Cricket World Cup 1999

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The ICC Cricket World Cup 1999 , which was held in England from May 14 to June 20, 1999 , was the seventh Cricket World Cup . The World Cup will be played in the One-Day International format, with each team playing one innings over a maximum of 50 overs . Australia won the title for the second time in the final against Pakistan .

Attendees

In addition to the 9 nations with test status, Bangladesh, Kenya and Scotland, which prevailed in the 1997 ICC Trophy , qualified as participants. The 12 participants were thus:

Venues

Cricket World Cup 1999 (England)
Lord's
Lord's
The oval
The oval
Headingley
Headingley
Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Trent Bridge
Trent Bridge
Bristol
Bristol
Canterbury
Canterbury
Chelmsford
Chelmsford
Chester-le-Street
Chester-le-Street
Derby
Derby
Hove
Hove
Leicester
Leicester
Northampton
Northampton
Southampton
Southampton
Taunton
Taunton
Worcester
Worcester
Cardiff
Cardiff
England and Wales hosted the 1999 Cricket World Cup
Cricket World Cup 1999 (Scotland)
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Scottish venue for the 1999 Cricket World Cup
Cricket World Cup 1999 (Netherlands)
Amstelveen
Amstelveen
Venue in the Netherlands for the 1999 Cricket World Cup

In addition to 17 stadiums in England, one stadium each in Ireland, the Netherlands, Scotland and Wales were selected as the venues.

city country Stadion capacity
Birmingham England Edgbaston Cricket Ground
Bristol England Bristol County Ground
Canterbury England St Lawrence Ground
Chelmsford England County Ground
Chester-le-Street England Riverside County Cricket Ground
Derby (Derbyshire) England County Cricket Ground
Hove England County Cricket Ground
Leeds England Headingley Stadium
Leicester England Grace Road
London England Lord's Cricket Ground
London England The oval
Manchester England Old Trafford Cricket Ground
Northampton England County Cricket Ground
Nottingham England Trent Bridge
Southampton England County Ground
Taunton England County Ground
Worcester England New Road
Dublin Ireland Castle Avenue
Amstelveen Netherlands VRA Cricket Ground
Edinburgh Scotland Raeburn Place
Cardiff Wales Sophia Gardens

format

In two preliminary round groups with six teams each, everyone played against each other, with a win earning two points, a tie or no result one point. The first three of each group qualified for the so-called Super Six, in which each team still played against the teams that had not met in the preliminary round and whose results they took over into this round. From this, the first four of the table qualified for the semi-finals, the winners of which then played the final. In total there were 42 encounters.

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held in two groups of six teams each, with the first three of each group qualifying for the Super Six. The following terms are used in the tables:

  • Sp everal
  • S iege
  • N iederlagen
  • U nentschieden
  • NR No Result
  • P oints
  • NRR Net Run Rate

Group A

table
Group A Sp. S. N U NO P NRR
South Africa South Africa 5 4th 1 0 0 8th +0.86
India India 5 3 2 0 0 6th +1.28
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 5 3 2 0 0 6th +0.02
England England 5 3 2 0 0 6th −0.33
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 5 2 3 0 0 4th −0.81
KenyaKenya Kenya 5 0 5 0 0 0 −1.20
Games
May 14th
scorecard
Lord's Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
204 (48.4)
- England England
207-2 (46.5)
England wins with 8 wickets
May 15
scorecard
Hove India India
253-5 (50)
- South Africa South Africa
254-6 (47.2)
South Africa wins with 4 wickets
May 15
scorecard
Taunton KenyaKenya Kenya
229-7 (50)
- Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
231-5 (41)
Zimbabwe wins with 5 wickets
May 18
scorecard
Canterbury KenyaKenya Kenya
203 (49.4)
- England England
204-1 (39)
England wins with 9 wickets
May 19th
scorecard
Leicester Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
252-9 (50)
- India India
249 (45)
Zimbabwe wins with 3 runs
May 19th
scorecard
Northampton South Africa South Africa
199-9 (50)
- Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
110 (35.2)
South Africa wins with 89 runs
May 22nd
scorecard
The oval South Africa South Africa
225-7 (50)
- England England
103 (41)
South Africa wins with 122 runs
May 22nd
scorecard
Worcester Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
197-9 (50)
- Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
198-6 (46)
Sri Lanka wins with 4 wickets
May 25
scorecard
Bristol India India
329-2 (50)
- KenyaKenya Kenya
235-7 (50)
India wins with 94 runs
May 25
scorecard
Leicester Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
167-8 (50)
- England England
168-3 (38.3)
England wins with 7 wickets
May 26th
scorecard
Amstelveen KenyaKenya Kenya
152 (44.3)
- South Africa South Africa
153-3 (41)
South Africa wins with 7 wickets
May 26th
scorecard
Taunton India India
373-6 (50)
- Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
216 (42.3)
India wins with 157 runs

During the game, the Indians Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly set a world record for a partnership in ODI cricket with 318 runs.

