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ICC Cricket World Cup
England '99
Wc99
Administrator International Cricket Council
Cricket Format One Day International
Tournament Format Round robin and Knockout
Hosts Flag of England England England
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Scotland
Ireland flag Ireland Ireland
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Netherlands
Flag of Wales Wales
Champions Flag of Australia Australia
Participants 12
Matches Played 42
Most runs Flag of India India Rahul Dravid (461)
Most wickets Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Geoff Allott (20)
Flag of Australia Australia Shane Warne (20)
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The 1999 Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup '99) was the seventh edition of the Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted primarily by England, with some games being played in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Netherlands. The tournament was won by Australia, who beat Pakistan by 8 wickets in the final at Lord's Cricket Ground in London. New Zealand and South Africa were the other semi-finalists.

The tournament featured 12 teams, playing a total of 42 matches. In the group stage, the teams were divided into two groups of six; each team played all the others in their group once. The top three teams from each group advanced to the Super Sixes, a new concept for the 1999 World Cup; each team carried forward the points from the games against the other qualifiers from their group and then played each of the qualifiers from the other group (in other words, each qualifier from Group A played each qualifier from Group B). The top four teams in the Super Sixes advanced to the semi-finals.

Teams[]

The nine full members contested the World Cup along with three associate members: Kenya, and for the first time, Bangladesh and Scotland who all qualified through the 1997 ICC Trophy.

Full Members
Flag of Australia Australia Flag of England England Flag of India India
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Flag of West Indies West Indies Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
Associate Members
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland

Venues[]

England[]

Venue City Capacity Matches
Edgbaston Cricket Ground Birmingham, West Midlands 21,000 3
County Cricket Ground Bristol 8,000 2
St Lawrence Ground Canterbury, Kent 15,000 1
County Cricket Ground Chelmsford, Essex 6,500 2
Riverside Ground Chester-Le-Street, County Durham 15,000 2
County Cricket Ground Derby, Derbyshire 9,500 1
County Cricket Ground Hove, Sussex 7,000 1
Headingley Leeds, West Yorkshire 17,500 3
Grace Road Leicester, Leicestershire 12,000 2
Lord's London, Greater London 28,000 3
London Oval London, Greater London 23,500 3
Old Trafford Manchester, Greater Manchester 22,000 3
County Cricket Ground Northampton, Northamptonshire 6,500 2
Trent Bridge Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 17,500 3
County Cricket Ground Southampton, Hampshire 6,500 2
County Cricket Ground Taunton, Somerset 6,500 2
New Road Worcester, Worcestershire 4,500 2

Outside England[]

Scotland played two of their Group B matches in their home country becoming the first associate nation to host games in a World Cup. One Group B match was played in Wales and Ireland, while one Group A match was played in the Netherlands.

Venue City Capacity Matches
VRA Cricket Ground Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Amstelveen, the Netherlands 4,500 1
Sophia Gardens Flag of Wales Cardiff, Wales 15,653 1
Castle Avenue Ireland flag Ireland Dublin, Ireland 3,200 1
The Grange Club Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland 3,000 2

Squads[]

Main article: 1999 Cricket World Cup squads

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W L NR T NRR Pts PCF
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 5 4 1 0 0 0.86 8 2
Flag of India India 5 3 2 0 0 1.28 6 0
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 5 3 2 0 0 0.02 6 4
Flag of England England 5 3 2 0 0 −0.33 6 N/A
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 5 2 3 0 0 −0.81 4 N/A
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 5 0 5 0 0 −1.20 0 N/A


14 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
204 (48.4 overs)
v Flag of England England
207/2 (46.5 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Lord's, London, England
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Man of the Match: Alec Stewart (Eng)
Romesh Kaluwitharana 57 (66)
Alan Mullally 4/37 (10 overs)
Alec Stewart 88 (146)
Chaminda Vaas 1/27 (10 overs)

15 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of India India
253/5 (50 overs)
v Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
254/6 (47.2 overs)
South Africa won by 4 wickets
New County Ground, Hove, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Man of the Match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
Sourav Ganguly 97 (142)
Lance Klusener 3/66 (10 overs)
Jacques Kallis 96 (128)
Javagal Srinath 2/69 (10 overs)

15 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
229/7 (50 overs)
v Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
231/5 (41 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Taunton, England
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Javed Akhtar (Pak)
Man of the Match: Neil Johnson (Zim)
Alpesh Vadher 54 (90)
Neil Johnson 4/42 (10 overs)
Neil Johnson 59 (70)
Maurice Odumbe 2/39 (7 overs)

