| 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup | |||
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Logo of the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup |
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| Dates | 9 February – 24 March | ||
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council | ||
| Cricket format | One Day International | ||
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout | ||
| Host(s) | South Africa Zimbabwe Kenya |
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| Champions | Australia (3rd title) | ||
| Participants | 14 | ||
| Matches played | 54 | ||
| Attendance | 626,845 (11,608 per match) | ||
| Man of the Series | Sachin Tendulkar | ||
| Most runs | Sachin Tendulkar (673) | ||
| Most wickets | Chaminda Vaas (23) | ||
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The 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup was the eighth ICC Cricket World Cup and was played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya from 9 February to 24 March. 2003 was the first time that the Cricket World Cup had been held in Africa. The tournament featured 14 teams and 54 matches, the most in the tournament history up to that time. The tournament followed the format introduced in the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup with the teams divided into 2 groups, and the top three in each group qualifying for the Super Sixes stage. The tournament saw upsets in the first round with South Africa, Pakistan, West Indies and England, who forfeited their pool match with Zimbabwe due to the political unrest in the country, failing to make it to Super Sixes stage while Zimbabwe and Kenya made it to Super Sixes stage and Kenya, a non-Test playing nation, made the semi-finals of the tournament.
The tournament was won by Australia who defeated India in the final.[1]
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14 teams played in the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup.Under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly India made to the final In the first round, they were divided into two groups of seven teams. The top three from each group qualified for the Super Sixes, carrying forward the results they had achieved against other qualifiers from their group into the Super Sixes round. The top four teams in the Super Sixes round qualified for the semi-finals, and the winners of those matches played the final.
| Full Members | |
|---|---|
| Australia | Bangladesh |
| England | India |
| New Zealand | Pakistan |
| South Africa | Sri Lanka |
| West Indies | Zimbabwe |
| Associate Members | |
| Kenya | Canada |
| Namibia | Netherlands |
| Cities | Venues | Capacity | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg | Wanderers Stadium | 34,000 | 5 |
| Durban | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead | 25,000 | 5 |
| Cape Town | Newlands Cricket Ground | 25,000 | 5 |
| Centurion | Centurion Park | 23,000 | 5 |
| Bloemfontein | Goodyear Park | 20,000 | 6 |
| Benoni | Willowmoore Park | 20,000 | 2 |
| Port Elizabeth | St George's Oval | 19,000 | 5 |
| Potchefstroom | North West Cricket Stadium | 18,000 | 3 |
| East London | Buffalo Park | 16,000 | 3 |
| Pietermaritzburg | Pietermaritzburg Oval | 12,000 | 2 |
| Kimberley | De Beers Diamond Oval | 11,000 | 3 |
| Paarl | Boland Park | 10,000 | 3 |
| Harare | Harare Sports Club | 10,000 | 3 |
| Bulawayo | Queens Sports Club | 9,000 | 2 |
| Nairobi | Nairobi Gymkhana Club | 8,000 | 2 |
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.[2]
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | NRR | Pts | PCF |
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| Australia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.05 | 24 | 12 |
| India | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.11 | 20 | 8 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 14 | 3.5 |
| England | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 12 | – |
| Pakistan | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.23 | 10 | – |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −1.45 | 4 | – |
| Namibia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −2.96 | 0 | – |
| 10 February 2003 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe 340/2 (50 overs) |
v | Namibia 104/5 (25.1 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 86 runs (D/L) Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| 11 February 2003 Scorecard |
Australia 310/8 (50 overs) |
v | Pakistan 228 (44.3 overs) |
Australia won by 82 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 12 February 2003 Scorecard |
India 204 (48.5 overs) |
v | Netherlands 136 (48.1 overs) |
India won by 68 runs Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa |
| 13 February 2003 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe |
v | England |
Zimbabwe won (by walkover) Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| 15 February 2003 Scorecard |
India 125 (41.4 overs) |
v | Australia 128/1 (22.2 overs) |
Australia won by 9 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa |
| 16 February 2003 Scorecard |
Netherlands 142/9 (50 overs) |
v | England 144/4 (23.2 overs) |
England won by 6 wickets Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa |
| 16 February 2003 Scorecard |
Pakistan 255/9 (50 overs) |
v | Namibia 84 (17.4 overs) |
Pakistan won by 171 runs De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, South Africa |
| 19 February 2003 Scorecard |
India 255/7 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 172 (44.4 overs) |
India won by 83 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| 19 February 2003 Scorecard |
England 272 (50 overs) |
v | Namibia 217/9 (50 overs) |
England won by 55 runs St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| 20 February 2003 Scorecard |
Australia 170/2 (36 overs) |
v | Netherlands 122 (30.2 overs) |
Australia won by 48 runs (D/L) North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa |
| 22 February 2003 Scorecard |
England 246/8 (50 overs) |
v | Pakistan 134 (31 overs) |
England won by 112 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa |
| 23 February 2003 Scorecard |
India 311/2 (50 overs) |
v | Namibia 130 (42.3 overs) |
India won by 181 runs Pietermaritzburg Oval, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
| 24 February 2003 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe 246/9 (50 overs) |
v | Australia 248/3 (47.3 overs) |
Australia won by 7 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| 25 February 2003 Scorecard |
Pakistan 253/9 (50 overs) |
v | Netherlands 156 (39.3 overs) |
Pakistan won by 97 runs Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa |
