1999 ICC Cricket World Cup Final
Event1999 ICC Cricket World Cup
Pakistan Australia
Pakistan Australia
132 133/2
39 overs 20.1 overs
Date20 June 1999
VenueLord's Cricket Ground, London, England
Player of the matchShane Warne (Aus)
UmpiresSteve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Attendance30,040
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The final of the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup was played at Lord's, London on 20 June 1999. This was the fourth time Lord's had hosted the final of an ICC Cricket World Cup, previously hosting finals in 1975, 1979 and 1983. Australia won their second title by defeating Pakistan by 8 wickets in the final. Shane Warne was declared Man of the Match.

Details

20 June 1999
Scorecard
Pakistan 
132 (39 overs)
v
 Australia
133/2 (20.1 overs)
Ijaz Ahmed 22 (46)
Shane Warne 4/33 (9 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 54 (36)
Saqlain Mushtaq 1/21 (4.1 overs)
Australia win by 8 wickets
Lord's, London, England
Attendance: 30,040
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Shane Warne (Aus)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Match

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. In a fine bowling display, Australia bundled out Pakistan for a score of 132. Pakistan failed to build any substantial partnerships. The pick of the bowlers was Shane Warne who took 4 wickets for 33 runs from nine overs. In reply, Adam Gilchrist attacked immediately, making a quick 50. Australia won the match after 20.1 overs, losing just two wickets. Warne won the man of the match award and Australia lifted the World Cup.

Scorecard

Pakistan batting
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Saeed Anwar b Fleming 15 17 3 0 88.23
Wajahatullah Wasti c ME Waugh b McGrath 1 14 0 0 7.14
Abdul Razzaq c SR Waugh b Moody 17 51 2 0 33.33
Ijaz Ahmed b Warne 22 46 2 0 47.82
Inzamam-ul-Haq c Gilchrist b Reiffel 15 33 0 0 45.45
Moin Khan † c Gilchrist b Warne 6 12 0 0 50.00
Shahid Afridi lbw b Warne 13 16 2 0 81.85
Azhar Mahmood c & b Moody 8 17 1 0 47.05
Wasim Akram* c SR Waugh b Warne 8 20 0 1 40.00
Saqlain Mushtaq c Ponting b McGrath 0 4 0 0 0.00
Shoaib Akhtar not out 2 6 0 0 33.33
Extras (lb 10, nb 2, w 13) 25
Total (all out in 39 overs) 132 10 1

Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Wajahatullah Wasti, 4.4 ov), 2-21 (Saeed Anwar, 5.1 ov), 3-68 (Abdur Razzaq, 19.4 ov), 4-77 (Ijaz Ahmed, 23.4 ov), 5-91 (Moin Khan, 27.1 ov), 6-104 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 30.1 ov), 7-113 (Shahid Afridi, 31.6 ov), 8-129 (Azhar Mahmood, 36.6 ov), 9-129 (Wasim Akram, 37.2 ov), 10-132 (Saqlain Mushtaq, 38.6)

Australia bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Wides NBs
Glenn McGrath 9 3 13 2 1.44 0 0
Damien Fleming 6 0 30 1 5.00 4 2
Paul Reiffel 10 1 29 1 2.90 2 0
Tom Moody 5 0 17 2 3.40 1 0
Shane Warne 9 1 33 4 3.66 2 0
Australia batting
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Mark Waugh not out 37 52 4 0 71.15
Adam Gilchrist † c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Saqlain Mushtaq 54 36 8 1 150.00
Ricky Ponting c Moin Khan b Wasim Akram 24 27 3 0 88.88
Darren Lehmann not out 13 9 2 0 144.44
Steve Waugh*
Michael Bevan
Tom Moody
Shane Warne
Paul Reiffel
Damien Fleming
Glenn McGrath
Extras (lb 1, w 3, nb 1) 5
Total (2 wickets; 20.1 overs) 133 17 1

Fall of wickets: 1-75 (Adam Gilchrist, 10.1 ov), 2-112 (Ricky Ponting, 17.4 ov)

Pakistan bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ Wides NBs
Wasim Akram 8 1 41 1 5.12 0 0
Shoaib Akhtar 4 0 37 0 9.25 4 2
Abdul Razzaq 2 0 13 0 6.50 2 0
Azhar Mahmood 2 0 20 0 10.00 1 0
Saqlain Mushtaq 4.1 0 21 1 5.04 2 0
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