2003 Cricket World Cup
2003 One Day International cricket tournament in Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe
The 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup was the eighth edition of the tournament. It was the first World Cup held in Africa, co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya. Australia won the tournament for the third time, defeating India in the final.
2003 Cricket World Cup | |
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Dates | 9 February – 23 March |
Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
Cricket format | One Day International |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Host(s) | South Africa Zimbabwe Kenya |
Champions | Australia (3rd title) |
Participants | 14 |
Matches played | 54 |
Attendance | 626,845 (11,608 per match) |
Man of the Series | Sachin Tendulkar |
Most runs | Sachin Tendulkar (673) |
Most wickets | Chaminda Vaas (23) |
← 1999 2007 → |
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Cricket World Cup 2003.
- Cricket World Cup 2003 at BBC Sport
- Cricket World Cup 2003 at ESPN Cricinfo
- Cricket World Cup 2003 at Guardian.co.uk Sport