ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Cricket News, Schedule, Photos http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/ Australia lifted the World Cup trophy for a record third successive time after claiming victory over Sri Lanka in a rain-shortened final on Saturday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-final.html Australian war-horse Glenn McGrath has declared that he will have one final crack at his old rival Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka as the two face off in the World Cup final on Saturday at Barbados. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-final.html Australia thrashed South Africa in the World Cup semi-final in St Lucia and will now meet Sri Lanka in a re-match of the 1996 final on Saturday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-semi-final-2.html South Africa will be hoping it's a case of second time lucky when they go up against the all conquering Australians in the second semi final today. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-semi-final-2.html Captain Mahela Jayawardene s maiden World Cup hundred coupled with a mesmerising four for 31 by off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan powered Sri Lanka to an emphatic 81 run victory against New Zealand in the first semi-final at Jamaica on Tuesday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-semi-final-1.html Fast bowler Shane Bond and giant all-rounder Jacob Oram are scheduled to return to the New Zealand side for Tuesday`s World Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka in Jamaica. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-semi-final-1.html Kevin Pietersen and Paul Nixon spoiled Brian Lara's farewell to international cricket as England snatched a dramatic one-wicket win over West Indies. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d1-c2.html Australia continued their ominous form to beat New Zealand by 215 runs in the final Super 8 match for both teams. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-a1-c1.html New Zealand plan to put the Australian attack under the sort of pressure on Friday they have faced only twice in the World Cup since losing 3-0 to the Kiwis in the Chappell-Hadlee series this year. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-a1-c1.html Ramnaresh Sarwan scored 91 not out as the West Indies beat Bangladesh by 99 runs in the Super Eight stage of the Cricket World Cup. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-b2-d1.html Two-time World Cup champion West Indies will be playing for little more than pride when it takes on Bangladesh. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-b2-d1.html Sri Lanka cruised to an eight-wicket win over Ireland in the teams' last World Cup Super 8s match on Wednesday, easily passing a lowly victory total. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d2-b1.html Sri Lanka could rest at least one of their still potent but now aging bowlers Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan for their final Super Eights match against Ireland on Wednesday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d2-b1.html South Africa booked the last available semi-final berth with a crushing 9-wicket victory over England in their final Super Eights match in Barbados. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-a2-c2.html The South Africans call it a World Cup quarter-final. England has another chance it didn`t expect. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-a2-c2.html Australia wrapped up a comfortable seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Grenada. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-a1-b1.html Sri Lanka will enjoy conditions equivalent to a home match in Monday`s World Cup Super Eights clash with world champions Australia under a hot sun on a slow pitch at the Grenada National Stadium. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-a1-b1.html Ireland ended Bangladesh`s slim hopes of reaching the World Cup semi-finals with a 74-run victory in a Super Eights match on Sunday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d2-b2.html Ireland will be looking for their first Super Eight points as they take on Bangladesh in Barbados on Sunday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d2-b2.html New Zealand were too strong for an uncertain South Africa side, winning by five wickets with 10 balls left. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-a2-c1.html New Zealand hope to return to its winning ways against South Africa in a Group Eight clash of the Cricket World Cup here on Saturday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-a2-c1.html Australia wrapped up a convincing nine-wicket victory over Ireland in their Super 8 match, reaching their target of 92 in just 12 overs. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d2-a1.html Ireland coach Adrian Birrell said his World Cup rookies would be looking chiefly to avoid an annihilation by world champions Australia in their Super Eights match on Friday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d2-a1.html Sri Lanka ended New Zealand's unbeaten World Cup run and moved to within sight of the last four with a comfortable six-wicket Super 8 victory in Grenada. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-b1-c1.html Lasith Malinga, the leading bowler at the World Cup, has been ruled out of Sri Lanka`s Super Eights clash against New Zealand on Thursday with an ankle injury. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-b1-c1.html England produced a hugely disappointing batting performance as they struggled to a four-wicket win over Bangladesh. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-c2-b2.html West Indies have decided to bowl first after winning the toss against South Africa in a must-win Super 8 game of the World Cup at National Cricket Stadium,Grenada. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d1-a2.html West Indies meet South Africa in a must win Super Eight game in Grenada on Tuesday to keep their hopes alive of staying in contentions for a semi-final berth of the World Cup. