World Cup No. 9
Teams 16
Minnows Bermuda, Canada, Holland, Ireland, Kenya, Scotland
Format
The lessons of 1999 and 2003 were learned and so the Super Eights qualifying was from four groups of four. However, the advertising men were left gawping as India and Pakistan failed to make it through the first round, Bangladesh and Ireland taking their places. While that thrilled the neutrals, it caused a flurry of "never again" chart from Asia and Dubai. The only points carried forward were the ones against the other qualifiers from the same group, which at least should have given the second round some meaning.
Innovations
This was the first World Cup to use Power plays, that aside, it was pretty much as before.
Early running
When West Indies beat Pakistan in the opening match, few suspected what was to follow, both on and off the field, and in terms of a series of dreadful matches. Pakistan were eliminated in their second game after contriving to lose by three wickets to Ireland, a result entirely overshadowed by the death hours later of Bob Woolmer their coach. The whole tournament was stunned and then thrown into doubt when Jamaica's police claimed he had been murdered. It turned out he had not, but things never recovered. India, meanwhile, were well beaten by Bangladesh and then sent packing by Sri Lanka. New Zealand and England went through from Group C - England courtesy of wins over Canada and Kenya - while Australia and South Africa barely broke sweat in a group containing Scotland and Netherlands.
Super Eights
Bangladesh and Ireland's qualification meant that, in reality, the semi-finals were between four of six, and with England and the hosts looking all at sea (literally in Freddie Flintoff's case), the excitement was minimal. Of 24 games only three were remotely tense, the best the first and last, England v South Africa and a meaningless clash between England and West Indies with Brian Lara's bowing out.
The semis
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 81 runs thanks to Mahela Jayawardene's 115 not out and New Zealand were always well behind the clock. Australia thrashed South Africa who once again chocked, crashing to 27 for 5 before limping to 149 - Australia strolled home with 18 overs to spare.
The final
The best two sides made the final, but the farcical scenes at the end of the match summed up the utter shambles that almost everyone - other than the relentlessly upbeat ICC - knew the tournament had become. Adam Gilchrist thumped 149 off 104 balls - even that was shrouded in controversy as he admitted to using a squash ball inside his glove as an aid - as Australia scored 281 for 4 in a rain-reduced 38 overs. Sri Lanka chased gamely and while Kumar Sangakkara and Sanatah Jayasuriya added 116 for the second wicket they were in with a shout but they fell in quick succession and then farce descended in the gloom. The umpires left the field for bad light as Australia celebrated but then the officials, amid scenes with left cricket a laughing stock, brought the players back on. By the end, nobody could see what was happening in the middle.
Last hurray
Some big games departed ... Glenn McGrath went out on a high with a third winners medal and the man-of-the-Tournament award; Inzamam-ul-Haq went in tears after his dismissal against Zimbabwe, the pressure of the captaincy and Woolmer's death all too much; Lara might have felt like crying after being left high and dry by Marlon Samuels in front of a full house in Barbados. How many of an ageing Australia side will be back in 2011 is open to doubt. As for the coaches, 14 of the 16 who went into the tournament had moved on with six months.
First hurray
There was a paucity of good young talent, the cupboard was fairly bare. Shaun Tait of Australia impressed but it was very much a tournament for the old guard.
Not to be forgotten
Sadly, this will be remember for all the wrong reasons. It was overlong - a record 56 days - and the organizers managed to stage an event in the Caribbean and then do all they could to strip out every facet that makes watching the game there such fun. Overzealous security was again to the fore, ticket prices were silly - Barbados finally broke ranks, slashed the cost and were rewarded with full houses - complete idiocy meant that at some venues people had to walk long distances to get to games, and local business inflated their prices, and in many cases got burned. The booing of local and ICC dignitaries at the final presentations told its own tale. But ultimately the ninth World Cup will be remembered for the death of Woolmer and the media hysteria which followed.
Cricket World Cup 2007 Matches and Results
1) Cricket Match :West Indies Vs Pakistan Result : West Indies won by 54 runs. Played On : March, 13 2007 at Sabina Park, Jamaica
2) Cricket Match :Australia Vs Scotland Result : Australia won by 203 runs Played On : March, 14 2007 at Warner Park, St Kitts
3) Cricket Match :Canada Vs Kenya Result : Kenya won by 7 wickets Played On : March, 14 2007 at Beausejour Stadium, St Lucia
4) Cricket Match :Bermuda Vs Sri Lanka Result : Sri Lanka won by 243 runs. Played On : March, 15 2007 at Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad
5) Cricket Match :Ireland Vs Zimbabwe Result : The match ended in a Tie Played On : March, 15 2007 at Sabina Park, Jamaica
6) Cricket Match :England Vs New Zealand Result : New Zealand won by 6 wickets. Played On : March, 16 2007 at Beausejour Stadium, St Lucia
7) Cricket Match :Netherlands Vs South Africa Result : South Africa won by 221 runs. Played On : March, 16 2007 at Warner Park, St Kitts
8) Cricket Match :Bangladesh Vs India Result : Bangladesh won by 5 wickets. Played On : March, 17 2007 at Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad
9) Cricket Match :Ireland Vs Pakistan Result : Ireland won by 3 wickets. Played On : March, 17 2007 at Sabina Park, Jamaica
10) Cricket Match :Australia Vs Netherlands Result : Australia won by 229 runs. Played On : March, 18 2007 at Warner Park, St Kitts
11) Cricket Match :Canada Vs England Result : England won by 51 runs. Played On : March, 18 2007 at Beausejour Stadium, St Lucia
