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{{Short description|Cricket World Cup}} | |||
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| cricket format = [[One Day International]] | | cricket format = [[One Day International]] | ||
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]] | | tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]] | ||
| host = | | host = [[West Indies]] | ||
| champions = {{cr|AUS}} | | champions = {{cr|AUS}} | ||
| count = 4 | | count = 4 | ||
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| next_tournament = 2011 Cricket World Cup | | next_tournament = 2011 Cricket World Cup | ||
| fromdate = 13 March | | fromdate = 13 March | ||
| todate = 28 April | | todate = 28 April 2007 | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''2007 ICC Cricket World Cup''' was the | 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. | 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. | ||
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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. | 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. | 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> | [[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== | |||
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|[[File:Queens Park Oval Trinidad.jpg|150px]] | |[[File:Queens Park Oval Trinidad.jpg|150px]] | ||
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===Warm-up venues=== | ===Warm-up venues=== | ||
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''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> | ''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> | ||
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{{main|2007 Cricket World Cup 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. | 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. | ||
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{{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.}} | |||
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{{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=}} | |||
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{{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=}} | |||
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{{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=}} | |||
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{{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=}} | |||
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{{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=}} | |||
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{{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=}} | |||
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{{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=}} | |||
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{{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=}} | |||
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===Opening ceremony=== | ===Opening ceremony=== | ||
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# Higher [[net run rate]] | # Higher [[net run rate]] | ||
# Higher number of wickets taken per ball | # Higher number of wickets taken per ball | ||
# Winners of head to head matches | # Winners of head-to-head matches | ||
# The drawing of lots | # The drawing of lots | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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! | ![[#Group A|Group A]] | ||
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! | ![[#Group C|Group C]] | ||
! | ![[#Group D|Group D]] | ||
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|{{cr|AUS}} (1) | |{{cr|AUS}} (1) | ||
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| result = Australia won by 203 runs | | result = Australia won by 203 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247458.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247458.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]] | | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = South Africa won by 221 runs | | result = South Africa won by 221 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247462.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247462.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]] | | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = Australia won by 229 runs | | result = Australia won by 229 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247466.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247466.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]] | | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = South Africa won by 7 wickets | | result = South Africa won by 7 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247470.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247470.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]] | | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = Netherlands won by 8 wickets | | result = Netherlands won by 8 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247474.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247474.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]] | | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = Australia won by 83 runs | | result = Australia won by 83 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247478.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247478.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]] | | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = Sri Lanka won by 243 runs | | result = Sri Lanka won by 243 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247460.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247460.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]] | | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = Bangladesh won by 5 wickets | | result = Bangladesh won by 5 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247464.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247464.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]] | | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = India won by 257 runs | | result = India won by 257 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247468.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247468.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]] | | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = Sri Lanka won by 198 runs ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]]) | | result = Sri Lanka won by 198 runs ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]]) | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247472.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247472.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]] | | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = Sri Lanka won by 69 runs | | result = Sri Lanka won by 69 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247476.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247476.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]] | | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = Bangladesh won by 7 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]]) | | result = Bangladesh won by 7 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]]) | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247480.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247480.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]] | | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = Kenya won by 7 wickets | | result = Kenya won by 7 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247459.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247459.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]] | | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = New Zealand won by 6 wickets | | result = New Zealand won by 6 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247463.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247463.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]] | | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = England won by 51 runs | | result = England won by 51 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247467.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247467.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]] | | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = New Zealand won by 148 runs | | result = New Zealand won by 148 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247471.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247471.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]] | | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = New Zealand won by 114 runs | | result = New Zealand won by 114 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247475.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247475.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]] | | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = England won by 7 wickets | | result = England won by 7 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247479.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247479.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]] | | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = West Indies won by 54 runs | | result = West Indies won by 54 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247457.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247457.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] | | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = Match tied | | result = Match tied | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247461.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247461.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] | | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = Ireland won by 3 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]]) | | result = Ireland won by 3 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]]) | ||
| scorecard =[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247465.html Scorecard] | | scorecard =[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247465.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] | | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = West Indies won by 6 wickets | | result = West Indies won by 6 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247469.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247469.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] | | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = Pakistan won by 93 runs ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]]) | | result = Pakistan won by 93 runs ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]]) | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247473.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247473.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] | | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = West Indies won by 8 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]]) | | result = West Indies won by 8 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]]) | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247477.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247477.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] | | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Super 8 stage== | ==Super 8 stage== | ||
{{main|2007 Cricket World Cup Super Eight 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 | 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. | Teams depicted in green backgrounds qualified for the semi-finals. | ||
