2003 Cricket World Cup

2003 ICC Cricket World Cup
Logo of the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup
Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International
Tournament format(s)	Round robin and Knockout
Host(s)	South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya
Champions	Australia (3rd title)
Participants	14
Matches played	54
Attendance	626,845 (11,608 per match)
Man of the Series	Sachin Tendulkar
Most runs	Sachin Tendulkar (673)
Most wickets	Chaminda Vaas (23)

The 2003 Cricket World Cup (Official name: ICC Cricket World Cup 2003) was the eighth edition of the tournament and was played in South Africa/Zimbabwe/Kenya from 9 February to 24 March. 2003 was the first time that the Cricket World Cup was 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-6" stage. The tournament saw upsets in the first round with South Africa, Pakistan, West Indies, and England failing to make it to Super-6 stage while Zimbabwe and Kenya made it to Super-6 stage and Kenya, a non-Test playing nation, made the semi-finals of the tournament.

The tournament was won by Ricky Ponting's Australia who defeated Sourav Ganguly's India in the final.

Participating nations

Fourteen teams played in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. In the first round, they were divided into two groups of 7 teams. The top three from each group qualified for the "Super Six", carrying forward the results they had achieved against other qualifiers from their group into the Super Six round. The top four teams in the Super Six round qualified for the semi-finals, and the winners of those matches played the final.

Test and ODI status

Australia Bangladesh England India Kenya New Zealand

Pakistan South Africa Sri Lanka West Indies Zimbabwe

ICC Trophy Qualifiers

Canada Namibia Netherlands

Host cities and venues

CitiesVenuesCapacityJohannesburg, South AfricaWanderers Stadium34,000Durban, South AfricaSahara Stadium Kingsmead25,000Cape Town, South AfricaNewlands Cricket Ground25,000Centurion, South AfricaCenturion Park23,000Bloemfontein, South AfricaGoodyear Park20,000Benoni, South AfricaWillowmoore Park20,000Port Elizabeth, South AfricaSahara Oval St George’s19,000Potchefstroom, South AfricaNorth West Cricket Stadium18,000East London, South AfricaBuffalo Park16,000Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaPietermaritzburg Oval12,000Kimberley, South AfricaDe Beers Diamond Oval11,000Paarl, South AfricaBoland Park10,000 Harare, ZimbabweHarare Sports Club10,000 Bulawayo, ZimbabweQueens Sports Club9,000 Nairobi, KenyaNairobi Gymkhana Club8,000

Group stage tables and results

The top three teams from each pool qualify for the next stage, carrying forward the points already scored against fellow qualifiers, plus one-fourth of the points scored against the teams that failed to qualify.^[2]

Teams that qualified for the Super Six stage are highlighted in blue.

All times given are Central Africa Time (UTC+02:00) and Kenya Standard Time (UTC+3:00)

Result:

1st Match: South Africa v West Indies at Cape Town - Feb 9, 2003

West Indies 278/5 (50 ov); South Africa 275/9 (49/49 ov)

West Indies won by 3 runs

2nd Match: Zimbabwe v Namibia at Harare - Feb 10, 2003

Zimbabwe 340/2 (50 ov); Namibia 104/5 (25.1/25.1 ov)

Zimbabwe won by 86 runs (D/L method)

3rd Match: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Bloemfontein - Feb 10, 2003

Sri Lanka 272/7 (50 ov); New Zealand 225 (45.3 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 47 runs

4th Match: Australia v Pakistan at Johannesburg - Feb 11, 2003

Australia 310/8 (50 ov); Pakistan 228 (44.3/49 ov)

Australia won by 82 runs

5th Match: Bangladesh v Canada at Durban - Feb 11, 2003

Canada 180 (49.1 ov); Bangladesh 120 (28 ov)

Canada won by 60 runs

6th Match: South Africa v Kenya at Potchefstroom - Feb 12, 2003

Kenya 140 (38 ov); South Africa 142/0 (21.2 ov)

South Africa won by 10 wickets (with 172 balls remaining)

7th Match: India v Netherlands at Paarl - Feb 12, 2003

India 204 (48.5 ov); Netherlands 136 (48.1 ov)