29./30. May
scorecard
Edgbaston India India
232-8 (50)
- England England
169 (45.2)
India wins with 63 runs
May 29
scorecard
Chelmsford Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
233-6 (50)
- South Africa South Africa
185 (47.2)
Zimbabwe wins with 48 runs
May 30th
scorecard
Southampton Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
275-8 (50)
- KenyaKenya Kenya
230-6 (50)
Sri Lanka wins with 45 runs

Group B

table
Group B Sp. S. N U NO P NRR
Pakistan Pakistan 5 4th 1 0 0 8th +0.51
Australia Australia 5 3 2 0 0 6th +0.73
New Zealand New Zealand 5 3 2 0 0 6th +0.58
West Indies cricket team West Indies 5 3 2 0 0 6th +0.50
BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh 5 2 3 0 0 4th −0.52
Scotland Scotland 5 0 5 0 0 0 −1.93
Games
May 16
scorecard
Worcester Scotland Scotland
181-7 (50)
- Australia Australia
182-4 (44.5)
Australia wins with 6 wickets
May 16
scorecard
Bristol Pakistan Pakistan
229-8 (50)
- West Indies cricket team West Indies
202 (48.5)
Pakistan wins with 27 runs
May 17th
scorecard
Chelmsford BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh
116 (37.4)
- New Zealand New Zealand
117-4 (33)
New Zealand wins with 6 wickets
May 20th
scorecard
Cardiff Australia Australia
213-8 (50)
- New Zealand New Zealand
214-5 (45.2)
New Zealand wins with 5 wickets
May 20th
scorecard
Chester-le-Street Pakistan Pakistan
261-6 (50)
- Scotland Scotland
167 (38.5)
Pakistan wins with 94 runs
May 21
scorecard
Dublin BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh
182 (49.2)
- West Indies cricket team West Indies
183-3 (46.3)
West Indies wins by 7 wickets
May 23
scorecard
Headingley Pakistan Pakistan
275-8 (50)
- Australia Australia
265 (49.5)
Pakistan wins with 10 runs
May 24th
scorecard
Edinburgh BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh
185-9 (50)
- Scotland Scotland
163 (46.2)
Bangladesh wins with 22 runs
May 24th
scorecard
Southampton New Zealand New Zealand
156 (48.1)
- West Indies cricket team West Indies
158-3 (44.2)
West Indies wins by 7 wickets
May 27th
scorecard
Chester-le-Street BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh
178-7 (50)
- Australia Australia
181-3 (19.5)
Australia wins with 7 wickets
May 27th
scorecard
Leicester Scotland Scotland
68 (31.3)
- West Indies cricket team West Indies
70-2 (10.1)
West Indies wins by 8 wickets
May 28
scorecard
Derby Pakistan Pakistan
269-8 (50)
- New Zealand New Zealand
207-8 (50)
Pakistan wins with 62 runs
May 30th
scorecard
Old Trafford West Indies cricket team West Indies
110 (46.4)
- Australia Australia
111-4 (40.4)
Australia wins with 6 wickets
May 31
scorecard
Northampton BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh
223-9 (50)
- Pakistan Pakistan
161 (44.5)
Bangladesh wins with 62 runs
May 31
scorecard
Edinburgh Scotland Scotland
121 (42.1)
- New Zealand New Zealand
123-4 (17.5)
New Zealand wins with 6 wickets

Super Six

The first three of each group qualified for this round. The points against the teams of this round in the preliminary round were carried over to this round.

table
Super Six Sp. S. N U NO P NRR
Pakistan Pakistan 5 3 2 0 0 6th +0.65
Australia Australia 5 3 2 0 0 6th +0.36
South Africa South Africa 5 3 2 0 0 6th +0.17
New Zealand New Zealand 5 2 2 0 1 5 −0.52
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 5 2 2 0 1 5 −0.79
India India 5 1 4th 0 0 2 −0.15
Games
June 4th
scorecard
The oval Australia Australia
282-6 (50)
- India India
205 (48.2)
Australia wins with 77 runs
June 6th
scorecard
Nottingham Pakistan Pakistan
220-7 (50)
- South Africa South Africa
221-7 (49)
South Africa wins with 3 wickets
6./7. June
scorecard
Leeds Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
175 (49.3)
- New Zealand New Zealand
70-3 (15)
No result
June 8th
scorecard
Old Trafford India India
227-6 (50)
- Pakistan Pakistan
180 (45.3)
India wins with 47 runs
June 9th
scorecard
Lord's Australia Australia
303-4 (50)
- Pakistan Pakistan
259-6 (50)
Australia wins with 44 runs
June 10th
scorecard
Edgbaston South Africa South Africa
287-5 (50)
- New Zealand New Zealand
213-8 (50)
South Africa wins with 74 runs
June 11th
scorecard
The oval Pakistan Pakistan
271-9 (50)
- Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
123 (40.3 / 49)
Pakistan wins with 148 runs
June 12th
scorecard
Nottingham India India
251-6 (50)
- New Zealand New Zealand
253-5 (48.2)
New Zealand wins with 5 wickets
June 13
scorecard
Leeds South Africa South Africa
271-7 (50)
- Australia Australia
272-5 (49.4)
Australia wins with 5 wickets

Semifinals

June 16
scorecard
Old Trafford New Zealand New Zealand
240-7 (50)
- Pakistan Pakistan
242-1 (47.3)
Pakistan wins with 9 wickets
June 17th
scorecard
Edgbaston Australia Australia
213 (49.2)
- South Africa South Africa
213 (49.4)
draw

Due to the better placement in the Super Six round, Australia qualified for the final.

final

June 20
scorecard
Lord's Pakistan Pakistan
132 (39)
- Australia Australia
133-2 (20.1)
Australia wins with 8 wickets

Web links

Commons : Cricket World Cup 1999  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

supporting documents

  1. http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151486.html
  2. This day, that year: Tendulkar 186 *, Dravid 153; 331-run stand ( English ) Times of India. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2019.