1999 Cricket World Cup

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 Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Netherlands acted as the co-hosts. 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.

ICC Cricket World Cup
England '99
Logo of the ICC Cricket World Cup 1999
Dates14 May – 20 June
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Round robin and Knockout
Host(s) England
Scotland
Ireland
Netherlands
Wales
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runners-up Pakistan
Participants12
Matches played42
Player of the series Lance Klusener
Most runs Rahul Dravid (461)
Most wickets Geoff Allott (20)
Shane Warne (20)

The tournament was hosted three years after the previous Cricket World Cup, deviating from the usual four-year gap.[1] It 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.

Qualification

The 1999 World Cup featured 11 teams, which was the same as the previous edition in 1996. The hosts England and the eight other test nations earned automatic qualification to the World Cup. The remaining three spots were decided at the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia.

22 nations competed in the 1997 edition of the ICC Trophy. After going through two group stages, the semi-finals saw Kenya and Bangladesh qualify through to the World Cup. Scotland would be the third nation to qualify as they defeated Ireland in the third-place playoff.[2]

Team Method of qualification Finals appearances Last appearance Previous best performance Group
 England Hosts 7th 1996 Runners-up (1979, 1987, 1992) A
 Australia Full member 7th 1996 Champions (1987) B
 India 7th 1996 Champions (1983) A
 New Zealand 7th 1996 Semi-finals (1975, 1979, 1992) B
 Pakistan 7th 1996 Champions (1992) B
 South Africa 3rd 1996 Semi-finals (1992) A
 Sri Lanka 7th 1996 Champions (1996) A
 West Indies 7th 1996 Champions (1975, 1979) B
 Zimbabwe 5th 1996 Group stage (All) A
 Bangladesh 1997 ICC Trophy winner 1st Debut B
 Kenya 1997 ICC Trophy runner-up 2nd 1996 Group stage (1996) A
 Scotland 1997 ICC Trophy third place 1st Debut B

Venues

England

VenueCityCapacityMatches
Edgbaston Cricket GroundBirmingham, West Midlands21,0003
County Cricket GroundBristol8,0002
St Lawrence GroundCanterbury, Kent15,0001
County Cricket GroundChelmsford, Essex6,5002
Riverside GroundChester-Le-Street, County Durham15,0002
County Cricket GroundDerby, Derbyshire9,5001
County Cricket GroundHove, Sussex7,0001
HeadingleyLeeds, West Yorkshire17,5003
Grace RoadLeicester, Leicestershire12,0002
Lord'sLondon, Greater London28,0003
London OvalLondon, Greater London25,5003
Old TraffordManchester, Greater Manchester22,0003
County Cricket GroundNorthampton, Northamptonshire6,5002
Trent BridgeNottingham, Nottinghamshire17,5003
County Cricket GroundSouthampton, Hampshire6,5002
County Cricket GroundTaunton, Somerset6,5002
New RoadWorcester, Worcestershire4,5002

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 in Ireland respectively, while one Group A match was played in the Netherlands.

VenueCityCapacityMatches
VRA Cricket Ground Amstelveen, Netherlands4,5001
Sophia Gardens Cardiff, Wales15,6531
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground Dublin, Ireland3,2001
The Grange Club Edinburgh, Scotland3,0002
Venues in Wales, Scotland and Ireland
Venues in the Netherlands

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W L NR T NRR Pts PCF
 South Africa 541000.8682
 India 532001.2860
 Zimbabwe 532000.0264
 England 53200−0.336N/A
 Sri Lanka 52300−0.814N/A
 Kenya 50500−1.200N/A
14 May 1999
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
204 (48.4 overs)
v
 England
207/2 (46.5 overs)
Romesh Kaluwitharana 57 (66)
Alan Mullally 4/37 (10 overs)
Alec Stewart 88 (146)
Chaminda Vaas 1/27 (10 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Lord's, London, England
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Alec Stewart (Eng)

15 May 1999
Scorecard
India 
253/5 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
254/6 (47.2 overs)
Sourav Ganguly 97 (142)
Lance Klusener 3/66 (10 overs)
Jacques Kallis 96 (128)
Javagal Srinath 2/69 (10 overs)
South Africa won by 4 wickets
New County Ground, Hove, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)

