2015 Cricket World Cup
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| 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup | |
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Official logo of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
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| Dates | 14 February – 29 March |
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin andKnockout |
| Host(s) | Australia New Zealand |
| Participants | 14 |
| Matches played | 49 |
| Official website | Cricket World Cup |
The 2015 Cricket World Cup is the 11th Cricket World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015. Fourteen teams will play 49 matches in 14 venues, with Australia staging 26 games at grounds in Adelaide, Brisbane,Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney while New Zealand hosts 23 games in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton,Napier, Nelson and Wellington.[1] The final match of the tournament will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The hosting rights were awarded at the same time as those of the 2011 Cricket World Cup, which Australia and New Zealand had originally bid to host, and the 2019 Cricket World Cup, which was awarded to England. The 2011 tournament was awarded to the four Asian Test cricket playing countries, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, in a 10 to 3 vote (Pakistan later lost the co-hosting rights due to a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team). The International Cricket Council were sufficiently impressed with thetrans-Tasman bid that it was decided to award the next World Cup to Australia and New Zealand.[2][3] This is the second time that the tournament will be held in Australia and New Zealand, with the first being the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Sachin Tendulkar was named as the 2015 Cricket World Cup Ambassador by the ICC for the second time, after 2011 Cricket World Cup where he was the ambassador.
India are the defending champions, having won the tournament in 2011 when it was held in the Indian subcontinent, defeating Sri Lanka in the finals by 6 wickets. Tickets for the Pool B match between India and Pakistan, played on 15 February 2015, reportedly sold out within 12 minutes of going on sale.[4]
Contents
[hide]Host selection
Bids
The ICC announced the hosts for the previous World Cup, the 2011 competition, on 30 April 2006. Australia and New Zealand had also bid for the tournament and a successfulAustralasian bid for the 2011 World Cup would have seen a 50–50 split in games, with the final still up for negotiation. The Trans-Tasman bid, Beyond Boundaries, was the only bid for 2011 delivered to the ICC headquarters at Dubai before 1 March deadline. Considerable merits of the bid included the superior venues and infrastructure, and the total support of the Australian and New Zealand governments on tax and custom issues during the tournament, according to Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland.[5] The New Zealand government had also assured that the Zimbabwean team would be allowed to take part in the tournament after political discussions about whether their team would be allowed to tour Zimbabwe in 2005.[6]
ICC President Ehsan Mani said that the extra time required by the Asian bloc to hand over its bid had harmed the four-nation bid. However, when it came to the voting, the Asians won by seven votes to four; according to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), it was the vote of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) that turned the matter. It was reported in Pakistani newspaper Dawn that the Asian countries promised to hold fund-raising events for West Indian cricket during the 2007 Cricket World Cup, which may have influenced the vote.[7] However, I.S. Bindra, chairman of the monitoring committee of the Asian bid, denied that, saying that it was their promise of extra profits of US$400 million that swung the vote in their way.[8]
The ICC was so impressed by the efficiency of the Trans-Tasman bid that they decided to award the next World Cup, to be held in 2015, to them.[9]
Australia and New Zealand last jointly hosted the Cricket World Cup in 1992.
Format
The tournament features 14 teams, the same number as the 2011 World Cup, giving associate and affiliate member nations a chance to participate.[10]
The format is the same as the 2011 edition: 14 teams take part in the initial stages, divided into two groups of seven; the seven teams play each other once before the top four teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals.
