| 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup | |||
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| Dates | 13 March – 28 April | ||
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council | ||
| Cricket format | One Day International | ||
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout | ||
| Host(s) | West Indies | ||
| Champions | Australia (4th title) | ||
| Participants | 16 (from 97 entrants) | ||
| Matches played | 51 | ||
| Attendance | 672,000 (13,176 per match) | ||
| Man of the Series | Glenn McGrath | ||
| Most runs | Matthew Hayden (659) | ||
| Most wickets | Glenn McGrath (26) | ||
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The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport's One Day International format. There were a total of 51 matches played, three fewer than at the 2003 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, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and South Africa won through to the semi-finals, with Australia defeating Sri Lanka in the final to win their third consecutive World Cup. Australia's unbeaten record in the tournament increased their total to 29 consecutive World Cup matches without loss, a streak dating back to 23 May 1999, during the group stage of the 1999 World Cup.
Following the tournament the ICC distributed surplus tournament revenues of USD 239 million to its members.[1]
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The World Cup was awarded to the West Indies via the International Cricket Council's rotational policy. It is the first time the ICC Cricket World Cup has been held in the Caribbean despite the fact that the West Indies cricket team have been the second most successful team in past World Cups.[2]
The United States contingent lobbied strongly for matches to be staged at its newly built cricket ground in Lauderhill, Florida, but the ICC decided to award all matches to Caribbean nations. Bids from Bermuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and a second bid by Jamaica were also rejected.
Eight venues across the West Indies were selected to host the World Cup final tournament. All host countries hosted six matches with the exceptions of St Lucia, Jamaica and Barbados (the last of which hosted the final) which each hosted seven matches.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Barbados | Grenada | Guyana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Capacity: 20,000 |
Kensington Oval Capacity: 31,000 |
Queen's Park Capacity: 20,000 |
Providence Stadium Capacity: 20,000 |
| Jamaica | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Sabina Park Capacity: 20,000 |
Warner Park Stadium Capacity: 10,000 |
Beausejour Stadium Capacity: 20,000 |
Queen's Park Oval Capacity: 25,000 |
| Venue | City | Country | Capacity | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Ws Oval | Bridgetown | Barbados | 8,500 | 4 |
| Greenfield Stadium | Falmouth, Jamaica | Jamaica | 25,000 | 4 |
| Arnos Vale Stadium | Kingstown | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18,000 | 4 |
| Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground | St. Augustine | Trinidad and Tobago | 22,000 | 4 |
The Jamaican Government spent US$81 million for "on the pitch" expenses.[3] This included refurbishing Sabina Park and constructing the new multi-purpose facility in Trelawny - through a loan from China. Another US$20 million is budgeted for 'off-the-pitch' expenses, putting the tally at more than US$100 million or JM$7 billion.
This put the reconstruction cost of Sabina Park at US$46 million whilst the Trelawny Stadium will cost US$35 million.[4][5] The total amount of money spent on stadiums was at least US$301 million.
The Brian Lara Stadium, in Trinidad, lost its status as a pre-tournament warm-up match venue on 21 September 2006.[6]
The field of sixteen teams, the largest ever for the Cricket World Cup, consists of all sixteen teams which currently hold One Day International status. This includes the ten full members of the ICC (which all have Test and permanent ODI status).The other six (associate) ODI nations are Kenya (which has ODI status until 2009) and five further teams which qualified via the 2005 ICC Trophy (gaining ODI status until 2009, in the process).
| Full Members | |
|---|---|
| Australia | Bangladesh |
| England | India |
| New Zealand | Pakistan |
| South Africa | Sri Lanka |
| West Indies | Zimbabwe |
| Associate Members | |
| Bermuda | Canada |
| Kenya | Ireland |
| Netherlands | Scotland |
There were sixteen teams in 2007 Cricket World Cup. The sixteen teams were asked to announce their final squads by 13 February 2007. Changes were allowed after this deadline at the discretion of the ICCs Technical Committee in necessary cases, such as due to player injury.
