1999 Cricket World Cup
The 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup, also branded as England '99, was the seventh edition of the Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted primarily by England, with selected matches also played in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Netherlands. The tournament was won by Australia, who beat Pakistan by 8 wickets in the final at Lord's in London.
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| Dates | 14 May – 20 June 1999 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and Knockout |
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| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Pakistan |
| Participants | 12 |
| Matches | 42 |
| Player of the series |  Lance Klusener |
| Most runs |  Rahul Dravid (461) |
| Most wickets |  Geoff Allott (20) Shane Warne (20) |
The tournament was hosted three years after the previous Cricket World Cup, deviating from the usual four-year gap.[1]
Format
It featured 12 teams, playing a total of 42 matches. In the group stage, the teams were divided into two groups of six; each team played all the others in their group once. The top three teams from each group advanced to the Super Sixes, a new concept for the 1999 World Cup; each team carried forward the points from the games against the other qualifiers from their group and then played each of the qualifiers from the other group (in other words, each qualifier from Group A played each qualifier from Group B and vice versa). The top four teams in the Super Sixes advanced to the semi-finals.
Qualification
The 1999 World Cup featured 12 teams, which was the same as the previous edition in 1996. The hosts England and the eight other test nations earned automatic qualification to the World Cup. The remaining three spots were decided at the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia.
22 nations competed in the 1997 edition of the ICC Trophy. After going through two group stages, the semi-finals saw Kenya and Bangladesh qualify through to the World Cup. Scotland would be the third nation to qualify as they defeated Ireland in the third-place playoff.[2]
| Team | Method of qualification | Finals appearances | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England |
Hosts | 7th | 1996 | Runners-up (1979, 1987, 1992) | A |
| Australia |
Full member | 7th | 1996 | Champions (1987) | B |
| India |
7th | 1996 | Champions (1983) | A | |
| New Zealand |
7th | 1996 | Semi-finals (1975, 1979, 1992) | B | |
| Pakistan |
7th | 1996 | Champions (1992) | B | |
| South Africa |
3rd | 1996 | Semi-finals (1992) | A | |
 Sri Lanka |
7th | 1996 | Champions (1996) | A | |
 West Indies |
7th | 1996 | Champions (1975, 1979) | B | |
 Zimbabwe |
5th | 1996 | Group stage (All) | A | |
 Bangladesh |
1997 ICC Trophy winner | 1st | — | Debut | B |
 Kenya |
1997 ICC Trophy runner-up | 2nd | 1996 | Group stage (1996) | A |
 Scotland |
1997 ICC Trophy third place | 1st | — | Debut | B |
Venues
England
| Venue | City | Capacity | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham, West Midlands | 21,000 | 3 |
| County Cricket Ground | Bristol | 8,000 | 2 |
| St Lawrence Ground | Canterbury, Kent | 15,000 | 1 |
| County Cricket Ground | Chelmsford, Essex | 6,500 | 2 |
| Riverside Ground | Chester-le-Street, County Durham | 15,000 | 2 |
| County Cricket Ground | Derby, Derbyshire | 9,500 | 1 |
| County Cricket Ground | Hove, Sussex | 7,000 | 1 |
| Headingley | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 17,500 | 3 |
| Grace Road | Leicester, Leicestershire | 12,000 | 2 |
| Lord's | London, Greater London | 28,000 | 3 |
| The Oval | London, Greater London | 25,500 | 3 |
| Old Trafford | Manchester, Greater Manchester | 22,000 | 3 |
| County Cricket Ground | Northampton, Northamptonshire | 6,500 | 2 |
| Trent Bridge | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | 17,500 | 3 |
| County Cricket Ground | Southampton, Hampshire | 6,500 | 2 |
| County Cricket Ground | Taunton, Somerset | 6,500 | 2 |
| New Road | Worcester, Worcestershire | 4,500 | 2 |
Outside England
Scotland played two of their Group B matches in their home country becoming the first associate nation to host games in a World Cup. One Group B match was played in Wales and Ireland respectively, while one Group A match was played in the Netherlands.
| Venue | City | Capacity | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| VRA Cricket Ground | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 4,500 | 1 |
| Sophia Gardens | Cardiff, Wales | 15,653 | 1 |
| Clontarf Cricket Club Ground | Dublin, Ireland | 3,200 | 1 |
| The Grange Club | Edinburgh, Scotland | 3,000 | 2 |
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Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | NRR | Pts | PCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 | 8 | 2 |
| India |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | 6 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 6 | 4 |
| England |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.33 | 6 | N/A |
| Sri Lanka |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.81 | 4 | N/A |
| Kenya |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −1.20 | 0 | N/A |
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Jimmy Kamande (Ken) made his ODI debut.
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- India were fined four overs for a slow over rate in the first innings.
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- South Africa qualified for Super Sixes stage. Kenya eliminated.
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- India qualified for Super Sixes stage of tournament and Sri Lanka were eliminated.
