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{{Short description|9th Cricket World Cup}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2007 Cricket World Cup
| image = 2007 Cricket World Cup logo.svg
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = West Indies
| champions = {{cr|AUS}}
| count = 4
| runner up = {{cr|SRI}}
| participants = 16 (from 97 entrants)
| matches = 51
| attendance = 672000
| player of the series = {{cricon|AUS}} [[Glenn McGrath]]
| most runs = {{cricon|AUS}} [[Matthew Hayden]] (659)
| most wickets = {{cricon|AUS}} [[Glenn McGrath]] (26)
| website =
| previous_year = 2003
| previous_tournament = 2003 Cricket World Cup
| next_year = 2011
| next_tournament = 2011 Cricket World Cup
| fromdate = 13 March
| todate = 28 April 2007
}}
The '''2007 ICC Cricket World Cup''' was the ninth [[Cricket World Cup]], a [[One Day International]] (ODI) [[cricket]] tournament that took place in the [[West Indies]] from 13 March to 28 April 2007. There were a total of 51 matches played, three fewer than at the [[2003 ICC Cricket World Cup|2003 World Cup]] (despite a field larger by two teams).

The 16 competing teams were initially divided into four groups, with the two best-performing teams from each group moving on to a Super 8 format. Every team played a total of 6 matches in the Super 8 round; they didn't play with teams of their own group. They played a total of 6 teams from another three groups (the top 2 teams of all three groups). From this, [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]], [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]], and [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] won through to the semi-finals, with Australia defeating Sri Lanka in the final to win their third consecutive World Cup and their fourth overall. Australia's unbeaten record in the tournament increased their total to 29 consecutive World Cup matches without a loss, a [[Winning streak (sports)|streak]] dating back to 23 May 1999, during the group stage of the [[1999 ICC Cricket World Cup|1999 World Cup]]. The tournament also saw upsets and surprise results, with pre-tournament favourites [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] failing to make it past the group stage, while [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]], the second-lowest ranked ICC Full Member at the time, and World Cup debutant [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]], which was an ICC Associate Member at the time, made it to the "Super 8", beating India and Pakistan respectively en route. Ireland became only the second associate nation to make it past the first round of a Cricket World Cup, the first being [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] in 2003.

Pakistan coach [[Bob Woolmer]] died the day after Pakistan was knocked out. The following day, police initially announced that the death was suspicious and ordered a full investigation.<ref name="cricinfo">{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/286421.html|title=Woolmer's post-mortem inconclusive|date=20 March 2007|publisher=CricInfo|access-date=23 March 2007<!--DASHBot-->}}</ref><ref name="woolmer_death">{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/286445.html|title=Woolmer's death 'suspicious' – police|date=21 March 2007|publisher=CricInfo|access-date=23 March 2007<!--DASHBot-->}}</ref> Eight months later, an [[open verdict]] was returned and the case closed.<ref name="ABCopenverdict">[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-11-30/police-close-woolmer-case-after-open-verdict/973302 Police close Woolmer case after open verdict] ABC, 30 November 2007</ref>

Following the tournament, the ICC distributed surplus tournament revenues of [[United States dollar|US$]]239&nbsp;million to its members.<ref>ICC Consolidated Financial Statements for the 9 months ended 31 December 2007, accounting note 12.</ref>

==Host selection==
The World Cup was awarded to the West Indies via the [[International Cricket Council]]'s rotational policy. It is the first time the [[ICC Cricket World Cup]] has been held in the Caribbean despite the fact that the [[West Indies cricket team]] had been the second most successful team in past World Cups.<ref>In terms of number of wins, win percentage, and number of cups won. In fact, they were on top on all of these criteria from 1975 to 1987, and only in 2003 did Australia pass their number of cups won.</ref>

The United States contingent lobbied strongly for matches to be staged at its newly built cricket ground in [[Lauderhill]], [[Florida]], but the ICC decided to award all matches to Caribbean nations. Bids from [[Bermuda]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|St. Vincent and the Grenadines]], and a second bid by [[Jamaica]] were also rejected.

Eight venues across the West Indies were selected to host the World Cup tournament. All host countries hosted six matches with the exceptions of St. Lucia, Jamaica, and Barbados (which hosted the final), each of which hosted seven matches.

The Jamaican government spent US$81&nbsp;million for "on-the-pitch" expenses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060831/news/news2.html |title=Robert Bryan, executive director, Jamaica 2007 Cricket Limited |work=Jamaica Gleaner |access-date=9 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927023254/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060831/news/news2.html |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> This included refurbishing Sabina Park and constructing the new multi-purpose facility in Trelawny through a loan from China. Another US$20&nbsp;million was budgeted for 'off-the-pitch' expenses, putting the tally at more than US$100&nbsp;million or [[Jamaican dollar|JM$]]7&nbsp;billion.

This put the reconstruction cost of Sabina Park at US$46&nbsp;million whilst the Trelawny Stadium was estimated to cost US$35&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caribbeancricket.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2127 |title=World Cup 2007: Eyes Wide Shut by Claude Robinson |work=caribbeancricket.com |access-date=9 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029231855/http://caribbeancricket.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2127 |archive-date=29 October 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsjamaica.com/read_article.php?id=5632|title= Cricket: 'Run wid it again!'|date=24 April 2006|access-date=9 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312042225/http://www.sportsjamaica.com/read_article.php?id=5632 |archive-date=12 March 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> The total amount of money spent on stadiums was at least US$301&nbsp;million.

[[Brian Lara Stadium]] in Trinidad lost its status as a pre-tournament warm-up match venue on 21 September 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/260157.html|title=Brian Lara stadium exits World Cup|author=Mark Pouchet|publisher=Cricinfo|date=21 September 2006|access-date=9 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314031446/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/260157.html |archive-date= 14 March 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref>

==Venues==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{nobr|[[Antigua and Barbuda]]}}
![[Barbados]]
![[Grenada]]
![[Guyana]]
|-
|{{nobr|[[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]]}}<br />Capacity: 20,000
|{{nobr|[[Kensington Oval]]}}<br />Capacity: 27,000
|{{nobr|[[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]]}}<br />Capacity: 20,000
|[[Providence Stadium]]<br />Capacity: 15,000
|-
|[[File:Sir Vivian Richards Stadium aerial view Oct 2006.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Kensington Oval, Barbados During 2007 World Cup Cricket Final.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Grenadacricket.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Smaller Providence Stadium inside.jpg|150px]]
|-
!colspan="4"|[[File:2007 Cricket World Cup venues.png|420px]]
|-
![[Jamaica]]
!{{nobr|[[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]}}
![[Saint Lucia]]
!{{nobr|[[Trinidad and Tobago]]}}
|-
|{{nobr|[[Sabina Park]]}}<br />Capacity: 16,000
|{{nobr|[[Warner Park Sporting Complex|Warner Park Stadium]]}}<br />Capacity: 10,000
|{{nobr|[[Beausejour Cricket Ground]]}}<br />Capacity: 20,000
|{{nobr|[[Queen's Park Oval]]}}<br />Capacity: 25,000
|-
|
|[[File:Warner Park Cricket Stadium.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Beausejour Stadium Cricket St Lucia.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Queens Park Oval Trinidad.jpg|150px]]
|}

