=134 (31 overs)
|runs2=[[Shoaib Akhtar]] 43 (16)
|wickets2=[[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] 4/29 (10 overs)
|result=England won by 112 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/england-vs-pakistan-23rd-match-65255/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[Cape Town]]
|umpires=[[Brian Jerling]] (SA) and [[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA)
|motm=[[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] (Eng)
|toss=England won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: England 4, Pakistan 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=23 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|IND}}
|team2={{cr|NAM}}
|score1=311/2 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Sachin Tendulkar]] 152 (151)
|wickets1=[[Rudi van Vuuren]] 2/53 (10 overs)
|score2=130 (42.3 overs)
|runs2=[[Jan-Berrie Burger]] 29 (30)
|wickets2=[[Yuvraj Singh]] 4/6 (4.3 overs)
|result=India won by 181 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/india-vs-namibia-25th-match-65257/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[City Oval]], [[Pietermaritzburg]]
|umpires=[[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
|motm=[[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
|toss=Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: India 4, Namibia 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=24 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|ZIM}}
|team2={{cr|AUS}}
|score1=246/9 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Andy Flower]] 62 (91)
|wickets1=[[Brad Hogg]] 3/46 (8 overs)
|score2=248/3 (47.3 overs)
|runs2=[[Adam Gilchrist]] 61 (64)
|wickets2=[[Dougie Marillier]] 1/32 (10 overs)
|result=Australia won by 7 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/zimbabwe-vs-australia-27th-match-65259/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Queens Sports Club]], [[Bulawayo]]
|umpires=[[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[David Orchard]] (SA)
|motm=[[Andy Blignaut]] (Zim)
|toss=Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Australia 4, Zimbabwe 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=25 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|PAK}}
|team2={{cr|NED}}
|score1=253/9 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer)|Mohammad Yousuf]] 58 (59)
|wickets1=[[Tim de Leede]] 2/53 (10 overs)
|score2=156 (39.3 overs)
|runs2=[[Daan van Bunge]] 31 (60)
|wickets2=[[Wasim Akram]] 3/24 (8.3 overs)
|result=Pakistan won by 97 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/netherlands-vs-pakistan-28th-match-65260/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Boland Park]], [[Paarl]]
|umpires=[[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S Venkataraghavan]] (Ind) and [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI)
|motm=[[Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer)|Mohammad Yousuf]] (Pak)
|toss=Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Pakistan 4, Netherlands 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=26 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|IND}}
|team2={{cr|ENG}}
|score1=250/9 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Rahul Dravid]] 62 (72)
|wickets1=[[Andrew Caddick]] 3/69 (10 overs)
|score2=168 (45.3 overs)
|runs2=[[Andrew Flintoff]] 64 (73)
|wickets2=[[Ashish Nehra]] 6/23 (10 overs)
|result=India won by 82 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/england-vs-india-30th-match-65262/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Kingsmead Cricket Ground]], [[Durban]]
|umpires=[[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
|motm=[[Ashish Nehra]] (Ind)
|toss=India won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: India 4, England 0
|daynight=Yes
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=27 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|AUS}}
|team2={{cr|NAM}}
|score1=301/6 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Matthew Hayden]] 88 (73)
|wickets1=[[Louis Burger]] 3/39 (10 overs)
|score2=45 (14 overs)
|runs2=[[Deon Kotze]] 10 (14)
|wickets2=[[Glenn McGrath]] 7/15 (7 overs)
|result=Australia won by 256 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/australia-vs-namibia-31st-match-65263/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Senwes Park]], [[Potchefstroom]]
|umpires=[[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Russell Tiffin]] (Zim)
|motm=[[Glenn McGrath]] (Aus)
|toss=Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Australia 4, Namibia 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=28 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|ZIM}}
|team2={{cr|NED}}
|score1=301/8 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Andy Flower]] 71 (72)
|wickets1=[[Feiko Kloppenburg]] 2/40 (10 overs)
|score2=202/9 (50 overs)
|runs2=[[Roland Lefebvre]] 30 (23)
|wickets2=[[Brian Murphy (Zimbabwean cricketer)|Brian Murphy]] 3/44 (10 overs)
|result=Zimbabwe won by 99 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/zimbabwe-vs-netherlands-33rd-match-65265/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Queens Sports Club]], [[Bulawayo]]
|umpires=[[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[Tyron Wijewardene]] (SL)
|motm=[[Heath Streak]] (Zim)
|toss=Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Zimbabwe 4, Netherlands 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=1 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|PAK}}
|team2={{cr|IND}}
|score1=273/7 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Saeed Anwar]] 101 (126)
|wickets1=[[Zaheer Khan]] 2/46 (10 overs)
|score2=276/4 (45.4 overs)
|runs2=[[Sachin Tendulkar]] 98 (75)
|wickets2=[[Waqar Younis]] 2/71 (8.4 overs)
|result=India won by 6 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/india-vs-pakistan-36th-match-65268/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Centurion Park]], [[Centurion, South Africa|Centurion]]
|umpires=[[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng) and [[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA)
|motm=[[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
|toss=Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: India 4, Pakistan 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=2 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|ENG}}
|team2={{cr|AUS}}
|score1=204/8 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Alec Stewart]] 46 (92)
|wickets1=[[Andy Bichel]] 7/20 (10 overs)
|score2=208/8 (49.4 overs)
|runs2=[[Michael Bevan]] 74* (126)
|wickets2=[[Andrew Caddick]] 4/35 (9 overs)
|result=Australia won by 2 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/australia-vs-england-37th-match-65269/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[St George's Park Cricket Ground]], [[Port Elizabeth]]
|umpires=[[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Russell Tiffin]] (Zim)
|motm=[[Andy Bichel]] (Aus)
|toss=England won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Australia 4, England 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=3 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|NED}}
|team2={{cr|NAM}}
|score1=314/4 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk]] 134* (129)
|wickets1=[[Louis Burger]] 2/49 (10 overs)
|score2=250 (46.5 overs)
|runs2=[[Gavin Murgatroyd]] 52 (62)
|wickets2=[[Adeel Raja]] 4/42 (8.5 overs)
|result=Netherlands won by 64 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/namibia-vs-netherlands-39th-match-65271/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Mangaung Oval|Goodyear Park]], [[Bloemfontein]]
|umpires=[[Daryl Harper]] (Aus) and [[Nadeem Ghauri]] (Pak)
|motm=[[Feiko Kloppenburg]] (Ned)
|toss=Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Netherlands 4, Namibia 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=4 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|PAK}}
|team2={{cr|ZIM}}
|score1=73/3 (14 overs)
|runs1=[[Saeed Anwar]] 40* (45)
|wickets1=[[Heath Streak]] 1/25 (7 overs)
|score2=
|runs2=
|wickets2=
|result=No result
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/zimbabwe-vs-pakistan-41st-match-65273/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Queens Sports Club]], [[Bulawayo]]
|umpires=[[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SL) and [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ)
|motm=
|toss=Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=The match started after a delay due to rain and was suspended twice. It was eventually called off due to rain after the 14th over of the Pakistani innings
* Match shortened to 38 overs per side
|notes=Points: Pakistan 2, Zimbabwe 2
}}

===Pool B===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Pos
!width=175|Team
!width=20|{{Abbr|Pld|Played}}
!width=20|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
!width=20|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
!width=20|{{Abbr|NR|No result}}
!width=20|{{Abbr|T|Tied}}
!width=20|{{Abbr|[[Net run rate|NRR]]|Net run rate}}
!width=20|{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}
!width=20|{{Abbr|PCF|Points carried forward}}
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
|1||align="left"|{{cr|SRI}}
|6||4||1||0||1||1.20||'''18'''||{{Abbr|7.5|4 points for win against qualified team (NZ); 1 point each for win against 3 non-qualified teams (WI/CAN/BAN); 0.5 point for tie against non qualified team (SA)}}
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
|2||align="left"|{{cr|KEN}}
|6||4||2||0||0||−0.69||'''16'''||{{Abbr|10|4 points each for win against 2 qualified teams (SL/NZ); 1 point each for win against 2 non-qualified teams (CAN/BAN)}}
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
|3||align="left"|{{cr|NZL}}
|6||4||2||0||0||0.99||'''16'''||{{Abbr|4|1 point each for win against 4 non-qualified teams (SA/WI/CAN/BAN)}}
|-
|4||align="left"|{{cr|RSA}}
|6||3||2||0||1||1.73||'''14'''||—
|-
|5||align="left"|{{cr|WIN}}
|6||3||2||1||0||1.10||'''14'''||—
|-
|6||align="left"|{{cr|CAN}}
|6||1||5||0||0||−1.99||'''4'''||—
|-
|7||align="left"|{{cr|BAN}}
|6||0||5||1||0||−2.05||'''2'''||—
|}
Source: [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/points-table-standings Points Table]

{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=9 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|WIN}}
|team2={{cr|RSA}}
|score1=278/5 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Brian Lara]] 116 (134)
|wickets1=[[Makhaya Ntini]] 2/37 (10 overs)
|score2=275/9 (49 overs)
|runs2=[[Gary Kirsten]] 69 (92)
|wickets2=[[Mervyn Dillon]] 2/47 (10 overs)
|result=West Indies won by 3 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/south-africa-vs-west-indies-1st-match-65235/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[Cape Town]]
|umpires=[[Daryl Harper]] (Aus) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
|motm=[[Brian Lara]] (WI)
|toss=West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: West Indies 4, South Africa 0
* South Africa were fined 1 over for a slow over rate
|daynight=Yes
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=10 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|SRI}}
|team2={{cr|NZL}}
|score1=272/7 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 120 (125)
|wickets1=[[Nathan Astle]] 3/34 (7 overs)
|score2=225 (45.3 overs)
|runs2=[[Scott Styris]] 141 (125)
|wickets2=[[Russel Arnold]] 3/47 (8.5 overs)
|result=Sri Lanka won by 47 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/new-zealand-vs-sri-lanka-3rd-match-65237/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Mangaung Oval|Goodyear Park]], [[Bloemfontein]]
|umpires=[[Neil Mallender]] (Eng) and [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI)
|motm=[[Sanath Jayasuriya]] (SL)
|toss=New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Sri Lanka 4, New Zealand 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=11 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|CAN}}
|team2={{cr|BAN}}
|score1=180 (49.1 overs)
|runs1=[[Ian Billcliff]] 42 (63)
|wickets1=[[Sanwar Hossain]] 2/26 (10 overs)
|score2=120 (28 overs)
|runs2=[[Sanwar Hossain]] 25 (24)
|wickets2=[[Austin Codrington]] 5/27 (9 overs)
|result=Canada won by 60 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/bangladesh-vs-canada-5th-match-65239/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Kingsmead Cricket Ground]], [[Durban]]
|umpires=[[Aleem Dar]] (Pak) and [[Brian Jerling]] (SA)
|motm=[[Austin Codrington]] (Ken)
|toss=Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Canada 4, Bangladesh 0
|daynight=Yes
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=12 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|KEN}}
|team2={{cr|RSA}}
|score1=140 (38 overs)
|runs1=[[Ravi Shah]] 60 (87)
|wickets1=[[Lance Klusener]] 4/16 (8 overs)
|score2=142/0 (21.2 overs)
|runs2=[[Herschelle Gibbs]] 87* (66)
|wickets2=
|result=South Africa won by 10 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/south-africa-vs-kenya-6th-match-65240/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Senwes Park|North West Cricket Stadium]], [[Potchefstroom]]
|umpires=[[Kevan Barbour]] (Zim) and [[Tyron Wijewardene]] (SL)
|motm=[[Lance Klusener]] (SA)
|toss=Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: South Africa 4, Kenya 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=13 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|NZL}}
|team2={{cr|WIN}}
|score1=241/7 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Nathan Astle]] 46 (70)
|wickets1=[[Wavell Hinds]] 3/35 (10 overs)
|score2=221 (49.4 overs)
|runs2=[[Ramnaresh Sarwan]] 75 (99)
|wickets2=[[Andre Adams]] 4/44 (9.4 overs)
|result=New Zealand won by 20 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/new-zealand-vs-west-indies-9th-match-65242/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[St George's Park Cricket Ground]], [[Port Elizabeth]]
|umpires=[[Darell Hair]] (Aus) and [[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA)
|motm=[[Andre Adams]] (NZ)
|toss=West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: New Zealand 4, West Indies 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=14 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|BAN}}
|team2={{cr|SRI}}
|score1=124 (31.1 overs)
|runs1=[[Alok Kapali]] 32 (38)
|wickets1=[[Chaminda Vaas]] 6/25 (9.1 overs)
|score2=126/0 (21.1 overs)
|runs2=[[Marvan Atapattu]] 69* (71)
|wickets2=
|result=Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/bangladesh-vs-sri-lanka-10th-match-65243/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[City Oval]], [[Pietermaritzburg]]
|umpires=[[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Russell Tiffin]] (Zim)
|motm=[[Chaminda Vaas]] (SL)
|toss=Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Sri Lanka 4, Bangladesh 0
* [[Chaminda Vaas]] took a hat-trick with the first three balls of the match and became the third bowler to claim a World Cup hat-trick.
* [[Marvan Atapattu]] scored his 6,000th ODI run.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=15 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|CAN}}
|team2={{cr|KEN}}
|score1=197 (49 overs)
|runs1=[[Ian Billcliff]] 71 (100)
|wickets1=[[Thomas Odoyo]] 4/28 (10 overs)
|score2=198/6 (48.3 overs)
|runs2=[[Ravi Shah]] 61 (95)
|wickets2=[[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]] 3/15 (10 overs)
|result=Kenya won by 4 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/canada-vs-kenya-12th-match-65245/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[Cape Town]]
|umpires=[[Arani Jayaprakash]] (Ind) and [[Nadeem Ghauri]] (Pak)
|motm=[[Thomas Odoyo]] (Ken)
|toss=Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Kenya 4, Canada 0
|daynight=Yes
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=16 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|RSA}}
|team2={{cr|NZL}}
|score1=306/6 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Herschelle Gibbs]] 143 (141)
|wickets1=[[Jacob Oram]] 2/52 (8 overs)
|score2=229/1 (36.5 overs)
|runs2=[[Stephen Fleming]] 134* (132)
|wickets2=[[Allan Donald]] 1/52 (5.5 overs)
|result=New Zealand won by 9 wickets ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|D/L method]])
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/south-africa-vs-new-zealand-15th-match-65248/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Wanderers Stadium|New Wanderers Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]]
|umpires=[[Peter Willey]] (Eng) and [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI)
|motm=[[Stephen Fleming]] (NZ)
|toss=South Africa won the toss elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=The New Zealand innings was reduced to 39 overs due to three stoppages for rain, and the target was revised to 226.
|notes=Points: New Zealand 4, South Africa 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match|date=18 February 2003|team1={{cr-rt|WIN}}|team2={{cr|BAN}}|score1=244/9 (50 overs)|runs1=[[Ricardo Powell]] 50 (31)|wickets1=[[Manjurul Islam]] 2/37 (10 overs)|score2=32/2 (8.1 overs)
|runs2=[[Ehsanul Haque]] 12 (24)
|wickets2=[[Mervyn Dillon]] 1/13 (4.1 overs)
|result=No result
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/bangladesh-vs-west-indies-16th-match-65249/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[Cape Town]]
|umpires=[[Brian Jerling]] (SA) and [[Russell Tiffin]] (Zim)
|motm=
|toss=Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=Rain interrupted during the innings of West Indies and the match was eventually called off
|notes=Points: West Indies 2, Bangladesh 2
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=19 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|CAN}}
|team2={{cr|SRI}}
|score1=36 (18.4 overs)
|runs1=[[Joseph Harris (cricketer)|Joe Harris]] 9 (13)
|wickets1=[[Prabath Nissanka]] 4/12 (7 overs)
|score2=37/1 (4.4 overs)
|runs2=[[Marvan Atapattu]] 24* (14)
|wickets2=[[Sanjayan Thuraisingam]] 1/22 (2.4 overs)
|result=Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/canada-vs-sri-lanka-18th-match-65251/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Boland Park]], [[Paarl]]
|umpires=[[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng) and [[Neil Mallender]] (Eng)
|motm=[[Prabath Nissanka]] (SL)
|toss=Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Sri Lanka 4, Canada 0
* [[Prabath Nissanka]] recorded his best bowling figures in ODIs.
* [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] posted the lowest ever score in a One Day International.
* [[Marvan Atapattu]] (SL) scored his 6,000th ODI run.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=21 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|KEN}}
|team2={{cr|NZL}}
|score1=
|runs1=
|wickets1=
|score2=
|runs2=
|wickets2=
|result=Kenya won (walkover without a ball bowled)
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/kenya-vs-new-zealand-21st-match-66428/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Gymkhana Club Ground|Nairobi Gymkhana Club]], [[Nairobi]]
|umpires=[[Daryl Harper]] (Aus) and [[Russell Tiffin]] (Zim)
|motm=
|toss=No toss
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Kenya 4, New Zealand 0
* New Zealand forfeited the match due to safety concerns
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=22 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|BAN}}
|team2={{cr|RSA}}
|score1=108 (35.1 overs)
|runs1=[[Khaled Mashud]] 29 (67)
|wickets1=[[Makhaya Ntini]] 4/24 (7.1 overs)
|score2=109/0 (12 overs)
|runs2=[[Gary Kirsten]] 52* (32)
|wickets2=
|result=South Africa won by 10 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/south-africa-vs-bangladesh-22nd-match-65254/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Mangaung Oval|Goodyear Park]], [[Bloemfontein]]
|umpires=[[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
|motm=[[Makhaya Ntini]] (SA)
|toss=South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: South Africa 4, Bangladesh 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=23 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|CAN}}
|team2={{cr|WIN}}
|score1=202 (42.5 overs)
|runs1=[[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]] 111 (76)
|wickets1=[[Vasbert Drakes]] 4/55(9.5 overs)
|score2=206/3 (20.3 overs)
|runs2=[[Brian Lara]] 73 (40)
|wickets2=[[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]] 1/36 (5 overs)
|result=West Indies won by 7 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/canada-vs-west-indies-24th-match-65256/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[Cape Town]]
|umpires=[[David Orchard]] (SA) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
|motm=[[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]] (Can)
|toss=West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: West Indies 4, Canada 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=24 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|KEN}}
|team2={{cr|SRI}}
|score1=210/9 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Kennedy Otieno]] 60 (88)
|wickets1=[[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 4/28 (10 overs)
|score2=157 (45 overs)
|runs2=[[Aravinda de Silva]] 41 (53)
|wickets2=[[Collins Obuya]] 5/24 (10 overs)
|result=Kenya won by 53 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/kenya-vs-sri-lanka-26th-match-65258/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Gymkhana Club Ground|Nairobi Gymkhana Club]], [[Nairobi]]
|umpires=[[Daryl Harper]] (Aus) and [[Russell Tiffin]] (Zim)
|motm=[[Collins Obuya]] (Ken)
|toss=Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Kenya 4, Sri Lanka 0
* This was [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya's]] first victory over Sri Lanka in ODIs.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=26 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|BAN}}
|team2={{cr|NZL}}
|score1=198/7 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Mohammad Ashraful]] 56 (82)
|wickets1=[[Jacob Oram]] 3/32 (10 overs)
|score2=199/3 (33.3 overs)
|runs2=[[Craig McMillan]] 75 (83)
|wickets2=[[Khaled Mahmud]] 3/46 (10 overs)
|result=New Zealand won by 7 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/bangladesh-vs-new-zealand-29th-match-65261/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[De Beers Diamond Oval]], [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]]
|umpires=[[Darrell Hair]] (Aus) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
|motm=[[Craig McMillan]] (NZ)
|toss=Bangladesh won the toss elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: New Zealand 4, Bangladesh 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=27 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|RSA}}
|team2={{cr|CAN}}
|score1=254/8 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Boeta Dippenaar]] 80 (118)
|wickets1=[[Ashish Patel]] 3/41 (7 overs)
|score2=136/5 (50 overs)
|runs2=[[Ishwar Maraj]] 53* (155)
|wickets2=[[Makhaya Ntini]] 2/19 (10 overs)
|result=South Africa won by 118 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/south-africa-vs-canada-32nd-match-65264/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Buffalo Park]], [[East London, Eastern Cape|East London]]
|umpires=[[Daryl Harper]] (Aus) and [[Kevan Barbour]] (Zim)
|motm=[[Boeta Dippenaar]] (SA)
|toss=Canada won the toss elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: South Africa 4, Canada 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=28 February 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|SRI}}
|team2={{cr|WIN}}
|score1=228/6 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 66 (99)
|wickets1=[[Vasbert Drakes]] 1/32 (10 overs)
|score2=222/9 (50 overs)
|runs2=[[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]] 65 (90)
|wickets2=[[Chaminda Vaas]] 4/22 (10 overs)
|result=Sri Lanka won by 6 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/sri-lanka-vs-west-indies-34th-match-65266/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[Cape Town]]
|umpires=[[David Orchard]] (SA) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
|motm=[[Chaminda Vaas]] (SL)
|toss=Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Sri Lanka 4, West Indies 0
|daynight=Yes
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=1 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|KEN}}
|team2={{cr|BAN}}
|score1=217/7 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Maurice Odumbe]] 52* (46)
|wickets1=[[Sanwar Hossain]] 3/49 (10 overs)
|score2=185 (47.2 overs)
|runs2=[[Tushar Imran]] 48 (81)
|wickets2=[[Maurice Odumbe]] 4/38 (10 overs)
|result=Kenya won by 32 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/bangladesh-vs-kenya-35th-match-65267/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Wanderers Stadium|New Wanderers Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]]
|umpires=[[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SL) and [[Neil Mallender]] (Eng)
|motm=[[Maurice Odumbe]] (Ken)
|toss=Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Kenya 4, Bangladesh 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=3 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|CAN}}
|team2={{cr|NZL}}
|score1=196 (47 overs)
|runs1=[[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]] 75 (62)
|wickets1=[[Jacob Oram]] 4/52 (10 overs)
|score2=197/5 (23 overs)
|runs2=[[Scott Styris]] 54* (38)
|wickets2=[[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]] 3/61 (10 overs)
|result=New Zealand won by 5 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/canada-vs-new-zealand-38th-match-65270/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Willowmoore Park]], [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]]
|umpires=[[Arani Jayaprakash]] (Ind) and [[Brian Jerling]] (SA)
|motm=[[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]] (Can)
|toss=New Zealand won the toss elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: New Zealand 4, Canada 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=3 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|SRI}}
|team2={{cr|RSA}}
|score1=268/9 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Marvan Atapattu]] 124 (129)
|wickets1=[[Jacques Kallis]] 3/41 (10 overs)
|score2=229/6 (45 overs)
|runs2=[[Herschelle Gibbs]] 73 (88)
|wickets2=[[Aravinda de Silva]] 2/36 (8 overs)
|result=Match tied ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|D/L method]])
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/south-africa-vs-sri-lanka-40th-match-65272/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Kingsmead Cricket Ground]], [[Durban]]
|umpires=[[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S Venkataraghavan]] (Ind) and [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI)
|motm=[[Marvan Atapattu]] (SL)
|toss=Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Sri Lanka 2, South Africa 2
|daynight=Yes
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=4 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|WIN}}
|team2={{cr|KEN}}
|score1=246/7 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Chris Gayle]] 119 (151)
|wickets1=[[Maurice Odumbe]] 2/62 (10 overs)
|score2=104 (35.5 overs)
|runs2=[[Peter Ongondo]] 24 (43)
|wickets2=[[Vasbert Drakes]] 5/33 (10 overs)
|result=West Indies won by 142 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/kenya-vs-west-indies-42nd-match-65274/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[De Beers Diamond Oval]], [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]]
|umpires=[[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
|motm=[[Vasbert Drakes]] (WI)
|toss=West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: West Indies 4, Kenya 0
}}

==Super Sixes==
Teams who qualified for the Super Six stage only played against the teams from the other group; results against the other teams from the same group were carried forward to this stage.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=3|Points carried forward (PCF)
|-
! Results
! Against qualified teams
! Against non-qualified teams
|-
|Win||align="center"|4 points||align="center"|1 point
|-
|No result / tie||align="center"|2 points||align="center"|0.5 point
|-
|Loss||align="center"|0 point||align="center"|0 point
|}

Teams that advanced to the semi-finals are highlighted in green.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Pos
!width=175|Team
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="No result" |NR
!width=20 abbr="Tied" |T
!width=20 abbr="Net run rate" |NRR
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
!width=20 abbr="Points Carried Forward" |PCF
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
|1||align="left"|{{cr|AUS}}
|5||5||0||0||0||1.85||'''24'''||12
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
|2||align="left"|{{cr|IND}}
|5||4||1||0||0||0.89||'''20'''||8
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
|3||align="left"|{{cr|KEN}}
|5||3||2||0||0||0.35||'''14'''||10
|- bgcolor="#cfc"
|4||align="left"|{{cr|SRI}}
|5||2||3||0||0||−0.84||'''11.5'''||7.5
|-
|5||align="left"|{{cr|NZL}}
|5||1||4||0||0||−0.90||'''8'''||4
|-
|6||align="left"|{{cr|ZIM}}
|5||0||5||0||0||−1.25||'''3.5'''||3.5
|}
Source: [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/points-table-standings Points Table]

{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=7 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|AUS}}
|team2={{cr|SRI}}
|score1=319/5 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Ricky Ponting]] 114 (109)
|wickets1=[[Dilhara Fernando]] 3/47 (9 overs)
|score2=223 (47.4 overs)
|runs2=[[Aravinda de Silva]] 92 (94)
|wickets2=[[Brett Lee]] 3/52 (10 overs)
|result=Australia won by 96 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/australia-vs-sri-lanka-1st-super-65275/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Centurion Park]], [[Centurion, South Africa|Centurion]]
|umpires=[[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
|motm=[[Ricky Ponting]] (Aus)
|toss=Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Australia 4, Sri Lanka 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=7 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|KEN}}
|team2={{cr|IND}}
|score1=225/6 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Kennedy Otieno]] 79 (134)
|wickets1=[[Harbhajan Singh]] 2/41 (10 overs)
|score2=226/4 (47.5 overs)
|runs2=[[Sourav Ganguly]] 107* (120)
|wickets2=[[Thomas Odoyo]] 2/27 (7 overs)
|result=India won by 6 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/india-vs-kenya-2nd-super-65276/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[Cape Town]]
|umpires=[[Daryl Harper]] (Aus) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
|motm=[[Sourav Ganguly]] (Ind)
|toss=Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: India 4, Kenya 0
|daynight=Yes
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=8 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|ZIM}}
|team2={{cr|NZL}}
|score1=252/7 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Heath Streak]] 72* (84)
|wickets1=[[Chris Cairns]] 2/16 (4 overs)
|score2=253/4 (47.2 overs)
|runs2=[[Nathan Astle]] 102* (122)
|wickets2=[[Andy Blignaut]] 2/41 (10 overs)
|result=New Zealand won by 6 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/new-zealand-vs-zimbabwe-3rd-super-65277/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Mangaung Oval|Goodyear Park]], [[Bloemfontein]]
|umpires=[[Darrell Hair]] (Aus) and [[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA)
|motm=[[Nathan Astle]] (NZ)
|toss=Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: New Zealand 4, Zimbabwe 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=10 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|IND}}
|team2={{cr|SRI}}
|score1=292/6 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Sachin Tendulkar]] 97 (120)
|wickets1=[[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 3/46 (10 overs)
|score2=109 (23 overs)
|runs2=[[Kumar Sangakkara]] 30 (33)
|wickets2=[[Ashish Nehra]] 4/35 (7 overs)
|result=India won by 183 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/india-vs-sri-lanka-4th-super-65278/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Wanderers Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]]
|umpires=[[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
|motm=[[Javagal Srinath]] (Ind)
|toss=Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: India 4, Sri Lanka 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=11 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|AUS}}
|team2={{cr|NZL}}
|score1=208/9 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Andy Bichel]] 64 (83)
|wickets1=[[Shane Bond]] 6/23 (10 overs)
|score2=112 (30.1 overs)
|runs2=[[Stephen Fleming]] 48 (70)
|wickets2=[[Brett Lee]] 5/42 (9.1 overs)
|result=Australia won by 96 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/australia-vs-new-zealand-5th-super-65279/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[St George's Park Cricket Ground]], [[Port Elizabeth]]
|umpires=[[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SL) and [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI)
|motm=[[Shane Bond]] (NZ)
|toss=New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Australia 4, New Zealand 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=12 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|ZIM}}
|team2={{cr|KEN}}
|score1=133 (44.1 overs)
|runs1=[[Andy Flower]] 63 (101)
|wickets1=[[Martin Suji]] 3/19 (8 overs)
|score2=135/3 (26 overs)
|runs2=[[Thomas Odoyo]] 43* (60)
|wickets2=[[Andy Blignaut]] 1/36 (9 overs)
|result=Kenya won by 7 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/kenya-vs-zimbabwe-6th-super-65280/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Mangaung Oval|Goodyear Park]], [[Bloemfontein]]
|umpires=[[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S Venkataraghavan]] (Ind) and [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak)
|motm=[[Martin Suji]] (Ken)
|toss=Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Kenya 4, Zimbabwe 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=14 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|NZL}}
|team2={{cr|IND}}
|score1=146 (45.1 overs)
|runs1=[[Stephen Fleming]] 30 (59)
|wickets1=[[Zaheer Khan]] 4/42 (8 overs)
|score2=150/3 (40.4 overs)
|runs2=[[Mohammad Kaif]] 68* (129)
|wickets2=[[Shane Bond]] 2/23 (8 overs)
|result=India won by 7 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/india-vs-new-zealand-7th-super-65281/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Centurion Park]], [[Centurion, South Africa|Centurion]]
|umpires=[[Daryl Harper]] (Aus) and [[Peter Willey]] (Eng)
|motm=[[Zaheer Khan]] (Ind)
|toss=India won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: India 4, New Zealand 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=15 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|SRI}}
|team2={{cr|ZIM}}
|score1=256/5 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Marvan Atapattu]] 103 (127)
|wickets1=[[Heath Streak]] 2/40 (10 overs)
|score2=182 (41.5 overs)
|runs2=[[Craig Wishart]] 43 (71)
|wickets2=[[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 3/30 (6 overs)
|result=Sri Lanka won by 74 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/sri-lanka-vs-zimbabwe-8th-super-65282/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Mangaung Oval|Goodyear Park]], [[Bloemfontein]]
|umpires=[[Brian Jerling]] (SA) and [[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA)
|motm=[[Marvan Atapattu]] (SL)
|toss=Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Sri Lanka 4, Zimbabwe 0
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=15 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|KEN}}
|team2={{cr|AUS}}
|score1=174/8 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Steve Tikolo]] 51 (100)
|wickets1=[[Brett Lee]] 3/14 (8 overs)
|score2=178/5 (31.2 overs)
|runs2=[[Adam Gilchrist]] 67 (43)
|wickets2=[[Aasif Karim]] 3/7 (8.2 overs)
|result=Australia won by 5 wickets
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/australia-vs-kenya-9th-super-65283/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Kingsmead Cricket Ground]], [[Durban]]
|umpires=[[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI)
|motm=[[Aasif Karim]] (Ken)
|toss=Australia won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=Points: Australia 4, Kenya 0
}}

==Knockout stage==

===Bracket===
{{4TeamBracket
|RD1=Semi-finals
|RD2=Final
|seed-width=25px
|team-width=200px
|score-width=125px
|RD1-seed1='''1'''
|RD1-team1='''{{cr|AUS}}'''
|RD1-score2=123/7 (38.1 overs)
|RD1-seed2=4
|RD1-team2={{cr|SRI}}
|RD1-score1='''212/7 (50 overs)'''
|RD1-seed3='''2'''
|RD1-team3='''{{cr|IND}}'''
|RD1-score3='''270/4 (50 overs)'''
|RD1-seed4=3
|RD1-team4={{cr|KEN}}
|RD1-score4=179 (46.2 overs)
|RD2-seed1='''1'''
|RD2-team1='''{{cr|AUS}}'''
|RD2-score1='''359/2 (50 overs)'''
|RD2-seed2=2
|RD2-team2={{cr|IND}}
|RD2-score2=234 (39.1 overs)
}}

===Semi-finals===
====Semi-final 1: Australia vs Sri Lanka====
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=18 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|AUS}}
|team2={{cr|SRI}}
|score1=212/7 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Andrew Symonds]] 91* (118)
|wickets1=[[Chaminda Vaas]] 3/34 (10 overs)
|score2=123/7 (38.1 overs)
|runs2=[[Kumar Sangakkara]] 39* (70)
|wickets2=[[Brett Lee]] 3/35 (8 overs)
|result=Australia won by 48 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|D/L method]])
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/australia-vs-sri-lanka-1st-sf-65284/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[St George's Park Cricket Ground]], [[Port Elizabeth]]
|umpires=[[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng) and [[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA)
|motm=[[Andrew Symonds]] (Aus)
|toss=Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=Rain interrupted the innings of Sri Lanka at 38.1 overs
* Due to constant rain, the match was eventually called off and won by Australia.
|notes=
}}
On a difficult, slow pitch at Port Elizabeth, Australia struggled their way to 212/7 against tight Sri Lankan bowling, thanks mainly to a great innings from [[Andrew Symonds]] (91[[not out|*]] from 118 balls, 7 fours, 1 six), demonstrating again captain [[Ricky Ponting]]'s faith in him. [[Chaminda Vaas]], continuing his excellent tournament, took three wickets. Australia's pace attack then ripped through the Sri Lankan top order, with [[Brett Lee]] (3/35 in 8 overs) taking three early wickets and [[Glenn McGrath]] (1/20 in 7 overs) taking one. By the time rain arrived in the 39th over, continued tight bowling had squeezed Sri Lanka to 123/7, well behind the target given by the [[Duckworth–Lewis method]]. This is the match in which [[Adam Gilchrist]] famously "walked" despite being given not out.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Aussie who walked|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/great-world-cup-moments-gilchrist-walking-in-the-2003-semi-final-500697|access-date=1 October 2022|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
----

====Semi-final 2: India vs Kenya====
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date=20 March 2003
|team1={{cr-rt|IND}}
|team2={{cr|KEN}}
|score1=270/4 (50 overs)
|runs1=[[Sourav Ganguly]] 111* (114)
|wickets1=[[Thomas Odoyo]] 2/27 (7 overs)
|score2=179 (46.2 overs)
|runs2=[[Steve Tikolo]] 56 (83)
|wickets2=[[Zaheer Khan]] 3/14 (9.2 overs)
|result=India won by 91 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/india-vs-kenya-2nd-sf-65285/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue=[[Kingsmead Cricket Ground]], [[Durban]]
|umpires=[[Daryl Harper]] (Aus) and [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI)
|motm=[[Sourav Ganguly]] (Ind)
|toss=India won the toss and elected to bat.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=
|daynight=Yes
}}
The fairytale ended for the Kenyan team, the only non-Test-playing nation to ever make a World Cup semi-final. [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (83 from 101 balls, 5 fours, 1 six) and [[Sourav Ganguly]] (111 from 114 balls, 5 fours, 5 sixes), batted the Kenyans out of the game as India reached a total of 270/4. Under the Durban lights, the potent Indian seam attack of [[Zaheer Khan]] (3/14 in 9.2 overs), the experienced [[Javagal Srinath]] (1/11 in 7 overs) and [[Ashish Nehra]] (2/11 in 5 overs) ripped through the Kenyan top order. Kenya were bowled out for 179, with only [[Steve Tikolo]] (56 from 83 balls, 5 fours, 2 sixes) putting up any significant resistance.