India won by 68 runs

8th Match: Zimbabwe v England at Harare - Feb 13, 2003

Zimbabwe won (walkover without a ball bowled)

9th Match: New Zealand v West Indies at Port Elizabeth - Feb 13, 2003

New Zealand 241/7 (50 ov); West Indies 221 (49.4 ov)

New Zealand won by 20 runs

10th Match: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Pietermaritzburg - Feb 14, 2003

Bangladesh 124 (31.1 ov); Sri Lanka 126/0 (21.1 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets (with 173 balls remaining)

11th Match: Australia v India at Centurion - Feb 15, 2003

India 125 (41.4 ov); Australia 128/1 (22.2 ov)

Australia won by 9 wickets (with 166 balls remaining)

12th Match: Canada v Kenya at Cape Town - Feb 15, 2003

Canada 197 (49 ov); Kenya 198/6 (48.3 ov)

Kenya won by 4 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

13th Match: England v Netherlands at East London - Feb 16, 2003

Netherlands 142/9 (50 ov); England 144/4 (23.2 ov)

England won by 6 wickets (with 160 balls remaining)

14th Match: Namibia v Pakistan at Kimberley - Feb 16, 2003

Pakistan 255/9 (50 ov); Namibia 84 (17.4 ov)

Pakistan won by 171 runs

15th Match: South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg - Feb 16, 2003

South Africa 306/6 (50 ov); New Zealand 229/1 (36.5/39 ov)

New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) (D/L method)

16th Match: Bangladesh v West Indies at Benoni - Feb 18, 2003

West Indies 244/9 (50 ov); Bangladesh 32/2 (8.1 ov)

No result

17th Match: Zimbabwe v India at Harare - Feb 19, 2003

India 255/7 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 172 (44.4 ov)

India won by 83 runs

18th Match: Canada v Sri Lanka at Paarl - Feb 19, 2003

Canada 36 (18.4 ov); Sri Lanka 37/1 (4.4 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 272 balls remaining)

19th Match: England v Namibia at Port Elizabeth - Feb 19, 2003

England 272 (50 ov); Namibia 217/9 (50 ov)

England won by 55 runs

20th Match: Australia v Netherlands at Potchefstroom - Feb 20, 2003

Australia 170/2 (36/36 ov); Netherlands 122 (30.2/36 ov)

Australia won by 75 runs (D/L method)

21st Match: Kenya v New Zealand at Nairobi (Gym) - Feb 21, 2003

Kenya won (walkover without a ball bowled)

22nd Match: South Africa v Bangladesh at Bloemfontein - Feb 22, 2003

Bangladesh 108 (35.1 ov); South Africa 109/0 (12 ov)

South Africa won by 10 wickets (with 228 balls remaining)

23rd Match: England v Pakistan at Cape Town - Feb 22, 2003

England 246/8 (50 ov); Pakistan 134 (31 ov)

England won by 112 runs

24th Match: Canada v West Indies at Centurion - Feb 23, 2003

Canada 202 (42.5 ov); West Indies 206/3 (20.3 ov)

West Indies won by 7 wickets (with 177 balls remaining)

25th Match: India v Namibia at Pietermaritzburg - Feb 23, 2003

India 311/2 (50 ov); Namibia 130 (42.3 ov)

India won by 181 runs

26th Match: Kenya v Sri Lanka at Nairobi (Gym) - Feb 24, 2003

Kenya 210/9 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 157 (45 ov)

Kenya won by 53 runs

27th Match: Zimbabwe v Australia at Bulawayo - Feb 24, 2003

Zimbabwe 246/9 (50 ov); Australia 248/3 (47.3 ov)

Australia won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

28th Match: Netherlands v Pakistan at Paarl - Feb 25, 2003

Pakistan 253/9 (50 ov); Netherlands 156 (39.3 ov)

Pakistan won by 97 runs

29th Match: Bangladesh v New Zealand at Kimberley - Feb 26, 2003

Bangladesh 198/7 (50 ov); New Zealand 199/3 (33.3 ov)

New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 99 balls remaining)

30th Match: England v India at Durban - Feb 26, 2003

India 250/9 (50 ov); England 168 (45.3 ov)