===Warm-up venues===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Venue
!City
!Country
!Capacity
!Matches
|-
|[[3Ws Oval]]
|[[Bridgetown]]
|[[Barbados]]
|8,500
|4
|-
|[[Greenfield Stadium (Trelawny)|Greenfield Stadium]]
|[[Falmouth, Jamaica]]
|[[Jamaica]]
|25,000
|4
|-
|[[Arnos Vale Stadium]]
|[[Kingstown]]
|[[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]
|18,000
|4
|-
|[[Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground]]
|{{nobr|[[Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago|St. Augustine]]}}
|[[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|
|4
|}

==Qualification==
[[File:ICC CWC 2007 team captains.jpg|thumb|The captains of the 2007 Cricket World Cup]]
{{See also|2007 Cricket World Cup qualification}}
The field of 16 teams, the largest ever for the Cricket World Cup, consisted of all 16 teams which currently held ODI status. This included the ten full members of the ICC, all of which have [[Test cricket|Test]] and permanent ODI status. The other six (associate) ODI nations were Kenya (which had ODI status until 2009) and five additional teams (previously three) that qualified via the [[2005 ICC Trophy]] (gaining ODI status until 2009 in the process). These nations included Scotland who won the ICC Trophy, Canada, the Netherlands, and – making their World Cup debuts – Ireland and Bermuda.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=2|Full Members
|-
|style="width:150px"|{{cr|AUS}}
|style="width:150px"|{{cr|BAN}}
|-
|{{cr|ENG}}
|{{cr|IND}}
|-
|{{cr|NZL}}
|{{cr|PAK}}
|-
|{{cr|RSA}}
|{{cr|SRI}}
|-
|{{cr|WIN}}
|{{cr|ZIM}}
|-
!colspan=2|Associate Members
|-
|{{cr|BER}}
|{{cr|CAN}}
|-
|{{cr|KEN}}
|{{cr|IRE}}
|-
|{{cr|NED}}
|{{cr|SCO}}
|}

==Squads==
{{Main|2007 Cricket World Cup squads}}

The 16 teams had to name their final squads by 13 February 2007. Changes were allowed after this deadline at the discretion of the ICC's Technical Committee in necessary cases, such as due to player injury.

==Leadup==
All major Test-playing nations had schedules allowing them to play a large number of ODI matches against other major ODI teams just prior to the World Cup. Australia, New Zealand, and England took part in the [[2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series|Commonwealth Bank Series]] where England defeated Australia in the finals. Australia then went to New Zealand for the [[Chappell–Hadlee Trophy]], losing 3–0. South Africa played five ODIs against India (South Africa won 4–0) and five against Pakistan (South Africa won 3–1), while India also played four ODIs against the West Indies (India won 3–1) and four ODIs against Sri Lanka (India won 2–1). Bangladesh played four ODIs against Zimbabwe (Bangladesh won 3–1) and won a tri-series against Canada and Bermuda. The associate ODI teams took part in the [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One|World Cricket League]], which Kenya won, and were also involved in other series prior to the World Cup.

The rankings of the teams at the beginning of the Cricket World Cup were:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Ranking
!Team
!Points
|-
|1
|{{cr|RSA}}
|128
|-
|2
|{{cr|AUS}}
|125
|-
|3
|{{cr|NZL}}
|113
|-
|4
|{{cr|PAK}}
|111
|-
|5
|{{cr|IND}}
|109
|-
|6
|{{cr|SRI}}
|108
|-
|7
|{{cr|ENG}}
|106
|-
|8
|{{cr|WIN}}
|101
|-
|9
|{{cr|BAN}}
|42
|-
|10
|{{cr|ZIM}}
|22
|-
|11
|{{cr|KEN}}
|0
|-
|12
|{{cr|SCO}}
|0%''' / '''69%
|-
|13
|{{cr|NED}}
|0%''' / '''50%
|-
|14
|{{cr|IRE}}
|0%''' / '''44%
|-
|15
|{{cr|CAN}}
|0%''' / '''33%
|-
|16
|{{cr|BER}}
|0%''' / '''28%
|}
''Note: Teams 12–16 did not have official ODI rankings leading up to the World Cup; they are ranked based on their win percentage against full members and then wins against associate members prior to the tournament.''<ref>{{cite web|last=Fitzgerald|first=James|title=Scotland top of ICC Associate ODI Rankings after WCL Div. 1|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-wcl/content/story/280216.html|publisher=[[International Cricket Council|ICC]]|access-date=11 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219091354/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-wcl/content/story/280216.html|archive-date=19 February 2007|date=13 February 2007}} – Note: The ODIs in the WCL Division 1 were the last ODIs played by associates before the World Cup.</ref>

===Warm-up matches===
Prior to the main tournament, all 16 nations played a series of warm-up matches to prepare, experiment with different tactics, and to help them get acclimated to conditions in the West Indies. The matches were played from Monday 5 March until Friday 9 March.

[[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]], [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] were the only teams to win both of their warm-up games, whilst [[Bermuda national cricket team|Bermuda]], [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]], [[Netherlands national cricket team|the Netherlands]] and [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] did not win either of their fixtures.

