2007 Cricket World Cup
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| 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup | |
 Logo of the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and Knockout |
| Host |  West Indies |
| Champions |  Australia (4th title) |
| Participants | 16 (from 97 entrants) |
| Matches played | 51 |
| Attendance | 672,000 (13,176 per match) |
| Player of the series | Glenn McGrath |
| Most runs | Matthew Hayden (659) |
| Most wickets | Glenn McGrath (26) |
The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was a men's cricket tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport's One Day International format. There were a total of 51 matches played, three fewer than at the 2003 World Cup (despite a field larger by two teams).
The 16 competing teams were initially divided into four groups, with the two best-performing teams from each group moving on to a "Super 8" format. From this, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and South Africa won through to the semi-finals, with Australia defeating Sri Lanka in the final to win their third consecutive World Cup. Australia's unbeaten record in this year's tournament increased their total to 29 consecutive World Cup matches without loss, a streak dating back to 23 May 1999, during the group stage of the 1999 World Cup.
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Host selection
The World Cup was awarded to the West Indies via the International Cricket Council's rotational policy. It is the first time the Cricket World Cup has been held in the Caribbean despite the fact that the West Indies cricket team have been the second most successful team in past World Cups.[1]
The United States contingent lobbied strongly for matches to be staged at its newly built cricket ground in Lauderhill, Florida, but the ICC decided to award all matches to Caribbean nations. Bids from Bermuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and a second bid by Jamaica were also rejected.
Venues
Eight venues across the West Indies were selected to host the World Cup final tournament. All host countries hosted six matches with the exceptions of St Lucia, Jamaica and Barbados (the last of which hosted the final) which each hosted seven matches.
The stadium capacities shown are all seated capacities.
| Country | City | Stadium | Capacity | Matches | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Antigua and Barbuda |
St John's | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 20,000 | Super 8 | US$54 Million[2] |
 Barbados |
Bridgetown | Kensington Oval | 32,000 | Super 8 & Final | US$69.1 Million[3] |
 Grenada |
St George's | Queen's Park | 20,000 | Super 8 | |
 Guyana |
Georgetown | Providence Stadium | 20,000 | Super 8 | US$26 Million/US$46 Million[4] |
 Jamaica |
Kingston | Sabina Park | 30,000 | Group D & Semi-final | US$26 Million[5] |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Basseterre | Warner Park Stadium | 10,000 | Group A | US$12 Million |
 Saint Lucia |
Gros Islet | Beausejour Stadium | 20,000 | Group C & Semi-final | US$13 Million[6] |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Port of Spain | Queen's Park Oval | 25,000 | Group B |
Four additional venues hosted warm-up matches.
| Country | City | Stadium | Capacity | Cost |
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| Barbados |
Bridgetown | 3Ws Oval | 8,500 | |
| Jamaica |
Trelawny | Greenfield Stadium | 25,000 | US$35 Million[7] |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Kingstown | Arnos Vale Stadium | 12,000 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
St. Augustine | Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground | 22,000 |
The Jamaican Government spent US$81 million for "on the pitch" expenses.[8] This included refurbishing Sabina Park and constructing the new multi-purpose facility in Trelawny - through a loan from China. Another US$20 million is budgeted for 'off-the-pitch' expenses, putting the tally at more than US$100 million or JM$7 billion.
This put the reconstruction cost of Sabina Park at US$46 million whilst the Trelawny Stadium will cost US$35 million.[9][10] The total amount of money spent on stadiums was at least US$301 million.
The Brian Lara Stadium, in Trinidad, lost its status as a pre-tournament warm-up match venue on 21 September 2006.[11]
Qualification
The field of sixteen teams, the largest ever for the Cricket World Cup, consists of all sixteen teams which currently hold One Day International status. This includes the ten full members of the ICC (which all have Test & permanent ODI status):
The other six (associate) ODI nations are Kenya (which has ODI status until 2009) and five further teams which qualified via the 2005 ICC Trophy (gaining ODI status until 2009, in the process):
Media coverage
The World Cup has grown as a media event with each tournament. The sponsorship and television rights that were awarded primarily to cover the 2003 and 2007 World Cups raised over US$550 m.[12] The 2007 World Cup was televised in over 200 countries to a viewing audience estimated at more than two billion television viewers and was expected to generate more than 100,000 unique visitors to the West Indies who traveled solely for the tournament.[13][14]
The 2007 Cricket World Cup featured an orange raccoon-like creature named "Mello" as its mascot. It has been announced during matches that Mello has no race, species, age or gender- it is an attitude, the attitude of the young people of the West Indies. The official song for the World Cup was "The Game of Love and Unity" by Jamaican-born Shaggy, Bajan entertainer Rupee and Trinidadian Faye-Ann Lyons.
