2003 Cricket World Cup

International sports tournament February 2013 January 2020 2003 Cricket World Cup Cricket World Cup Logo 2003.svg International Cricket Council One Day International Round-robin and Knockout South Africa Zimbabwe Kenya AUS 3 IND 14 54 626845 IND Sachin Tendulkar IND Sachin Tendulkar (673) SRI Chaminda Vaas (23) 1999 1999 Cricket World Cup 2007 2007 Cricket World Cup 9 February 23 March 2003 The 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup was the eighth Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya from 9 February to 23 March 2003. This edition of the World Cup was the first to be played in Africa. The tournament featured 14 teams, the largest number in the World Cup's history at the time, playing a total of 54 matches. It followed the format introduced in the 1999 Cricket World Cup, with the teams divided into two groups, and the top three in each group qualifying for the Super Sixes stage. The tournament saw numerous upsets, with host South Africa, Pakistan, West Indies and England all being eliminated at the group stage (South Africa missed by 1 run after misreading the Duckworth-Lewis method rules).24 February 2007 South Africa crash out of their home World Cup https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/south-africa-crash-out-of-their-home-world-cup-in-2003-281397 ESPNcricinfo England forfeited their match with Zimbabwe, due to the political unrest in the country, which ultimately enabled Zimbabwe to reach the Super Sixes. Similarly, New Zealand forfeited their match with Kenya, due to security reasons which enabled the latter to reach the semi-finals, the only non-Test playing nation to do so.15 September 2018 ICC Cricket World Cup: Australia won tournament of shocks in 2003 https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/icc/icc-cricket-world-cup-australia-won-tournament-of-shocks-in-2003-1.1452397 Gulf News Another shock wave came two days after the tournament had started, when Shane Warne, at the time one of the game's leading spinners, was sent home in disgrace after testing positive for a banned substance.Martin Williamson 14 February 2015 https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rewind-shane-warne-s-world-cup-shame-830541 Shane Warne's World Cup shame ESPNcricinfo The tournament was eventually won by Australia who won all 11 of their matches, beating India in the final played at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.14 May 2020 Australia rout India to win third World Cup https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-rout-india-to-win-third-world-cup-130611 ESPNcricinfo This was also Australia's third World Cup win, the only team to do so.Mike Selvey 24 March 2003 Ponting power leads Australia to glory https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/mar/24/cricketworldcup2003.cricketworldcup1 The Guardian Pakistani player Shoaib Akhtar also set a world record, becoming the fastest bowler in the history of cricket, delivering a record top speed of 161.3km/h (100.23 mph) in a pool match against England.Eddie Smith 22 February 2003 Shoaib Akhtar at 100 mph https://www.cricinfo.com/story/shoaib-akhtar-at-100-mph-126897 ESPNcricinfo21 May 2022 'I used to pull truck at night for 4-5 miles': Shoaib Akhtar reveals story behind record 161.3 kph delivery in 2003 WC https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/i-used-to-pull-truck-at-night-for-4-5-miles-shoaib-akhtar-reveals-story-behind-record-161-3-kph-delivery-in-2003-wc-101653048998808.html Hindustan TimesFastest delivery of a cricket ball (male) https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-bowl-of-a-cricket-ball Guinness World Records Teams and squads 2003 Cricket World Cup squads Fourteen teams played in the 2003 World Cup, the largest number of teams to play in a Cricket World Cup at the time. The 10 Test playing nations automatically qualified for the tournament including the recently appointed member Bangladesh, while Kenya also qualified automatically due to their full One Day International status. The other three spots were filled by the top three teams in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, which served as a qualifying tournament. These teams were, respectively, the Netherlands who won the ICC Trophy, Canada and Namibia. This was Namibia's World Cup debut, while the Netherlands and Canada were both appearing in the tournament for the second time, having previously appeared in 1996 and 1979 respectively. The format used in the 1999 World Cup was retained, with the 14 teams divided into two groups of seven, and the top three from each group qualifying for the Super Sixes stage, carrying forward the results they had achieved against other qualifiers from their group. The top four teams in the Super Sixes qualified for the semi-finals, and the winners of those matches contested the final.6 April 2010 ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 Points System for Group and Super Six Stages https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/icc-cricket-world-cup-2003-points-system-for-group-and-super-six-stages International Cricket CouncilCricket World Cup 2003: Tournament Format https://m.rediff.com/wc2003/format.htm Rediff.com Full MembersBANAUSENGINDNZLPAKRSASRIWINZIMAssociate MembersKENCANNAMNED Opening ceremony The opening ceremony was held on 8 February 2003 