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Logo of the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup Dates Administrator(s) Cricket format 9 February 24 March International Cricket Council One Day International
Tournament format(s) Round robin and Knockout Host(s) South Africa Zimbabwe Kenya Australia (3 title) 14 54 626845 (11608 per match) Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar (673) Chaminda Vaas (23)
Champions Participants Matches played Attendance Man of the Series Most runs Most wickets
The 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup was the eighth 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 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 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]
Participating nations
14 teams played in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. 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 England New Zealand South Africa West Indies Bangladesh India Pakistan Sri Lanka Zimbabwe
Johannesburg
Durban
Cape Town
Centurion
Bloemfontein
Benoni
Port Elizabeth
Potchefstroom
East London
Pietermaritzburg
Kimberley
Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg Oval Kimberley Paarl Harare Bulawayo Nairobi De Beers Diamond Oval Boland Park Harare Sports Club Queens Sports Club Nairobi Gymkhana Club
Pool A
Team Australia India Zimbabwe England Pakistan Netherlands Namibia Pld 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 W 6 5 3 3 2 1 0 L 0 1 2 3 3 5 6 NR 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 NRR 2.05 1.11 0.50 0.82 0.23 Pts 24 20 14 12 10 4 0 PCF 12 8 3.5
0 1.45 0 2.96
Zimbabwe v Zimbabwe won by 86 runs (D/L) Namibia 10 February 104/5 (25.1 overs) Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 2003 [3] 340/2 (50 overs) Scorecard
v Pakistan Australia won by 82 runs 11 February Australia 310/8 (50 overs) 228 (44.3 overs) Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 2003 [4] Scorecard
v India Netherlands India won by 68 runs 12 February 204 (48.5 overs) 136 (48.1 overs) Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa 2003 [5] Scorecard
England Zimbabwe won (by walkover) Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
v Australia Australia won by 9 wickets India 15 February 128/1 (22.2 overs) Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa 125 (41.4 overs) 2003 [7] Scorecard
England won by 6 wickets England 144/4 (23.2 overs) Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa
v Namibia Pakistan won by 171 runs 16 February Pakistan 255/9 (50 overs) 84 (17.4 overs) De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, South Africa 2003 [9] Scorecard
v Zimbabwe India won by 83 runs India 19 February 172 (44.4 overs) Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 255/7 (50 overs) 2003 [10] Scorecard
v Namibia England won by 55 runs 19 February England 272 (50 overs) 217/9 (50 overs) St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 2003 [11] Scorecard
v Netherlands Australia won by 48 runs (D/L) 20 February Australia 170/2 (36 overs) 122 (30.2 overs) North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa 2003 [12] Scorecard
v England Pakistan England won by 112 runs 22 February 246/8 (50 overs) 134 (31 overs) Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 2003 [13] Scorecard
v India Namibia India won by 181 runs 23 February 311/2 (50 overs) 130 (42.3 overs) Pietermaritzburg Oval, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 2003 [14] Scorecard
Zimbabwe v Australia Australia won by 7 wickets 24 February 248/3 (47.3 overs) Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 2003 [15] 246/9 (50 overs) Scorecard
v Netherlands Pakistan won by 97 runs 25 February Pakistan 156 (39.3 overs) Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa 2003 253/9 (50 overs) [16] Scorecard
v India won by 82 runs England India 26 February 168 (45.3 overs) Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa 2003 250/9 (50 overs) [17] Scorecard
v Namibia Australia won by 256 runs 27 February Australia 301/6 (50 overs) 45 (14 overs) North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa 2003 [18] Scorecard
Zimbabwe v Netherlands Zimbabwe won by 99 runs 28 February 202/9 (50 overs) Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 2003 [19] 301/8 (50 overs) Scorecard
v India won by 6 wickets India 1 March 2003 Pakistan [20] 273/7 (50 overs) 276/4 (45.4 overs) Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa Scorecard
v Australia Australia won by 2 wickets England 2 March 2003 [21] 204/8 (50 overs) 208/8 (49.4 overs) St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Scorecard
Namibia Netherlands won by 64 runs 250 (46.5 overs) Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Pool B
Team Sri Lanka Kenya New Zealand South Africa West Indies Canada Bangladesh Pld 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 W 4 4 4 3 3 1 0 L 1 2 2 2 2 5 5 NR 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 T 1 NRR 1.20 Pts 18 16 16 14 14 4 2 PCF 7.5 10 4
0 1.99 0 2.05
West Indies won by 3 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa
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Sri Lanka won by 47 runs Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa
v New 10 February Sri Lanka 272/7 (50 overs) Zealand 2003 [25] 225 (45.3 overs) Scorecard
Canada v Bangladesh Canada won by 60 runs 11 February 180 (49.1 overs) Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa 120 (28 overs) 2003 [26] Scorecard
