The First World Cup under ICC control – the ICC 1999 ODI World Cup, found Australia as the Champions & Pakistan as the Runners up.
The 2nd most wickets in Test cricket history bowler, Shane Warne was the Player of the Match in the Finals while Lance Klusener was awarded the Player of the Tournament – of ICC 1999 ODI World Cup.
With 12 teams, there were 42 matches played in the tournament, including the Semi Finals & the Final.
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Where Was The 1999 Cricket World Cup Held? ICC 1999 ODI World Cup Schedule & Venues In England, Ireland, Scotland & Netherlands : 14 May – 20 June 1999, ICC ODI World Cup 2019 Champions England In 1999 WC
Having a schedule from 14th May – 20th June of the ICC 1999 ODI World Cup, the tournament was held at the 21 Venues jointly in – England, Netherlands, Scotland & Ireland.
Amstelveen, Edinburgh & Dublin were the venues in Netherlands, Scotland & Ireland respectively.
| England | Netherlands | Scotland | Ireland | |
| Venues – | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Matches – | 38 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Beating Pakistan in the Final of 1999 edition, the Australian team lifted the trophy.
Before, Pakistan beat New Zealand in the 1st Semi Final game while Australia had a tie against South Africa in the 2nd Semi Final but made it to the Final because of a higher finish in the Super 6 stage.
The 12 entrants were split into 2 groups – Group A & Group B and the Top 3 of each group entered into the Super 6 stage. South Africa & Pakistan occupied the topmost position in Group A & Group B respectively.
| Group – A | Mts | Won | Lost | Pts | NRR | Group – B | Mts | Won | Lost | Pts | NRR | ||
| RSA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | +0.85 | PAK | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | +0.52 | ||
| IND | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | +1.28 | AUS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | +0.73 | ||
| ZIM | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | +0.01 | NZ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | +0.57 | ||
| ENG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -0.33 | WI | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | +0.49 | ||
| SL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.80 | BAN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.54 | ||
| KEN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1.19 | SCO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1.92 |
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The 2nd most runs in Test cricket history batsman for India, Rahul Dravid was the highest runs getter in the event. He scored 461 runs(8 inns), at an average of 65.8 and a strike rate of 85.5. Including the highest score of 145(Vs SL), Dravid had 2 hundreds & 3 fifties against his name.
In the bowling column, Geoff Allott(NZ) alongwith Shane Warne(AUS) had the most wickets. Each, claimed 20 wickets in 9 and 10 matches respectively.
| Team | Most Runs | Most 4s | Most 6s | Best Avg.(min 100 runs) | Best SR(min 100 runs) | HS | Most Wkts | BBI | Best Avg.(min 30 overs) | Best Econ.(min 30 overs) | ||||
| IND | R Dravid(461) | R Dravid(49) | S Ganguly(8) | R Dravid(65.8) | S Tendulkar(90) | S Ganguly(183) | J Srinath(12) | V Prasad(5/27) | R Singh(19.1) | V Prasad(4.1) | ||||
| AUS | S Waugh(398) | M Waugh(39) | S Waugh(6) | T Moody (117.0) | T Moody(130) | S Waugh(120*) | S Warne(20) | G McGrath(5/14) | S Warne(18.0) | S Warne(3.83) | ||||
| PAK | S Anwar(368) | S Anwar(42) | W Akram(6) | M Yousuf(53.6) | M Khan(110) | S Anwar(113*) | S Mushtaq(17) | S Mushtaq(5/35) | S Mushtaq(22.2) | W Akram(3.77) | ||||
| ZIM | N Johnson(367) | N Johnson(43) | N Johnson(4) | N Johnson(52.4) | N Johnson(73) | N Johnson(132*) | N Johnson(12) | N Johnson(4/42) | N Johnson(19.4) | P Strang(4.40) | ||||
| RSA | H Gibbs(341) | H Gibbs(34) | L Klusener(10) | L Klusener (140.5) | L Klusener(122) | H Gibbs(101) | L Klusener(17) | L Klusener(5/21) | A Donald(20.3) | S Pollock(3.37) | ||||
| NZ | R Twose(318) | R Twose(29) | C Cairns(5) | R Rwose(79.5) | C Cairns(74) | R Twose(80*) | G Allott(20) | C Harris(4/7 | G Allott(16.2) | G Allott(3.71) | ||||
| SCO | G Hamilton(217) | G Hamilton(15) | G Hamilton(4) | G Hamilton(54.2) | G Hamilton(68) | G Hamilton(76) | J Blain(10) | J Blain(4/37) | J Blain(21.0) | A Butt(4.00) | ||||
| WI | R Jacobs(205) | R Jacobs(18) | R Jacobs(3) | R Jacobs(102.5) | B Lara(88) | R Jacobs(80*) | C Walsh(11) | C Walsh(4/25) | C Walsh(9.8) | C Walsh(2.30) | ||||
| ENG | N Hussain(194) | N Hussain(22) | G Hick(2) | N Hussain(64.6) | G Thorpe(69) | N Hussain(88*) | D Gough(11) | D Gough(4/34) | D Gough(17.4) | A Mullally(3.52) | ||||
| KEN | S Tikolo(167) | S Tikolo(19) | T Odoyo(6) | A Vadher(47.0) | T Odoyo(100) | M Odumbe(82) | T Odoyo(7) | T Odoyo(3/56) | T Odoyo(34.0) | M Suji(4.76) | ||||
| BAN | M Abedin(140) | M Abedin(14) | H Hossain(1) | M Abedin(70.0) | M Abedin(56) | M Abedin(68) | K Mahmud(6) | K Mahmud(3/31) | K Mahmud(24.1) | K Mahmud(3.94) | ||||
| SL | M Atapattu(139) | M Jayawardene(16) | C Vaas(2) | M Atapattu(27.8) | M Jayawardene(96) | R Kaluwitharana(57) | P Wickramasinghe(9) | M Muralidharan(3/25) | P Wickramasinghe(23.1) | M Muralidharan(3.67) |
Among the allrounders, Lance Klusener and Neil Johnson had the splendid all-round performance in the ICC 1999 ODI World Cup.
