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The 2003 Cricket World Cup (Official name: ICC Cricket World Cup 2003) was played in South Africa from February 9 to March 24. 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 at the 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 made the semi-finals of the tournament.
The tournament was won by Australia who defeated India in the final[1].
[edit] 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
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Australia
Bangladesh
England
India
Kenya
New Zealand
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Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka
West Indies
Zimbabwe
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- ICC Trophy Qualifiers
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Canada
Namibia
Netherlands
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[edit] Host cities and venues
| Cities |
Venues |
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 |
| Paarl, 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 |
[edit] 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.
[edit] Pool A
Pool A
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
NR |
T |
NRR |
PCF |
| Australia |
24 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.05 |
12 |
| India |
20 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.11 |
8 |
| Zimbabwe |
14 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
3.5 |
| England |
12 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0.82 |
N/A |
| Pakistan |
10 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0.23 |
N/A |
| Netherlands |
4 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
−1.45 |
N/A |
| Namibia |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
−2.96 |
N/A |
[edit] Pool B
Pool B
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
NR |
T |
NRR |
PCF |
| Sri Lanka |
18 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.20 |
7.5 |
| Kenya |
16 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
−0.69 |
10 |
| New Zealand |
16 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.99 |
4 |
| South Africa |
14 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1.73 |
N/A |
| West Indies |
14 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1.10 |
N/A |
| Canada |
4 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
−1.99 |
N/A |
| Bangladesh |
2 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
−2.05 |
N/A |
Before the South Africa v Sri Lanka game was delayed and ultimately called off for rain, the South African team gave to the batsmen a table showing the equivalent number of runs required after each ball, to equal the Sri Lankan total, for the remainder of the match assuming that rain would conclude the game after that particular ball. One ball before the rain interruption began, South Africa scored the requisite number of runs shown on the table. On the next ball it appeared that the batsmen could take a run but they decided not to take a risk, believing that their table showed the number of runs to win, not to tie. Thus the match ended in a tie, and South Africa lost all mathematical chance of proceeding to the Super Six.
[edit] Super Six results
Australia, India, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Kenya, and New Zealand advanced to the Super Six stage.
Teams that advanced to the semi-finals are highlighted in blue.
[edit] Super Six table
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
NR |
T |
NRR |
PCF |
| Australia |
24 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.85 |
12 |
| India |
20 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.89 |
8 |
| Kenya |
14 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.35 |
10 |
| Sri Lanka |
11.5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
−0.84 |
7.5 |
| New Zealand |
8 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
−0.90 |
4 |
| Zimbabwe |
3.5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
−1.25 |
3.5 |
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