The 2007 tournament recorded the highest ticketing revenue for a Cricket World Cup, selling more than 672,000.[15] Although, attendance leading into the semi finals for the 2007 World Cup was 403,000; an average of 8,500 supporters per match.[16]
Leadup
All major Test-playing nations had schedules allowing them to play a large number of One Day International against other major ODI teams just prior to the World Cup. Australia, New Zealand and England took part in the Commonwealth Bank Series where England defeated Australia in the finals. Australia then went to New Zealand for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, losing 3-0. South Africa played five ODIs against India (South Africa won 4-0) and five against Pakistan (South Africa won 3-1) while India also played four ODIs against the West Indies (India won 3-1) and four ODIs against Sri Lanka (India won 2-1). Bangladesh played four ODIs against Zimbabwe (Bangladesh won 3-1) and won a tri-series against Canada and Bermuda. The associate ODI teams took part in the World Cricket League, which Kenya won, and were also involved in other series prior to the World Cup.
The rankings of the teams at the beginning of the Cricket World Cup were:
| Ranking | Team | Points | Ranking | Team | Points | |
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| 1 |  South Africa |
128 | 9 |  Bangladesh |
42 | |
| 2 | Australia |
125 | 10 |  Zimbabwe |
22 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand |
113 | 11 |  Kenya |
0 | |
| 4 |  Pakistan |
111 | 12 |  Scotland |
0% / 69% | |
| 5 |  India |
109 | 13 |  Netherlands |
0% / 50% | |
| 6 |  Sri Lanka |
108 | 14 |  Ireland |
0% / 44% | |
| 7 |  England |
106 | 15 |  Canada |
0% / 33% | |
| 8 | West Indies |
101 | 16 |  Bermuda |
0% / 28% |
Note:Teams 12-16 did not have official ODI rankings leading up to the World Cup; they are ranked based on their win percentage against full members and then wins against associate members prior to the tournament.[17]
Warm-up matches
Prior to the main tournament all 16 nations played a series of warm-up matches to prepare, experiment with different tactics and to help them get acclimated to conditions in the West Indies. The warm-up matches were not considered as official ODIs.[18] The matches were played from Monday 5 March until Friday 9 March. The matches included a surprise victory by Bangladesh over New Zealand.
Opening ceremony
The Cricket World Cup 2007 Opening Ceremony was held on Sunday, 11 March 2007, at Trelawny Stadium in Jamaica]].[1]
It featured over 2000 dancers and performers representing all strands of West Indian music, from calypso and ragga to reggae and soca; among the performers were Sean Paul, Byron Lee, Kevin Lyttle, Beres Hammond, Lucky Dube, Buju Banton, Half Pint, Arrow, Machel Montano, Alison Hinds, Tony Rebel, Third World, Gregory Isaacs, David Rudder, Shaggy, the I Threes and Jimmy Cliff.
The ceremony, attended by several heads of state including the Governor-General of Jamaica started with an address by Sir Garfield Sobers; there were messages from the Prime Ministers of Jamaica and Grenada.
Rules and regulations
Matches
All matches were held from 0930 to 1715 local time. The first innings were held from 0930 to 1300 and the second innings were held from 1345 to 1715. For all venues other than Jamaica, local time was UTC-4, while Jamaican venues had local time UTC-5.
The matches were One Day Internationals and operated under normal ODI rules. All matches were to be 50 overs a side unless stated otherwise by the umpires or match referee. A bowler was able to bowl a maximum of 10 overs per match.
In the event of bad weather, each side must have batted a minimum of 20 overs for a result to be declared (if the match was not otherwise won, for example if the team batting second was dismissed before the completion of 20 overs). In the event of bad weather, the Duckworth-Lewis method was applied to determine the result or target. If no result was declared on the scheduled day, the teams returned the next day to complete the game, with the same situation as when the game was abandoned.