==Final==
{{Main|2003 Cricket World Cup Final}}
{{Single-innings cricket match
|date= 23 March 2003
|team1= {{cr-rt|AUS}}
|team2= {{cr|IND}}
|score1= 359/2 (50 overs)
|runs1= [[Ricky Ponting]] 140* (121)
|wickets1= [[Harbhajan Singh]] 2/49 (8 overs)
|score2= 234 (39.2 overs)
|runs2= [[Virender Sehwag]] 82 (81)
|wickets2= [[Glenn McGrath]] 3/52 (8.2 overs)
|result= Australia won by 125 runs
|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2002-03-61124/australia-vs-india-final-65286/full-scorecard Scorecard]
|venue= [[Wanderers Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]]
|umpires= [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng) and [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI)
|motm= [[Ricky Ponting]] (Aus)
|toss= India won the toss and elected to field.
|round=
|rain=
|notes=
}}

[[File:Civic Centre-2003 CWC.jpg|thumb|A [[civic centre]] lit up to mark the World Cup]]
India won the toss, and Ganguly, elected to field, hoping to take advantage of a pitch left damp by dew and rain. On a lively [[Wanderers Stadium]] pitch, the Australian openers took advantage of very wayward Indian opening bowlers to get off to a flying start. [[Adam Gilchrist]] (57 from 48 balls, 8 fours, 1 six) and [[Matthew Hayden]] (37 from 54 balls, 5 fours) shared an opening partnership of 105 runs in 14 overs, forcing Ganguly to bring on the spinners unusually early. The change of pace brought wickets with [[Adam Gilchrist]], who had been swinging at everything, holing out off a sweep shot from the bowling of [[Harbhajan Singh]]. [[Matthew Hayden]], looking somewhat better than he had throughout the tournament, soon followed for 37, leaving Australia at 2/125 Captain [[Ricky Ponting]] (140 from 121 balls, 4 fours, 8 sixes) and [[Damien Martyn]] (88 from 84 balls, 7 fours, 1 six) (playing with a broken thumb) completing a partnership of 234 runs in 30.1 overs, an Australian record for one-day cricket. Ponting and Martyn started efficiently, putting away bad balls but mostly keeping the scoring going with good running, then letting loose in the last ten overs, taking 109 from them. Ponting in particular dispatched the bowling over the fence with fearsome regularity in scoring 8 sixes, the most from one batsman in any World Cup match at the time. The final Australian total of 359 (2 wickets, 50 overs), at a run rate of 7.18 runs an over, was their then highest ever in ODI history.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ruthless Aussies lift World Cup |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2870000/newsid_2875100/2875135.stm |access-date=13 July 2019 |publisher=BBC |date=23 March 2003 |location=London}}</ref>

India's run chase was made even more difficult after their best batsman, Sachin Tendulkar, was out in the first over after skying a pull shot, Glenn McGrath completing the caught and bowled. Nevertheless, Virender Sehwag's (82 from 81 balls, 10 fours, 3 sixes) run-a-ball half century gave India respectability as they maintained a high scoring rate. Their only realistic hope—a washout—looked a possibility as the game was interrupted by rain with India at 3/103 after 17 overs. However, this rain passed by, and India's hopes were dashed when Sehwag was run out by Darren Lehmann, and again when Rahul Dravid (47 from 57 balls, 2 fours) was bowled by Andy Bichel, ending their partnership of 88 runs in 13.2 overs. India's batsmen continued to throw wickets away in the chase as the run rate crept up past 7 an over, and they were finally bowled out for 234 (all out, 39.2 overs) at a run rate of 5.97 runs an over giving Australia an emphatic victory by a record margin (in World Cup finals thus far) of 125 runs, underlining their dominance of the tournament. Ponting was named "Man of the Match", and Sachin Tendulkar was named "Player of the Series."<ref name="Finals scorecard CricInfo">{{cite web |title=ICC World Cup, 2002/03, Final |website=ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/SCORECARDS/FINALS/AUS_IND_WC2003_ODI-FINAL_23MAR2003.html |access-date=29 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602085450/http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/SCORECARDS/FINALS/AUS_IND_WC2003_ODI-FINAL_23MAR2003.html|archive-date=2 June 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{{Main|2003 Cricket World Cup statistics}}

=== Leading run scorers ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Player<ref>{{Cite web |title=ICC World Cup, 2002/03 batting most runs career Records |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/icc-world-cup-2002-03-865 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
!Team
!{{Abbr|Mat|Matches}}
!{{Abbr|Inns|Innings}}
!Runs
!{{Abbr|Ave|Average}}
!{{Abbr|SR|Strike rate}}
!{{Abbr|HS|High score}}
!{{Abbr|100|Hundreds scored}}
!{{Abbr|50|Fifties scored}}
!{{Abbr|4s|Fours hit}}
!{{Abbr|6s|Sixes hit}}
|-
| style="text-align:left" |'''[[Sachin Tendulkar]]'''
| style="text-align:left" |'''{{cr|IND}}'''
|'''10'''
|'''10'''
|'''673'''
|'''61.18'''
|'''89.25'''
|'''152'''
|'''1'''
|'''6'''
|'''75'''
|'''4'''
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Sourav Ganguly]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|IND}}
|11
|11
|465
|58.12
|82.30
|112*
|3
|0
|30
|15
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Ricky Ponting]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|AUS}}
|11
|10
|415
|51.87
|87.92
|140*
|2
|1
|29
|13
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Adam Gilchrist]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|AUS}}
|10
|10
|408
|40.79
|105.42
|99
|0
|4
|56
|7
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Herschelle Gibbs]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|SA}}
|6
|6
|384
|96.00
|100.78
|143
|1
|2
|52
|10
|}

=== Leading wicket takers ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Player<ref>{{Cite web |title=ICC World Cup, 2002/03 bowling most wickets career Records |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/icc-world-cup-2002-03-865 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
!Team
!{{Abbr|Mat|Matches}}
!{{Abbr|Inns|Innings}}
!{{Abbr|Wkts|Wickets}}
!{{Abbr|Ave|Average}}
!{{Abbr|Econ|Economy rate}}
!{{Abbr|BBI|Best innings bowling}}
!{{Abbr|SR|Strike rate}}
|-
| style="text-align:left" |'''[[Chaminda Vaas]]'''
| style="text-align:left" |'''{{cr|SL}}'''
|'''10'''
|'''10'''
|'''23'''
|'''14.39'''
|'''3.76'''
|'''6/25'''
|'''22.95'''
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Brett Lee]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|AUS}}
|10
|10
|22
|17.89
|4.73
|5/42
|22.68
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Glenn McGrath]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|AUS}}
|11
|11
|21
|14.76
|3.56
|7/15
|24.85
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Zaheer Khan]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|IND}}
|11
|11
|18
|20.77
|4.23
|4/42
|29.44
|-
| style="text-align:left" |[[Shane Bond]]
| style="text-align:left" |{{cr|NZ}}
|8
|8
|17
|17.94
|3.91
|6/23
|27.52
|}

==Controversies==
===Security issues in Zimbabwe and Kenya===
The security and political situation in [[Zimbabwe]], and the appropriateness of playing there given the misdeeds of the regime of [[Robert Mugabe]] was a point of concern before the tournament. Two Zimbabwean players, [[Andy Flower]] and [[Henry Olonga]] wore [[Black armband protest|black armbands]] in their opening game protesting against the nondemocratic rule in [[Zimbabwe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/standing-up-for-their-principles-292618 |title=Standing up for their principles |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref> Both men subsequently retired from Zimbabwean cricket, and began playing overseas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149353.html |title=The black band of courage |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=2 May 2007 |access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref> England faced a great deal of domestic pressure to boycott their match in Zimbabwe on political grounds and did not play, citing fears for the players' safety.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-first=Matthew |editor1-last=Engel |editor1-link=Matthew Engel |title=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/almanack/year.html?year=2004 |access-date=22 January 2011 |series=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack |date=13 February 2003 |publisher=John Wisden & Co |location=London |isbn=978-0-947766-83-2 |chapter=Pool A – 2003 World Cup – England v Zimbabwe |chapter-url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155838.html }}</ref> The boycott proved costly, as Zimbabwe advanced to the Super Sixes, just 2 points ahead of England, from the 4 points they achieved from the walkover. Similarly, New Zealand decided against playing in [[Kenya]] because of security fears which would ultimately cost New Zealand a semifinal spot.

===Shane Warne's drug test===
Australian star player [[Shane Warne]] was sent home from the cup in embarrassing circumstances, only the day before their opening game, after a positive [[drug test]] in a lead-up competition in Australia revealed that he had taken a banned [[diuretic]]. The [[leg spinner]] claimed that he had taken a 'fluid pill' on the advice of his mother.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/default.stm Cricket World Cup 2003] at BBC Sport
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/61124.html Cricket World Cup 2003] at ESPN Cricinfo
* [http://sport.guardian.co.uk/cricketworldcup2003/ Cricket World Cup 2003] at Guardian.co.uk Sport

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1992 Cricket World Cup

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Adarshchaturvedi: huh?

{{short description|Cricket World Cup}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992
| image = World Cup 1992 logo.svg
| imagesize =
| caption = Official logo
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = {{ubl|Australia|New Zealand}}
| fromdate = 22 February
| todate = 25 March 1992
| champions = {{cr|PAK}}
| count = 1
| runner up = {{cr|ENG}}
| participants = 9
| matches = 39
| attendance =
| player of the series = {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Martin Crowe]]
| most runs = {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Martin Crowe]] (456)
| most wickets = {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Wasim Akram]] (18)
| previous_year = 1987
| previous_tournament = 1987 Cricket World Cup
| next_year = 1996
| next_tournament = 1996 Cricket World Cup
}}
The '''1992 Cricket World Cup''' (known as the '''Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992''' for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth [[Cricket World Cup]], the premier [[One Day International]] [[cricket]] tournament for men's national teams, organised by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC). It was held in Australia and New Zealand from 22 February to 25 March 1992, and finished with [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] beating [[England cricket team|England]] by 22 runs in the final to become the World Cup champions for the first time. The 1992 World Cup is remembered for the controversial "rain rule". [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] tried to take advantage of this rule by slowing down their semi-final against England, but the tactic ultimately cost them the match.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Monga|first=Sidharth|date=22 March 2020|title=Were South Africa really unlucky in the 1992 World Cup?|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sidharth-monga-were-south-africa-really-unlucky-in-the-1992-world-cup-1219634|access-date=8 November 2022|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Host selection==
Australia and New Zealand were awarded the hosting rights in January 1989, defeating a joint bid from India and Pakistan which had hosted the preceding 1987 World Cup.<ref name=ct>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120906726|title=S. African saga not complete|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=26 January 1989}}</ref> The Australia–New Zealand bid proposed that the tournament be held in February and March 1992, at the end of the local cricket season, while the India–Pakistan bid would have seen the tournament held in late 1991.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120906089|title=Promising bid for World Cup|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=23 January 1989}}</ref> The seven full members of the ICC were given two votes each in the ballot, while the 18 associate members were given one vote each.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102017428|title=Neighbours to bid for Cup|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=26 October 1988}}</ref> The results of the ballot were not released, but the winning bid reportedly enjoyed strong support from the ICC associate members.<ref name=ct/>

==Firsts==
The 1992 World Cup was the first to feature coloured player clothing, white cricket balls and black sight screens, with a number of matches being played under floodlights.<ref name="CricInfo Rain">{{cite web | last = Williamson | first = Martin | title = Ruling an impossible target | publisher = Cricinfo | date = 17 March 2007 | url = http://content-www.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/285564.html | access-date = 28 April 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070325082314/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/285564.html | archive-date = 25 March 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref> It was also the first Cricket World Cup to be held in the [[Southern Hemisphere]], and the first to include [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]], who had been allowed to re-join the [[International Cricket Council]] as a Test-playing nation after the end of [[apartheid]]. For the first time, the World Cup was not held after a four-year gap, but five.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vishal|first=R.|date=31 January 2015|title=Benson & Hedges World Cup 1991: Pakistan's fairytale & 5 other top Highlights|url=https://www.india.com/viral/benson-hedges-world-cup-1992-pakistans-fairytale-5-other-top-highlights-266628/|access-date=6 November 2020|website=[[India.com]]}}</ref>

==Format==

The format was changed from previous tournaments, with a complete [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] replacing the former two qualifying groups. The initial draw was released with eight competing countries and 28 round-robin matches, plus two semi-finals and a final. In late 1991, [[South Africa]] were re-admitted to the [[International Cricket Council]] after 21 years of exclusion due to [[apartheid]], and the draw was amended to include them, adding another eight matches to the round-robin.

The rule for calculating the target score for the team batting second in rain-affected matches was also changed. The previous rule (the [[Average Run Rate method]]) simply multiplied the run rate of the team batting first by the number of overs available to the team batting second, but this rule had been deemed to give an unfair advantage to the team batting second.

In an attempt to rectify this, the target score would now be calculated by the [[Most Productive Overs method]]. In this system, if the team batting second had 44 overs available, their target score would be one greater than the 44 highest scoring overs of the team batting first.

While the reasoning behind the system seemed plausible, the timing of rain interruptions remained problematic: as the semi-final between [[England]] and South Africa demonstrated, where a difficult but eminently reachable 22 runs off 13 balls was reduced to 22 runs off 7 (the least productive over, a maiden, being deducted) and finally, a preposterous 21 off 1 ball (the next least productive over having given 1 run). It was seen that, if the interruption came during the second innings, the side batting second was at a significant disadvantage – one which was only overcome once, in fact, in England's group-stage victory over South Africa. The farcical end to the semi-final led to the creation of the [[Duckworth-Lewis method]].

==Teams==

The 1992 World Cup featured the seven [[Test cricket|Test]] teams at that time.

For the first time, South Africa competed as the eighth full member of the ICC, and would play their first Test in 22 years in the [[West Indies]] a month after the World Cup. [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] appeared for the third time, having qualified by winning the [[1990 ICC Trophy]] defeating the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] in the final for the second time. Zimbabwe would gain full member status following the tournament and play their first Test match later in 1992. Teams who entered were:<ref>{{cite web|title=Captains of 1992 Cricket World Cup|date=6 February 2011 |url=http://shugalmelaa.blogspot.com/2011/02/world-cup-captains-1992.html| access-date= 8 June 2011 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Full Members
|-
| style="width:150px"|{{cr|AUS}}
|-
|{{cr|ENG}}
|-
|{{cr|IND}}
|-
|{{cr|NZL}}
|-
|{{cr|PAK}}
|-
|{{cr|RSA|1982}}
|-
|{{cr|SRI}}
|-
|{{cr|WIN}}
|-
!Associate Member
|-
|{{cr|ZIM}}
|}

==Venues==

===Australia===

{{Location map+|Australia|width=300|float=right|caption=Venues in Australia|places=
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|31|57|S|115|52|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Perth]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|37|49|S|144|59|E}}|position=right|background=|label=[[Melbourne]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|33|53|S|151|13|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Sydney]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|42|52|S|147|22|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Hobart]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|21|8|S|149|11|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Mackay, Queensland|Mackay]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|27|29|S|153|2|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Brisbane]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|34|54|S|138|35|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Adelaide]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|37|33|S|143|51|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Ballarat]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|35|19|S|149|8|E}}|position=right|background=|label=[[Canberra]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|34|17|S|140|36|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Berri, South Australia|Berri]]}}
{{Location map~|Australia|coordinates={{coord|36|5|S|146|55|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Albury]]}}
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Venue!!City!!State/territory!!Number of matches!!Matches
|-
|[[Adelaide Oval]]||[[Adelaide]]||[[South Australia]]||3||Round robin
|-
|[[Lavington Sports Oval]]||[[Albury]]||[[New South Wales]]||1||Round robin
|-
|[[Eastern Oval]]||[[Ballarat]]||[[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]||1||Round robin
|-
|[[Berri Oval]]||[[Berri, South Australia|Berri]]||[[South Australia]]||1||Round robin
|-
|[[The Gabba]]||[[Brisbane]]||[[Queensland]]||3||Round robin
|-
|[[Manuka Oval]]||[[Canberra]]|| [[Australian Capital Territory]]||1||Round robin
|-
|[[Bellerive Oval]]||[[Hobart]]||[[Tasmania]]||2||Round robin
|-
|[[Ray Mitchell Oval]]||[[Mackay, Queensland|Mackay]]||[[Queensland]]||1||Round robin
|-
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]||[[Melbourne]]||[[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]||5||Round robin, Final
|-
|[[WACA Ground]]||[[Perth]]||[[Western Australia]]||3||Round robin
|-
|[[Sydney Cricket Ground]]||[[Sydney]]|| [[New South Wales]]||4||Round robin, 2nd semi-final
|}

===New Zealand===

{{Location map+|New Zealand|width=200|float=right|caption=Venues in New Zealand|places=
{{Location map~|New Zealand|coordinates={{coord|36|52|S|174|44|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Auckland]]}}
{{Location map~|New Zealand|coordinates={{coord|43|42|S|172|39|E}}|position=right|background=|label=[[Christchurch]]}}
{{Location map~|New Zealand|coordinates={{coord|45|53|S|170|29|E}}|position=right|background=|label=[[Dunedin]]}}
{{Location map~|New Zealand|coordinates={{coord|37|47|S|175|16|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]}}
{{Location map~|New Zealand|coordinates={{coord|39|30|S|176|54|E}}|position=right|background=|label=[[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]]}}
{{Location map~|New Zealand|coordinates={{coord|39|4|S|174|5|E}}|position=left|background=|label=[[New Plymouth]]}}
{{Location map~|New Zealand|coordinates={{coord|41|18|S|174|46|E}}|position=right|background=|label=[[Wellington]]}}
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Venue!!City!!Region!!Number of matches!!Matches
|-
|[[Eden Park]]||[[Auckland]]||[[Auckland Region|Auckland]]||4||Round robin, 1st semi-final
|-
|[[Lancaster Park]]||[[Christchurch]]||[[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]||2||Round robin
|-
|[[Carisbrook]]||[[Dunedin]]||[[Otago]]||1||Round robin
|-
|[[Seddon Park]]||[[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]||[[Waikato]]||2||Round robin
|-
|[[McLean Park]]||[[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]]||[[Hawke's Bay Region|Hawke's Bay]]||1||Round robin
|-
|[[Pukekura Park]]||[[New Plymouth]]||[[Taranaki]]||1||Round robin
|-
|[[Basin Reserve]]||[[Wellington]]||[[Wellington Region|Wellington]]||3||Round robin
|}

==Officials==

===Umpires===

Eleven umpires were selected to officiate at the World Cup: two from each of the host nations, [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], and one from each of the other participating nations.

West Indies' [[Steve Bucknor]] and England's [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] were chosen as the umpires for the first semi-final,<ref name="semifinal1">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65154.html |title=1st SF: New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Mar 21, 1992 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 September 2011}}</ref> while New Zealand's [[Brian Aldridge (cricketer)|Brian Aldridge]] and Australia's [[Steve Randell]] were chosen for the second.<ref name="semifinal2">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65155.html |title=2nd SF: England v South Africa at Sydney, Mar 22, 1992 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 September 2011}}</ref> Bucknor and Aldridge were chosen for the final.<ref name="final">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65156.html |title=Final: England v Pakistan at Melbourne, Mar 25, 1992 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 September 2011}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:200px;"|Umpire
! style="width:200px;"|Country
! style="width:75px;"|Matches
|-
| [[Steve Bucknor]]
| {{flagu|West Indies}}
| '''9'''
|-
| [[Brian Aldridge (cricketer)|Brian Aldridge]]
| {{flagu|New Zealand}}
| '''9'''
|-
| [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
| {{flagu|England}}
| '''8'''
|-
| [[Steve Randell]]
| {{flagu|Australia}}
| '''8'''
|-
| [[Khizer Hayat]]
| {{flagu|Pakistan}}
| '''7'''
|-
| [[Piloo Reporter]]
| {{flagu|India}}
| '''7'''
|-
| [[Dooland Buultjens]]
| {{flagu|Sri Lanka}}
| '''6'''
|-
| [[Peter McConnell (umpire)|Peter McConnell]]
| {{flagu|Australia}}
| '''6'''
|-
| [[Steve Woodward]]
| {{flagu|New Zealand}}
| '''6'''
|-
| [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]]
| {{flagu|Zimbabwe}}
| '''6'''
|-
| [[Karl Liebenberg]]
| {{flagu|South Africa|1982}}
| '''6'''
|}

===Referees===

Two [[match referee]]s were also selected to supervise the semi-finals and final. Australia's [[Peter Burge (cricketer)|Peter Burge]] supervised the first semi-final and the final,<ref name="semifinal1"/><ref name="final"/> while New Zealand's [[Frank Cameron]] supervised the second semi-final.<ref name="semifinal2"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:200px;"|Referee
! style="width:200px;"|Country
! style="width:75px;"|Matches
! style="width:75px;"|1992 WC
|-
| [[Peter Burge (cricketer)|Peter Burge]]
| {{flagu|Australia}}
| 63
| '''2'''
|-
| [[Frank Cameron]]
| {{flagu|New Zealand}}
| 5
| '''1'''
|}

==Squads==

{{Main|1992 Cricket World Cup squads}}

==Round-robin stage==

{{main|1992 Cricket World Cup round-robin stage}}
Co-hosts [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] proved the surprise package of the tournament, winning their first seven consecutive games to finish on top of the table after the round-robin. The other hosts, [[Australia]], one of the pre-tournament favourites lost their first two matches. They recovered somewhat to win four of the remaining six, but narrowly missed out on the semi-finals. The [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] also finished with a 4–4 record, but were just behind Australia on run-rate. [[South Africa]] made a triumphant return to international cricket with a win over Australia at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] in their first match. They and [[England]] had solid campaigns and easily qualified for the semis, despite upset losses to [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] respectively. [[India national cricket team|India]] had a disappointing tournament and never looked likely to progress beyond the round-robin. Sri Lanka were still establishing themselves at the highest level and beat only Zimbabwe (who did not yet have Test status) and South Africa.

New Zealand were defeated only twice in the tournament. Both losses were to champions [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], once in the group stage and the second in the semi-final.

===Points table===
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|update=complete
|source=<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122404672 |title=Windies crumble, but Australia reaps no joy |work=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=19 March 1992 |access-date=15 November 2020 |page=20 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

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|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q |result4=Q

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|win_INDIA=2 |loss_INDIA=5 |nr_INDIA=1 |rs_INDIA=1439 |or_INDIA=291.0 |rc_INDIA=1355 |ob_INDIA=281.5
|win_NZ=7 |loss_NZ=1 |rs_NZ=1606 |or_NZ=337.2 |rc_NZ=1512 |ob_NZ=362.4
|win_PAK=4 |loss_PAK=3 |nr_PAK=1 |rs_PAK=1423 |or_PAK=328.5 |rc_PAK=1381 |ob_PAK=331.5
|win_SA=5 |loss_SA=3 |rs_SA=1519 |or_SA=348.1 |rc_SA=1437 |ob_SA=340.1
|win_SL=2 |loss_SL=5 |nr_SL=1 |rs_SL=1469 |or_SL=349.1 |rc_SL=1671 |ob_SL=341.3
|win_WI=4 |loss_WI=4 |rs_WI=1603 |or_WI=387.1 |rc_WI=1562 |ob_WI=384.2
|win_ZIM=1 |loss_ZIM=7 |rs_ZIM=1345 |or_ZIM=333.1 |rc_ZIM=1696 |ob_ZIM=327.3

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|col_Q=green1
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</onlyinclude>

===Tournament progression===
{{stack begin|float=left|clear=true}}
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|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:150px; vertical-align:center; border-right:2px solid black;" | Team
! colspan="8" style="border-right:2px solid black;" | Round-robin stage
! colspan="2" | Knockout
|-
! style="width:24px" | 1 !! style="width:24px" | 2 !! style="width:24px" | 3 !! style="width:24px" | 4 !! style="width:24px" | 5 !! style="width:24px" | 6 !! style="width:24px" | 7 !! style="width:24px; border-right:2px solid black;" | 8 !! style="width:24px" | SF !! style="width:24px" | F
|-
! style="text-align:left; border-right:2px solid black;" | {{cr|AUS}}
| {{nom|[[#match1|0]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match6|0]]}}
| {{won|[[#match12|2]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match18|2]]}}
| {{won|[[#match20|4]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match26|4]]}}
| {{won|[[#match30|6]]}}
| {{won|[[#match36|8]]|style=border-right:2px solid black;}}
! style="background:#dcdcdc;" |
! style="background:#dcdcdc;" |
|-
! style="text-align:left; border-right:2px solid black;" | {{cr|ENG}}
| {{won|[[#match2|2]]}}
| {{won|[[#match8|4]]}}
| {{no result|[[#match13|5]]}}
| {{won|[[#match18|7]]}}
| {{won|[[#match23|9]]}}
| {{won|[[#match28|11]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match31|11]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match35|11]]|style=border-right:2px solid black;}}
| {{won|[[#match38|W]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match39|L]]}}
|-
! style="text-align:left; border-right:2px solid black;" | {{cr|IND}}
| {{nom|[[#match2|0]]}}
| {{no result|[[#match9|1]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match12|1]]}}
| {{won|[[#match16|3]]}}
| {{won|[[#match19|5]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match24|5]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match27|5]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match32|5]]|style=border-right:2px solid black;}}
! style="background:#dcdcdc;" |
! style="background:#dcdcdc;" |
|-
! style="text-align:left; border-right:2px solid black;" | {{cr|NZL}}
| {{won|[[#match1|2]]}}
| {{won|[[#match5|4]]}}
| {{won|[[#match10|6]]}}
| {{won|[[#match15|8]]}}
| {{won|[[#match21|10]]}}
| {{won|[[#match27|12]]}}
| {{won|[[#match31|14]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match34|14]]|style=border-right:2px solid black;}}
| {{nom|[[#match37|L]]}}
! style="background:#dcdcdc;" |
|-
! style="text-align:left; border-right:2px solid black;" | {{cr|PAK}}
| {{nom|[[#match4|0]]}}
| {{won|[[#match7|2]]}}
| {{no result|[[#match13|3]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match16|3]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match22|3]]}}
| {{won|[[#match26|5]]}}
| {{won|[[#match33|7]]}}
| {{won|[[#match34|9]]|style=border-right:2px solid black;}}
| {{won|[[#match37|W]]}}
| {{won|[[#match39|W]]}}
|-
! style="text-align:left; border-right:2px solid black;" | {{cr|RSA|1982}}
| {{won|[[#match6|2]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match10|2]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match14|2]]}}
| {{won|[[#match17|4]]}}
| {{won|[[#match22|6]]}}
| {{won|[[#match25|8]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match28|8]]}}
| {{won|[[#match32|10]]|style=border-right:2px solid black;}}
| {{nom|[[#match38|L]]}}
! style="background:#dcdcdc;" |
|-
! style="text-align:left; border-right:2px solid black;" | {{cr|SRI}}
| {{won|[[#match3|2]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match5|2]]}}
| {{no result|[[#match9|3]]}}
| {{won|[[#match14|5]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match20|5]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match23|5]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match29|5]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match33|5]]|style=border-right:2px solid black;}}
! style="background:#dcdcdc;" |
! style="background:#dcdcdc;" |
|-
! style="text-align:left; border-right:2px solid black;" | {{cr|WIN}}
| {{won|[[#match4|2]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match8|2]]}}
| {{won|[[#match11|4]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match17|4]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match21|4]]}}
| {{won|[[#match24|6]]}}
| {{won|[[#match29|8]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match36|8]]|style=border-right:2px solid black;}}
! style="background:#dcdcdc;" |
! style="background:#dcdcdc;" |
|-
! style="text-align:left; border-right:2px solid black;" | {{cr|ZIM}}
| {{nom|[[#match3|0]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match7|0]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match11|0]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match15|0]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match19|0]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match25|0]]}}
| {{nom|[[#match30|0]]}}
| {{won|[[#match35|2]]|style=border-right:2px solid black;}}
! style="background:#dcdcdc;" |
! style="background:#dcdcdc;" |
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin:0 0 0 5px; width:180px"
| {{won|Won}}
| {{nom|Lost}}
| {{no result}}
|}
:{{resize|'''Note''': The total points at the end of each group match are listed.}}
:{{resize|'''Note''': Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (knockout) to see the match summary.}}
{{stack end}}{{clear}}

