Cricket World Cup 2003
The 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup , which was held in South Africa from February 9 to March 24, 2003 , was the eighth Cricket World Cup and the first to be held on the African continent. The World Cup is played in one-day international format, in which each team competes one innings over a maximum of 50 overs . Australia was able to defend its title from 1999 in the final against India .
Attendees
In addition to the 10 nations with test status, Kenya, which had ODI status, as well as three qualifiers who were able to prevail in the ICC Trophy 2001 , qualified as participants. The 14 participants were thus:
Venues
South Africa hosted the 2003 Cricket World Cup |
Venue in Zimbabwe for the 2003 Cricket World Cup |
Venue in Kenya of the 2003 Cricket World Cup |
12 stadiums in South Africa as well as two stadiums in Zimbabwe and one in Kenya were selected as the venues. In stadiums that were not in South Africa, some games of the preliminary round were played with the participation of the respective home teams. However, the team from England in Harare and the New Zealand team in Nairobi refused to compete and each referred to security risks.
city | country | Stadion | capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Johannesburg | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium | 34,000 |
Durban | South Africa | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead | 25,000 |
Cape Town | South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground | 25,000 |
Centurion | South Africa | Centurion Park | 23,000 |
Bloemfontein | South Africa | Goodyear Park | 20,000 |
Benoni | South Africa | Willowmoore Park | 20,000 |
Port Elizabeth | South Africa | Sahara Oval St George's | 19,000 |
Potchefstroom | South Africa | North West Cricket Stadium | 18,000 |
East London | South Africa | Buffalo Park | 16,000 |
Pietermaritzburg | South Africa | Pietermaritzburg oval | 12,000 |
Kimberley | South Africa | De Beers Diamond Oval | 11,000 |
Pair | South Africa | Boland Park | 10,000 |
Harare | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 10,000 |
Bulawayo | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 9,000 |
Nairobi | Kenya | Nairobi Gymkhana Club | 8,000 |
format
In two preliminary round groups, each with seven teams, everyone played against each other, with a win earning 4 points, a tie or no result earning 2 points. 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 54 encounters.
Preliminary round
The preliminary round was held in two groups with seven 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 6th | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | +2,045 |
India | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20th | +1,108 |
Zimbabwe | 6th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14th | +0.504 |
England | 6th | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.821 |
Pakistan | 6th | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | +0.227 |
Netherlands | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4th | −1,454 |
Namibia | 6th | 0 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2,955 |
- Games
February 10 scorecard |
Harare |
Zimbabwe 340-2 (50) |
- |
Namibia 104-5 (25.1) |
Zimbabwe wins with 86 runs ( DL-Method ) |
February 11th scorecard |
Johannesburg |
Australia 310-8 (50) |
- |
Pakistan 228 (44.3 / 49) |
Australia wins with 82 runs |
February 12 scorecard |
Pair |
India 204 (48.5) |
- |
Netherlands 136 (48.1) |
India wins with 68 runs |
February 13 scorecard |
Harare |
Zimbabwe |
- |
England |
Zimbabwe wins without a fight |
The game was supposed to take place in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, which the English team refused for security reasons.