The World Cup has grown as a media event with each tournament. The sponsorship and television rights that were awarded primarily to cover the 2003 and 2007 World Cups raised over US$550 m.[7] The 2007 World Cup was televised in over 200 countries to a viewing audience estimated at more than two billion television viewers and was expected to generate more than 100,000 unique visitors to the West Indies who traveled solely for the tournament.[8][9]
The 2007 Cricket World Cup featured an orange raccoon-like creature named "Mello" as its mascot. It has been announced during matches that Mello has no race, species, age or gender- it is an attitude, the attitude of the young people of the West Indies. The official song for the World Cup was "The Game of Love and Unity" by Jamaican-born Shaggy, Bajan entertainer Rupee and Trinidadian Fay-Ann Lyons.
The 2007 tournament recorded the highest ticketing revenue for a Cricket World Cup, selling more than 672,000.[10] Although, attendance leading into the semi finals for the 2007 World Cup was 403,000; an average of 8,500 supporters per match.[11]
All major Test-playing nations had schedules allowing them to play a large number of One Day International against other major ODI teams just prior to the World Cup. Australia, New Zealand and England took part in the Commonwealth Bank Series where England defeated Australia in the finals. Australia then went to New Zealand for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, losing 3-0. South Africa played five ODIs against India (South Africa won 4-0) and five against Pakistan (South Africa won 3-1) while India also played four ODIs against the West Indies (India won 3-1) and four ODIs against Sri Lanka (India won 2-1). Bangladesh played four ODIs against Zimbabwe (Bangladesh won 3-1) and won a tri-series against Canada and Bermuda. The associate ODI teams took part in the World Cricket League, which Kenya won, and were also involved in other series prior to the World Cup.
The rankings of the teams at the beginning of the Cricket World Cup were:
| Ranking | Team | Points | Ranking | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 128 | 9 | Bangladesh | 42 | |
| 2 | Australia | 125 | 10 | Zimbabwe | 22 | |
| 3 | New Zealand | 113 | 11 | Kenya | 0 | |
| 4 | Pakistan | 111 | 12 | Scotland | 0% / 69% | |
| 5 | India | 109 | 13 | Netherlands | 0% / 50% | |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 108 | 14 | Ireland | 0% / 44% | |
| 7 | England | 106 | 15 | Canada | 0% / 33% | |
| 8 | West Indies | 101 | 16 | Bermuda | 0% / 28% |
Note:Teams 12-16 did not have official ODI rankings leading up to the World Cup; they are ranked based on their win percentage against full members and then wins against associate members prior to the tournament.[12]
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.[13] The matches were played from Monday 5 March until Friday 9 March. The matches included a surprise victory by Bangladesh over New Zealand.
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Opening Ceremony was held on Sunday, 11 March 2007, at Trelawny Stadium in Jamaica.[14]
It featured over 2000 dancers and performers representing all strands of West Indian music, from calypso and ragga to reggae and soca; among the performers were Sean Paul, Byron Lee, Kevin Lyttle, Beres Hammond, Lucky Dube, Buju Banton, Half Pint, Arrow, Machel Montano, Alison Hinds, Tony Rebel, Third World, Gregory Isaacs, David Rudder, Shaggy, the I Threes and Jimmy Cliff.
The ceremony, attended by several heads of state including the Governor-General of Jamaica started with an address by Sir Garfield Sobers; there were messages from the Prime Ministers of Jamaica and Grenada.
The matches were One Day Internationals and operated under normal ODI rules. All matches were to be 50 overs a side unless stated otherwise by the umpires or match referee. A bowler was able to bowl a maximum of 10 overs per match.
In the event of bad weather, each side must have batted a minimum of 20 overs for a result to be declared (if the match was not otherwise won, for example if the team batting second was dismissed before the completion of 20 overs). In the event of bad weather, the Duckworth-Lewis method was applied to determine the result or target. If no result was declared on the scheduled day, the teams returned the next day to complete the game, with the same situation as when the game was abandoned.