===Results===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 22 February 1992 {{anchor|match1}}
| Time = 08:00 NZDT
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 248/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 211 (48.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = [[Martin Crowe]] 100* (134)
| wickets1 = [[Craig McDermott]] 2/43 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[David Boon]] 100 (133)
| wickets2 = [[Gavin Larsen]] 3/30 (10 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 37 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65118.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]]
| umpires = [[Khizer Hayat]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
| motm = [[Martin Crowe]] (NZ)
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 22 February 1992 {{anchor|match2}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 236/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 227 (49.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Robin Smith (cricketer)|Robin Smith]] 91 (108)
| wickets1 = [[Manoj Prabhakar]] 2/34 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ravi Shastri]] 57 (112)
| wickets2 = [[Dermot Reeve]] 3/38 (6 overs)
| result = England won by 9 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65119.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]]
| umpires = [[Dooland Buultjens]] and [[Peter McConnell (umpire)|Peter McConnell]]
| motm = [[Ian Botham]] (Eng)
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 February 1992 {{anchor|match3}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 312/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 313/7 (49.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Andy Flower]] 115* (152)
| wickets1 = [[Pramodya Wickramasinghe]] 2/50 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] 88* (61)
| wickets2 = [[Eddo Brandes]] 3/70 (10 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65120.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pukekura Park]], [[New Plymouth]]
| umpires = [[Piloo Reporter]] and [[Steve Woodward]]
| motm = [[Andy Flower]] (Zim)
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 February 1992 {{anchor|match4}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 220/2 (50 overs)
| score2 = 221/0 (46.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| runs1 = [[Rameez Raja]] 102* (158)
| wickets1 = [[Roger Harper]] 1/33 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Desmond Haynes]] 93* (144)
| wickets2 = [[Wasim Akram]] 0/37 (10 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 10 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65121.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]
| umpires = [[Steve Randell]] and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]]
| motm = [[Brian Lara]] (WI)
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 25 February 1992 {{anchor|match5}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 206/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 210/4 (48.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| runs1 = [[Roshan Mahanama]] 80 (131)
| wickets1 = [[Willie Watson (New Zealand cricketer)|Willie Watson]] 3/37 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ken Rutherford (cricketer)|Ken Rutherford]] 65* (71)
| wickets2 = [[Ruwan Kalpage]] 2/33 (10 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65122.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Seddon Park]], [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]
| umpires = [[Piloo Reporter]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
| motm = [[Ken Rutherford (cricketer)|Ken Rutherford]] (NZ)
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 26 February 1992 {{anchor|match6}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 170/9 (49 overs)
| score2 = 171/1 (46.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA|1982}}
| runs1 = [[David Boon]] 27 (31)
| wickets1 = [[Allan Donald]] 3/34 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Kepler Wessels]] 81* (148)
| wickets2 = [[Peter Taylor (Australian cricketer)|Peter Taylor]] 1/32 (10 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65123.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]]
| umpires = [[Brian Aldridge (cricketer)|Brian Aldridge]] and [[Steve Bucknor]]
| motm = [[Kepler Wessels]] (SA)
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 February 1992 {{anchor|match7}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 254/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 201/7 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Aamir Sohail]] 114 (136)
| wickets1 = [[Iain Butchart]] 3/57 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Andy Waller]] 44 (36)
| wickets2 = [[Wasim Akram]] 3/21 (10 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 53 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65124.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bellerive Oval]], [[Hobart]]
| umpires = [[Dooland Buultjens]] and [[Steve Randell]]
| motm = [[Aamir Sohail]] (Pak)
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 February 1992 {{anchor|match8}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 157 (49.2 overs)
| score2 = 160/4 (39.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Keith Arthurton]] 54 (101)
| wickets1 = [[Chris Lewis (cricketer)|Chris Lewis]] 3/30 (8.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Graham Gooch]] 65 (101)
| wickets2 = [[Winston Benjamin]] 2/22 (9.5 overs)
| result = England won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65125.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]
| umpires = [[Karl Liebenberg]] and [[Steve Woodward]]
| motm = [[Chris Lewis (cricketer)|Chris Lewis]] (Eng)
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 28 February 1992 {{anchor|match9}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 1/0 (0.2 overs)
| score2 =
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = No result
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65126.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Ray Mitchell Oval]], [[Mackay, Queensland|Mackay]]
| umpires = [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
| motm =
| rain = The match was initially reduced to 20 overs a side due to rain. A helicopter was used to dry the pitch but as play began, it rained again and the match was abandoned.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 February 1992 {{anchor|match10}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA|1982}}
| score1 = 190/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 191/3 (34.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| runs1 = [[Peter Kirsten]] 90 (129)
| wickets1 = [[Willie Watson (New Zealand cricketer)|Willie Watson]] 2/30 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mark Greatbatch]] 68 (60)
| wickets2 = [[Peter Kirsten]] 1/22 (7 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65127.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]]
| umpires = [[Khizer Hayat]] and [[Piloo Reporter]]
| motm = [[Mark Greatbatch]] (NZ)
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 February 1992 {{anchor|match11}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 264/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 189/7 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Brian Lara]] 72 (71)
| wickets1 = [[Eddo Brandes]] 3/45 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ali Shah]] 60* (87)
| wickets2 = [[Winston Benjamin]] 3/27 (10 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 75 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65128.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[The Gabba]], [[Brisbane]]
| umpires = [[Karl Liebenberg]] and [[Steve Woodward]]
| motm = [[Brian Lara]] (WI)
| notes = West Indies and Zimbabwe would next play in Brisbane in [[2000–01 Australia Tri-Nation Series|2001]]
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 March 1992 {{anchor|match12}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 237/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 234 (47 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Dean Jones (cricketer)|Dean Jones]] 90 (108)
| wickets1 = [[Kapil Dev]] 3/41 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mohammed Azharuddin]] 93 (102)
| wickets2 = [[Tom Moody]] 3/56 (9 overs)
| result = Australia won by 1 run (revised target)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65129.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[The Gabba]], [[Brisbane]]
| umpires = [[Brian Aldridge (cricketer)|Brian Aldridge]] and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]]
| motm = [[Dean Jones (cricketer)|Dean Jones]] (Aus)
| rain = Rain interrupted play after 16.2 overs in the Indian innings (45/1). India's target recalculated to 236 off 47 overs.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 March 1992 {{anchor|match13}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 74 (40.2 overs)
| score2 = 24/1 (8 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Saleem Malik]] 17 (20)
| wickets1 = [[Derek Pringle]] 3/8 (8.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ian Botham]] 6* (22)
| wickets2 = [[Wasim Akram]] 1/7 (3 overs)
| result = No result
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65130.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Adelaide Oval]], [[Adelaide]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Peter McConnell (umpire)|Peter McConnell]]
| motm =
| rain =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 2 March 1992 {{anchor|match14}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA|1982}}
| score1 = 195 (50 overs)
| score2 = 198/7 (49.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Peter Kirsten]] 47 (81)
| wickets1 = [[Don Anurasiri]] 3/41 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Roshan Mahanama]] 68 (121)
| wickets2 = [[Allan Donald]] 3/42 (9.5 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65131.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Basin Reserve]], [[Wellington]]
| umpires = [[Khizer Hayat]] and [[Steve Woodward]]
| motm = [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] (SL)
| rain =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 3 March 1992 {{anchor|match15}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 162/3 (20.5 overs)
| score2 = 105/7 (18 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Martin Crowe]] 74* (43)
| wickets1 = [[Kevin Duers]] 1/17 (6 overs)
| runs2 = [[Andy Flower]] 30 (28)
| wickets2 = [[Chris Harris (cricketer)|Chris Harris]] 3/15 (4 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 48 runs (revised target)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65132.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[McLean Park]], [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]]
| umpires = [[Karl Liebenberg]] and [[Dooland Buultjens]]
| motm = [[Martin Crowe]] (NZ)
| rain = New Zealand innings interrupted at 9/1 (2.1 overs). Match reduced to 35 overs per side. Further interruption at 52/2 (11.2 ov). Match reduced to 24 overs per side. Innings ended by a third interruption after 20.5 overs. Zimbabwe set a target of 154 from 18 overs.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 March 1992 {{anchor|match16}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 216/7 (49 overs)
| score2 = 173 (48.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 54* (62)
| wickets1 = [[Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer)|Mushtaq Ahmed]] 3/59 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aamir Sohail]] 62 (95)
| wickets2 = [[Manoj Prabhakar]] 2/22 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 43 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65133.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]]
| umpires = [[Peter McConnell (umpire)|Peter McConnell]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
| motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
| rain = Match reduced to 49 overs per side due to a slow [[over rate]] by Pakistan.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 5 March 1992 {{anchor|match17}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA|1982}}
| score1 = 200/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 136 (38.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| runs1 = [[Peter Kirsten]] 56 (91)
| wickets1 = [[Malcolm Marshall]] 2/26 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Gus Logie]] 61 (69)
| wickets2 = [[Meyrick Pringle]] 4/11 (8 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 64 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65134.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lancaster Park]], [[Christchurch]]
| umpires = [[Brian Aldridge (cricketer)|Brian Aldridge]] and [[Steve Randell]]
| motm = [[Meyrick Pringle]] (SA)
| rain =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 5 March 1992 {{anchor|match18}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 171 (49 overs)
| score2 = 173/2 (40.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Tom Moody]] 51 (88)
| wickets1 = [[Ian Botham]] 4/31 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Graham Gooch]] 58 (112)
| wickets2 = [[Mike Whitney]] 1/28 (10 overs)
| result = England won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65135.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Khizer Hayat]]
| motm = [[Ian Botham]] (Eng)
| rain =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 7 March 1992 {{anchor|match19}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 203/7 (32 overs)
| score2 = 104/1 (19.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 81 (77)
| wickets1 = [[John Traicos]] 3/35 (6 overs)
| runs2 = [[Andy Flower]] 43 (56)
| wickets2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 1/35 (6 overs)
| result = India won by 55 runs (revised target)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65136.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Seddon Park]], [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]
| umpires = [[Dooland Buultjens]] and [[Steve Randell]]
| motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
| rain = After rain forced the game of 32 overs per side, Rain came again at 19.1 over in ZIM Innings thus target was recalculated to 159 runs in the 19 overs.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 7 March 1992 {{anchor|match20}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 189/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 190/3 (44 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = [[Aravinda de Silva]] 62 (83)
| wickets1 = [[Peter Taylor (Australian cricketer)|Peter Taylor]] 2/34 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Geoff Marsh]] 60 (113)
| wickets2 = [[Pramodya Wickramasinghe]] 2/29 (10 overs)
| result = Australia won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65137.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Adelaide Oval]], [[Adelaide]]
| umpires = [[Piloo Reporter]] and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]]
| motm = [[Tom Moody]] (Aus)
| rain =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 8 March 1992 {{anchor|match21}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 203/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 206/5 (48.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| runs1 = [[Brian Lara]] 52 (81)
| wickets1 = [[Gavin Larsen]] 2/41 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Martin Crowe]] 81* (81)
| wickets2 = [[Winston Benjamin]] 2/34 (9.3 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65138.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]]
| umpires = [[Karl Liebenberg]] and [[Peter McConnell (umpire)|Peter McConnell]]
| motm = [[Martin Crowe]] (NZ)
| rain =
| notes = This was [[Malcolm Marshall]]'s last ODI.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 8 March 1992 {{anchor|match22}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA|1982}}
| score1 = 211/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 173/8 (36 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Andrew Hudson (cricketer)|Andrew Hudson]] 54 (77)
| wickets1 = [[Imran Khan]] 2/34 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] 48 (44)
| wickets2 = [[Adrian Kuiper]] 3/40 (6 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 20 runs (revised target)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65139.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[The Gabba]], [[Brisbane]]
| umpires = [[Brian Aldridge (cricketer)|Brian Aldridge]] and [[Steve Bucknor]]
| motm = [[Andrew Hudson (cricketer)|Andrew Hudson]] (SA)
| rain = When Pakistan was 74/2 after 21.3 overs, rain halted the play for an hour and the target was revised to 194 in 36 overs.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 March 1992 {{anchor|match23}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 280/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 174 (44 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Neil Fairbrother]] 63 (70)
| wickets1 = [[Asanka Gurusinha]] 2/67 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] 36 (51)
| wickets2 = [[Chris Lewis (cricketer)|Chris Lewis]] 4/30 (8 overs)
| result = England won by 106 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65140.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eastern Oval]], [[Ballarat]]
| umpires = [[Khizer Hayat]] and [[Piloo Reporter]]
| motm = [[Chris Lewis (cricketer)|Chris Lewis]] (Eng)
| rain =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 March 1992 {{anchor|match24}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 197 (49.4 overs)
| score2 = 195/5 (40.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| runs1 = [[Mohammed Azharuddin]] 61 (84)
| wickets1 = [[Anderson Cummins]] 4/33 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Keith Arthurton]] 58 (99)
| wickets2 = [[Javagal Srinath]] 2/23 (9 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 5 wickets (revised target)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65141.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Basin Reserve]], [[Wellington]]
| umpires = [[Steve Randell]] and [[Steve Woodward]]
| motm = [[Anderson Cummins]] (WI)
| rain = Rain came in 11th over of WI's Innings and the Revised Target became 195 in 46 Overs
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 March 1992 {{anchor|match25}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 163 (48.3 overs)
| score2 = 164/3 (45.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA|1982}}
| runs1 = [[Eddo Brandes]] 20 (28)
| wickets1 = [[Peter Kirsten]] 3/31 (5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Kepler Wessels]] 70 (137)
| wickets2 = [[Malcolm Jarvis]] 1/23 (9 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65142.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Manuka Oval]], [[Canberra]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
| motm = [[Peter Kirsten]] (SA)
| rain =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 11 March 1992 {{anchor|match26}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 220/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 172 (45.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = [[Aamir Sohail]] 76 (104)
| wickets1 = [[Steve Waugh]] 3/36 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dean Jones (cricketer)|Dean Jones]] 47 (79)
| wickets2 = [[Aaqib Javed]] 3/21 (8 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 48 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65143.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]]
| umpires = [[Karl Liebenberg]] and [[Piloo Reporter]]
| motm = [[Aamir Sohail]] (Pak)
| rain =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 March 1992 {{anchor|match27}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 230/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 231/6 (47.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| runs1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 84 (107)
| wickets1 = [[Chris Harris (cricketer)|Chris Harris]] 3/55 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mark Greatbatch]] 73 (77)
| wickets2 = [[Manoj Prabhakar]] 3/46 (10 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65144.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Carisbrook]], [[Dunedin]]
| umpires = [[Peter McConnell (umpire)|Peter McConnell]] and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]]
| motm = [[Mark Greatbatch]] (NZ)
| rain =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 March 1992 {{anchor|match28}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA|1982}}
| score1 = 236/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 226/7 (40.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Kepler Wessels]] 85 (126)
| wickets1 = [[Graeme Hick]] 2/44 (8.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Alec Stewart]] 77 (88)
| wickets2 = [[Richard Snell (cricketer)|Richard Snell]] 3/42 (7.5 overs)
| result = England won by 3 wickets (revised target)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65145.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]
| umpires = [[Brian Aldridge (cricketer)|Brian Aldridge]] and [[Dooland Buultjens]]
| motm = [[Alec Stewart]] (Eng)
| rain = Rain disrupted play in England's innings for 43 minutes when they were 62/0 after 12.0 overs. The target was revised to 226 in 41 overs.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 13 March 1992 {{anchor|match29}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 268/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 177/9 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Phil Simmons]] 110 (125)
| wickets1 = [[Chandika Hathurusinghe]] 4/57 (8 overs)
| runs2 = [[Athula Samarasekera]] 40 (41)
| wickets2 = [[Carl Hooper]] 2/19 (10 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 91 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65146.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Berri Oval]], [[Berri, South Australia|Berri]]
| umpires = [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] and [[Steve Woodward]]
| motm = [[Phil Simmons]] (WI)
| rain =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 14 March 1992 {{anchor|match30}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 265/6 (46 overs)
| score2 = 137 (41.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Mark Waugh]] 66* (39)
| wickets1 = [[John Traicos]] 1/30 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Eddo Brandes]] 23 (28)
| wickets2 = [[Peter Taylor (Australian cricketer)|Peter Taylor]] 2/14 (3.4 overs)
| result = Australia won by 128 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65147.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bellerive Oval]], [[Hobart]]
| umpires = [[Brian Aldridge (cricketer)|Brian Aldridge]] and [[Steve Bucknor]]
| motm = [[Steve Waugh]] (Aus)
| rain = Rain stopped play with Australia 72/1 after 15 overs. Match reduced to 46 overs per side.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 15 March 1992 {{anchor|match31}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 200/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 201/3 (40.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| runs1 = [[Graeme Hick]] 56 (70)
| wickets1 = [[Dipak Patel (cricketer, born 1958)|Dipak Patel]] 2/26 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Andrew Jones (cricketer, born 1959)|Andrew Jones]] 78 (113)
| wickets2 = [[Ian Botham]] 1/19 (4 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 7 wickets<ref name="NZ v Eng"/>
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65148.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Basin Reserve]], [[Wellington]]
| umpires = [[Steve Randell]] and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]]
| motm = [[Andrew Jones (cricketer, born 1959)|Andrew Jones]] (NZ)
| rain =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 15 March 1992 {{anchor|match32}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 180/6 (30 overs)
| score2 = 181/4 (29.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA|1982}}
| runs1 = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] 79 (77)
| wickets1 = [[Adrian Kuiper]] 2/28 (6 overs)
| runs2 = [[Peter Kirsten]] 84 (86)
| wickets2 = [[Manoj Prabhakar]] 1/33 (5.1 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65149.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Adelaide Oval]], [[Adelaide]]
| umpires = [[Dooland Buultjens]] and [[Khizer Hayat]]
| motm = [[Peter Kirsten]] (SA)
| rain = Rain reduced the match to 30 overs per side
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 15 March 1992 {{anchor|match33}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 212/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 216/6 (49.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Aravinda de Silva]] 43 (56)
| wickets1 = [[Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer)|Mushtaq Ahmed]] 2/43 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Javed Miandad]] 57 (84)
| wickets2 = [[Champaka Ramanayake]] 2/37 (10 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65150.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[WACA Ground]], [[Perth]]
| umpires = [[Karl Liebenberg]] and [[Peter McConnell (umpire)|Peter McConnell]]
| motm = [[Javed Miandad]] (Pak)
| rain =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 March 1992 {{anchor|match34}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 166 (48.2 overs)
| score2 = 167/3 (44.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Mark Greatbatch]] 42 (67)
| wickets1 = [[Wasim Akram]] 4/32 (9.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rameez Raja]] 119* (155)
| wickets2 = [[Danny Morrison (cricketer)|Danny Morrison]] 3/42 (10 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65151.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lancaster Park]], [[Christchurch]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Steve Randell]]
| motm = [[Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer)|Mushtaq Ahmed]] (Pak)
| rain =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 March 1992 {{anchor|match35}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 134 (46.1 overs)
| score2 = 125 (49.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[David Houghton (cricketer)|David Houghton]] 29 (74)
| wickets1 = [[Ian Botham]] 3/23 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Alec Stewart]] 29 (96)
| wickets2 = [[Eddo Brandes]] 4/21 (10 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 9 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65152.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lavington Sports Oval]], [[Albury]]
| umpires = [[Brian Aldridge (cricketer)|Brian Aldridge]] and [[Khizer Hayat]]
| motm = [[Eddo Brandes]] (Zim)
| rain =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 March 1992 {{anchor|match36}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 216/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 159 (42.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| runs1 = [[David Boon]] 100 (147)
| wickets1 = [[Anderson Cummins|Andy Cummins]] 3/38 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Brian Lara]] 70 (97)
| wickets2 = [[Mike Whitney]] 4/34 (10 overs)
| result = Australia won by 57 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65153.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]
| umpires = [[Piloo Reporter]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
| motm = [[David Boon]] (Aus)
| rain =
}}

==Knockout stage==

===Summary===

In the first semi-final, [[Pakistan]] defeated tournament favourites [[New Zealand]] in a high-scoring match to win their first semi-final in four attempts and book a place in the World Cup Final for the first time. New Zealand batted first and scored 262. Their captain Martin Crowe was injured while scoring 91, and opted to let [[John Wright (cricketer, born 1954)|John Wright]] captain during Pakistan's innings rather than risk aggravating the injury, which was seen as a mistake in hindsight.<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21311841/martin-crowe-1992-semi-final-heartbreak-eden-park Crowe's fatal gamble], [[ESPNcricinfo]], 30 Oct 2018</ref> When [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] came in to bat, Pakistan still needed 123 from 15 overs.<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21347009/inzamam-ul-haq-chooses-big-stage-1992-world-cup Inzamam chooses the big stage], [[ESPNcricinfo]], 30 Oct 2018</ref> He smashed 60 runs in 37 balls in the chase to achieve the target with one over remaining and also won the Man of the Match award.

In the second semi-final between [[South Africa]] and [[England]], the match ended in controversial circumstances when, after a 10-minute rain delay, the most productive overs method revised South Africa's target from 22 runs from 13 balls to an impossible 22 runs from one ball. This rule was replaced for One Day International matches in [[Australia]] after the World Cup as a result of this incident, and it was eventually superseded by the [[Duckworth–Lewis method]] for the 1999 World Cup onwards. According to the late [[Bill Frindall]], had the Duckworth–Lewis method been applied at that rain interruption, the revised target would have been four runs to tie or five to win from the final ball.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/tms/6502207.stm "Stump the Bearded Wonder"], BBC Sport. 28 March 2007</ref> The Duckworth-Lewis method would also have changed the target earlier in the day, due to earlier rain interruptions.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65155.html Scorecard], [[ESPNcricinfo]]</ref>

===Bracket===
{{Round4


|21 March – [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]], New Zealand|{{cr|NZL}}|262/7|'''{{cr|PAK}}'''|'''264/6'''
|22 March – [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], Sydney, Australia|'''{{cr|ENG}}'''|'''252/6'''|{{cr|RSA|1982}}|232/6

|25 March – [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]], Australia|'''{{cr|PAK}}'''|'''249/6'''|{{cr|ENG}}|227}}

===Semi-finals===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 March 1992 {{anchor|match37}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 262/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 264/6 (49 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Martin Crowe]] 91 (83)
| wickets1 = [[Wasim Akram]] 2/40 (10 overs) [[Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer)|Mushtaq Ahmed]] 2/40 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] 60 (37)
| wickets2 = [[Willie Watson (New Zealand cricketer)|Willie Watson]] 2/39 (10 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65154.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
| motm = [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]] (Pak)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 22 March 1992 {{anchor|match38}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 252/6 (45 overs)
| score2 = 232/6 (43 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA|1982}}
| runs1 = [[Graeme Hick]] 83 (90)
| wickets1 = [[Meyrick Pringle]] 2/36 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Andrew Hudson (cricketer)|Andrew Hudson]] 46 (52)
| wickets2 = [[Richard Illingworth]] 2/46 (10 overs)
| result = England won by 19 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65155.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]]
| umpires = [[Brian Aldridge (cricketer)|Brian Aldridge]] and [[Steve Randell]]
| motm = [[Graeme Hick]] (Eng)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Rain interrupted play before the last ball of the 43rd over. South Africa then required 22 runs off 13 balls for victory. With 2 overs lost due to rain, the target was reduced to 21 runs from only 1 ball, using the [[Most Productive Overs method]].
* The SCG scoreboard and the TV coverage incorrectly displayed South Africa needing 22 off 7 balls, then 22 off 1 ball - the actual requirement to win was 21 off 1 ball
* A Duckworth/Lewis calculation under the rules in 2006 would have first set South Africa a target of 273 in 45 overs, and then reduced this to 257 from 43 overs.
}}

===Final===

{{main|1992 Cricket World Cup Final}}
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 25 March 1992 {{anchor|match39}}
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 249/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 227 (49.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Imran Khan]] 72 (110)
| wickets1 = [[Derek Pringle]] 3/22 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Neil Fairbrother]] 62 (70)
| wickets2 = [[Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer)|Mushtaq Ahmed]] 3/41 (10 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 22 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65156.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]
| umpires = [[Brian Aldridge (cricketer)|Brian Aldridge]] and [[Steve Bucknor]]
| motm = [[Wasim Akram]] (Pak)
| toss= Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = This was [[Imran Khan]]'s last ODI.
}}
[[Image:MCG stadium.jpg|thumb|The [[MCG]] played host to 87,182 people for the final]]

In a thrilling final, Pakistan beat England by 22 runs at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] (MCG). [[Derek Pringle]] took two early wickets for [[England cricket team|England]] before Imran Khan and [[Javed Miandad]] added 139 for the third wicket to steady the Pakistan innings – although both were very slow to score early on, and Imran benefited from a dropped catch just as he was trying to increase the tempo, having up to that point scored only 9 in 16 overs. He went on to score 72. At the 25 over mark, Pakistan had only scored 70, but accelerated the score to 139 by the 31st over as Javed Miandad summoned a runner, and he and Imran Khan built a steady partnership. During his innings, Imran hit a huge six off Richard Illingworth that landed far back into the members section. Imran played a captain's innings, getting a score of 72 and Miandad 58 to steady the innings, expectedly followed by an onslaught from Inzamam (42) and Wasim Akram (33) enabling Pakistan to give England a fighting target of 250.

England's start was shaky. [[Ian Botham]] was dismissed for a duck by Wasim Akram, followed by [[Alec Stewart]], Hick and Gooch, which left England tumbling at 69/4. A solid partnership of 71 between Allan Lamb and Neil Fairbrother caused Imran to give an early second spell to his main pacer Wasim Akram in the 35th over. The decision wrote the fate of the match. Two deliveries from the left arm fast bowler dismissed Allan Lamb and Chris Lewis. Soon Fairbrother was caught by [[Moin Khan]] off [[Aaqib Javed]] to seal England's fate. Imran Khan had the final say, when he had Richard Illingworth caught by [[Ramiz Raja]] off his bowling to finish the final and crown Pakistan World Champions.

==Statistics==

{{main|1992 Cricket World Cup statistics}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{col-break}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Leading run scorers
|-
! Matches !! Player !! Runs
|-
|align=center| 9 || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Martin Crowe]] || 456
|-
|align=center| 9 || {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Javed Miandad]] || 437
|-
|align=center| 8 || {{flagicon|RSA|1982}} [[Peter Kirsten]] || 410
|-
|align=center| 8 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Boon]] || 368
|-
|align=center| 8 || {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Rameez Raja]] || 349
|}

{{Col-break}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Leading wicket takers
|-
!Matches !!Player !! Wickets
|-
|align=center| 10 || {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Wasim Akram]] || 18
|-
|align=center| 10 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Botham]] || 16
|-
|align=center| 9 || {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer)|Mushtaq Ahmed]] || 16
|-
|align=center| 9 || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Harris (cricketer)|Chris Harris]] || 16
|-
|align=center| 8 || {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Eddo Brandes]] || 14
|}
{{col-end}}

===Man of the Series===

* {{cricon|NZL}} [[Martin Crowe]]<ref name="Finals scorecard CricInfo">{{cite web | last = Issacs | first = Vic | title = Benson & Hedges World Cup, 1991/92, Final | publisher = CricInfo | url = http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC92/PAK_ENG_WC92_ODI-FINAL_25MAR1992.html | access-date = 29 April 2007}}</ref>

==Tactical innovations==
A notable feature of this World Cup was the innovative tactics employed by [[New Zealand]] captain [[Martin Crowe]], who opened his team's bowling with spin bowler [[Dipak Patel (New Zealand cricketer)|Dipak Patel]], rather than with a fast bowler, as is usual practice. Another innovation was the then-unorthodox ploy of opening the batting with "[[Pinch hitter (cricket)|pinch hitters]]", such as New Zealand's [[Mark Greatbatch]].<ref name="NZ v Eng">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/-u04SkdZs5c Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140630082006/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u04SkdZs5c Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u04SkdZs5c|title=Rare: New Zealand vs England World Cup 1992 HQ Extended Highlights (15 March 1992)|date=13 March 2012|work=[[YouTube]]|publisher=[[TV One (New Zealand)|TV One]]|access-date=13 February 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/8996320/Can-Black-Caps-recreate-the-summer-of-92|title=1992 Cricket World Cup Memories|last=Longley|first=Geoff|date=3 August 2013|work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|publisher=[[Fairfax NZ News]]|access-date=13 February 2014}}</ref> These innovations reversed the immediate prior form of New Zealand who had lost 3–0 in [[English cricket team in New Zealand in 1991–92|their most recent series]] against England, with one commentator writing, "''Without a host of world-class performers, New Zealand got crafty instead''".<ref name="Stuff">{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/64120084/ken-rutherford-digs-in-on-racings-sticky-wicket |title=Ken Rutherford digs in on racing's sticky wicket |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=13 December 2014 |access-date=22 December 2014 |last=Anderson |first=Ian }}</ref>

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150864.html Wisden Almanack Report]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151103193726/http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/SOCIETIES/ENG/ACS/LISTA_MATCH_LIST/AUS/BYSEASON/1992%2D93.html List A Limited Overs Matches played in Australia Season 1992/93]
* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/264386.html Imran's Tigers turn the corner]

==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/60924.html Cricket World Cup 1992] from [[Cricinfo]]

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2019 Cricket World Cup final

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{{Short description|Cricket World Cup final}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox limited overs final
| title = 2019 Cricket World Cup Final
| image = Englandteamcarrycwctrophy (cropped).png
| imagesize = 300px
| caption = [[England cricket team|England]] captain [[Eoin Morgan]] with the [[Cricket World Cup Trophy|trophy]]
| event = [[2019 Cricket World Cup]]
| team1 = [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]
| team1flag = {{flagicon|NZL|size=40px}}
| team2 = [[England cricket team|England]]
| team2flag = {{flagicon|ENG|size=40px}}
| details = [[Super Over]]: England 15/0, New Zealand 15/1 England won on boundary count
| team1score = 241/8
| team1overs = 50 overs
| team2score = 241
| team2overs = 50 overs
| date = 14 July 2019
| stadium = [[Lord's]]
| city = [[London]]
| man_of_the_match = [[Ben Stokes]] (Eng)
| umpires = {{plainlist|
*[[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL; on-field)
*[[Marais Erasmus]] (SA; on-field)
*[[Rod Tucker]] (Aus; TV umpire)
*[[Aleem Dar]] (Pak; reserve umpire)
*[[Ranjan Madugalle]] (SL; match referee)}}
| previous = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Final|2015]]
| next = [[2023 Cricket World Cup final|2023]]
}}
The '''2019 Cricket World Cup Final''' was a [[One Day International]] [[cricket]] match played at [[Lord's]] in [[London]], England, on 14 July 2019 to determine the winner of the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]]. It was contested by the runners-up from the previous tournament, [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]], and the host nation, [[England cricket team|England]]. It was the fifth time Lord's had hosted the [[List of Cricket World Cup finals|Cricket World Cup Final]], the most of any ground.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/lords-to-host-record-5th-world-cup-final-in-2019-world-cup-14474.html |title=Lord's to host record 5th final in 2019 World Cup |work=India TV |access-date=7 July 2019}}</ref>

The two teams were [[Result (cricket)#Tie|tied]] on 241 runs at the end of the match, resulting in a [[Super Over]] being played to break the tie. On the final ball of New Zealand's Super Over, after equalling the 15 runs England managed in their over, [[Martin Guptill]] attempted to score the winning run but was [[run out]] by [[Jason Roy]] and [[Jos Buttler]], meaning the Super Over was also tied. England won on the [[Boundary (cricket)|boundary]] count-back rule, having scored 26 boundaries to New Zealand's 17, thus becoming [[Cricket World Cup]] winners for the first time.

It was the first time a One Day International final match required a Super Over, and subsequently the first time it had been decided by a boundary count. The match has been described as one of the greatest and most dramatic in the history of the sport, with some analysts describing it as the greatest match in the history of one-day cricket.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A recap of the most dramatic match in cricket history |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jul/14/new-zealand-v-england-cricket-world-cup-final-2019-live |work=The Guardian |date=14 July 2019 |access-date=14 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=England win Cricket World Cup: Ben Stokes stars in dramatic finale against New Zealand |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48983890 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 July 2019 |access-date=14 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=2019 Cricket World Cup final: England beat Black Caps in greatest ODI in history |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12249489 |work=New Zealand Herald |date=14 July 2019 |access-date=14 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/report/1144530/england-vs-new-zealand-final-world-cup|title=Epic final tied, Super Over tied, England win World Cup on boundary count|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 July 2019}}</ref>

==Background==
{{main|2019 Cricket World Cup}}
The 2019 Cricket World Cup started on 30 May and was hosted by [[England and Wales Cricket Board|England and Wales]]. Ten teams played each other once in a round-robin format with the top four teams going through to the semi-finals. Fourth-placed New Zealand beat group winners [[India national cricket team|India]] in the first semi-final,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/india-s-world-cup-2019-dream-over-go-down-fighting-new-zealand-semis-105208|title=India's World Cup 2019 dream over, go down fighting to New Zealand in semis|date=10 July 2019|access-date=11 July 2019|website=thenewsminute.com}}</ref> and England, who finished third in the group, defeated second-placed [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] in the second.<ref>{{cite news |first=Stephan |last=Shemilt |title=England reach Cricket World Cup final with thrashing of Australia |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48870770 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 July 2019 |access-date=12 July 2019 }}</ref>

England played in their first final in 27 years,<ref name="BBC13">{{cite news |last=Shemilt |first=Stephan |title=Cricket World Cup: England & New Zealand set for final |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48975312 |access-date=15 July 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 July 2019}}</ref> their last appearance coming in [[1992 Cricket World Cup Final|1992]], when they were defeated by [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]. Their other appearances in the final were in [[1979 Cricket World Cup Final|1979]] against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] at Lord's and [[1987 Cricket World Cup Final|1987]] against Australia at [[Eden Gardens]]. Despite playing in the second-highest number of finals in the World Cup after Australia, they were yet to win the trophy.<ref name="BBC13"/> New Zealand played in their second final, and also their second in a row. They previously played in the [[2015 Cricket World Cup Final|2015 final]] but were beaten by Australia.<ref name="BBC13"/>

When England reached the final, demand increased greatly for it to be shown on a free-to-air television channel in the United Kingdom. Rights holders [[Sky Sports]] agreed to allow [[Channel 4]], who had the rights to broadcast evening highlights of the tournament, to carry the final in a simulcast (England cricket matches are not [[Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events|compulsory events requiring free-to-air broadcast]]). However, due to an existing commitment by Channel 4 to cover the [[2019 British Grand Prix]], the coverage switched to their sister channel [[More4]] during the motor racing, returning to Channel 4 after the Grand Prix had finished. It was the first time an England international match had been broadcast on free-to-air television in the UK since the [[2005 Ashes series]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-07-11/cricket-world-cup-final-channel-4-live-coverage-england-new-zealand/|title=Channel 4 to show live coverage of England's Cricket World Cup final|last=Jones|first=Paul|date=11 July 2019|work=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=15 July 2019}}</ref>

Whichever team won the match would become the first new winner of the World Cup since Sri Lanka's victory in [[1996 Cricket World Cup Final|1996]]. It was also the first world final with a guaranteed new winner since 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/14/lords-perfect-venue-greatest-one-day-game-ever-played |title=Lord's the perfect venue for greatest one-day game ever played|work=The Guardian|date=15 July 2019}}</ref>

==Road to the final==
{{main|2019 Cricket World Cup group stage}}

===Route to the final===
{| style="width:100%;text-align:center"
|- style="vertical-align:top;background:#9cf"
!colspan=2 style="width:1*"|{{cr|ENG}}
!Round
!colspan=2 style="width:1*"|{{cr|NZ}}
|- style="vertical-align:top;background:#c1e0ff"
|Opponent
|Result
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage|Group stage]]
|Opponent
|Result
|-
|{{cr|SA}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#England vs South Africa|England won by 104 runs]]
|style="background:#c1e0ff"|Match 1
|{{cr|SL}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#New Zealand vs Sri Lanka|New Zealand won by 10 wickets]]
|-
|{{cr|PAK}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#England vs Pakistan|Pakistan won by 14 runs]]
|style="background:#c1e0ff"|Match 2
|{{cr|BAN}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#Bangladesh vs New Zealand|New Zealand won by 2 wickets]]
|-
|{{cr|BAN}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#England vs Bangladesh|England won by 106 runs]]
|style="background:#c1e0ff"|Match 3
|{{cr|AFG|2013}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#Afghanistan vs New Zealand|New Zealand won by 7 wickets]]
|-
|{{cr|WIN}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#England vs West Indies|England won by 8 wickets]]
|style="background:#c1e0ff"|Match 4
|{{cr|IND}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#India vs New Zealand|Match abandoned]]
|-
|{{cr|AFG|2013}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#England vs Afghanistan|England won by 150 runs]]
|style="background:#c1e0ff"|Match 5
|{{cr|SA}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#New Zealand vs South Africa|New Zealand won by 4 wickets]]
|-
|{{cr|SL}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#England vs Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka won by 20 runs]]
|style="background:#c1e0ff"|Match 6
|{{cr|WIN}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#New Zealand vs West Indies|New Zealand won by 5 runs]]
|-
|{{cr|AUS}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#England vs Australia|Australia won by 64 runs]]
|style="background:#c1e0ff"|Match 7
|{{cr|PAK}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#New Zealand vs Pakistan|Pakistan won by 6 wickets]]
|-
|{{cr|IND}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#England vs India|England won by 31 runs]]
|style="background:#c1e0ff"|Match 8
|{{cr|AUS}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#Australia vs New Zealand|Australia won by 86 runs]]
|-
|{{cr|NZ}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#England vs New Zealand|England won by 119 runs]]
|style="background:#c1e0ff"|Match 9
|{{cr|ENG}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage#England vs New Zealand|England won by 119 runs]]
|-
|colspan="2" style="align:center"|'''[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage|Group stage]] 3rd Place'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|'''{{Abbr|Pos|Position}}'''||'''Team'''||'''{{Abbr|P|Played}}'''||'''{{Abbr|W|Won}}'''||'''{{Abbr|L|Lost}}'''||'''{{Abbr|T|Tied}}'''||'''{{Abbr|NR|No Result}}'''||'''{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}'''||'''{{Abbr|[[Net run rate|NRR]]|Net run rate}}'''||'''Qualification'''
|- style="background:#cfc"
|'''3'''||'''{{cr|ENG}}'''||9||6||3||0||0||12||1.152||Advance to [[2019 Cricket World Cup knockout stage|semi-finals]]
|}
|style="background:#c1e0ff"|Final group standings
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|'''[[2019 Cricket World Cup group stage|Group stage]] 4th Place'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|'''{{Abbr|Pos|Position}}'''||'''Team'''||'''{{Abbr|P|Played}}'''||'''{{Abbr|W|Won}}'''||'''{{Abbr|L|Lost}}'''||'''{{Abbr|T|Tied}}'''||'''{{Abbr|NR|No Result}}'''||'''{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}'''||'''{{Abbr|[[Net run rate|NRR]]|Net run rate}}'''||'''Qualification'''
|- style="background: #cfc;"
|'''4'''||'''{{cr|NZ}}'''||9||5||3||0||1||11||0.175||Advance to [[2019 Cricket World Cup knockout stage|semi-finals]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|}
|- style="vertical-align:top;background:#c1e0ff"
|Opponent
|Result
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup knockout stage|Knockout stage]]
|Opponent
|Result
|-
|{{cr|AUS}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#Semi-finals|England won by 8 wickets]]
|style="background:#c1e0ff"|Semi-finals
|{{cr|IND}}
|[[2019 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#Semi-finals|New Zealand won by 18 runs]]
|}

===New Zealand===
New Zealand retained the majority of the team that reached their maiden World Cup Final as co-hosts in 2015, although [[Kane Williamson]] took on the captaincy following [[Brendon McCullum]]'s retirement. They finished level on 11 points with Pakistan in the round-robin stage (five wins, three losses and one [[Result (cricket)#No result|no result]] after their match against India was interrupted by rain), but took fourth place by virtue of a better [[net run rate]] than Pakistan.

In the semi-finals, they were paired with India, who finished first in the round-robin stage. The match was played at [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]] in [[Manchester]] on 9 July. With New Zealand on 211/5 after 46.1 overs, Williamson having scored 67 and [[Ross Taylor]] on the same score at the time, the match was suspended by rain and ultimately play was pushed to the reserve day the next day. Eventually finishing on 239/8, Taylor eventually out for 74, they produced a spirited bowling and fielding performance to leave India 18 runs short. Man of the Match [[Matt Henry (cricketer)|Matt Henry]] took 3/37, including openers [[Rohit Sharma]] and [[K. L. Rahul]] caught for just one each and [[Dinesh Karthik]] spectacularly caught by [[James Neesham]] for 6. Meanwhile, fellow pace bowler [[Trent Boult]] had captain [[Virat Kohli]] trapped lbw for one and top scorer [[Ravindra Jadeja]] caught by Williamson for 77 when a seventh-wicket partnership looked to be swinging the match back in India's favour. Finally, Martin Guptill ran out World Cup-winning captain [[MS Dhoni]] for 50 with a direct hit to leave India with just their tail.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48936573|title=New Zealand beat India to reach World Cup final|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Amy|last=Lofthouse|access-date=15 July 2019|date=10 July 2019}}</ref>

===England===
England, by contrast, entered as the top-ranked ODI team after director of cricket and former Ashes-winning captain [[Andrew Strauss]] helped orchestrate the national team's white-ball revamp following their bowing out in the group stage in 2015. Only a handful of the players who featured in 2019, including Irish-born captain [[Eoin Morgan]], Test captain [[Joe Root]], wicket-keeper Jos Buttler and bowling all-rounder [[Chris Woakes]], were holdovers from that team, though a good number played in the narrow defeat against the West Indies in the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20 Final|2016 World Twenty20 Final]]. Morgan was also the lone remaining member of England's [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010 World Twenty20]] champion team – England's only ICC world championship going into this final.

Their campaign was nearly derailed after a loss at Lord's to defending champions and arch-rivals Australia left them having to beat both India and New Zealand to guarantee their semi-final spot. They won both games and finished third in the round-robin stage with 12 points (six wins and three losses out of nine matches). They met group runners-up Australia in the second semi-final at [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]] on 11 July and soundly defeated them by 8 wickets to progress to the final. Key moments included Woakes having [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] caught for 9, [[Jofra Archer]] trapping captain [[Aaron Finch]] lbw for a [[duck (cricket)|golden duck]], Buttler running out Australian top scorer and former captain [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] through his legs on 85 and [[Jason Roy]]'s 85 off 65 as England completed their chase with 107 balls to spare.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Rob |last1=Smyth |first2=Geoff |last2=Lemon |first3=Jim |last3=Waterson |title=England hammer Australia to reach final: Cricket World Cup 2019 – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jul/11/australia-v-england-cricket-world-cup-2019-semi-final-live |newspaper=The Guardian |date=11 July 2019 |access-date=15 July 2019 }}</ref>

==Match==
===Match officials===
[[File:Lords-Cricket-Ground-Pavilion-06-08-2017.jpg|thumb|[[Lord's]] hosted its fifth [[List of Cricket World Cup finals|Cricket World Cup Final]].]]
On 12 July 2019, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) named Sri Lankan Kumar Dharmasena and South African [[Marais Erasmus]] as the [[umpire (cricket)|on-field umpires]], with Australian [[Rod Tucker]] as the [[third umpire]], Pakistani [[Aleem Dar]] as the [[fourth umpire|reserve umpire]] and Sri Lankan [[Ranjan Madugalle]] named as [[match referee]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/world_cup_2019/kumar_dharmasena_marais_erasmus_umpires_world_cup_final.html |title=Kumar Dharmasena and Marais Erasmus named as umpires for World Cup final|work=The Cricketer|access-date=12 July 2019}}</ref>

===Teams and toss===
Both teams remained unchanged from their semi-final matches; New Zealand decided that the line-up that beat India against the odds would work in their favour in the final, while England's Jason Roy avoided suspension after his show of dissent in their semi-final match against Australia to open the batting for the hosts.<ref name="TossUn">{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jul/14/new-zealand-v-england-cricket-world-cup-final-2019-live |title=England beat New Zealand in thrilling Cricket World Cup final – as it happened! |newspaper=The Guardian |date=15 July 2019 |last1=Smyth |first1=Rob |last2=De Lisle |first2=Tim |last3=Bleaney |first3=Rob |last4=Farrer |first4=Martin |last5=Smyth |first5=Rob }}</ref>

Some early rain slightly delayed the [[toss (cricket)|toss]], with the match starting at 10:45, 15 minutes later than scheduled. It was feared that the rain would interfere with the match, but it cleared up quickly, although the overcast conditions and wet grass changed the dynamic of the toss. New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/cricket/1153157/England-New-Zealand-Cricket-World-Cup-final-live-updates-score-latest-Lords |title=England vs New Zealand RECAP: England WIN Cricket World Cup after dramatic Super Over |work=The Daily Express |access-date=15 July 2019|date=14 July 2019 }}</ref><ref name="TossUn"/>

===New Zealand innings===
Martin Guptill and [[Henry Nicholls (cricketer)|Henry Nicholls]] opened the innings for New Zealand, with Nicholls scoring his first half-century of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wisden.com/series-stories/cricket-world-cup/cricket-world-cup-final-woakespplunkett-mid-innings-report |title=Cricket World Cup Final: England restrict New Zealand to 241 at Lord's |work=Wisden |access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref> A further 30 runs from captain Kane Williamson, and 47 from wicket-keeper [[Tom Latham (cricketer)|Tom Latham]], helped New Zealand to a total of 241/8 from their 50 overs. Chris Woakes and [[Liam Plunkett]] took three wickets each for the hosts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/world-cup/cricket-world-cup-2019-england-defeat-new-zealand-on-boundary-countback-to-win-the-world-cup/news-story/1924156e23ba0e5f6cb307df301b42c3|title=Cricket World Cup 2019 – England defeat New Zealand on boundary countback to win the World Cup|first=Andrew|last=McMurtry|date=15 July 2019|access-date=15 July 2019|publisher=news.com.au}}</ref>

===England innings===
[[File:BEN STOKES (11704837023) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Ben Stokes]] was named Man of the Match.]]
[[File:Cwc2019finalover.png|thumb|left|[[England cricket team|England]] scored 14 runs in the final over to tie the match.]]