{{hidden begin|title=Matches|titlestyle=background:lightblue;}}

{{Limited overs international|date=5 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|West Indies}}|score1=268/6 (50 overs)|score2=247/7 (50 overs)|team2={{cr|KEN}}|runs1=[[Marlon Samuels]] 100|wickets1=[[Thomas Odoyo]] 2/26 (6 overs)|runs2=[[Collins Obuya]] 54[[not out|*]]|wickets2=[[Daren Powell]] 2/23 (6 overs)|result={{cr|West Indies}} won by 21 runs|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247441.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Greenfield Stadium (Trelawny)|Greenfield Stadium]], [[Trelawny Parish|Trelawny]]|umpires=[[Billy Bowden]] (NZL) and [[Brian Jerling]] (RSA)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=5 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|ENG}}|score1=286/8 (50 overs)|score2=45 (22.2 overs)|team2={{cr|BER}}|runs1=[[Jamie Dalrymple]] 76|wickets1=[[Delyone Borden]] 3/71 (10 overs)|runs2=[[David Hemp]] 11|wickets2=[[Jon Lewis (cricketer, born 1975)|Jon Lewis]] 3/7 (4 overs)|result={{cr|ENG}} won by 241 runs|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247442.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Arnos Vale Stadium]], [[Kingstown]]|umpires=[[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]] (NZL) and [[Rudi Koertzen]] (RSA)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=5 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|RSA}}|score1=192 (50 overs)|score2=157 (44.2 overs)|team2={{cr|IRE}}|runs1=[[Andrew Hall]] 67[[not out|*]]|wickets1=[[Trent Johnston]] 4/40 (10 overs)|runs2=[[Andre Botha (cricketer)|Andre Botha]] 40|wickets2=[[Charl Langeveldt]] 4/31 (8.2 overs)|result={{cr|RSA}} won by 35 runs|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247447.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground]], [[Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago|St. Augustine]]|umpires=[[Aleem Dar]] (PAK) and [[Peter Parker (umpire)|Peter Parker]] (AUS)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=5 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|SRI}}|score1=294/7 (50 overs)|score2=135 (41.2 overs)|team2={{cr|SCO}}|runs1=[[Kumar Sangakkara]] 81|wickets1=[[John Blain (cricketer)|John Blain]] 2/51 (9 overs)|runs2=[[Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)|Gavin Hamilton]] 25|wickets2=[[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] 2/8 (4.2 overs)|result={{cr|SRI}} won by 159 runs|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247444.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[3Ws Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]|umpires=[[Ian Howell]] (RSA) and [[Simon Taufel]] (AUS)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=6 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|IND}}|score1=300/9 (50 overs)|score2=118 (37.5 overs)|team2={{cr|NED}}|runs1=[[Rahul Dravid]] 74|wickets1=[[Ryan ten Doeschate]] 5/57 (10 overs)|runs2=[[Bastiaan Zuiderent]] 32|wickets2=[[Yuvraj Singh]] 4/12 (3.5 overs)|result={{cr|IND}} won by 182 runs|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247445.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Greenfield Stadium (Trelawny)|Greenfield Stadium]], [[Trelawny Parish|Trelawny]]|umpires=[[Steve Bucknor]] (WIN) and [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SRI)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=6 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|AUS}}|score1=290/7 (50 overs)|score2=184/7 (50 overs)|team2={{cr|ZIM}}|runs1=[[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] 82|wickets1=[[Sean Williams (cricketer)|Sean Williams]] 2/48 (8 overs)|runs2=[[Sean Williams (cricketer)|Sean Williams]] 44|wickets2=[[Stuart Clark]] 2/33 (7 overs)|result={{cr|AUS}} won by 106 runs|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247446.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Arnos Vale Stadium]], [[Kingstown]]|umpires=[[Asad Rauf]] (PAK) and [[Billy Doctrove]] (WIN)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=6 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|PAK}}|score1=273/8 (48 overs)|score2=196 (46.4 overs)|team2={{cr|CAN}}|runs1=[[Mohammad Hafeez]] 61|wickets1=[[Henry Osinde]] 2/48 (8 overs)|runs2=[[Qaiser Ali]] 37|wickets2=[[Mohammad Hafeez]] 3/10 (3.4 overs)|result={{cr|PAK}} won by 77 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|DL]])|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247443.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground]], [[Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago|St. Augustine]]|umpires=[[Ian Gould]] (ENG) and [[Daryl Harper]] (AUS)|motm=|rain=Match shortened due to technical issues;{{fact|date=October 2023}} [[Duckworth–Lewis method|Duckworth-Lewis]] revised target to win: 274 runs in 48 overs for Canada.}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=6 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|NZL}}|score1=226 (47.2 overs)|score2=230/8 (49 overs)|team2={{cr|BAN}}|runs1=[[Jacob Oram]] 88|wickets1=[[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdur Razzak]] 4/26 (10 overs)|runs2=[[Tamim Iqbal]] 46|wickets2=[[Daniel Vettori]] 3/38 (10 overs)|result={{cr|BAN}} won by 2 wickets|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247448.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[3Ws Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]|umpires=[[Mark Benson]] (ENG) and [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] (AUS)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=8 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|KEN}}|score1=274/8 (50 overs)|score2=265/9 (50 overs)|team2={{cr|NED}}|runs1=[[Thomas Odoyo]] 73|wickets1=[[Daan van Bunge]] 3/41 (10 overs)|runs2=[[Darron Reekers]] 75|wickets2=[[Steve Tikolo]] 5/48 (10 overs)|result={{cr|KEN}} won by 9 runs|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247449.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Greenfield Stadium (Trelawny)|Greenfield Stadium]], [[Trelawny Parish|Trelawny]]|umpires=[[Steve Bucknor]] (WIN) and [[Billy Bowden]] (NZL)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=8 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|BER}}|score1=136 (50 overs)|score2=137/4 (29 overs)|team2={{cr|ZIM}}|runs1=[[Janeiro Tucker]] 56|wickets1=[[Anthony Ireland (cricketer)|Anthony Ireland]] 3/22 (8 overs)|runs2=[[Sean Williams (cricketer)|Sean Williams]] 72[[not out|*]]|wickets2=[[Dwayne Leverock]] 2/54 (10 overs)|result={{cr|ZIM}} won by 6 wickets|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247450.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Arnos Vale Stadium]], [[Kingstown]]|umpires=[[Asad Rauf]] (PAK) and [[Rudi Koertzen]] (RSA)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=8 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|CAN}}|score1=115 (32.5 overs)|score2=116/3 (26.5 overs)|team2={{cr|IRE}}|runs1=[[Geoff Barnett (cricketer)|Geoff Barnett]] 27|wickets1=[[Dave Langford-Smith]] 4/41 (10 overs)|runs2=[[Jeremy Bray (cricketer)|Jeremy Bray]] 41[[not out|*]]|wickets2=[[Abdool Samad]] 1/11 (3 overs)|result={{cr|IRE}} won by 7 wickets|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247451.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground]], [[Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago|St. Augustine]]|umpires=[[Aleem Dar]] (PAK) and [[Daryl Harper]] (AUS)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=8 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|SCO}}|score1=152/9 (50 overs)|score2=153/3 (34.1 overs)|team2={{cr|BAN}}|runs1=[[Navdeep Poonia]] 32|wickets1=[[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdur Razzak]] 4/41 (10 overs)|runs2=[[Habibul Bashar]] 57[[not out|*]]|wickets2=[[Paul Hoffmann (cricketer)|Paul Hoffmann]] 1/19 (6 overs)|result={{cr|BAN}} won by 7 wickets|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247452.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[3Ws Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]|umpires=[[Mark Benson]] (ENG) and [[Simon Taufel]] (AUS)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=9 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|ENG}}|score1=197 (48.3 overs)|score2=200/5 (40.5 overs)|team2={{cr|AUS}}|runs1=[[Michael Vaughan]] 62|wickets1=[[Shaun Tait]] 4/33 (8.3 overs)|runs2=[[Adam Gilchrist]] 72|wickets2=[[Monty Panesar]] 1/16 (6 overs)|result={{cr|AUS}} won by 5 wickets|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247454.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Arnos Vale Stadium]], [[Kingstown]]|umpires=[[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]] (NZL) and [[Norman Malcolm (umpire)|Norman Malcolm]] (WIN)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=9 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|RSA}}|score1=199 (48.3 overs)|score2=200/3 (44.3 overs)|team2={{cr|PAK}}|runs1=[[Loots Bosman]] 53|wickets1=[[Mohammad Sami]] 2/13 (5 overs)|runs2=[[Younis Khan]] 79|wickets2=[[André Nel]] 1/21 (7 overs)|result={{cr|PAK}} won by 7 wickets|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247455.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground]], [[Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago|St. Augustine]]|umpires=[[Ian Gould]] (ENG) and [[Peter Parker (umpire)|Peter Parker]] (AUS)|motm=}}
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{{Limited overs international|date=9 March 2007|team1={{cr-rt|NZL}}|score1=285/8 (50 overs)|score2=267 (48.2 overs)|team2={{cr|SRI}}|runs1=[[Lou Vincent]] 70|wickets1=[[Lasith Malinga]] 2/26 (4 overs)|runs2=[[Upul Tharanga]] 106|wickets2=[[Scott Styris]] 2/44 (10 overs)|result={{cr|NZL}} won by 18 runs|report=[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247456.html (scorecard)]|venue=[[3Ws Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]|umpires=[[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] (AUS) and [[Ian Howell]] (RSA)|motm=}}

