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The 2003 Cricket World Cup Final was a One Day International (ODI) match played on 23 March 2003 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. It marked the culmination of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, the eighth edition of the tournament. It was the first time these two teams had met at this stage of a World Cup.
Fourteen teams played in the 2003 World Cup, the largest number of teams to play in a Cricket World Cup at the time. The 10 Test playing nations automatically qualified for the tournament including the recently appointed member Bangladesh, while Kenya also qualified automatically due to their full One Day International status.
February 9–March 23 – The 2003 Cricket World Cup is held in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Kenya with Australia defeating India in the final. February 15–16 – Antwerp diamond heist: An Italian gang steals loose diamonds, gold and jewellery valued at more than $100 million from a Belgian vault, one of the largest robberies in history. [38] [39]
Two decades on from their triumph in Sydney, many of Clive Woodward’s World Cup-winning squad are struggling
The 1992 Cricket World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand. [47] A new format was introduced for the 1992 World Cup, with the group format scrapped in favour of a round-robin format. Each team played all the other eight teams in the tournament once and the top four teams at the end of the Round-Robin stage progressed to the semifinals. [48]
Lord's has hosted the final five times. The inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup final was held on 21 June 1975 at Lord's, contested by Australia and the West Indies.A man of the match performance, [11] including a century, from West Indian captain Clive Lloyd, coming in to bat at number five with his team at 50/3, [12] formed the basis of a 149-run fourth-wicket partnership with Rohan Kanhai. [13]
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
2003 NRL grand final - won by the Penrith Panthers. 2003 Kangaroo tour took place in the post season with Australia winning The Ashes; 2003 Challenge Cup - won by the Bradford Bulls; 2003 World Club Challenge - won by the Sydney Roosters; 2003 Super League Grand Final - won by the Bradford Bulls; 2003 State of Origin series - won by New South Wales