Defending a middling score, the New Zealand bowlers bowled effectively, hampering England's top order, with only [[Jonny Bairstow]] managing more than a start with 36. With the loss of their top order, England fell to 86/4 in the 24th over; however, a century partnership between Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler for the fifth wicket got them back into the game before Buttler was caught. But with five overs to play, England still required another 46 runs and the bottom order were forced to bat more aggressively. Stokes managed to farm the strike and, more crucially, score runs, leaving England needing 15 to win from the final over, two wickets still in hand. After two dot balls, Stokes hit a six into the stands at deep mid-wicket, bringing their score to 233/8.

From the third-last ball of the final over, Stokes drove the ball into mid-wicket. Guptill fielded the ball and threw it back to the striker's end as Stokes was returning to complete a second run; however, as Stokes dived for the crease, the ball deflected off his bat and to the boundary behind the wicket, resulting in four runs being added to the two that Stokes had run.<ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=2019-07-17|title=2019 World Cup final {{!}} Ben Stokes asked umpires not to add four overthrows to total, says James Anderson|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/2019-world-cup-final-ben-stokes-asked-umpires-not-to-add-four-overthrows-to-total-says-james-anderson/article28504953.ece|access-date=2020-09-10|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The final two deliveries went for a run each, but England lost their last two wickets going for a second run each time.

===Super Over===
[[File:Outsuperovertie.png|thumb|left|England finished with the same score as New Zealand, sending the game to a [[Super Over]].]]
[[File:Cwc2019outwin.png|thumb|The England team celebrate after running out [[Martin Guptill]] in the Super Over.]]
With the scores tied at 241, the match went to a [[Super Over]]. Stokes and Buttler returned to the crease for England to face the bowling of Trent Boult; the pair scored 15 runs without loss, with both batsmen contributing a boundary four. For New Zealand, Guptill and James Neesham went in to face Jofra Archer, needing 16 runs to claim the title. Archer's over started badly, beginning with a [[Wide (cricket)|wide]], and a steady accumulation of runs, along with a six from Neesham off the third ball, left New Zealand needing two from the final delivery. Facing his first ball of the Super Over and the last of the match, Guptill hit the ball to deep mid-wicket and tried to scamper back for the winning run, but Roy's throw in to Buttler was a good one, and Guptill was run out well short of his crease. New Zealand finished with 15 runs, the Super Over tied, but England's superior boundary count (26 to New Zealand's 17) meant they won the World Cup title for the first time in four final appearances. Stokes earned Man of the Match honours with his unbeaten 84, plus eight runs in the Super Over.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/report/1144530/england-vs-new-zealand-final-icc-cricket-world-cup-2019|title=Recent Match Report – England vs New Zealand, World Cup, Final|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 July 2019}}</ref>
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|source=[[Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)|Ian Smith]] on the TV broadcast of the final ball<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj9xPsdcxJM The Moment England Won the World Cup! Plus Trophy Lift Celebrations! ICC Cricket World Cup 2019] International Cricket Council on YouTube</ref>
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|quote=It's come to this. Here's the last ball of the World Cup Final. Archer bowls it – it's clipped away to the leg side. They're going to come back for the second. The throw is picked up, they throw to the wicketkeeper's end...he's run out, is he?! I think he's run out! England think he's run out!...Wait now, listen...''(Replay shown, crowd cheers as Guptill shown out)'' That tells you that England have won the World Cup!
|source=[[Jonathan Agnew]] on ''[[Test Match Special]]''{{'}}s radio broadcast of the final ball on [[BBC]] Radio Five Live<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0006njl ''The Tuffers & Vaughan Cricket Show'' – 15 July 2019] BBC</ref>
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===Match details===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 14 July 2019
| time = 10:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZ}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 241/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Henry Nicholls (cricketer)|Henry Nicholls]] 55 (77)
| wickets1 = [[Chris Woakes]] 3/37 (9 overs)
| score2 = 241 (50 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ben Stokes]] 84[[not out|*]] (98)
| wickets2 = [[James Neesham]] 3/43 (7 overs)
| result = Match tied
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/game/1144530/england-vs-new-zealand-final-icc-cricket-world-cup-2019 Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lord's]], London
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA)
| motm = [[Ben Stokes]] (Eng)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Super Over: England 15/0, New Zealand 15/1.
*England won on the boundary count back rule (26–17).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/108952/match-tied-super-over-tied-england-win-wc-on-boundary-count|title=England win World Cup on boundary count after Super Over thriller against New Zealand|work=Cricbuzz|date=15 July 2019|first=Akash|last=Sarkar}}</ref>
*[[Kane Williamson]] (NZ) scored the highest number of runs as a captain in a single World Cup series (578).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-world-cup/kane-williamson-becomes-captain-with-most-runs-in-a-world-cup/articleshow/70215989.cms|title=Kane Williamson becomes captain with most runs in a World Cup|work=Times of India|date=15 July 2019}}</ref>
*[[Joe Root]] (Eng) took his 13th catch of the tournament, the most in a single Cricket World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|first=Deepu|last=Narayanan|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/108965/england-broke-long-standing-records-en-route-first-wc-win|title=England broke long-standing records en route first WC win|work=cricbuzz.com|date=15 July 2019|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>
*This was the first time that a [[Super Over]] was used to determine the winner of a One Day International, and was also the first Super Over to finish in a tie.<ref name="FINAL SO"/>
*England became the third team in succession to win the World Cup at home.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48983890 |title=England win Cricket World Cup: Ben Stokes stars in dramatic victory over New Zealand |publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 July 2019|first=Stephan |last=Shemilt}}</ref>
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;1st innings
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Henry Nicholls (cricketer)|Henry Nicholls]] |status=b Plunkett|runs=55|balls=77|4s=4|6s=0|strike_rate=71.42}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Ross Taylor]] |status=lbw b Wood |runs=15|balls=31|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=48.38}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Tom Latham (cricketer)|Tom Latham]] |status=c sub ([[James Vince|Vince]]) b Woakes|runs=47|balls=56|4s=2|6s=1|strike_rate=83.92}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Colin de Grandhomme]]|status=c sub (Vince) b Woakes|runs=16|balls=28|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=57.14}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mitchell Santner]]|status=not out|runs=5|balls=9|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=55.55}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Matt Henry (cricketer)|Matt Henry]]|status=b Archer|runs=4|balls=2|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=200.00}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Lockie Ferguson]]|status=did not bat|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(lb 12, w 17, nb 1)|runs=30|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=(8 wickets; 50 overs)|runs='''241''' |balls=|4s=14|6s=2|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

Fall of wickets: 1/29 (Guptill, 6.2 ov), 2/103 (Williamson, 22.4 ov), 3/118 (Nicholls, 26.5 ov), 4/141 (Taylor, 33.1 ov), 5/173 (Neesham, 39 ov), 6/219 (De Grandhomme, 46.5 ov), 7/232 (Latham, 48.3 ov), 8/240 (Henry, 49.3 ov)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title={{cr|ENG}} bowling<ref name=finalscorecard/>}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Chris Woakes]]|overs=9|maiden=0|runs=37|wickets=3|econ=4.11|wides=4|no-balls=2}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Jofra Archer]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=42|wickets=1|econ=4.20|wides=5|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Liam Plunkett]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=42|wickets=3|econ=4.20|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Mark Wood (cricketer)|Mark Wood]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=49|wickets=1|econ=4.90|wides=2|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Adil Rashid]]|overs=8|maiden=0|runs=39|wickets=0|econ=4.87|wides=5|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Ben Stokes]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=20|wickets=0|econ=6.66|wides=2|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

;2nd innings
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Jonny Bairstow]] |status=b Ferguson|runs=36|balls=55|4s=7|6s=0|strike_rate=65.45}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Joe Root]]|status=c Latham b De Grandhomme|runs=7|balls=30|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=23.33}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Eoin Morgan]]|status=c Ferguson b Neesham|runs=9|balls=22|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=40.90}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Ben Stokes]]|status=not out|runs=84|balls=98|4s=5|6s=2|strike_rate=85.71}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Jos Buttler]]|status=c sub ([[Tim Southee|Southee]]) b Ferguson|runs=59|balls=60|4s=6|6s=0|strike_rate=98.33}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Liam Plunkett]]|status=c Boult b Neesham|runs=10|balls=10|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=100.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Jofra Archer]]|status=b Neesham|runs=0|balls=1|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Adil Rashid]]|status=run out (Santner/Boult)|runs=0|balls=0|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Mark Wood (cricketer)|Mark Wood]]|status=run out (Neesham/Boult)|runs=0|balls=0|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=(all out; 50 overs)|runs='''241 '''|balls=|4s=22|6s=2|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

Fall of wickets: 1/28 (Roy, 5.4 ov), 2/59 (Root, 16.3 ov), 3/71 (Bairstow, 19.3 ov), 4/86 (Morgan, 23.1 ov), 5/196 (Buttler, 44.5 ov), 6/203 (Woakes, 46.1 ov), 7/220 (Plunkett, 48.3 ov), 8/227 (Archer, 49 ov), 9/240 (Rashid, 49.5 ov), 10/241 (Wood, 50 ov)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title={{cr|NZ}} bowling<ref name=finalscorecard/>}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Trent Boult]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=67 |wickets=0|econ=6.70|wides=2|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Matt Henry (cricketer)|Matt Henry]]|overs=10|maiden=2|runs=40|wickets=1|econ=4.00|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Colin de Grandhomme]]|overs=10|maiden=2|runs=25|wickets=1|econ=2.50|wides=1|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Lockie Ferguson]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=50|wickets=3|econ=5.00|wides=3|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[James Neesham]]|overs=7|maiden=0|runs=43|wickets=3|econ=6.14|wides=1|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Mitchell Santner]]|overs=3|maiden=0 |runs=11|wickets=0|econ=3.66|wides=1|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Super Over'''
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan ="3"|{{cr|ENG}} Super Over<ref name="FINAL SO">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27192558/how-greatest-odi-finish-played-out|title=Nerve, skill, errors: How the greatest ODI finish played out|work=ESPNCricinfo|date=15 July 2019}}</ref>
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! Bowler
|colspan="2"| {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Trent Boult]]
|-
!align=center| Ball
! Batsman !! Outcome
|-
!align=center| 1
| [[Ben Stokes]] || 3
|-
!align=center| 2
| [[Jos Buttler]] || 1
|-
!align=center| 3
| Ben Stokes || '''4'''
|-
!align=center| 4
| Ben Stokes || 1
|-
!align=center| 5
| Jos Buttler || 2
|-
!align=center| 6
| Jos Buttler || '''4'''
|-
!align=center| ''Total''
|colspan="2"| 15/0
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="3"| {{cr|NZ}} Super Over<ref name="FINAL SO"/>
|-
! Bowler
|colspan="2"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jofra Archer]]
|-
!align=center| Ball
! Batsman !! Outcome
|-
!align=center| 1
| [[James Neesham]] || [[Wide (cricket)|Wide]]
|-
!align=center| 2
| James Neesham || 2
|-
!align=center| 3
| James Neesham || '''6'''
|-
!align=center| 4
| James Neesham || 2
|-
!align=center| 5
| James Neesham || 2
|-
!align=center| 6
| James Neesham || 1
|-
!align=center| 7
| [[Martin Guptill]] || 1 and '''W''' run out ([[Jason Roy]]/[[Jos Buttler]])
|-
!align=center| ''Total''
|colspan="2"| 15/1
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==Post-match==
===Reaction===
[[File:Icc cricket world cup trophy.jpg|upright|thumb|The [[Cricket World Cup Trophy]], which was awarded to England after the 2019 final.]]
The closeness of the match, with scores being level even after the end of the Super Over and England claiming the tie-breaker by having scored more boundaries throughout the match, combined with the dramatic turn of events in the final hour and the fact that it was played as a Cricket World Cup Final, led to many former and active players, analysts and media outlets describing it as the greatest cricket match ever played.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27191037/the-best-white-ball-game-all |title=The best white-ball game of all time! |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 July 2019}}</ref> Former England one-day bowler [[Stuart Broad]] called it "the best white ball game of all time".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/new-zealand-vs-england-icc-cricket-world-cup-2019-the-best-white-ball-game-of-all-time-twitter-is-thrilled-after-dramatic-finale-6992611.html |title=New Zealand vs England, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: 'The best white ball game of all-time', Twitter is thrilled after dramatic finale|work= Firstcricket}}</ref> England players Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow declared the World Cup Final as "the greatest game ever".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/cricket/england/cricket-world-cup/news/joe-root-jonny-bairstow-declare-world-cup-final-as-the-greatest-game-ever_365075.html |title=Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow declare World Cup final as the greatest game ever}}</ref>

''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s live commentator wrote: "That is the most amazing game I have ever seen in my life."<ref name="TossUn"/> ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' called it "one of the most dramatic clashes in cricket history",<ref>{{Cite web |first=Jon |last=Pierik |title=Greatest finish ever: England win World Cup on countback in Super Over thriller |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/44-year-wait-over-england-topple-new-zealand-to-become-world-champions-20190714-p52756.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=14 July 2019 |access-date=16 July 2019 }}</ref> while ''[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]'' referred to it as "the greatest ODI ever played".<ref>{{Cite web |first=Geoff |last=Lemon |title=It was clear in every moment: We've just seen the greatest ODI ever played |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-15/cricket-world-cup-final-was-the-greatest-odi-ever-played/11308764 |work=ABC News |date=14 July 2019 |access-date=16 July 2019 }}</ref> The headline of ''[[The Week]]'' was "Super human Ben Stokes drags England to victory in the greatest cricket match".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super human Ben Stokes drags England to victory in the greatest cricket match |url=https://www.theweek.co.uk/cricket/102260/super-human-ben-stokes-drags-england-to-victory-in-the-greatest-cricket-match |work=The Week |date=15 July 2019 |access-date=16 July 2019 }}</ref> With [[Novak Djokovic]] and [[Roger Federer]] contesting the [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]' [[2019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles final|longest ever singles final]] (which finished during the World Cup Final), and [[Lewis Hamilton]] winning the [[British Grand Prix]] on the same day, it was referred to as a "golden sporting Sunday".<ref>{{Cite news |first=Richard |last=Williams |title=A golden sporting Sunday to make Britain appreciate its better self |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/15/sporting-sunday-britain-olympic-spirit-2012-cricket-world-cup |newspaper=The Guardian |date=15 July 2019 |access-date=16 July 2019 }}</ref>

Umpire Kumar Dharmasena's decision to award England six runs following an overthrow boundary in the final over was criticised by former international umpire [[Simon Taufel]], who said it was an "error in judgment" and a "clear mistake" by the on-field umpires.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Clear mistake: Simon Taufel on overthrow incident in World Cup final |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/2019-cricket-world-cup/clear-mistake-simon-taufel-overthrow-incident-world-cup-final-1502777996.html |newspaper=The Statesman |date=15 July 2019}}</ref> Law 19.8 of the [[Laws of Cricket]] says "If the boundary results from an overthrow or from the wilful act of a fielder, the runs scored shall be: any runs for penalties awarded to either side; the allowance for the boundary; and the runs completed by the batsmen, together with the run in progress if they had already crossed at the instant of the throw or act." As Stokes and [[Adil Rashid]] had not crossed at the moment the New Zealand fielder threw the ball, it was suggested that England should only have been awarded one completed run in addition to the overthrow boundary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=England Cricket World Cup win: 'Extra run' claims brushed off by Ashley Giles |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48991962 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 July 2019 |access-date=16 July 2019 }}</ref> Dharmasena later admitted this was an error, though said he would "never regret the decision".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12251485 |title=2019 Cricket World Cup: Umpire Kumar Dharmasena admits he made a crucial mistake in final |publisher=New Zealand Herald |date=21 July 2019 |access-date=21 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27232695/i-never-regret-decision-kumar-dharmasena |title='I will never regret the decision' - Kumar Dharmasena |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kumar-dharmasena-makes-shocking-comment-umpiring-mistake-world-cup-final-802074 |title=Kumar Dharmasena makes shocking comment on umpiring mistake in World Cup final |work=International Business Times |first=Akshay |last=Saraswat |date=21 July 2019 |access-date=21 July 2019 }}</ref> As a result of the incident, the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] said it would review the overthrow rule.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket-world-cup-2019/story/martin-guptill-overthrow-ben-stokes-england-vs-new-zealand-world-cup-2019-final-mcc-review-rules-1571500-2019-07-20 |title=MCC to review overthrow rules after Guptill-Stokes World Cup 2019 final incident |publisher=India Today |date=20 July 2019 |access-date=21 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/overthrow-law-to-be-reviewed-after-world-cup-final-controversy-sg3vwzfdt |title=Overthrow law to be reviewed after World Cup final controversy |work=[[The Times]] |first1=Matt |last1=Hughes |first2=Elizabeth |last2=Ammon |date=20 July 2019 |access-date=21 July 2019 }}</ref> Some active and former players criticised the ICC rule of boundary count and not using the wicket count for a tied match.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/former-players-slam-icc-for-ridiculous-boundary-count-rule-that-decided-wc-winner-119071500362_1.html|title=Former players slam ICC for ridiculous boundary count rule|work=Business Standard|access-date=16 July 2019}}</ref> In the wake of the result of the final, the ICC scrapped the boundary count rule; teams will instead play as many Super Overs as are necessary until the one team wins.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/icc-scraps-boundary-count-rule-that-decided-2019-world-cup/story-HlYCwmanGawwfkOsHbJUaM.html|title=After World Cup furore, ICC scraps boundary count rule|date=2019-10-14|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>

[[Jacinda Ardern]], Prime Minister of New Zealand, said that despite the loss she felt "incredibly proud of the Black Caps, and I hope every New Zealander does because they played remarkable cricket".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48986469 |title=Cricket World Cup: NZ PM Ardern jokes about cricket defeat 'trauma' |work=BBC News |access-date=16 July 2019}}</ref> The New Zealand cricket coach, [[Gary Stead]], said that sharing the World Cup is something that "should be considered".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27196320/sharing-world-cup-considered-new-zealand-coach |title=Sharing World Cup 'something that should be considered' - New Zealand coach |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 July 2019}}</ref>

===Celebrations===
[[File:Englandvictorylap.png|thumb|left|England perform a lap of honour around Lord's after their victory.]]
In the wake of England's victory, the nation erupted into a state of national pride and celebrations that lasted into the night and most of the next day. The England team stayed at Lord's for most of the night celebrating. The next day, the team hosted an event at [[The Oval]], inviting fans to meet and greet the team, and pose and take photos with the trophy.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burnton |first1=Simon |title=An all-time-classic': England celebrates Cricket World Cup victory – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jul/15/england-cricket-world-cup-final-reaction-new-zealand-live |website=The Guardian |access-date=16 July 2019}}</ref>

Queen [[Elizabeth II]] congratulated the England team on the victory, as well as many other high-profile celebrities.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Elizabeth II |author-link=Elizabeth II |user=RoyalFamily |number=1150492172954820609 |date=14 July 2019 |title=A message from Her Majesty The Queen: Prince Philip and I send our warmest congratulations to the England Men's Cricket team after such a thrilling victory in today’s World Cup Final." (1/2) #CricketWorldCup |access-date=16 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Afzal |first1=Asfia |title=Here's what celebs had to say after England won the World Cup after nail-biting final |url=https://www.brecorder.com/2019/07/15/509838/heres-what-celebs-had-to-say-after-england-won-world-cup-after-nail-biting-final/ |website=Business recorder |access-date=16 July 2019}}</ref>
{{Cquote|Prince Philip and I send our warmest congratulations to the England Men’s Cricket team after such a thrilling victory in today’s World Cup Final.}}

British Prime Minister [[Theresa May]] invited the England team to [[10 Downing Street]] the day after the victory to celebrate and offer her congratulations. Former Conservative Prime Minister [[John Major|Sir John Major]], himself a former [[Surrey County Cricket Club]] President and honorary life vice-president, was also in attendance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cricket World Cup: England meet Prime Minister Theresa May at 10 Downing Street |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48997825 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 July 2019 |access-date=16 July 2019 }}</ref> In December, Stokes was also named [[BBC Sports Personality of the Year]], making him the first cricketer to win it since [[Andrew Flintoff]] in 2005. In the subsequent New Year's Honours List, six England players and staff received [[Order of the British Empire]] decorations: CBEs for Morgan and ECB chairman Colin Graves, OBEs for Stokes and coach Trevor Bayliss and MBEs for Buttler and Root.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/50918896 New Year Honours: Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes and Baroness Sue Campbell recognised] BBC Sport</ref>

===Broadcast===
The match was the first international cricket match to be broadcast on free-to-air TV in the United Kingdom since the 2005 Ashes series. 8.3 million viewers tuned in to see the final, making it one of the most viewed broadcasts of the year, with the highest audience share since the [[2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Croatia vs England|2018 FIFA World Cup semi-Final between Croatia and England]] and the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London.<ref>{{cite web |first=Steven |last=Impey |title=Cricket World Cup final hits 8m viewership peak |url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/cricket-world-cup-final-channel-4-sky-tv-viewership-f1-wimbledon |website=SportsPro |access-date=23 August 2019 }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.cricketworldcup.com Official World Cup site]
*[http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup Cricket World Cup] at icc-cricket.com

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Daud Khan Fort

2023-09-13T08:46:02Z

Adarshchaturvedi: Added a new release to the collection.

{{Infobox historic site
| native_name = दाऊद ख़ान क़िला
| name = Daud Khan Fort
| native_language = hi
| native_name2 = داؤد خان قلع
| native_language2 = ur
| built = 1673
| beginning_date = 1663
| beginning_label = Groundbreaking
| founded = [[Daud Khan Panni]]
| owner = [[Government of Bihar]]
| location = [[Daudnagar]], [[Aurangabad district, Bihar]]
| area = 12715.40 Square meter
}}

'''Daud Khan Fort''' is a Historical fort located at [[Daudnagar]] in [[Aurangabad district, Bihar|Aurangabad district]] in the Indian state of Bihar. It was built by the [[Daud Khan Panni]], the commander-in-chief of Mughal Emperor [[Aurangzeb]] and then [[Governor of Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=बिहार के प्रथम सूबेदार थे दाउद खां कुरैशी |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/aurangabad-bihar-was-the-first-captain-dawood-khan-qureshi-14055517.html |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Shrivastva |first=Nripendra Kumar |last2=Shrivastava |first2=Nripendra Kumar |title=The Career of Daud Khan Quraishi and His Conquest of Palamau |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44144097 |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume=60 |pages=306–314 |issn=2249-1937}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=बिहार घूमने का है मन तो चले आइये औरंगाबाद, ये हैं खास टूरिस्ट प्लेस |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-aurangabad-top-tourist-places-amjhar-sharif-dargah-umga-sun-temple-dawood-fort-sun-temple-7760293.html |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Hindustan |language=hi}}</ref> It is recognised under the Tourism Department of Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daud Khan Fort |url=https://tourism.bihar.gov.in/en/destinations/aurangabad/daud-khan-fort |website=ourism.bihar.gov.in/}}</ref>

== Location and history ==

=== Location ===
The fort is located in about 35 kilometers away from the Aurangabad district headquarters at the Daudnagar area, which was named after the Nawab Daud Khan Panni.<ref>{{Cite web |title=पर्यटन की संभावनाओं को समेटे हुए है दाउद खां किला |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/aurangabad-dawood-khan-fort-boasts-of-tourism-potential-22901273.html |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

=== History ===
The historic fort was built by the Daud Khan Panni, then Governor of Bihar and chief Subedar of Aurangzeb. It was started building after Aurangzeb gifted Ancha and Manora parganas to Daud Khan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=दाउदनगर के मुग़लिया इतिहास का क़िला |url=https://www.sarthaksamay.com/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AA-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88-%E0%A4%A6-14243 |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=www.sarthaksamay.com}}</ref>

It's groundbreaking was held in 1663 and it was completed in year 1673, in about 10 years from the groundbreaking.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Heritage: ऐतिहासिक दाउद खां के किले की संवरेगी सूरत, पर्यटन स्थल दर्जा मिलने की उम्मीद |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/gaya-historic-dawood-khan-fort-will-be-modified-expected-to-get-tourist-destination-status-21171208.html |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

== Initiatives ==
The Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Obra Assembly constituency]], [[Rishi Kumar (Indian politican)|Rishi Kumar]] raised the question for undertaking of the fort against the [[Jitendra Kumar Rai]], the minister of Art, Culture and Youth affairs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=बिहार विधानसभा में चर्चा:दाउद खां किला के संरक्षण का मामला सदन में उठा |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/local/bihar/aurangabad/daudnagar/news/the-matter-of-conservation-of-dawood-khan-fort-raised-in-the-house-131040141.html |website=www.bhaskar.com}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1673 establishments]]

1979 Cricket World Cup

2023-08-30T11:14:00Z

Adarshchaturvedi: rvv

{{Short description|1979 World Cup in England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = Prudential Cup '79
| image = Prudential_Cup_79_logo.svg
| imagesize = 100px
| caption =
| fromdate = 9 June
| todate = 23 June 1979
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = England
| champions = {{cr|West Indies}}
| count = 2
| runner up = {{cr|ENG}}
| participants = 8
| matches = 15
| attendance = 132000
| most runs = {{cricon|WIN}} [[Gordon Greenidge]] (253)
| most wickets = {{cricon|ENG}} [[Mike Hendrick]] (10)
| previous_year = 1975
| previous_tournament = 1975 Cricket World Cup
| next_year = 1983
| next_tournament = 1983 Cricket World Cup
}}
The '''1979 Cricket World Cup''' (officially called the '''Prudential Cup '79''') was the second edition of the [[Cricket World Cup]]. Organised by the [[International Cricket Council|International Cricket Conference]], it was held in England from 9 to 23 June 1979.

The tournament was once again sponsored by the [[Prudential Assurance Company]] and had eight teams participating in the tournament with the only change being [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] who qualified with [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in the [[1979 ICC Trophy|qualifier]] for the tournament. The format remained the same with two teams qualifying from each group with the final once again being at [[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]].

[[England national cricket team|England]] joined first-time semi-finalists [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] as the qualifiers from Group A, while the [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]] finished top of Group B ahead of [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]. After the West Indies and England both won their semi-finals over Pakistan and New Zealand respectively, they met in the final at Lord's with the West Indies defending their title from [[1975 Cricket World Cup|four years earlier]] with a 92 [[Run (cricket)|run]] victory. West Indian batsman, [[Gordon Greenidge]] ended the tournament as the leading run scorer with 253 runs from four matches with English player [[Mike Hendrick]] ending up as the leading [[wicket]] taker with ten wickets.

==Format==
The eight teams at the tournament were split into two groups of four teams, with each team playing the others in their group in a [[Round-robin tournament|single round-robin]] format. The top two teams from each group then advance to the semi-finals to play in a [[single-elimination tournament]].

==Participants==
{{main|1979 ICC Trophy}}
[[File:1979 Cricket World Cup participating nations.svg|thumb|450px|
Highlighted are the countries to participate in the 1979 Cricket World Cup.{{legend|#00f|Qualified as [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full Members|full member of ICC]]}}{{legend|#0c0|Qualified via [[1979 ICC Trophy]]}}{{legend|#fc0|Failed to qualify}}]]
The 1979 tournament saw the first qualifiers in a World Cup. The [[1979 ICC Trophy]] was held during late May and early June at various grounds in the English Midlands, with the two finalists qualifying for the World Cup where they joined the six Test nations who qualified automatically.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT79/ICCT79_PREVIEW |title=ICC Trophy 1979 – background |work=ESPNcricinfo.com |access-date=9 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109133000/http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT79/ICCT79_PREVIEW |archive-date=9 November 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] qualified after defeating [[Denmark national cricket team|Denmark]] and [[Bermuda national cricket team|Bermuda]] respectively in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Canada fight back to earn Cup place|date=7 June 1979|work=The Daily Telegraph|page=33}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Team
!Method of qualification
!Finals appearances
!Last appearance
!Previous best performance
!Group
|-
|{{cr|ENG}}
|Hosts
|2nd
|[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]
|Semi-finals {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]])}}
|A
|-
|{{cr|IND}}
|rowspan="5"|Full member
|2nd
|[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]
|Group stage {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]])}}
|B
|-
|{{cr|AUS}}
|2nd
|[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]
|Runners-up {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]])}}
|A
|-
|{{cr|PAK}}
|2nd
|[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]
|Group stage {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]])}}
|A
|-
|{{cr|WIN}}
|2nd
|[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]
|Champions {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]}})
|B
|-
|{{cr|NZL}}
|2nd
|[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]
|Semi-finals {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]])}}
|B
|-
|{{cr|SRI}}
|[[1979 ICC Trophy]] winner
|2nd
|[[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]
|Group stage {{small|([[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]])}}
|B
|-
|{{cr|CAN}}
|[[1979 ICC Trophy]] runner-up
|1st
|—
|Debut
|A
|}

==Venues==
{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"
![[London]]
|rowspan=12|{{Location map+|England|width=400|float=center|caption=|places=
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|51|31|N|0|10|W}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Lord's]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|51|29|N|0|7|W}}|position=right|background=|label=[[The Oval]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|52|56|N|1|7|W}}|position=right|background=|label=[[Nottingham]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|52|27|N|1|54|W}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Birmingham]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|53|49|N|1|34|W}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Leeds]]}}
{{Location map~|England|coordinates={{coord|53|27|N|2|17|W}}|position=left|background=|label=[[Manchester]]}}
}}
![[London]]
|-
|[[Lord's Cricket Ground]]
|[[The Oval]]
|-
|Capacity: '''30,000'''
|Capacity: '''23,500'''
|-
|[[File:Lord's Pavilion.jpg|200px]]
|[[File:The Oval Pavilion.jpg|200px]]
|-
! [[Birmingham]]
! [[Manchester]]
|-
| [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground]]
| [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground]]
|-
| Capacity: '''21,000'''
| Capacity: '''19,000'''
|-
| [[File:Edgbaston Cricket Ground Pavillion.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Old Trafford Pavilion.JPG|200px]]
|-
![[Nottingham]]
![[Leeds]]
|-
|[[Trent Bridge]]
|[[Headingley Cricket Ground]]
|-
|Capacity: '''15,350'''
|Capacity: '''14,000'''
|-
|[[File:Trent Bridge Pavilion End.jpg|200px]]
|[[File:Headingley Cricket Stadium.jpg|200px]]
|}

==Squads==
{{Main|1979 Cricket World Cup squads}}

==Group stage==
===Summary===
The opening round of matches took place on 9 June with four matches being played. England took on Australia at [[Lord's]] and after the home team elected to field first, restricted the Australians to 97 for one with fine fielding and bowling. After [[Andrew Hilditch]] dragged his second ball after lunch into the stumps, the Australians would be restricted for 159 which included four run-outs. The run-chase saw [[Mike Brearley]] and [[Graham Gooch]] control the innings and led England to a six wicket victory.<ref>{{cite news|title=England triumph in fine show of all-round skills|first=Michael|last=Melford|work=The Guardian|page=30|date=11 June 1979}}</ref>

===Group A===
{{Main|1979 Cricket World Cup Group A}}
{{:1979 Cricket World Cup Group A}}

{{Cricket match summary
| date = 9 June 1979
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 159/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 160/4 (47.1 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|ENG}}
| result = [[1979 Cricket World Cup Group A#Australia vs England|England won by 6 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65052.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lord's]], [[London]], England
}}
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{{Cricket match summary
| date = 9 June 1979
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|CAN}}
| score1 = 139/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 140/2 (40.1 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|PAK}}
| result = [[1979 Cricket World Cup Group A#Canada vs Pakistan|Pakistan won by 8 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65053.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]], England
}}
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{{Cricket match summary
| date = 13–14 June 1979
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 286/7 (60 overs)
| score2 = 197 (57.1 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|AUS}}
| result = [[1979 Cricket World Cup Group A#Pakistan vs Australia|Pakistan won by 89 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65055.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]], England
}}
----
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 13–14 June 1979
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|CAN}}
| score1 = 45 (40.3 overs)
| score2 = 46/2 (13.5 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|ENG}}
| result = [[1979 Cricket World Cup Group A#Canada vs England|England won by 8 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65056.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]], England
}}
----
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 16 June 1979
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|CAN}}
| score1 = 105 (33.2 overs)
| score2 = 106/3 (26 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|AUS}}
| result = [[1979 Cricket World Cup Group A#Canada vs Australia|Australia won by 7 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65059.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]], England
}}
----
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 16 June 1979
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 165/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 151 (56 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|PAK}}
| result = [[1979 Cricket World Cup Group A#England vs Pakistan|England won by 14 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65060.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]], England
}}

===Group B===
{{Main|1979 Cricket World Cup Group B}}
{{:1979 Cricket World Cup Group B}}

{{Cricket match summary
| date = 9 June 1979
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 190 (53.1 overs)
| score2 = 194/1 (51.3 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|WIN}}
| result = [[1979 Cricket World Cup Group B#India vs West Indies|West Indies won by 9 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65050.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]], England
}}
----
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 9 June 1979
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 189 (56.5 overs)
| score2 = 190/1 (47.4 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|NZL}}
| result = [[1979 Cricket World Cup Group B#Sri Lanka vs New Zealand|New Zealand won by 9 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65051.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]], England
}}
----
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 13–15 June 1979
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 =
| score2 =
| team2 = {{Cr|WIN}}
| result = [[1979 Cricket World Cup Group B#Sri Lanka vs West Indies|Match abandoned without a ball bowled]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66388.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[The Oval]], [[London]], England
}}
----
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 13 June 1979
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 182 (55.5 overs)
| score2 = 183/2 (57 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|NZL}}
| result = [[1979 Cricket World Cup Group B#India vs New Zealand|New Zealand won by 8 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65054.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]], England
}}
----
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 16–18 June 1979
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 238/5 (60 overs)
| score2 = 191 (54.1 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|IND}}
| result = [[1979 Cricket World Cup Group B#Sri Lanka vs India|Sri Lanka won by 47 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65057.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]], England
}}
----
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 16 June 1979
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 244/7 (60 overs)
| score2 = 212/9 (60 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|NZL}}
| result = [[1979 Cricket World Cup Group B#West Indies vs New Zealand|West Indies won by 32 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65058.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]], England
}}

==Knockout stage==
{{Main|1979 Cricket World Cup knockout stage}}

{{Round4


|20 June – [[Old Trafford (cricket ground)|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]]|'''{{Cr|ENG}}'''|'''221/8'''|{{Cr|NZL}}|212/9
|20 June – [[The Oval]], [[London]]|'''{{Cr|WIN}}'''|'''293/6'''|{{Cr|PAK}}|250

|23 June – [[Lord's]], [[London]]|{{Cr|ENG}}|194|'''{{Cr|WIN}}'''|'''286/9'''
}}

===Semi-finals===
In a very close semi-final match, England prevailed. New Zealand won the toss and fielded. England began badly, falling to 38/2, before [[Mike Brearley]] (53 from 115 balls, 3 fours) and [[Graham Gooch]] (71 from 84 balls, 1 four, 3 sixes) resurrected the innings. [[Derek Randall]] (42 from 50 balls, 1 four, 1 six) played well in the second half of the innings, as England recovered from 98/4 to post 221 (8 wickets, 60 overs). In the response, [[John Wright (cricketer, born 1954)|John Wright]] (69 from 137 balls) attacked well in the beginning. However, the loss of wickets bogged New Zealand down, and despite several late flourishes in the batting order, New Zealand started to drop behind. When New Zealand could not achieve the remaining 14 runs from the last over of the match, England went into the final.

[[Gordon Greenidge]] (73 from 107 balls, 5 fours, 1 six) and [[Desmond Haynes]] (65 from 115 balls, 4 fours) set a first wicket partnership of 132 runs in a match dominated by batting. [[Vivian Richards]] and [[Clive Lloyd]] also contributed solidly, as West Indies ran up 293 (6 wickets, 60 overs) against Pakistan. [[Majid Khan (cricketer, born 1946)|Majid Khan]] (81 from 124 balls, 7 fours) and [[Zaheer Abbas]] (93 from 122 balls) shared a second-wicket partnership of 166 runs in 36 overs in the response. However, none of the other Pakistani batsmen flourished, with [[Javed Miandad]] being bowled for a duck first ball, and Pakistan lost 9/74, beginning with the dismissal of Abbas. Pakistan was bowled out for 250 in 56.2 overs in the high-scoring semi-final, sending the West Indies to the final.

