World Cup 1999
The 1999 Cricket World Cup was hosted primarily by England, but Ireland,
Scotland and the Netherlands also hosted some games. The World Cup was
won by Australia. Australia beat Pakistan by 8 wickets in a one-sided
final at Lord's Cricket Ground in London. New Zealand and South Africa
were the other semifinalists.
The format of the world cup was as follows: The 12 contestants were
divided into 2 groups, in each of which teams played each other in the
league stage. The top three from each group advanced to the Super Sixes,
a new concept brought about in this World Cup, where each qualifier from
group A played with each qualifier from group B. The teams also carried
forward their points from games against each qualifer from their group.
The top four in the Super Sixes contested the semifinals.
