History Of Cricket World Cup(2007)

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The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth version of the tournament and that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport's 50 Over One Day International format. There were a total of 51 matches played.

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 has been the second most successful team in past World Cups.

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.

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 the 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.

The Teams which played in 2007 World Cup

·         Australia

·         Bangladesh

·         England

·         India

·         New Zealand

·         Pakistan

·         South Africa

·         Sri Lanka

·         West Indies

·         Zimbabwe

·         Bermuda

·         Canada

·         Kenya

·         Ireland

·         Netherlands

·         Scotland