{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 20 June 1979
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 293/6 (60 overs)
| score2 = 250 (56.2 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|PAK}}
| result = [[1979 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#West Indies vs Pakistan|West Indies won by 43 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65062.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[The Oval]], [[London]], England
}}
----
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 20 June 1979
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 221/8 (60 overs)
| score2 = 212/9 (60 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|NZL}}
| result = [[1979 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#England vs New Zealand|England won by 9 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65061.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]], England
}}

===Final===
{{Main|1979 Cricket World Cup Final}}

England won the toss and chose to field first. The West Indies got off to a bad start, falling to 99/4 with the loss of Greenidge, Haynes, Kallicharan, and captain [[Clive Lloyd]]. However, [[Vivian Richards]] (138 from 157 balls, 11 fours, 3 sixes) and [[Collis King]] (86 from 66 balls, 10 fours, 3 sixes) consolidated the innings. King especially ripped through the English bowling, with a strike rate of 130.3. The West Indies were already at 238/5 when the 139 run partnership ended with the loss of Collis King. Vivian Richards and the tail then took the West Indies to a very imposing total of 286 (9 wickets, 60 overs).

The English batsmen got off to a good start. But the openers, [[Mike Brearley]] (64 from 130 balls, 7 fours) and [[Geoff Boycott]] (57 from 105 balls, 3 fours) scored very slowly. They put together a very methodical opening partnership of 129 runs in 38 overs, playing as if the match were a five-day Test. By the time both batsmen were out, the required run rate had risen too high. [[Graham Gooch]] played some hefty strokes in scoring his 32, taking England to 183/2. However, the loss of Derek Randall triggered a batting collapse in which England lost their last eight wickets for 11 runs to finish all out for 194 in 51 overs.
[[Vivian Richards]] was declared [[Man of the Match]].

{{Cricket Match Summary
| date = 23 June 1979
| team1 = {{cr-rt|West Indies}}
| score1 = 286/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 194 (51 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|England}}
| result = [[1979 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#Final|West Indies won by 92 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65063.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lord's]], [[London]], England
}}

==Statistics==
{{main|1979 Cricket World Cup statistics}}
Gordon Greenidge ended the tournament as the leading run scorer with 253 runs coming from his four games. Second was fellow West Indian player, Viv Richards who finished with 217 runs from four games which included the highest individual score of the tournament of 138 in the final. Graham Gooch from England rounded out the top three.<ref name="MostRuns">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=547;type=tournament |title=Cricket World Cup: Highest Run Scorers |access-date=2011-08-23|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Mike Hendrick from England was the leading wicket taker for the tournament with ten wickets from five matches with a three-way tie for second place with Brian McKechnie (New Zealand), Asif Iqbal (Pakistan) and Chris Old each taking nine wickets for the tournament.<ref name="MostWickets">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=547;type=tournament |title=Cricket World Cup: Most Wickets |access-date=2011-08-23|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

=== Most runs ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Player
!Team
!{{Abbr|Mat|Matches}}
!{{Abbr|Inns|Innings}}
!Runs
!{{Abbr|Ave|Average}}
!{{Abbr|SR|Strike rate}}
!{{Abbr|HS|High score}}
!{{Abbr|100|Hundreds scored}}
!{{Abbr|50|Fifties scored}}
!{{Abbr|4s|Fours hit}}
!{{Abbr|6s|Sixes hit}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|'''[[Gordon Greenidge]]'''
|style="text-align:left"| '''{{cr|WIN}}''' || '''4''' || '''4''' || '''253''' || '''84.33''' || '''62.31''' || '''106*''' || '''1''' || '''2''' || '''17''' || '''3'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Viv Richards]]
|style="text-align:left"| {{cr|WIN}} || 4 || 4 || 217 || 108.50 || 74.06 || 138* || 1 || 0 || 13+ || 4+
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[Graham Gooch]]
|style="text-align:left"| {{cr|ENG}} || 5 || 5 || 210 || 52.50 || 63.82 || 71 || 0 || 2 || 18 || 4
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[Glenn Turner]]
|style="text-align:left"| {{cr|NZL}} || 4 || 4 || 176 || 88.00 || 56.05 || 83* || 0 || 1 || 12+ || 0+
|-
|style="text-align:left"| [[John Wright (cricketer, born 1954)|John Wright]]
|style="text-align:left"| {{cr|NZL}} || 4 || 4 || 166 || 41.50 || 50.00 || 69 || 0 || 1 || 16+ || 0+
|}

===Most wickets===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Player
!Team
!{{Abbr|Mat|Matches}}
!{{Abbr|Inns|Innings}}
!{{Abbr|Wkts|Wickets}}
!{{Abbr|Ave|Average}}
!{{Abbr|Econ|Economy rate}}
!{{Abbr|BBI|Best innings bowling }}
!{{Abbr|SR|Strike rate}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"| '''[[Mike Hendrick]]'''
|style="text-align:left"| '''{{cr|ENG}}''' || '''5''' || '''5''' || '''10''' || '''14.90''' || '''2.66''' || '''4/15''' || '''33.6'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Brian McKechnie]]
|style="text-align:left"| {{cr|NZL}} || 4 || 4 || 9 || 15.66 || 3.07 || 3/24 || 30.5
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Asif Iqbal (cricketer, born 1943)|Asif Iqbal]]
|style="text-align:left"| {{cr|PAK}} || 4 || 4 || 9 || 17.44 || 3.34 || 4/56 || 31.3
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Chris Old]]
|style="text-align:left"| {{cr|ENG}} || 5 || 5 || 9 || 17.44 || 2.70 || 4/8 || 38.6
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Michael Holding]]
|style="text-align:left"| {{cr|WIN}} || 4 || 4 || 8 || 13.25 || 2.58 || 4/33 || 30.7
|}

==Attendance==
The total attendance at the tournament was 132,000,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Prudential World Cup 1979 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155172.html |work=Wisden Almanack |date=1 January 1980 }}</ref> including 25,000 at the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Richards Cup |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/overview-1979-world-cup-795079 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=3 November 2014 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC79/ Cricket World Cup 1979] from [[Cricinfo]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101130130144/http://worldcupcricket2011.in/cricket-world-cup-1979.html Cricket World Cup 1979]

{{1979 English cricket season}}
{{1979 Cricket World Cup}}
{{Cricket World Cup}}
{{International cricket tours of England}}

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[[Category:June 1979 sports events in the United Kingdom]]

1987 Cricket World Cup

2023-08-30T11:13:57Z

Adarshchaturvedi: rvv

{{short description|Fourth edition of the Cricket World Cup}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 1987 Cricket World Cup
| image = 1987 Cricket World Cup Logo.svg
| imagesize = 160px
| caption = Official logo
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Double round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = {{ubl|India|Pakistan}}
| champions = {{cr|AUS}}
| count = 1
| runner up = {{cr|ENG}}
| participants = 8
| matches = 27
| attendance =
| player of the series =
| most runs = {{flagdeco|ENG}} [[Graham Gooch]] (471)
| most wickets = {{flagdeco|AUS}} [[Craig McDermott]] (18)
| previous_year=1983
| previous_tournament=1983 Cricket World Cup
| next_year=1992
| next_tournament=1992 Cricket World Cup
| fromdate = 8 October
| todate = 8 November 1987
}}
The '''1987 Cricket World Cup''' (officially known as the '''Reliance Cup 1987''' for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth [[Cricket World Cup]]. It was held from 8 October to 8 November 1987 in India and Pakistan – the first such tournament to be held outside England. The [[One Day International|one-day]] format was unchanged from the eight-team [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983 event]] except for a reduction in the number of [[Over (cricket)|over]]s a team played from 60 to 50, the current standard for all ODIs.

The competition was won, for the first time, by [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] who defeated their arch-rivals [[England national cricket team|England]] by seven runs in the second-most closely fought World Cup final to date in [[Kolkata]]'s [[Eden Gardens]] stadium. The two host nations, [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] failed to reach the final, after both being eliminated in the semi-finals. The [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]] failed to live up to expectations and did not advance from the group stage.<ref>{{cite web|title=The gracious Mr Walsh|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wctimeline/content/story/500463.html|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=5 April 2011|access-date=5 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110318175903/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wctimeline/content/story/500463.html|archive-date=18 March 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Format==
The format of the competition was two groups of four teams each team playing each other twice in 50-over matches. The top two teams from each group would advance to the semi-finals where the two winners would then advance to the final. All matches were played during daytime and– for the final time in the tournament's history– saw the teams appear in traditional white clothing and use traditional red balls as used in Test/First Class matches.

==Qualification==
{{See also|1986 ICC Trophy}}
The ICC decreed that all seven (eligible) countries holding [[Test cricket|Test status]] would automatically qualify for the tournament; One additional entry place would be awarded to the winners of the [[1986 ICC Trophy]]; for the second time this was [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]], who defeated [[Netherlands national cricket team|the Netherlands]] to earn the berth.

The following eight teams participated in the tournament:
* {{cr|Australia}}
* {{cr|England}}
* {{cr|India}} '''(hosts)'''
* {{cr|New Zealand}}
* {{cr|Pakistan}} '''(hosts)'''
* {{cr|Sri Lanka}}
* {{cr|West Indies}}
* {{cr|Zimbabwe}}

==Venues==
{{Location map+|India|width=300|float=right|caption=Venues in India|places=
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=22|lat_min=33|lon_deg=88|lon_min=20|position=left|background=|label=[[Calcutta]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=28|lat_min=38|lon_deg=77|lon_min=14|position=left|background=|label=[[Delhi]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=23|lat_min=5|lon_deg=72|lon_min=35|position=left|background=|label=[[Ahmedabad]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=13|lat_min=03|lon_deg=80|lon_min=16|position=right|background=|label=[[Madras]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=21|lat_min=09|lon_deg=79|lon_min=04|position=left|background=|label=[[Nagpur]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=12|lat_min=97|lon_deg=77|lon_min=35|position=left|background=|label=[[Bangalore]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=18|lat_min=53|lon_deg=72|lon_min=49|position=left|background=|label=[[Bombay]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=17|lat_min=00|lon_deg=78|lon_min=50|position=left|background=|label=[[Hyderabad]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=20|lat_min=27|lon_deg=85|lon_min=52|position=right|background=|label=[[Cuttack]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=18|lat_min=28|lon_deg=73|lon_min=47|position=right|background=|label=[[Pune]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=26|lat_min=54|lon_deg=75|lon_min=48|position=left|background=|label=[[Jaipur]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=26|lat_min=27|lon_deg=80|lon_min=20|position=right|background=|label=[[Kanpur]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=22|lat_min=42|lon_deg=75|lon_min=53|position=right|background=|label=[[Indore]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=30|lat_min=44|lon_deg=76|lon_min=46|position=left|background=|label=[[Chandigarh]]}}
}}
{{Location map+|Pakistan|width=300|float=right|caption=Venues in Pakistan|places=
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=34|lat_min=1|lon_deg=71|lon_min=35|position=left|background=|label=[[Peshawar]]}}
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=31|lat_min=33|lon_deg=74|lon_min=20|position=bottom|background=|label=[[Lahore]]}}
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=31|lat_min=22|lon_deg=74|lon_min=59|position=left|background=|label=[[Faisalabad]]}}
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=32|lat_min=9|lon_deg=74|lon_min=11|position=right|background=|label=[[Gujranwala]]}}
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=24|lat_min=51|lon_deg=67|lon_min=0|position=left|background=|label=[[Karachi]]}}
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=33|lat_min=36|lon_deg=73|lon_min=2|position=right|background=|label=[[Rawalpindi]]}}
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=25|lat_min=23|lon_deg=68|lon_min=20|position=right|background=|label=[[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]]}}
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Venue!!City!!Capacity!!Matches
|-
!colspan=4|India
|-
|[[Eden Gardens]]||[[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]]||120,000||2
|-
|[[Wankhede Stadium]]||[[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]]||45,000||2
|-
|[[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]||[[Chennai|Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]]||50,000||2
|-
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad|Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]||[[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]||30,000||1
|-
|[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]||[[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]]||45,000||1
|-
|[[Nehru Stadium, Indore|Nehru Stadium]]||[[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]||25,000||1
|-
|[[Arun Jaitley Ground]]||[[Delhi]]||48,000||1
|-
|[[Sardar Patel Stadium (Gujarat)|Sardar Patel Stadium]]||[[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]||48,000||1
|-
|[[Sector 16 Stadium]]||[[Chandigarh]], [[Punjab (Indian state)|Punjab]]-[[Haryana]]||48,000||1
|-
|[[Barabati Stadium]]||[[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]]||25,000||1
|-
|[[Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground]]||[[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]]||40,000||1
|-
|[[Green Park Stadium|Green Park]]||[[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]||40,000||1
|-
|[[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]]||[[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]||30,000||1
|-
|[[Nehru Stadium, Pune|Nehru Stadium]]||[[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]||25,000||1
|-
!colspan=4|Pakistan
|-
|[[Iqbal Stadium]]||[[Faisalabad]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]]||25,000||1
|-
|[[Jinnah Stadium (Gujranwala)|Municipal Stadium]]||[[Gujranwala]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]||20,000||1
|-
|[[Niaz Stadium]]||[[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]], [[Sindh]]||15,000||1
|-
|[[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]]||[[Karachi, Sindh|Karachi]], [[Sindh]]||45,000||3
|-
|[[Gaddafi Stadium]]||[[Lahore]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]]||35,000||2
|-
|[[Arbab Niaz Stadium]]||[[Peshawar]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]||25,000||1
|-
|[[Pindi Club Ground]]||[[Rawalpindi]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] ||25,000||1
|}

==Squads==
{{Main|1987 Cricket World Cup squads}}

==Group stage==

===Group A===
{{main|1987 Cricket World Cup Group A}}
{{:1987 Cricket World Cup Group A}}

{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =9 October 1987 |bg=#eee
| team1 ={{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 270/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 269 (49.5 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|IND}}
| result=[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group A#Australia vs India|Australia won by 1 run]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65093.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|MA Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai|Madras]], India
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =10 October 1987
| team1 ={{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 242/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 239 (49.4 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|ZIM}}
| result = [[1987 Cricket World Cup Group A#New Zealand vs Zimbabwe|New Zealand won by 3 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65094.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad|Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]], [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]], India
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =13 October 1987 |bg=#eee
| team1 ={{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 235/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 139 (42.4 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|ZIM}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group A#Australia vs Zimbabwe|Australia won by 96 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65096.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|MA Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai|Madras]], India
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =14 October 1987
| team1 ={{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 252/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 236/8 (50 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|NZL}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group A#India vs New Zealand|India won by 16 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65098.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]], India
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =17 October 1987 |bg=#eee
| team1 ={{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 135 (44.2 overs)
| score2 = 136/2 (27.5 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|IND}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group A#Zimbabwe vs India|India won by 8 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65101.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai|Bombay]], India
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =18 October 1987
| team1 ={{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 199/4 (30 overs)
| score2 = 196/9 (30 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|NZL}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group A#Australia vs New Zealand|Australia won by 3 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65102.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Nehru Stadium, Indore|Nehru Stadium]], [[Indore]], India
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =22 October 1987 |bg=#eee
| team1 ={{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 289/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 233 (49 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|AUS}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group A#India vs Australia|India won by 56 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65105.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]], India
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =23 October 1987
| team1 ={{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 227/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 228/6 (47.4 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|NZL}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group A#Zimbabwe vs New Zealand|New Zealand won by 4 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65106.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], India
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =26 October 1987 |bg=#eee
| team1 ={{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 191/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 194/3 (42 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|IND}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group A#Zimbabwe vs India|India won by 7 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65109.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sardar Patel Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]], India
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =27 October 1987
| team1 ={{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 251/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 234 (48.4 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|NZL}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group A#Australia vs New Zealand|Australia won by 17 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65110.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sector 16 Stadium]], Chandigarh, India
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =30 October 1987 |bg=#eee
| team1 ={{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 266/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 196/6 (50 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|ZIM}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group A#Australia vs Zimbabwe|Australia won by 70 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65111.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]], India
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =31 October 1987
| team1 ={{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 221/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 224/1 (32.1 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|IND}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group A#New Zealand vs India|India won by 9 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65114.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground|VCA Ground]], [[Nagpur]], India
}}

===Group B===
{{main|1987 Cricket World Cup Group B}}
{{:1987 Cricket World Cup Group B}}

{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =8 October 1987 |bg=#eee
| team1 ={{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 267/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 252 (49.2 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|SRI}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group B#Pakistan vs Sri Lanka|Pakistan won by 15 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65091.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Niaz Stadium]], [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]], Pakistan
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =9 October 1987
| team1 ={{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 243/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 246/8 (49.3 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|ENG}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group B#West Indies vs England|England won by 2 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65092.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Jinnah Stadium (Gujranwala)|Municipal Stadium]], [[Gujranwala]], Pakistan
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =13 October 1987[[#Note 1|1]]|bg=#eee
| team1 ={{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 239/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 221 (48.4 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|ENG}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group B#Pakistan vs England|Pakistan won by 18 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65095.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pindi Club Ground]], [[Rawalpindi]], Pakistan
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =13 October 1987
| team1 ={{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 360/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 169/4 (50 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|SRI}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group B#West Indies vs Sri Lanka|West Indies won by 191 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65097.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]], [[Karachi]], Pakistan
}}

{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =16 October 1987 |bg=#eee
| team1 ={{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 216 (49.3 overs)
| score2 = 217/9 (50 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|PAK}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group B#West Indies vs Pakistan|Pakistan won by 1 wicket]]
| venue = [[Gaddafi Stadium]], [[Lahore]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65099.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =17 October 1987
| team1 ={{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 296/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 158/8 (45 overs)[[#Note 2|2]]
| team2 ={{cr|SRI}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group B#England vs Sri Lanka|England won by 108 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65100.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arbab Niaz Stadium]], [[Peshawar]], Pakistan
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =20 October 1987 |bg=#eee
| team1 ={{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 244/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 247/3 (49 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|PAK}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group B#England vs Pakistan|Pakistan won by 7 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65103.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]], [[Karachi]], Pakistan
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =21 October 1987
| team1 ={{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 236/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 211/8 (50 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|SRI}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group B#West Indies vs Sri Lanka|West Indies won by 25 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65104.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Green Park Stadium|Green Park]], [[Kanpur]], India
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =25 October 1987 |bg=#eee
| team1 ={{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 297/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 184/8 (50 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|SRI}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group B#Pakistan vs Sri Lanka|Pakistan won by 113 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65107.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]], Pakistan
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =26 October 1987
| team1 ={{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 269/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 235 (48.1 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|WIN}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group B#England vs West Indies|England won by 34 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65108.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]], India
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =30 October 1987 |bg=#eee
| team1 ={{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 218/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 219/2 (41.2 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|ENG}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group B#Sri Lanka vs England|England won by 8 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65112.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Nehru Stadium, Pune|Nehru Stadium]], [[Poona]], India
}}
{{Cricket Match Summary
| date =30 October 1987
| team1 ={{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 258/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 230/9 (50 overs)
| team2 ={{cr|PAK}}
| result =[[1987 Cricket World Cup Group B#West Indies vs Pakistan|West Indies won by 28 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65113.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]], [[Karachi]], Pakistan
}}
*{{anchor|Note 1}}Note 1: This match was scheduled for 12 October but abandoned without play due to rain. The reserve day was instead used.
*{{anchor|Note 2}}Note 2: Rain interrupted the Sri Lankan innings; their target was reduced to 267 in 45 overs by the [[Average Run Rate method]].

==Knockout stage==
{{Main|1987 Cricket World Cup knockout stage}}

{{Round4


|4 November – [[Lahore]], Pakistan|'''{{cr|AUS}}'''|'''267/8'''|{{cr|PAK}}|249
|5 November – [[Mumbai|Bombay]], India|'''{{cr|ENG}}'''|'''254/6'''|{{cr|IND}}|219

|8 November – [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], India|'''{{cr|AUS}}'''|'''253/5'''|{{cr|ENG}}|246/8}}

===Semi-finals===
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. The Australian batsmen got off to a very good start, and they scored fluently, with [[David Boon]] (65 from 91 balls, 4 fours) top scoring, and making an 82 run second-wicket partnership with DM Jones. Australia were looking to reach 300 with strong batting before [[Imran Khan]] took 3 wickets for 17 runs in 5 overs. Australia lost 4/31, but a high number of extras (34) from the Pakistani bowlers, as well as the solid batting from earlier on, brought Australia to 267 (6 wickets, 50 overs).
Pakistan started badly, falling to 3/38. Imran Khan (58 from 84 balls, 4 fours) and [[Javed Miandad]] (70 from 103 balls, 4 fours) shared a partnership of 112 runs in 26 overs. However, with the required run rate at 7.87 runs when Miandad fell, there was just too much for the upcoming batsmen to do, and Pakistan lost 6/99 as they were bowled all out for 249 (all out, 49 overs). Earlier Steve Waugh scored 18 runs off the 50th over bowled by Saleem Jaffar and ironically Pakistan lost the match by 18 runs.

{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 4 November 1987
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 267/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 249 (49 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| result = [[1987 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#Australia vs Pakistan|Australia won by 18 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/65115.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Gaddafi Stadium]], [[Lahore]], Pakistan
}}

India won the toss and chose to field. After reaching 2/79, [[Graham Gooch]] (115 from 136 balls, 11 fours) and captain [[Mike Gatting]] (56 from 62 balls, 5 fours) shared a partnership of 117 runs in 19 overs. After Gooch was finally stumped, 51 more runs were added, and England reached 254 (6 wickets, 50 overs).
India made a bad start, falling to 3/73. The middle order scored fluently, with [[Mohammed Azharuddin]], (64 from 74 balls, 7 fours) top scoring. Before Azharuddin was removed lbw by [[Eddie Hemmings (cricketer)|Eddie Hemmings]], India were at 5/204, needing 50 runs from the last 10 overs, with 5 wickets in hand, and it looked like it would be a very close game. However, the middle and tailend order for India collapsed, as India lost 5/15. India were eventually bowled all out for 219 (all out, 45.3 overs), giving England both a berth in the final and a measure of revenge for the loss they suffered to India in the [[1983 Cricket World Cup#Semi-finals|semi-final of the World Cup four years earlier]] in England.

{{Cricket match summary
| date = 5 November 1987
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 254/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 219 (45.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| result = [[1987 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#England vs India|England won by 35 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/65116.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Bombay]], India
}}

===Final===
{{Main|1987 Cricket World Cup Final}}
[[File:Worldcup1987.jpg|thumb|upright|Australia captain [[Allan Border]] with the trophy]]
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. [[David Boon]] (75 from 125 balls, 7 fours) top-scored for Australia, whose batsmen scored fluently. Australia posted 253 (5 wickets, 50 overs). [[Mike Veletta]] (45 from 31 balls, 6 fours) cut loose late in the innings, as Australia scored 65 runs from the last six overs of their innings.
In the English reply, opener [[Tim Robinson (English cricketer)|Tim Robinson]] was out [[Leg before wicket|LBW]] for a first ball duck. [[Bill Athey]] (58 from 103 balls, 2 fours) top-scored, and England were almost on target, when captain [[Mike Gatting]] (41 from 45 balls, 3 fours, 1 six) handed back the initiative with the loss of his wicket, going for a reverse sweep which ended a growing partnership of 69 runs in 13 overs between him and Athey. [[Allan Lamb]] (45 from 55 balls, 4 fours) also posted a great innings, but it was in vain as the required run-rate for England began to rise. When England failed to score the last 17 runs from the final over, the cup went to Australia.

{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
| date = 8 November 1987
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 253/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 246/8 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| result = [[1987 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#Final|Australia won by 7 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/65117.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], India
}}

==Statistics==
{{main|1987 Cricket World Cup statistics}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{col-break}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Leading run scorers<ref>{{cite web |title=RECORDS / RELIANCE WORLD CUP, 1987/88 / MOST RUNS |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=617;type=tournament |website=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=11 April 2022 }}</ref>'''
|-
! Matches !! Player !! Team !! Runs
|-
|align=center| 8 || [[Graham Gooch]] || {{cr|ENG}} || 471
|-
|align=center| 8 || [[David Boon]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 447
|-
|align=center| 8 || [[Geoff Marsh]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 428
|-
|align=center| 6 || [[Viv Richards]] || {{cr|WIN}} || 391
|-
|align=center| 8 || [[Mike Gatting]] || {{cr|ENG}} || 354
|}

{{Col-break}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Leading wicket takers<ref>{{cite web |title=RECORDS / RELIANCE WORLD CUP, 1987/88 / MOST WICKETS |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=617;type=tournament |website=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=11 April 2022 }}</ref>
|-
! Matches !! Player !! Team !! Wickets
|-
|align=center| 8 || [[Craig McDermott]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 18
|-
|align=center| 7 || [[Imran Khan]] || {{cr|PAK}} || 17
|-
|align=center| 6 || [[Patrick Patterson (cricketer)|Patrick Patterson]] || {{cr|WIN}} || 14
|-
|align=center| 7 || [[Maninder Singh (cricketer)|Maninder Singh]] || {{cr|IND}} || 14
|-
|align=center| 6 || [[Eddie Hemmings (cricketer)|Eddie Hemmings]] || {{cr|ENG}} || 13
|}
{{col-end}}

===Records===
* The first [[List of One Day International cricket hat-tricks|hat-trick]] in Cricket World Cup history was taken by [[Chetan Sharma]] of India during [[1987 Cricket World Cup Group A#New Zealand vs India|their final group match against New Zealand]]. He clean bowled [[Ken Rutherford (cricketer)|Ken Rutherford]], [[Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)|Ian Smith]] and [[Ewen Chatfield]] with last three balls of the 42nd over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65114.html|title=24th Match: India v New Zealand at Nagpur, Oct 31, 1987|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|access-date=11 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705090837/http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65114.html|archive-date=5 July 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070218093502/http://www.cricketfundas.com/worldcup1987.html Scorecards of all the 1987 World Cup matches] from Cricket Fundas
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC87/ Cricket World Cup 1987] from [[Cricinfo]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101130125531/http://worldcupcricket2011.in/cricket-world-cup-1987.html Cricket World Cup 1987]
*[http://www.worldcupofcricket.com/1987-cricket-world-cup.php 1987 Cricket World Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131082405/http://www.worldcupofcricket.com/1987-cricket-world-cup.php |date=31 January 2011 }}

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2002 ICC Champions Trophy

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{{Short description|2002 cricket tournament held in Sri Lanka}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2002 ICC Champions Trophy
| image =
| caption =
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]]
| host = {{cr|SRI}}
| champions = {{cr|IND}} (1st title) {{cr|SRI}}
| count = 1
| runner up =None/Joint Winners
| participants = 12
| matches =
| attendance =
| most runs = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Virender Sehwag]] (271)
| most wickets = {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] (10)
| previous_year = 2000
| previous_tournament = 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy
| next_year = 2004
| next_tournament = 2004 ICC Champions Trophy
}}
The '''2002 ICC Champions Trophy''' was a [[cricket]] tournament held in [[Sri Lanka]] in 2002. It marked the third edition of the [[ICC Champions Trophy]], with the previous two tournaments being known as the ICC Knock Out Tournaments. Originally scheduled to be held in India, the tournament was moved to Sri Lanka when India did not grant an exemption from tax, as needed.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} The tournament consisted of fifteen matches, including two semi-finals and a final match.<ref name=announced>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/118982.html|title=Sri Lanka to Host ICC Champions Trophy in September 2002|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|author=BCCSL|author-link=BCCSL|date=19 March 2002|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref> This event was notable as it marked the first time that teams from all member nations of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) visited Sri Lanka to participate in a cricket tournament.<ref name=announced/>

Twelve teams participated in the tournament: the ten [[Test cricket|Test]]-playing nations, along with [[Kenyan cricket team|Kenya]], who held full [[One Day International]] (ODI) status, and the [[Dutch cricket team|Netherlands]], who were the winners of the [[2001 ICC Trophy]]. The teams were divided into four pools, each consisting of three teams. In the pool stage, each team played the other two teams in its pool once. The top team from each pool advanced to the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/119274.html|title=ICC Champions Trophy Match Schedule|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|author=BCCSL|date=29 March 2002|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/117636.html|title=ICC Champions Trophy: Blazing sunshine, blistering cricket|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|first=Charlie|last=Austin|date=1 June 2002|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref>

In the first semi-final, [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] was defeated by [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]], while [[Indian cricket team|India]] emerged victorious over [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] in the second semi-final. However, the final match between India and Sri Lanka was affected by rain and had to be abandoned on two occasions, resulting in no result being declared.<ref name="Final">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/123500.html|title=India and Sri Lanka share the spoils|first=Charlie|last=Austin|date=30 September 2002|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref>

[[Virender Sehwag]] emerged as the highest run-scorer of the tournament, while [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] claimed the title of highest [[wicket]]-taker.

==Prize money==
The total prize money for the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was $1 million, and in addition, the 12 teams received $165,000 each for taking part in the tournament. The winning team of the tournament collected $525,000: $100,000 for winning both of its Pool matches, $125,000 for winning semi-final and $300,000 for winning the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2002/SEP/069729_ICC_28SEP2002.html|title=$300,000 of prize for ICC Champions Trophy winners|author=ICC Media Release|date=28 September 2002|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref>

== Venues ==
All the matches were played in [[Colombo]] at two grounds: [[R. Premadasa Stadium]] and [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]].
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! colspan="2" |[[Colombo]]
|-
|[[R. Premadasa Stadium]]
|[[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground|Sinhalese Sports Club]]
|-
|Capacity: 35,000
|Capacity: 10,000
|-
|Matches: 9
|Matches: 6
|-
|[[File:Block_B,_RPS_Colombo.jpg|150x150px]]
|[[File:SCC_Ground_Colombo.jpg|150x150px]]
|}

==Tournament structure==
Unlike the previous two editions of the Champions Trophy which had a direct knockout format, this edition had a format in which teams were divided into pools instead and the first-placed teams of the respective pools at the end of pool stage would qualify to the knockout stage. The 12 teams—10 Test playing nations (plus Kenya and Netherlands)—were divided into four pools of three teams each, with every team playing two matches. Australia, [[Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh]] and [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] were placed in Pool 1 whereas [[England cricket team|England]], India and [[Zimbabwe cricket team|Zimbabwe]] were allotted Pool 2. [[Kenya cricket team|Kenya]], South Africa and [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] were put together in Pool 3, and [[Netherlands cricket team|Netherlands]], [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] and Sri Lanka played each other in Pool 4. The semi finals were played between the winners of Pool 2 and the winners of Pool 3, and Pool 1 and Pool 4.<ref name=announced/>

===Participating teams===
{{See also|2002 ICC Champions Trophy squads}}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Pool 1
! Pool 2
! Pool 3
! Pool 4
|-
| {{cr|AUS}}
| {{cr|ENG}}
| {{cr|KEN}}
| {{cr|NED}}
|-
| {{cr|BAN}}
| {{cr|IND}}
| {{cr|RSA}}
| {{cr|PAK}}
|-
| {{cr|NZL}}
| {{cr|ZIM}}
| {{cr|West Indies}}
| {{cr|SRI}}
|}
:Source<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/ICCCT_SEP2002_POOLS.html |title=2002 ICC Champions Trophy, Sri Lanka – Pools|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref>

==Points Table==
Australia, India, South Africa and Sri Lanka topped their respective Pools by winning their Pool matches, and qualified into the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/statistics/2200050.stm |title=2002 ICC Champions Trophy, Sri Lanka – Statistics |work=BBC News|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref> Australia faced Sri Lanka in the first semi-final while in the second semi-final India played South Africa.

