Cricket World Cup 2007
17th June 2008, by
Cricket World Cup Betting - The Basics
The ICC Cricket World Cup is a quadrennial event that showcases 16 teams as they battle for the title of World Champion. The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup will be hosted in the West Indies and boasts a truly international field of contenders which will no doubt attract the world’s attention come March.
The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup will take place in the four nations of Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, St Vincent and Barbados, which come under the banner of the West Indies.
The tournament officially kicks off with the opening ceremony on the 11th of March. Fifty thrilling one day cricket matches will be played out from March 13th to the 25th of April, culminating in the showpiece event - the final which is to be played out in Barbados on the 28th of April.
Cricket World Cup Betting - Bet Types
Centrebet offers a large range of ICC Cricket World Cup betting options including; head-to-head bets, highest opening partnership, most players dismissed by run out, team to hit the most sixes in innings, innings high bats, runs made by batsman, batting head-to-heads, bowling head-to-heads, method of dismissal, man of the match and next man out.
Exotic bet types are also offered as potential one-sided games can often throw up an odd result. For example, a Centrebet client can place a bet that Pakistan will hit more sixes than Zimbabwe in their match. This kind of bet can produce surprises, and may be totally independent of ICC ODI rankings or who may win the test.
Cricket World Cup Betting - Team Groupings
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | Pakistan |
| South Africa | India | England | West Indies |
| Scotland | Bangladesh | Kenya | Zimbabwe |
| The Netherlands | Bermuda | Canada | Ireland |
Cricket World Cup Betting - Match Schedule
| WARM UP MATCHES | ||
|---|---|---|
| 05 Mar | West Indies v Kenya | England v Bermuda |
| South Africa v Ireland | Sri Lank v Scotland | |
| 06 Mar | India v The Netherlands | Australia v Zimbabwe |
| Pakistan v Canada | New Zealand v Bangladesh | |
| 08 Mar | Kenya v The Netherlands | Zimbabwe v Bermuda |
| Ireland v Canada | Scotland v Bangladesh | |
| 09 Mar | India v West Indies | Australia v England |
| Pakistan v South Africa | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | |
| GROUP MATCHES | ||
| 13 Mar | West Indies v Pakistan | |
| 14 Mar | Australia v Scotland | Kenya v Canada |
| 15 Mar | Sri Lanka v Bermuda | Zimbabwe v Ireland |
| 16 Mar | South Africa v The Netherlands | England v New Zealand |
| 17 Mar | India v Bangladesh | Pakistan v Ireland |
| 18 Mar | Australia v The Netherlands | England v Canada |
| 19 Mar | India v Bermuda | West Indies v Zimbabwe |
| 20 Mar | South Africa v Scotland | New Zealand v Kenya |
| 21 Mar | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Zimbabwe v Pakistan |
| 22 Mar | Scotland v The Netherlands | New Zealand v Canada |
| 23 Mar | India v Sri Lanka | West Indies v Ireland |
| 24 Mar | Australia v South Africa | England v Kenya |
| 25 Mar | Bermuda v Bangladesh | |
| SECOND STAGE | ||
| 27 Mar | Group D 2nd Place v Group A 1st Place | |
| 28 Mar | Group A 2nd Place v Group B 1st Place | |
| 29 Mar | Group D 2nd Place v Group C 1st Place | |
| 30 Mar | Group D 1st Place v Group C 2nd Place | |
| 31 Mar | Group A 1st Place v Group B 2nd Place | |
| 01 Apr | Group D 2nd Place v Group B 1st Place | |
| 02 Apr | Group B 2nd Place v Group C 1st Place | |
| 03 Apr | Group D 1st Place v Group A 2nd Place | |
| 04 Apr | Group C 2nd Place v Group B 1st Place | |
| 07 Apr | Group B 2nd Place v Group A 2nd Place | |
| 08 Apr | Group A 1st Place v Group C 2nd Place | |
| 09 Apr | Group D 1st Place v Group C 1st Place | |
| 10 Apr | Group D 2nd Place v Group A 2nd Place | |
| 11 Apr | Group C 2nd Place v Group B 2nd Place | |
| 12 Apr | Group B 1st Place v Group C 1st Place | |
| 13 Apr | Group A 1st Place v Group D 1st Place | |
| 14 Apr | Group A 2nd Place v Group C 1st Place | |
| 15 Apr | Group B 2nd Place v Group D 1st Place | |
| 16 Apr | Group A 1st Place v Group B 1st Place | |
| 17 Apr | Group A 2nd Place v Group C 2nd Place | |
| 18 Apr | Group D 1st Place v Group B 1st Place | |
| 19 Apr | Group D 2nd Place v Group B 2nd Place | |
| 20 Apr | Group A 1st Place v Group C 1st Place | |
| 21 Apr | Group D 2nd Place v Group B 2nd Place | |
| SEMI FINALS | ||
| 24 Apr | 2nd v 3rd | |
| 25 Apr | 1st v 4th | |
| FINAL | ||
| 28 April | Winner 2nd/3rd v Winner 1st/4th |
Cricket World Cup Betting - Favourites
Australia have dominated one-day international cricket since securing the one-day World Cup trophy in South Africa in 2003, with their first ever ICC Champions Trophy win in 2006 cementing their supremacy as a one day cricket nation. That said the one-day game is, in general, a more even contest that it's five-day cousin with even the lowly teams some chance of pulling off an upset on their day as evidenced by Bangladesh’s stunning defeat of the Australians in 2005.
This goes double for competitions such as the ICC Cricket World Cup, with the 2007 competition involving five non- ICC ODI international championship countries. These countries have nothing to lose and everything to prove as they strive to cause a major upset.
Cricket World Cup Betting - Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Host Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | England | India |
| 1992 | Pakistan | England | Australia |
| 1996 | Sri Lanka | Australi | Pakistan |
| 1999 | Australia | Pakistan | England |
| 2003 | Australia | India | South Africa |
Cricket World Cup Betting - Part Of A Bigger Range
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last update : 17th June 2008 17:11