The ICC Cricket World Cup is the most keenly-contested and avidly-followed sports events for cricket-playing nations. Travour provides you the most comprehensive coverage of the ninth edition of this quadrennial event, being hosted in the magnificent islands of West Indies. Travour presents Cricket World Cup highlights to help you keep a track of the ups and downs of various teams and cricketers during the tournament.
Highlights of Cricket World Cup 2007 include everything that stands out as a special feature of this event – centuries, hat-tricks, colossal and miniscule totals, records, ties, and other important tidbits that will eventually find prominent mention in the history of Cricket World Cup.
Some of the most important highlights of Cricket World Cup 2007 are as follows:
In the final ICC Super Eights match between West Indies and England, English batsman Kevin Pietersen scores a blazing century to take his team towards a comfortable win.
Aussie opener Matthew Hayden hits a smashing score of 103 to help his team put up a mammoth total of 348 against the Kiwis in their ICC Super Eights match.
Andrew Hall's ODI five-wicket haul helps South Africa to clinch a crucial win against England.
Kiwi batsman Scott Styris scores 111 runs against Sri Lanka. This century was his second hundred in this World Cup.
In a tough competition against Australia, English batsman Kevin Pietersen scored his fourth ODI hundred, his 104 innings helped England to score 247 runs.
South African bowler Andre Nel takes five crucial Bangladeshi wickets in the ICC super Eights Match played at Guyana.
Kiwi Skipper Stephen Fleming scores a blazing hundred in just 90 balls to take his team towards a comfortable win against Bangladesh in ICC World cup Super Eights match.
Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya scored a massive 115 runs in 101 balls. His century off just 86 balls helped Lanka score 303 runs against the West Indies and subsequently win their Super Eight encounter.
Australian pace veteran Glenn McGrath took three wickets in Australia's match against Bangladesh to take his World Cup wicket tally to 57 wickets. He is now the highest wicket-taker in ICC Cricket World Cup history.
In their first Super Eight match, Sri Lanka's pacer Lasith Malinga recorded a historic bowling feat by claiming four wickets in four consecutive balls. His victims were South Africans Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock, Andrew Hall and Makhaya Ntini. His hat-trick was the fifth ever in Cricket World Cups.
Chaarl Langeveldt of South Africa took a five-wicket haul in the match against Sri Lanka. His figures read an extraordinary 10-1-39-5 at the end of the match.
Australian Matthew Hayden scored his ninth one-day century in the Super Eight game against West Indies. His individual score was a mammoth 158 runs in 143 balls. Hayden also hit 14 fours and four sixes in his blitzkrieg.
In their first World Cup game against Bermuda, Sri Lanka registered a 243-run victory, the third-highest ever in the history of one-day cricket.
The tied match between Zimbabwe and Ireland was the third ever in World Cups.
Irish opener Jeremy Bray scored a brilliant 115 runs to help his team put up a respectable total and eventually tie their match against Zimbabwe.
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting continued with his century-making streak in World Cups by scoring 113 runs in 93 balls in the game against Scotland. He had scored an unbeaten 140 runs in the final of 2003 Cricket World Cup to beat India and take the World Cup trophy home.
Australian Glenn McGrath became only the second bowler to grab 50 wickets in Cricket World Cup, when he trapped Dutchman Daan van Bunge leg-before wicket. The list is headed by Pakistan's Wasim Akram, who has 55 World Cup wickets.
Wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist became the first Australian to hit 100 fours in Cricket World Cups. He is preceded by Sachin Tendulkar (187), Brian Lara (108) and Aravinda de Silva (107), the other eminent names in the list.
In their first Group A match, South African Herschelle Gibbs hit six consecutive sixes off Netherlands' Daan van Bunge's fourth over to become the first man to achieve this feat in one-day internationals.
Following their dismal three-wicket loss against Ireland, Pakistan were thrown out of the World Cup, even before the start of the Super Eight Stage.
Pakistan’s coach, the legendary Bob Woolmer, died under mysterious circumstances in Jamaica. He was found unconscious in his hotel room a day after Pakistan’s terrible World Cup loss at the hands of minnows Ireland.
Team India faced the ignominy of losing their opening game of World Cup 2007 to underdogs Bangladesh, who completely outplayed the Indians in all departments of the game.
Following India’s loss to Bangladesh, cricket fans in various parts of the country resorted to protests and vandalistic activities against cricketers and their families.
Australian batsman Brad Hodge scored his maiden one-day century in his World Cup match against The Netherlands at the Warner Park Stadium, St. Kitts and Nevis.
Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq announced retirement from one-day international cricket and also stepped down from Test captaincy after his team’s sorry performance in the 2007 World Cup.
In their match against Bermuda, India broke Sri Lanka's record of 398-5, the highest score in Cricket World Cup, scored against Kenya in the 1996 edition of the tournament. India scored 413 runs in their 50 overs to register their name at the top of highest team scores list in World Cup 2007.
India won the match against Bermuda by 257 runs - the largest victory margin for any team in one-day internationals.
The Indian team hit a total of 18 sixes in their 50 overs, equaling South Africa's record tally in one-day internationals.
Indian batsman Virender Sehwag scored his eighth ODI century in the game against Bermuda. This is his first hundred after a gap of 59 innings.
Pakistan’s World Cup match against Zimbabwe was the last one-day international for skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq. Scoring 37 runs in the game, Inzamam bid an emotional farewell to the cricketing world. He will always be remembered for his might, resilience and consistency as one of the greatest cricketers of all time. In 378 one-dayers, Inzamam has scored 11,739 runs at an average of 39.52 and a strike-rate of 74.23. He has ten centuries and 83 half-centuries to his credit.
Pakistan’s opening batsman Imran Nazir scored the second century of his career in the game against Zimbabwe. His 160 off 121 balls is also his career best and included 13 fours and eight sixes.
All-rounder Shahid Afridi from Pakistan claimed his 200th one-day wicket in the game against Zimbabwe at Sabina Park, Kingston.
Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya made his 24th one-day century in the match against Bangladesh. He made 109 runs in 87 balls, and hit seven fours and seven sixes in his inning.
In their most decisive match against Sri Lanka, India lost by 69 runs with a mere score of 185 against Sri Lanka’s 254 runs and disappointing millions of cricket lovers at home.
Autopsy reports stated that Pakistan’s coach Bob Woolmer was murdered and this has generated fear in the Pakistan team, who will be investigated now for the same.
In the last match of Group D, West Indies won by 8 wickets against Ireland. With a swooping century of 102 runs Chanderpaul was announced the Man of the Match in the third winning match.
To know more about Cricket World Cup 2007, check the following links:
Match Results
Team Points
Group A Team Points
Group B Team Points
Group C Team Points
Group D Team Points
Match Scorecards
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