{{hidden end}}

====Aggregate warm-up results====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Team
! Played
! Won
! Lost
|-
| {{cr|AUS}} || 2 || 2 || 0
|-
| {{cr|BAN}} || 2 || 2 || 0
|-
| {{cr|BER}} || 2 || 0 || 2
|-
| {{cr|CAN}} || 2 || 0 || 2
|-
| {{cr|ENG}} || 2 || 1 || 1
|-
| {{cr|IND}} || 2 || 2 || 0
|-
| {{cr|IRE}} || 2 || 1 || 1
|-
| {{cr|KEN}} || 2 || 1 || 1
|-
| {{cr|NED}} || 2 || 0 || 2
|-
| {{cr|NZL}} || 2 || 1 || 1
|-
| {{cr|PAK}} || 2 || 2 || 0
|-
| {{cr|SCO}} || 2 || 0 || 2
|-
| {{cr|RSA}} || 2 || 1 || 1
|-
| {{cr|SRI}} || 2 || 1 || 1
|-
| {{cr|West Indies}} || 2 || 1 || 1
|-
| {{cr|ZIM}} || 2 || 1 || 1
|}

====Match status====
None of the warm-up games were officially recognised as [[One Day International|ODIs]] or [[List A cricket|List A matches]] by the [[International Cricket Council]] due to various changes in the rules of the game.<ref name="ICCODIstatus">{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-news/content/story/282105.html|title=ICC confirms umpire and match referee appointments for opening stages of ICC Cricket World Cup|author=Brian Murgatroyd|date=2 March 2007|website=|publisher=ICC|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070308061525/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-news/content/story/282105.html|archive-date=8 March 2007|access-date=25 May 2007|quote=Note, the warm-up matches do not have ODI status and so there will be no ICC match referee in place for these games.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=long|first=Jon|title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 match schedule announced|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-cwc/content/story/213796.html|publisher=[[International Cricket Council|ICC]]|access-date=9 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070416033529/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-cwc/content/story/213796.html|archive-date=16 April 2007|date=19 July 2005}}</ref> Whilst normally only 11 players are allowed to [[Batting (cricket)|bat]] and [[Fielding (cricket)|field]] (excluding situations involving a [[Cricket terminology#T|substitute fielder]]),<ref>See twelfth man in the [[Cricket terminology#T|List of cricket terms]].</ref> 13 players were used in each team's squad for the matches &ndash; 11 of which were allowed to field at one time and 11 of which were allowed to bat (meaning players could be swapped in and out when fielding or bowling, but two players did not bat in a match).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/6415975.stm|title=England bowlers demolish Bermuda|last=|first=|date=5 March 2007|website=|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=25 May 2007}}</ref> In official ICC matches [[match referee]]s are required to help officiate a game, but due to the changes in the rules none were appointed for any of the warm-up games.<ref name="ICCODIstatus" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/282108.html|title=ICC announces umpires and referees for World Cup|last=|first=|date=2 March 2007|website=|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=5 June 2007}}</ref> Additionally, [[Man of the match#Cricket|Man of the Match]] awards were not given out and no reserve days were set for these matches.

===Opening ceremony===
[[File:2007 CWC Opening ceremony.jpg|thumb|left|[[Alison Hinds]] performing during the ceremony]]
[[File:2007 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony fireworks.jpg|thumb|Fireworks in the opening ceremony of the 2007 Cricket World Cup]]
The opening ceremony was held on Sunday, 11 March 2007 at [[Trelawny Stadium]] in [[Jamaica]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/march/11/sports/all_set_for_grand_opening_of_crickets_biggest_showpiece.html |title=All set for grand opening of cricket's biggest showpiece |publisher=Indianmuslims.info |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207015716/http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/march/11/sports/all_set_for_grand_opening_of_crickets_biggest_showpiece.html |archive-date=7 February 2012 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> It featured over 2,000 dancers and performers representing all strands of [[West Indian]] music, from [[Calypso music|calypso]] and [[ragga]] to [[reggae]] and [[Soca music|soca]]. Among the performers were [[Sean Paul]], [[Byron Lee]], [[Kevin Lyttle]], [[Beres Hammond]], [[Lucky Dube]], [[Buju Banton]], [[Half Pint]], [[Arrow (musician)|Arrow]], [[Machel Montano]], [[Alison Hinds]], [[Tony Rebel]], [[Third World (band)|Third World]], [[Gregory Isaacs]], [[David Rudder]], [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]], the [[I Threes]], and [[Jimmy Cliff]].

The ceremony, attended by several [[heads of state]] including the [[Governor-General of Jamaica]], started with an address by [[Sir Garfield Sobers]] and included messages from the prime ministers of [[Jamaica]] and [[Grenada]].

==Rules and regulations==

===Matches===
The matches were One Day Internationals and operated under normal ODI rules. All matches were to be 50 [[over (cricket)|overs]] a side unless stated otherwise by the umpires or match referee. A bowler was able to bowl a maximum of 10 overs per match.

In the event of bad weather, each side must have batted a minimum of 20 overs for a result to be declared (if the match was not otherwise won, for example if the team batting second were dismissed before the completion of 20 overs). In the event of bad weather, the [[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|Duckworth-Lewis method]] was to be applied to determine the result or target. If no result was declared on the scheduled day, the teams would return the following day to complete the game, with the same situation as when the game was abandoned.

There was a new rule regarding referral of catches to the TV replay official (third umpire): if the standing umpires were unable to determine whether a catch had been taken cleanly, and/or whether a claimed catch was a "bump ball", they had discretion to refer the decision to the third umpire. Also, ''whilst reviewing such a catch via TV replay'' if it was clear to the third umpire that the batsman did not hit the ball, he was to indicate that the batsman was not out.<ref name="World Cup 07 playing conditions">{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/rules/wc07_playing_conditions.pdf|title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Playing Conditions|access-date=27 February 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070226180703/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/rules/wc07_playing_conditions.pdf|archive-date=26 February 2007}}</ref>

===Tournament points===
In the Group and Super 8 stages, points were awarded as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Points
|-
!|Results
!|Points
|-
|Win||2 points
|-
|Tie/No Result||1 point
|-
|Loss||0 points
|}

The top two teams from each group advanced to the Super 8 stage and any points they earned against the other qualifier from their own group was carried through. Points earned against the non-qualifying teams in the same pool were not carried over. In the Super 8s, each team played the six remaining qualifiers from the other groups and the top four teams went through to the semi-finals. Positions were decided by most points. Where two or more teams were tied on points, the following methods in turn were used to decide which team went through:<ref name="World Cup 07 playing conditions" />

# Most wins in their group or in Super 8, whichever is applicable
# Higher [[net run rate]]
# Higher number of wickets taken per ball
# Winners of head-to-head matches
# The drawing of lots

==Match officials==
{{Main|2007 Cricket World Cup officials}}

The umpiring panel for the 2007 Cricket World Cup comprised nine umpires from the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires (the only member not included was Darrell Hair), and nine umpires from the international panel. The refereeing panel consisted of seven members from the Elite Panel of ICC Referees, with Clive Lloyd not being included due to his role as the West Indies's team manager. Aleem Dar went on to stand as an umpire in his first World Cup final, alongside Steve Bucknor who appeared in his fifth final in a row, extending his record of four from the 2003 World Cup.