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d1-a2.html Brothers Niall and Kevin O'Brien shared a 75-run stand but Ireland lost to New Zealand by 129 runs http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d2-c1.html New Zealand coach John Bracewell is wary of the challenge of World Cup debutants Ireland on Monday because they are a mirror image of his own team. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d2-c1.html Australia cruised to comfortable seven-wicket win over England in Antigua despite a maiden World Cup century for Kevin Pietersen in Antigua. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-a1-c2.html Rampant Australia take on struggling England in the World Cup Super Eights on Sunday knowing a victory could severely damage their old rivals` chances of making the semi-finals. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-a1-c2.html Bangladesh outplayed the mighty South Africa and notched up their third victory of the World Cup, and their first of the Super Eight stage at Guyana on Saturday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-b2-a2.html Bangladeshs youthful confidence has given South African captain Graeme Smith cause for concern ahead of their World Cup Super Eights match in Georgetown on Saturday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-b2-a2.html Sri Lanka has won a thrilling match against England by 2 runs. Both Paul Nixon and Ravi Bopara stood on the crease to bring England closer to the target that at one point seemed invincible. It was only on the last delivery when England required 3 runs to win that Bopara was bowled out by Dilhara Fernando. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-c2-b1.html Sri Lanka will not dwell on last year`s 5-0 series sweep in England when the teams meet again in a World Cup Super Eights match on Wednesday http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-c2-b1.html Days after India crashed out of the World Cup, coach Greg Chappell on Wednesday resigned from his post. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/India-cricket-team-for-world-cup.html#india-coach A memorial service for murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer will be held in South Africa today. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/Bob-Woolmer-death-news.html#woolmer-south-africa South Africa swept aside Ireland in a cricket World Cup Super 8s match on Tuesday, passing the underdog's rain-affected target of 160 with seven wickets and 21 balls to spare. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d2-a2.html Worlds top ranked side South Africa, are keen to avoid upset against debutants Ireland in Tuesdays Super 8 match in Guyana as the team is determined not to lose focus against a lesser side in world cricket. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d2-a2.html New Zealand won the won the match against Bangladesh by 9 wickets. The Kiwis moved to an easy win against Bangladesh as both Stephen Fleming and Hamish Marshall hammered Bangladeshi bowlers all over the ground. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-b2-c1.html Seeking to clinch a World Cup semifinal berth, New Zealand is not going to take minnows Bangladesh lightly when the two sides face against each other in the Super Eight Series match at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Monday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-b2-c1.html Sri Lanka outplayed West Indies to condemn the hosts to their third defeat in three matches in the World Cup. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d1-b1.html Sparks are bound to fly when West Indies skipper Brian Lara bats against ace Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan in a World Cup Super Eights match on Sunday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d1-b1.html Australia won the match against Bangladesh by 10 wickets at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in St Johns Antigua on Saturday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-a1-b2.html Defending champions Australia will look to extend their 4-match winning streak in the World Cup against Bangladesh in their second Super 8 encounter in Antigua on Saturday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-a1-b2.html Another significant middle-order innings from Paul Collingwood and Andrew Flintoff's best all-round performance of this Cricket World Cup helped England start its Super 8s campaign with a 48-run win over Ireland. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d2-c2.html England are wary of giant-killers and debutants Ireland as the two meet in the first Super Eight game of the World Cup in Guyana on Friday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d2-c2.html New Zealand defeated West Indies by 7 wickets in a match that looked one sided right from the start. Scott Styris and Craig McMillan completed the proceedings for New Zealand. Styris made a credible 80 runs from 90 balls and McMillan made 33 runs from 57 balls. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-d1-c1.html The detective leading the investigation into the murder of Bob Woolmer disclosed last night that closed-circuit television images clearly identify people entering and leaving his hotel corridor on the night he died. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/Bob-Woolmer-death-news.html#woolmer-images South Africa clinched a nail biter on Wednesday as they claimed victory by just one wicket. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-a2-b1.html South Africa and Sri Lanka will be entering new territory when they meet in a World Cup Super Eight match at the Guyana National Stadium. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-a2-b1.html Rain has played spoilsport in the first super eight clash between the host West Indies and the world champions Australia. Match will now resume on the scheduled reserve day with West Indies needing to score 323 runs to win from 50 overs. