List of Centuries in 2007 World Cup (Ninth World Cup Cricket)

Adam Gilchrist

1. 113 (Balls:93 6's:5 4's:9) by Ricky Ponting ( Australia) Vs Scotland
   at Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre on 14-Mar-2007
2. 115* (Balls:137 6's:2 4's:10) by Jeremy Bray ( Ireland) Vs Zimbabwe
   at Sabina Park, Kingston on 15-Mar-2007
3. 128* (Balls:109 6's:5 4's:11) by Jacques Kallis ( South Africa) Vs Netherlands
   at Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre on 16-Mar-2007
4. 123 (Balls:89 6's:7 4's:8) by Brad Hodge ( Australia) Vs Netherlands
   at Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre on 18-Mar-2007
5. 114 (Balls:87 6's:3 4's:17) by Virender Sehwag ( India) Vs Bermuda
   at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain on 19-Mar-2007
6. 109 (Balls:87 6's:7 4's:7) by Sanath Jayasuriya ( Sri Lanka) Vs Bangladesh
   at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain on 21-Mar-2007
7. 160 (Balls:121 6's:8 4's:14) by Imran Nazir ( Pakistan) Vs Zimbabwe
   at Sabina Park, Kingston on 21-Mar-2007
8. 101 (Balls:117 6's:1 4's:9) by Lou Vincent ( New Zealand) Vs Canada
   at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet on 22-Mar-2007
9. 102* (Balls:113 6's:4 4's:10) by Shivnarine Chanderpaul ( West Indies) Vs Ireland
   at Sabina Park, Kingston on 23-Mar-2007
10. 101 (Balls:68 6's:4 4's:14) by Matthew Hayden ( Australia) Vs South Africa
    at Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre on 24-Mar-2007
11. 158 (Balls:143 6's:4 4's:14) by Matthew Hayden ( Australia) Vs West Indies
    at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound on 27-Mar-2007
12. 115 (Balls:101 6's:4 4's:10) by Sanath Jayasuriya ( Sri Lanka) Vs West Indies
    at Providence Stadium, Providence on 01-Apr-2007
13. 102* (Balls:92 6's:3 4's:10) by Stephen Fleming ( New Zealand) Vs Bangladesh
    at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound on 02-Apr-2007
14. 104 (Balls:122 6's:1 4's:6) by Kevin Pietersen ( England) Vs Australia
    at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound on 08-Apr-2007
15. 146 (Balls:130 6's:5 4's:12) by AB de Villiers ( South Africa) Vs West Indies
    at National Cricket Stadium, St. George's on 10-Apr-2007
16. 111* (Balls:157 6's:0 4's:8) by Scott Styris ( New Zealand) Vs Sri Lanka
    at National Cricket Stadium, St. George's on 12-Apr-2007
17. 103 (Balls:100 6's:2 4's:10) by Matthew Hayden ( Australia) Vs New Zealand
    at National Cricket Stadium, St. George's on 20-Apr-2007
18. 100 (Balls:91 6's:1 4's:10) by Kevin Pietersen ( England) Vs West Indies
    at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown on 21-Apr-2007
19. 115* (Balls:109 6's:3 4's:10) by Mahela Jayawardene ( Sri Lanka) Vs New Zealand
    at Sabina Park, Kingston on 24-Apr-2007
20. 149 (Balls:104 6's:8 4's:13) by Adam Gilchrist ( Australia) Vs Sri Lanka
    at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown on 28-Apr-2007

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Official Song of ICC Cricket World Cup 2007

Official Song of ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 has been titled "THE GAME OF LOVE AND UNITY".. The song has been sung by Jamaican-born Shaggy, Barbadian entertainer Rupee and Trinidadian Faye-Ann Lyons.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Official Song Lyrics

Chorus (at the start)

Play, in this beautiful game
Where the rules and aim
Remain the same
It's the game of love unity

Play, in this beautiful game
Where the rules and aim
Will never change
It's the game of love unity

Verse 1 

Sending out invitations
All over the world
Every race, every class,
Every man, every girl
Whether near, whether far
Come and join in the fun
(Oh na na na)