==Groups==

===Seeds===
The tournament began with a league stage consisting of four groups of four. Each team played each of the other teams in its group once. Australia, India, England, and the West Indies were placed in separate pools for logistical reasons, as they were expected to have the most supporters in attendance, and transport and accommodation capacity in the West Indies was limited.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/world/icc-table-provides-basis,3325,EN.html |title=World Cup seedings plan announced |access-date=9 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234921/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/world/icc-table-provides-basis%2C3325%2CEN.html |archive-date=26 September 2007 }}</ref>

The groups are listed below, with seedings (rankings from April 2005) shown in brackets. Each group played all of its matches at a single ground.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
![[#Group A|Group A]]
![[#Group B|Group B]]
![[#Group C|Group C]]
![[#Group D|Group D]]
|-
|{{cr|AUS}} (1)
|{{cr|SRI}} (2)
|{{cr|NZL}} (3)
|{{cr|PAK}} (4)
|-
|{{cr|RSA}} (5)
|{{cr|IND}} (6)
|{{cr|ENG}} (7)
|{{cr|WIN}} (8)
|-
|{{cr|SCO}} (12)
|{{cr|BAN}} (11)
|{{cr|KEN}} (10)
|{{cr|ZIM}} (9)
|-
|{{cr|NED}} (16)
|{{cr|BER}} (15)
|{{cr|CAN}} (14)
|{{cr|IRE}} (13)
|}

===Format===
The tournament was preceded by a number of warm-up matches to allow the players to acclimatise to the conditions in the West Indies. The group stage matches started on 13 March and finished on 25 March. There were a total of 24 matches played in the group stage.

The top two teams in each group proceeded to the "Super 8" stage which also used a league system. Each team carried forward its result against the other team qualifying from its preliminary stage group, and played the other six qualifying teams once each. The top four teams in the league qualified for the semi-finals. This system was modified since the previous World Cup, which had a "Super 6" stage rather than a Super 8. The Super 8 stage matches were played from Tuesday 27 March until Saturday 21 April. A total of 24 matches were played in the Super 8 stage.

The top four teams in the "Super 8" advanced to the semi-finals. This was the knockout stage, with the No. 1 team playing the No. 4 team, and the No. 2 team playing the No. 3 team in the tournament. The winners of the two semi-finals played each other in the Final.

All tournament matches had one reserve day (the day after the scheduled day of the match) to allow for matches to be completed in the event of bad weather.

==Group stage==
===Group A===
{{main|2007 Cricket World Cup Group A}}
{{:2007 Cricket World Cup Group A}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 14 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
 | score1 = 334/6 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 131 (40.1 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
 | result = Australia won by 203 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247458.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 16 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
 | score1 = 353/3 (40 overs)
 | score2 = 132/9 (40 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|NED}}
 | result = South Africa won by 221 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247462.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 18 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
 | score1 = 358/5 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 129 (26.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|NED}}
 | result = Australia won by 229 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247466.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 20 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
 | score1 = 186/8 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 188/3 (23.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
 | result = South Africa won by 7 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247470.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 22 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
 | score1 = 136 (34.1 overs)
 | score2 = 140/2 (23.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|NED}}
 | result = Netherlands won by 8 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247474.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 24 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
 | score1 = 377/6 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 294 (48 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
 | result = Australia won by 83 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247478.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Warner Park Stadium]], [[Basseterre]]
}}

===Group B===
{{main|2007 Cricket World Cup Group B}}
{{:2007 Cricket World Cup Group B}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 15 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | score1 = 321/6 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 78 (24.4 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BER}}
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 243 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247460.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 17 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
 | score1 = 191 (49.3 overs)
 | score2 = 192/5 (48.3 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
 | result = Bangladesh won by 5 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247464.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 19 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
 | score1 = 413/5 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 156 (43.1 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BER}}
 | result = India won by 257 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247468.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 21 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | score1 = 318/4 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 112 (37 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 198 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|D/L]])
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247472.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 23 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | score1 = 254/6 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 185 (43.3 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|IND}}
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 69 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247476.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 25 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|BER}}
 | score1 = 94/9 (21 overs)
 | score2 = 96/3 (17.3 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
 | result = Bangladesh won by 7 wickets ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|D/L]])
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247480.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Queen's Park Oval]], [[Port of Spain]]
}}

===Group C===
{{main|2007 Cricket World Cup Group C}}
{{:2007 Cricket World Cup Group C}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 14 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
 | score1 = 199 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 203/3 (43.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
 | result = Kenya won by 7 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247459.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 16 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
 | score1 = 209/7 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 210/4 (41 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
 | result = New Zealand won by 6 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247463.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 18 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
 | score1 = 279/6 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 228/7 (50 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
 | result = England won by 51 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247467.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 20 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
 | score1 = 331/7 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 183 (49.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
 | result = New Zealand won by 148 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247471.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 22 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
 | score1 = 363/5 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 249/9 (49.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
 | result = New Zealand won by 114 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247475.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 24 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
 | score1 = 177 (43 overs)
 | score2 = 178/3 (33 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
 | result = England won by 7 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247479.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]]
}}

===Group D===
{{main|2007 Cricket World Cup Group D}}
{{:2007 Cricket World Cup Group D}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 13 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
 | score1 = 241/9 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 187 (47.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
 | result = West Indies won by 54 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247457.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 15 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
 | score1 = 221/9 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 221 (50 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
 | result = Match tied
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247461.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 17 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
 | score1 = 132 (45.4 overs)
 | score2 = 133/7 (41.4 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
 | result = Ireland won by 3 wickets ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|D/L]])
 | scorecard =[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247465.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 19 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
 | score1 = 202/5 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 204/4 (47.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
 | result = West Indies won by 6 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247469.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 21 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
 | score1 = 349 (49.5 overs)
 | score2 = 99 (19.1 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
 | result = Pakistan won by 93 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|D/L]])
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247473.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 23 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
 | score1 = 183/8 (48 overs)
 | score2 = 190/2 (38.1 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
 | result = West Indies won by 8 wickets ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|D/L]])
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247477.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
}}

==Super 8 stage==
{{main|2007 Cricket World Cup Super Eight stage}}
The top two teams in each first-round group moved on to a "Super 8" stage which was scored as a complete [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]]. However, each of the eight teams played only six new matches, rather than seven – each group's two representatives carried forward their result against each other rather than play again. Thus the table below, showing seven matches for each team, covers all matches between the Super 8 qualifiers, including those from the Group Stage.

Teams depicted in green backgrounds qualified for the semi-finals.