Points per win: 4<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/ICCCT_SEP2002_POINTS.html |title=2002 ICC Champions Trophy, Sri Lanka – Points Table|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref>

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|update=complete
|balls_per_over=6
|source=ESPNcricinfo
|title=Pool 1

|team1=AUS |team2=NZL |team3=BAN
|result1=Q

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|win_BAN=0 |loss_BAN=2 |rs_BAN=206 |or_BAN=100 |rc_BAN=377 |ob_BAN=70.4
|win_NZL=1 |loss_NZL=1 |rs_NZL=376 |or_NZL=100 |rc_NZL=373 |ob_NZL=100

|name_AUS={{cr|AUS}}
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|name_NZL={{cr|NZL}}

|winpoints=4
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==Pool matches==
The first match of the tournament was played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan on 12 September 2002. Sri Lanka won the match by eight wickets with [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] scoring his thirteenth ODI [[Century (cricket)|century]]. He reached 8,000 runs in ODI during his innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155032.html|title=Wisden –ICC Champions Trophy, pool 4:Sri Lanka v Pakistan|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref> Sri Lanka reached into the semi-finals by winning their next match against the Netherlands by 202 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/123249.html|title=Sri Lanka breeze into ICC Champions Trophy semi-final|first=Charlie|last=Austin|date=16 September 2002|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref> Australia, from the Pool 1, qualified for the semi-finals after defeating Bangladesh by nine wickets at the [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]], Colombo. In their first Pool match, Australia had defeated New Zealand by 164 runs. They played Sri Lanka in the second semi-final of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/123310.html|title=Australia book place in semi-finals crushing Bangladesh|first=S|last=Santhosh|date=19 September 2002|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref>

South Africa, who had defeated the West Indies in their opening match, made their place into the semi-finals from Pool 3 by winning over Kenya.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66181.html|title=ICC Champions Trophy – 2nd match, Pool 3:South Africa v West Indies|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref> They defeated Kenya by 176 runs with man of the match [[Herschelle Gibbs]] scoring 116 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/123330.html|title=South Africa on song by the light of the silvery moon|first=Anand|last=Vasu|date=20 September 2002|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref> The fourth semi-finalist of the tournament was India, who defeated Zimbabwe and England in the Pool matches. [[Virender Sehwag]] scored 126 runs against England. India faced South Africa in the first semi-final of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/61114.html|title=ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03: Results|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref>

===Pool 1===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 15 September 2002
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 296/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 132 (26.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| runs1 = [[Damien Martyn]] 73 (87)
| wickets1 = [[Jacob Oram]] 2/60 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shane Bond]] 26 (22)
| wickets2 = [[Glenn McGrath]] 5/37 (7 overs)
| result = {{cr|AUS}} won by 164 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66183.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| umpires = [[Dave Orchard]] and [[Russell Tiffin]]
| motm = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Glenn McGrath]]
| rain =
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 19 September 2002
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| score1 = 129 (45.2 overs)
| score2 = 133/1 (20.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = [[Alok Kapali]] 45 (75)
| wickets1 = [[Jason Gillespie]] 3/20 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Matthew Hayden]] 67* (70)
| wickets2 = [[Mohammad Rafique (cricketer)|Mohammad Rafique]] 1/32 (5 overs)
| result = {{cr|AUS}} won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66187.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| umpires = [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] and [[Russell Tiffin]]
| motm = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Gillespie]]
| rain =
As a result of this match, Australia qualified for the semi-finals.
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 23 September 2002
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 244/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 77 (19.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| runs1 = [[Mathew Sinclair]] 70 (122)
| wickets1 = [[Mohammad Ashraful]] 3/26 (5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tushar Imran]] 20 (16)
| wickets2 = [[Shane Bond]] 4/21 (5 overs)
| result = {{cr|NZL}} won by 167 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66191.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| umpires = [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
| motm = {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Shane Bond]]
| rain =
}}

===Pool 2===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 14 September 2002
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 288/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 274/8 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Mohammad Kaif]] 111 (112)
| wickets1 = [[Douglas Hondo]] 4/62 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Andy Flower]] 145 (164)
| wickets2 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 4/45 (10 overs)
| result = {{cr|IND}} won by 14 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66182.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| umpires = [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]]
| motm = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammad Kaif]]
| rain =
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 18 September 2002
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 298/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 190/9 (48 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| runs1 = [[Marcus Trescothick]] 119 (102)
| wickets1 = [[Douglas Hondo]] 4/45 (6 overs)
| runs2 = [[Heath Streak]] 50* (58)
| wickets2 = [[Ronnie Irani]] 4/37 (10 overs)
| result = {{cr|ENG}} won by 108 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66186.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]]
| motm = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Marcus Trescothick]]
| rain = Zimbabwe were fined 2 overs for a slow over rate
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 22 September 2002
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 269/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 271/2 (39.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Ian Blackwell]] 82 (68)
| wickets1 = [[Ashish Nehra]] 2/49 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 126 (104)
| wickets2 = [[Ian Blackwell]] 1/46 (8 overs)
| result = {{cr|IND}} won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66190.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Russell Tiffin]]
| motm = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Virender Sehwag]]
| rain =
As a result of this match, India qualified for the semi-finals.
}}

===Pool 3===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 13 September 2002
| team1 = {{cr-rt|West Indies}}
| score1 = 238/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 242/8 (49 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Chris Gayle]] 49 (55)
| wickets1 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 2/41 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jonty Rhodes]] 61 (70)
| wickets2 = [[Mervyn Dillon]] 4/60 (10 overs)
| result = {{cr|RSA}} won by 2 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66181.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| umpires = [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]]
| motm = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Jonty Rhodes]]
| rain =
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 17 September 2002
| team1 = {{cr-rt|West Indies}}
| score1 = 261/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 232 (49.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
| runs1 = [[Brian Lara]] 111 (120)
| wickets1 = [[Steve Tikolo]] 2/49 (7 overs)
| runs2 = [[Steve Tikolo]] 93 (91)
| wickets2 = [[Pedro Collins]] 3/18 (9.1 overs)
| result = {{cr|West Indies}} won by 29 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66185.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]]
| motm = {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[Brian Lara]]
| rain =
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 20 September 2002
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 316/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 140 (46.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
| runs1 = [[Herschelle Gibbs]] 116 (126)
| wickets1 = [[Collins Obuya]] 2/77 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Steve Tikolo]] 69 (97)
| wickets2 = [[Dale Benkenstein]] 3/5 (3.5 overs)
| result = {{cr|RSA}} won by 176 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66188.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]]
| motm = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Herschelle Gibbs]]
| rain =
As a result of this match, South Africa qualified for the semi-finals.
}}

===Pool 4===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 12 September 2002
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 200 (49.4 overs)
| score2 = 201/2 (36.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Saeed Anwar]] 52 (82)
| wickets1 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 3/29 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 102* (120)
| wickets2 = [[Wasim Akram]] 1/42 (8 overs)
| result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66180.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Daryl Harper]]
| motm = {{flagicon|SL}} [[Sanath Jayasuriya]]
| rain =
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 16 September 2002
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 292/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 86 (29.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| runs1 = [[Marvan Atapattu]] 101 (118)
| wickets1 = [[Adeel Raja]] 2/50 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tim de Leede]] 31 (43)
| wickets2 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 4/15 (5.3 overs)
| result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 206 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66184.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| umpires = [[Dave Orchard]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
| motm = {{flagicon|SL}} [[Marvan Atapattu]]
| rain =
As a result of this match, Sri Lanka qualified for the semi-finals.
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 21 September 2002
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
| score1 = 136 (50 overs)
| score2 = 142/1 (16.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| runs1 = [[Roland Lefebvre]] 32 (70)
| wickets1 = [[Shahid Afridi]] 3/18 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Imran Nazir (cricketer)|Imran Nazir]] 59 (40)
| wickets2 = [[Feiko Kloppenburg]] 1/23 (2 overs)
| result = {{cr|PAK}} won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66189.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| umpires = [[Rudi Koertzen]] and [[Dave Orchard]]
| motm = {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Shahid Afridi]]
| rain =
}}

==Knockout matches==
{{Round4


|25 September 2002
[[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]| '''{{cr|IND}}'''|261/9| {{cr|RSA}}|251/6
|27 September 2002
[[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]| {{cr|AUS}}|162|'''{{cr|SRI}}'''|163/3

|29 & 30 September 2002
[[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]|{{cr|IND}}| Declared co-champs|{{cr|SRI}}| Declared co-champs
}}
===Semifinals===
The first semi-final was played between India and [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] on 25 September 2002 at the [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]. India batted first and scored 261 runs for nine wickets in 50 overs. [[Yuvraj Singh]], [[Virender Sehwag]] and [[Rahul Dravid]] scored 62, 59 and 49 runs respectively. South African fast bowler [[Shaun Pollock]] took three wickets for 43 runs. Chasing the target of 262, South Africa collapsed after reaching 192 runs for one wicket with [[Herschelle Gibbs]] scoring 116 and [[Jacques Kallis]] 97 runs in 37 overs. Gibbs could not continue his inning due to heat exhaustion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8242929.stm|title=ICC Champions Trophy 2002: Rain ruins the final |date=30 September 2002|work=BBC Sport|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref> Sehwag got three wickets for 25 runs, and was given the man of the match award for his performance. India won the match by 10 runs and qualified for the final of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/cricket/icc_champions_trophy_india_v_south_africa/scorecards/5624/scorecard_hi.stm|title=ICC Champions Trophy India v South Africa: 1st Semi-final|date=25 September 2002|work=BBC Sport|access-date=15 January 2015|archive-date=12 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912021824/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/cricket/icc_champions_trophy_india_v_south_africa/scorecards/5624/scorecard_hi.stm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/specials/icc_champions_trophy/2278332.stm|title=SA hand victory to India |date=25 September 2002|work=BBC Sport|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref>

The second semi-final was played between Sri Lanka and [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] on 27 September 2002 at the same ground. Australia batted first and scored 162 runs all out. Tail-ender [[Shane Warne]] scored 36 runs followed by [[Adam Gilchrist]] and [[Damien Martyn]] scoring 31 and 28 runs respectively. Sri Lankan off-spinner [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] took three wickets for 26 runs. [[Aravinda de Silva]], who was awarded Man of the Match, conceded only 16 runs in 10 overs and took [[Matthew Hayden]]'s wicket. Sri Lanka, in their innings, reached the target of 163 runs in 40 overs losing only three wickets. Opener [[Marvan Atapattu]] scored 51 runs followed by wicketkeeper-batsman [[Kumar Sangakkara]] and [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] scoring 48 and 42 runs respectively. [[Glenn McGrath]] took two wickets for 41 runs in 10 overs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/cricket/icc_champions_trophy_australia_v_sri_lanka/scorecards/5625/scorecard_hi.stm|title=ICC Champions Trophy Australia v Sri Lanka: 2nd Semi-final|date=25 September 2002|work=BBC Sport|access-date=15 January 2015|archive-date=13 December 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031213104915/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/cricket/icc_champions_trophy_australia_v_sri_lanka/scorecards/5625/scorecard_hi.stm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/specials/icc_champions_trophy/2282654.stm|title=Sri Lanka humble Aussies |date=27 September 2002|work=BBC Sport|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref>

{{Limited overs international
| date = 25 September 2002
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 261/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 251/6 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| runs1 = [[Yuvraj Singh]] 62 (72)
| wickets1 = [[Shaun Pollock]] 3/43 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Herschelle Gibbs]] 116 (119)
| wickets2 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 3/25 (5 overs)
| result = {{cr|IND}} won by 10 runs
| report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SCORECARDS/KNOCKOUTS/IND_RSA_ICCCT_ODI-SEMI1_25SEP2002.html]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| umpires = [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] and [[Russell Tiffin]]
| motm = [[Virender Sehwag]]
| rain =
}}
----
{{Limited overs international
| date = 27 September 2002
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 162 (48.4 overs)
| score2 = 163/3 (40 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| runs1 = [[Shane Warne]] 36 (69)
| wickets1 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 3/26 (9.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Marvan Atapattu]] 51 (113)
| wickets2 = [[Glenn McGrath]] 2/41 (10 overs)
| result = {{cr|SRI}} won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://usa.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SCORECARDS/KNOCKOUTS/AUS_SL_ICCCT_ODI-SEMI2_27SEP2002.html]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Dave Orchard]]
| motm = [[Aravinda de Silva]]
| rain =
}}

===Final===
{{main|2002 ICC Champions Trophy Final}}
The [[2002 ICC Champions Trophy Final]] was played on 29 and 30 September 2002 at the [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]].<ref name="Final"/> On 29 September, Sri Lanka scored 244 [[Run (cricket)|runs]] including Jayasuriya and [[Kumar Sangakkara]] scoring fifties, and Indian off-spinner [[Harbhajan Singh]] took three wickets for 27 in 10 overs. In reply, India started their batting and scored 14 runs without any loss in two overs before the match was abandoned due to heavy rain; the match was finished in no result.<ref name=1st_final>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/66194.html|title=ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03 (29 September) – Final: Sri Lanka v India|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref> It was decided that the new match would be played on the reserve day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/specials/icc_champions_trophy/2286304.stm|title=Sunday final washed out|work=BBC News|date=29 September 2002|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref>

On the reserve day the Sri Lankans again batted first, scoring 222 runs including [[Mahela Jayawardene]] and [[Russel Arnold]] scoring 77 and 56 runs respectively, and Indian [[Zaheer Khan]] took three wickets for 44 runs. India scored 38 runs in 8.4 overs and the match was abandoned due to rain without result.<ref name="rain_again">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/specials/icc_champions_trophy/2288525.stm|title=Here comes the rain again|work=BBC News|date=30 September 2002|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref> According to ICC rules, an ODI match is only official after 25 overs bowled to the side batting second.<ref name="Here comes the rain again">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/specials/icc_champions_trophy/2288525.stm|title=Here comes the rain again|work=BBC Sport|date=1 October 2002|access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> A Man of the Series award was not made.<ref name=2nd-final>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/66195.html|title=ICC Champions Trophy, Final: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Sep 30, 2002|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref>

{{Limited overs international
| date = 29 & 30 September 2002
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 222/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 38/1 (8.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 77 (99)
| wickets1 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 3/44 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 25 (22)
| wickets2 = [[Chaminda Vaas]] 1/24 (4.4 overs)
| result = No result India and Sri Lanka are declared as co-champions
| report =[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/66194.html] & [http://usa.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SCORECARDS/KNOCKOUTS/IND_SL_ICCCT_ODI-FINAL_30SEP2002.html]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
| motm =
| rain = Match rained out twice. India and Sri Lanka declared co-champions.
}}

==Criticism==
The [[International Cricket Council]]'s (ICC) rule for [[One Day International]] (ODI) cricket at that time, "a minimum of 25 overs have to be bowled to the side batting second to constitute a match", was criticized by former Indian cricketers.<ref name="Here comes the rain again"/> Former Indian wicket-keeper [[Farokh Engineer]] rejected the rule saying that it "doesn't make any sense".<ref name="trophy_rules">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/specials/icc_champions_trophy/2289482.stm|title=Trophy rules 'should change'|work=BBC Sport|date=1 October 2002|access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> Another former Test cricketer [[Sanjay Manjrekar]] said that the ICC "should look at that rule straight away and change it", and the "obvious thing is to continue from where they left off".<ref name="trophy_rules"/>

==Tournament statistics==
Indian opener [[Virender Sehwag]] was the highest run-scorer of the tournament. He scored 271 runs from four innings at the [[Batting average (cricket)|average]] of over 90, including a century and a fifty. His highest score was 126 runs against England.<ref name="mostruns">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=855;type=tournament|title=Records / ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03 / Most runs|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref> Followed by Sri Lankan captain [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] who scored 254 runs. [[Herschelle Gibbs]] of South Africa scored two centuries in the tournament. He also had the highest average of 120 from three innings.<ref name="mostruns"/> Zimbabwean [[Andy Flower]]'s score of 145 against India was the highest individual score in a match.<ref name="mostruns"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66182.html|title=ICC Champions Trophy – 3rd match, Pool 2: India vs Zimbabwe|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref>

Sri Lankan off-spinner [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] was the most successful [[Bowling (cricket)|bowler]] of the tournament. He took ten [[wicket]]s in three innings, while his best [[Bowling analysis|bowling figures]] were four wickets for 15 runs against the Netherlands at the [[R. Premadasa Stadium]]. The only [[five-wicket haul]] of the tournament was taken by Australian [[Fast bowling|fast bowler]] [[Glenn McGrath]]. He took five wickets for 37 runs against New Zealand at the [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]].<ref name="mostwickets">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=855;type=tournament|title=Records / ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03 / Most wickets|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66183.html|title=ICC Champions Trophy – 4th match, Pool 1: Australia vs New Zealand|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref>

Zimbabwean [[Alistair Campbell (cricketer)|Alistair Campbell]] took five catches in two matches,<ref name="mostcatches">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fielding/most_catches_career.html?id=855;type=tournament|title=Records / ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03 / Most catches|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref> and Sri Lankan [[wicketkeeper]] [[Kumar Sangakkara]] had the most [[Dismissal (cricket)|dismissals]] with seven—five catches and two [[stumping]]s.<ref name="mostdismissals">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/keeping/most_dismissals_career.html?id=855;type=tournament|title=Records / ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03 / Most dismissals|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/61114.html|title=ICC Champions Trophy 2002/03|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}
*{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/specials/icc_champions_trophy/default.stm|title=ICC Champions Trophy (13 February 2003)|work=[[BBC News]]}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/events/summaries/icc_champions_trophy_200203.html|title=ICC Champions Trophy 2002/03|publisher=[[International Cricket Council]]|access-date=19 March 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060321194405/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/events/summaries/icc_champions_trophy_200203.html|archive-date=21 March 2006|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SCORECARDS/|title=ICC Champions Trophy 2002/03 – matches|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/2002-03/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SQUADS/cricinfo.com|title=ICC Champions Trophy 2002/03 – Squads|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}

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Battle of Uruli

2023-07-19T23:58:13Z

Adarshchaturvedi: Contributed a new entry to the website.

{{Short description|Battle in India}}
{{Orphan}}
{{Draft topics|south-asia}}
{{AfC topic|soc}}

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{{Infobox military conflict
| partof = [[Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]
| date = January 5, 1762
| place = [[Uruli Kanchan]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| map_type = India Maharashtra
| map_size = 300
| map_caption = Uruli Kanchan Battle field Location
| coordinates = {{coord|18.4874|N|74.1334|E}}
| result = Decisive [[Maratha]] victory<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sardesai |first1=Govind Sakharam |title=New History Of The Marathas Vol.2 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.32142/page/n495/mode/2up}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Chopra |first1=Pran Nath |last2=Ravindran |first2=T. K. |last3=Subrahmanian |first3=N. |title=Modern period |publisher=S. Chand |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Modern_period/3TZuAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Pran+nath+chopra+uruli&dq=Pran+nath+chopra+uruli&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Mehta |first1=Jaswant Lal |title=Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813 |publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd |isbn=978-1-932705-54-6 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Advanced_Study_in_the_History_of_Modern/d1wUgKKzawoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Battle+of+Uruli+1762&pg=PA457&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Vaish |first1=Devi Charan Lal |title=The Rise of British Power and the Fall of Marathas |publisher=Upper India Publishing House |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Rise_of_British_Power_and_the_Fall_o/wvcgAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Battle+of+Uruli+1762&dq=Battle+of+Uruli+1762&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers |publisher=Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Maharashtra_State_Gazetteers/jJ5hAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Battle+of+Uruli+1762&dq=Battle+of+Uruli+1762&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Kulkarni |first1=Shripad Dattatraya |title=The Struggle for Hindu Supremacy |publisher=Shri Bhagavan Babbywikiavyasa Itihasa Samshodhana Mandira (Bhishma) |isbn=978-81-900113-5-8 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Struggle_for_Hindu_Supremacy/G_m1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Uruli+1762&dq=Uruli+1762&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Sastri |first1=Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta |title=Modern India |publisher=S. Viswanathan |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Modern_India/NoUYYLKmz7EC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Uruli+1762&dq=Uruli+1762&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Nizam of Hyderabad]] surrendered<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sardesai |first1=Govind Sakharam |title=New History Of The Marathas Vol.2 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.32142/page/n495/mode/2up}}</ref>
*Treaty of [[Aurangabad]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sardesai |first1=Govind Sakharam |title=New History Of The Marathas Vol.2 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.32142/page/n495/mode/2up}}</ref>
*[[Nizam]] ceded worth 82 lakhs of territory<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sardesai |first1=Govind Sakharam |title=New History Of The Marathas Vol.2 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.32142/page/n495/mode/2up}}</ref>
*Start of the [[Maratha Resurrection]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Banerjee |first1=Anil Chandra |title=Peshwa Madhav Rao I. |publisher=A. Mukherjee |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Peshwa_Madhav_Rao_I/PiNFhGTuunIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=sardesai+riyasat+madhya+IV+p+.+7&dq=sardesai+riyasat+madhya+IV+p+.+7&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
| combatant1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Maratha Empire]]
| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Asafia flag of Hyderabad State.png}} [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]
| commander1 = [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Madhavrao]] [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Raghunathrao]] [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Malhar Rao Holkar]] [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] [[Janoji Bhonsle]] [[File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|25px]] Gopalrao Patwardhan
| commander2 = {{flagicon image|Asafia flag of Hyderabad State.png}} [[Nizam Ali]]{{Surrendered}} {{flagicon image|Asafia flag of Hyderabad State.png}} [[Mir Mughal]] {{flagicon image|Asafia flag of Hyderabad State.png}} Ramchandra Jadhav
| strength1 = 70000<ref>{{cite book |last1=Banerjee |first1=Anil Chandra |title=Peshwa Madhav Rao I. |publisher=A. Mukherjee |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Peshwa_Madhav_Rao_I/PiNFhGTuunIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=sardesai+riyasat+madhya+IV+p+.+7&dq=sardesai+riyasat+madhya+IV+p+.+7&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
| strength2 = 60000<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sardesai |first1=Govind Sakharam |title=New History Of The Marathas Vol.2 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.32142/page/n495/mode/2up}}</ref>
| casualties1 = unknown
| casualties2 = 800 dead<ref>{{cite book |last1=Banerjee |first1=Anil Chandra |title=Peshwa Madhav Rao I. |publisher=A. Mukherjee |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Peshwa_Madhav_Rao_I/PiNFhGTuunIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=sardesai+riyasat+madhya+IV+p+.+7&dq=sardesai+riyasat+madhya+IV+p+.+7&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref> 1000 wounded<ref>{{cite book |last1=Banerjee |first1=Anil Chandra |title=Peshwa Madhav Rao I. |publisher=A. Mukherjee |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Peshwa_Madhav_Rao_I/PiNFhGTuunIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=sardesai+riyasat+madhya+IV+p+.+7&dq=sardesai+riyasat+madhya+IV+p+.+7&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
| conflict = Battle of Uruli
}}
The [[Marathas]], under the leadership of [[Peshwa Madhavrao]] and his uncle [[Raghunathrao]], launched a campaign against the Nizam's forces and eventually defeated them in the '''Battle of Uruli'''. This victory helped the [[Marathas]] regain their control over the [[Deccan]] region and weakened the power and influence of the [[Nizam]].<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last1=Sardesai |first1=Govind Sakharam |title=New History Of The Marathas Vol.2 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.32142/page/n495/mode/2up}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Kulkarni |first1=Shripad Dattatraya |title=The Struggle for Hindu Supremacy |publisher=Shri Bhagavan GSSavyasa Itihasa Samshodhana Mandira (Bhishma) |isbn=978-81-900113-5-8 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Struggle_for_Hindu_Supremacy/G_m1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Uruli+1762&dq=Uruli+1762&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>

==Battle==
The battle began with a fierce exchange of artillery fire. The [[Marathas]] used their superior cavalry and light infantry to launch a surprise attack on the Nizam's forces. The Nizam's cavalry was caught off guard and was quickly routed. The [[Marathas]] used this opportunity to launch a full-scale assault on the Nizam's army.<ref name=":0" /> [[Peshwa Madhavrao]] himself led his continget on the right flank along with [[Janoji Bhonsle]] and [[Malhar Rao Holkar]], Similarly [[Raghunath Rao]] charged onto enemies left flank until the [[Nizam]] was encircled, The situation became worst for [[Nizam]] when his brother Mir Mughal and a [[Maratha]] subordinate which was secretely ranked in the Nizam's army deserted him and joined [[Maratha]] forces, thus seeing himself as trapped thus [[Nizam]] begged to [[Marathas]] for retreating with his army by surrendering to [[Marathas]] in the Treaty of Aurangabad.<ref name=":0" />

==Aftermath==
The '''Battle of Uruli''' was indeed important in the Maratha-Nizam conflict, but the ultimate surrender and loss of territories by the [[Nizam]] agreed to pay a large indemnity of 82 lakhs to the [[Marathas]] and ceded territories to them. The surrender consolidated [[Maratha]] dominance over the [[Deccan]] region and weakened the Nizam's power. This Victory also remarks the rise of the [[Maratha]] power or the start of the ''[[Maratha Resurrection]]'' after the [[Third Battle of Panipat]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Banerjee |first1=Anil Chandra |title=Peshwa Madhav Rao I. |publisher=A. Mukherjee |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Peshwa_Madhav_Rao_I/PiNFhGTuunIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=sardesai+riyasat+madhya+IV+p+.+7&dq=sardesai+riyasat+madhya+IV+p+.+7&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
*[[Battle of Udgir]]
*[[Battle of Rakshasbhuvan]]
*[[Battle of Kharda]]
*[[Battle of Palkhed]]
*[[Battle of Bhopal]]
*[[Battle of Bidar]]
*[[Maratha Empire]]
*[[Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]

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Nari Contractor

2023-06-19T13:52:58Z

Adarshchaturvedi: /* Injury and consequences * mw/

{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Nari Contractor
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Nariman Jamshedji Contractor
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| columns = 2
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1934|3|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Godhra]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 31
| runs1 = 1,611
| bat avg1 = 31.58
| 100s/50s1 = 1/11
| top score1 = 108
| deliveries1 = 186
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 80.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/9
| catches/stumpings1= 18/–
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches2 = 138
| runs2 = 8,611
| bat avg2 = 39.86
| 100s/50s2 = 22/40
| top score2 = 176
| deliveries2 = 2,026
| wickets2 = 26
| bowl avg2 = 40.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/85
| catches/stumpings2= 72/–
| international = true
| country = India
| testcap = 77
| testdebutagainst = New Zealand
| testdebutdate = 2 December
| testdebutyear = 1955
| lasttestdate = 7 March
| lasttestagainst = West Indies
| lasttestyear = 1962
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/27667.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = 10 January
| year = 2013
}}

'''Nariman Jamshedji "Nari" Contractor''' {{audio|Nari_Contractor.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 7 March 1934) is a former Indian [[cricket]] player, who was a left-handed opening [[batsman]]. Contractor made his debut in 1955 and played till 1962 when his professional career ended after a serious injury. He was the youngest Indian captain at the age of 26.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2021-05-09 |title=In pictures {{!}} Parsi cricketers who have played for India |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/in-pictures-parsi-cricketers-who-have-played-for-india/article34519324.ece |access-date=2023-04-25 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In 2007, he received the [[C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award]], the highest honour [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|Indian board]] can bestow on a former player.<ref name=":1" />

==Cricket career==
Contractor began his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] career, playing for the [[Gujarat]]. The captain of Gujarat Phiroz Khambata saw how Nari played in the selection trial matches for MCA's Silver Jubilee matches in 1955. He did well in the trials and expected to be selected for the matches against Pakistan Services & Bhawalpur Cricket Association. He got to the team because Captain Kambatha had dropped out. Contractor scored hundreds in both innings of his debut, becoming the second man after [[Arthur Morris]] to do so.<ref name="toi">{{cite web |last1=Waingankar |first1=Makarand |author-link1=Makarand Waingankar |title=Nari Contractor: The man who laughed at his own misfortune |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/new-zealand-in-india-2016/top-stories/Nari-Contractor-The-man-who-laughed-at-his-own-misfortune/articleshow/12697426.cms |website=The Times of India|date=17 April 2012}}</ref>

Later he was chosen to play for India. Nari became an opener after one of the players [[Vinoo Mankad]] couldn't take part in a Test match against New Zealand at [[Delhi]] in 1955.<ref name="toi"/> Later he became an Indian captain.

At [[Lord's]] in 1959, he broke two ribs in the first innings by [[Brian Statham]], despite which he scored 81. Later in the year, his 74 in the second innings at Kanpur was crucial in India winning its first Test against Australia. This innings ended when he pulled [[Alan Keith Davidson|Alan Davidson]], who was bowling left-arm spin at the time. [[Neil Harvey]] at short leg ducked and turned, but the ball got stuck between his legs.

==Injury and consequences==

Contractor led India to a [[English cricket team in India in 1961–62|series win against England]] in 1961–62 and captained the side to [[Indian cricket team in West Indies in 1961–62|Caribbean the same season]]. After two Tests, Indian team traveled to Barbados. There, in a tour match against [[Barbados national cricket team|Barbados]] at the [[Kensington Oval]] in [[Bridgetown]], in March 1962, he was on 2 [[not out]] while opening the batting with [[Dilip Sardesai]] during his side's first innings,<ref>{{cite web |title=Barbados v Indians, India in West Indies 1961/62 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25347.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=31 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215823/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25347.html |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> when his attention was for a moment distracted as he faced [[Charlie Griffith]] in the fourth ball of the second over. He saw somebody open a window in the [[Cricket pavilion|pavilion]], and consequently was unable to concentrate on the ball following its delivery by Griffith, seeing the ball "just inches away before it hit" him.<ref name="ParsiKhabar">{{cite web |title=Nari Contractor: 'I don't mind living it all over again' |url=http://parsikhabar.net/individuals/nari-contractor-i-dont-mind-living-it-all-over-again/1443 |website=Parsi Khabar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623100513/http://parsikhabar.net/individuals/nari-contractor-i-dont-mind-living-it-all-over-again/1443/ |archive-date=23 June 2010 |date=7 March 2009 |access-date=23 June 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Contractor took a blow at the back of his skull<ref name=mid-nari>{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2012/mar/200312-sports-50-years-on-Nari-recalls-near-fatal-blow.htm |author=Murzello, Clayton |title=50 years on, Nari recalls near fatal blow |work=Mid-Day |date=20 March 2012 |access-date=28 November 2014}}</ref> fracturing it. A blood clot had developed inside his skull and pressing against the brain paralyzing him from the waist down. Two surgeries were performed to remove the clot. Requiring [[blood transfusion]] for the purpose, the West Indies captain [[Frank Worrell]] donated blood,<ref>{{cite web |last1=de Silva |first1=A. C. |title=Frank Worrell donated blood to save Indian Nari Contractor's life |url=http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2010/01/03/spo36.asp |publisher=[[Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)|Sunday Observer]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106050942/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2010/01/03/spo36.asp |archive-date=6 January 2010 |date=3 January 2010}}</ref> alongside Contractor's teammates [[Chandu Borde]], [[Bapu Nadkarni]] and [[Polly Umrigar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Contractor has 2nd Operation By Brain Specialist |newspaper=The Indian Express |agency=Press Trust of India |date=20 March 1962 |page=20}}</ref> Contractor's life was saved but his international career was abruptly ended as a result. Mansoor Ali Khan of Pataudi took over the captaincy from the third test. In a recent interview, Contractor mentioned as his only regret that he wanted to play just ''one'' Test after the injury, but people did not want him to.<ref name="ParsiKhabar"/>

At the time Contractor was seriously injured, cricket batsmen did not wear helmets. They do now.

During his playing days, Contractor was considered a glamour boy of Indian cricket. In an interview with [[Simi Garewal]] in 1999, former Tamil Nadu chief minister [[Jayalalithaa]] stated that as a schoolgirl she had a crush on Contractor.

==Present time==

Nari Contractor belongs to the [[Parsis|Parsi]] community.<ref name=":0" /> Contractor now lives in [[Mumbai]] where he coaches at the [[Cricket Club of India]] Academy. He received the [[C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2007.<ref name=":1">[http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article2054130.ece C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for Durrani] Retrieved 26 March 2014.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=27667}}
* [http://themullygrubber.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/i-would-love-to-play-ipl-nari.html "I would love to play the IPL": Nari Contractor] Interview in 2012
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzqLo_1SPZg "Simi Gatewal Rendezvous with Jayalalithaa"]

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Monsoon of South Asia

2023-01-09T19:27:03Z

Adarshchaturvedi: Added a new release to the platform.

{{Short description|Monsoon in Indian subcontinent}}
{{Use dmy dates}}
{{Weather}}
[[File:The South Asian Monsoon.gif|thumb|393x393px|A visualisation of the South Asian Monsoon based on the Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS) 30+ year quasi-global rainfall dataset, analysed and visualised using Google Earth Engine.]]
[[File:Monsoon annual trends for India over 110 years, average precipitation over the nation.png|thumb|390px|Annual average monsoon precipitation in India over 110 years. The long-term average has been 899 millimeters of precipitation.<ref>India Meteorological Department, [http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/Monsoon_frame.htm Monsoon data 1901-2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224191959/http://imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/Monsoon_frame.htm }}, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India</ref> However, the monsoon varies over the Indian subcontinent within a ±20% range. Rains that exceed 10% typically lead to major floods, while a 10% shortfall is a significant drought.<ref>Pal et al., [http://www.imdpune.gov.in/ncc_rept/RESEARCH%20REPORT%2013.pdf Districtwise Drought Climatology Of The Southwest Monsoon Season over India Based on Standardized Precipitation Index] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033846/http://www.imdpune.gov.in/ncc_rept/RESEARCH%20REPORT%2013.pdf }} National Climate Centre, Research Report No: 2/2010, India Meteorological Department Pune, Govt of India</ref>]]
The '''Monsoon of South Asia''' is among several geographically distributed global [[monsoon]]s. It affects the [[Indian subcontinent]], where it is one of the oldest and most anticipated weather phenomena and an economically important pattern every year from June through September, but it is only partly understood and notoriously difficult to predict. Several theories have been proposed to explain the origin, process, strength, variability, distribution, and general vagaries of the monsoon, but understanding and predictability are still evolving.

The unique [[Geography of India|geographical features of the Indian subcontinent]], along with associated atmospheric, oceanic, and [[geographical]] factors, influence the behavior of the monsoon. Because of its effect on agriculture, on [[flora and fauna]], and on the climates of nations such as [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Sri Lanka]] – among other economic, social, and environmental effects – the monsoon is one of the most anticipated, tracked,<ref name="Frater2005">{{cite book|author=Alexander Frater|title=Chasing the Monsoon|url=https://archive.org/details/00book1139182264|url-access=registration|access-date=2 March 2011|publisher=Picador|isbn=978-0-330-43313-6}}</ref> and studied weather phenomena in the region. It has a significant effect on the overall well-being of residents and has even been dubbed the "real finance minister of India".<ref name=HT1>{{cite news|last=News Service|first=Indo-Asian|title=India cheers as monsoon arrives; hopes of better farm output raised|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/india-cheers-as-monsoon-arrives-hopes-of-better-farm-output-raised/story-Og0hZJ0ULuibRu4y7CVFpO.html|access-date=5 April 2021|newspaper=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref name=IBNlive1>{{cite news|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|title=India cheers as monsoon arrives in Kerala|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-cheers-as-monsoon-arrives-in-kerala/116764-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605020723/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-cheers-as-monsoon-arrives-in-kerala/116764-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 June 2010|access-date=2 March 2011}}</ref>

==Definition==
The word ''monsoon'' (derived from the Arabic "mausim", meaning "seasonal reversal of winds"), although generally defined as a system of winds characterized by a seasonal reversal of direction,<ref name=AMS/> lacks a consistent, detailed definition. Some examples are:

* The [[American Meteorological Society]] calls it a name for seasonal winds, first applied to the winds blowing over the [[Arabian Sea]] from the northeast for six months and from the southwest for six months.<ref name=AMS>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Meteorological Society]]|author=Glossary of Meteorology|url=http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?p=1&query=monsoon&submit=Search|title=Monsoon|access-date=2008-03-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080322122025/http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?p=1&query=monsoon&submit=Search|archive-date=22 March 2008}}</ref> The term has since been extended to similar winds in other parts of the world.
* The [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC) describes a monsoon as a tropical and subtropical seasonal reversal in both surface winds and associated [[precipitation]], caused by differential heating between a continental-scale land mass and the adjacent ocean.<ref name=IPCCdef>{{cite web|title=IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007, Glossary|url=http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/annex1sglossary-e-o.html|publisher=Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change|access-date=2 March 2011}}</ref>
* The [[India Meteorological Department]] defines it as the seasonal reversal of the direction of winds along the shores of the Indian Ocean, especially in the Arabian Sea, which blow from the southwest for half of the year and from the northeast for the other half.<ref name=IMDdef>{{cite web|title=IMD terminologies & glossary|url=http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/Met_Glossary.htm|publisher=Indian Meteorological Department|access-date=2 March 2011}}</ref>
* Colin Stokes Ramage, in ''Monsoon Meteorology'', defines the monsoon as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation.<ref name="Ramage1971">{{cite book|author=Colin S. Ramage|title=Monsoon meteorology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YA1ezydaPecC|access-date=3 March 2011|year=1971|publisher=Academic Press|isbn=978-0-12-576650-0}}</ref>

==Background==
Observed initially by sailors in the Arabian Sea<ref name="Selin1997">{{cite book|editor=Helaine Selin|editor-link=Helaine Selin|title=Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-western cultures|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=raKRY3KQspsC&pg=PA766|access-date=3 March 2011|year=1997|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-0-7923-4066-9|pages=766–}}</ref> traveling between Africa, India, and Southeast Asia, the monsoon can be categorized into two ''branches'' based on their spread over the subcontinent:
* Arabian Sea branch
* [[Bay of Bengal]] branch
[[File:Monsoon season beach Tamil Nadu India.jpg|thumb|200px|Southwest monsoon clouds over [[Tamil Nadu]].]]
Alternatively, it can be categorized into two ''segments'' based on the direction of rain-bearing winds:
* Southwest (SW) monsoon
* Northeast (NE) monsoon<ref group="Note">The name of the wind is based on the direction that it blows ''from''. Southwest winds blow onto the land from the southwest. Northeast winds flow from the northeast toward the southwest, onto the land.</ref>

Based on the time of year that these winds bring rain to India, the monsoon can also be categorized into two ''periods'':
* Summer monsoon (May to September)
* Winter monsoon (October to November)

The complexity of the monsoon of South Asia is not completely understood, making it difficult to accurately predict the quantity, timing, and geographic distribution of the accompanying precipitation. These are the most monitored components of the monsoon, and they determine the water availability in India for any given year.<ref name=IMD1/>

==Changes of the Monsoon==

[[File:Aug2011monsoon.JPG|Monsoon over India|thumb|350px]]
Monsoons typically occur in tropical areas. One area that monsoons impact greatly is India. In India monsoons create an entire season in which the winds reverse completely.

The rainfall is a result of the convergence of wind flow from the [[Bay of Bengal]] and reverse winds from the [[South China Sea]].<ref name=":1" />

The onset of the monsoon occurs over the Bay of Bengal in May,<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|title = Characteristics, evolution and mechanisms of the summer monsoon onset over Southeast Asia|journal = International Journal of Climatology|date = 2004-10-01|issn = 1097-0088|pages = 1461–1482|volume = 24|issue = 12|doi = 10.1002/joc.1082|language = en|first1 = Zuqiang|last1 = Zhang|first2 = Johnny C. L.|last2 = Chan|first3 = Yihui|last3 = Ding|bibcode = 2004IJCli..24.1461Z | s2cid=56428695 }}</ref> arriving at the [[Indian subcontinent|Indian Peninsula]] by June,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Class 9 CBSE Geography Climate The Mechanism of Monsoons - Wiki|url=https://www.nextgurukul.in/wiki/concept/cbse/class-9/geography/climate/the-mechanism-of-monsoons/3959726|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821210157/https://www.nextgurukul.in/wiki/concept/cbse/class-9/geography/climate/the-mechanism-of-monsoons/3959726|archive-date=21 August 2021|access-date=2021-08-22|website=www.nextgurukul.in}}</ref> and then the winds move towards the [[South China Sea]].<ref name=":1" />

===Effect of geographical relief features===
Although the southwest and northeast monsoon winds are seasonally reversible, they do cause precipitation on their own.
{{Main|Rain#Formation}}
Two factors are essential for [[Rain#Formation|rain formation]]:
# [[Rain#Water-saturated air|Moisture-laden winds]]
# [[Rain#Coalescence and fragmentation|Droplet formation]]

Additionally, one of the [[Rain#Causes|causes of rain]] must happen. In the case of the monsoon, the cause is primarily [[Rain#Orographic effects|orographic]], due to the presence of highlands in the path of the winds. Orographic barriers force wind to rise. Precipitation then occurs on the windward side of the highlands because of [[Adiabatic process#Adiabatic heating and cooling|adiabatic cooling]] and condensation of the moist rising air.
{{Main|Orographic lift}}

The unique [[Geography of India|geographic relief]] features of the Indian subcontinent come into play in allowing all of the above factors to occur simultaneously. The relevant features in explaining the monsoon mechanism are as follows:
# The presence of abundant water bodies around the subcontinent: the [[Arabian Sea]], [[Bay of Bengal]], and Indian Ocean. These help moisture accumulate in the winds during the hot season.
# The presence of abundant highlands like the [[Western Ghats]] and the [[Himalayas]] right across the path of the southwest monsoon winds. These are the main cause of the substantial [[Orographic lift#Precipitation|orographic precipitation]] throughout the subcontinent.<ref group=Note>The [[Aravalli Range|Aravalli]] Mountains also lie in the path of the southwest monsoon but do not result in much precipitation because they are in the direction of the path of the southwest winds and not ''across'' them, causing no [[orographic lift]] of the winds.</ref>
## The Western Ghats are the first highlands of India that the southwest monsoon winds encounter.<ref group=Note>Other major highlands, like the [[Cardamom Hills]], [[Anaimalai Hills]], and [[Nilgiri Mountains]], that play active roles in the monsoon are considered major extensions of the Western Ghats and are thus not discussed separately.</ref> The Western Ghats rise abruptly from the [[Western Coastal Plains]] of the subcontinent, making effective orographic barriers for the monsoon winds.
## The Himalayas play more than the role of orographic barriers for the monsoon. They also help confine it to the subcontinent. Without them, the southwest monsoon winds would blow right over the Indian subcontinent into [[Tibet]], [[Afghanistan]], and Russia without causing any rain.<ref group=Note>First, the Himalayas serve as orographic barriers to the southwest monsoon winds. Second, they help confine the winds to the subcontinent, hampering their northward progress. Third, they contribute to the convergence of the Bay of Bengal branch and Arabian Sea branch of the southwest monsoon winds, increasing the intensity of precipitation over the northern part of the subcontinent. Fourth, they are a major factor in the ''bursting'' of the monsoon under the jet stream theory. Fifth, they help determine the direction of the Bay of Bengal branch of the northeast monsoon. Their role is still a matter of active study, and understanding of them is evolving regularly.</ref>
## For the northeast monsoon, the highlands of the [[Eastern Ghats]] play the role of orographic barrier.