at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town and was attended by around 25,000 fans. South African President Thabo Mbeki officially declared the tournament open.29 October 2009 Cricket World Cup Opens in Cape Town - 2003-02-09 https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-a-2003-02-09-19-cricket-67299107/269749.html VOA News Tumi Makgabo served as the official master of ceremonies. Marc Lottering, Johnny Clegg, Hugh Masekela and Nothembi Mkhwebane were main performers at the ceremony.7 February 2003 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup opening ceremony timing schedule https://www.cricinfo.com/story/2003-icc-cricket-world-cup-opening-ceremony-timing-schedule-126446 ESPNcricinfo28 February 2003 At last, Cricket first https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/sport/article30215907.ece The Hindu Venues Source:ICC World Cup, 2003 Venues and Grounds https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/796/icc-world-cup-2003/venues CricbuzzCricket World Cup 2003: Schedule https://m.rediff.com/wc2003/schedule.htm Rediff.com Cities Venues Capacity MatchesJohannesburg, South AfricaWanderers Stadium34,0005Durban, South AfricaSahara Stadium Kingsmead25,0005Cape Town, South AfricaNewlands Cricket Ground25,0005Centurion, South AfricaCenturion Park23,0005Bloemfontein, South AfricaGoodyear Park20,0005Port Elizabeth, South AfricaSt George's Oval19,0005Potchefstroom, South AfricaNorth West Cricket Stadium18,0003East London, South AfricaBuffalo Park16,0003Kimberley, South AfricaDe Beers Diamond Oval11,0003Paarl, South AfricaBoland Park10,0003Benoni, South AfricaWillowmoore Park20,0002Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaPietermaritzburg Oval12,0002Harare, ZimbabweHarare Sports Club10,0003Bulawayo, ZimbabweQueens Sports Club9,0003Nairobi, KenyaNairobi Gymkhana Club8,0002 South Africa 350 right Venues in South Africa South Africa 26 7 S 28 3 E left Johannesburg South Africa 29 51 S 31 1 E right Durban South Africa 33 58 S 18 28 E bottom Cape Town South Africa 25 51 S 28 11 E right Centurion South Africa 29 7 S 26 12 E bottom Bloemfontein South Africa 26 11 S 28 19 E bottom Benoni South Africa 33 58 S 25 36 E left Port Elizabeth South Africa 26 42 S 27 6 E left Potchefstroom South Africa 33 0 S 27 55 E left East London South Africa 29 36 S 30 22 E top Pietermaritzburg South Africa 28 44 S 24 47 E left Kimberley South Africa 33 44 S 18 59 E right PaarlZimbabwe 220 right Venues in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 17 48 S 31 3 E left Harare Zimbabwe 20 17 S 28 58 E right BulawayoKenya 220 right Venues in Kenya Kenya 1 17 S 36 49 E left Nairobi Match officials Six match referees and 19 umpires were selected to stand in the tournament.11 December 2002 ICC confirms Umpires and Referees for ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-confirms-umpires-and-referees-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2003-113027 ESPN Cricinfo +Match refereesReferee WIN Clive Lloyd SRI Ranjan Madugalle RSA Mike Procter PAK Wasim Raja IND Gundappa ViswanathRSA Denis Lindsay +Umpires Umpire Panel WIN Steve BucknorElite AUS Daryl HarperElite RSA Rudi KoertzenElite RSA Dave OrchardElite ENG David ShepherdElite SRI Asoka de Silva Elite ZIM Russell Tiffin Elite IND Srinivas Venkataraghavan Elite ZIM Kevan Barbour International NZL Billy Bowden International PAK Aleem Dar International PAK Nadeem Ghauri International AUS Darrell Hair International IND Arani Jayaprakash International RSA Brian Jerling International ENG Neil Mallender International AUS Simon Taufel International ENG Peter Willey International SRI Tyron Wijewardene International Pool stage The top three teams from each pool qualify for the next stage, carrying forward the points already scored against fellow qualifiers, plus a quarter of the points scored against the teams that failed to qualify.Cricinfo http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/WC2003_TABLE.html 1 October 2022 static.espncricinfo.com Pool A PosTeamPld PlayedW WonL LostNR No resultT TiedNRR Net run ratePts PointsPCF Points Carried Forward1AUS660002.052412 4 points each for win against 2 qualified teams (IND/ZIM); 1 point each for win against 4 non-qualified teams (ENG/PAK/NED/NAM)2IND651001.11208 4 points for win against qualified team (ZIM); 1 point each for win against 4 non-qualified teams (ENG/PAK/NED/NAM)3ZIM632100.50143.5 1 point each for win against 3 non-qualified teams (ENG/NED/NAM); 0.5 point for no result against non-qualified team (PAK)4ENG633000.8212–5PAK623100.2310–6NED61500−1.454–7NAM60600−2.960– Source: Points Table 10 February 2003 ZIM NAM 340/2 (50 overs) Craig Wishart 172* (151) Lennie Louw 1/60 (10 overs) 104/5 (25.1 overs) Danie Keulder 27 (46) Guy Whittall 2/20 (5 overs) Zimbabwe won by 86 runs (D/L method) Scorecard Harare Sports Club, Harare Dave Orchard (SA) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Craig Wishart (Zim) Namibia won the toss and elected to field. Rain interrupted the innings of Namibia and eventually the match was called off with Zimbabwe winning by 86 runs via D/L method Points: Zimbabwe 4, Namibia 0 11 February 2003 AUS PAK 310/8 (50 overs) Andrew Symonds 143* (125) Wasim Akram 3/64 (10 overs) 228 (44.3 overs) Rashid Latif 33 (23) Ian Harvey 4/58 (9.3 overs) Australia won by 82 runs Scorecard Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Asoka de Silva (SL) and David Shepherd (Eng) Andrew Symonds (Aus) Pakistan won the toss elected to field. Points: Australia 4, Pakistan 0 Pakistan were fined 1 over for a slow over rate. 12 February 2003 IND NED 204 (48.5 overs) Sachin Tendulkar 52 (72) Tim de Leede 4/35 (9.5 overs) 136 (48.1 overs) Daan van Bunge 62 (116) Anil Kumble 4/32 (10 overs) India won by 68 runs Scorecard Boland Park, Paarl Daryl Harper (Aus) and Peter Willey (Eng) Tim de Leede (Ned) India won the toss and elected to bat. Points: India 4, Netherlands 0. 