{{:2007 Cricket World Cup Super Eight stage}}

{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 27 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
 | score1 = 322/6 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 219 (45.3 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
 | result = Australia won by 103 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247481.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 28 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | score1 = 209 (49.3 overs)
 | score2 = 212/9 (48.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
 | result = South Africa won by 1 wicket
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247482.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 29 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
 | score1 = 177 (44.4 overs)
 | score2 = 179/3 (39.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
 | result = New Zealand won by 7 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247483.html Scorecard]
 | venue =[[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 30 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
 | score1 = 266/7 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 218 (48.1 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
 | result = England won by 48 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247484.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 31 March 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
 | score1 = 104/6 (22 overs)
 | score2 = 106/0 (13.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
 | result = Australia won by 10 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247485.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 1 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | score1 = 303/5 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 190 (44.3 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 113 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247486.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 2 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
 | score1 = 174 (48.3 overs)
 | score2 = 178/1 (29.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
 | result = New Zealand won by 9 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247487.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 3 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
 | score1 = 152/8 (35 overs)
 | score2 = 165/3 (31.3 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
 | result = South Africa won by 7 wickets ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|DL]])
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247488.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 4 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | score1 = 235 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 233/8 (50 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 2 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247489.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 7 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
 | score1 = 251/8 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 184 (48.4 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
 | result = Bangladesh won by 67 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247490.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 8 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
 | score1 = 247 (49.5 overs)
 | score2 = 248/3 (47.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
 | result = Australia won by 7 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247491.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 9 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
 | score1 = 263/8 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 134 (37.4 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
 | result = New Zealand won by 129 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247492.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 10 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
 | score1 = 356/4 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 289/9 (50 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
 | result = South Africa won by 67 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247493.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 11 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
 | score1 = 143 (37.2 overs)
 | score2 = 147/6 (44.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
 | result = England won by 4 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247494.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 12 April 2007
 | time = 09:30
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
 | score1 = 219/7 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 222/4 (45.1 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247495.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 13 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
 | score1 = 91 (30 overs)
 | score2 = 92/1 (12.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
 | result = Australia won by 9 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247496.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 14 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
 | score1 = 193/7 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 196/5 (48.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
 | result = New Zealand won by 5 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247497.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 15 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
 | score1 = 243/7 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 169 (41.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
 | result = Ireland won by 74 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247498.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 16 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | score1 = 226 (49.4 overs)
 | score2 = 232/3 (42.4 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
 | result = Australia won by 7 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247499.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 17 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
 | score1 = 154 (48 overs)
 | score2 = 157/1 (19.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
 | result = South Africa won by 9 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247500.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 18 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
 | score1 = 77 (27.4 overs)
 | score2 = 81/2 (10 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247501.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 19 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
 | score1 = 230/5 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 131 (43.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
 | result = West Indies won by 99 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247502.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary |bg=#eee
 | date = 20 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
 | score1 = 348/6 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 133 (25.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
 | result = Australia won by 215 runs
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247503.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[Grenada]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
 | date = 21 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
 | score1 = 300 (49.5 overs)
 | score2 = 301/9 (49.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
 | result = England won by 1 wicket
 | scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247504.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]
}}

==Knockout stage==
{{Round4
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi-finals -->
|25 April – [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet Quarter|Gros Islet]]|4&nbsp;{{cr|RSA}}|149|1&nbsp;'''{{cr|AUS}}''' |'''153/3'''
|24 April – [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]|2&nbsp;'''{{cr|SRI}}'''|'''289/5''' |3&nbsp;{{cr|NZL}}|208
<!--final -->
|28 April – [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]|'''{{cr|AUS}}'''|'''281/4'''|{{cr|SRI}}|215/8|
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 24 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | score1 = 289/5 (50 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 115[[not out|*]] (109)
 | wickets1 = [[James Franklin (cricketer)|James Franklin]] 2/46 (9 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
 | score2 = 208 (41.4 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Peter Fulton]] 46 (77)
 | wickets2 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 4/31 (8 overs)
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 81 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/247505.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Sabina Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
| umpires = [[Rudi Koertzen]] (SA) and [[Simon Taufel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] (SL)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
| round =
| rain =
| notes = Sri Lanka qualified for the final for second time after [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]. 
* [[Stephen Fleming]] (NZ) played in his last ODI match.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 25 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
 | score1 = 149 (43.5 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Justin Kemp]] 49[[not out|*]] (91)
 | wickets1 = [[Shaun Tait]] 4/39 (10 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
 | score2 = 153/3 (31.3 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] 60[[not out|*]] (86)
 | wickets2 = [[Shaun Pollock]] 1/16 (5 overs)
 | result = Australia won by 7 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/247506.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Beausejour Stadium]], [[Gros Islet]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Glenn McGrath]] (Aus)
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| round =
| rain =
| notes = Australia qualified for the final for sixth time after [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]], [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]], [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]], [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]] and [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]].
}}

===Final===
{{main|2007 Cricket World Cup Final}}
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 28 April 2007
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
 | score1 = 281/4 (38 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Adam Gilchrist]] 149 (104)
 | wickets1 = [[Lasith Malinga]] 2/49 (8 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
 | score2 = 215/8 (36 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 63 (67)
 | wickets2 = [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] 2/33 (5 overs)
 | result = Australia won by 53 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|D/L]] method)
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/247507.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[Aleem Dar]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Adam Gilchrist]] (Aus)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| round =
| rain = The match was reduced to 38 overs per side due to rain.
* Sri Lanka were set a revised target of 269 runs from 36 overs.
| notes = [[Glenn McGrath]] (Aus) played in his last ODI match.<ref>{{cite web |first=Peter |last=English |access-date=23 December 2006 |title=McGrath to retire after World Cup |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/mcgrath-to-retire-after-world-cup-273700 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
* With this victory, Australia became the first team to win three consecutive World Cup titles.
* [[Russel Arnold]] (SL) played in his last ODI match.
}}

[[File:Kensington Oval, Barbados During 2007 World Cup Cricket Final.jpg|thumb|left|Final of 2007 Cricket World Cup between Sri Lanka and Australia]]
This was the first World Cup final to be a repeat: the sides previously met in the [[1996 Cricket World Cup Final|1996 World Cup final]], which Sri Lanka won. Australia had won every World Cup match against Sri Lanka apart from that loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/STATS/BY_OPPONENT/AUS-SL/WC/AUS-SL_ODI_SERIES_SUMMARY.html|title=Australia v Sri Lanka: World Cup Series Summary|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=28 April 2007}}</ref> The match was Sri Lanka's second World Cup final appearance, and Australia's fourth in a row and sixth overall.
Australian captain [[Ricky Ponting]] won the toss and elected to bat. However, the start of play was delayed due to rain, and the match was reduced to 38 overs per side. Wicketkeeper [[Adam Gilchrist]] played an innings of 149 – the highest for any batsman in a World Cup final – to give Australia an imposing total going in at the break.<ref name="final">{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/292681.html|title=Gilchrist leads Australia to World Cup treble|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=6 May 2007}}</ref>
[[File:Australian World Cup treble.jpg|thumb|A large crowd of over 10,000 fans welcome the Australian team on completing the first World Cup hat-trick – [[Martin Place]], Sydney.]]
While Sri Lankan batsmen [[Kumar Sangakkara]] and [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] were adding 116 for the second wicket, the contest was alive, but after the pair got out, Sri Lanka's chances slowly diminished.<ref name="final" /> Further rain forced the reduction of Sri Lanka's innings to just 36 overs, with the target revised to 269. At the end of the 33rd over, with Sri Lanka still trailing the adjusted [[Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method|Duckworth-Lewis]] target by 37 runs, the umpires suspended the game due to bad light. While Australia's players began to celebrate their victory (since the minimum 20 overs had been reached), the umpires incorrectly announced that because the match was suspended due to light and not rain, the final three overs would have to be bowled the following day. With Sri Lanka needing 61 runs from 18 deliveries, Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene agreed there was no need to return the following day, and instructed his team to resume batting; Ponting agreed to play only spin bowlers. The last three overs were played in almost complete darkness, during which Sri Lanka added just nine runs to give Australia a 53-run victory by the D-L method.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247507.html|title=World Cup final scorecard|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=30 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430003511/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247507.html|archive-date= 30 April 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> The umpires later apologised for their error, saying that the match should have ended then with Australia winning by 37 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/292771.html|title=World Cup Referee apologize|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=30 April 2007}}</ref>

[[File:Ricky Ponting YM.jpg|thumb|Australian captain Ricky Ponting]]
Australia won the tournament undefeated, extending their streak of World Cup matches without a loss to 29.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/292773.html|title=Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=30 April 2007}}</ref> Australian bowler [[Glenn McGrath]] was named 'Player of the Series' and retired from all forms of international cricket.<ref name="WC Final">{{cite web |title=ICC World Cup – Final |website=ESPNcricinfo |date = 28 April 2007 |url = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/247507.html |access-date =28 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070430005707/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/engine/match/247507.html|archive-date= 30 April 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{{main|2007 Cricket World Cup statistics}}