There was a new rule regarding referral of catches to the TV replay official (third umpire): if the standing umpires were unable to determine whether a catch had been taken cleanly, and/or whether a claimed catch was a "bump ball", they had discretion to refer the decision to the third umpire. Also, whilst reviewing such a catch via TV replay if it was clear to the third umpire that the batsman did not hit the ball, he was to indicate that the batsman was not out.[19]
Tournament points
In the Group Stage and in the Super 8 Stage points were awarded as follows:
| Results | Points |
|---|---|
| Win | 2 points |
| Tie/No Result | 1 point |
| Loss | 0 points |
The top two teams from each group advanced to the Super 8 stage and any points they earned against the other qualifier from their own group was carried through. Points earned against the non qualifying teams in the same pool were not carried over. In the Super 8s, each team played the six remaining qualifiers from the other groups and the top four teams went through to the semi-finals. Positions were decided by most points. Where two or more teams were tied on points, the following methods in turn were used to decide which team went through:[19]
- Most wins in their group or in Super 8 whichever is applicable
- Higher net run rate
- Higher number of wickets taken per ball
- Winners of head to head matches
- The drawing of lots
Groups
Seeds
The tournament began with a league stage consisting of four groups of four. Each team played each of the other teams in its group once. Australia, India, England and West Indies were placed in separate pools for logistical reasons, as they were expected to have the most supporters in attendance, and transport and accommodation capacity in the West Indies is limited.[20]
The groups are listed below, with seedings (rankings from April 2005) shown in brackets. Each group played all of its matches at a single ground.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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System
The tournament was preceded by a number of warm-up matches to acclimatise the players. The Group Stage matches started on Tuesday 13 March and finished on Sunday 25 March. There were a total of 24 matches played in the group stage.
The top two teams in each group proceeded to the "Super 8" stage which will also use a league system. Each team carried forward its result against the other team qualifying from its preliminary stage group, and will play the other six qualifying teams once each. The top four teams in the league will qualify for the semi-finals. This system has been modified since the last World Cup, which had a "Super 6" stage rather than a Super 8. The Super 8 stage matches will be played from Tuesday 27 March until Saturday 21 April. A total of 24 matches will be played in the Super 8 stage.
The top four teams in the "Super 8" will advance to the Semi-Finals. This is the knockout stage, with the #1 team playing the #4 team, and the #2 team playing the #3 team in the tournament. The winners of the two semi-finals will play each other in the Final.
All tournament matches will have one reserve day (the day after the scheduled day of the match) to allow for matches to be completed in the event of bad weather.
Group Stage
Group A
All matches start at 1330 UTC.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
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| Australia |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.433 |
| South Africa |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2.403 |
| Netherlands |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2.527 |
| Scotland |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.793 |
| March 14, 2007 | ||||
| Australia 334/6 (50 overs) |
vs | Scotland 131/9 (40.1 overs) |
Australia won by 203 runs Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Asoka De Silva Man of the Match: Ricky Ponting |
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| Ricky Ponting 113 (93) Majid Haq 2/49 (7 overs) |
(scorecard) | Colin Smith 51 (76) Glenn McGrath 3/14 (6 overs) |
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| March 16, 2007 | ||||
| South Africa 353/3 (40 overs) |
vs | Netherlands 132/9 (40 overs) |
South Africa won by 221 runs Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Mark Benson and Tony Hill Man of the Match: Herschelle Gibbs |
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| Jacques Kallis 128* (109) Billy Stelling 1/43 (8 overs) |
(scorecard) | R ten Doeschate 57 (75) Justin Kemp 2/18 (4 overs) |
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| March 18, 2007 | ||||
| Australia 358/5 (50 overs) |
vs | Netherlands 129 all out (26.5 overs) |
Australia won by 229 runs Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Tony Hill Man of the Match: Brad Hodge |
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| Brad Hodge 123 (89) Tim de Leede 2/40 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Daan van Bunge 33 (33) Brad Hogg 4/27 (4.5 overs) |
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| March 20, 2007 | ||||
| Scotland 186/8 (50 overs) |
vs | South Africa 188/3 (23.2 overs) |
South Africa won by 7 wickets Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Mark Benson and Asoka De Silva Man of the Match: Graeme Smith |
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| Dougie Brown 45* (64) Andrew Hall 3/48 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Graeme Smith 91 (65) Majid Haq 2/43 (6 overs) |
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| March 22, 2007 | ||||
| Scotland 136 all out (34.1 overs) |
vs | Netherlands 140/2 (23.5 overs) |
Netherlands won by 8 wickets Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Asoka De Silva and Tony Hill Man of the Match: Billy Stelling |
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| Glenn Rogers 26 (30) Billy Stelling 3/12 (8 overs) |
(scorecard) | R ten Doeschate 70* (68) John Blain 2/29 (5 overs) |
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| March 24, 2007 | ||||
| Australia 377/6 (50 overs) |
vs | South Africa 294 all out (48 overs) |
Australia won by 83 runs Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Umpires: Mark Benson and Steve Bucknor Man of the Match: Matthew Hayden |
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| Matthew Hayden 101 (68) Andrew Hall 2/60 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | AB de Villiers 92 (70) Brad Hogg 3/61 (10 overs) |
