Info Of 2003 Cricket World Cup

The hosts of the eighth World Cup wanted it to be the greatest yet. In financial terms, it was profits of $US194m represented a huge increase on the $51m made in 1999 but in other respects, it fell short. Indeed, this traditional organisers' boast rather came back to haunt the South Africans, who headed a pan-African triumvirate also including Zimbabwe and Kenya. A great tournament needs dramatic tension, and the brilliance of the Australians never allowed it. In winning all their 11 matches, the champions repeatedly displayed talent, audacity and a superiority over all rivals. Not since West Indies ran away with the prize in 1979 (like Australia, to retain the trophy they had won four years earlier) had anyone won the World Cup with such lan.
The nearest Ricky Ponting's side came to losing was in their final group match, at Port Elizabeth, when England had them 135 for eight needing 205. Doing no more than was necessary to keep up with an asking-rate that only once crept above six an over, Michael Bevan and Andy Bichel saw them home with breathtaking coolness. Ponting was outspokenly critical of the St George's Park square, and no wonder: its slow surface hinted at one way the gap between Australia and the others might be narrowed and, as Ponting feared, the favourites again hit trouble in two subsequent games on the ground. Even so, they still ran out decisive winners in both, against New Zealand in the Super Six and Sri Lanka in the semi-final.
On true surfaces and these were in the majority Australia were unstoppable. Runs poured from their bats while disciplined bowling drew opposing batsmen to their ruin; out of a possible 110 wickets, Australia claimed 101. Never was this truer than in the final at the Wanderers, one of the most bountiful grounds for batsmen. With the two strongest batting sides on show, including the player of the tournament, Sachin Tendulkar, there were high hopes of a taut, run-filled finale. But Australia, surprisingly put in by Sourav Ganguly in a move that betrayed Indian nerves, ran up too many runs. Ponting himself led the way with an unbeaten 140 from 121 balls that was a masterpiece in measured ferocity: off his last 47 balls he hit eight sixes and 90 runs in all. This was a record individual score for a World Cup final, as was Australia's team effort of 359 for two. Tendulkar fell in the first over of the reply and India, though they hit spiritedly, were never in the game.
Ganguly's side nevertheless emerged from the tournament in credit. Not fancied to do well in the conditions, they steadily grew in confidence after a shaky batting performance in their opener with Holland and put together a winning streak of eight matches including one in their first meeting with Pakistan for almost three years with some of the most entertaining cricket on show. An eleventh-hour decision to restore Tendulkar to the opener's role he favoured proved inspired. He ran up a record run aggregate of 673, more than 200 ahead of his nearest challengers his own captain, Ganguly, and Australia's captain, Ponting.
Australia would have beaten a Rest of the World XI had they been asked. They swatted away difficulties like troublesome flies. Predictions that the middle order was suspect, and that they would regret selecting Andrew Symonds ahead of Steve Waugh, proved unfounded. As well as a crucial innings in the semi-final, Symonds played the innings of his life an unbeaten 143 off 125 balls to carry his side from a precarious 86 for four to 310 in their opening encounter against Pakistan. It set up a resounding victory in a game that began with Australia at their most vulnerable.
Cricket World Cup 2003 Matches and Results

1)      Cricket Match :South Africa Vs West Indies Result : West Indies won by 3 runs Played On : February, 09 2003 at Newlands, Cape Town

2)      Cricket Match :Namibia Vs Zimbabwe Result : Zimbabwe won by 86 runs Played On : February, 10 2003 at Harare Sports Club, Harare

3)      Cricket Match :New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka Result : Sri Lanka won by 47 runs Played On : February, 10 2003 at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein

4)      Cricket Match :Australia Vs Pakistan Result : Australia won by 82 runs Played On : February, 11 2003 at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

5)      Cricket Match :Bangladesh Vs Canada Result : Canada won by 60 runs Played On : February, 11 2003 at Kingsmead, Durban

6)      Cricket Match :India Vs Netherlands Result : India won by 68 runs Played On : February, 12 2003 at Boland Bank Park, Paarl

7)      Cricket Match :Kenya Vs South Africa Result : South Africa won by 10 wickets Played On : February, 12 2003 at North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom

8)      Cricket Match :New Zealand Vs West Indies Result : New Zealand won by 20 runs Played On : February, 13 2003 at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

9)      Cricket Match :Bangladesh Vs Sri Lanka Result : Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets Played On : February, 14 2003 at City Oval, Pietermaritzburg

10)  Cricket Match :Australia Vs India Result : Australia won by 9 wickets Played On : February, 15 2003 at SuperSport Park, Centurion

11)  Cricket Match :Canada Vs Kenya Result : Kenya won by 4 wickets Played On : February, 15 2003 at Newlands, Cape Town

12)  Cricket Match :New Zealand Vs South Africa Result : New Zealand won by 9 wickets Played On : February, 16 2003 at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

13)  Cricket Match :Namibia Vs Pakistan Result : Pakistan won by 171 runs Played On : February, 16 2003 at De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

14)  Cricket Match :England Vs Netherlands Result : England won by 6 wickets Played On : February, 16 2003 at Buffalo Park, East London