February 15 scorecard |
Centurion |
India 125 (41.4) |
- |
Australia 128-1 (22.2) |
Australia wins with 9 wickets |
February 16 scorecard |
East London |
Netherlands 142-9 (50) |
- |
England 144-4 (23.2) |
England wins with 6 wickets |
February 16 scorecard |
Kimberley |
Pakistan 255-9 (50) |
- |
Namibia 84 (17.4) |
Pakistan wins with 171 runs |
February 19th scorecard |
Harare |
India 255-7 (50) |
- |
Zimbabwe 172 (44.4) |
India wins with 83 runs |
February 19th scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
England 272 (50) |
- |
Namibia 217-9 (50) |
England wins with 55 runs |
February 20 scorecard |
Potchefstroom |
Australia 170-2 (36) |
- |
Netherlands 122 (30.2) |
Australia wins with 75 runs ( DL method ) |
February 22nd scorecard |
Cape Town |
England 246-8 (50) |
- |
Pakistan 134 (31) |
England wins with 112 runs |
February 23 scorecard |
Pietermaritzburg |
India 311-2 (50) |
- |
Namibia 130 (42.3) |
India wins with 181 runs |
February 24th scorecard |
Bulawayo |
Zimbabwe 246-9 (50) |
- |
Australia 248-3 (47.3) |
Australia wins with 7 wickets |
February 25 scorecard |
Pair |
Pakistan 253-9 (50) |
- |
Netherlands 156 (39.3) |
Pakistan wins with 97 runs |
February 26 scorecard |
Durban |
India 250-9 (50) |
- |
England 168 (45.3) |
India wins with 82 runs |
February 27 scorecard |
Potchefstroom |
Australia 301-6 (50) |
- |
Namibia 45 (14) |
Australia wins with 256 runs |
February 28 scorecard |
Bulawayo |
Zimbabwe 301-8 (50) |
- |
Netherlands 202-9 (50) |
Zimbabwe wins with 99 runs |
March 1st scorecard |
Centurion |
Pakistan 273-7 (50) |
- |
India 276-4 (45.4) |
India wins with 6 wickets |
March 2nd scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
England 204-8 (50) |
- |
Australia 208-8 (49.4) |
Australia wins with 2 wickets |
March 3 scorecard |
Bloemfontein |
Netherlands 314-4 (50) |
- |
Namibia 250 (46.5) |
Netherlands wins with 64 runs |
March 4th scorecard |
Bloemfontein |
Pakistan 73-3 (14/38) |
- |
Zimbabwe |
No result |
Group B
- table
Group B | Sp. | S. | N | U | NO | P | NRR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sri Lanka | 6th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18th | +1,204 |
New Zealand | 6th | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.990 |
Kenya | 6th | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | −0.691 |
South Africa | 6th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14th | +1,730 |
West Indies | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14th | +1,103 |
Canada | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4th | −1,989 |
Bangladesh | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −2.046 |
- Games
February 9 scorecard |
Cape Town |
West Indies 278-5 (50) |
- |
South Africa 275-9 (49) |
West Indies wins by 3 runs |
An over was deducted from South Africa because it played too slowly.
February 10 scorecard |
Bloemfontein |
Sri Lanka 272-7 (50) |
- |
New Zealand 225 (45.3) |
Sri Lanka wins with 47 runs |
February 11th scorecard |
Durban |
Canada 180 (49.1) |
- |
Bangladesh 120 (28) |
Canada wins with 60 runs |
February 12 scorecard |
Potchefstroom |
Kenya 140 (38) |
- |
South Africa 142-0 (21.2) |
South Africa wins with 10 wickets |
February 13 scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
New Zealand 241-7 (50) |
- |
West Indies 221 (49.4) |
New Zealand wins with 20 runs |
February 14th scorecard |
Pietermaritzburg |
Bangladesh 124 (31.1) |
- |
Sri Lanka 126-0 (21.1) |
Sri Lanka wins with 10 wickets |
February 15 scorecard |
Cape Town |
Canada 197 (49) |
- |
Kenya 198-6 (48.3) |
Kenya wins with 4 wickets |
February 16 scorecard |
Johannesburg |
South Africa 306-6 (50) |
- |
New Zealand 229-1 (36.5 / 39) |
New Zealand wins with 9 wickets ( DL method ) |
February 18 scorecard |
Benoni |
West Indies 244-9 (50) |
- |
Bangladesh 32-2 (8.1) |
No result |
February 19th scorecard |
Pair |
Canada 36 (18.4) |
- |
Sri Lanka 37-1 (4.4) |
Sri Lanka wins with 9 wickets |
February 21 scorecard |
Nairobi |
Kenya |
- |
New Zealand |
Kenya wins without a fight |
The game was supposed to take place in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, which the New Zealand team refused for security reasons.