| 26 February 2003 Scorecard |
India 250/9 (50 overs) |
v | England 168 (45.3 overs) |
India won by 82 runs Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa |
| 27 February 2003 Scorecard |
Australia 301/6 (50 overs) |
v | Namibia 45 (14 overs) |
Australia won by 256 runs North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa |
| 28 February 2003 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe 301/8 (50 overs) |
v | Netherlands 202/9 (50 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 99 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| 1 March 2003 Scorecard |
Pakistan 273/7 (50 overs) |
v | India 276/4 (45.4 overs) |
India won by 6 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa |
| 2 March 2003 Scorecard |
England 204/8 (50 overs) |
v | Australia 208/8 (49.4 overs) |
Australia won by 2 wickets St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| 3 March 2003 Scorecard |
Netherlands 314/4 (50 overs) |
v | Namibia 250 (46.5 overs) |
Netherlands won by 64 runs Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| 4 March 2003 Scorecard |
Pakistan 73/3 (14 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe |
No result Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | NRR | Pts | PCF |
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| Sri Lanka | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.20 | 18 | 7.5 |
| Kenya | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.69 | 16 | 10 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.99 | 16 | 4 |
| South Africa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.73 | 14 | – |
| West Indies | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.10 | 14 | – |
| Canada | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −1.99 | 4 | – |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | −2.05 | 2 | – |
| 9 February 2003 Scorecard |
West Indies 278/5 (50 overs) |
v | South Africa 275/9 (49 overs) |
West Indies won by 3 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa |
| 10 February 2003 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 272/7 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 225 (45.3 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 47 runs Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| 11 February 2003 Scorecard |
Canada 180 (49.1 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 120 (28 overs) |
Canada won by 60 runs Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa |
| 12 February 2003 Scorecard |
Kenya 140 (38 overs) |
v | South Africa 142/0 (21.2 overs) |
South Africa won by 10 wickets North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa |
| 13 February 2003 Scorecard |
New Zealand 241/7 (50 overs) |
v | West Indies 221 (49.4 overs) |
New Zealand won by 20 runs St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| 14 February 2003 Scorecard |
Bangladesh 124 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 126/0 (21.1 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 10 Wickets Pietermaritzburg Oval, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
| 15 February 2003 Scorecard |
Canada 197 (49 overs) |
v | Kenya 198/6 (48.3 overs) |
Kenya won by 4 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa |
| 16 February 2003 Scorecard |
South Africa 306 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 229/1 (36.5 overs) |
New Zealand won by 9 wickets (D/L) Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 18 February 2003 Scorecard |
West Indies 244/9 (50 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 32/2 (8.1 overs) |
No result Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa |
| 19 February 2003 Scorecard |
Canada 36 (18.4 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 37/1 (4.4 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa |
| 21 February 2003 Scorecard |
Kenya |
v | New Zealand |
Kenya won by forfeit Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi, Kenya |
| 22 February 2003 Scorecard |
Bangladesh 108 (35.1 overs) |
v | South Africa 109/0 (12 overs) |
South Africa won by 10 wickets Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| 23 February 2003 Scorecard |
Canada 202 (42.5 overs) |
v | West Indies 206/3 (20.3 overs) |
West Indies won by 7 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa |
| 24 February 2003 Scorecard |
Kenya 210/9 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 157 (45 overs) |
Kenya won by 53 runs Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi, Kenya |
| 26 February 2003 Scorecard |
Bangladesh 198/7 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 199/3 (33.3 overs) |
New Zealand won by 7 wickets De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, South Africa |
| 27 February 2003 Scorecard |
South Africa 254/8 (50 overs) |
v | Canada 136/5 (50 overs) |
South Africa won by 118 runs Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa |
| 28 February 2003 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 228/6 (50 overs) |
v | West Indies 222/9 (50 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 6 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa |
| 1 March 2003 Scorecard |
Kenya 217/7 (50 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 185 (47.2 overs) |
Kenya won by 32 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 3 March 2003 Scorecard |
Canada 196 (47 overs) |
v | New Zealand 197/5 (23 overs) |
New Zealand won by 5 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa |
| 3 March 2003 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 268/9 (50 overs) |
v | South Africa 229/6 (45 overs) |
Match tied (D/L) Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa |
Before the South Africa v Sri Lanka game was delayed and ultimately called off for rain, the South African team gave to the batsmen a table showing the equivalent number of runs required after each ball, to equal the Sri Lankan total, for the remainder of the match assuming that rain would conclude the game after that particular ball. One ball before the rain interruption began, South Africa scored the requisite number of runs shown on the table. On the next ball it appeared that the batsmen could take a run but they decided not to take a risk, believing that their table showed the number of runs to win, not to tie. Thus the match ended in a tie, and South Africa lost all mathematical chance of proceeding to the Super Sixes.
| 4 March 2003 Scorecard |
West Indies 246/7 (50 overs) |
v | Kenya 104 (35.5 overs) |
West Indies won by 142 runs De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, South Africa |
Australia, India, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Kenya, and New Zealand advanced to the Super Sixes stage.