13 February 2003 ZIM ENG Zimbabwe won (walkover without a ball bowled) Scorecard Harare Sports Club, Harare Dave Orchard (SA) and Steve Bucknor (WI) No toss Points: Zimbabwe 4, England 0 England forfeited the match due to safety concerns 15 February 2003 IND AUS 125 (41.4 overs) Sachin Tendulkar 36 (59) Jason Gillespie 3/13 (10 overs) 128/1 (22.2 overs) Adam Gilchrist 48 (61) Anil Kumble 1/24 (7 overs) Australia won by 9 wickets Scorecard Centurion Park, Centurion Asoka de Silva (SL) and David Shepherd (Eng) Jason Gillespie (Aus) India won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Australia 4, India 0. 16 February 2003 NED ENG 142/9 (50 overs) Tim de Leede 58* (96) James Anderson 4/25 (10 overs) 144/4 (23.2 overs) Michael Vaughan 51 (47) Daan van Bunge 3/16 (3 overs) England won by 6 wickets Scorecard Buffalo Park, East London Darell Hair (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) James Anderson (Eng) England won the toss and elected to field. Points: England 4, Netherlands 0 Nick Statham (Netherlands) made his ODI debut 16 February 2003 PAK NAM 255/9 (50 overs) Saleem Elahi 63 (100) Bjorn Kotze 2/51 (10 overs) 84 (17.4 overs) Bjorn Kotze 24* (29) Wasim Akram 5/28 (9 overs) Pakistan won by 171 runs Scorecard De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Dave Orchard (SA) and Neil Mallender (Eng) Wasim Akram (Pak) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Pakistan 4, Namibia 0 19 February 2003 IND ZIM 255/7 (50 overs) Sachin Tendulkar 81 (91) Grant Flower 2/14 (6 overs) 172 (44.4 overs) Tatenda Taibu 29* (44) Sourav Ganguly 3/22 (5 overs) India won by 83 runs Scorecard Harare Sports Club, Harare Asoka de Silva (SL) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field. Points: India 4, Zimbabwe 0. 19 February 2003 ENG NAM 272 (50 overs) Alec Stewart 60 (77) Rudi van Vuuren 5/43 (10 overs) 217/9 (50 overs) Jan-Berrie Burger 85 (86) Ronnie Irani 3/30 (8 overs) England won by 55 runs Scorecard St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth Simon Taufel (Aus) and S Venkataraghavan (Ind) Jan-Berrie Burger (Nam) Namibia won the toss and elected to field. Points: England 4, Namibia 0 20 February 2003 AUS NED 170/2 (36 overs) Damien Martyn 67* (76) Tim de Leede 2/34 (7 overs) 122 (30.2 overs) Tim de Leede 24 (38) Andy Bichel 3/13 (3 overs) Australia won by 75 runs (D/L method) Scorecard Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Dave Orchard (SA) and Peter Willey (Eng) Damien Martyn (Aus) Netherlands won the toss elected to field. Match reduced to 36 overs per side due to rain Points: Australia 4, Netherlands 0 22 February 2003 ENG PAK 246/8 (50 overs) Paul Collingwood 66* (73) Saqlain Mushtaq 2/44 (10 overs) 134 (31 overs) Shoaib Akhtar 43 (16) James Anderson 4/29 (10 overs) England won by 112 runs Scorecard Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Brian Jerling (SA) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) James Anderson (Eng) England won the toss and elected to bat. Points: England 4, Pakistan 0 23 February 2003 IND NAM 311/2 (50 overs) Sachin Tendulkar 152 (151) Rudi van Vuuren 2/53 (10 overs) 130 (42.3 overs) Jan-Berrie Burger 29 (30) Yuvraj Singh 4/6 (4.3 overs) India won by 181 runs Scorecard City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Aleem Dar (Pak) and David Shepherd (Eng) Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) Namibia won the toss and elected to field. Points: India 4, Namibia 0 24 February 2003 ZIM AUS 246/9 (50 overs) Andy Flower 62 (91) Brad Hogg 3/46 (8 overs) 248/3 (47.3 overs) Adam Gilchrist 61 (64) Dougie Marillier 1/32 (10 overs) Australia won by 7 wickets Scorecard Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Billy Bowden (NZ) and Dave Orchard (SA) Andy Blignaut (Zim) Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Australia 4, Zimbabwe 0 25 February 2003 PAK NED 253/9 (50 overs) Mohammad Yousuf 58 (59) Tim de Leede 2/53 (10 overs) 156 (39.3 overs) Daan van Bunge 31 (60) Wasim Akram 3/24 (8.3 overs) Pakistan won by 97 runs Scorecard Boland Park, Paarl S Venkataraghavan (Ind) and Steve Bucknor (WI) Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) Netherlands won the toss and elected to field. Points: Pakistan 4, Netherlands 0 26 February 2003 IND ENG 250/9 (50 overs) Rahul Dravid 62 (72) Andy Caddick 3/69 (10 overs) 168 (45.3 overs) Andrew Flintoff 64 (73) Ashish Nehra 6/23 (10 overs) India won by 82 runs Scorecard Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Ashish Nehra (Ind) India won the toss and elected to bat. Points: India 4, England 0 Ronnie Irani played his last ODI game. Yes 27 February 2003 AUS NAM 301/6 (50 overs) Matthew Hayden 88 (73) Louis Burger 3/39 (10 overs) 45 (14 overs) Deon Kotze 10 (14) Glenn McGrath 7/15 (7 overs) Australia won by 256 runs Scorecard Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Billy Bowden (NZ) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Glenn