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zimbabwe qualified for Super Sixes stage and England were eliminated.
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | NRR | Pts | PCF |
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| Pakistan |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 | 8 | 4 |
| Australia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 | 6 | 0 |
| New Zealand |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.58 | 6 | 2 |
| West Indies |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 6 | N/A |
| Bangladesh |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.52 | 4 | N/A |
| Scotland |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −1.93 | 0 | N/A |
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ricardo Powell (WI) made his ODI debut.
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
- Ian Stanger (Sco) made his ODI debut.
- Scotland conceded 59 extras, the joint highest in an ODI.[3]
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Greig Williamson (Sco) made his ODI debut.
- Scotland were eliminated as a result of this match.
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Pakistan qualified for Super Six stage.
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Australia needed to score 111 within 47.2 overs to qualify for the Super Six stage of the tournament. Australia qualified for the Super Sixes and Bangladesh were eliminated.
- Ridley Jacobs (WI) became the first cricketer to carry his bat in a World Cup match.[4]
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- New Zealand needed to score 122 within 21.2 overs to qualify for Super Sixes stage. New Zealand qualified for Super Sixes and West Indies were eliminated.
Super Six
Teams who qualified for the Super Six stage only played against the teams from the other group; results against the other teams from the same group were carried forward to this stage. Results against the non-qualifying teams were therefore discarded at this point.
As a result of League match losses against New Zealand and Pakistan, even though Australia finished second in their group, they progressed to the Super Six stage with no points carried forward (PCF). India faced similar circumstances, finishing 2nd in their group but carrying forward 0 points after losing to fellow qualifiers Zimbabwe and South Africa.
During their super six clash, Pakistan and India were officially at war at the time of their match, the only time this has ever happened in the history of the sport.[5][6][7]
| Points carried forward (PCF) | |
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| Results | Against qualified teams |
| Win | 2 points |
| No result / tie | 1 points |
| Loss | 0 point |
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | NRR | Pts | PCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 | 6 | 4 |
| Australia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 | 6 | 0 |
| South Africa |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 | 6 | 2 |
| New Zealand |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | −0.52 | 5 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | −0.79 | 5 | 4 |
| India |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −0.15 | 2 | 0 |
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain interrupted play when 36 overs of Zimbabwe's innings had been bowled. No play was possible on reserve day.
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the first and only time two nations played at the world cup while officially at war.
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- South Africa qualified for the semi-finals.
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals.
- Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) became the second bowler to take a hat-trick in a World Cup match.
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals and India were eliminated.
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Australia qualified for the semi-finals and Zimbabwe were eliminated.
Semi-finals
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 June – Old Trafford, Manchester | ||||||
| New Zealand | 241/7 | |||||
| 20 June – Lord's, London | ||||||
| Pakistan | 242/1 | |||||
| Pakistan | 132 | |||||
| 17 June – Edgbaston, Birmingham | ||||||
| Australia | 133/2 | |||||
| Australia | 213 | |||||
| South Africa | 213 | |||||
- Australia progressed to the final because they finished higher in the Super Six table than South Africa due to a superior net run rate.
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Australia progressed to the final because they finished higher in the Super Six table than South Africa due to a superior net run rate.
Final
Statistics
Match balls
A new type of cricket ball, the white 'Duke', was introduced for the first time in the 1999 World Cup. British Cricket Balls Ltd claimed that the balls behaved identically to the balls used in previous World Cups,[8] experiments showed they were harder and swung more.[9]
Media
The host broadcasters for television coverage of the tournament were Sky and BBC Television.[10] In the UK, live games were divided between the broadcasters, with both screening the final live.[10] This was to be BBC's last live cricket coverage during that summer, with all of England's home Test series being shown on Channel 4 or Sky from 1999 onwards; the BBC did not show any live cricket again until August 2020.[11]
References and notes
- "Sourav Ganguly Doubtful About ICC's Plans To Host Cricket World Cup Every Three Years". Outlook. PTI. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- "Carlsberg ICC Trophy, Malaysia Headlines". Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- "Most extras in an ODI innings".
- "Cricket World Cup 2019: Ferguson, Henry skittle Sri Lanka for 136". Cricket Country. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- "1999: When Pakistan and India went to war, on and off the field". Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- "While Our Armies Battled In Kargil, India Faced Off Against Pakistan In A Do-Or-Die World Cup Game". Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- "World Cup 1999: India and Pakistan put aside Kargil to battle on field". Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- "The swinging Duke is not all it seams". The Independent. London. 9 May 1999. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
- "Why white is the thing for swing". The Guardian. London. 14 May 1999.
- ECB Media Release (10 March 1998). "Live coverage of the Cricket World Cup – to be staged in the UK next year". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- "BSkyB lands England Test coverage". BBC. 15 December 2004. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
External links
- Cricket World Cup 1999 Scorecards in CricketFundas
- Cricket World Cup 1999 from Cricinfo
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