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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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