15 May 1999
Scorecard
Kenya 
229/7 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
231/5 (41 overs)
Alpesh Vadher 54 (90)
Neil Johnson 4/42 (10 overs)
Neil Johnson 59 (70)
Maurice Odumbe 2/39 (7 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Taunton, England
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Javed Akhtar (Pak)
Player of the match: Neil Johnson (Zim)

18 May 1999
Scorecard
Kenya 
203 (49.4 overs)
v
 England
204/1 (39 overs)
Steve Tikolo 71 (141)
Darren Gough 4/34 (10 overs)
Nasser Hussain 88* (127)
Thomas Odoyo 1/65 (10 overs)
England won by 9 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, England
Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: Steve Tikolo (Ken)

19 May 1999
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
252/9 (50 overs)
v
 India
249 (45 overs)
Andy Flower 68* (85)
Javagal Srinath 2/35 (10 overs)
Sadagoppan Ramesh 55 (77)
Henry Olonga 3/22 (4 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 3 runs
Grace Road, Leicester, England
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Grant Flower (Zim)
  • India were fined four overs for a slow over rate in the first innings.

19 May 1999
Scorecard
South Africa 
199/9 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
110 (35.2 overs)
Lance Klusener 52* (45)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3/25 (10 overs)
Roshan Mahanama 36 (71)
Lance Klusener 3/21 (5.2 overs)
South Africa won by 89 runs
County Ground, Northampton, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Steve Dunne (NZ)
Player of the match: Lance Klusener (SA)

22 May 1999
Scorecard
South Africa 
225/7 (50 overs)
v
 England
103 (41 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 60 (99)
Alan Mullally 2/28 (10 overs)
Neil Fairbrother 21 (44)
Allan Donald 4/17 (8 overs)
South Africa won by 122 runs
The Oval, London, England
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Lance Klusener (SA)

22 May 1999
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
197/9 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
198/6 (46 overs)
Grant Flower 42 (69)
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 3/30 (10 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 54 (90)
Guy Whittall 3/35 (10 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
New Road, Worcester, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Marvan Atapattu (SL)

23 May 1999
Scorecard
India 
329/2 (50 overs)
v
 Kenya
235/7 (50 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 140 (101)
Martin Suji 1/26 (10 overs)
Steve Tikolo 58 (75)
Debashish Mohanty 4/56 (10 overs)
India won by 94 runs
County Ground, Bristol, England
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)

25 May 1999
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
167/8 (50 overs)
v
 England
168/3 (38.3 overs)
Grant Flower 35 (90)
Alan Mullally 2/16 (10 overs)
Graham Thorpe 62 (80)
Mpumelelo Mbangwa 2/28 (7 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
Player of the match: Alan Mullally (Eng)

26 May 1999
Scorecard
Kenya 
152 (44.3 overs)
v
 South Africa
153/3 (41 overs)
Ravindu Shah 50 (64)
Lance Klusener 5/21 (8.3 overs)
Jacques Kallis 44* (81)
Maurice Odumbe 1/15 (7 overs)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
VRA Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Lance Klusener (SA)
  • South Africa qualified for Super Sixes stage. Kenya eliminated.

26 May 1999
Scorecard
India 
373/6 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
216 (42.3 overs)
Sourav Ganguly 183 (158)
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 3/65 (10 overs)
Aravinda de Silva 56 (74)
Robin Singh 5/31 (9.3 overs)
India won by 157 runs
County Ground, Taunton, England
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Sourav Ganguly (Ind)

29–30 May 1999
Scorecard
India 
232/8 (50 overs)
v
 England
169 (45.2 overs)
Rahul Dravid 53 (82)
Mark Ealham 2/28 (10 overs)
Graham Thorpe 36 (57)
Sourav Ganguly 3/27 (8 overs)
India won by 63 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Javed Akhtar (Pak)
Player of the match: Sourav Ganguly (Ind)
  • India qualified for Super Sixes stage of tournament. Sri Lanka eliminated.

29 May 1999
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
233/6 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
185 (47.2 overs)
Neil Johnson 76 (117)
Allan Donald 3/41 (10 overs)
Lance Klusener 52* (58)
Neil Johnson 3/27 (8 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 48 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford, England
Umpires: David Shepherd (Eng) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Neil Johnson (Zim)
  • Zimbabwe qualified for Super Sixes stage. England eliminated.