February 22nd scorecard |
Bloemfontein |
Bangladesh 108 (35.1) |
- |
South Africa 109-0 (12) |
South Africa wins with 10 wickets |
February 23 scorecard |
Centurion |
Canada 202 (42.5) |
- |
West Indies 206-3 (20.3) |
West Indies wins by 7 wickets |
February 24th scorecard |
Nairobi |
Kenya 210-9 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 157 (45) |
Kenya wins with 53 runs |
February 26 scorecard |
Centurion |
Bangladesh 198-7 (50) |
- |
New Zealand 199-3 (33.3) |
New Zealand wins with 7 wickets |
February 27 scorecard |
East London |
South Africa 254-8 (50) |
- |
Canada 136-5 (50) |
South Africa wins with 118 runs |
February 28 scorecard |
Cape Town |
Sri Lanka 228-6 (50) |
- |
West Indies 222-9 (50) |
Sri Lanka wins with 6 runs |
March 1st scorecard |
Johannesburg |
Kenya 217-7 (50) |
- |
Bangladesh 185 (47.2) |
Kenya wins with 32 runs |
March 3 scorecard |
Benoni |
Canada 196 (47) |
- |
New Zealand 197-5 (23) |
New Zealand wins with 5 wickets |
March 3 scorecard |
Durban |
Sri Lanka 268-9 (50) |
- |
South Africa 229-6 (45/45) |
Draw ( DL-Method ) |
March 4th scorecard |
Kimberley |
West Indies 246-7 (50) |
- |
Kenya 104 (35.5) |
West Indies wins with 142 runs |
Super Six
The first three of each group qualified for this round. In addition to the points that were scored against the teams in this round in the preliminary round and this group stage, the points against the unqualified from the preliminary round also counted. These were rated differently, however, as a win earned 1 point, a draw / no result 0.5 points (indicated in the table below under PaV).
- table
Super Six | Sp. | S. | N | U | NO | P | NRR | PaV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | +1,854 | 4.0 |
India | 5 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20th | +0.886 | 4.0 |
Kenya | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14th | +0.354 | 2.0 |
Sri Lanka | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | −0.844 | 3.5 |
New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 8th | −0.896 | 4.0 |
Zimbabwe | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | −1.254 | 3.5 |
- Games
March 7th scorecard |
Centurion |
Australia 319-5 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 223 (47.1) |
Australia wins with 96 runs |
March 7th scorecard |
Cape Town |
Kenya 225-6 (50) |
- |
India 226-4 (47.5) |
India wins with 6 wickets |
March 8 scorecard |
Bloemfontein |
Zimbabwe 252-7 (50) |
- |
New Zealand 253-4 (47.2) |
New Zealand wins with 6 wickets |
March 10 scorecard |
Johannesburg |
India 292-6 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 109 (23) |
India wins with 183 runs |
March 11th scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
Australia 208-9 (50) |
- |
New Zealand 112 (30.1) |
Australia wins with 96 runs |
March 12 scorecard |
Bloemfontein |
Zimbabwe 133 (44.1) |
- |
Kenya 135-3 (26) |
Kenya wins with 7 wickets |
March 14th Scorecard |
Centurion |
New Zealand 146 (45.1) |
- |
India 150-3 (40.4) |
India wins with 7 wickets |
March 15 scorecard |
East London |
Sri Lanka 256-5 (50) |
- |
Zimbabwe 182 (41.5) |
Sri Lanka wins with 74 runs |
March 15 scorecard |
Durban |
Kenya 174-8 (50) |
- |
Australia 178-5 (31.2) |
Australia wins with 5 wickets |
Semifinals
March 18 scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
Australia 212-7 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 123-7 (38.1) |
Australia wins with 48 runs ( D / L method ) |
March 20 scorecard |
Durban |
India 270-4 (50) |
- |
Kenya 179 (46.2) |
India wins with 91 runs |
final
March 23 scorecard |
Johannesburg |
Australia 359-2 (50) |
- |
India 234 (39.2) |
Australia wins with 125 runs |