This is it, one big game that you cannot miss
No matter who you are - everyone’s on the list
This is the game of life and we all are one
(So come along)

Chorus (repeated twice)

Play, in this beautiful game
Where the rules and aim
Remain the same
It's the game of love unity

Play, in this beautiful game
Where the rules and aim
Will never change
It's the game of love unity

Dancehall breakaway (repeated twice)

We run the place
We set the pace
We lead the chase
Everybody participate and…

No time to waste
Lift up the pace and celebrate
It’s our obligation

We fascinate, we captivate
Your mind, your heart, soul and
Rhythm of the nation

We play, we play
We feel the game
Come on, come on
Let me see you gyrate

Verse 2

Bring along all your friends
And tell them join in
Cause this game never ends
Once it begins
We will spread peace and love
For eternity

All your worries and stress
Let them all go
We won't settle for less
Cause we're all MELLO
Bring your heart and your soul and set your mind free

Chorus (repeated twice)

Play, in this beautiful game
Where the rules and aim
Remain the same
It's the game of love unity

Play, in this beautiful game
Where the rules and aim
Will never change
It's the game of love unity

Bridge

We will rejoice
And sound our voice
Cause we are one together
L.O.V.E. and unity,
Forever

Chorus (repeated to the end)

Play, in this beautiful game
Where the rules and aim
Remain the same
It's the game of love unity

Play, in this beautiful game
Where the rules and aim
Will never change
It's the game of love unity

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Cricket World Cup -20037

The ninth edition of ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 was held in the spectacular islands of West Indies from on March 13, 2007 and April 28, 2007. It is the first time the Cricket World Cup has been held in the Caribbean.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Mascot is an orange mongoose called Mello. Mello is neither an object, animal nor person but instead a youthful, friendly, contemporary character with bright eyes, a big smile and an abundance of personality. Mello represents zest for life. He is in his teens - cheeky and curious - and is socially aware. Mello is aware of the growing HIV epidemic around the world and therefore wears a red ribbon to show his support for the ICC/UNAIDS initiative.

This tournament feature 16 teams, i.e. Australia, South Africa, Scotland, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Bermuda, New Zealand, England, Kenya, Canada, Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland. The teams are divided into four groups. Within each group, the teams will play each other in a round-robin format. Teams will earn points for wins and half-points for ties. The top two teams from each group, a total of eight, will move forward to the "Super 8" round. The top two teams from each group will play the other six teams that progressed from different groups. Teams will earn points in the same way as the group stage, but will also bring points scored against the other team who qualified from the same group to the "Super 8" stage. The top four teams from the "Super 8" round will advance to the semi-finals, and the winners of the semi-finals will compete in the final.

The official Song of ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 has been titled "THE GAME OF LOVE AND UNITY". The song has been sung by Jamaican-born Shaggy, Barbadian entertainer Rupee and Trinidadian Faye-Ann Lyons.

The final match was played between the finalists of 1996 World Cup, Australia and Sri Lanka at the Kensington Oval, Barbados. Australia wins Cricket World Cup 2007 final by 53 runs.

Revenue wise, Cricket World Cup 2007 West Indies, or officially speaking ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, was not a big hit, as the advent of T20 Cricket made people a bit disinterested in ODIs. Also, due to the poor performance of West Indian team, the local crowd was not much interested in the matches of ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. The weather was also not Cricket friendly. Due to this, some games of Cricket World Cup 2007 West Indies were curtailed.

Many teams, including India lost their captain after the world cup debacle. Rahul Dravid was the Indian captain and he was removed from captaincy and wicketkeeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni was made the Indian captain.Overall, Cricket World Cup 2007 West Indies was not a flop, neither a hit. ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 would be remembered as the first hattrick of any international Cricket team to win 3 World Cups in a row.

• Tournament formats - Round robin and Knockout
• Host - West Indies
• Champions - Australia
• Runner up - Sri Lanka
• Semi Finalist: New Zealand, Soputh Africa
• Teams - 16
• Matches played - 51
• Most runs - Matthew Hayden (659)
• Most wickets - Glenn McGrath (26)
• Player of the series - Glenn McGrath (Australia)

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