There was a new rule regarding referral of catches to the TV replay official (third umpire): if the standing umpires were unable to determine whether a catch had been taken cleanly, and/or whether a claimed catch was a "bump ball", they had discretion to refer the decision to the third umpire. Also, whilst reviewing such a catch via TV replay if it was clear to the third umpire that the batsman did not hit the ball, he was to indicate that the batsman was not out.[15]
In the Group Stage and in the Super 8 Stage points were awarded as follows:
| Results | Points |
|---|---|
| Win | 2 points |
| Tie/No Result | 1 point |
| Loss | 0 points |
The top two teams from each group advanced to the Super 8 stage and any points they earned against the other qualifier from their own group was carried through. Points earned against the non qualifying teams in the same pool were not carried over. In the Super 8s, each team played the six remaining qualifiers from the other groups and the top four teams went through to the semi-finals. Positions were decided by most points. Where two or more teams were tied on points, the following methods in turn were used to decide which team went through:[15]
The umpiring panel for the 2007 Cricket World Cup comprised nine umpires from the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires (the only member not included was Darrell Hair), and nine umpires from the international panel. The refereeing panel comprises seven members from the Elite Panel of ICC Referees, with Clive Lloyd not being included due to his role as West Indies' team manager. Aleem Dar went on to stand as an umpire in his first World Cup final, alongside Steve Bucknor who was appearing in his fifth final in a row - extending his record of four from the 2003 World Cup.
The tournament began with a league stage consisting of four groups of four. Each team played each of the other teams in its group once. Australia, India, England and West Indies were placed in separate pools for logistical reasons, as they were expected to have the most supporters in attendance, and transport and accommodation capacity in the West Indies is limited.[16]
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.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | Pakistan |
| South Africa | India | England | West Indies |
| Scotland | Bangladesh | Kenya | Zimbabwe |
| Netherlands | Bermuda | Canada | Ireland |
The tournament was preceded by a number of warm-up matches to acclimatise the players. The Group Stage matches started on Tuesday 13 March and finished on Sunday 25 March. There were a total of 24 matches played in the group stage.
The top two teams in each group proceeded to the "Super 8" stage which will also use a league system. Each team carried forward its result against the other team qualifying from its preliminary stage group, and will play the other six qualifying teams once each. The top four teams in the league will qualify for the semi-finals. This system has been modified since the last World Cup, which had a "Super 6" stage rather than a Super 8. The Super 8 stage matches will be played from Tuesday 27 March until Saturday 21 April. A total of 24 matches will be played in the Super 8 stage.
The top four teams in the "Super 8" will advance to the Semi-Finals. This is the knockout stage, with the #1 team playing the #4 team, and the #2 team playing the #3 team in the tournament. The winners of the two semi-finals will play each other in the Final.
All tournament matches will have one reserve day (the day after the scheduled day of the match) to allow for matches to be completed in the event of bad weather.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.433 |
| South Africa | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2.403 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2.527 |
| Scotland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.793 |
| 14 March 2007 (scorecard) |
Australia 334/6 (50 overs) |
v | Scotland 131/9 (40.1 overs) |
Australia won by 203 runs Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 16 March 2007 (scorecard) |
South Africa 353/3 (40 overs) |
v | Netherlands 132/9 (40 overs) |
South Africa won by 221 runs Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 18 March 2007 (scorecard) |
Australia 358/5 (50 overs) |
v | Netherlands 129 all out (26.5 overs) |
Australia won by 229 runs Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 20 March 2007 (scorecard) |
Scotland 186/8 (50 overs) |
v | South Africa 188/3 (23.2 overs) |
South Africa won by 7 wickets Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 22 March 2007 (scorecard) |
Scotland 136 all out (34.1 overs) |
v | Netherlands 140/2 (23.5 overs) |
Netherlands won by 8 wickets Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 24 March 2007 (scorecard) |
Australia 377/6 (50 overs) |
v | South Africa 294 all out (48 overs) |
Australia won by 83 runs Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.493 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.523 |
| India | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1.206 |
| Bermuda | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4.345 |
| 15 March 2007 (scorecard) |
Sri Lanka 321/6 (50 overs) |
v | Bermuda 78 all out (24.4 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 243 runs Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| 17 March 2007 (scorecard) |