McGrath (Aus) Australia won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Australia 4, Namibia 0 28 February 2003 ZIM NED 301/8 (50 overs) Andy Flower 71 (72) Feiko Kloppenburg 2/40 (10 overs) 202/9 (50 overs) Roland Lefebvre 30 (23) Brian Murphy 3/44 (10 overs) Zimbabwe won by 99 runs Scorecard Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Steve Bucknor (WI) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Heath Streak (Zim) Netherlands won the toss and elected to field. Points: Zimbabwe 4, Netherlands 0 1 March 2003 PAK IND 273/7 (50 overs) Saeed Anwar 101 (126) Zaheer Khan 2/46 (10 overs) 276/4 (45.4 overs) Sachin Tendulkar 98 (75) Waqar Younis 2/71 (8.4 overs) India won by 6 wickets Scorecard Centurion Park, Centurion David Shepherd (Eng) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. Points: India 4, Pakistan 0 2 March 2003 ENG AUS 204/8 (50 overs) Alec Stewart 46 (92) Andy Bichel 7/20 (10 overs) 208/8 (49.4 overs) Michael Bevan 74* (126) Andy Caddick 4/35 (9 overs) Australia won by 2 wickets Scorecard St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth Aleem Dar (Pak) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Andy Bichel (Aus) England won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Australia 4, England 0 Alec Stewart, Andy Caddick and Nick Knight played their last ODI game. 3 March 2003 NED NAM 314/4 (50 overs) Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk 134* (129) Louis Burger 2/49 (10 overs) 250 (46.5 overs) Gavin Murgatroyd 52 (62) Adeel Raja 4/42 (8.5 overs) Netherlands won by 64 runs Scorecard Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein Daryl Harper (Aus) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak) Feiko Kloppenburg (Ned) Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Netherlands 4, Namibia 0 4 March 2003 PAK ZIM 73/3 (14 overs) Saeed Anwar 40* (45) Heath Streak 1/25 (7 overs) No result Scorecard Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Asoka de Silva (SL) and Billy Bowden (NZ) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. The match started after a delay due to rain and was suspended twice. It was eventually called off due to rain after the 14th over of the Pakistani innings Match shortened to 38 overs per side Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Saeed Anwar played their last ODI game. Points: Pakistan 2, Zimbabwe 2 Pool B PosTeamPld PlayedW WonL LostNR No resultT TiedNRR Net run ratePts PointsPCF Points carried forward1SRI641011.20187.5 4 points for win against qualified team (NZ); 1 point each for win against 3 non-qualified teams (WI/CAN/BAN); 0.5 point for tie against non qualified team (SA)2KEN64200−0.691610 4 points each for win against 2 qualified teams (SL/NZ); 1 point each for win against 2 non-qualified teams (CAN/BAN)3NZL642000.99164 1 point each for win against 4 non-qualified teams (SA/WI/CAN/BAN)4WIN632101.1014—5RSA632011.7314—6CAN61500−1.994—7BAN60510−2.052— Source: Points Table 9 February 2003 WIN RSA 278/5 (50 overs) Brian Lara 116 (134) Makhaya Ntini 2/37 (10 overs) 275/9 (49 overs) Gary Kirsten 69 (92) Mervyn Dillon 2/47 (10 overs) West Indies won by 3 runs Scorecard Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Daryl Harper (Aus) and S Venkataraghavan (Ind) Brian Lara (WI) West Indies won the toss and elected to bat. Points: West Indies 4, South Africa 0 South Africa were fined 1 over for a slow over rate Yes 10 February 2003 SRI NZL 272/7 (50 overs) Sanath Jayasuriya 120 (125) Nathan Astle 3/34 (7 overs) 225 (45.3 overs) Scott Styris 141 (125) Russel Arnold 3/47 (8.5 overs) Sri Lanka won by 47 runs Scorecard Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein Neil Mallender (Eng) and Steve Bucknor (WI) Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) New Zealand won the toss and elected to field. Points: Sri Lanka 4, New Zealand 0 11 February 2003 CAN BAN 180 (49.1 overs) Ian Billcliff 42 (63) Sanwar Hossain 2/26 (10 overs) 120 (28 overs) Sanwar Hossain 25 (24) Austin Codrington 5/27 (9 overs) Canada won by 60 runs Scorecard Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Aleem Dar (Pak) and Brian Jerling (SA) Austin Codrington (Can) Canada won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Canada 4, Bangladesh 0 Yes 12 February 2003 KEN RSA 140 (38 overs) Ravi Shah 60 (87) Lance Klusener 4/16 (8 overs) 142/0 (21.2 overs) Herschelle Gibbs 87* (66) South Africa won by 10 wickets Scorecard North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom Kevan Barbour (Zim) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Lance Klusener (SA) Kenya won the toss and elected to bat. Points: South Africa 4, Kenya 0 Jonty Rhodes played his last ODI game. 13 February 2003 NZL WIN 241/7 (50 overs) Nathan Astle 46 (70) Wavell Hinds 3/35 (10 overs) 221 (49.4 overs) Ramnaresh Sarwan 75 (99) Andre Adams 4/44 (9.4 overs) New Zealand won by 20 runs Scorecard St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth Darell Hair (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Andre Adams (NZ) West Indies won the toss and elected to field. Points: New Zealand 4, West Indies 0 14 February 2003 BAN SRI 124 (31.1 overs) Alok Kapali 32 (38) Chaminda Vaas 6/25 (9.1 overs) 126/0 (21.1 overs) Marvan Atapattu 69* (71) Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets Scorecard City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Billy Bowden (NZ) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Chaminda Vaas (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Points: Sri Lanka 4, Bangladesh 0 Chaminda Vaas took a hat-trick with the first three balls of the match and became the third bowler to claim a World Cup hat-trick. Marvan Atapattu scored his 6,000th ODI run. 15 February 2003 CAN KEN 197 (49 overs) Ian Billcliff 71 (100) Thomas Odoyo 4/28 (10 overs) 198/6 (48.3 overs) Ravi Shah 61 (95) John Davison 3/15 (10 overs) Kenya won by 4 wickets Scorecard Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Arani Jayaprakash (Ind) and Nadeem Ghauri (Pak) Thomas Odoyo (Ken) Canada won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Kenya 4, Canada 0 Yes 16 February 2003 RSA NZL 306/6 (50 overs) Herschelle Gibbs 143 (141) Jacob Oram 2/52 (8 overs) 229/1 (36.5 overs) Stephen Fleming 134* (132) Allan Donald 1/52 (5.5 overs) New Zealand won by 9 wickets (D/L method) Scorecard New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Peter Willey (Eng) and Steve Bucknor (WI) Stephen Fleming (NZ) South Africa won the toss elected to bat. The New Zealand innings was reduced to 39 overs due to three stoppages for rain, and the target was revised to 226. Points: New Zealand 4, South Africa 0 18 February 2003 WIN BAN 244/9 (50 overs) Ricardo Powell 50 (31) Manjurul Islam 2/37 (10 overs) 32/2 (8.1 overs) Ehsanul Haque 12 (24) Mervyn Dillon 1/13 (4.1 overs) No result Scorecard Willowmoore Park, Benoni Brian Jerling (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field. Rain interrupted during the innings of West Indies and the match was eventually called off Points: West Indies 2, Bangladesh 2 19 February 2003 CAN SRI 36 (18.4 overs) Joe Harris 9 (13) Prabath Nissanka 4/12 (7 overs) 37/1 (4.4 overs) Marvan Atapattu 24* (14) Sanjayan Thuraisingam 1/22 (2.4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets Scorecard Boland Park, Paarl David Shepherd (Eng) and Neil Mallender (Eng) Prabath Nissanka (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Points: Sri Lanka 4, Canada 0 Prabath Nissanka recorded his best bowling figures in ODIs. Canada posted the lowest ever score in a One Day International. Marvan Atapattu (SL) scored his 6,000th ODI run. 21 February 2003 KEN NZL Kenya won (walkover without a ball bowled) Scorecard Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi Daryl Harper (Aus) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) No toss Points: Kenya 4, New Zealand 0 New Zealand forfeited the match due to safety concerns 22 February 2003 BAN RSA 108 (35.1 overs) Khaled Mashud 29 (67) Makhaya Ntini 4/24 (7.1 overs) 109/0 (12 overs) Gary Kirsten 52* (32) South Africa won by 10 wickets Scorecard Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein Billy Bowden (NZ) and S Venkataraghavan (Ind) Makhaya Ntini (SA) South Africa won the toss and elected to field. Points: South Africa 4, Bangladesh 0 23 February 2003 CAN WIN 202 (42.5 overs) John Davison 111 (76) Vasbert Drakes 4/55(9.5 overs) 206/3 (20.3 overs) Brian Lara 73 (40) John Davison 1/36 (5 overs) West Indies won by 7 wickets Scorecard Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Dave Orchard (SA) and S Venkataraghavan (Ind) John Davison (Can) West Indies won the toss and elected to field. Points: West Indies 4, Canada 0 24 February 2003 KEN SRI 210/9 (50 overs) Kennedy Otieno 60 (88) Muttiah Muralitharan 4/28 (10 overs) 157 (45 overs) Aravinda de Silva 41 (53) Collins Obuya 5/24 (10 overs) Kenya won by 53 runs Scorecard Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi Daryl Harper (Aus) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Collins Obuya (Ken) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Points: Kenya 4, Sri Lanka 0 This was Kenya's first victory over Sri Lanka in ODIs. 26 February 2003 BAN NZL 198/7 (50 overs) Mohammad Ashraful 56 (82) Jacob Oram 3/32 (10 overs) 199/3 (33.3 overs) Craig McMillan 75 (83) Khaled Mahmud 3/46 (10 overs) New Zealand won by 7 wickets Scorecard De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Darrell Hair (Aus) and David Shepherd (Eng) Craig McMillan (NZ) Bangladesh won the toss elected to bat. Points: New Zealand 4, Bangladesh 0 27 February 2003 RSA CAN 254/8 (50 overs) Boeta Dippenaar 80 (118) Ashish Patel 3/41 (7 overs) 136/5 (50 overs) Ishwar Maraj 53* (155) Makhaya Ntini 2/19 (10 overs) South Africa won by 118 runs Scorecard Buffalo Park, East London Daryl Harper (Aus) and Kevan Barbour (Zim) Boeta Dippenaar (SA) Canada won the toss elected to field. Points: South Africa 4, Canada 0 Allan Donald played his last ODI game. 28 February 2003 SRI WIN 228/6 (50 overs) Sanath Jayasuriya 66 (99) Vasbert Drakes 1/32 (10 overs) 222/9 (50 overs) Shivnarine Chanderpaul 65 (90) Chaminda Vaas 4/22 (10 overs) Sri Lanka won by 6 runs Scorecard Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Dave Orchard (SA) and S Venkataraghavan (Ind) Chaminda Vaas (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Sri Lanka 4, West Indies 0 Yes 1 March 2003 KEN BAN 217/7 (50 overs) Maurice Odumbe 52* (46) Sanwar Hossain 3/49 (10 overs) 185 (47.2 overs) Tushar Imran 48 (81) Maurice Odumbe 4/38 (10 overs) Kenya won by 32 runs Scorecard New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Asoka de Silva (SL) and Neil Mallender (Eng) Maurice Odumbe (Ken) Kenya won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Kenya 4, Bangladesh 0 3 March 2003 CAN NZL 196 (47 overs) John