India won by 82 runs

31st Match: Australia v Namibia at Potchefstroom - Feb 27, 2003

Australia 301/6 (50 ov); Namibia 45 (14 ov)

Australia won by 256 runs

32nd Match: South Africa v Canada at East London - Feb 27, 2003

South Africa 254/8 (50 ov); Canada 136/5 (50 ov)

South Africa won by 118 runs

33rd Match: Zimbabwe v Netherlands at Bulawayo - Feb 28, 2003

Zimbabwe 301/8 (50 ov); Netherlands 202/9 (50 ov)

Zimbabwe won by 99 runs

34th Match: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Cape Town - Feb 28, 2003

Sri Lanka 228/6 (50 ov); West Indies 222/9 (50 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 6 runs

35th Match: Bangladesh v Kenya at Johannesburg - Mar 1, 2003

Kenya 217/7 (50 ov); Bangladesh 185 (47.2 ov)

Kenya won by 32 runs

36th Match: India v Pakistan at Centurion - Mar 1, 2003

Pakistan 273/7 (50 ov); India 276/4 (45.4 ov)

India won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)

37th Match: Australia v England at Port Elizabeth - Mar 2, 2003

England 204/8 (50 ov); Australia 208/8 (49.4 ov)

Australia won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

38th Match: Canada v New Zealand at Benoni - Mar 3, 2003

Canada 196 (47 ov); New Zealand 197/5 (23 ov)

New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 162 balls remaining)

39th Match: Namibia v Netherlands at Bloemfontein - Mar 3, 2003

Netherlands 314/4 (50 ov); Namibia 250 (46.5 ov)

Netherlands won by 64 runs

40th Match: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Durban - Mar 3, 2003

Sri Lanka 268/9 (50 ov); South Africa 229/6 (45/45 ov)

Match tied (D/L method)

41st Match: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo - Mar 4, 2003

Pakistan 73/3 (14/38 ov)

No result

42nd Match: Kenya v West Indies at Kimberley - Mar 4, 2003

West Indies 246/7 (50 ov); Kenya 104 (35.5 ov)

West Indies won by 142 runs

1st Super: Australia v Sri Lanka at Centurion - Mar 7, 2003

Australia 319/5 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 223 (47.4 ov)

Australia won by 96 runs

2nd Super: India v Kenya at Cape Town - Mar 7, 2003

Kenya 225/6 (50 ov); India 226/4 (47.5 ov)

India won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

3rd Super: New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein - Mar 8, 2003

Zimbabwe 252/7 (50 ov); New Zealand 253/4 (47.2 ov)

New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

4th Super: India v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg - Mar 10, 2003

India 292/6 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 109 (23 ov)

India won by 183 runs

5th Super: Australia v New Zealand at Port Elizabeth - Mar 11, 2003

Australia 208/9 (50 ov); New Zealand 112 (30.1 ov)

Australia won by 96 runs

6th Super: Kenya v Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein - Mar 12, 2003

Zimbabwe 133 (44.1 ov); Kenya 135/3 (26 ov)

Kenya won by 7 wickets (with 144 balls remaining)

7th Super: India v New Zealand at Centurion - Mar 14, 2003

New Zealand 146 (45.1 ov); India 150/3 (40.4 ov)

India won by 7 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)

8th Super: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at East London - Mar 15, 2003

Sri Lanka 256/5 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 182 (41.5 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 74 runs

9th Super: Australia v Kenya at Durban - Mar 15, 2003

Kenya 174/8 (50 ov); Australia 178/5 (31.2 ov)

Australia won by 5 wickets (with 112 balls remaining)

1st SF: Australia v Sri Lanka at Port Elizabeth - Mar 18, 2003

Australia 212/7 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 123/7 (38.1/38.1 ov)

Australia won by 48 runs (D/L method)

2nd SF: India v Kenya at Durban - Mar 20, 2003

India 270/4 (50 ov); Kenya 179 (46.2 ov)

India won by 91 runs

Final: Australia v India at Johannesburg - Mar 23, 2003

Australia 359/2 (50 ov); India 234 (39.2 ov)

Australia won by 125 runs