18 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
203 (49.4 overs)
v Flag of England England
204/1 (39 overs)
England won by 9 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, England
Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
Man of the Match: Steve Tikolo (Ken)
Steve Tikolo 71 (141)
Darren Gough 4/34 (10 overs)
Nasser Hussain 88* (127)
Thomas Odoyo 1/65 (10 overs)

19 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
252 (50 overs)
v Flag of India India
249 (45 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 3 runs
Grace Road, Leicester, England
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Man of the Match: Grant Flower (Zim)
Andy Flower 68* (85)
Javagal Srinath 2/35 (10 overs)
Sadagoppan Ramesh 55 (77)
Henry Olonga 3/22 (4 overs)

19 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
199/9 (50 overs)
v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
110 (35.2 overs)
South Africa won by 89 runs
County Ground, Northampton, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Steve Dunne (NZ)
Man of the Match: Lance Klusener (SA)
Lance Klusener 52* (45)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3/25 (10 overs)
Roshan Mahanama 36 (71)
Lance Klusener 3/21 (5.2 overs)

22 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
225/7 (50 overs)
v Flag of England England
103 (41 overs)
South Africa won by 122 runs
The Oval, London, England
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Man of the Match: Lance Klusener (SA)
Herschelle Gibbs 60 (99)
Alan Mullally 2/28 (10 overs)
Neil Fairbrother 21 (44)
Allan Donald 4/17 (8 overs)

22 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
197/9 (50 overs)
v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
198/6 (46 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
New Road, Worcester, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Man of the Match: Marvan Atapattu (SL)
Grant Flower 42 (69)
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 3/30 (10 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 54 (90)
Guy Whittall 3/35 (10 overs)

23 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of India India
329/2 (50 overs)
v Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
235/7 (50 overs)
India won by 94 runs
County Ground, Bristol, England
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Man of the Match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
Sachin Tendulkar 140 (101)
Martin Suji 1/26 (10 overs)
Steve Tikolo 58 (75)
Debashish Mohanty 4/56 (10 overs)

25 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
167/8 (50 overs)
v Flag of England England
168/3 (38.3 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
Man of the Match: Alan Mullally (Eng)
Grant Flower 35 (90)
Alan Mullally 2/16 (10 overs)
Graham Thorpe 62 (80)
Mpumelelo Mbangwa 2/28 (7 overs)

26 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
152 (44.3 overs)
v Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
153/3 (41 overs)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
VRA Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Man of the Match: Lance Klusener (SA)
Ravindu Shah 50 (64)
Lance Klusener 5/21 (8.3 overs)
Jacques Kallis 44* (81)
Maurice Odumbe 1/15 (7 overs)

26 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of India India
373/6 (50 overs)
v Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
216 (42.3 overs)
India won by 157 runs
County Ground, Taunton, England
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Man of the Match: Sourav Ganguly (Ind)
Sourav Ganguly 183 (158)
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 3/65 (10 overs)
Aravinda de Silva 56 (74)
Robin Singh 5/31 (9.3 overs)

29–30 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of India India
232/8 (50 overs)
v Flag of England England
169 (45.2 overs)
India won by 63 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Javed Akhtar (Pak)
Man of the Match: Sourav Ganguly (Ind)
Rahul Dravid 53 (82)
Mark Ealham 2/28 (10 overs)
Graham Thorpe 36 (57)
Sourav Ganguly 3/27 (8 overs)

29 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
233/6 (50 overs)
v Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
185 (47.2 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 48 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford, England
Umpires: David Shepherd (Eng) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Man of the Match: Neil Johnson (Zim)
Neil Johnson 76 (117)
Allan Donald 3/41 (10 overs)
Lance Klusener 52* (58)
Neil Johnson 3/27 (8 overs)

30 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
275/8 (50 overs)
v Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
230/6 (50 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 45 runs
County Ground, Southampton, England
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Man of the Match: Maurice Odumbe (Ken)
Marvan Atapattu 52 (67)
Thomas Odoyo 3/56 (10 overs)
Maurice Odumbe 82 (95)
Chaminda Vaas 2/26 (7 overs)

Group B[]

Team Pld W L NR T NRR Pts PCF
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 5 4 1 0 0 0.51 8 4
Flag of Australia Australia 5 3 2 0 0 0.73 6 0
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 5 3 2 0 0 0.58 6 2
Flag of West Indies West Indies 5 3 2 0 0 0.50 6 N/A
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 5 2 3 0 0 −0.52 4 N/A
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 5 0 5 0 0 −1.93 0 N/A