Davison 75 (62) Jacob Oram 4/52 (10 overs) 197/5 (23 overs) Scott Styris 54* (38) John Davison 3/61 (10 overs) New Zealand won by 5 wickets Scorecard Willowmoore Park, Benoni Arani Jayaprakash (Ind) and Brian Jerling (SA) John Davison (Can) New Zealand won the toss elected to field. Points: New Zealand 4, Canada 0 Gary Kirsten played his last ODI game. 3 March 2003 SRI RSA 268/9 (50 overs) Marvan Atapattu 124 (129) Jacques Kallis 3/41 (10 overs) 229/6 (45 overs) Herschelle Gibbs 73 (88) Aravinda de Silva 2/36 (8 overs) Match tied (D/L method) Scorecard Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban S Venkataraghavan (Ind) and Steve Bucknor (WI) Marvan Atapattu (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Sri Lanka 2, South Africa 2 Yes 4 March 2003 WIN KEN 246/7 (50 overs) Chris Gayle 119 (151) Maurice Odumbe 2/62 (10 overs) 104 (35.5 overs) Peter Ongondo 24 (43) Vasbert Drakes 5/33 (10 overs) West Indies won by 142 runs Scorecard De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley David Shepherd (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Vasbert Drakes (WI) West Indies won the toss and elected to bat. Points: West Indies 4, Kenya 0 Carl Hooper played his last ODI game. Super Sixes Teams who qualified for the Super Six stage only played against the teams from the other group; results against the other teams from the same group were carried forward to this stage. Points carried forward (PCF) Results Against qualified teams Against non-qualified teamsWin4 points1 pointNo result / tie2 points0.5 pointLoss0 point0 point Teams that advanced to the semi-finals are highlighted in green. PosTeamPldWLNRTNRRPtsPCF1AUS550001.8524122IND541000.892083KEN532000.3514104SRI52300−0.8411.57.55NZL51400−0.90846ZIM50500−1.253.53.5 Source: Points Table 7 March 2003 AUS SRI 319/5 (50 overs) Ricky Ponting 114 (109) Dilhara Fernando 3/47 (9 overs) 223 (47.4 overs) Aravinda de Silva 92 (94) Brett Lee 3/52 (10 overs) Australia won by 96 runs Scorecard Centurion Park, Centurion Billy Bowden (NZ) and David Shepherd (Eng) Ricky Ponting (Aus) Australia won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Australia 4, Sri Lanka 0 7 March 2003 KEN IND 225/6 (50 overs) Kennedy Otieno 79 (134) Harbhajan Singh 2/41 (10 overs) 226/4 (47.5 overs) Sourav Ganguly 107* (120) Thomas Odoyo 2/27 (7 overs) India won by 6 wickets Scorecard Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Daryl Harper (Aus) and Peter Willey (Eng) Sourav Ganguly (Ind) Kenya won the toss and elected to bat. Points: India 4, Kenya 0 Yes 8 March 2003 ZIM NZL 252/7 (50 overs) Heath Streak 72* (84) Chris Cairns 2/16 (4 overs) 253/4 (47.2 overs) Nathan Astle 102* (122) Andy Blignaut 2/41 (10 overs) New Zealand won by 6 wickets Scorecard Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein Darrell Hair (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Nathan Astle (NZ) Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat. Points: New Zealand 4, Zimbabwe 0 10 March 2003 IND SRI 292/6 (50 overs) Sachin Tendulkar 97 (120) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/46 (10 overs) 109 (23 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 30 (33) Javagal Srinath 4/35 (9 overs) India won by 183 runs Scorecard Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg David Shepherd (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Javagal Srinath (Ind) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Points: India 4, Sri Lanka 0 11 March 2003 AUS NZL 208/9 (50 overs) Andy Bichel 64 (83) Shane Bond 6/23 (10 overs) 112 (30.1 overs) Stephen Fleming 48 (70) Brett Lee 5/42 (9.1 overs) Australia won by 96 runs Scorecard St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth Asoka de Silva (SL) and Steve Bucknor (WI) Shane Bond (NZ) New Zealand won the toss and elected to field. Points: Australia 4, New Zealand 0 12 March 2003 ZIM KEN 133 (44.1 overs) Andy Flower 63 (101) Martin Suji 3/19 (8 overs) 135/3 (26 overs) Thomas Odoyo 43* (60) Andy Blignaut 1/36 (9 overs) Kenya won by 7 wickets Scorecard Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein S Venkataraghavan (Ind) and Aleem Dar (Pak) Martin Suji (Ken) Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Kenya 4, Zimbabwe 0 Henry Olonga played his last ODI game. 14 March 2003 NZL IND 146 (45.1 overs) Stephen Fleming 30 (59) Zaheer Khan 4/42 (8 overs) 150/3 (40.4 overs) Mohammad Kaif 68* (129) Shane Bond 2/23 (8 overs) India won by 7 wickets Scorecard Centurion Park, Centurion Daryl Harper (Aus) and Peter Willey (Eng) Zaheer Khan (Ind) India won the toss and elected to field. Points: India 4, New Zealand 0 15 March 2003 SRI ZIM 256/5 (50 overs) Marvan Atapattu 103 (127) Heath Streak 2/40 (10 overs) 182 (41.5 overs) Craig Wishart 43 (71) Sanath Jayasuriya 3/30 (6 overs) Sri Lanka won by 74 runs Scorecard Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein Brian Jerling (SA) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Marvan Atapattu (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Sri Lanka 4, Zimbabwe 0 Andy Flower played his last ODI game. 15 March 2003 KEN AUS 174/8 (50 overs) Steve Tikolo 51 (100) Brett Lee 3/14 (8 overs) 178/5 (31.2 overs) Adam Gilchrist 67 (43) Aasif Karim 3/7 (8.2 overs) Australia won by 5 wickets Scorecard Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Billy Bowden (NZ) and Steve Bucknor (WI) Aasif Karim (Ken) Australia won the toss and elected to