tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362801112012-01-24T00:48:31.582+05:30The unofficial website of the ICC World Cup 2007.......Rahulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13237148677663248345noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36280111.post-79477550288743383942007-03-17T15:07:00.000+05:302007-05-10T13:43:46.248+05:30<ul><br /></ul><p>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 :-</p><br /><p></p><p>Group A :-</p><ul><li>Australia</li><li>South Africa</li><li>Scotland</li><li>The Netherlands</li></ul><p>Group B :-</p><ul><li>Sri Lanka</li><li>India</li><li>Bangladesh</li><li>Bermuda</li></ul><p>Group C :-</p><ul><li>England</li><li>New Zealand</li><li>Kenya </li><li>Canada</li></ul><p>Group D :-</p><ul><li>Pakistan</li><li>West Indies</li><li>Zimbabwe</li><li>Ireland</li></ul><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p>Fixtures and Results :-</p><p><br />1) West Indies vs. Pakistan</p><p>West Indies won by 54 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Dwayne Smith</p><p><br />2) Australia vs. Scotland</p><p>Australia won by 203 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Ricky Ponting</p><p><br />3) Canada vs. Kenya</p><p>Kenya won by 7 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Steve Tikolo</p><p><br />4) Ireland vs. Zimbabwe</p><p>Match Tied.<br />Man Of The Match :- Jeremy Bray</p><p><br />5) Sri Lanka vs. Bermuda</p><p>Sri Lanka won by 243 runs .<br />Man Of The Match :- Mahela Jayawardene</p><p><br />6) South Africa vs. The Netherlands</p><p>South Africa won by 221 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Herschelle Gibbs</p><p><br />7) England vs. New Zealand<br /></p><p>New Zealand won by 6 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Scott Styris</p><p><br />8) India vs. Bangladesh</p><p>Bangladesh won by 5 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Mashrafe Mortaza</p><p><br />9) Pakistan vs. Ireland</p><p>Ireland won by 3 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Niall O'Brien</p><p><br />10) Australia vs. Netherlands</p><p>Australia won by 229 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Brad Hodge</p><p><br />11) England vs. Canada</p><p>England won by 51 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Paul Collingwood</p><p><br />12) India vs. Bermuda</p><p>India won by 257 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Virender Sehwag</p><p><br />13) West Indies vs. Zimbabwe</p><p>West Indies won by 6 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Sean Williams</p><p><br />14) South Africa vs. Scotland</p><p>South Africa won by 7 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Graeme Smith</p><p><br />15) New Zealand vs. Kenya</p><p>New Zealand won by 148 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Ross Taylor</p><p><br />16) Sri Lanka vs. Bangladesh</p><p>Sri Lanka won by 198 runs (D/L method).<br />Man Of The Match :- Sanath Jayasuriya</p><p><br />17) Pakistan vs. Zimbabwe<br />Pakistan won by 93 runs (D/L method).<br />Man Of The Match :- Imran Nazir<br /></p><p><br />18) New Zealand vs. Canada<br />New Zealand won by 114 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Lou Vincent<br /><br />19) Netherlands vs. Scotland<br />Netherlands won by 8 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Billy Stelling<br /><br />20) India vs. Sri Lanka<br />Sri Lanka won by 69 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Muttaih Muralitharan<br /><br />21) West Indies vs. Ireland<br />West Indies won by 8 wickets (D/L method).<br />Man Of The Match :- Shivnarine Chanderpaul<br /><br />22) Australia vs. South Africa<br />Australia won by 83 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Matthew Hayden<br /><br />23) England vs. Kenya<br />England won by 7 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Ed Joyce<br /><br />24) Bangladesh vs. Bermuda<br />Bangladesh won by 7 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Mohammad Ashraful<br /></p><p><br /><strong>Super-Eight Stage :-</strong></p><p><br />25) Australia vs. West Indies<br />Australia won by 103 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Matthew Hayden</p><p><br />26) South Africa vs. Sri Lanka<br />South Africa won by 1 wicket.<br />Men Of The Match :- Charl Langeveldt & Lasith Malinga</p><p><br />27) New Zealand vs. West Indies<br />New Zealand won by 7 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Jacob Oram</p><p><br />28) England vs. Ireland<br />England won by 48 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Paul Collingwood</p><p><br />29) Australia vs. Bangladesh<br />Australia won by 10 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Glenn McGrath</p><p><br />30) Sri Lanka vs. West Indies<br />Sri Lanka won by 113 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Sanath Jayasuriya<br /><br />31) New Zealand vs. Bangladesh<br />New Zealand won by 9 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Shane Bond</p><p><br />32) Ireland vs. South Africa<br />South Africa won by 7 wickets (D/L method).<br />Man Of The Match :- Jacques Kallis</p><p><br />33) England vs. Sri Lanka<br />Sri Lanka won by 2 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Ravi Bopara</p><p><br />34) Bangladesh vs. South Africa<br />Bangladesh won by 67 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Mohammad Ashraful</p><p><br />35) Australia vs. England<br />Australia won by 7 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Shaun Tait</p><p><br />36) New Zealand vs. Ireland<br />New Zealand won by 129 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Peter Fulton</p><p><br />37) West Indies vs. South Africa<br />South Africa won by 67 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- AB DeVilliers</p><p><br />38)England vs. Bangladesh<br />England won by 4 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Sajid Mahmood</p><p><br />39) Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand<br />Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Chaminda Vaas</p><p><br />40) Australia vs. Ireland<br />Australia won by 9 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Glenn McGrath</p><p><br />41) New Zealand vs. South Africa<br />New Zealand won by 5 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Craig McMillan</p><p><br />42) Ireland vs. Bangladesh<br />Ireland won by 74 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- William Porterfield</p><p><br />43) Australia vs. Sri Lanka<br />Australia won by 7 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Nathan Bracken</p><p><br />44) South Africa vs. England<br />South Africa won by 9 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Andrew Hall</p><p><br />45) Sri Lanka vs. Ireland<br />Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Farveez Maharoof</p><p><br />46) West Indies vs. Bangladesh<br />West Indies won by 99 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Ramnaresh Sarwan</p><p><br />47) Australia vs. New Zealand<br />Australia won by 215 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Matthew Hayden</p><p><br />48) West Indies vs. England<br />England won by 1 wicket.<br />Man Of The Match :- Kevin Pieteresen</p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Semi-Final Stage :-<br /><br /></span>49) Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand<br />Sri Lanka won by 81 runs.<br />Man Of The Match :- Mahela Jayawardene<br /><br /><br />50) Australia vs. South Africa<br />Australia won by 7 wickets.<br />Man Of The Match :- Glenn McGrath<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Finals :-<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>51) Australia vs. Sri Lanka<br />Australia won by 53 runs (D/L method).<br />Man Of The Match :- Adam Gilchrist<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br /></span><p><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><p><br /><br /><br /><br 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