The 9th edition of the cricket world cup was held in West Indies for the first time. This edition saw 16 teams competing for the first time in the world cup. The teams were divided into the following groups :-
Group A :-
- Australia
- South Africa
- Scotland
- The Netherlands
Group B :-
- Sri Lanka
- India
- Bangladesh
- Bermuda
Group C :-
- England
- New Zealand
- Kenya
- Canada
Group D :-
- Pakistan
- West Indies
- Zimbabwe
- Ireland
Fixtures and Results :-
1) West Indies vs. Pakistan
West Indies won by 54 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Dwayne Smith
2) Australia vs. Scotland
Australia won by 203 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Ricky Ponting
3) Canada vs. Kenya
Kenya won by 7 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Steve Tikolo
4) Ireland vs. Zimbabwe
Match Tied.
Man Of The Match :- Jeremy Bray
5) Sri Lanka vs. Bermuda
Sri Lanka won by 243 runs .
Man Of The Match :- Mahela Jayawardene
6) South Africa vs. The Netherlands
South Africa won by 221 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Herschelle Gibbs
7) England vs. New Zealand
New Zealand won by 6 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Scott Styris
8) India vs. Bangladesh
Bangladesh won by 5 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Mashrafe Mortaza
9) Pakistan vs. Ireland
Ireland won by 3 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Niall O'Brien
10) Australia vs. Netherlands
Australia won by 229 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Brad Hodge
11) England vs. Canada
England won by 51 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Paul Collingwood
12) India vs. Bermuda
India won by 257 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Virender Sehwag
13) West Indies vs. Zimbabwe
West Indies won by 6 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Sean Williams
14) South Africa vs. Scotland
South Africa won by 7 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Graeme Smith
15) New Zealand vs. Kenya
New Zealand won by 148 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Ross Taylor
16) Sri Lanka vs. Bangladesh
Sri Lanka won by 198 runs (D/L method).
Man Of The Match :- Sanath Jayasuriya
17) Pakistan vs. Zimbabwe
Pakistan won by 93 runs (D/L method).
Man Of The Match :- Imran Nazir
18) New Zealand vs. Canada
New Zealand won by 114 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Lou Vincent
19) Netherlands vs. Scotland
Netherlands won by 8 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Billy Stelling
20) India vs. Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka won by 69 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Muttaih Muralitharan
21) West Indies vs. Ireland
West Indies won by 8 wickets (D/L method).
Man Of The Match :- Shivnarine Chanderpaul
22) Australia vs. South Africa
Australia won by 83 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Matthew Hayden
23) England vs. Kenya
England won by 7 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Ed Joyce
24) Bangladesh vs. Bermuda
Bangladesh won by 7 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Mohammad Ashraful
Super-Eight Stage :-
25) Australia vs. West Indies
Australia won by 103 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Matthew Hayden
26) South Africa vs. Sri Lanka
South Africa won by 1 wicket.
Men Of The Match :- Charl Langeveldt & Lasith Malinga
27) New Zealand vs. West Indies
New Zealand won by 7 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Jacob Oram
28) England vs. Ireland
England won by 48 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Paul Collingwood
29) Australia vs. Bangladesh
Australia won by 10 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Glenn McGrath
30) Sri Lanka vs. West Indies
Sri Lanka won by 113 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Sanath Jayasuriya
31) New Zealand vs. Bangladesh
New Zealand won by 9 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Shane Bond
32) Ireland vs. South Africa
South Africa won by 7 wickets (D/L method).
Man Of The Match :- Jacques Kallis
33) England vs. Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka won by 2 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Ravi Bopara
34) Bangladesh vs. South Africa
Bangladesh won by 67 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Mohammad Ashraful
35) Australia vs. England
Australia won by 7 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Shaun Tait
36) New Zealand vs. Ireland
New Zealand won by 129 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Peter Fulton
37) West Indies vs. South Africa
South Africa won by 67 runs.
Man Of The Match :- AB DeVilliers
38)England vs. Bangladesh
England won by 4 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Sajid Mahmood
39) Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Chaminda Vaas
40) Australia vs. Ireland
Australia won by 9 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Glenn McGrath
41) New Zealand vs. South Africa
New Zealand won by 5 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Craig McMillan
42) Ireland vs. Bangladesh
Ireland won by 74 runs.
Man Of The Match :- William Porterfield
43) Australia vs. Sri Lanka
Australia won by 7 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Nathan Bracken
44) South Africa vs. England
South Africa won by 9 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Andrew Hall
45) Sri Lanka vs. Ireland
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Farveez Maharoof
46) West Indies vs. Bangladesh
West Indies won by 99 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Ramnaresh Sarwan
47) Australia vs. New Zealand
Australia won by 215 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Matthew Hayden
48) West Indies vs. England
England won by 1 wicket.
Man Of The Match :- Kevin Pieteresen
Semi-Final Stage :-
49) Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand
Sri Lanka won by 81 runs.
Man Of The Match :- Mahela Jayawardene
50) Australia vs. South Africa
Australia won by 7 wickets.
Man Of The Match :- Glenn McGrath
Finals :-
51) Australia vs. Sri Lanka
Australia won by 53 runs (D/L method).
Man Of The Match :- Adam Gilchrist
