2003 Cricket World Cup
1 dated anecdotes about 2003 Cricket World Cup, each attributed to its source.
Australia's 2003 World Cup Final Victory
Wikipedia's match report notes that Ricky Ponting scored 140 not out to earn the man of the match award as Australia posted 359 runs for 2 wickets against India on 23 March 2003. According to Wikipedia's final account, Ponting shared an unbroken record partnership of 234 runs with Damien Martyn, who finished on 88 not out at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Wikipedia's match record states that Sourav Ganguly won the toss and elected that India would field first. Wikipedia's scorecard lists Virender Sehwag as India's top scorer with 82 runs before India were bowled out for 234 runs in the 40th over. Wikipedia's match report notes that Glenn McGrath took three wickets for 52 runs to seal a 125-run victory. Following the match, Wikipedia quotes Ponting as saying, "It's not that we think we are ahead of the others. It's just the way we play." Wikipedia's tournament entry observes that this result gave Australia their third World Cup title, making them the only team to reach that milestone after winning all 11 of their matches in the first World Cup hosted in Africa.