field. Points: Australia 4, Kenya 0 Knockout stage Bracket Semi-finals Final 25px 200px 125px 1 AUS 123/7 (38.1 overs) 4 SRI 212/7 (50 overs) 2 IND 270/4 (50 overs) 3 KEN 179 (46.2 overs) 1 AUS 359/2 (50 overs) 2 IND 234 (39.1 overs) Semi-finals Semi-final 1 18 March 2003 AUS SRI 212/7 (50 overs) Andrew Symonds 91* (118) Chaminda Vaas 3/34 (10 overs) 123/7 (38.1 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 39* (70) Brett Lee 3/35 (8 overs) Australia won by 48 runs (D/L method) Scorecard St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth Rudi Koertzen (SA) and David Shepherd (Eng) Andrew Symonds (Aus) Australia won the toss and elected to bat. Rain interrupted the innings of Sri Lanka at 38.1 overs. Sri Lanka were 48 runs behind the DLS par score of 172 from 38.1 overs. Australia qualified for the final for fifth time after 1975, 1987, 1996 and 1999. Aravinda de Silva played his last ODI game. On a difficult, slow pitch at Port Elizabeth, Australia struggled their way to 212/7 against tight Sri Lankan bowling, thanks mainly to a great innings from Andrew Symonds (91* from 118 balls, 7 fours, 1 six), demonstrating again captain Ricky Ponting's faith in him. Chaminda Vaas, continuing his excellent tournament, took three wickets. Australia's pace attack then ripped through the Sri Lankan top order, with Brett Lee (3/35 in 8 overs) taking three early wickets and Glenn McGrath (1/20 in 7 overs) taking one. By the time rain arrived in the 39th over, continued tight bowling had squeezed Sri Lanka to 123/7, well behind the target given by the Duckworth–Lewis method. This is the match in which Adam Gilchrist famously "walked" despite being given not out.The Aussie who walked https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/great-world-cup-moments-gilchrist-walking-in-the-2003-semi-final-500697 1 October 2022 ESPNcricinfo Semi-final 2 20 March 2003 IND KEN 270/4 (50 overs) Sourav Ganguly 111* (114) Thomas Odoyo 2/27 (7 overs) 179 (46.2 overs) Steve Tikolo 56 (83) Zaheer Khan 3/14 (9.2 overs) India won by 91 runs Scorecard Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Steve Bucknor (WI) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Sourav Ganguly (Ind) India won the toss and elected to bat. India qualified for the final for second time after 1983. Aasif Karim played his final international game. Kenya became the first Associate ICC member to reach the semi-finals of a Cricket World Cup. Yes The fairytale ended for the Kenyan team, the only non-Test-playing nation to ever make a World Cup semi-final. Sachin Tendulkar (83 from 101 balls, 5 fours, 1 six) and Sourav Ganguly (111 from 114 balls, 5 fours, 5 sixes), batted the Kenyans out of the game as India reached a total of 270/4. Under the Durban lights, the potent Indian seam attack of Zaheer Khan (3/14 in 9.2 overs), the experienced Javagal Srinath (1/11 in 7 overs) and Ashish Nehra (2/11 in 5 overs) ripped through the Kenyan top order. Kenya were bowled out for 179, with only Steve Tikolo (56 from 83 balls, 5 fours, 2 sixes) putting up any significant resistance. Final 2003 Cricket World Cup Final 23 March 2003 AUS IND 359/2 (50 overs) Ricky Ponting 140* (121) Harbhajan Singh 2/49 (8 overs) 234 (39.2 overs) Virender Sehwag 82 (81) Glenn McGrath 3/52 (8.2 overs) Australia won by 125 runs Scorecard Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng) Ricky Ponting (Aus) India won the toss and elected to field. Javagal Srinath played his last international match. thumb|A civic centre lit up to mark the World Cup India won the toss, and Ganguly, elected to field, hoping to take advantage of a pitch left damp by dew and rain. On a lively Wanderers Stadium pitch, the Australian openers took advantage of very wayward Indian opening bowlers to get off to a flying start. Adam Gilchrist (57 from 48 balls, 8 fours, 1 six) and Matthew Hayden (37 from 54 balls, 5 fours) shared an opening partnership of 105 runs in 14 overs, forcing Ganguly to bring on the spinners unusually early. The change of pace brought wickets with Adam Gilchrist, who had been swinging at everything, holing out off a sweep shot from the bowling of Harbhajan Singh. Matthew Hayden, looking somewhat better than he had throughout the tournament, soon followed for 37, leaving Australia at 2/125 Captain Ricky Ponting (140 from 121 balls, 4 fours, 8 sixes) and Damien Martyn (88 from 84 balls, 7 fours, 1 six), playing with a broken thumb, completing a partnership of 234 runs in 30.1 overs, an Australian record for one-day cricket. Ponting and Martyn started efficiently, putting away bad balls but mostly keeping the scoring going with good running, then letting loose in the last ten overs, taking 109 from them. Ponting in particular dispatched the bowling over the fence with fearsome regularity in scoring 8 sixes, the most from one batsman in any World Cup match at the time. The final Australian total of 359 (2 wickets, 50 overs), at a run rate of 7.18 runs an over, was their then highest ever in ODI history.Ruthless Aussies lift World Cup http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2870000/newsid_2875100/2875135.stm 13 July 2019 BBC 23 March 2003 London India's run chase was made even more difficult after their best batsman, Sachin Tendulkar, was out in the first over after skying a pull shot, Glenn McGrath completing the caught and bowled. Nevertheless, Virender Sehwag's (82 from 81 balls, 