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| result = Australia won by 103 runs | | result = Australia won by 103 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247481.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247481.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]] | | venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = South Africa won by 1 wicket | | result = South Africa won by 1 wicket | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247482.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247482.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[ | | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = New Zealand won by 7 wickets | | result = New Zealand won by 7 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247483.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247483.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue =[[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]] | | venue =[[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = England won by 48 runs | | result = England won by 48 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247484.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247484.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[ | | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = Australia won by 10 wickets | | result = Australia won by 10 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247485.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247485.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]] | | venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = Sri Lanka won by 113 runs | | result = Sri Lanka won by 113 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247486.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247486.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[ | | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = New Zealand won by 9 wickets | | result = New Zealand won by 9 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247487.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247487.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]] | | venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = South Africa won by 7 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|DL]]) | | result = South Africa won by 7 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|DL]]) | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247488.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247488.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[ | | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = Sri Lanka won by 2 runs | | result = Sri Lanka won by 2 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247489.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247489.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]] | | venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = Bangladesh won by 67 runs | | result = Bangladesh won by 67 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247490.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247490.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[ | | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = Australia won by 7 wickets | | result = Australia won by 7 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247491.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247491.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]] | | venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = New Zealand won by 129 runs | | result = New Zealand won by 129 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247492.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247492.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[ | | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = South Africa won by 67 runs | | result = South Africa won by 67 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247493.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247493.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[ | | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = England won by 4 wickets | | result = England won by 4 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247494.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247494.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]] | | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets | | result = Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247495.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247495.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[ | | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = Australia won by 9 wickets | | result = Australia won by 9 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247496.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247496.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]] | | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = New Zealand won by 5 wickets | | result = New Zealand won by 5 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247497.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247497.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[ | | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = Ireland won by 74 runs | | result = Ireland won by 74 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247498.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247498.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]] | | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = Australia won by 7 wickets | | result = Australia won by 7 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247499.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247499.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[ | | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = South Africa won by 9 wickets | | result = South Africa won by 9 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247500.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247500.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]] | | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets | | result = Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247501.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247501.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[ | | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = West Indies won by 99 runs | | result = West Indies won by 99 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247502.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247502.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]] | | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| result = Australia won by 215 runs | | result = Australia won by 215 runs | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247503.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247503.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[ | | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cricket match summary | {{Cricket match summary | ||
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| result = England won by 1 wicket | | result = England won by 1 wicket | ||
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247504.html Scorecard] | | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247504.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]] | | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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<!--semi-finals --> | <!--semi-finals --> | ||
| | |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 | ||
<!--final --> | <!--final --> | ||
|28 April – [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown | |28 April – [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]|'''{{cr|AUS}}'''|'''281/4'''|{{cr|SRI}}|215/8| | ||
}} | }} | ||
===Semi-finals=== | ===Semi-finals=== | ||
{{ | {{Single-innings cricket match | ||
| date = 24 April 2007 | | date = 24 April 2007 | ||
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}} | | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}} | ||
| score1 = 289/5 (50 overs) | | 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) | | score2 = 208 (41.4 overs) | ||
| | | runs2 = [[Peter Fulton]] 46 (77) | ||
| wickets2 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 4/31 (8 overs) | |||
| result = Sri Lanka won by 81 runs | | result = Sri Lanka won by 81 runs | ||
| | | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/247505.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] | | 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 | | date = 25 April 2007 | ||
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}} | | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}} | ||
| score1 = 149 (43.5 overs) | | 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) | | 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 | | result = Australia won by 7 wickets | ||
| | | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/247506.html Scorecard] | ||
| venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet]] | | 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=== | ===Final=== | ||
{{main|2007 Cricket World Cup Final}} | {{main|2007 Cricket World Cup Final}} | ||
{{ | {{Single-innings cricket match | ||
| date = 28 April 2007 | | date = 28 April 2007 | ||
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}} | | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}} | ||
| score1 = 281/4 (38 overs) | | 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) | | score2 = 215/8 (36 overs) | ||
| | | runs2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 63 (67) | ||
| result = Australia won by 53 runs ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]]) | | wickets2 = [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] 2/33 (5 overs) | ||
| | | result = Australia won by 53 runs ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]] method) | ||
| venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]] | | 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]] | [[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. | 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 | 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.]] | [[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> | 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]] | [[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 | | 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== | ==Controversies== | ||
===Death of Bob Woolmer=== | ===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 | 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=== | ===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 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 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> | 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 | 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=== | ===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 | 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> | 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== | ==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 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 | |||
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> | 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> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.cricketworldcup.com/ 2007 Cricket World Cup website] | *[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/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://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] | *[http://www.shubhayan.com/jersey.asp 2007 Cricket World Cup Australia's Winning ODI Kit] | ||
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