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Group B
All matches start at 1330 UTC.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
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| Sri Lanka |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.493 |
| Bangladesh |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.523 |
| India |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1.206 |
| Bermuda |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4.345 |
| March 15, 2007 | ||||
| Sri Lanka 321/6 (50 overs) |
vs | Bermuda 78 all out (24.4 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 243 runs Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: Daryl Harper and Ian Howell Man of the Match: Mahela Jayawardene |
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| Mahela Jayawardene 85 (90) Saleem Mukuddem 2/50 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Lionel Cann 28 (32) Farveez Maharoof 4/23 (7 overs) |
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| March 17, 2007 | ||||
| India 191 all out (49.3 overs) |
vs | Bangladesh 192/5 (48.3 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 5 wickets Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: Aleem Dar and Steve Davis Man of the Match: Mashrafe Mortaza |
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| Sourav Ganguly 66 (129) Mashrafe Mortaza 4/38 (9.3 overs) |
(scorecard) | Mushfiqur Rahim 56* (107) Virender Sehwag 2/17 (5 overs) |
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| March 19, 2007 | ||||
| India 413/5 (50 overs) |
vs | Bermuda 156 all out (43.1 overs) |
India won by 257 runs Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: Aleem Dar and Ian Howell Man of the Match: Virender Sehwag |
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| Virender Sehwag 114 (87) Delyone Borden 2/30 (5 overs) |
(scorecard) | David Hemp 76* (105) Ajit Agarkar 3/38 (10 overs) |
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| March 21, 2007 | ||||
| Sri Lanka 318/4 (50 overs) |
vs | Bangladesh 112 all out (37 of 46 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 198 runs (DL) Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: Steve Davis and Daryl Harper Man of the Match: Sanath Jayasuriya |
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| Sanath Jayasuriya 109 (87) Mohammad Rafique 1/48 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Mohammad Ashraful 45* (63) Lasith Malinga 3/27 (6 overs) |
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| March 23, 2007 | ||||
| Sri Lanka 254/6 (50 overs) |
vs | India 185 all out (43.3 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 69 runs Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: Aleem Dar and Daryl Harper Man of the Match: Muttiah Muralitharan |
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| Upul Tharanga 64 (90) Zaheer Khan 2/49 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Rahul Dravid 60 (82) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/41 (10 overs) |
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| March 25, 2007 | ||||
| Bermuda 94/9 (21 overs) |
vs | Bangladesh 96/3 (17.3 of 21 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 7 wickets (DL) Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: Steve Davis and Ian Howell Man of the Match: Mohammad Ashraful |
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| Dean Minors 23 (25) Abdur Razzak 3/20 (4 overs) |
(scorecard) | Mohammad Ashraful 29* (32) Saleem Mukuddem 3/19 (5 overs) |
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Group C
All matches start at 1330 UTC.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
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| New Zealand |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.138 |
| England |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.418 |
| Kenya |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.194 |
| Canada |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.389 |
| March 14, 2007 | ||||
| Canada 199 all out (50 overs) |
vs | Kenya 203/3 (43.2 overs) |
Kenya won by 7 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Umpires: Asad Rauf and Peter Parker Man of the Match: Steve Tikolo |
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| Geoff Barnett 41 (50) Jimmy Kamande 2/25 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Steve Tikolo 72* (76) Sunil Dhaniram 1/34 (9 overs) |
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| March 16, 2007 | ||||
| England 209/7 (50 overs) |
vs | New Zealand 210/4 (41 overs) |
New Zealand won by 6 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Umpires: Asad Rauf and Rudi Koertzen Man of the Match: Scott Styris |
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| Kevin Pietersen 60 (92) Shane Bond 2/19 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Scott Styris 87 (113) James Anderson 2/39 (8 overs) |
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| March 18, 2007 | ||||
| England 279/6 (50 overs) |
vs | Canada 228/7 (50 overs) |
England won by 51 runs Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Peter Parker Man of the Match: Paul Collingwood |
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| Ed Joyce 66 (103) Sunil Dhaniram 3/41 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Asif Mulla 58 (60) Ravinder Bopara 2/43 (9 overs) |
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| 20 March 2007 | ||||
| New Zealand 331/7 (50 overs) |
vs | Kenya 183 all out (49.2 overs) |
New Zealand won by 148 runs Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Rudi Koertzen Man of the Match: Ross Taylor |
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| Ross Taylor 85 (107) Thomas Odoyo 2/55 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | Ravindu Shah 81 (89) James Franklin 2/20 (7.2 overs) |
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| 22 March 2007 | ||||
| New Zealand 363/5 (50 overs) |
vs | Canada 249/9 (49.2 overs) |
New Zealand won by 114 runs Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Umpires: Asad Rauf and Billy Doctrove Man of the Match: Lou Vincent |
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| Lou Vincent 101 (107) Kevin Sandher 2/58 (10 overs) |
(scorecard) | John Davison 53 (31) Jeetan Patel 3/25 (9.2 overs) |
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| 24 March 2007 | |||
| Kenya 177 all out (43 overs) |
vs | England 178/3 (33 of 43 overs) |
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