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-a1-d1.html Australia will see Brian Lara as the main hurdle in their race towards an unprecedented third successive World Cup title when they meet West Indies in the first of the second stage matches on Tuesday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-a1-d1.html Captain Rahul Dravid has taken responsibility for India's cricket World Cup failure but says resigning the captaincy was not an issue. India-cricket-team-for-world-cup.html#dravid-responsibility Bangladesh defeated Bermuda by seven wickets to march into the Super Eight stage of the 9th World Cup at Queens Park Oval Trinidad on Sunday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/bermuda-bangladesh-world-cup-2007.html Bangladesh are all set to advance into the Super Eight stage of the World Cup, as all they need to do is beat Bermuda in the final Group match in Trinidad on Sunday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/bermuda-bangladesh-world-cup-2007.html Australia won the match against South Africa by 83 runs in an impressive fashion. The mighty Australians seemed to be back in their full flow as wickets after wickets tumbled and South Africa was given no opportunity to make a come back in the match. Proteas looked unnerved and fumbled to the huge target of 378 runs. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/australia-south-africa-world-cup-2007.html England marched their way into the Super 8s when they beat Kenya by 7 wickets on Saturday. The English achieved the target of 178 runs with 60 balls to spare. Ed Joyce and Pietersen chipped in with half-centuries to take England to a comprehensive win. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/england-kenya-world-cup-2007.html Some of the biggest hitters in the World Cup will take aim at the short Warner Park boundaries on Saturday in the final Group A match between Australia and South Africa. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/australia-south-africa-world-cup-2007.html England battle Kenya for a place in the Super Eights on Saturday with both sides hoping their troops can remain focused after the tragic news that Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer had been murdered. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/england-kenya-world-cup-2007.html The body of murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer will stay in Jamaica until an inquest is held into his death, police have said. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/Bob-Woolmer-death-news.html#woolmer-body The investigation into Bob Woolmer's murder took an unexpected turn on Friday with the Jamaican authorities ordering two of the Pakistani players to stay back while an inquest was conducted, local media has reported. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/Bob-Woolmer-death-news.html#two-pak-players Shivnarine Chanderpaul struck an impressive unbeaten century as World Cup hosts West Indies beat surprise package Ireland by eight wickets in the final Group D match at Sabina Park on Friday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/west-indies-ireland-world-cup-2007.html The Indians failed to chase a target of 255 runs set by the Sri Lankans which practically knocks them off the charts for the remainder of the World Cup. When it was most required, the famed Indian batting line-up failed to deliver and the entire team was bundled away for 185 runs. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/india-sri-lanka-world-cup-2007.html India faces Sri Lanka in a critical Group B match of the ICC World Cup at Port of Spain on Friday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/india-sri-lanka-world-cup-2007.html A match that was expected to be the low-key finale to Group D between hosts West Indies and associate nation Ireland on Friday has taken on more significance with both teams already through to the Super 8s and aiming to take points with them. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/west-indies-ireland-world-cup-2007.html Wicket-keeper Brendon McCullum smashed the fastest ever World Cup fifty off just 20 balls as New Zealand beat Canada by 114 runs. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/new-zealand-canada-world-cup-2007.html The Netherlands won the battle for third place in Group A with an emphatic eight-wicket success over Scotland. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/scotland-netherlands-world-cup-2007.html In a shocking revelation, Radio Jamaica has claimed that Pakistani coach Bob Woolmer could have been strangulated. The report was broadcast on the radio citing police sources. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/Bob-Woolmer-death-news.html#bob-woolmer-stragulated Pakistan paid tribute to former coach Bob Woolmer with a 93-run victory over Zimbabwe under the Duckworth-Lewis method at a rainy Sabina Park. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/zimbabwe-pakistan-world-cup-2007.html Sri Lanka took command of Group B with a commanding 198-run victory over Bangladesh under the D/L method. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/sri-lanka-bangladesh-world-cup-2007.html Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has urged his team-mates to show full respect to Bangladesh in today's World Cup clash in Port of Spain. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/sri-lanka-bangladesh-world-cup-2007.html Inzamam-ul-Haq will lead Pakistan for one more match, and has vowed to win it for Bob Woolmer. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/zimbabwe-pakistan-world-cup-2007.html The mystery behind the death of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer deepened as the initial autopsy remained inconclusive and Pakistan team's media manager hinted at murder. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/Bob-Woolmer-death-news.html#bob-woolmer-murder Ross Taylor hit a half-century before being struck down with a hamstring strain in New Zealand`s 331 for seven against Kenya in a World Cup Group C match on Tuesday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/new-zealand-kenya-world-cup-2007.html South Africa won the match against Scotland by 7 wickets. It took Proteas 23.2 overs to achieve the target of 187 runs given to them by the Scots. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/south-africa-scotland-world-cup-2007.html Pakistan's national cricket selectors have resigned en masse following the team's disastrous World Cup campaign, which ended before the Super Eight stage. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/Bob-Woolmer-death-news.html#bob-woolmer-en-masse The circumstances surrounding Bob Woolmer's death are likely to become clearer with a post mortem scheduled to begin later on Tuesday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/Bob-Woolmer-death-news.html#bob-woolmer-mystery Though the Pakistan Cricket Board insists that team coach Robert Woolmer died of a massive heart attack, it is being speculated in cricketing circles that he could have been killed to cover up match-fixing by the Pakistani team. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/Bob-Woolmer-death-news.html#bob-woolmer-rumours New Zealand are expected to rotate their squad as they look to progress to the World Cup Super Eights with a win over Group C rivals Kenya on Tuesday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/new-zealand-kenya-world-cup-2007.html Top-ranked South Africa would want to be as ruthless as possible against minnows Scotland before taking on bitter rivals Australia in their crunch World Cup test. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/south-africa-scotland-world-cup-2007.html India plundered Bermuda to claim victory by highest run margin and also achieved the highest total with the bat in the World Cup. Bermuda was bundled out for 156 runs. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/india-bermuda-world-cup-2007.html Put in to bat by West Indies skipper Brian Lara, Zimbabwe posted 202 for five after 50 overs in the Group D encounter at Jamaica on Monday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/west-indies-zimbabwe-world-cup-2007.html India and Bermuda play their Group B match at the Queens Park Oval in Trinidad on Monday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/india-bermuda-world-cup-2007.html West Indies will look to seal a Super 8 spot when they take on lowly Zimbabwe in a Group D match at the Sabina Park here on Monday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/west-indies-zimbabwe-world-cup-2007.html Following coach Bob Woolmer's death, Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has announced his retirement from one day cricket. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/Pakistan-cricket-team-for-world-cup.html#inzamam-retirement Defending Champions Australia thrashed the Netherlands by 229 runs in a Group A match at Besseterre, St Kitts on Sunday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/australia-netherlands-world-cup-2007.html Put in to bat by Canada John Davison, England finished at 279 for six in their stipulated 50 overs in their Group C encounter at St Lucia on Sunday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/england-canada-world-cup-2007.html Pakistani coach Bob Woolmer died in the University hospital at Kinsgston on Sunday. Though the circumstances of his death are still unknown, he was found unconscious in the hotel room. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/world-cup-cricket-2007-news.html#bob-woolmer Ireland beat Pakistan and Bangladesh beat India on St Patrick's Day. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/world-cup-upsets.html Bangladesh sealed a famous five-wicket victory against India with a thrilling performance in Trinidad. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/india-bangladesh-world-cup-2007.html Ireland produced one of the greatest victories in cricket's rich history by beating Pakistan on St Patrick's Day amid unbelievable tension in Jamaica. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/pakistan-ireland-world-cup-2007.html When India meet Bangladesh for the first time in a World Cup today at the Trinidad Queens Park Oval, they will give respect to their neighbours, for Bangladesh has the knack of pullig off surprises when it matters most. Though Bangladesh have only beaten India once in 14 meetings, their defeat of Australia at Cardiff in 2005 and success over New Zealand last week suggest they are steadily improving and are not incapable of upsetting the more fancied side. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/india-bangladesh-world-cup-2007.html Pakistan will be under pressure to deliver a clinical performance against Ireland in Saturday`s Group D match at Sabina Park, because if they lose they are almost certainly out of the World Cup. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/pakistan-ireland-world-cup-2007.html South African Gibbs hit six sixes in an over, the first ever in a cricket international, as his team dominated the Netherlands in the World Cup group stage match. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/SouthAfrica-cricket-team-for-world-cup.html#gibbs-six Scott Styris and Jacob Oram guided New Zealand to a convincing win against the erratic England. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/england-new-zealand-world-cup-2007.html South Africa registered a thumping 221 run victory over Netherlands in a Group A encounter at St Kitts on Friday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/south-africa-netherlands-world-cup-2007.html Sri Lanka defeated Bermuda by 243 runs at Port of Spain, Trinidad on Thursday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/sri-lanka-bermuda-world-cup-2007.html The Group D encounter between Zimbabwe and debutantes Ireland ended in a thrilling draw at Sabina Park, Jamaica on Thursday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/zimbabwe-ireland-world-cup-2007.html Australia defeated Scotland by 203 runs in the Group A match at St Kitts on Wednesday. Scotland was all out on the score of 131 runs in 40.1 overs. Colin Smith was the only blessing in disguise for Scotland as he scored his maiden ODI half century. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/australia-scotland-world-cup-2007.html Chasing 200 for a win, Kenya was 192 for three after 42 overs against Canada in a Group C encounter at St Lucia on Wednesday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/kenya-canada-world-cup-2007.html West Indies made a winning start in the 2007 Cricket World Cup beating Pakistan by 54 runs in the opener at Sabina Park, Jamaica on Tuesday. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/west-indies-pakistan-world-cup-2007.html West Indies and Pakistan will face off in Tuesdays World Cup inaugural match at Sabina Park in Jamaica in a Group D match. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/west-indies-pakistan-world-cup-2007.html Doordarshan will kick off its live World Cup coverage with Tuesdays West Indies vs Pakistan match, besides showing 15 other matches, including all the encounters featuring India. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/index.html#cricket-wc-live-dd Sir Garfield Sobers, the greatest all-round cricketer ever, opened the World Cup tonight in a spectacular ceremony designed to show that whatever happens on the field over the next six weeks, West Indies are the undisputed champions when it comes to putting on a carnival. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/world-cup-cricket-2007-news.html#ICC-World-Cup-carnival ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, the largest sporting event ever staged in the Caribbean, opens today at the Trelawny Sports Complex on Jamaica's North Coast. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/world-cup-cricket-2007-news.html#ICC-World-Cup-Opeening Indian captain Rahul Dravid said that the key players in his team where coming into top form and fitness, which augured well for India's chances at the cricket World Cup. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/India-cricket-team-for-world-cup.html#dravid-happy Australia clinched their second warm up game against England by five wickets in St Vincent. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/australia-england-warm-up-icc-cricket-world-cup-2007.html India raced to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over hosts West Indies to collect two wins from as many World Cup warm up ties in Jamaica. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/india-west-indies-warm-up-icc-cricket-world-cup-2007.html Pakistan defeated top-ranked South Africa by seven wickets on a dicey Trinidad wicket at the Sir Frank Worrell Stadium. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/pakistan-south-africa-warm-up-icc-cricket-world-cup-2007.html A century (106) from opener Upul Tharanga went in vain as Sri Lanka lost by 18 runs to New Zealand in their final warm up match of the World Cup at Barbados. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/new-zealand-sri-lanka-warm-up-icc-cricket-world-cup-2007.html Habibul Bashar scored an unbeaten 57 in a seven-wicket win over Scotland and Bangladesh finished World Cup warmup matches 2-0 after its earlier upset over New Zealand. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/scotland-bangladesh-warm-up-icc-cricket-world-cup-2007.html Sean Williams nearly gave up on Zimbabwe but on Friday he was glad he kept the faith after leading them to a six-wicket win over Bermuda in their final World Cup warm-up match. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/zimbabwe-bermuda-warm-up-icc-cricket-world-cup-2007.html Ireland enhanced their reputation as a cricketing country of note when they inflicted a seven-wicket victory over Canada in their World Cup warm-up match at St Augustine's Sir Frank Worrell ground. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/ireland-canada-warm-up-icc-cricket-world-cup-2007.html A terrific performance by the Netherlands top order was ruined by a catastrophic collapse as Kenya beat then by nine runs in Jamaica. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/kenya-netherlands-warm-up-icc-cricket-world-cup-2007.html Dutch all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate took 5-57 and added a rapid 31 but India warmed up for the World Cup with a 182-run win over the Netherlands. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/india-netherlands-warm-up-icc-cricket-world-cup-2007.html Pakistan's batsmen struggled towards the start against Canada in both teams' first World Cup warm-up, though they still won by 77 runs. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/pakistan-ireland-warm-up-icc-cricket-world-cup-2007.html England's first World Cup opponents on March 16, New Zealand, crashed to a two-wicket defeat to lowly Bangladesh in their first tournament warm-up. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/new-zealand-bangladesh-warm-up-icc-cricket-world-cup-2007.html Australia began their preparations for the World Cup with a comprehensive 106-run victory over Zimbabwe. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/australia-zimbabwe-warm-up-icc-cricket-world-cup-2007.html England beat Bermuda by 241 runs in World Cup warm-up in St Vincent. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/england-bermuda-warm-up-icc-cricket-world-cup-2007.html World Cup minnows Ireland gave South Africa a major scare before the one-day game's top-ranked side recovered to win by 35 runs in the Trinidad warm-up. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/south-africa-canada-warm-up-icc-cricket-world-cup-2007.html Scotland battled hard but suffered defeat by a predictably wide margin in their World Cup warm-up match against Sri Lanka in Barbados. Craig Wright's men managed some good moments but lost by 159 runs. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/sri-lanka-scotland-warm-up-icc-cricket-world-cup-2007.html World Cup hosts West Indies beat minnows Kenya by 21 runs in Jamaica. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/west-indies-kenya-warm-up-icc-cricket-world-cup-2007.html West Indies legendary all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers will officially open the Cricket World Cup 2007. The 70-year-old Sobers will open the 16-team event in Jamaica on March 11. http://cricket-world-cup-2007.cricket.deepthi.com/world-cup-cricket-2007-news.html#wc-inaguration