History(2007)

This was the nineth world cup event and was held from from 13 March to 28 April 2007 . first time it had been held in the West Indies. The tournament consisted of 16 teams, including all 10 Test playing nations and 6 qualifiers.The 10 Test match playing countries plus Kenya qualified automatically. The other five teams qualified via the 2005 ICC Trophy. The field of sixteen teams is the largest ever for the Cricket World Cup. The 16 teams will be allocated into four groups of four. Within each group, the teams will play each other in a round-robin format and the top two teams will advance to a 'Super 8' round. These eight teams will again play in a round-robin format, except that they will not play the other team that advanced from their respective group. The top four teams from the Super 8 round will advance to the semi-finals. The first hat-trick plus one (4 wickets in 4 balls) in World Cup history was by Sri Lankan Lasith Malinga against South Africa. The Final was played between Australia and Sri Lanka 28th april in Kensington Oval, Bridgetown,West Indies. Australia batted first and made 281 in 39 overs by losing only 4 wickes. In reply Sri Lanka 215 in 36 overs by losing 8 wickets. Australia were champions after beating Sri Lanka by 52 runs. This was the nineth world cup event and was held from from 13 March to 28 April 2007 . first time it had been held in the West Indies. The tournament consisted of 16 teams, including all 10 Test playing nations and 6 qualifiers. The 10 Test match playing countries plus Kenya qualified automatically. The other five teams qualified via the 2005 ICC Trophy. The field of sixteen teams is the largest ever for the Cricket World Cup. The 16 teams will be allocated into four groups of four. Within each group, the teams will play each other in a round-robin format and the top two teams will advance to a 'Super 8' round. These eight teams will again play in a round-robin format, except that they will not play the other team that advanced from their respective group. The top four teams from the Super 8 round will advance to the semi-finals. The first hat-trick plus one (4 wickets in 4 balls) in World Cup history was by Sri Lankan Lasith Malinga against South Africa. The Final was played between Australia and Sri Lanka 28th april in Kensington Oval, Bridgetown,West Indies. Australia batted first and made 281 in 39 overs by losing only 4 wickes. In reply Sri Lanka 215 in 36 overs by losing 8 wickets. Australia were champions after beating Sri Lanka by 52 runs. Score: Australia 281/4 off 39 overs ( AC Gilchrist 149) Sri Lanka 215/8 off 36 overs (ST Jayasuriya). Australia won the World Cup 2007 lifted by RT Ponting(who is the member of 2011 WC Sqad). Summary of 2007 world Cup Tournament formats - Round robin and Knockout Host - West Indies Champions - Australia (4th title) Participants - 16 Matches played - 51 Most runs - Matthew Hayden (659) Most wickets - Glenn McGrath (26) Player of the Match - AC Gilchrist Player of the series - Glenn McGrath (Australia)