15)  Cricket Match :Bangladesh Vs West Indies Result : Produced No Result Played On : February, 18 2003 at Willowmoore Park, Benoni

16)  Cricket Match :India Vs Zimbabwe Result : India won by 83 runs Played On : February, 19 2003 at Harare Sports Club, Harare

17)  Cricket Match :Canada Vs Sri Lanka Result : Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets Played On : February, 19 2003 at Boland Bank Park, Paarl

18)  Cricket Match :England Vs Namibia Result : England won by 55 runs Played On : February, 19 2003 at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

19)  Cricket Match :Australia Vs Netherlands Result : Australia won by 75 runs Played On : February, 20 2003 at North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom

20)  Cricket Match :England Vs Pakistan Result : England won by 112 runs Played On : February, 22 2003 at Newlands, Cape Town

21)  Cricket Match :Bangladesh Vs South Africa Result : South Africa won by 10 wickets Played On : February, 22 2003 at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein

22)  Cricket Match :Canada Vs West Indies Result : West Indies won by 7 wickets Played On : February, 23 2003 at SuperSport Park, Centurion

23)  Cricket Match :India Vs Namibia Result : India won by 181 runs Played On : February, 23 2003 at City Oval, Pietermaritzburg

24)  Cricket Match :Kenya Vs Sri Lanka Result : Kenya won by 53 runs Played On : February, 24 2003 at Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi

25)  Cricket Match :Australia Vs Zimbabwe Result : Australia won by 7 wickets Played On : February, 24 2003 at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

26)  Cricket Match :Netherlands Vs Pakistan Result : Pakistan won by 97 runs Played On : February, 25 2003 at Boland Bank Park, Paarl

27)  Cricket Match :England Vs India Result : India won by 82 runs Played On : February, 26 2003 at Kingsmead, Durban

28)  Cricket Match :Bangladesh Vs New Zealand Result : New Zealand won by 7 wickets Played On : February, 26 2003 at De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

29)  Cricket Match :Australia Vs Namibia Result : Australia won by 256 runs Played On : February, 27 2003 at North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom

30)  Cricket Match :Canada Vs South Africa Result : South Africa won by 118 runs Played On : February, 27 2003 at Buffalo Park, East London

31)  Cricket Match :Netherlands Vs Zimbabwe Result : Zimbabwe won by 99 runs Played On : February, 28 2003 at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

32)  Cricket Match :Sri Lanka Vs West Indies Result : Sri Lanka won by 6 runs Played On : February, 28 2003 at Newlands, Cape Town

33)  Cricket Match :India Vs Pakistan Result : India won by 6 wickets Played On : March, 01 2003 at SuperSport Park, Centurion

34)  Cricket Match :Bangladesh Vs Kenya Result : Kenya won by 32 runs Played On : March, 01 2003 at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

35)  Cricket Match :Australia Vs England Result : Australia won by 2 wickets Played On : March, 02 2003 at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

36)  Cricket Match :Canada Vs New Zealand Result : New Zealand won by 5 wickets Played On : March, 03 2003 at Willowmoore Park, Benoni

37)  Cricket Match :Namibia Vs Netherlands Result : Netherlands won by 64 runs Played On : March, 03 2003 at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein

38)  Cricket Match :South Africa Vs Sri Lanka Result : Match Tied Played On : March, 03 2003 at Kingsmead, Durban

39)  Cricket Match :Kenya Vs West Indies Result : West Indies won by 142 runs Played On : March, 04 2003 at De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

40)  Cricket Match :Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe Result : Produced No Result Played On : March, 04 2003 at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

41)  Cricket Match :Australia Vs Sri Lanka Result : Australia won by 96 runs Played On : March, 07 2003 at SuperSport Park, Centurion

42)  Cricket Match :India Vs Kenya Result : India won by 6 wickets Played On : March, 07 2003 at Newlands, Cape Town

43)  Cricket Match :New Zealand Vs Zimbabwe Result : New Zealand won by 6 wickets Played On : March, 08 2003 at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein

44)  Cricket Match :India Vs Sri Lanka Result : India won by 183 runs Played On : March, 10 2003 at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

45)  Cricket Match :Australia Vs New Zealand Result : Australia won by 96 runs Played On : March, 11 2003 at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

46)  Cricket Match :Kenya Vs Zimbabwe Result : Kenya won by 7 wickets Played On : March, 12 2003 at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein

47)  Cricket Match :India Vs New Zealand Result : India won by 7 wickets Played On : March, 14 2003 at SuperSport Park, Centurion

48)  Cricket Match :Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe Result : Sri Lanka won by 74 runs Played On : March, 15 2003 at Buffalo Park, East London

49)  Cricket Match :Australia Vs Kenya Result : Australia won by 5 wickets Played On : March, 15 2003 at Kingsmead, Durban

50)  Cricket Match :Australia Vs Sri Lanka Result : Australia won by 48 runs Played On : March, 18 2003 at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

51)  Cricket Match :India Vs Kenya Result : India won by 91 runs Played On : March, 20 2003 at Kingsmead, Durban

52)  Cricket Match :Australia Vs India Result : Australia won by 125 runs Played On : March, 23 2003 at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

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