On 29 January 2015, ICC reinstated the use of the Super Over for Cricket World Cup Final match if the match finishes as a tie.[11][12]
Qualification
Main articles: 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship and 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Per ICC regulations, the 10 ICC full member nations qualify for the tournament automatically. Immediately after the 2011 World Cup, it was decided that the next tournament would be reduced to only feature the 10 full members.[13]This was met with heavy criticism from a number of associate nations, especially from the Ireland cricket team, who had performed well in 2007 and 2011, including victories over Pakistan and England, both full member nations. Following support shown by the ICC Cricket Committee for a qualification process,[14] the ICC retracted their decision in June 2011 and decided that 14 teams will participate in the 2015 World Cup, including four associate or affiliate member nations.[15]
At the ICC Chief Executives' Committee meeting in September 2011, the ICC decided on a new qualifying format. The top two teams of the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship qualify directly. The remaining six teams join the third and fourth-placed teams of 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and the top two teams of 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in a 10-team World Cup Qualifier to decide the remaining two places.[16][17]
On 9 July 2013, as a result of a tied match against Netherlands, Ireland became the first country to qualify for the 2015 World Cup.[18] On 4 October 2013, Afghanistan qualified for their first Cricket World Cup after beating Kenya to finish in second place behind Ireland.[19]
Scotland defeated the United Arab Emirates in the final of the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier and both teams qualified for the last two spots in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.[20]
| Team | Method of qualification | Past appearances | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Rank[nb 1] | Group |
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 England | Full member | 10 | 2011 | Runners-up (1979, 1987, 1992) | 1 | A |
 South Africa | 6 | 2011 | Semi-finals (1992, 1999, 2007) | 2 | B | |
 India | 10 | 2011 | Champions (1983, 2011) | 3 | B | |
 Australia | 10 | 2011 | Champions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007) | 4 | A | |
 Sri Lanka | 10 | 2011 | Champions (1996) | 5 | A | |
 Pakistan | 10 | 2011 | Champions (1992) | 6 | B | |
 West Indies | 10 | 2011 | Champions (1975, 1979) | 7 | B | |
 Bangladesh | 4 | 2011 | Super 8 (2007) | 8 | A | |
 New Zealand | 10 | 2011 | Semi-finals (1975, 1979, 1992, 1999, 2007, 2011) | 9 | A | |
 Zimbabwe | 8 | 2011 | Super 6 (1999, 2003) | 10 | B | |
 Ireland | WCL Championship | 2 | 2011 | Super 8 (2007) | 11 | B |
 Afghanistan | 0 | — | — | 12 | A | |
 Scotland | World Cup Qualifier | 2 | 2007 | Group stage (1999, 2007) | 13 | A |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1996 | Group stage (1996) | 14 | B |
- ^ Full members' ranks are based on the ICC ODI Championship rankings as of 31 December 2012.
Preparations
Local organising committee
In preparation for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, the organising committee of the tournament was finalised. John Harnden was named chief executive,[21] James Strong as chairman,[22] and Ralph Waters was named as the deputy chairman.[23]
Allocation of matches
When Australia and New Zealand bid for the 2011 Cricket World Cup in 2006, they said that it will see a 50–50 split in games. Finally, it was decided on 30 July 2013 that Australia would host 26 matches, while New Zealand got a share of 23 matches in the tournament. There was a tense battle between Melbourne and Sydney to host the final.[24]On 30 July 2013, it was announced that Melbourne will host the final, with Sydney and Auckland hosting the semi-finals.[25]
Visas
It was announced that spectators travelling to World Cup matches in New Zealand who would otherwise not be entitled to a visa waiver, would be able to enter New Zealand if they held an Australian visitor visa. This was a special Trans-Tasman Visa Arrangement for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.[26][27][28]
Media and promotion
The World Cup has grown as a media event with each tournament. The International Cricket Council has sold the rights for broadcasting of the 2015 Cricket World Cup for US$2 billion to ESPN Star Sports and Star Sports. According to Strong, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) wants to make the tournament the most fan-friendly event of its kind and take cricket to a wide range of communities throughout Australia and New Zealand.[29]
Sachin Tendulkar was named as the 2015 Cricket World Cup Ambassador by the ICC for the second time, after 2011 Cricket World Cup where he was the official event ambassador.
Broadcasting rights
Opening ceremony
Main article: 2015 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony
The opening ceremonies were held separately in Christchurch, New Zealand and Melbourne, Australia, on 12 February 2015, two days before the first two matches.
