THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD CUP CRICKET - PART IX

World Cup Cricket 2007

Australia again won world cup cricket for 4th time in 2007.

GROUP STAGE RESULTS
Group A, St Kitts
March
14 Australia v Scotland
Australia won by 203 runs


16 Netherlands v South Africa
SA won by 221 runs


18 Australia v Netherlands
Australia won by 229 runs


20 Scotland v South Africa
South Africa won by seven wickets


22 Netherlands v Scotland
Netherlands won by eight wickets


24 Australia v South Africa
Australia won by 83 runs


Group B, Trinidad
March 15 Bermuda v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka won by 243 runs


17 Bangladesh v India
Bangladesh won by five wickets


19 Bermuda v India
India won by 257 runs


21 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka won by 198 runs (D/L method)


23 India v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka won by 69 runs


25 Bangladesh v Bermuda
Bangladesh won by 7 wickets (D/L method)


GROUP C, St Lucia
March 14 Canada v Kenya
Kenya won by seven wickets


16 England v New Zealand
NZ won by six wickets


18 Canada v England
England won by 51 runs


20 Kenya v New Zealand
New Zealand won by 148 runs


22 Canada v New Zealand
New Zealand won by 114 runs


24 England v Kenya
England won by seven wickets


Group D, Jamaica
March 13 West Indies v Pakistan
West Indies won by 54 runs


15 Ireland v Zimbabwe
Ireland tied with Zimbabwe


17 Ireland v Pakistan
Ireland won by three wickets (D/L method)


19 West Indies v Zimbabwe
West Indies won by six wickets


21 Pakistan v Zimbabwe
Pakistan won by 93 runs (D/L method)


23 Ireland v West Indies
West Indies won by eight wickets (D/L method)



SUPER EIGHT
March
27 West Indies v Australia, Antigua
Australia won by 103 runs


28 South Africa v Sri Lanka, Guyana
South Africa won by one wicket


29 West Indies v New Zealand, Antigua
New Zealand won by seven wickets


30 Ireland v England, Guyana
England won by 48 runs


31 Australia v Bangladesh, Antigua
Australia won by 10 wickets


April
1 West Indies v Sri Lanka, Guyana
Sri Lanka won by 113 runs


2 Bangladesh v New Zealand, Antigua
New Zealand won by nine wickets


3 Ireland v South Africa, Guyana
South Africa won by seven wickets (D/L method)


4 England v Sri Lanka, Antigua
Sri Lanka won by two runs


7 Bangladesh v South Africa, Guyana
Bangladesh won by 67 runs


8 Australia v England, Antigua
Australia won by seven wickets


9 Ireland v New Zealand, Guyana
New Zealand won by 129 runs


10 West Indies v South Africa, Grenada
South Africa won by 67 runs


11 England v Bangladesh, Barbados
England won by four wickets


12 Sri Lanka v New Zealand, Grenada
Sri Lanka won by six wickets


13 Australia v Ireland, Barbados
Australia won by nine wickets


14 South Africa v New Zealand, Grenada
New Zealand won by five wickets


15 Bangladesh v Ireland, Barbados
Ireland won by 74 runs


16 Australia v Sri Lanka, Grenada
Australia won by seven wickets


17 South Africa v England, Barbados
South Africa won by nine wickets


18 Ireland v Sri Lanka, Grenada
Sri Lanka won by eight wickets


19 West Indies v Bangladesh, Barbados
West Indies won by 99 runs


20 Australia v New Zealand, Grenada
Australia won by 215 runs


21 West Indies v England, Barbados
England won by one wicket

 

SEMI-FINALS

24 April
New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Jamaica
Sri Lanka won by 81 runs


25 April
Australia v South Africa, St Lucia
Australia won by seven wickets

 

FINAL
Saturday 28 April
Sri Lanka v Australia, Barbados
Australia won by 53 runs (D/L method)