1999 England Cricket World Cup Results

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Cricket World Cup 1999 was primarily hosted by England but it was also held in Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands. Twelve teams took part in the tournament in which 42 matches were played. The 1999 cricket world cup tournament was conducted at various venues.

The main venues of the tournament include the Lord’s Stadium in London, County Ground at Hove, County Ground at Taunton, VRA Cricket Ground at Amstelveen in the Netherlands, County Ground in Worcester in England, County Ground in Chelmsford, St Lawrence Ground at Canterbury, County Ground in Northampton, Grange Cricket Club at Edinburgh in Scotland, Sophia Gardens at Cardiff in Whales, Riverside Ground at Chester-le-Street in England, Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds, County Ground in Southampton, Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester, Trent Bridge at Nottingham, County Cricket Ground at Birmingham and Castle Avenue at Dublin in Ireland.

The concept of Super Six was introduced in this tournament. The teams were divided into Group A and Group B. The top three from each group were qualified to play in the Super Six matches where each of the three teams from Group A had to face the three teams from Group B. The top four teams in the Super Six matches participated in the semi finals.

Like other tournaments, the Cricket World Cup 1999 also saw a number of records. Rahul Dravid of India set the record for the Highest Run-scorer by hitting 461 runs and Saurav Ganguly took 183 runs and breaks the earlier record of Highest Individual Scores. DJ Cullinan of South Africa took 8 catches in the 9 matches and became the player to take the Most Catches. Shane Warne of Australia took 20 wickets in the 10 matches and set the record for the top wicket takers.

The crucial final match between Australia and Pakistan witnessed the victory of Australia by 8 wickets. In the presentation ceremony, apart from the man of the match award, L Klusener of South Africa received the player of the tournament award.

Group A

14. May 1999 Sri Lanka
204 (48.4 overs)
v England
207/2 (46.5 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Lord’s, London, England
15. May 1999 India
253/5 (50 overs)
v South Africa
254/6 (47.2 overs)
South Africa won by 4 wickets
New County Ground, Hove, England
15. May 1999 Kenya
229/7 (50 overs)
v Zimbabwe
231/5 (41 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Taunton, England
18. May 1999 Kenya
203 (49.4 overs)
v England
204/1 (39 overs)
England won by 9 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, England
19. May 1999 Zimbabwe
252 (50 overs)
v India
249 (45 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 3 runs
Grace Road, Leicester, England
19. May 1999 South Africa
199/9 (50 overs)
v Sri Lanka
110 (35.2 overs)
South Africa won by 89 runs
County Ground, Northampton, England
22. May 1999 South Africa
225/7 (50 overs)
v England
103 (41 overs)
South Africa won by 122 runs
The Oval, London, England
22. May 1999 Zimbabwe
197/9 (50 overs)
v Sri Lanka
198/6 (46 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
County Ground, New Road, England
23. May 1999 India
329/2 (50 overs)
v Kenya
235/7 (50 overs)
India won by 94 runs
County Ground, Bristol, England
25. May 1999 Zimbabwe
167/8 (50 overs)
v England
168/3 (38.3 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
26. May 1999 Kenya
152 (44.3 overs)
v South Africa
153/3 (41 overs)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
VRA Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands
26. May 1999 India
373/6 (50 overs)
v Sri Lanka
216 (42.3 overs)
India won by 157 runs
County Ground, Taunton, England
29–30 May 1999 India
232/8 (50 overs)
v England
169 (45.2 overs)
India won by 63 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
29. May 1999 Zimbabwe
233/6 (50 overs)
v South Africa
185 (47.2 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 48 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford, England
30. May 1999 Sri Lanka
275/8 (50 overs)
v Kenya
230/6 (50 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 45 runs
County Ground, Southampton, England

 

Group B

16. May 1999 Scotland
181/7 (50 overs)
v Australia
182/4 (44.5 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
County Ground, New Road, England
16. May 1999 Pakistan
229/8 (50 overs)
v West Indies
202 (48.5 overs)
Pakistan won by 27 runs
County Ground, Bristol, England
17. May 1999 Bangladesh
116 (37.4 overs)
v New Zealand
117/4 (33 overs)
New Zealand won by 6 wicketsv
County Ground, Chelmsford, England
20. May 1999 Australia
213/8 (50 overs)
v New Zealand
214/5 (45.2 overs)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales
20. May 1999 Pakistan
261/6 (50 overs)
v Scotland
167 (38.5 overs)
Pakistan won by 94 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England
21. May 1999 Bangladesh
182 (49.2 overs)
v West Indies
183/3 (46.3 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland
23. May 1999 Pakistan
275/8 (50 overs)
v Australia
265 (49.5 overs)
Pakistan won by 10 runs
Headingley, Leeds, England
24. May 1999 Bangladesh
185/9 (50 overs)
v Scotland
163 (46.2 overs)
Bangladesh won by 22 runs
Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Scotland
24. May 1999 New Zealand
156 (48.1 overs)
v West Indies
158/3 (44.2 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Southampton, England
27. May 1999 Bangladesh
178/7 (50 overs)
v Australia
181/3 (19.5 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England
27. May 1999 Scotland
68 (31.3 overs)
v West Indies
70/2 (10.1 overs)
West Indies won by 8 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester, England
28. May 1999 Pakistan
269/8 (50 overs)
v New Zealand
207/8 (50 overs)
Pakistan won by 62 runs
County Road, Derby, England
30. May 1999 West Indies
110 (46.4 overs)
v Australia
111/4 (40.4 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
31. May 1999 Bangladesh
223/9 (50 overs)
v Pakistan
161 (44.3 overs)
Bangladesh won by 62 runs
County Ground, Northampton, England
31. May 1999 Scotland
121 (42.1 overs)
v New Zealand
123/4 (17.5 overs)
New Zealand won by 6 wickets
Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Scotland

 

Super Six

4. June 1999 Australia
282/6 (50 overs)
India
205 (48.2 overs)
Australia won by 77 runs
The Oval, London, England
5. June 1999 Pakistan
220/7 (50 overs)
South Africa
221/7 (49 overs)
South Africa won by 3 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
6–7 June 1999 Zimbabwe
175 (49.3 overs)
New Zealand
70/3 (15 overs)
No result
Headingley, Leeds, England
8. June 1999 India
227/6 (50 overs)
Pakistan
180 (45.3 overs)
India won by 47 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
9. June 1999 Australia
303/4 (50 overs)
Zimbabwe
259/6 (50 overs)
Australia won by 44 runs
Lord’s, London, England
10. June 1999 South Africa
287/5 (50 overs)
New Zealand
213/8 (50 overs)
South Africa won by 74 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
11. June 1999 Pakistan
271/9 (50 overs)
Zimbabwe
123 (40.3 overs)
Pakistan won by 148 runs
The Oval, London, England
12. June 1999 India
251/6 (50 overs)
New Zealand
253/5 (48.2 overs)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
13. June 1999 South Africa
271/7 (50 overs)
Australia
272/5 (49.4 overs)
Australia won by 5 wickets
Headingley, Leeds, England

 

Semifinals

June 16, 1999 New Zealand
241/7 (50 overs)
v Pakistan
242/1 (47.3 overs)
Pakistan win by 9 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
June 17, 1999 Australia
213 (49.2 overs)
v South Africa
213 (49.4 overs)
Match tied
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England

Final

June 20, 1999 Pakistan
132 (39 overs)
v Australia
133/2 (20.1 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Lord’s, London, England

 

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