Prize money
The International Cricket Council has declared a total prize money pool of $10 million for the tournament, which is 20 percent more than the 2011 edition. The prize money will be distributed according to the performance of the team as follows:[44]
| Stage | Prize money (US$) | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $3,975,000 | $3,975,000 |
| Runner-up | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 |
| Losing semi-finalists | $600,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Losing quarter-finalists | $300,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Winner of each group match | $45,000 | $1,890,000 |
| Teams eliminated in group stage | $35,000 | $210,000 |
| Total | $10,225,000 |
This means that if the winner remains undefeated throughout the group stage of the tournament, they will win a total of $4,245,000 (winner's prize plus $45,000 for each group stage win), while a team which is eliminated in the group stage without any wins will be given $35,000.
Venues
| Sydney | Melbourne | Adelaide | Brisbane | Perth |
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| Sydney Cricket Ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Adelaide Oval | The Gabba | WACA Ground |
| Capacity: 48,000 (upgraded)[45] | Capacity: 100,024 | Capacity: 53,500 (upgraded)[46] | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 24,500 |
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| Hobart | Canberra | |||
| Bellerive Oval | Manuka Oval | |||
| Capacity: 20,000 (upgraded)[47] | Capacity: 13,550 | |||
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| Auckland | Christchurch | |||
| Eden Park | Hagley Oval | |||
| Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |||
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| Hamilton | Napier | Wellington | Nelson | Dunedin |
| Seddon Park | McLean Park | Wellington Regional Stadium | Saxton Oval | University Oval |
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 37,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 6,000 |
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| Source:[48] (correct except for upgraded stadia, which have their own sources) | ||||
Umpires
Main article: 2015 Cricket World Cup officials
The Umpire selection panel selected 20 umpires to officiate at the World Cup: five each from Australia and England, five from Asia, two each from New Zealand and South Africa and one from West Indies.[49]
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Squads
Main article: 2015 Cricket World Cup squads
The teams, after initially naming a provisional 30-member squad, were required to finalise a 15-member squad for the tournament on or before 7 January 2015.[50]
Warm-up matches
Fourteen non-ODI warm-up matches were played from 8 to 13 February.[51]
Group stage
A total of 42 matches will be played throughout the group stage of the tournament. The top four teams from each pool will qualify for the quarter-finals.
Pool A
Main article: 2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts |
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| New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.090 | 10 |
| Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1.597 | 7 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +0.211 | 7 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.151 | 6 |
| England | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.001 | 2 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.881 | 2 |
| Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.423 | 0 |
14 February
Scorecard |
| New Zealand 331/6 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 233 (46.1 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 98 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| Australia 342/9 (50 overs) | v | England 231 (41.5 overs) |
| Australia won by 111 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
17 February
Scorecard |
| Scotland 142 (36.2 overs) | v | New Zealand 146/7 (24.5 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 3 wickets University Oval, Dunedin |
| Bangladesh 267 (50 overs) | v | Afghanistan 162 (42.5 overs) |
| Bangladesh won by 105 runs Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| England 123 (33.2 overs) | v | New Zealand 125/2 (12.2 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 8 wickets Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |
22 February
Scorecard |
| Afghanistan 232 (49.4 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 236/6 (48.2 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets University Oval, Dunedin |
23 February
Scorecard |
| England 303/8 (50 overs) | v | Scotland 184 (42.2 overs) |
| England won by 119 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
26 February
Scorecard |
| Scotland 210 (50 overs) | v | Afghanistan 211/9 (49.3 overs) |
| Afghanistan won by 1 wicket University Oval, Dunedin |
| Sri Lanka 332/1 (50 overs) | v | Bangladesh 240 (47 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 92 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| Australia 151 (32.2 overs) | v | New Zealand 152/9 (23.1 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 1 wicket Eden Park, Auckland |
1 March
Scorecard |
| England 309/6 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 312/1 (47.2 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |
5 March
Scorecard |
| Scotland 318/8 (50 overs) | v | Bangladesh 322/4 (48.1 overs) |