30 May 1999
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
275/8 (50 overs)
v
 Kenya
230/6 (50 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 52 (67)
Thomas Odoyo 3/56 (10 overs)
Maurice Odumbe 82 (95)
Chaminda Vaas 2/26 (7 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 45 runs
County Ground, Southampton, England
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Maurice Odumbe (Ken)

Group B

Team Pld W L NR T NRR Pts PCF
 Pakistan 541000.5184
 Australia 532000.7360
 New Zealand 532000.5862
 West Indies 532000.506N/A
 Bangladesh 52300−0.524N/A
 Scotland 50500−1.930N/A
16 May 1999
Scorecard
Scotland 
181/7 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
182/4 (44.5 overs)
Gavin Hamilton 34 (42)
Shane Warne 3/39 (10 overs)
Mark Waugh 67 (114)
Nick Dyer 2/43 (10 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
New Road, Worcester, England
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Mark Waugh (Aus)

16 May 1999
Scorecard
Pakistan 
229/8 (50 overs)
v
 West Indies
202 (48.5 overs)
Wasim Akram 43 (29)
Courtney Walsh 3/28 (10 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 77 (96)
Abdul Razzaq 3/32 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 27 runs
County Ground, Bristol, England
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood (Pak)

17 May 1999
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
116 (37.4 overs)
v
 New Zealand
117/4 (33 overs)
Enamul Haque 19 (41)
Chris Cairns 3/19 (7 overs)
Matt Horne 35 (86)
Naimur Rahman 1/5 (2 overs)
New Zealand won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford, England
Umpires: Ian Robinson (Zim) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Gavin Larsen (NZ)

20 May 1999
Scorecard
Australia 
213/8 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
214/5 (45.2 overs)
Darren Lehmann 76 (94)
Geoff Allott 4/37 (10 overs)
Roger Twose 80* (99)
Damien Fleming 2/43 (8.2 overs)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Roger Twose (NZ)

20 May 1999
Scorecard
Pakistan 
261/6 (50 overs)
v
 Scotland
167 (38.5 overs)
Yousuf Youhana 81* (119)
Gavin Hamilton 2/36 (10 overs)
Gavin Hamilton 76 (111)
Shoaib Akhtar 3/11 (6 overs)
Pakistan won by 94 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Yousuf Youhana (Pak)
  • Scotland conceded 59 extras, the joint highest in an ODI.[3]

21 May 1999
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
182 (49.2 overs)
v
 West Indies
183/3 (46.3 overs)
Mehrab Hossain 64 (129)
Courtney Walsh 4/25 (10 overs)
Jimmy Adams 53* (82)
Minhajul Abedin 1/28 (7 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland
Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
Player of the match: Courtney Walsh (WI)

23 May 1999
Scorecard
Pakistan 
275/8 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
265 (49.5 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 81 (104)
Damien Fleming 2/37 (10 overs)
Michael Bevan 61 (80)
Wasim Akram 4/40 (9.5 overs)
Pakistan won by 10 runs
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)

24 May 1999
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
185/9 (50 overs)
v
 Scotland
163 (46.2 overs)
Minhajul Abedin 68* (116)
John Blain 4/37 (10 overs)
Gavin Hamilton 63 (71)
Hasibul Hossain 2/26 (8 overs)
Bangladesh won by 22 runs
Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland
Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: Minhajul Abedin (Ban)

24 May 1999
Scorecard
New Zealand 
156 (48.1 overs)
v
 West Indies
158/3 (44.2 overs)
Craig McMillan 32 (78)
Mervyn Dillon 4/46 (9.1 overs)
Ridley Jacobs 80* (131)
Chris Harris 1/19 (8 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Southampton, England
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Ridley Jacobs (WI)

27 May 1999
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
178/7 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
181/3 (19.5 overs)
Minhajul Abedin 53* (99)
Tom Moody 3/25 (10 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 63 (39)
Enamul Haque 2/40 (5 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: Tom Moody (Aus)

27 May 1999
Scorecard
Scotland 
68 (31.3 overs)
v
 West Indies
70/2 (10.1 overs)
Gavin Hamilton 24* (82)
Courtney Walsh 3/7 (7 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 30* (30)
John Blain 2/36 (5.1 overs)
West Indies won by 8 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester, England
Umpires: Javed Akhtar (Pak) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Courtney Walsh (WI)
  • Scotland eliminated as a result of this match