10 fours, 3 sixes) run-a-ball half century gave India respectability as they maintained a high scoring rate. Their only realistic hope—a washout—looked a possibility as the game was interrupted by rain with India at 3/103 after 17 overs. However, this rain passed by, and India's hopes were dashed when Sehwag was run out by Darren Lehmann, and again when Rahul Dravid (47 from 57 balls, 2 fours) was bowled by Andy Bichel, ending their partnership of 88 runs in 13.2 overs. India's batsmen continued to throw wickets away in the chase as the run rate crept up past 7 an over, and they were finally bowled out for 234 (all out, 39.2 overs) at a run rate of 5.97 runs an over giving Australia an emphatic victory by a record margin (in World Cup finals thus far) of 125 runs, underlining their dominance of the tournament. Ponting was named "Man of the Match", and Sachin Tendulkar was named "Player of the Series."Huw Richards 24 March 2003 CRICKET WORLD CUP : Australia crushes India to win final https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/24/sports/IHT-cricket-world-cup-australia-crushes-india-to-win-final.html The New York Times22 March 2003 Sachin Tendulkar is Man of the Tournament at ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sachin-tendulkar-is-man-of-the-tournament-at-icc-cricket-world-cup-2003-130603?platform=amp ESPNcricinfoAUS vs IND Cricket Scorecard, Final at Johannesburg, March 23, 2003 ESPNcricinfo http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/SCORECARDS/FINALS/AUS_IND_WC2003_ODI-FINAL_23MAR2003.html 29 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070602085450/http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/SCORECARDS/FINALS/AUS_IND_WC2003_ODI-FINAL_23MAR2003.html 2 June 2007 live Statistics 2003 Cricket World Cup statistics Leading run scorers PlayerTeamRunsSachin Tendulkar IND673Sourav GangulyIND465Ricky PontingAUS415Adam GilchristAUS408Herschelle GibbsSA384 Source:ICC World Cup, 2002/03 batting most runs career Records https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/icc-world-cup-2002-03-865 2023-07-21 ESPNcricinfo en Leading wicket takers PlayerTeamWicketsChaminda VaasSL23Brett LeeAUS22Glenn McGrathAUS21Zaheer KhanIND18Shane BondNZ17Muttiah MuralitharanSL17 Source:ICC World Cup, 2002/03 bowling most wickets career Records https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/icc-world-cup-2002-03-865 2023-07-21 ESPNcricinfo en Controversies Security issues in Zimbabwe and Kenya The security and political situation in Zimbabwe, and the appropriateness of playing there given the misdeeds of the regime of Robert Mugabe was a point of concern before the tournament. Two Zimbabwean players, Andy Flower and Henry Olonga wore black armbands in their opening game protesting against the undemocratic rule in Zimbabwe.https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/standing-up-for-their-principles-292618 Standing up for their principles ESPN Cricinfo 28 April 2007 Both men subsequently retired from Zimbabwean cricket, and began playing overseas.https://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149353.html The black band of courage ESPN Cricinfo 2 May 2007 10 February 2022 England faced a great deal of domestic pressure to boycott their match in Zimbabwe on political grounds and did not play, citing fears for the players' safety.Matthew Engel Matthew Engel Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004 http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/almanack/year.html?year=2004 22 January 2011 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 13 February 2003 John Wisden & Co London 978-0-947766-83-2 Pool A – 2003 World Cup – England v Zimbabwe http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155838.html The boycott proved costly, as Zimbabwe advanced to the Super Sixes, just 2 points ahead of England, their total including the 4 points achieved from the walkover.Stephan Shemilt 2 November 2023 How politics derailed England's 2003 World Cup campaign https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/67240832 BBC Similarly, New Zealand decided against playing in Kenya because of security fears which would ultimately cost them a semi-final spot.20 February 2003 New Zealand suffer four-point forfeit https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/feb/20/cricketworldcup2003.cricketworldcup The Guardian Shane Warne's drug test Australian star player Shane Warne was sent home from the cup the day before his team's opening game, after a positive drug test in a lead-up competition in Australia revealed that he had taken a banned diuretic. The leg spinner claimed that he had taken a 'fluid pill' on the advice of his mother.11 February 2003 Warne sent home after drug test https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/feb/11/cricketworldcup2003.cricketworldcup7 The Guardian References External links Cricket World Cup 2003 at BBC Sport Cricket World Cup 2003 at ESPN Cricinfo Cricket World Cup 2003 at Guardian.co.uk Sport Cricket World Cup World Cup World Cup World Cup Category:International cricket competitions in Kenya Category:International cricket competitions in South Africa Category:International cricket competitions in Zimbabwe Cricket World Cup Cricket World Cup Category:Kenya–South Africa sports relations Category:Kenya–Zimbabwe sports relations Category:South Africa–Zimbabwe sports relations