| Bangladesh won by 6 wickets Saxton Oval, Nelson |
8 March
Scorecard |
| Afghanistan 186 (47.4 overs) | v | New Zealand 188/4 (36.1 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 6 wickets McLean Park, Napier |
| Australia 376/9 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 312 (46.2 overs) |
| Australia won by 64 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| Bangladesh 275/7 (50 overs) | v | England 260 (48.3 overs) |
| Bangladesh won by 15 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
Pool B
Main article: 2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.246 | 8 |
| South Africa | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.462 | 6 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.194 | 6 |
| Ireland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.820 | 6 |
| West Indies | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.511 | 4 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −0.595 | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.691 | 0 |
| South Africa 339/4 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 277 (48.2 overs) |
| South Africa won by 62 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton |
16 February
Scorecard |
| West Indies 304/7 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 307/6 (45.5 overs) |
| Ireland won by 4 wickets Saxton Oval, Nelson |
19 February
Scorecard |
| United Arab Emirates 285/7 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 286/6 (48 overs) |
| Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets Saxton Oval, Nelson |
21 February
Scorecard |
| West Indies 310/6 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 160 (39 overs) |
| West Indies won by 150 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| India 307/7 (50 overs) | v | South Africa 177 (40.2 overs) |
| India won by 130 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| West Indies 372/2 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 289 (44.3 overs) |
| West Indies won by 73 runs Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| United Arab Emirates 278/9 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 279/8 (49.2 overs) |
| Ireland won by 2 wickets Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane |
| South Africa 408/5 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 151 (33.1 overs) |
| South Africa won by 257 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| United Arab Emirates 102 (31.3 overs) | v | India 104/1 (18.5 overs) |
| India won by 9 wickets WACA Ground, Perth |
| Pakistan 235/7 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 215 (49.4 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 20 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane |
| South Africa 411/4 (50 overs) | v | Ireland 210 (45 overs) |
| South Africa won by 201 runs Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| Pakistan 339/6 (50 overs) | v | United Arab Emirates 210/8 (50 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 129 runs McLean Park, Napier |
| Pakistan 222 (46.4 overs) | v | South Africa 202 (33.3 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 29 runs (D/L method) Eden Park, Auckland |
Knockout stage
Main article: 2015 Cricket World Cup knockout stage
While the dates and venues are fixed, which match-up they host is subject to change to accommodate the host countries should they qualify. If Australia qualify for the quarter-finals, they will play in the match on 20 March in Adelaide. If Sri Lanka and England (the next two highest ranked teams) progress to the quarter-finals, they will play in Sydney and Melbourne respectively.[52] As England failed to qualify for the quarter-finals, Bangladesh took their place.[53][54] The teams from each pool will be paired based on the A1 v B4, A2 v B3, A3 v B2, A4 v B1 format.[52]
If Australia qualify for the semi-finals, they will play the game on 26 March in Sydney. If New Zealand qualifies, their semi-final will be played on 24 March in Auckland. In the event of an Australia v New Zealand semi-final, the team that finished higher in Pool A will have home advantage for the match.[55][56]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | New Zealand | |||||||||||||
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Main article: List of 2015 Cricket World Cup statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 5 | 5 | 372 | 124.00 | 116.25 | 117* | 3 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| AB de Villiers | South Africa | 5 | 5 | 318 | 79.50 | 153.62 | 162* | 1 | 1 | 29 | 16 |
| Hashim Amla | South Africa | 5 | 5 | 295 | 59.00 | 99.32 | 159 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 5 |
| Brendan Taylor | Zimbabwe | 5 | 5 | 295 | 59.00 | 100.00 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 5 | 5 | 291 | 72.75 | 96.03 | 161* | 1 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
| Last updated: 8 March 2015[57] | |||||||||||
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13.69 | 3.86 | 5/27 | 21.20 |
| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16.84 | 4.76 | 7/33 | 21.20 |
| Mitchell Starc | Australia | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10.16 | 3.77 | 6/28 | 16.10 |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11.33 | 3.00 | 4/18 | 22.60 |
| Morné Morkel | South Africa | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17.27 | 4.50 | 3/34 | 23.00 |
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