28 May 1999
Scorecard
Pakistan 
269/8 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
207/8 (50 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 73* (61)
Geoff Allott 4/64 (10 overs)
Stephen Fleming 69 (100)
Azhar Mahmood 3/38 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 62 runs
County Ground, Derby, England
Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)
  • Pakistan qualified for Super Six stage

30 May 1999
Scorecard
West Indies 
110 (46.4 overs)
v
 Australia
111/4 (40.4 overs)
Ridley Jacobs 49* (142)
Glenn McGrath 5/14 (8.4 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 21 (36)
Curtly Ambrose 3/31 (10 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and KT Francis (SL)
Player of the match: Glenn McGrath (Aus)
  • Australia needed to score 111 within 47.2 overs to qualify for the Super Six stage of the tournament. Australia qualified for the Super Sixes. Bangladesh eliminated.
  • Ridley Jacobs (WI) became the first cricketer to carry his bat in a World Cup match.[4]

31 May 1999
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
223/9 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
161 (44.3 overs)
Akram Khan 42 (66)
Saqlain Mushtaq 5/35 (10 overs)
Wasim Akram 29 (52)
Khaled Mahmud 3/31 (10 overs)
Bangladesh won by 62 runs
County Ground, Northampton, England
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
Player of the match: Khaled Mahmud (Ban)

31 May 1999
Scorecard
Scotland 
121 (42.1 overs)
v
 New Zealand
123/4 (17.5 overs)
Ian Stanger 27 (58)
Chris Harris 4/7 (3.1 overs)
Roger Twose 54* (49)
John Blain 3/53 (7 overs)
New Zealand won by 6 wickets
Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Geoff Allott (NZ)
  • New Zealand needed to score 122 within 21.2 overs to qualify for Super Sixes stage. New Zealand qualified for Super Sixes. West Indies eliminated.

Super Six

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

Teams who qualified for the Super Six stage only played against the teams from the other group; results against the other teams from the same group were carried forward to this stage. Results against the non-qualifying teams were therefore discarded at this point.

As a result of League match losses against New Zealand and Pakistan, even though Australia finished second in their group, they progressed to the Super Six stage with no points carried forward (PCF).

Team Pld W L NR T NRR Pts PCF
 Pakistan 332000.6564
 Australia 332000.3660
 South Africa 332000.1762
 New Zealand 32210−0.5252
 Zimbabwe 31210−0.7954
 India 31400−0.1520
Source:Cricinfo
4 June 1999
Scorecard
Australia 
282/6 (50 overs)
v
 India
205 (48.2 overs)
Mark Waugh 83 (99)
Robin Singh 2/43 (7 overs)
Ajay Jadeja 100* (138)
Glenn McGrath 3/34 (10 overs)
Australia won by 77 runs
The Oval, London, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Glenn McGrath (Aus)

5 June 1999
Scorecard
Pakistan 
220/7 (50 overs)
v
 South Africa
221/7 (49 overs)
Moin Khan 63 (56)
Steve Elworthy 2/23 (10 overs)
Jacques Kallis 54 (98)
Azhar Mahmood 3/24 (10 overs)
South Africa won by 3 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Lance Klusener (SA)

6–7 June 1999
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
175 (49.3 overs)
v
 New Zealand
70/3 (15 overs)
Murray Goodwin 57 (90)
Chris Cairns 3/24 (6.3 overs)
Matt Horne 35 (35)
Guy Whittall 1/9 (3 overs)
No result
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
  • Rain interrupted play when 36 overs of Zimbabwe's innings had been bowled. No play was possible on reserve day.

8 June 1999
Scorecard
India 
227/6 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
180 (45.3 overs)
Rahul Dravid 61 (89)
Wasim Akram 2/27 (10 overs)
Inzamam-Ul-Haq 41 (93)
Venkatesh Prasad 5/27 (9.3 overs)
India won by 47 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Venkatesh Prasad (Ind)

9 June 1999
Scorecard
Australia 
303/4 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
259/6 (50 overs)
Mark Waugh 104 (120)
Neil Johnson 2/43 (8 overs)
Neil Johnson 132* (144)
Paul Reiffel 3/55 (10 overs)
Australia won by 44 runs
Lord's, London, England
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: Neil Johnson (Zim)

10 June 1999
Scorecard
South Africa 
287/5 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
213/8 (50 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 91 (118)
Nathan Astle 1/29 (6 overs)
Stephen Fleming 42 (64)
Jacques Kallis 2/15 (6 overs)
South Africa won by 74 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Umpires: Ian Robinson (Zim) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (SA)
  • South Africa qualified for Semi-finals.