India 191 all out (49.3 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 192/5 (48.3 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 5 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| 19 March 2007 (scorecard) |
India 413/5 (50 overs) |
v | Bermuda 156 all out (43.1 overs) |
India won by 257 runs Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| 21 March 2007 (scorecard) |
Sri Lanka 318/4 (50 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 112 all out (37 of 46 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 198 runs (D/L) Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| 23 March 2007 (scorecard) |
Sri Lanka 254/6 (50 overs) |
v | India 185 all out (43.3 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 69 runs Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| 25 March 2007 (scorecard) |
Bermuda 94/9 (21 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 96/3 (17.3 of 21 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 7 wickets (D/L) Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.138 |
| England | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.418 |
| Kenya | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.194 |
| Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.389 |
| 14 March 2007 (scorecard) |
Canada 199 all out (50 overs) |
v | Kenya 203/3 (43.2 overs) |
Kenya won by 7 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |
| 16 March 2007 (scorecard) |
England 209/7 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 210/4 (41 overs) |
New Zealand won by 6 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |
| 18 March 2007 (scorecard) |
England 279/6 (50 overs) |
v | Canada 228/7 (50 overs) |
England won by 51 runs Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |
| 20 March 2007 (scorecard) |
New Zealand 331/7 (50 overs) |
v | Kenya 183 all out (49.2 overs) |
New Zealand won by 148 runs Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |
| 22 March 2007 (scorecard) |
New Zealand 363/5 (50 overs) |
v | Canada 249/9 (49.2 overs) |
New Zealand won by 114 runs Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |
| 24 March 2007 (scorecard) |
Kenya 177 all out (43 overs) |
v | England 178/3 (33 of 43 overs) |
England won by 7 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.764 |
| Ireland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.092 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0.089 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.886 |
| 13 March 2007 (scorecard) |
West Indies 241/9 (50 overs) |
v | Pakistan 187 all out (47.2 overs) |
West Indies won by 54 runs Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
| 15 March 2007 (scorecard) |
Ireland 221/9 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 221 all out (50 overs) |
Match tied Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
| 17 March 2007 (scorecard) |
Pakistan 132 all out (45.4 overs) |
v | Ireland 133/7 (41.4 overs) |
Ireland won by 3 wickets (D/L) Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
| 19 March 2007 (scorecard) |
Zimbabwe 202/5 (50 overs) |
v | West Indies 204/4 (47.5 overs) |
West Indies won by 6 wickets Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
| 21 March 2007 (scorecard) |
Pakistan 349 all out (49.5 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 99 all out (19.1 of 20 overs) |
Pakistan won by 93 runs (D/L) Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
| 23 March 2007 (scorecard) |
Ireland 183/8 (48 overs) |
v | West Indies 190/2 (38.1 of 48 overs) |
West Indies won by 8 wickets (D/L) Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
The top two teams in each first-round group moved on to a "super eight" stage which is scored as a complete round-robin. But each of the eight teams played only six new matches, rather than seven— each group's two representatives carried forward their result against each other rather than play again. Thus the table below, showing seven matches for each team, covers all matches between the Super 8 qualifiers, including those from the Group Stage.
Teams depicted in green backgrounds qualified for the semi-finals.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | RF | OF | RA | OB | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1725 | 266.1 | 1314 | 322 | +2.4 |
| Sri Lanka | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1586 | 301.1 | 1275 | 337 | +1.483 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1378 | 308 | 1457 | 345.1 | +0.253 |
| South Africa | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1561 | 299.1 | 1635 | 333.2 | +0.313 |
| England | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1557 | 344.4 | 1511 | 307.4 | -0.394 |
| West Indies | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1595 | 338.1 | 1781 | 337.1 | -0.566 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1084 | 318 | 1398 | 284 | -1.514 |
| Ireland | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1111 | 333 | 1226 | 242 | -1.73 |
| 27 March 2007 Scorecard |
Australia 322/6 (50 overs) |
v | West Indies 219 all out (45.3 overs) |
Australia won by 103 runs Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda |
| 28 March 2007 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 209 all out (49.3 overs) |
v | South Africa 212/9 (48.2 overs) |
South Africa won by 1 wicket Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana |
| 29 March 2007 Scorecard |
West Indies 177 all out (44.4 overs) |
v | New Zealand 179/3 (39.2 overs) |