16 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
181/7 (50 overs)
v Flag of Australia Australia
182/4 (44.5 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
New Road, Worcester, England
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Man of the Match: Mark Waugh (Aus)
Gavin Hamilton 34 (42)
Shane Warne 3/39 (10 overs)
Mark Waugh 67 (114)
Nick Dyer 2/43 (10 overs)

16 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
229/8 (50 overs)
v Flag of West Indies West Indies
202 (48.5 overs)
Pakistan won by 27 runs
County Ground, Bristol, England
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Man of the Match: Azhar Mahmood (Pak)
Wasim Akram 43 (29)
Courtney Walsh 3/28 (10 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 77 (96)
Abdul Razzaq 3/32 (10 overs)

17 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
116 (37.4 overs)
v Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
117/4 (33 overs)
New Zealand won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford, England
Umpires: Ian Robinson (Zim) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Man of the Match: Gavin Larsen (NZ)
Enamul Haque 19 (41)
Chris Cairns 3/19 (7 overs)
Matt Horne 35 (86)
Naimur Rahman 1/5 (2 overs)

20 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Australia Australia
213/8 (50 overs)
v Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
214/5 (45.2 overs)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Man of the Match: Roger Twose (NZ)
Darren Lehmann 76 (94)
Geoff Allott 4/37 (10 overs)
Roger Twose 80* (99)
Damien Fleming 2/43 (8.2 overs)

20 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
261/6 (50 overs)
v Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
167 (38.5 overs)
Pakistan won by 94 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Man of the Match: Yousuf Youhana (Pak)
Yousuf Youhana 81* (119)
Gavin Hamilton 2/36 (10 overs)
Gavin Hamilton 76 (111)
Shoaib Akhtar 3/11 (6 overs)

21 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
182 (49.2 overs)
v Flag of West Indies West Indies
183/3 (46.3 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland
Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
Man of the Match: Courtney Walsh (WI)
Mehrab Hossain 64 (129)
Courtney Walsh 4/25 (10 overs)
Jimmy Adams 53* (82)
Minhajul Abedin 1/28 (7 overs)

23 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
275/8 (50 overs)
v Flag of Australia Australia
265 (49.5 overs)
Pakistan won by 10 runs
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Man of the Match: Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 81 (104)
Damien Fleming 2/37 (10 overs)
Michael Bevan 61 (80)
Wasim Akram 4/40 (9.5 overs)

24 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
185/9 (50 overs)
v Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
163 (46.2 overs)
Bangladesh won by 22 runs
Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland
Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Man of the Match: Minhajul Abedin (Ban)
Minhajul Abedin 68* (116)
John Blain 4/37 (10 overs)
Gavin Hamilton 63 (71)
Hasibul Hossain 2/26 (8 overs)

24 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
156 (48.1 overs)
v Flag of West Indies West Indies
158/3 (44.2 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Southampton, England
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Man of the Match: Ridley Jacobs (WI)
Craig McMillan 32 (78)
Mervyn Dillon 4/46 (9.1 overs)
Ridley Jacobs 80* (131)
Chris Harris 1/19 (8 overs)

27 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
178/7 (50 overs)
v Flag of Australia Australia
181/3 (19.5 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Man of the Match: Tom Moody (Aus)
Minhajul Abedin 53* (99)
Tom Moody 3/25 (10 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 63 (39)
Enamul Haque 2/40 (5 overs)

27 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
68 (31.3 overs)
v Flag of West Indies West Indies
70/2 (10.1 overs)
West Indies won by 8 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester, England
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Man of the Match: Courtney Walsh (WI)
Gavin Hamilton 24* (82)
Courtney Walsh 3/7 (7 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 30* (30)
John Blain 2/36 (5.1 overs)

28 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
269/8 (50 overs)
v Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
207/8 (50 overs)
Pakistan won by 62 runs
County Ground, Derby, England
Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
Man of the Match: Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 73* (61)
Geoff Allott 4/64 (10 overs)
Stephen Fleming 69 (100)
Azhar Mahmood 3/38 (10 overs)

30 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of West Indies West Indies
110 (46.4 overs)
v Flag of Australia Australia
111/4 (40.4 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and KT Francis (SL)
Man of the Match: Glenn McGrath (Aus)
Ridley Jacobs 49* (142)
Glenn McGrath 5/14 (8.4 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 21 (36)
Curtly Ambrose 3/31 (10 overs)