The former Proteas allrounder, Lance Klusener had his best career moment in the respective World Cup where his super performance won him the Man Of The Tournament award.
Batting down the order, Klusener had a runs tally of 281(8 inns), with an average of 140.5 and the strike rate above 122. He was the leading six hitter, with 10. Also, he was the leading wickets taker for RSA(4th overall), with a number of 17(9 inns).
One of the most fluent allrounders for Zimbabwe, Neil Johnson ended up as the leading runs scorer as well as the leading wickets taker, for his team. He scored 367 runs( 52.4 avg) & picked up 12 wickets(19.4 avg), in the 8 matches he played. This helped ZIM reach the Super 6 stage of the tournament.
| Runs | Inns | HS | Avg | SR | 4s | Wkts | Inns | BBI | Avg | Econ | |
| 367 | 8 | 132* | 52.4 | 73 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 4/42 | 19.4 | 4.4 |
England Vs Sri Lanka ICC 1999 ODI World Cup Inaugural Match At The Lord’s Cricket Stadium : The Former England Wicketkeeper Batsman Alec Stewart Man Of The Match
In the Inaugural Match(14th May) of the ICC 1999 ODI World Cup, the home team England beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets, at the Lord’s.
Chasing 205, the English team achieved the target easily because of the fifties by Alec Stewart(88) and Graeme Hick(73*).
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With equal number of points(6) in the Super 6 matches – Pakistan, Australia & South Africa occupied the 1st, 2nd & 3rd positions, on the basis of Net Run Rate.
Having the 5 points each, New Zealand came ahead of Zimbabwe on the Net Run Rate basis and qualified as the 4th team into the Semis.
| Team | Mts | Won | Lost | Pts | NRR |
| PAK | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | +0.65 |
| AUS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | +0.35 |
| RSA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | +0.17 |
| NZ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -0.52 |
| ZIM | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -0.78 |
| IND | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -0.15 |
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In the 1st Semi Final match of the Cup, Pakistan team had a clinical 9 wickets win over the Kiwis.
Batting first, the NZ team put 241/7 on the board including the three 40s by – Stephen Fleming(41 off 47), Chris Cairns(44* off 48) & Roger Twose(46 off 83).
PAK chased down the target with 9 wickets in hand that included the 194 runs opening stand between Saeed Anwar and W Wasti.
With 113*(148 balls), Saeed Anwar equalled Rahul Dravid for the most 100s in ODI WC 1999 while Wasti went on scoring 84(123 balls).
For a bowling spell of 10-0-55-3, the Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar received the Player of the Match award.
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The first tie in the World Cup history, came between Australia & South Africa – in the 2nd Semi Final match of ICC 1999 ODI World Cup.
Batted first the Aussies were bowled out for 213, after a fiery bowling spell(5/36) by one of the finest allrounders of the game, Shaun Pollock.
In reply, the Proteas were restricted exactly to the same score which involved the last few overs twist after twist in the game.
A never say die attitude batsman, Lance Klusener almost took South Africa to their first ever WC finals, before Allan Donald’s run out resulted in a tie.
Needed 9 runs off the final over, Klusener fetched 2 fours off the first 2 deliveries by Damien Fleming. But then, a misunderstanding between the two batsmen resulted into a run-out dismissal.
Batting at the 8th position, L Klusener had a quickfire innings of 31* off 16 balls(4 fours, 1 six). A magical bowling spell(10-4-29-4) by Shane Warne won him the Player of the Match award.
Australia advanced to the Final, due to a higher finish in the Super Six matches and made South Africa’s exit in the ICC 1999 ODI World Cup.
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The Australian team became the 2nd after West Indies, to lift ODI World Cup on the 2nd occasion, after beating Pakistan in the Final match of the ICC 1999 ODI World Cup.
This proved to be a one sided contest as Australia secured an easy win over the opposition team.
Having a bat first, the Pakistan team got all out for a total of just 132. The Australian greats – Shane Warne had a spell of 9-1-33-4 while the top 5 fastest 500 Test wickets bowler Glenn McGrath had a 9-3-13-2 bowling spell.
In reply, the Aussies chased down the target in just 20.1 overs and found a thumping win by 8 wickets. The 2nd most runs in IPL 2009 batsman, Adam Gilchrist was the leading runs scorer in the match, with 54 off 36(8 fours, 1 six).
For his match winning spell, the IPL 2008 winning team captain Shane Warne was adjudged the Man of the Match.
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FAQs(Frequently Asked Questions)
Who won the 1999 ODI World Cup?
Australia won the ICC 1999 ODI World Cup, beating Pakistan by 8 wickets in the Final match, at the Lord’s.
Who won in 1999 India vs Pakistan?
India won against Pakistan in the 1999 ODI WC Super 6 match, by 47 runs which included a 5/27 bowling spell by Venkatesh Prasad.
Who was India’s captain in the 1999 World Cup?
Mohammad Azharuddin was the Indian Team Captain, in the ICC 1999 ODI World Cup.
Did Sachin play the 1999 World Cup?
Yes, Sachin Tendulkar went on playing the ICC 1999 ODI World Cup where he scored 253 runs in 7 innings.