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- Count with Teams in World Cup Tournament:
- The 2003 World Cup featured a total of 14 teams.
- All Teams Name:
- Australia
- India
- Sri Lanka
- New Zealand
- South Africa
- England
- West Indies
- Pakistan
- Zimbabwe
- Kenya
- Bangladesh
- Canada
- Netherlands
- Namibia
- Hosted Country:
- The 2003 World Cup was co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Kenya.
- Final Stadium:
- The final of the 2003 World Cup was held at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Final Team Members:
- Australia:
- Ricky Ponting (c)
- Adam Gilchrist (wk)
- Matthew Hayden
- Damien Martyn
- Darren Lehmann
- Andrew Symonds
- Michael Bevan
- Brad Hogg
- Brett Lee
- Glenn McGrath
- Jason Gillespie
- India:
- Sourav Ganguly (c)
- Rahul Dravid (wk)
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Virender Sehwag
- Mohammad Kaif
- Yuvraj Singh
- Dinesh Mongia
- Harbhajan Singh
- Zaheer Khan
- Ashish Nehra
- Javagal Srinath
- Final Score:
- Australia scored 359 runs while batting first in the final.
- India managed to score 234 runs in their chase.
- Highest Score:
- Craig Wishart from Zimbabwe scored the highest individual score in the tournament, with 172 runs against Namibia.
- Most Wicket Taker:
- Chaminda Vaas from Sri Lanka was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament, taking 23 wickets.
- Most Sixes with Name:
- Sachin Tendulkar from India hit the most sixes in the tournament, with a total of 18 sixes.
- Most Runs with Name:
- Sachin Tendulkar from India was the leading run-scorer of the tournament, scoring 673 runs.
- Most Fours with Name:
- Sachin Tendulkar from India hit the most fours in the tournament, with a total of 68 fours.
- Highest Score in the Tournament:
- India’s Sachin Tendulkar scored the highest individual score in the tournament, with 152 runs against Namibia.
- Man of the Match:
- Ricky Ponting from Australia was named the Man of the Match in the final for his magnificent century.
- Man of the Tournament:
- Sachin Tendulkar from India was named the Player of the Tournament for his exceptional batting performances.
- Key Highlights of the Final Match:
- Australia won the final by 125 runs to claim their second consecutive World Cup title.
- Ricky Ponting’s brilliant innings of 140 runs powered Australia to a mammoth total.
- Adam Gilchrist’s aggressive 57-ball 57 set the tone for Australia’s innings.
- Glenn McGrath’s superb bowling, picking up three crucial wickets, restricted India’s chase.
- This victory marked Australia’s dominance in world cricket during the early 2000s.
- Sachin Tendulkar’s valiant 4th century of the tournament went in vain as India fell short in the chase.
- The final saw a record attendance at the Wanderers Stadium, with over 32,000 spectators witnessing the match.