31 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
223/9 (50 overs)
v Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
161 (44.3 overs)
Bangladesh won by 62 runs
County Ground, Northampton, England
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
Man of the Match: Khaled Mahmud (Ban)
Akram Khan 42 (66)
Saqlain Mushtaq 5/35 (10 overs)
Wasim Akram 29 (52)
Khaled Mahmud 3/31 (10 overs)

31 May 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
121 (42.1 overs)
v Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
123/4 (17.5 overs)
New Zealand won by 6 wickets
Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Man of the Match: Geoff Allott (NZ)
Ian Stanger 27 (58)
Chris Harris 4/7 (3.1 overs)
Roger Twose 54* (49)
John Blain 3/53 (7 overs)


Super Six[]

This stage was among the most viewed segments of the tournament, as India and Pakistan were officially at war during their cricket match, the only time this has ever happened in the history of the sport.

Points Carried Forward (PCF) only applied to the six teams that progressed from the group stage of the tournament, those points were the number of points scored against their fellow qualifiers from their respective groups. Points carried forward did not change once in the Super Sixes.

Team Pld W L NR T NRR Pts PCF
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 5 3 2 0 0 0.65 6 4
Flag of Australia Australia 5 3 2 0 0 0.36 6 0
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 5 3 2 0 0 0.17 6 2
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 5 2 2 1 0 −0.52 5 2
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 5 2 2 1 0 −0.79 5 4
Flag of India India 5 1 4 0 0 −0.15 2 0


4 June 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Australia Australia
282/6 (50 overs)
v Flag of India India
205 (48.2 overs)
Australia won by 77 runs
The Oval, London, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Man of the Match: Glenn McGrath (Aus)
Mark Waugh 83 (99)
Robin Singh 2/43 (7 overs)
Ajay Jadeja 100* (138)
Glenn McGrath 3/34 (10 overs)

5 June 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
220/7 (50 overs)
v Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
221/7 (49 overs)
South Africa won by 3 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Man of the Match: Lance Klusener (SA)
Moin Khan 63 (56)
Steve Elworthy 2/23 (10 overs)
Jacques Kallis 54 (98)
Azhar Mahmood 3/24 (10 overs)

6–7 June 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
175 (49.3 overs)
v Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
70/3 (15 overs)
No result
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Murray Goodwin 57 (90)
Chris Cairns 3/24 (6.3 overs)
Matt Horne 35 (35)
Guy Whittall 1/9 (3 overs)
  • Rain interrupted play when 36 overs of Zimbabwean innings had been bowled. No play was possible on reserve day.

8 June 1999

Scorecard
Flag of India India
227/6 (50 overs)
v Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
180 (45.3 overs)
India won by 47 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Man of the Match: Venkatesh Prasad (Ind)
Rahul Dravid 61 (89)
Wasim Akram 2/27 (10 overs)
Inzamam-Ul-Haq 41 (93)
Venkatesh Prasad 5/27 (9.3 overs)

9 June 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Australia Australia
303/4 (50 overs)
v Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
259/6 (50 overs)
Australia won by 44 runs
Lord's, London, England
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
Man of the Match: Neil Johnson (Zim)
Mark Waugh 104 (120)
Neil Johnson 2/43 (8 overs)
Neil Johnson 132* (144)
Paul Reiffel 3/55 (10 overs)

10 June 1999

Scorecard
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
287/5 (50 overs)
v Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
213/8 (50 overs)
South Africa won by 74 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Umpires: Ian Robinson (Zim) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Man of the Match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
Herschelle Gibbs 91 (118)
Nathan Astle 1/29 (6 overs)
Stephen Fleming 42 (64)
Jacques Kallis 2/15 (6 overs)

11 June 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
271/9 (50 overs)
v Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
123 (40.3 overs)
Pakistan won by 148 runs
The Oval, London, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Man of the Match: Saeed Anwar (Pak)
Saeed Anwar 103 (144)
Henry Olonga 2/38 (5 overs)
Neil Johnson 54 (94)
Saqlain Mushtaq 3/16 (6.3 overs)

12 June 1999

Scorecard
Flag of India India
251/6 (50 overs)
v Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
253/5 (48.2 overs)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Man of the Match: Roger Twose (NZ)
Ajay Jadeja 76 (103)
Chris Cairns 2/44 (10 overs)
Matt Horne 74 (116)
Debashish Mohanty 2/41 (10 overs)