=== Most runs ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Player
! Team
! Runs
|-
| [[Matthew Hayden]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 659
|-
| [[Mahela Jayawardene]] || {{cr|SRI}} || 548
|-
| [[Ricky Ponting]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 539
|-
| [[Scott Styris]] || {{cr|NZL}} || 499
|-
| [[Jacques Kallis]] || {{cr|RSA}} || 485
|}

=== Most wickets ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Player
! Team
! Wickets
|-
|  [[Glenn McGrath]] ||  {{cr|AUS}} || 26
|-
| [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || {{cr|SRI}}  || 23
|-
| [[Shaun Tait]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 23
|-
| [[Brad Hogg]] || {{cr|AUS}} || 21
|-
| [[Lasith Malinga]] || {{cr|SRI}} || 18
|}

==Controversies==
===Death of Bob Woolmer===
Pakistan coach [[Bob Woolmer]] was found dead on 18 March 2007, one day after his team's defeat to Ireland put them out of the running for the World Cup. Jamaican police performed an autopsy which was deemed inconclusive.<ref name="cricinfo" /> The following day police announced that the death was suspicious and ordered a full investigation.<ref name="woolmer_death" /> Further investigation revealed the cause of death was "manual strangulation",<ref>{{cite news |last=Raedler |first=John |title=Woolmer was strangled, police say |publisher=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/03/22/cricket.death/index.html |access-date=24 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325203202/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/03/22/cricket.death/index.html|archive-date=25 March 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> and that the investigation would be handled as a murder.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6482981.stm|title=Pakistan Woolmer death treated as murder|date=23 March 2007|publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]|access-date=23 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070326100111/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6482981.stm|archive-date=26 March 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> After a lengthy investigation the Jamaican police rescinded the comments that he was murdered, and confirmed that he died from natural causes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6745589.stm|title=Woolmer 'died of natural causes'|date=12 June 2007|publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]|access-date=12 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629072142/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6745589.stm|archive-date= 29 June 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2007, an [[open verdict]] was returned.<ref name="ABCopenverdict" />

===Criticism===
The 2007 World Cup organisers were criticised early on for being over-commercialised and, in particular, the generally smaller crowds have been blamed on the ICC's security restrictions on things such as outside food, signs, replica kits, and musical instruments, despite Caribbean cricketing customs,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/288564.html |title=A public relations disaster |author=Tim de Lisle |publisher=Cricinfo |date=3 April 2007 |access-date=24 May 2007}}</ref> as well as the authorities being accused of "running [cricket and cricketing traditions] out of town, then sanitising it out of existence".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/apr/05/cricket.cricketworldcup20072 |title=Weep for the ghosts of calypsos past in this lifeless forum |author=Mike Selvey |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=5 April 2007 |access-date=24 May 2007 }}</ref> [[Sir Viv Richards]] echoed the concerns.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/west_indies/6531839.stm |title=Richards attacks Cup organisation |publisher=BBC |date=5 April 2007 |access-date=24 May 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070506212209/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/west_indies/6531839.stm|archive-date= 6 May 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> The ICC were also condemned for high prices of tickets and concessions, which were considered unaffordable for the local population in many of the locations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/288885.html |title=Crushing the essence of the Caribbean |publisher=Cricinfo |date=5 April 2007 |access-date=24 May 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070519181714/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/288885.html|archive-date= 19 May 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> ICC CEO, [[Malcolm Speed]], said that the ICC recognised the problem but said it was the local organisers' fault.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/quote/content/current/page/156062.html|title=Quote ... unquote|publisher=Cricinfo|year=2007|access-date=30 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070516213353/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/quote/content/current/page/156062.html|archive-date= 16 May 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> However, the later matches had more crowds as the tournament progressed with the local organisers easing restrictions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/288990.html |title=Barbados determined to restore local flavour |publisher=Cricinfo |date=5 April 2007 |access-date=24 May 2007}}</ref> Although it did not meet the target of US$42&nbsp;million, the US$32&nbsp;million revenue from ticket sales was the highest of any Cricket World Cup and double that of the previous World Cup.<ref name="cricinfo1"/><ref name="Attendance" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/290706.html|title=Ticket sales double of previous World Cup – Dehring|publisher=Cricinfo|date=16 April 2007|access-date=30 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070418124554/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/290706.html|archive-date= 18 April 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref>

The World Cup was also criticised by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] for its format because India failed to move on from the group stage after losing two of their three matches. The BCCI later claimed it would see to it that the ICC alter its format for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="Format">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/wc2007/2007/mar/27bindra.htm |title=Former BCCI chief blames format for India's exit |work=Rediff.com |date=27 March 2007 |access-date=16 August 2013 }}</ref> The elimination of both India and Pakistan also caused a large exodus of subcontinental fans from the Caribbean, and removed the prospect of an India vs Pakistan Super Eights match, generally considered as the most revenue generating and electric match in the tournament.

The tournament was also criticised as being too long.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29368461/was-2007-world-cup-really-disaster |title=Was the 2007 World Cup really a disaster? |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 July 2020}}</ref> At 6 weeks, it was the same length as the 2003 World Cup, but longer than the 5-week 1999 World Cup and the 4-week 1996 World Cup. The famous West Indian fast bowler [[Michael Holding]] also criticised the qualification process for the 2007 World Cup. Holding expressed doubts over the benefit to less-established teams of turning up and being heavily defeated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/281062.html|title=Holding slams World Cup minnows|date=20 February 2007|access-date=9 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070301202239/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/281062.html|archive-date= 1 March 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> However, former Scotland captain [[George Salmond]] claims that the opportunity to play one-day cricket against the bigger teams is invaluable for smaller teams such as his own, and questioned the validity of Holding's statements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricket.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1659807.cms |title=ICC associates hit back at Holding for his remarks |publisher=Cricket.indiatimes.com |access-date=16 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402194010/http://cricket.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1659807.cms |archive-date=2 April 2007 }}</ref> The majority of the experts and players participating in the tournament backed up the smaller teams taking part in the World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/285508.html|title=Bermuda have 'wonderful experience' in huge loss|publisher=Cricinfo|date=16 March 2007|access-date=9 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070319225306/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/285508.html|archive-date= 19 March 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> This was further backed up with Ireland and Bangladesh making the Super 8s and being competitive and sportsmanlike throughout the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fitzgerald|first=James|title=Ireland ranked tenth in LG ICC ODI Championship|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-odi/content/story/291931.html|publisher=[[International Cricket Council|ICC]]|access-date=11 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428122434/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-odi/content/story/291931.html|archive-date=28 April 2007|date=22 April 2007}}</ref>

During the [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] warm-up match at [[Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground]], the sight screen was knocked down and the game was delayed by over 70 minutes and reduced to 48 overs.<ref name="sidescreen">{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/6422669.stm|title=Pakistan too powerful for Canada|last=|first=|date=6 March 2007|website=|publisher=BBC|access-date=25 May 2007}}</ref> Additionally, a tear gas canister exploded at the [[Trinidad]] hotel where the Pakistan, [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]], Canada and [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] teams were staying.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/6427455.stm|title=World Cup stars in security scare|last=|first=|date=7 March 2007|website=|publisher=BBC|access-date=25 March 2007}}</ref> The hotel had to be evacuated but no injuries were reported.