<gallery>
Image:India southwest summer monsoon onset map en.svg|Pink arrow: Southwest monsoon wind direction; green arrow: northeast monsoon wind direction.
Image:Steigungsregen.jpg|Orographic precipitation.
Image:India Geographic Map.jpg|Geographical features of the Indian subcontinent.
Image:Dust and Pollution Rise Before the Monsoon.jpg|Daytime scene showing the pre-monsoon air over India.
File:1991 to 2010 rainfall totals during monsoon India.png|Recent trends in average annual precipitation from monsoons.
</gallery>

==Features of monsoon rains==
There are some unique features of the rains that the monsoon brings to the Indian subcontinent.

===''"Bursting"''===
[[File:Mumbai india monsoon clouds.jpg|thumb|220px|"Monsoon burst" over [[Mumbai]]]]
''Bursting of monsoon'' refers to the sudden change in weather conditions in India (typically from hot and dry weather to wet and humid weather during the southwest monsoon), characterized by an abrupt rise in the mean daily rainfall.<ref name="Allaby2002">{{cite book|author=Michael Allaby|title=Encyclopedia of weather and climate|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J1wq-9OSCscC&pg=PA373|access-date=3 March 2011|year=2002|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=978-0-8160-4801-4|pages=373–}}</ref><ref name="Hanif2005">{{cite book|author=M. Hanif|title=Encyclopaedia of Agricultural Geography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VBuPAmUqfqkC&pg=PA163|access-date=3 March 2011|publisher=Anmol Publications PVT. LTD.|isbn=978-81-261-2482-4|pages=163–}}</ref> Similarly, the burst of the northeast monsoon refers to an abrupt increase in the mean daily rainfall over the affected regions.<ref name="Wang2006"/>

===Rain variability (''"vagaries"'')===
One of the most commonly used words to describe the erratic nature of the monsoon is "vagaries", used in newspapers,<ref name=IEvag>{{cite news|last=Kasabe|first=Nanda Dabhole|title=Vagaries apart, monsoon is normal|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970723/20450243.html|access-date=5 March 2011|newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref> magazines,<ref name="Darpan2007">{{cite book|author=Pratiyogita Darpan|title=Pratiyogita Darpan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xOgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT93|access-date=5 March 2011|publisher=Pratiyogita Darpan|pages=93–|author-link=Pratiyogita Darpan}}</ref> books,<ref name="Krishnamacharyulu2003">{{cite book|author=Krishnamacharyulu|title=Cases in Rural Marketing: An Integrated Approach|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U4_mXbVC4bwC&pg=PA106|access-date=5 March 2011|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=978-81-317-0188-1|pages=106–}}</ref> [[web portal]]s<ref name=IWP>{{cite web|title=Agronomic Measures in Dryland Agriculture: An Overview|url=http://www.indiawaterportal.org/node/6979|publisher=India Water Portal|access-date=5 March 2011}}</ref> to [[insurance]] plans,<ref name=FT1>{{cite news|title=Weather Insurance To Protect A Few|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/printer/news/110251/|access-date=5 March 2011|newspaper=The Financial Express}}</ref> and India's budget discussions.<ref name=MI1>{{cite news|title=Budget must focus on Growth, Food Inflation, FDI, Govt B/s: G Chokkalingam|url=http://www.myiris.com/newsCentre/storyShow.php?fileR=20110222154315043&dir=2011/02/22&secID=livenews|access-date=5 March 2011|newspaper=myIris.com}}</ref>
In some years, it rains too much, causing floods in parts of India; in others, it rains too little or not at all, causing droughts. In some years, the rain quantity is sufficient but its timing arbitrary. Sometimes, despite average annual rainfall, the daily distribution or geographic distribution of the rain is substantially skewed. In the recent past, rainfall variability in short time periods (about a week) were attributed to desert dust over the Arabian Sea and Western Asia.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Short-term modulation of Indian summer monsoon rainfall by West Asian dust|first1=V.|last1=Vinoj|first2=Philip J.|last2=Rasch|first3=Hailong|last3=Wang|first4=Jin-Ho|last4=Yoon|first5=Po-Lun|last5=Ma|first6=Kiranmayi|last6=Landu|first7=Balwinder|last7=Singh|journal=Nature Geoscience|volume=7|issue=4|pages=308–313|doi=10.1038/ngeo2107|bibcode=2014NatGe...7..308V|year=2014}}</ref>

==Ideal and normal monsoon rains==
[[File:India annual rainfall map en.svg|thumb|200px|Annual average rainfall in India]]

Normally, the southwest monsoon can be expected to "burst" onto the western coast of India (near [[Thiruvananthapuram]]) at the beginning of June and to cover the entire country by mid-July.<ref name=IMD1>{{cite web|title=Indian Meteorological Department|url=http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/Monsoon_frame.htm|publisher=imd.gov.in|access-date=3 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224191959/http://imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/Monsoon_frame.htm|archive-date=24 December 2010}}</ref><ref name=IMDMOK>{{cite web|title=SW Monsoon Normal Onset Dates|url=http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/MOK.htm|publisher=Indian Meteorological Department|access-date=3 March 2011}}</ref><ref name=IMDjpg>{{cite web|title=Monsoon Onset dates on Map of India|url=http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/newnormalonset.jpg|publisher=Indian Meteorological Department|access-date=3 March 2011}}</ref> Its withdrawal from India typically starts at the beginning of September and finishes by the beginning of October.<ref name=IMDwith>{{cite web|title=SW Monsoon Normal Withdrawal Dates|url=http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/withdrawal_criteria.htm|publisher=Indian Meteorological Department|access-date=3 March 2011}}</ref><ref name=IMDwithjpg>{{cite web|title=Monsoon withdrawal dates on Map of India|url=http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/withdrawal_normal.jpg|publisher=Indian Meteorological Department|access-date=3 March 2011}}</ref>

The northeast monsoon usually "bursts" around 20 October and lasts for about 50 days before withdrawing.<ref name="Wang2006">{{cite book|author=Bin Wang|title=The Asian monsoon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yRT57TENzT8C&pg=PA188|access-date=3 March 2011|year=2006|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-540-40610-5|pages=188–}}</ref>

However, a rainy monsoon is not necessarily a normal monsoon – that is, one that performs close to [[statistical average]]s calculated over a long period. A normal monsoon is generally accepted to be one involving close to the ''average quantity'' of precipitation over all the geographical locations under its influence (''mean spatial distribution'') and over the entire expected time period (''mean temporal distribution''). Additionally, the ''arrival date'' and the ''departure date'' of both the southwest and northeast monsoon should be close to the mean dates. The exact criteria for a normal monsoon are defined by the [[India Meteorological Department]] with calculations for the mean and standard deviation of each of these variables.<ref name=IMDavgMonsoon>{{cite web|title=Met. Terminologies and Glossary - Monsoon|url=http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/Met_Glossary.htm|publisher=[[Indian Meteorological Department]]|access-date=5 March 2011}}</ref> 
[[File:Moonsoon taragonj 1.jpg|thumb|Monsoon clouds over [[Taraganj Upazila|Taraganj]], [[Rangpur District|Rangpur]], [[Bangladesh]]]]

==Theories for mechanism of monsoon==
Theories of the mechanism of the monsoon primarily try to explain the reasons for the seasonal reversal of winds and the timing of their reversal.

===Traditional theory===
{{Main|Sea breeze}}
Because of differences in the [[specific heat capacity]] of land and water, continents heat up faster than seas. Consequently, the air above coastal lands heats up faster than the air above seas. These create areas of low air pressure above coastal lands compared with pressure over the seas, causing winds to flow from the seas onto the neighboring lands. This is known as [[sea breeze]].

====Process of monsoon creation====
{{Main|Monsoon#Process}}
[[File:Diagrama de formacion de la brisa-breeze.svg|thumb|200px|A: sea breeze; B: land breeze]]
Also known as the ''thermal theory'' or the ''differential heating of sea and land theory'', the traditional theory portrays the monsoon as a large-scale [[sea breeze]]. It states that during the hot subtropical summers, the massive landmass of the Indian Peninsula heats up at a different rate than the surrounding seas, resulting in a [[pressure gradient]] from south to north. This causes the flow of moisture-laden winds from sea to land. On reaching land, these winds rise because of the geographical relief, cooling [[Adiabatic process#Adiabatic heating and cooling|adiabatically]] and leading to orographic rains. This is the ''southwest monsoon''.
The reverse happens during the winter, when the land is colder than the sea, establishing a pressure gradient from land to sea. This causes the winds to blow over the Indian subcontinent toward the Indian Ocean in a northeasterly direction, causing the ''northeast monsoon''. Because the southwest monsoon flows from sea to land, it carries more moisture, and therefore causes more rain, than the northeast monsoon. Only part of the northeast monsoon passing over the Bay of Bengal picks up moisture, causing rain in [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Tamil Nadu]] during the winter months.

However, many meteorologists argue that the monsoon is not a local phenomenon as explained by the traditional theory, but a general weather phenomenon along the entire [[Tropics|tropical zone]] of [[Earth]]. This criticism does not deny the role of differential heating of sea and land in generating monsoon winds, but casts it as one of several factors rather than the only one.

===Dynamic theory===
[[File:Earth Global Circulation.svg|thumb|300px|The atmospheric circulation system with associated pressure belts and latitudes.]]
{{Main|Prevailing winds}}
{{Main|Atmospheric circulation}}
The [[prevailing winds]] of the [[atmospheric circulation]] arise because of the difference in pressure at various latitudes and act as means for distribution of [[thermal energy]] on the planet. This pressure difference is because of the differences in [[solar insolation]] received at different latitudes and the resulting uneven heating of the planet. Alternating belts of high pressure and low pressure develop along the equator, the two [[tropics]], the [[Arctic Circle]] and [[Antarctic Circle]], and the two [[polar region]]s, giving rise to the [[trade winds]], the [[westerlies]], and the [[polar easterlies]]. However, geophysical factors like [[Earth's orbit]], its rotation, and its [[axial tilt]] cause these belts to shift gradually north and south, following the Sun's seasonal shifts.

====Process of monsoon creation====
The ''dynamic theory'' explains the monsoon on the basis of the annual shifts in the position of global belts of pressure and winds. According to this theory, the monsoon is a result of the shift of the [[Intertropical Convergence Zone]] (ITCZ) under the influence of the [[Solar equator|vertical sun]]. Though the mean position of the ITCZ is taken as the equator, it shifts north and south with the migration of the vertical sun toward the Tropics of [[Tropic of Cancer|Cancer]] and [[Tropic of Capricorn|Capricorn]] during the summer of the respective hemispheres (Northern and Southern Hemisphere). As such, during the northern summer (May and June), the ITCZ moves north, along with the vertical sun, toward the Tropic of Cancer. The ITCZ, as the zone of lowest pressure in the tropical region, is the target destination for the [[trade wind]]s of both hemispheres. Consequently, with the ITCZ at the Tropic of Cancer, the southeast trade winds of the Southern Hemisphere have to cross the equator to reach it.<ref group="Note">When the southeast trade winds cross the equator, they are perceived in the Northern Hemisphere as equatorial westerlies because they seem to blow from the equator toward the Tropic of Cancer. Similarly, when the ITCZ is at the Tropic of Cancer, the northeast trade winds are confined to the area north of the Tropic of Cancer.</ref> However, because of the [[Coriolis effect]] (which causes winds in the Northern Hemisphere to turn right, whereas winds in the Southern Hemisphere turn left), these southeast trade winds are deflected east in the Northern Hemisphere, transforming into southwest trades.<ref group="Note">Change of direction or origin of winds alters their nomenclature as noted above.</ref> These pick up moisture while traveling from sea to land and cause orographic rain once they hit the highlands of the Indian Peninsula. This results in the southwest monsoon.

The dynamic theory explains the monsoon as a global weather phenomenon rather than just a local one. And when coupled with the traditional theory (based on the heating of sea and land), it enhances the explanation of the varying intensity of monsoon precipitation along the coastal regions with orographic barriers.

===Jet stream theory===
{{Main|Jet stream}}
[[File:Jetcrosssection.jpg|thumb|300px|Jet streams of Earth]]
This theory tries to explain the establishment of the northeast and southwest monsoons, as well as unique features like "bursting" and variability.

The jet streams are systems of upper-air westerlies. They give rise to slowly moving upper-air waves, with 250-[[knot (unit)|knot]] winds in some air streams. First observed by World War II pilots, they develop just below the [[tropopause]] over areas of steep pressure gradient on the surface. The main types are the ''polar jets'', the ''subtropical westerly jets'', and the less common ''tropical easterly jets''. They follow the principle of [[geostrophic wind]]s.<ref group="Note">Geostrophic winds blow parallel to the [[Contour line#Barometric pressure|isobars]] and keep low-pressure zones to their left in the Northern Hemisphere and to their right in the Southern Hemisphere. The reversal is a result of the [[Coriolis effect]].</ref>

====Process of monsoon creation====
[[File:Tibet Karte Topograpisch.png|thumb|250px|The [[Tibetan Plateau]] lies north of the [[Himalayas]]]]
Over India, a subtropical westerly jet develops in the winter season and is replaced by the tropical easterly jet in the summer season. The high temperature during the summer over the [[Tibetan Plateau]], as well as over Central Asia in general, is believed to be the critical factor leading to the formation of the tropical easterly jet over India.

The mechanism affecting the monsoon is that the westerly jet causes high pressure over northern parts of the subcontinent during the winter. This results in the north-to-south flow of the winds in the form of the northeast monsoon. With the northward shift of the vertical sun, this jet shifts north, too. The intense heat over the Tibetan Plateau, coupled with associated terrain features like the high altitude of the plateau, generate the tropical easterly jet over central India. This jet creates a low-pressure zone over the [[Indo-Gangetic Plain|northern Indian plains]], influencing the wind flow toward these plains and assisting the development of the southwest monsoon{{Clarify}}.

==Theories for "bursting"==
The "bursting"<ref name=Allaby2002/> of the monsoon is primarily explained by the jet stream theory and the dynamic theory.

===Dynamic theory===
According to this theory, during the summer months in the Northern Hemisphere, the ITCZ shifts north, pulling the southwest monsoon winds onto the land from the sea. However, the huge landmass of the Himalayas restricts the low-pressure zone onto the Himalayas themselves. It is only when the Tibetan Plateau heats up significantly more than the Himalayas that the ITCZ rises abruptly and swiftly shifts north, leading to the bursting of monsoon rains over the Indian subcontinent.
The reverse shift takes place for the northeast monsoon winds, leading to a second, minor burst of rainfall over the eastern Indian Peninsula during the Northern Hemisphere winter months.

===Jet stream theory===
According to this theory, the onset of the southwest monsoon is driven by the shift of the subtropical westerly jet north from over the plains of India toward the Tibetan Plateau. This shift is due to the intense heating of the plateau during the summer months. The northward shift is not a slow and gradual process, as expected for most changes in weather pattern. The primary cause is believed to be the height of the Himalayas. As the Tibetan Plateau heats up, the low pressure created over it pulls the westerly jet north. Because of the lofty Himalayas, the westerly jet's movement is inhibited. But with continuous dropping pressure, sufficient force is created for the movement of the westerly jet across the Himalayas after a significant period. As such, the shift of the jet is sudden and abrupt, causing the bursting of southwest monsoon rains onto the Indian plains. The reverse shift happens for the northeast monsoon.

==Theories for monsoon variability==

===The jet stream effect===
The jet stream theory also explains the variability in timing and strength of the monsoon.

'''Timing:''' A timely northward shift of the subtropical westerly jet at the beginning of summer is critical to the onset of the southwest monsoon over India. If the shift is delayed, so is the southwest monsoon. An early shift results in an early monsoon. 
'''Strength:''' The strength of the southwest monsoon is determined by the strength of the easterly tropical jet over central India. A strong easterly tropical jet results in a strong southwest monsoon over central India, and a weak jet results in a weak monsoon.

===El Niño–Southern Oscillation effect===
{{Main|El Niño–Southern Oscillation}}
[[File:El Nino regional impacts.png|thumb|right|300px|Effects of [[El Niño]] on the weather of the subcontinent]]
''[[El Niño]]'' is a warm ocean current originating along the coast of [[Peru]] that replaces the usual cold [[Humboldt Current]]. The warm surface water moving toward the coast of Peru with El Niño is pushed west by the trade winds, thereby raising the temperature of the southern Pacific Ocean. The reverse condition is known as [[La Niña]].

''Southern Oscillation'', a phenomenon first observed by Sir [[Gilbert Walker (physicist)|Gilbert Walker]], director general of observatories in India, refers to the seesaw relationship of atmospheric pressures between [[Tahiti]] and [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], Australia.<ref name=IODhindu>{{cite news|last=Gopal Raj|first=N|title=El Nino & the Indian Ocean Dipole|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> Walker noticed that when pressure was high in Tahiti, it was low in Darwin, and [[List of Latin phrases: V#vice versa|vice versa]].<ref name=IODhindu/> A ''Southern Oscillation Index'' (SOI), based on the pressure difference between Tahiti and Darwin, has been formulated by the [[Bureau of Meteorology]] (Australia) to measure the strength of the oscillation.<ref name="Aus">{{cite web |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)|title=Climate glossary - Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/glossary/soi.shtml|access-date=4 March 2011}}</ref> Walker noticed that the quantity of rainfall in the Indian subcontinent was often negligible in years of high pressure over Darwin (and low pressure over Tahiti). Conversely, low pressure over Darwin bodes well for precipitation quantity in India. Thus, Walker established the relationship between southern oscillation and quantities of monsoon rains in India.<ref name=IODhindu/>

Ultimately, the southern oscillation was found to be simply an atmospheric component of the El Niño/La Niña effect, which happens in the ocean.<ref name=IODhindu/> Therefore, in the context of the monsoon, the two together came to be known as the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) effect. The effect is known to have a pronounced influence on the strength of the southwest monsoon over India, with the monsoon being weak (causing droughts) during El Niño years, while La Niña years bring particularly strong monsoons.<ref name=IODhindu/>

===Indian Ocean dipole effect===
{{Main|Indian Ocean Dipole}}
Although the ENSO effect was statistically effective in explaining several past droughts in India, in recent decades, its relationship with the Indian monsoon seemed to weaken.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Kumar|first=K. K.|author2=Balaji Rajagopalan |author3=Mark A. Cane |title=On the Weakening Relationship Between the Indian Monsoon and ENSO|journal=Science|volume=284|issue=5423|pages=2156–2159|doi=10.1126/science.284.5423.2156|pmid=10381876|s2cid=18499571 }}</ref> For example, the strong ENSO of 1997 did not cause drought in India.<ref name=IODhindu/> However, it was later discovered that, just like ENSO in the Pacific Ocean, a similar seesaw ocean-atmosphere system in the Indian Ocean was also in play. This system was discovered in 1999 and named the [[Indian Ocean Dipole]] (IOD). An index to calculate it was also formulated. IOD develops in the equatorial region of the Indian Ocean from April to May and peaks in October.<ref name=IODhindu/> With a positive IOD, winds over the Indian Ocean blow from east to west. This makes the Arabian Sea (the western Indian Ocean near the African coast) much warmer and the eastern Indian Ocean around Indonesia colder and drier.<ref name=IODhindu/> In negative dipole years, the reverse happens, making Indonesia much warmer and rainier.

A positive IOD index often negates the effect of ENSO, resulting in increased monsoon rains in years such as 1983, 1994, and 1997.<ref name=IODhindu/> Further, the two poles of the IOD – the eastern pole (around Indonesia) and the western pole (off the African coast) — independently and cumulatively affect the quantity of monsoon rains.<ref name=IODhindu/>

====Equatorial Indian Ocean oscillation====
As with ENSO, the atmospheric component of the IOD was later discovered and the cumulative phenomenon named ''Equatorial Indian Ocean oscillation'' (EQUINOO).<ref name=IODhindu/> When EQUINOO effects are factored in, certain failed forecasts, like the acute drought of 2002, can be further accounted for.<ref name=IODhindu/> The relationship between extremes of the Indian summer monsoon rainfall, along with ENSO and EQUINOO,<ref name=EQgadgil>{{cite journal|last=Gadgil|first=Sulochana|author2=P. N. Vinayachandran |author3=P. A. Francis |title=Extremes of the Indian summer monsoon rainfall, ENSO and equatorial Indian Ocean oscillation|journal=Geophysical Research Letters|volume=31|issue=12|pages=L12213|doi=10.1029/2004GL019733|url=http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/2116/|access-date=5 March 2011|bibcode=2004GeoRL..3112213G|doi-access=free}}</ref> have been studied, and models to better predict the quantity of monsoon rains have been statistically derived.<ref name=EQgadgil/>

==Impact of climate change==

Since 1950s, the South Asian summer monsoon has been exhibiting large changes, especially in terms of droughts and floods.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Singh|first1=Deepti|last2=Ghosh|first2=Subimal|last3=Roxy|first3=Mathew K.|last4=McDermid|first4=Sonali|title=Indian summer monsoon: Extreme events, historical changes, and role of anthropogenic forcings|journal=Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change|language=en|volume=10|issue=2|pages=e571|doi=10.1002/wcc.571|s2cid=133873220}}</ref> The observed monsoon rainfall indicates a gradual decline over central India, with a reduction of up to 10%.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Roxy|first1=Mathew Koll|last2=Ritika|first2=Kapoor|last3=Terray|first3=Pascal|last4=Murtugudde|first4=Raghu|last5=Ashok|first5=Karumuri|last6=Goswami|first6=B. N.|title=Drying of Indian subcontinent by rapid Indian Ocean warming and a weakening land-sea thermal gradient|journal=Nature Communications|language=en|volume=6|pages=7423|doi=10.1038/ncomms8423|pmid=26077934|bibcode=2015NatCo...6.7423R|url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01322870/file/natcom2015_roxy_etal.pdf|doi-access=free}}</ref> This is primarily due to a weakening monsoon circulation as a result of the rapid warming in the Indian Ocean,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Roxy|first1=Mathew Koll|last2=Ritika|first2=Kapoor|last3=Terray|first3=Pascal|last4=Masson|first4=Sébastien|title=The Curious Case of Indian Ocean Warming|journal=Journal of Climate|volume=27|issue=22|pages=8501–8509|doi=10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00471.1|issn=0894-8755|bibcode=2014JCli...27.8501R| s2cid=42480067 |url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01141647/file/jclim2015_roxy_etal.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiaclimatedialogue.net/2015/06/16/warming-indian-ocean-weakening-monsoon/|title=Warming Indian Ocean, weakening monsoon|website=India Climate Dialogue|access-date=2016-06-18}}</ref> and changes in land use and land cover,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Paul|first1=Supantha|last2=Ghosh|first2=Subimal|last3=Oglesby|first3=Robert|last4=Pathak|first4=Amey|last5=Chandrasekharan|first5=Anita|last6=Ramsankaran|first6=RAAJ|title=Weakening of Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall due to Changes in Land Use Land Cover|journal=Scientific Reports|language=en|volume=6|issue=1|pages=32177|doi=10.1038/srep32177|pmid=27553384|pmc=4995379|issn=2045-2322|bibcode=2016NatSR...632177P}}</ref> while the role of aerosols remains elusive. Since the strength of the monsoon is partially dependent on the temperature difference between the ocean and the land, higher ocean temperatures in the Indian Ocean have weakened the moisture bearing winds from the ocean to the land. The reduction in the summer monsoon rainfall has grave consequences over central India because at least 60% of the agriculture in this region is still largely [[Rainfed agriculture|rain-fed]].

A recent assessment of the monsoonal changes indicate that the land warming has increased during 2002–2014, possibly reviving the strength of the monsoon circulation and rainfall.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Roxy|first=Mathew Koll|title=Land warming revives monsoon|journal=Nature Climate Change|volume=7|issue=8|pages=549–550|doi=10.1038/nclimate3356|bibcode=2017NatCC...7..549R|year=2017}}</ref> Future changes in the monsoon will depend on a competition between land and ocean—on which is warming faster than the other.

Meanwhile, there has been a three-fold rise in widespread extreme rainfall events during the years 1950 to 2015, over the entire central belt of India, leading to a steady rise in the number of flash floods with significant socioeconomic losses.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Roxy|first1=M. K.|last2=Ghosh|first2=Subimal|last3=Pathak|first3=Amey|last4=Athulya|first4=R.|last5=Mujumdar|first5=Milind|last6=Murtugudde|first6=Raghu|last7=Terray|first7=Pascal|last8=Rajeevan|first8=M.|title=A threefold rise in widespread extreme rain events over central India|journal=Nature Communications|volume=8|issue=1|pages=708|doi=10.1038/s41467-017-00744-9|pmid=28974680|pmc=5626780|issn=2041-1723|bibcode=2017NatCo...8..708R}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Simpkins|first=Graham|title=Hydroclimate: Extreme rain in India|journal=Nature Climate Change|language=en|volume=7|issue=11|pages=760|doi=10.1038/nclimate3429|issn=1758-6798|bibcode=2017NatCC...7..760S|doi-access=free}}</ref> Widespread extreme rainfall events are those rainfall events which are larger than 150 mm/day and spread over a region large enough to cause floods.

==Monsoon rain prediction models==
Since the [[Great Famine of 1876–1878]] in India, various attempts have been made to predict monsoon rainfall.<ref name=MOL1>{{cite web|title=Introduction|url=http://www.tropmet.res.in/~kolli/mol/Introduction/frameindex.html|publisher=Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India|access-date=5 March 2011}}</ref> At least five prediction models exist.<ref name="CSgadgil">{{cite journal|last=Gadgil|first=Sulochana|title=Seasonal prediction of the Indian monsoon|url=http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/100/03/0343.pdf|journal=Current Science|series=3|volume=100|pages=343–353|author2=J. Srinivasan|access-date=5 March 2011}}</ref>

===Seasonal Prediction of Indian Monsoon (SPIM)===
The [[Centre for Development of Advanced Computing]] (CDAC) at [[Bengaluru]] facilitated the Seasonal Prediction of Indian Monsoon (SPIM) experiment on the [[PARAM]] Padma supercomputing system.<ref name=CDADspim>{{cite web|title=Seasonal Prediction of Indian Monsoon(SPIM)|url=http://www.cdacb.in/html/spim.aspx|publisher=Centre for Development of Advanced Computing|access-date=5 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302113845/http://www.cdacb.in/html/spim.aspx|archive-date=2 March 2011}}</ref>
This project involved simulated runs of historical data from 1985 to 2004 to try to establish the relationship of five ''atmospheric general circulation models'' with monsoon rainfall distribution.<ref name=CSgadgil/>

===India Meteorological Department model===
The department has tried to forecast the monsoon for India since 1884,<ref name=MOL1/> and is the only official agency entrusted with making public forecasts about the quantity, distribution, and timing of the monsoon rains. Its position as the sole authority on the monsoon was cemented in 2005<ref name=CSgadgil/> by the [[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science and Technology (DST)]], New Delhi. In 2003, IMD substantially changed its forecast methodology, model,<ref name=Rajeevan1>{{cite journal|last=Rajeevapn|first=M. |author2=D. S. Pai |author3=S. K. Dikshit |author4=R. R. Kelkar|title=IMD's new operational models for long-range forecast of southwest monsoon rainfall over India and their verification for 2003|journal=Current Science|volume=86|series=3|pages=422–431|url=http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/feb102004/422.pdf|access-date=7 March 2011}}</ref> and administration.<ref name=IMDchiefChange>{{cite news|last=BAGLA|first=PALLAVA|title=Man behind old monsoon model goes out quietly|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/22886/|access-date=7 March 2011|newspaper=Express India}}</ref> A sixteen-parameter monsoon forecasting model used since 1988 was replaced in 2003.<ref name=Rajeevan1/> However, following the 2009 drought in India (worst since 1972),<ref name=TOI2009>{{cite news|last=AFP|title=Drought in India worst since 1972|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Drought-in-India-worst-since-1972/articleshow/5071755.cms|access-date=7 March 2011|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref> The department decided in 2010 that it needed to develop an "indigenous model"<ref name=IMDmodelIE1>{{cite news|title=India needs indigenous monsoon model for better prediction, says IMD chief|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/india-needs-indigenous-monsoon-model-for-better-prediction-says-imd-chief/631773/|access-date=7 March 2011|newspaper=ExpressIndia}}</ref> to further improve its prediction capabilities.

==Significance==
[[File:MatheranPanoramaPointDrySeasonCrop.jpg|400px|thumb|[[Western Ghats]], Maharashtra on 28 May in dry season]]
[[File:MatheranPanoramaPointMonsoonCrop.jpg|400px|thumb|[[Western Ghats]], Maharashtra on 28 August in rainy season]]

The monsoon is the primary delivery mechanism for [[fresh water]] in the Indian subcontinent. As such, it affects the [[Natural environment|environment]] (and associated flora, fauna, and [[ecosystem]]s), agriculture, society, hydro-power production, and geography of the subcontinent (like the availability of fresh water in water bodies and the underground water table), with all of these factors cumulatively contributing to the health of the economy of affected countries.

The monsoon turns large parts of India from semi-deserts into green grasslands. See photos taken only three months apart in the Western Ghats.

===Geographical (wettest spots on Earth)===
[[Mawsynram]] and [[Cherrapunji]], both in the Indian state of [[Meghalaya]], alternate as the wettest places on Earth given the quantity of their rainfall,<ref name=Wettest>{{cite news|last=Philip|first=A J|title=Cherrapunji no longer wettest Challenge comes from nearby village|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030824/main8.htm|access-date=9 March 2011|newspaper=The Tribune}}</ref> though there are other cities with similar claims. They receive more than 11,000 millimeters of rain each from the monsoon.

===Agricultural===
In India, which has historically had a primarily agrarian economy, the [[services sector]] recently overtook the [[farm sector]] in terms of [[GDP]] contribution. However, the agriculture sector still contributes 17–20% of GDP<ref name=Rediff1>{{cite web|title=How monsoon impacts the Indian economy|url=http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/02/slide-show-1-how-monsoon-impacts-indian-economy.htm|work=Rediff.com|access-date=6 March 2011}}</ref> and is the largest employer in the country, with about 60% of Indians dependent on it for employment and livelihood.<ref name=Rediff1/> About 49% of India's land is agricultural; that number rises to 55% if associated [[wetlands]], [[dryland farming]] areas, etc., are included. Because more than half of these farmlands are rain-fed, the monsoon is critical to food sufficiency and quality of life.

Despite progress in alternative forms of irrigation, agricultural dependence on the monsoon remains far from insignificant. Therefore, the agricultural calendar of India is governed by the monsoon. Any fluctuations in the time distribution, spatial distribution, or quantity of the monsoon rains may lead to floods or droughts, causing the agricultural sector to suffer. This has a cascading effect on the secondary economic sectors, the overall economy, food inflation, and therefore the general population's quality and cost of living.

===Economic===
The economic significance of the monsoon is aptly described by [[Pranab Mukherjee]]'s remark that the monsoon is the "real finance minister of India".<ref name="HT1"/><ref name=IBNlive1/>
A good monsoon results in better agricultural yields, which brings down prices of essential food commodities and reduces imports, thus reducing [[food inflation]] overall.<ref name=Rediff1/> Better rains also result in increased hydroelectric production.<ref name=Rediff1/>
All of these factors have positive ripple effects throughout the economy of India.<ref name=Rediff1/>

The down side however is that when monsoon rains are weak, crop production is low leading to higher food prices with limited supply.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title = Monsoon affects economy, health in India|url = http://monsoon.yale.edu/monsoon-affects-economy-health-in-india/|website = WORLD MONSOONS|access-date = 2016-02-15|language = en-US}}</ref> As a result, the Indian government is actively working with farmers and the nation's meteorological department to produce more drought resistant crops.<ref name=":2" />

===Health===
The onset of the monsoon increases fungal and bacterial activity. A host of mosquito-borne, water-borne and air-borne infections become more common as a result of the change in the ecosystem. These include diseases such as dengue, malaria, cholera, and colds.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.medanta.org/patient-education-blog/monsoon-illnesses-in-india-all-you-need-to-know | title=Monsoon Illnesses in India – All You Need to Know }}</ref>

===Social===
[[D. Subbarao]], former [[governor of the Reserve Bank of India]], emphasized during a quarterly review of India's [[monetary policy]] that the lives of Indians depend on the performance of the monsoon.<ref name=DS>{{cite news|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|title=All Indians 'chasing the monsoon'|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/all-indians-chasing-the-monsoon_100402650.html|access-date=2 March 2011|newspaper=Thaindia.com}}</ref> His own career prospects, his emotional well-being, and the performance of his monetary policy are all "a hostage" to the monsoon, he said, as is the case for most Indians.<ref name=DS/> Additionally, farmers rendered jobless by failed monsoon rains tend to migrate to cities. This crowds city slums and aggravates the infrastructure and sustainability of city life.<ref name=IEtme>{{cite news|last=MITRA|first=SUBHANKAR|title=The monsoon effect|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-monsoon-effect/508510/0|access-date=7 March 2011|newspaper=IndianExpress}}</ref>

===Travel===
In the past, Indians usually refrained from traveling during monsoons for practical as well as religious reasons. But with the advent of globalization, such travel is gaining popularity. Places like [[Kerala]] and the Western Ghats get a large number of tourists, both local and foreigners, during the monsoon season. Kerala is one of the top destinations for tourists interested in [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic]] treatments and massage therapy. One major drawback of traveling during the monsoon is that most wildlife sanctuaries are closed. Also, some mountainous areas, especially in Himalayan regions, get cut off when roads are damaged by landslides and floods during heavy rains.<ref name=ift>{{cite web|title=Traveling in India during monsoons|url=http://indiafoodtour.com/traveling-in-india-during-monsoons}}</ref>

===Environmental===
The monsoon is the primary bearer of fresh water to the area. The [[Geography of South India#Water bodies|peninsular/Deccan rivers of India]] are mostly rain-fed and non-perennial in nature, depending primarily on the monsoon for water supply.<ref name=IG>{{cite web|title=Rivers-Profile-Know India|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/rivers.php|publisher=India.gov.in|access-date=6 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204154938/http://india.gov.in/knowindia/rivers.php |archive-date=2011-02-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Most of the [[List of rivers of India#Rivers flowing into Arabian Sea|coastal rivers of Western India]] are also rain-fed and monsoon-dependent.<ref name=IG/><ref name=IBC>{{cite web|title=Indian Geography|url=http://www.indiabook.com/india-information/indian-geography.html|publisher=IndiaBook.com|access-date=6 March 2011}}</ref> As such, the flora, fauna, and entire [[ecosystem]]s of these areas rely heavily on the monsoon. {{Citation needed}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Weather|India}}
*[[East Asian Monsoon]]
*[[Monsoon (photographs)]] of India, 1960
*[[Climate of India]] (section [[Climate of India#Monsoon|Monsoon]])
*[[Asian brown cloud]]
*[[Tropical monsoon climate]] (section [[Tropical monsoon climate#Factors|Factors]])
*[[Tibetan Plateau]] (section [[Tibetan Plateau#Role in monsoons|Role in monsoons]])
*[[Himalayas]] (section [[Himalayas#Climate|Impact on climate]])
*[[India Meteorological Department]]
*[[Drought in India]]

==Notes==
<references group=Note/>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Sisterlinks|Monsoon}}
*[http://www.imd.gov.in Indian Meteorological Department Official Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110302113845/http://www.cdacb.in/html/spim.aspx Centre for Development of Advanced Computing]
*[http://www.tropmet.res.in/~kolli/mol/Monsoon/frameindex.html Monsoon On-Line, an Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India initiative]

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STAR India

2022-04-16T23:01:00Z

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MediaOne Channel

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India at the 1990 Asian Games

2022-02-17T01:40:02Z

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| NOC = IND
| NOCname = [[Indian Olympic Association]]
| oldcode =
| year = 1990
| date =
| games = Asian Games
| location = [[Beijing]]
| competitors =
| sports =
| flagbearer = [[P. T. Usha]]
| officials =
| gold = 1
| silver = 8
| bronze = 14
| rank = 12
| appearances = auto
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'''[[India]]''' participated in the [[1990 Asian Games]] held in [[Beijing]], [[China]] from September 22 to October 7, 1990. Ranked 12th with 1 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 14 bronze medals with a total of 23 over-all medals.<ref>[http://www.ocasia.org/11AG.asp 1990 Asian Games medal tally] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008024642/http://www.ocasia.org/11AG.asp |date=2008-10-08 }}</ref> India won Gold medal in Kabaddi.