11 June 1999
Scorecard
Pakistan 
271/9 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
123 (40.3 overs)
Saeed Anwar 103 (144)
Henry Olonga 2/38 (5 overs)
Neil Johnson 54 (94)
Saqlain Mushtaq 3/16 (6.3 overs)
Pakistan won by 148 runs
The Oval, London, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Dave Orchard (SA)
Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (Pak)

12 June 1999
Scorecard
India 
251/6 (50 overs)
v
 New Zealand
253/5 (48.2 overs)
Ajay Jadeja 76 (103)
Chris Cairns 2/44 (10 overs)
Matt Horne 74 (116)
Debashish Mohanty 2/41 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Roger Twose (NZ)
  • New Zealand qualified for Semi-finals. India were eliminated.

13 June 1999
Scorecard
South Africa 
271/7 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
272/5 (49.4 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 101 (134)
Damien Fleming 3/57 (10 overs)
Steve Waugh 120* (110)
Steve Elworthy 2/46 (10 overs)
Australia won by 5 wickets
Headingley, Leeds, England
Umpires: Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Steve Waugh (Aus)
  • Australia qualified for Semi-finals. Zimbabwe were eliminated.

Semi-finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 June – Old Trafford, Manchester
 
 
 New Zealand241/7
 
20 June – Lord's, London
 
 Pakistan242/1
 
 Pakistan132
 
17 June – Edgbaston, Birmingham
 
 Australia133/2
 
 Australia213
 
 
 South Africa213
 
16 June 1999
Scorecard
New Zealand 
241/7 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
242/1 (47.3 overs)
Roger Twose 46 (83)
Shoaib Akhtar 3/55 (10 overs)
Saeed Anwar 113* (148)
Chris Cairns 1/33 (8 overs)
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Shoaib Akhtar (Pak)

17 June 1999
Scorecard
Australia 
213 (49.2 overs)
v
 South Africa
213 (49.4 overs)
Michael Bevan 65 (101)
Shaun Pollock 5/36 (9.2 overs)
Jacques Kallis 53 (92)
Shane Warne 4/29 (10 overs)
Match tied
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Umpires: David Shepherd (Eng) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Shane Warne (Aus)
  • Australia progressed to the final because they finished higher in the Super Six table than South Africa due to a superior net run rate.

Final

20 June 1999
Scorecard
Pakistan 
132 (39 overs)
v
 Australia
133/2 (20.1 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 22 (46)
Shane Warne 4/33 (9 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 54 (36)
Saqlain Mushtaq 1/21 (4.1 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Lord's, London, England
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Shane Warne (Aus)

Statistics

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. [5]

Match balls

A 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,[6] experiments showed they were harder and swung more.[7]

Media

The host broadcasters for television coverage of the tournament were Sky and BBC Television.[8] In the UK, live games were divided between the broadcasters, with both screening the final live.[8] This was to be BBC's last live cricket coverage during that summer, with all of England's home Test series being shown on Channel 4 or Sky from 1999 onwards; the BBC did not show any live cricket again until August 2020.[9]

References and notes

  1. "Sourav Ganguly Doubtful About ICC's Plans To Host Cricket World Cup Every Three Years". Outlook. PTI. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. "Carlsberg ICC Trophy, Malaysia Headlines". Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. "Most extras in an ODI innings".
  4. "Cricket World Cup 2019: Ferguson, Henry skittle Sri Lanka for 136". Cricket Country. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  5. "ICC World Cup, 1999, Final". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 21 April 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
  6. "The swinging Duke is not all it seams". The Independent. London. 9 May 1999.
  7. "Why white is the thing for swing". The Guardian. London. 14 May 1999.
  8. ECB Media Release (10 March 1998). "Live coverage of the Cricket World Cup - to be staged in the UK next year". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  9. "BSkyB lands England Test coverage". BBC. 15 December 2004. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
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