13 June 1999

Scorecard
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
271/7 (50 overs)
v Flag of Australia Australia
272/5 (49.4 overs)
Australia won by 5 wickets
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Man of the Match: Steve Waugh (Aus)
Herschelle Gibbs 101 (134)
Damien Fleming 3/57 (10 overs)
Steve Waugh 120* (110)
Steve Elworthy 2/46 (10 overs)


Semi-finals[]

  Semi-finals Final
16 June – Old Trafford, Manchester
 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 241/7  
 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 242/1  
 
20 June – Lord's, London
     Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 132
   Flag of Australia Australia 133/2
17 June – Edgbaston, Birmingham
 Flag of Australia Australia 213
 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 213  


16 June 1999

Scorecard
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
241/7 (50 overs)
v Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
242/1 (47.3 overs)
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Man of the Match: Shoaib Akhtar (Pak)
Roger Twose 46 (83)
Shoaib Akhtar 3/55 (10 overs)
Saeed Anwar 113* (148)
Chris Cairns 1/33 (8 overs)

Main article: 1999 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final
17 June 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Australia Australia
213 (49.2 overs)
v Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
213 (49.4 overs)
Match tied
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Umpires: David Shepherd (Eng) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Man of the Match: Shane Warne (Aus)
Michael Bevan 65 (101)
Shaun Pollock 5/36 (9.2 overs)
Jacques Kallis 53 (92)
Shane Warne 4/29 (10 overs)


Final[]

Main article: 1999 Cricket World Cup Final
20 June 1999

Scorecard
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
132 (39 overs)
v Flag of Australia Australia
133/2 (20.1 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Lord's, London, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Man of the Match: Shane Warne (Aus)
Ijaz Ahmed 22 (46)
Shane Warne 4/33 (9 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 54 (36)
Saqlain Mushtaq 1/21 (4.1 overs)


Statistics[]

Leading run scorers
Runs Player Country
461 Rahul Dravid Flag of India India
398 Steve Waugh Flag of Australia Australia
379 Sourav Ganguly Flag of India India
375 Mark Waugh Flag of Australia Australia
368 Saeed Anwar Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
Leading wicket takers
Wickets Player Country
20 Shane Warne Flag of Australia Australia
20 Geoff Allott Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
18 Glenn McGrath Flag of Australia Australia
17 Lance Klusener Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
17 Saqlain Mushtaq Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
List of centuries
No. Name Score Balls 4s 6s S/R Team Opposition Venue Date
1 SR Tendulkar 140* 101 16 3 138.61 Flag of India India Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Bristol 23 May 1999
2 R Dravid 104* 109 10 0 95.41 Flag of India India Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Bristol 23 May 1999
3 SC Ganguly 183 158 17 7 115.82 Flag of India India Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Taunton 26 May 1999
4 R Dravid 145 129 17 1 112.40 Flag of India India Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Taunton 26 May 1999
5 A Jadeja 100* 138 7 2 72.46 Flag of India India Flag of Australia Australia The Oval 4 June 1999
6 ME Waugh 104 120 13 0 86.66 Flag of Australia Australia Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Lord's 9 June 1999
7 NC Johnson 132* 144 14 2 91.66 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Flag of Australia Australia Lord's 9 June 1999
8 Saeed Anwar 103 144 11 0 71.52 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe The Oval 11 June 1999
9 HH Gibbs 101 134 10 1 75.37 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Flag of Australia Australia Headingley, Leeds 13 June 1999
10 SR Waugh 120* 110 10 2 109.09 Flag of Australia Australia Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Headingley, Leeds 13 June 1999
11 Saeed Anwar 113* 148 9 0 76.35 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Old Trafford, Manchester 16 June 1999

Lance Klusener of South Africa was declared the Player of the Tournament. Rahul Dravid of India scored most runs (461) in the tournament. Geoff Allott of New Zealand and Shane Warne of Australia tied each other for most wickets taken (20) in the tournament.

Controversies[]

A controversial new type of cricket ball, the white ‘Duke’, was introduced for the first time in the 1999 World Cup. Despite claims from makers British Cricket Balls Ltd that the balls behaved identically to the balls used in previous World Cups, they were proven to be harder and to swing significantly more.

Media[]

The host broadcasters for television coverage of the tournament were Sky and BBC Television. In the UK, live games were divided between the broadcasters, with both screening the final live. This was BBC Television's last live cricket coverage, with England home Test series being on Channel 4 or Sky from 1999 onwards.

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