==Medals by sport==
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|-
! width=200|Sport
|bgcolor=gold width=60|'''Gold''' || bgcolor=silver width=60|'''Silver''' || bgcolor=#cc9966 width=60|'''Bronze'''
! width=60|Total
|-
|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1990 Asian Games|Athletics]] || 0 || 4 || 2 || 6
|-
|align=left| [[Boxing at the 1990 Asian Games|Boxing]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|align=left| [[Field hockey at the 1990 Asian Games|Hockey]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
|align=left| [[Kabaddi at the 1990 Asian Games|Kabaddi]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
|align=left| [[Rowing at the 1990 Asian Games|Rowing]] || 0 || 0 || 4 || 4
|-
|align=left| [[Sailing at the 1990 Asian Games|Sailing]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
|align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1990 Asian Games|Wrestling]] || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
|align=left| [[Shooting at the 1990 Asian Games|Shooting]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|align=left| [[Tennis at the 1990 Asian Games|Tennis]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|align=left| [[Weightlifting at the 1990 Asian Games|Weightlifting]] || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4
|-

! Total || 1 || 8 || 14 || 23
|}

==References==
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Mina (Sikhism)

2022-01-29T03:35:53Z

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{{Short description|Heretic Sikh sect}}
{{Infobox religious group|group=Mina {{Small|ਮੀਣਾ}}|founder=[[Prithi Chand]]|religions=[[Sikhism]]|image=|image_caption=|regions=[[Punjab]] (mostly extinct but a branch survives in [[Guru Har Sahai|Guru Harsahai]])|scriptures=Goshti Gurū Miharivānu|languages=[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]}}
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The '''Mīnās''' ([[Gurmukhi]]: ਮੀਣਾ; ''mīṇā'') were a heretical [[Sects of Sikhism|sect]] of [[Sikhs]] that followed [[Prithi Chand]]{{sfn|Syan|2013|pp=88-90}} (1558–April 1618), the eldest son of [[Guru Ram Das]], after his younger brother [[Guru Arjan]] was selected by the Guru to succeed him.<ref name="Singha2000p165">{{cite book|author=H. S. Singha|title=The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 Entries)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gqIbJz7vMn0C|year=2000|publisher=Hemkunt Press|isbn=978-81-7010-301-1|page=165}}</ref><ref name="CallewaertSnell1994p23"/> Prithi Chand would vigorously contest this,<ref name="CallewaertSnell1994p23"/> attracting a portion of Sikhs to his side who followers of Guru Arjan referred to as ਮੀਣੇ ''mīṇe'', meaning "charlatans,"{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=170}} "dissemblers,"<ref name=mcleod130/> or "scoundrels."<ref name="CallewaertSnell1994p23">{{cite book|author1=Winand M. Callewaert|author2=Rupert Snell|title=According to Tradition: Hagiographical Writing in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GrMwdEqHLzEC&pg=PA23 |year=1994|publisher=Otto Harrassowitz Verlag|isbn=978-3-447-03524-8|pages=23–24}}</ref><ref name=mss>{{cite book|author1=Arvind-Pal S. Mandair|author2=Christopher Shackle|author3=Gurharpal Singh|title=Sikh Religion, Culture and Ethnicity|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=79ZcAgAAQBAJ |year=2013|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-136-84634-2|pages=36–37}}</ref> They sustained their opposition to the orthodox line of Gurus through the seventeenth century, and upon [[Guru Gobind Singh]]'s founding of the [[Khalsa]] in 1699, they were declared by him, as well as by Khalsa ''rahitnamas'' (codes of conduct),{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=178}} as one of the ''Panj Mel'', or five reprobate groups,<ref name=mss/> that a Sikh must avoid.<ref name="CallewaertSnell1994p23"/> They are occasionally referred to in the more neutral terms ''Sikhān dā chhotā mel'' ("those who remained with the true Guru lineage for a short time") or as the '''''Miharvān''' sampraday'' ([[Gurmukhi]]: ਮਿਹਰਵਾਨ ਸੰਪਰਦਾ; ''miharavāna saparadā''; meaning "the order of Miharvan") in scholarship.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=171}}

They emerged as the only major rival sect of the Sikh Guru period, whose line of succession ran in parallel to that of Guru Arjan and his official successors.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=170}} They controlled Amritsar and Harmandir Sahib built under Guru Arjan for much of the 17th century.<ref name=mcleod130>{{cite book|author=W. H. McLeod|title=Historical Dictionary of Sikhism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ma3G-hjh6SwC |year=2005|publisher=Scarecrow|isbn=978-0-8108-5088-0|pages=130–131}}</ref> During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Minas gradually faded into the background of Sikh society in relation to the mainstream Khalsa,{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=178}} as Mina literati declined along with the sect.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=179}}

==History==
[[File:Guru Ram Das' family.jpg|thumb|Detail from an illustrated [[Sikh scriptures|Sikh scripture]] depicting [[Guru Ram Das]], [[Mata Bhani|Bibi Bhani]], and three sons: [[Prithi Chand]], Mahadeo, [[Guru Arjan|Arjan Dev]]]]
Born in 1558 in Goindwal as the eldest son of [[Guru Ram Das]], Prithi Chand felt that due to his position as such, he was the natural choice as his father's successor, though the Guru would select his youngest son, Guru Arjan (b. 1563), to succeed him. Prithi Chand refused to accept the choice.{{sfn|Mandair|2013|p=41}} While eventually accepting the choice and acknowledging Guru Arjan's authority, supporters of Guru Arjan would consider this the period when Prithi Chand would start to feud with him.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=171}} In the years following his father's death, Prithi Chand would grow bitterly opposed to Guru Arjan, for instance asserting that Guru Arjan had usurped his father's property; to counteract this, Guru Arjan would transfer his property to him, opting instead to live on his followers' offerings.{{sfn|Mandair|2013|p=42}} In a ballad verse about the offspring of the Sikh gurus, for example, the influential Sikh figure [[Bhai Gurdas]] would comment, "Prithi Chand became a ''mīṇā'' (charlatan)."{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=171}} According to some commentaries, he would also taunt Guru Arjan about his wife's inability to produce an heir; when [[Guru Hargobind]] was born in 1595, an unsuccessful poisoning attempt would take place on the child.<ref name=mcleod130/>{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=171}}{{sfn|Mandair|2013|p=43}}

The birth of the child seemed to dampen his spirits, and as his enmity with his brother grew, Prithi Chand would leave [[Amritsar]] the following year, first for Hehar village near Lahore, then to Kotha Guru village near [[Bathinda]] in the [[Malwa (Punjab)|Malwa]] region of Punjab, where in the latter half of his life,{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=171}} where he would begin to compile a ''granth'', or volume of poetry, of his own to compete with Guru Arjan's.{{sfn|Mandair|2013|p=42}} He had witnessed the formation of Sikh scripture before Guru Arjan's compilation of the Adi Granth in 1604, and it has been argued that Guru Arjan's compilation was partially in response to Prithi Chand's ambitions,{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=171}} as incidents with Prithi Chand would impress the need to complete the manuscript as soon as possible so that the Sikhs would be able to distinguish the true verses of the Gurus from imitators.{{sfn|Mandair|2013|p=43}}

Still having ambitions of becoming the Guru, considering himself to be more enlightened than Guru Arjan,{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=173}} Prithi Chand would make pragmatic alliances with local Mughal agents Sulahi Khan, a district revenue official,{{sfn|Mandair|2013|p=42}} and [[Chandu Shah]], repeating his claim of illegal usurpation of his position,{{sfn|Mandair|2013|p=42}} and it has been suggested that this alliance may have had a role in Guru Arjan's arrest and execution.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=171}} Prithi Chand's followers had also circulated accusations that Guru Arjan's compilations denigrated Islam,{{sfn|Mandair|2013|p=42}} which would be dismissed by [[Akbar]], who, after being presented with the compilation by Baba Buddha and Bhai Gurdas, would donate an offering of gold and robes to the book.{{sfn|Mandair|2013|p=43}}

Prithi Chand even managed to turn the middle of the three brothers, Mahadeo (also spelt as Mahadev or Mahan Dev), who was a reclusive man with few worldly desires, against the younger brother, Guru Arjan, in-support of Prithi Chand, at-least for a period of time.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29703420 |title=The encyclopaedia of Sikhism |publisher=Punjabi University |others=Harbans Singh |isbn=0-8364-2883-8 |volume=3 |location=Patiala |pages=11–12 |oclc=29703420}}</ref><ref>Deol, Jeevan. “The Mīṇās and Their Literature.” ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', vol. 118, no. 2, 1998, pg. 174. ''JSTOR'', <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.2307/605889</nowiki>. Accessed 12 Feb. 2023.</ref>

Guru Arjan, meanwhile, had completed the [[Harmandir Sahib]] with ''[[dasvand]]'' donations between 1581 and 1589, with the foundation stone having been laid by [[Mian Mir]],{{Dubious|The story of Mian Mir placing the corner stone of the Golden Temple is a much-later fabrication. I will add a sentence stating this in the body text.|reason=This story of Mian Mir placing the cornerstone of the Golden Temple is accepted in scholarship to be a much-later fabrication and that the Sikh Guru placed the cornerstone himself.}} (however, this legend involving Mian Mir is unsubstantiated by contemporary sources and is believed to be a much-later fabrication).<ref>{{cite book |author=Surindar Singh Kohli |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ED0syBKqafMC&pg=PA68 |title=The Sikh and Sikhism | year=2020 |publisher=Atlantic |page=68}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=J.R. Puri and T.R. Shangari |title=The life of Bulleh Shah (also talks about Mian Mir laying the foundation of Harmandir Sahib) |url=http://apnaorg.com/poetry/bullahn/ |access-date=20 May 2020 |website=Academy of the Punjab in North America website (APNA)}}</ref> creating a rallying point for the community and a center for Sikh activity, and created a place for the installment of the [[Adi Granth]], the community's own scripture. He had also gone on a tour of [[Majha]] and [[Doaba]] in Punjab, founding the towns of [[Tarn Taran Sahib]], [[Kartarpur, India|Kartarpur]], and [[Sri Hargobindpur|Hargobindpur]] named after his son. Due to their central location in the Punjab heartland, the ranks of Sikhs would swell, especially among the Jatt peasantry, and create a level of prosperity for them; Guru Arjan would serve not only as a spiritual mentor but as a sovereign leader (''sacha padshah'') for his followers in his own right.{{sfn|Mandair|2013|p=42}}

Following the death of Akbar in 1605, Guru Arjan's friendship and support for Akbar's grandson [[Khusrau Mirza]] (who was Akbar's favored choice as successor over his own son Jahangir) and the sudden growth of the Sikh population drawing from other communities amidst the resurgence of Persianate [[Sunni]] and [[Naqshbandi]] Islamic orders in Punjab which supported [[Jahangir]], who in turn supported these orders, would contribute to Guru Arjan's arrest and execution in 1606.{{sfn|Mandair|2013|p=44}} After the execution, Guru Arjan's chief votaries and prominent figures in Sikhism, Bhai Gurdās and [[Baba Buddha]], supported the selection of [[Guru Hargobind]], indicating that Prithi Chand was not the popular choice.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=171}}

In April 1618 Prithi Chand died after passing on his breakaway position to his son, who became known as Miharvan, born on 9 January 1581. While being attached to Guru Arjan, he would follow his father in 1596, and receive an education in various languages and music, establishing himself as a more accomplished philosopher, writer on diverse topics, and kirtan performer compared to Prithi Chand, and more focused on expanding his community and challenging the authority of Guru Hargobind, traveling across Punjab and Kangra to do so, eventually settling near Lahore.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=171}} He would die on 18 January 1640, and despite fostering an enclave of supporters, would not significantly disturb Guru Hargobind's popularity either.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=175}} He would be succeeded by his son Harjī.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47024480 |title=Sikh history from Persian sources : translations of major texts |publisher=Tulika |others=J. S. Grewal, Irfan Habib, Indian History Congress. Session |isbn=81-85229-17-1 |location=New Delhi |pages=5 |oclc=47024480 |quote=The author of the Dabistan does notice the claim of Prithi Chand and his descendants. He says in fact that after the death of Guru Arjan his brother Prithia became the Guru, and his followers used to call him 'Guru Miharban'. Actually, Prithi Chand was succeeded by his son Miharban as the seventh Guru. At the time of writing the Dabistan, 'Guru Harji' was Miharban's successor. The successors and followers of Prithi Chand thought of themselves as bhagats or the devotees of God but the followers of Guru Hargobind, who too claimed Guruship in his father's place, called them mina which was a term of reproach. Bhai Gurdas looks upon Prithi Chand and his successors as 'rebels' and 'false gurus'; he denounces the minas in choicest terms in a whole Vaar.}}</ref>

Guru Hargobind left central Punjab in 1635 following a series of battles with the Mughals, setting up court in the eastern Punjab hills. With the Golden temple left without an appointed custodian, Hariji used his lineage as Guru Ram Das' great-grandson to assert a proprietary claim to it. He would reside there his whole life, using the wealth to expand the Mina corpus and have his predecessors' writings manuscripted with the aid of Miharvan's scribe, Kesho Das,{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=176}} and transforming Mina thought by constructing a cult of personality around Miharvan by writing a biography of his predecessor, which no Sikh guru had done. His ulterior motive to do so was undermine the mainstream Sikh tradition by showing Miharvan's birth with the same grandeur as Nanak's, to depict his two predecessors as supporters of Guru Arjan, and to emphasize Miharvan's expositional ability, relating how Guru Nanak prophesied how special Miharvan would be in a ''sakhi'', or story.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=177}} Hariji died on 17 April 1696 at Amritsar, having made Miharvan the emblem of Mina Sikhism.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=178}} His three sons would be evicted in 1698 on the orders of Guru Gobind Singh, and they would find refuge in their ancestral villages of Kotha Guru and Muhammadipur near Lahore.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=178}} The Minas would subsequently begin to fade from history as the [[Khalsa]] order initiated by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699 would embody the mainstream Sikh ''panth'' as it began to assert itself against the Mughals and sent Bhai Mani Singh to take over the affairs of Amritsar after the death of the third Mina guru, Hariji.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=178}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29703420 |title=The encyclopaedia of Sikhism |publisher=Punjabi University |others=Harbans Singh |isbn=0-8364-2883-8 |volume=3 |location=Patiala |pages=88 |oclc=29703420}}</ref> After this, the Minas left Amritsar for the Malwa region of Punjab, where they slowly faded as an independence group and were absorbed into the mainstream Sikh fold.<ref name=":0" /> The sect still lingered on in the Malwa region but gradually disappeared by the mid-19th century.<ref name=":2">Deol, Jeevan. “The Mīṇās and Their Literature.” ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', vol. 118, no. 2, 1998, pg. 173. ''JSTOR'', <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.2307/605889</nowiki>. Accessed 12 Feb. 2023.</ref> An ascetic sub-sect, known as the ''Dīvānās'', formed out of the Mina sect and survived up until recent times.<ref name=":2" /> They numbered 841 in all of Punjab in the 1881 census but this number dwindled to 198 by the time of the 1891 census, a sign of the consolidation of Sikh identity during that era.<ref name=":3">Deol, Jeevan. “The Mīṇās and Their Literature.” ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', vol. 118, no. 2, 1998, pg. 179. ''JSTOR'', <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.2307/605889</nowiki>. Accessed 12 Feb. 2023.</ref> They became subsumed as [[Sanatan Sikh|Sanatanist Sikhs]] in-contrast with the orthodox [[Tat Khalsa]] of the mainstream Sikhs.<ref name=":3" />

According to certain sectoral Mina literature, they accepted Guru Arjan as the Sikh guru and believe Prithi Chand was the successor of Guru Arjan, not his rival claimant. The Mina sources claim Guru Arjan passed on the guruship to Prithi Chand.<ref name=":4">Deol, Jeevan. “The Mīṇās and Their Literature.” ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', vol. 118, no. 2, 1998, pg. 172. ''JSTOR'', <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.2307/605889</nowiki>. Accessed 12 Feb. 2023.</ref>

Prithi Chand had four sons: Miharban, Lal Chand, Nihal Chand, and Chandrasain.<ref name=":5">Deol, Jeevan. “The Mīṇās and Their Literature.” ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', vol. 118, no. 2, 1998, pg. 174. ''JSTOR'', <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.2307/605889</nowiki>. Accessed 12 Feb. 2023.</ref>

Miharban had three sons: Kisan Mal, Hariji, and Chaturbhuj.<ref name=":5" />

== Subsects ==
After the death of Hariji, the third Mina guru, in 1696, the Minas split into three groups: followers of Niranjan Rai, another group consisting of followers of Kavalnain, and yet another one of followers of Hargopal.<ref name=":1">Deol, Jeevan. “The Mīṇās and Their Literature.” ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', vol. 118, no. 2, 1998, pg. 177. ''JSTOR'', <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.2307/605889</nowiki>. Accessed 12 Feb. 2023.</ref>

=== Niranjan Rai branch ===
Niranjan Rai was a son of Guru Hariji and was based out of Gharacho (Faridkot). The Brars of the Malwa region were amicable to his teachings.<ref>Deol, Jeevan. “The Mīṇās and Their Literature.” ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', vol. 118, no. 2, 1998, pg. 179. ''JSTOR'', <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.2307/605889</nowiki>. Accessed 12 Feb. 2023.</ref>

=== Kavalnain branch ===
Kavalnain was a son of Guru Hariji and was based out of Dhilva (near Faridkot). According to ''Bhatt vahis'', Guru Tegh Bahadur sat at the current premise of Gurdwara Thara Sahib close to the Akal Takht so he could greet Hariji and Kavalnain before he entered the shrine of the Golden Temple. This is in contrast with the mainstream Sikh narrative of the ninth guru being barred from entering the premises of the Golden Temple and being forced to sit at the spot which Gurdwara Thara Sahib now stands today. Furthermore, Kavi Santokh Singh writing in the 19th century claimed Guru Gobind Singh stayed at Dhilva with Kavalnain after the Battle of Chamkaur for a few days. It also stated that Kavalnain's grandson, Abhai Ram, requested to accompany the Sikh guru to the [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] region until he was persuaded not to go by ascetics of the Divana subsect.<ref>Deol, Jeevan. “The Mīṇās and Their Literature.” ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', vol. 118, no. 2, 1998, pp. 177–78. ''JSTOR'', <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.2307/605889</nowiki>. Accessed 12 Feb. 2023.</ref>

=== Hargopal branch ===
Hargopal was a son of Guru Hariji and was based out of Muhammadipur (near Lahore). The [[Sodhi|Sodhis]] of the Pothi-Mala in [[Guru Har Sahai]] located in the [[Firozpur district]] of the [[Malwa (Punjab)|Malwa region]], who are the descendants of Prithi Chand and the Miharvan sect, come from the lineage of Hargopal.<ref name="MannMann2001p33">{{cite book |author1=Gurinder Singh Mann |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9mDnCwAAQBAJ |title=The Making of Sikh Scripture |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-19-513024-9 |pages=33–35}}</ref> They descend from Jiwan Mal Sodhi, who was driven away from his holdings at Muhammadipur in the second part of the 18th century and subsequently resettled in the Malwa region under the patronage of the Mughal authorities to calm tensions with the [[Brar]] tribe of the area.<ref>Deol, Jeevan. “The Mīṇās and Their Literature.” ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', vol. 118, no. 2, 1998, pp. 178. ''JSTOR'', <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.2307/605889</nowiki>. Accessed 12 Feb. 2023.</ref> The [[Sodhi]] descendents of Hargopal in [[Guru Har Sahai|Guru Harsahai]] still hold sway amongst sections of the locals of their area to this day.<ref name=":8">{{Cite journal |last=Virk |first=Sukhdeep Kaur |title=Conceptualizing the Belief and Practices of Followers of Sodhis of Guru Sahai |journal=Journal of Sikh Studies |location=Amritsar |publisher=Department of Guru Nanak Studies, Guru Nanak Dev University |volume=33 |pages=60}}</ref> During the reign of Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]], the Sodhis of Guru Harsahai obtained positions of power in the Lahore [[Durbar (court)|Darbar]] of the [[Sikh Empire]].<ref name=":9">{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/288933201 |title=Punjab History Conference, Thirty-ninth session, March 16-18, 2007 : proceedings |publisher=Publication Bureau, Punjabi University |others=Navtej Singh, Punjabi University. Department of Punjab Historical Studies |isbn=978-81-302-0146-7 |location=Patiala |pages=645 |oclc=288933201}}</ref> In 1995, the then Guru Haresh Singh abdicated the guruship in-favour of his only son, Yuvraj Singh.<ref name=":9" /> They are referred to as ''[[Gaddi Nashin]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/288933201 |title=Punjab History Conference, Thirty-ninth session, March 16-18, 2007 : proceedings |publisher=Publication Bureau, Punjabi University |others=Navtej Singh, Punjabi University. Department of Punjab Historical Studies |isbn=978-81-302-0146-7 |location=Patiala |pages=645 |oclc=288933201}}</ref>

=== ''Dīvānā'' ===
An ascetic sub-sect, known as the ''Dīvānās'', formed out of the Mina sect and survived up until recent times.<ref name=":2" /> It was founded by a disciple of Meharban named Bhundar Das (also known as Divana Sahib), and his own two disciples named Haria and Bala.<ref>Deol, Jeevan. “The Mīṇās and Their Literature.” ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', vol. 118, no. 2, 1998, pg. 181. ''JSTOR'', <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.2307/605889</nowiki>. Accessed 12 Feb. 2023.</ref> They numbered 841 in all of Punjab in the 1881 census but this number dwindled to 198 by the time of the 1891 census, a sign of the consolidation of Sikh identity during that era.<ref name=":3" /> They became subsumed as [[Sanatan Sikh|Sanatanist Sikhs]] in-contrast with the orthodox [[Tat Khalsa]] of the mainstream Sikhs.<ref name=":3" />

==Discourse==
Miharvan Sikhs emerged in a period of religious persecution and inner dispute within the Sikh tradition on the appropriateness of violence and non-violence in the pursuit of religious freedoms and spiritual matters. According to Hardip Syan and Pritam Singh, Miharvans emphasized more of the non-militant approach of Guru Nanak and earlier Gurus in theological pursuits, while the Guru Hargobind followers pursued the ''[[miri piri]]'' approach, or the fusion of temporal and spiritual power by which he could form an autonomous community,{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=173}} and began militarizing the Sikh tradition to resist the Mughal persecution.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Singh |first=Pritam |title=Review: Sikh militancy in the seventeenth century: religious violence in the Moghul and early modern India, by Hardip Singh Syan |journal=South Asian History and Culture |publisher=Taylor & Francis |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=307–310 |doi=10.1080/19472498.2014.999446 |s2cid=143447914}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Syan |first=Hardip Singh |year=2011 |title=Early Sikh Historiography |journal=Sikh Formations |publisher=Taylor & Francis |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=145–160 |doi=10.1080/17448727.2011.593297 |s2cid=142930089}}</ref> Bhai Gurdās would describe this schism in the Sikhs, in which some would question Guru Hargobind roaming itinerantly as opposed to being based in one ''dharamsala'' or spiritual center, being arrested by the Mughal emperor of his time instead of being approached by them, being a hunter, and not contributing writings, finding these reforms to be a break with the mechanisms of ''[[selfless service|sevā]]'' (service) and ''prasād'' (grace).{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=173}} Bhai Gurdās would emphasize the centrality of devotional service to the Guru,{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=173}} while sectarian literature would be concerned with defining themselves as maintainers of the precept of interiorization.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=174}} Bhai Gurdās would hold that Guru Hargobind "bore an intolerable burden and did not assert himself," justifying the new character of the court with the argument that to grow safely, an orchard needed the protective hedges of the thorny ''[[Vachellia nilotica|kikar]]'' trees. In other words, the ''[[panth]]'' of Nanak needed to assert force for its protection, in the wake of the execution of Guru Arjan by the Mughals.{{sfn|Mandair|2013|p=49}}

They were the sole major sect in the 17th century in parallel to the orthodox Sikhs, but not the only sect; a lesser Sikh sect was the obscure Hindalis, who followed Bidhi Chand, son of Hindal, an Amritsar [[Jatt Sikh|Jatt]] who became a Sikh during Guru Amar Das' reign, who would follow his father's path, becoming a chief official at a Sikh temple in the town of Jandiala Guru in Amritsar. He would lose his congregation after marrying a Muslim woman however, and so would establish a new ''panth'' in an effort to undermine Guru Hargobind, propagating his father Hindal to be superior to Guru Nanak, who was relegated to being simply a follower of [[Kabir]].{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=178}} They would not impact Sikh society the way as the Minas did, leaving little behind besides a ''janamsakhi'' tradition and attempts to link their tradition to [[Bhai Bala]], a Sandhu Jatt, as they were a Jatt-led sect.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=178}} Despite the majority of the Sikh ''panth'' being Jatt, the Hindalis did not draw a large following.

The Hindalis, compared to the Minas, produced a modest volume of literary contribution. The competing works of the Minas and Hindalis provide insight into early Sikh society and thought.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=170}}

The Minas faded in the eighteenth century and is now extinct.<ref name="mcleod130" /><ref name="Singha2000p165" />

==Literary contributions==
Prithi Chand's own literary output is sparse and difficult to date and attribute, as Mina texts have been interpolated by later Mina savants. The verses of his version of the ''Basant ki Var'', while not compiled until probably the late 1600s, are believed to be genuine. A modification of Guru Arjan's identically-named composition, it divides Guru Arjan's composition and places the portions at various points in the text. Aside from his ''Basant ki Var'', no other significant literary achievements have been conclusively attributed to him.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=172}} His works, which largely imitated the style of earlier Gurus, can be seen as indicative of early sectarian works of the 1500s and 1600s, whose writers were often disgruntled relatives of the Gurus, passed over for leadership, whose imitations were attempts to assert their spiritual authority.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=172}}

While Prithi Chand's writing style was that of an imitator{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=179}} attempting the style of the earlier Sikh gurus but without the same creativity,{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=172}} Miharvan's was more that of an innovator.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=179}} Contributors after Prithi Chand would move away from imitation towards a style based on story and [[exegesis]].{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=173}} Miharvan's output was more substantive, and relied on prose ''goshts'', or discourses or sermons, in his writings, for example the Miharvan ''janamsakhis'', which are divided not into ''sakhis'' but ''goshts''. The compilation of 45 discourses, ''goshti Gurū Miharivānu'', or "discourses of Guru Miharvan," would also begin to show a Vaishnavite influence in Mina thought beginning with Miharvan.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=178}} His poetic style was such that it was made to resemble that of early Sikh gurus, using the pen names ''Nanak'', ''Nanak Das'', or ''Das Nanak''. His successor Hariji would also use these pen names,{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=177}} and expand on Miharvan's established ''gosht'' tradition and attempt to further establish Mina authority.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=175}} The Minas also wrote their own ''janamsakhis'' of the first four Gurus.

The Mina texts also misattributes Guru Arjan's verses variously to Guru Nanak, Guru Angad, and Prithi Chand's grandson Hariji, and added ten ''saloks''{{which lang}}, or verses allegedly written by the first five Gurus, though none of these appear in the Adi Granth. Alongside these verses are ones written by Prithi Chand and his successors, reflecting the Mina desire to create a clear chain of transmission from Nanak to the Minas and to legitimize the tradition,{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=172}} and which they believed to be a continuation of Guru Nanak's.{{sfn|Syan|2013|pp=52-54}}

Sectarian literature of the 1600s was dominated by Miharvan's and Hariji's Mina writings,{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=175}} originally stemming from a visceral dislike of the mainstream Gurus.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=179}} While they would blend Sikh and Vaishnavite ideas of devotion to produce a philosophy that exhorted Sikhs to integrate ''bhagati'', or devotion, into the existing social structure, the mainstream Sikh Gurus, in contrast, would develop a ''bhagati'' in which Sikhs were empowered to challenge the existing social order.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=178}} Further descendants after Hariji, beginning with his great-grandson onwards, would form smaller groups like the ''divanas'', or ecstatics, which would be patronized by the Patiala court, like Darbari Das, who would continue to propagate the Mina lineage but fail to get widespread support, as the tradition faded.{{sfn|Syan|2014|p=179}}

Historians of the Mughal era recorded the conflict and contest between the Miharvan and the followers of Hargobind, such as in the ''[[Dabistan-i Mazahib]]''.{{sfn|Syan|2013|pp=88-91}}

== Leaders ==
Below are the names of the Mina [[Sikh gurus|Gurus]] that were followed by Mina Sikhs succeeding [[Guru Ram Das]] (according to mainstream Sikh and Hargopal Mina accounts)<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":8" /> or [[Guru Arjan]] (according to Kavalnain Mina accounts):<ref name=":4" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Name
{{Small|(Birth–Death)}}
!Portrait
!Guruship Term
!Reference(s)
|-
|1.
|Guru [[Prithi Chand]]
{{Small|(1558 – April 1618)}}
|[[File:Fresco artwork from Pothi-Mala, Guru Harsahai, Punjab 74.jpg|264x264px]]
|1581 – 1618
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Khalid |first=Haroon |title=Intrigue, manipulation, deception: How Guru Arjan's brother put up a serious challenge against him |url=https://scroll.in/article/840061/intrigue-manipulation-deception-how-guru-arjans-brother-put-up-a-serious-challenge-against-him |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2.
|Guru Miharvan
{{Small|(9 January 1581 – 18 January 1640)}}
|[[File:Fresco artwork from Pothi-Mala, Guru Harsahai, Punjab 49.webp|200x200px]]
|1618 – 1640
|<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite book |last=Singha |first=H.S. |title=The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (Over 1000 Entries) |publisher=Hemkunt Publishers |year=2005 |isbn=8170103010 |edition=2nd |location=New Delhi |pages=17 |quote=After 1635 AD when Guru Hargobind shifted his residence to Kiratpur, none of the later Gurus resided at Amritsar. In fact during the rest of the seventeenth century Amritsar was controlled by Guru Hargobind's cousin Miharban and the latter's son Harji who headed the Mina sect.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29703420 |title=The encyclopaedia of Sikhism |publisher=Punjabi University |others=Harbans Singh |isbn=0-8364-2883-8 |volume=3 |location=Patiala |pages=84–85 |oclc=29703420}}</ref>
|-
|3.
|Guru Hariji
{{Small|(1620's – 17 April 1696)}}
|[[File:Fresco artwork of either Mahadeo (also spelt as Mahan Dev or Mahadev) or Harji (also spelt as Hariji) from Pothi-Mala, Guru Harsahai, Punjab.jpg|226x226px]]
|1640 – 1696
|<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29703420 |title=The encyclopaedia of Sikhism |publisher=Punjabi University |others=Harbans Singh |isbn=0-8364-2883-8 |volume=2 |location=Patiala |pages=238 |oclc=29703420}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="5" |After the death of Guru Hariji, the Minas split into three groups<ref name=":1" />
|}

=== Kavalnain branch ===
{| class="wikitable"
!No.
!Name
{{Small|(Birth–Death)}}
!Portrait
!Guruship Term
!Reference(s)
|-
! colspan="5" |Succeeding Guru Hariji:
|-
|4.
|Guru Harinarain
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|200x200px]]
|1696 – ?
|<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
|5.
|Guru Kavalnain
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|200x200px]]
|?
|<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
|6.
|Guru Harinanda
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|200x200px]]
|?
|<ref name=":4" />
|-
|7.
|Guru Abhai Ram
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|200x200px]]
|?
|<ref name=":4" />
|-
|8.
|Guru Didar Das
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|200x200px]]
|?
|<ref name=":4" />
|}

=== Hargopal branch ===
{| class="wikitable"
!No.
!Name
{{Small|(Birth–Death)}}
!Portrait
!Guruship Term
!Reference(s)
|-
! colspan="5" |Succeeding Guru Hariji:
|-
|1.
|Guru Hargopal
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|200x200px]]
|1696 – ?
|<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" />
|-
|2.
|Guru Gurditta
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|200x200px]]
|?
|<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" />
|-
|3.
|Guru Jiwan Mal
{{Small|(born 1694)}}
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|200x200px]]
|?
|<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" />
|-
|4.
|Guru Harsahai
{{Small|(1725 – 1750)}}
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|200x200px]]
|? – 1750
|<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" />
|-
|5.
|Guru Ajit Singh
{{Small|(died 1813)}}
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|200x200px]]
|1750 – 1813
|<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" />
|-
|6.
|Guru Hamir Singh{{Efn|Also known as Guru Amrit Singh|name=|group=note}}
{{Small|(died 1834)}}
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|200x200px]]
|1813 – 1834
|<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" />
|-
|7.
|Guru Gulab Singh
{{Small|(died 1868)}}
|[[File:Painting of Guru Gulab Singh, the 11th Gaddi Nashin of Pothimala in Guru Har Sahai.jpg|209x209px]]
|1834 – 1868
|<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" />
|-
|8.
|Guru Fateh Singh
{{Small|(died 1879)}}
|[[File:Painting of Guru Fateh Singh, the 12th Gaddi Nashin of Pothimala in Guru Har Sahai.jpg|207x207px]]
|1868 – 1879
|<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" />
|-
|9.
|Guru Bishan Singh
{{Small|(1849 – 1910)}}
|[[File:Painting of Guru Bishan Singh, the 13th Gaddi Nashin of Pothimala in Guru Har Sahai.jpg|182x182px]]
|1879 – 1910
|<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" />
|-
|10.
|Guru Jaswant Singh
{{Small|(1898 – 1971)}}
|[[File:Photograph_of_Guru_Jaswant_Singh_Sodhi,_former_Gaddi_Nashin_of_the_Mina_subsect_of_Pothi-Mala,_Guru_Harsahai.jpg|197x197px]]
|1910 – 1971
|<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" />
|-
|11.
|Guru Atamjit Singh
{{Small|(1921 – 1979)}}
|[[File:Photograph_of_Guru_Atamjit_Singh_Sodhi,_former_Gaddi_Nashin_of_the_Mina_subsect_of_Pothi-Mala,_Guru_Harsahai.jpg|198x198px]]
|1971 – 1979
|<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" />
|-
|12.
|Guru Haresh Singh
{{Small|(19 April 1946 – 24 February 2012)}}
|[[File:Photograph_of_Guru_Haresh_Singh_Sodhi,_former_Gaddi_Nashin_of_the_Mina_subsect_of_Pothi-Mala,_Guru_Harsahai.jpg|181x181px]]
|1979 – 1995
|<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" /><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Sodhi |first=Diamond |title=Descendants of Guru Ram Das Ji - Pothimala Gaddi Nashins |url=https://pothimala.com/descendants-of-guru-ram-das-ji/ |website=Pothimala}}</ref>
|-
|13.
|Guru Yuvraj Singh
{{Small|(born 25 May 1994)}}
|[[File:Photograph_of_Guru_Yuvraj_Singh_Sodhi,_current_Gaddi_Nashin_of_the_Mina_subsect_of_Pothi-Mala,_Guru_Harsahai.jpg|222x222px]]
|1995 – present
|<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" /><ref name=":10" />
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |last1=Syan |first1=Hardip S. |editor1-last=Singh |editor1-first=Pashaura |editor2-last=Fenech |editor2-first=Louis E. |title=The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-969930-8 |pages=170–179 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8I0NAwAAQBAJ |chapter=Sectarian Works}}
* {{cite book|last1=Syan |first1=Hardip S. |title=Sikh Militancy in the Seventeenth Century: Religious Violence in Mughal and Early Modern India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9RzzxcEL4C0C&pg=PA52 |year=2013|publisher=I.B.Tauris|isbn=978-1-78076-250-0}}
* {{cite book |last1=Mandair |first1=Arvind-pal Singh |title=Sikhism: A Guide for the Perplexed |publisher=A&C Black |location=London, U.K. |isbn=9781441102317 |pages=40–51 |edition=illustrated |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vdhLAQAAQBAJ}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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