12) Cricket Match :Bermuda Vs India Result : India won by 257 runs. Played On : March, 19 2007 at Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad
13) Cricket Match :West Indies Vs Zimbabwe Result : West Indies won by 6 wickets. Played On : March, 19 2007 at Sabina Park, Jamaica
14) Cricket Match :Kenya Vs New Zealand Result : New Zealand won by 148 runs. Played On : March, 20 2007 at Beausejour Stadium, St Lucia
15) Cricket Match :Scotland Vs South Africa Result : South Africa won by 7 wickets. Played On : March, 20 2007 at Warner Park, St Kitts
16) Cricket Match :Bangladesh Vs Sri Lanka Result : Sri Lanka won by 198 runs. Played On : March, 21 2007 at Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad
17) Cricket Match :Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe Result : Pakistan won by 93 runs. Played On : March, 21 2007 at Sabina Park, Jamaica
18) Cricket Match :Canada Vs New Zealand Result : New Zealand won by 114 runs. Played On : March, 22 2007 at Beausejour Stadium, St Lucia
19) Cricket Match :Netherlands Vs Scotland Result : Netherlands won by 8 wickets. Played On : March, 22 2007 at Warner Park, St Kitts
20) Cricket Match :India Vs Sri Lanka Result : Lanka won by 69 runs. Played On : March, 23 2007 at Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad
21) Cricket Match :Ireland Vs West Indies Result : West Indies won by 8 wickets. Played On : March, 23 2007 at Sabina Park, Jamaica
22) Cricket Match :Australia Vs South Africa Result : Australia won by 83 runs. Played On : March, 24 2007 at Warner Park, St Kitts
23) Cricket Match :England Vs Kenya Result : England won by 7 wickets. Played On : March, 24 2007 at Beausejour Stadium, St Lucia
24) Cricket Match :Bangladesh Vs Bermuda Result : Bangladesh won by 7 wickets. Played On : March, 25 2007 at Queen's Park Oval,Trinidad
25) Cricket Match :West Indies Vs Australia Result : Australia won by 103 runs. Played On : March, 27 2007 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
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27) h :South Africa Vs Sri Lanka Result : South Africa won by 1 wickets. Played On : March, 28 2007 at Providence Stadium, Guyana
28) Cricket Match :West Indies Vs New Zealand Result : New Zealand won by 7 wickets. Played On : March, 29 2007 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
29) Cricket Match :Ireland Vs England Result : England won by 48 runs. Played On : March, 30 2007 at Providence Stadium, Guyana
30) Cricket Match :Australia Vs Bangladesh Result : Australia won by 10 wickets. Played On : March, 31 2007 at Providence Stadium, Guyana
31) Cricket Match :West Indies Vs Sri Lanka Result : Sri Lanka won by 113 runs. Played On : April, 01 2007 at Providence Stadium, Guyana
32) Cricket Match :Bangladesh Vs New Zealand Result : New Zealand won by 9 wickets. Played On : April, 02 2007 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
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34) h :Ireland Vs South Africa Result : South Africa won by 7 wickets. Played On : April, 03 2007 at Providence Stadium, Guyana
35) Cricket Match :England Vs Sri Lanka Result : Sri Lanka won by 2 runs. Played On : April, 04 2007 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
36) Cricket Match :Bangladesh Vs South Africa Result : Bangladesh won by 67 runs. Played On : April, 07 2007 at Providence Stadium, Guyana
37) Cricket Match :Australia Vs England Result : Australia won by 7 wickets. Played On : April, 08 2007 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
38) Cricket Match :Ireland Vs New Zealand Result : New Zealand won by 129 runs. Played On : April, 09 2007 at Providence Stadium, Guyana
39) Cricket Match :West Indies Vs South Africa Result : South Africa won by 67 runs. Played On : April, 10 2007 at National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
40) Cricket Match :England Vs Bangladesh Result : England won by 4 wickets. Played On : April, 11 2007 at Kensington Oval, Barbados
41) Cricket Match :Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand Result : Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets. Played On : April, 12 2007 at National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
42) Cricket Match :Australia Vs Ireland Result : Australia won by 9 wickets. Played On : April, 13 2007 at Kensington Oval, Barbados
43) Cricket Match :South Africa Vs New Zealand Result : New Zealand won by 5 wickets. Played On : April, 14 2007 at National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
44) Cricket Match :Bangladesh Vs Ireland Result : Ireland won by 74 runs. Played On : April, 15 2007 at Kensington Oval, Barbados
45) Cricket Match :Australia Vs Sri Lanka Result : Australia won by 7 wickets. Played On : April, 16 2007 at National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
46) Cricket Match :South Africa Vs England Result : South Africa won by 9 wickets. Played On : April, 17 2007 at Kensington Oval, Barbados
47) Cricket Match :Ireland Vs Sri Lanka Result : Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets. Played On : April, 18 2007 at National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
48) Cricket Match :West Indies Vs Bangladesh Result : West Indies won by 99 runs. Played On : April, 19 2007 at Kensington Oval, Barbados
49) Cricket Match :Australia Vs New Zealand Result : Australia won by 215 runs. Played On : April, 20 2007 at National Cricket Stadium,Grenada
50) Cricket Match :West Indies Vs England Result : England won by 1 wickets. Played On : April, 21 2007 at Kensington Oval, Barbados
51) Cricket Match :New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka Result : Sri Lanka won by 81 runs Played On : April, 24 2007 at Sabina Park, Jamaica
52) Cricket Match :Australia Vs South Africa Result : Australia won by 7 wickets Played On : April, 25 2007 at Beausejour Stadium, St Lucia
53) Cricket Match :Australia Vs Sri Lanka Result : Australia won by 53 runs Played On : April, 28 2007 at Kensington Oval, Barbados
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