Mega Event of Cricket -ICC World Cup-2007
The Mega Event of Cricket -ICC Cricket World Cup-2007
 "ICC World Cup 2007")
The ICC Cricket World Cup is yet again knocking at the doors of Cricket buffs round the world. The mega event is scheduled to start in March and April 2007 in the West Indies. Sixteen of the world’s top cricketing nations will compete in a “Festival of Cricket” for the coveted title of World Cricket Champion. The grand festival begins with a specialty that it is going to be held in 9 different countries with 51 matches played over nearly seven weeks. For sports fans, it is hard to imagine a more exciting combination – a top class-sporting event played in one of the most beautiful regions of the world.
The tournament officially opens with a Grand Opening Ceremony in Trelawny, Jamaica on Sunday 11th March 2007. The sixteen teams will be divided into four groups with the two top teams from each group advancing to the Super Eight Stage. These eight teams will then play each other in a “round robin” format, except the two teams advancing from their respective groups who will not play each other again in the Super Eights. The top four teams in the Super Eight, based on points, will then advance to the Semi Finals played in Jamaica and St Lucia. The Semi Final winners play the Final in Barbados on Saturday 28th April.
The Australian team will be all out to retain the trophy, which they won in South Africa in 2003, but it is India who will act its vengeance upon Australia for beating them in the last world cup finals. Australia remains at the top of the official world rankings and beat both Sri Lanka and South Africa in the triangular tournament in early 2006. But anything can happen in One Day Cricket. The West Indies are returning to form at the right time and New Zealand, currently ranked number three in the world, could be the dark horse in more ways than just their clothing.
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The Squads
| Group A St. Kitts & Nevis |
Group B Trinidad & Tobago |
Group C Saint Lucia |
Group D Jamaica |
| Australia (1) | Sri Lanka (2) | New Zealand (3) | Pakistan (4) |
| South Africa (5) | India (8) | England (7) | West Indies (6) |
| Scotland (12) | Bangladesh (11) | Kenya (10) | Zimbabwe (9) |
| The Netherlands (16) | Bermuda (15) | Canada (14) | Ireland (13) |
* Ranking as of April 2005 given in brackets
::::::::The Itinerary of the Cricket World Cup ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Opening Ceremony
| Opening Ceremony |
| Sunday 11 March 2007 |
Group Encounters
| Date | Group A St. Kitts & Nevis |
Group B Trinidad & Tobago |
Group C Saint Lucia |
Group D Jamaica |
| Tue 13 Mar | Rest | Rest | Rest | West Indies vs Pakistan |
| Wed 14 Mar | Australia vs Scotland |
Rest | Kenya vs Canada |
Rest |
| Thu 15 Mar | Rest | Sri Lanka vs Bermuda |
Rest | Zimbabwe vs Ireland |
| Fri 16 Mar | South Africa vs The Netherlands |
Rest | England vs New Zealand |
Rest |
| Sat 17 Mar | Rest | India vs Bangladesh |
Rest | Pakistan vs Ireland |
| Sun 18 Mar | Australia vs The Netherlands |
Rest | England vs Canada |
Rest |
| Mon 19 Mar | Rest | India vs Bermuda |
Rest | West Indies vs Zimbabwe |
| Tue 20 Mar | South Africa vs Scotland |
Rest | New Zealand vs Kenya |
Rest |
| Wed 21 Mar | Rest | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh |
Rest | Zimbabwe vs Pakistan |
| Thu 22 Mar | Scotland vs The Netherlands |
Rest | New Zealand vs Canada |
Rest |
| Fri 23 Mar | Rest | India vs Sri Lanka |
Rest | West Indies vs Ireland |
| Sat 24 Mar | Australia vs South Africa |
Rest | England vs Kenya |
Rest |
| Sun 25 Mar | Rest | Bermuda vs Bangladesh |
Rest | Rest |
Second Stage - Super Eight
| Date | Group A Antigua & Barbuda |
Group B Grenada |
Group C Guyana |
Group D Barbados |
| Tue 27 Mar | D2 vs A1 | Rest | ||
| Wed 28 Mar | Rest | A2 vs B1 | ||
| Thu 29 Mar | D2 vs C1 | Rest | ||
| Fri 30 Mar | Rest | D1 vs C2 | ||
| Sat 31 Mar | A1 vs B2 | Rest | ||
| Sun 01 Apr | Rest | D2 vs B1 | ||
| Mon 02 Apr | B2 vs C1 | Rest | ||
| Tue 03 Apr | Rest | D1 vs A2 | ||
| Wed 04 Apr | C2 vs B1 | Rest | ||
| Sat 07 Apr | Rest | B2 vs A2 | ||
| Sun 08 Apr | A1 vs C2 | Rest | ||
| Mon 09 Apr | Rest | D1 vs C1 | ||
| Tue 10 Apr | D2 vs A2 | Rest | ||
| Wed 11 Apr | Rest | C2 vs B2 | ||
| Thu 12 Apr | B1 vs C1 | Rest | ||
| Fri 13 Apr | Rest | A1 vs D1 | ||
| Sat 14 Apr | A2 vs C1 | Rest | ||
| Sun 15 Apr | Rest | B2 vs D1 | ||
| Mon 16 Apr | A1 vs B1 | Rest | ||
| Tue 17 Apr | Rest | A2 vs C2 | ||
| Wed 18 Apr | D1 vs B1 | Rest | ||
| Thu 19 Apr | Rest | D2 vs B2 | ||
| Fri 20 Apr | A1 vs C1 | Rest | ||
| Sat 21 Apr | Rest | D2 vs C2 |
Semi - Final Round
| Date | Semi Final 1 Jamaica |
Semi Final 2 Saint Lucia |
| Tues 24 Apr | 2nd vs 3rd | |
| Wed 25 Apr | 1st vs 4th |
Final
| Date | Barbados |
| Sat 28 Apr | Final |