A number of concerns were expressed regarding the conditions of the pitches for the warm-up matches. During the Pakistan and South Africa warm-up game, the teams were unhappy with the condition of the pitch, claiming irregular bounce off the [[Cricket pitch|wicket]] was "treacherous".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/6434377.stm|title=Pakistan sink SA on dubious pitch|last=|first=|date=9 March 2007|website=|publisher=BBC|access-date=25 May 2007}}</ref> In addition, a number of teams expressed concern over the slow wickets used during the warm-up matches,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/6431081.stm|title=England soundly beaten by Aussies|last=|first=|date=9 March 2007|website=|publisher=BBC|access-date=25 May 2007}}</ref> although ''[[Cricinfo]]'' writer Sambit Bal welcomed the pitches slowing down as a method of making the battle between the batsmen and the bowlers more equal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/284823.html|title=Let the games begin|author=Sambit Bal|date=11 March 2007|website=|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=25 May 2007|quote=If the pitches at the main grounds are anything like the ones in the practice matches, batsmen will have to earn their runs, and that's not a bad thing for the game,}}</ref>

Further criticism was generated by the confusion at the end of the final match: the umpires announced that play was suspended due to bad light, which caused the Australian team to erupt in celebration as the scoreboard and official announcements declared Australia the winners. However, the umpires incorrectly insisted that the game was only suspended and not completed, and that 3 overs remained to be played, so in farcical light conditions, Sri Lanka batted out the remaining 3 overs following a gentleman's agreement between the two captains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/292772.html|title=Awesome Australia but awful organising|publisher=Cricinfo|date=28 April 2007|access-date=30 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070501040007/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/292772.html|archive-date= 1 May 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> The umpires and the ICC apologised for the unnecessary situation and cited it as an unnecessary fundamental error due to the pressure of the situation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/292851.html|title=Speed apologises for light chaos|publisher=Cricinfo|date=28 April 2007|access-date=30 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070502005031/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/292851.html|archive-date= 2 May 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> In June, the ICC announced that the officials involved – onfield umpires [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Aleem Dar]], reserve umpires [[Rudi Koertzen]] and [[Billy Bowden]], and match referee [[Jeff Crowe]] – would all be suspended from the [[2007 Twenty20 World Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/current/story/299277.html|title=World Cup officials banned by ICC|publisher=Cricinfo|date=22 June 2007|access-date=24 June 2007}}</ref>

===Preparation problems===
[[Image:2007 CWC Opening ceremony.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Greenfield Stadium in Trelawny, Jamaica encountered technical problems before playing host to four of the warm-up matches]]

A number of preparation problems surfaced before the start of the World Cup. Some of the venues were not complete by the opening ceremony on 11 March 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070311/sports/sports12.html |title=Some Cup venues still not ready |date=11 March 2007 |access-date=9 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505102707/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070311/sports/sports12.html |archive-date=5 May 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At [[Sabina Park]], seats had to be removed at the newly constructed north-stand due to safety concerns.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaenews.com/america/20070311/42427.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185606/http://www.indiaenews.com/america/20070311/42427.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 September 2007 |title=A week before the opening Cricket World Cup game, chinks appear at Sabina Park |date=11 March 2007 |access-date=9 April 2007}}</ref> At [[Trelawny Stadium]] in Jamaica, ground staff were unable to gain admission to the ground during the warm-up matches due to accreditation problems.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/03/11/scath111.xml |title=Hosts hope calm is not followed by a storm |author=[[Mike Atherton]] |work=The Sunday Telegraph |location=London |date=12 March 2007 |access-date=9 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320025708/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fsport%2F2007%2F03%2F11%2Fscath111.xml |archive-date=20 March 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Additionally, South Africa and Australia both expressed concerns over practice facilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/04/sports/CB-SPT-CRK-World-Cup-Roundup.php |title=Warmup matches start amid last minute preparations |date=4 March 2007 |access-date=9 April 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070427104732/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/04/sports/CB-SPT-CRK-World-Cup-Roundup.php|archive-date= 27 April 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref>

Ultimately none of the stadia used in the warm-up games were used in any other part of the tournament except for the [[Greenfield Stadium (Trelawny)|Greenfield Stadium]] in [[Trelawny Parish, Jamaica|Trelawny]], [[Jamaica]], which hosted the [[2007 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] but no matches.

==Media coverage==
The World Cup had grown as a media event with each tournament. The sponsorship and television rights that were awarded primarily to cover the 2003 and 2007 World Cups raised over US$550&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/charter/charter_archive/2003/june_2003/A117967146|title=Sponsorship revenue|access-date=9 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309152853/http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/charter/charter_archive/2003/june_2003/A117967146|archive-date=9 March 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref> The 2007 World Cup was televised in over 200 countries to a viewing audience estimated at more than two billion viewers and was expected to generate more than 100,000 unique visitors to the West Indies travelling solely for the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/03/11/2003351858|title=Taipai Times Editorial|date=11 March 2007 |access-date=18 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323121830/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/03/11/2003351858|archive-date= 23 March 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="CWC">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketworldcup.com/icc-marketing.html|work=cricketworldcp.com|title=World Cup Overview|access-date=29 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124001408/http://www.cricketworldcup.com/icc-marketing.html|archive-date=24 January 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The 2007 Cricket World Cup featured an orange, anthropomorphic [[raccoon]]-like creature named "Mello" as its mascot. It was announced during matches that Mello had no race, species, age or gender – it was an attitude, the attitude of the young people of the West Indies. The official song for the World Cup was "The Game of Love and Unity" by Jamaican-born [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]], Barbadian entertainer [[Rupee (musician)|Rupee]], and Trinidadian [[Fay-Ann Lyons]].

The 2007 tournament recorded the highest ticket sales for a Cricket World Cup, selling more than 672,000.<ref name="cricinfo1">{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/current/story/301516.html |title=World Cup profits boost debt-ridden Windies board |publisher=Content-usa.cricinfo.com |access-date=16 August 2013 }}</ref> Attendance leading into the semi-finals for the 2007 World Cup was 403,000, an average of 8,500 supporters per match.<ref name="Attendance">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketworld.com/world_cup_2007/article/?aid=11055|title=ICC CWC 2007 Match Attendance Soars Past 400,000|publisher=Cricketworld.com|date=24 April 2007|access-date=25 April 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928071404/http://www.cricketworld.com/world_cup_2007/article/?aid=11055 |archive-date = 28 September 2007}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Caribbean|Cricket}}
*[[2007 Cricket World Cup statistics]]
*[[West Indies Cricket Board]]
*[[Projects of the Caribbean Community#Special visa and the single domestic space in 2006–07|CARICOM Visa and Freedom of Travel during Cricket World Cup]]
*[[2007 Cricket World Cup venues]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.cricketworldcup.com/ 2007 Cricket World Cup website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060905225042/http://www.cricketworldcup.com/pdfs/event-overview.pdf ICC Overview of 2007 World Cup]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090112232007/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.com/icc-events/cricket-world-cup.html ICC website – Cricket World Cup page]
*[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2006-07-125929 Cricinfo – Cricket World Cup 2007]
*[http://www.shubhayan.com/jersey.asp 2007 Cricket World Cup Australia's Winning ODI Kit]
*[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/series/247438.html Cricinfo - World Cup Warm-Up Matches]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130729021204/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/WI/2006-07_WI_ICC_World_Cup_2006-07.html CricketArchive - 2007 Cricket World Cup]

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