The 16 teams had to name their final squads by 13 February 2007. Main article: 2007 Cricket World Cup squads The total amount of money spent on stadiums was at least US$301 million.īrian Lara Stadium, in Trinidad, lost its status as a pre-tournament warm-up match venue on 21 September 2006. This put the reconstruction cost of Sabina Park at US$46 million whilst the Trelawny Stadium was estimated to cost US$35 million. Another US$20 million was budgeted for 'off-the-pitch' expenses, putting the tally at more than US$100 million or JM$7 billion. This included refurbishing Sabina Park and constructing the new multi-purpose facility in Trelawny through a loan from China. The Jamaican government spent US$81 million for "on-the-pitch" expenses. Lucia, Jamaica, and Barbados (which hosted the final), each of which hosted seven matches. All host countries hosted six matches with the exceptions of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and a second bid by Jamaica were also rejected.Įight venues across the West Indies were selected to host the World Cup tournament. 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. 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. The World Cup was awarded to the West Indies via the International Cricket Council's rotational policy. įollowing the tournament the ICC distributed surplus tournament revenues of US$239 million to its members. Eight months later, an open verdict was returned.
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The following day police announced that the death was suspicious and ordered a full investigation. Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer died the day after Pakistan was knocked out. Ireland became only the second associate nation to make it past the first round of a Cricket World Cup, the first being Kenya in 2003. The tournament also saw upsets and surprise results, with pre-tournament favourites India and Pakistan failing to make it past the group stage, while Bangladesh, the second-lowest ranked ICC Full Member at the time, and World Cup debutant Ireland, which was an ICC Associate Member at the time, made it to the "Super 8", beating India and Pakistan respectively en route. Australia's unbeaten record in the tournament increased their total to 29 consecutive World Cup matches without loss, a streak dating back to, during the group stage of the 1999 World Cup. From this, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and 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. 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. There were a total of 51 matches played, three fewer than at the 2003 World Cup (despite a field larger by two teams). The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 9th edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport's One Day International (ODI) format.
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