v South Africa won by 10 wickets Kenya South 12 February North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa 140 (38 overs) Africa 2003 [27] 142/0 (21.2 overs) Scorecard
New Zealand won by 20 runs St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka won by 10 Wickets 126/0 (21.1 overs) Pietermaritzburg Oval, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
v Kenya won by 4 wickets Kenya 15 February Canada 197 (49 overs) 198/6 (48.3 overs) Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 2003 [30] Scorecard
New New Zealand won by 9 wickets (D/L) Zealand Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 229/1 (36.5 overs)
Bangladesh No result 32/2 (8.1 overs) Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa
v Sri Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets 19 February Canada 36 (18.4 overs) Lanka Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa 2003 [33] 37/1 (4.4 overs) Scorecard
New Zealand Kenya won by forfeit Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi, Kenya
Canada v West Indies West Indies won by 7 wickets 23 February 202 (42.5 overs) 206/3 (20.3 overs) Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa 2003 [36] Scorecard
v Sri Kenya 24 February Lanka 2003 210/9 (50 overs) [37] 157 (45 overs) Scorecard
New New Zealand won by 7 wickets Zealand De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, South Africa 199/3 (33.3 overs)
Canada South Africa won by 118 runs 136/5 (50 overs) Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa
v West 28 February Sri Lanka 228/6 (50 overs) Indies 2003 [40] 222/9 (50 overs) Scorecard
Sri Lanka won by 6 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa
v Bangladesh Kenya won by 32 runs Kenya 1 March 2003 [41] 217/7 (50 overs) 185 (47.2 overs) Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Scorecard
v New 3 March 2003 Canada [42] 196 (47 overs) Zealand Scorecard 197/5 (23 overs)
v South 3 March 2003 Sri Lanka [43] 268/9 (50 overs) Africa Scorecard 229/6 (45 overs)
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 [44] Scorecard West Indies v 246/7 (50 overs) West Indies won by 142 runs Kenya 104 (35.5 overs) De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, South Africa
Super Sixes
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 Australia India Kenya Sri Lanka New Zealand Zimbabwe Pld 3 3 3 3 3 3 W 3 3 1 1 1 0 L 0 0 2 2 2 3 NR 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 NRR 1.85 0.89 0.35 Pts 24 20 14 PCF 12 8 10 7.5 4 3.5
v Sri Lanka Australia won by 96 runs 7 March 2003 Australia [45] 319/5 (50 overs) 223 (47.4 overs) Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa Scorecard
v India won by 6 wickets Kenya India 7 March 2003 [46] 225/6 (50 overs) 226/4 (47.5 overs) Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa Scorecard
New New Zealand won by 6 wickets Zealand Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa 253/4 (47.2 overs)
v Sri India 10 March Lanka 2003 292/6 (50 overs) [48] 109 (23 overs) Scorecard
v New 11 March Australia 208/9 (50 overs) Zealand 2003 [49] 112 (30.1 overs) Scorecard
Zimbabwe v Kenya won by 7 wickets Kenya 12 March 135/3 (26 overs) Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa 2003 [50] 133 (44.1 overs) Scorecard
India won by 7 wickets India 150/3 (40.4 overs) Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa
v Zimbabwe Sri Lanka won by 74 runs 15 March Sri Lanka 256/5 (50 overs) 182 (41.5 overs) Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa 2003 [52] Scorecard
v Australia Australia won by 5 wickets Kenya 15 March 178/5 (31.2 overs) Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa 2003 174/8 (50 overs) [53] Scorecard
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals 18 March - St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 1 4
Australia Sri Lanka
Final
359/2 234
178
Semi finals
v Sri Lanka Australia won by 48 runs (D/L) 18 March Australia 212/7 (50 overs) 123/7 (38.1 overs) St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 2003 [54] Scorecard
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 DuckworthLewis method.
India won by 91 runs India v Kenya 20 March 178 (46.2 overs) Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa 2003 270/4 (50 overs) [55] Scorecard
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.
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Final
v Australia won by 125 runs India 23 March Australia 359/2 (50 overs) 234 (39.1 overs) Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 2003 [56] Scorecard
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 A civic centre lit up to mark the World Cup 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. Australian captain Ricky Ponting scored a However, this rain passed by, and India's hopes were dashed when century to be man of the match. 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.[57]
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Controversies
Indian player sponsorships
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).
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External links
Cricket World Cup 2003 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/default.stm) at BBC Sport Cricket World Cup 2003 (http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/61124.html) at ESPN Cricinfo
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