New Zealand won by 7 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda |
| 30 March 2007 Scorecard |
England 266/7 (50 overs) |
v | Ireland 218 all out (48.1 overs) |
England won by 48 runs Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana |
| 31 March 2007 Scorecard |
Bangladesh 104/6 (22 overs) |
v | Australia 106/0 (13.5 of 22 overs) |
Australia won by 10 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1 April 2007 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 303/5 (50 overs) |
v | West Indies 190 all out (44.3 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 113 runs Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana |
| 2 April 2007 Scorecard |
Bangladesh 174 all out (48.3 overs) |
v | New Zealand 178/1 (29.2 overs) |
New Zealand won by 9 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda |
| 3 April 2007 Scorecard |
Ireland 152/8 (35 overs) |
v | South Africa 165/3 (31.3 of 35 overs) |
South Africa won by 7 wickets (DL) Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana |
| 4 April 2007 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 235 all out (50 overs) |
v | England 233/8 (50 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 2 runs Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda |
| 7 April 2007 Scorecard |
Bangladesh 251/8 (50 overs) |
v | South Africa 184 all out (48.4 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 67 runs Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana |
| 8 April 2007 Scorecard |
England 247 all out (49.5 overs) |
v | Australia 248/3 (47.2 overs) |
Australia won by 7 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda |
| 9 April 2007 Scorecard |
New Zealand 263/8 (50 overs) |
v | Ireland 134 all out (37.4 overs) |
New Zealand won by 129 runs Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana |
| 10 April 2007 Scorecard |
South Africa 356/4 (50 overs) |
v | West Indies 289/9 (50 overs) |
South Africa won by 67 runs Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada |
| 11 April 2007 Scorecard |
Bangladesh 143 all out (37.2 overs) |
v | England 147/6 (44.5 overs) |
England won by 4 wickets Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
| 12 April 2007 Scorecard |
New Zealand 219/7 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 222/4 (45.1 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada |
| 13 April 2007 Scorecard |
Ireland 91 all out (30 overs) |
v | Australia 92/1 (12.2 overs) |
Australia won by 9 wickets Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
| 14 April 2007 Scorecard |
South Africa 193/7 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 196/5 (48.2 overs) |
New Zealand won by 5 wickets Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada |
| 15 April 2007 Scorecard |
Ireland 243/7 (50 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 169 all out (41.2 overs) |
Ireland won by 74 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
| 16 April 2007 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 226 all out (49.4 overs) |
v | Australia 232/3 (42.4 overs) |
Australia won by 7 wickets Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada |
| 17 April 2007 Scorecard |
England 154 all out (48 overs) |
v | South Africa 157/1 (19.2 overs) |
South Africa won by 9 wickets Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
| 18 April 2007 Scorecard |
Ireland 77 all out (27.4 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 81/2 (10 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada |
| 19 April 2007 Scorecard |
West Indies 230/5 (50 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 131 all out (43.5 overs) |
West Indies won by 99 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
| 20 April 2007 Scorecard |
Australia 348/6 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 133 all out (25.5 overs) |
Australia won by 215 runs Queen's Park, St George's, Grenada |
| 21 April 2007 Scorecard |
West Indies 300 all out (49.5 overs) |
v | England 301/9 (49.5 overs) |
England won by 1 wicket Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 24 April - Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||
| 2 Sri Lanka | 289/5 | ||||||
| 3 New Zealand | 208 | ||||||
| 28 April - Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | |||||||
| Sri Lanka | 215/8 | ||||||
| Australia | 281/4 | ||||||
| 25 April - Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia | |||||||
| 1 Australia | 153/3 | ||||||
| 4 South Africa | 149 | ||||||
| 24 April 2007 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 289/5 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 208 all out (41.4 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 81 runs Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
| 25 April 2007 Scorecard |
South Africa 149 all out (43.5 overs) |
v | Australia 153/3 (31.3 overs) |
Australia won by 7 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |
| 28 April 2007 Scorecard |
Australia 281/4 (38 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 215/8 (36 overs) |
Australia won by 53 runs (D/L) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