Teams that advanced to the semi-finals are highlighted in blue.
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | NRR | Pts | PCF |
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| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.85 | 24 | 12 |
| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.89 | 20 | 8 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 | 14 | 10 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.84 | 11.5 | 7.5 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.90 | 8 | 4 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.25 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 7 March 2003 Scorecard |
Australia 319/5 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 223 (47.4 overs) |
Australia won by 96 runs Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa |
| 7 March 2003 Scorecard |
Kenya 225/6 (50 overs) |
v | India 226/4 (47.5 overs) |
India won by 6 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa |
| 8 March 2003 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe 252/7 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 253/4 (47.2 overs) |
New Zealand won by 6 wickets Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| 10 March 2003 Scorecard |
India 292/6 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 109 (23 overs) |
India won by 183 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 11 March 2003 Scorecard |
Australia 208/9 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 112 (30.1 overs) |
Australia won by 96 runs St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| 12 March 2003 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe 133 (44.1 overs) |
v | Kenya 135/3 (26 overs) |
Kenya won by 7 wickets Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| 14 March 2003 Scorecard |
New Zealand 146 (45.1 overs) |
v | India 150/3 (40.4 overs) |
India won by 7 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa |
| 15 March 2003 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 256/5 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 182 (41.5 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 74 runs Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa |
| 15 March 2003 Scorecard |
Kenya 174/8 (50 overs) |
v | Australia 178/5 (31.2 overs) |
Australia won by 5 wickets Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 18 March - St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |||||||
| 1 Australia | 212/7 | ||||||
| 4 Sri Lanka | 123/7 | ||||||
| 24 March - New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | |||||||
| Australia | 359/2 | ||||||
| India | 234 | ||||||
| 20 March - Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa | |||||||
| 2 India | 270/4 | ||||||
| 3 Kenya | 178 | ||||||
| 18 March 2003 Scorecard |
Australia 212/7 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 123/7 (38.1 overs) |
Australia won by 48 runs (D/L) St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and DR Shepherd (Eng) |
On a difficult, slow pitch at Port Elizabeth, Australia struggled their way to 212 (7 wickets, 50 overs) against tight Sri Lankan bowling, thanks mainly to a great innings from Andrew Symonds (91* 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 wickets, 38.1 overs), well behind the target given by the Duckworth–Lewis method.
| 20 March 2003 Scorecard |
India 270/4 (50 overs) |
v | Kenya 178 (46.2 overs) |
India won by 91 runs Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa |
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 careered to a total of 270 (4 wickets, 50 overs). 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) careered through the Kenyan top order. Kenya were bowled out for 179 (all out, 46.2 overs), with only Steve Tikolo (56 from 83 balls, 5 fours, 2 sixes) putting up any significant resistance.
| 23 March 2003 Scorecard |
Australia 359/2 (50 overs) |
v | India 234 (39.1 overs) |
Australia won by 125 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WIN) and DR Shepherd (ENG) Player of the match: Ricky Ponting (AUS) |
| RT Ponting 140* (121) H Singh 2/49 (8 overs) |
Virender Sehwag 82 (81) Glenn McGrath 3/52 (8.2) |
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India won the toss, and Ganguly, asked Australia to bat, 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) then completed 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 second highest ever in ODI history.
India's colossal run chase was made even more difficult after their trump card, 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 in the 18th over. This rain proved fleeting, but Australia had taken few wickets and when more rain looked to arrive India were leaders according to DL method. 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 Brett Lee, 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, for his demolition of bowling attacks, was named Player of the Series.[3]
There were a number of pre-tournament controversies, including the possible refusal of many Indian players to play due to their inability to promote their personal sponsors (many of whom provide most of the players' income, but whose products clash with those of the tournament sponsor).
Also raised was the security and political situation in Zimbabwe, and the appropriateness of playing there given the misdeeds of the regime of Robert Mugabe. Two Zimbabwean players, Andy Flower and Henry Olonga (the former white, the latter black) wore black armbands for their opening game, and issued a strong statement explaining that they were "mourning the death of democracy in Zimbabwe". Both men subsequently retired from Zimbabwean cricket, and began playing overseas, Olonga stating that to continue "would be condoning the grotesque human rights violations that have been perpetrated - and continue to be perpetrated - against my fellow countrymen".
England faced a great deal of domestic pressure to boycott their match in Zimbabwe on political grounds, and after some prevarication – initially announcing that they would play – did not play, citing fears for the players' safety.[4] 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. This would ultimately cost New Zealand dearly. Had New Zealand played Kenya and won (as was expected), South Africa would have proceeded into the Super Sixes, and New Zealand would have ended up with 12 points in the Super Sixes, as they had previously defeated South Africa.
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.
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