This was the first World Cup final to be a repeat – the sides previously met in the 1996 World Cup final, which Sri Lanka won. Australia had won every World Cup match against Sri Lanka apart from that loss.[17] The match was Sri Lanka's second World Cup final appearance and Australia's sixth, their fourth in a row. Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat. However, the start of play was delayed due to rain, and the match was reduced to 38 overs per side. Adam Gilchrist played an incredible innings of 149 - the highest for any batsman in a World Cup final - to give Australia an imposing total going in at the break.[18] While Sri Lankan batsmen Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya were adding 116 for the second wicket, the contest was alive, but after the pair got out, Sri Lanka's chances slowly washed away.[18] 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, Mahela Jayawardene agreed there was no need to return the following day, and instructed his team to resume batting, with Ricky Ponting agreeing to play only spinners. The umpires later apologized for their error: the match should have ended then with Australia winning by 37 runs.[19] The last three overs were played in almost complete darkness, during which Sri Lanka added nine runs, giving Australia a 53-run victory by the D-L method, as Sri Lanka had batted two overs fewer than they had.[20]
Australia won the tournament undefeated, concluding a streak of 29 World Cup games without a loss.[21] Australian bowler Glenn McGrath was named 'Player of the Series'.[22]
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.[23] The following day police announced that the death was suspicious and ordered a full investigation.[24] Further investigation revealed the cause of death was "manual strangulation",[25] and that the investigation would be handled as a murder.[26] After a lengthy investigation the Jamaican police rescinded the comments that he was murdered, and confirmed that he died from natural causes.[27]
The 2007 World Cup organizers were criticized early on for being over-commercialized and, in particular, the generally smaller crowds have been blamed on the ICC's security restrictions on things such as outside food, signs, replica kits and musical instruments, despite Caribbean cricketing customs,[28] as well as the authorities being accused of "running [cricket and cricketing traditions] out of town, then sanitising it out of existence".[29] Sir Viv Richards echoed the concerns.[30] The ICC were also condemned for high prices for tickets and concessions, which were considered unaffordable for the local population in many of the locations.[31] ICC CEO, Malcolm Speed, said that the ICC recognized the problem but said it was the local organizers' fault.[32] However, the later matches had more crowds as the tournament progressed with the local organizers easing restrictions.[33] Although they did not meet the target of US$42m, the revenue from ticket sales was double the ticket sales revenue from the last world cup and recorded the highest ticketing revenue for a Cricket World Cup with more than $32 million in ticket revenue.[10][11][34]
The World Cup was also criticized for its format, with India and Pakistan failing to move on from the group stage after losing two matches. This led to Ireland and Bangladesh entering the long Super Eights stage and consistently being defeated (bar another upset by Bangladesh over South Africa). The elimination of India and Pakistan also caused a large exodus of subcontinental fans from the Caribbean, and removed the prospect of an India vs Pakistan Super Eights match, generally considered one of the most revenue generating and electric matches in the tournament.[35] The BCCI later claimed it would see to it that the ICC will alter its World Cup format for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[35]
The tournament was also criticised as being too long. At 6 weeks, it was the same length as the 2003 World Cup, but longer than the 5 week 1999 World Cup and the 4 week 1996 World Cup. The famous West Indian fast bowler Michael Holding also criticised the qualification process for the 2007 World Cup. Holding expressed doubts over the benefit to less established teams of turning up and being heavily defeated.[36] 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.[37] The majority of the experts and players participating in the tournament backed up the smaller teams taking part in the World Cup.[38] This was further backed up with Ireland and Bangladesh making the Super 8s and being competitive and sportsmanlike throughout the tournament.[39]
Further criticism was generated by the confusion at the end of the final match, during which the umpires suspended play due to bad light and while official announcements and the scoreboard declared Australia the winners and the Australian team celebrated, while the umpires incorrectly insisted that the game was only suspended not completed, and that 3 overs remained to be played. And so in farcical light conditions, Sri Lanka batted out the 3 overs following a gentleman's agreement between the two captains.[40] The umpires and ICC apologized for the unnecessary situation and cited it as an unnecessary fundamental error due to the pressure of the situation.[41] 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.[42]
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.[43] At Sabina Park, seats had to be removed at the newly constructed north-stand due to safety concerns.[44] At Trelawny Stadium in Jamaica, ground staff were unable to gain admission to the ground during the warm up matches due to accreditation problems.[45] Additionally, South Africa and Australia both expressed concerns over practice facilities.[46]
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